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All My Gadgets!

All My Gadgets!

My husband keeps telling me that I have too many beauty product gadgets.  He is right, I do.  But I can’t help it.  When I check my Instagram or Facebook (which I don’t really use anymore because my kids are telling me that NO ONE uses Facebook – hmmm), there are so many beauty product ads, and they all seem so convincing.  I’m a marketers dream client … !!  Basically, a sucker for anything that sounds good. I’ve bought many…

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Vampire Facial — What the Heck?

Vampire Facial — What the Heck?

I just landed in Hong Kong (yes, I wore a snail mask on the flight).  Am on my way to The Farm Spa in Manila.  Can’t wait.  Before I left San Francisco, I went to my sister’s office (she is a dermatologist) and tried the Vampire Facial (aka “Platelet Rich Plasma” (PRP)).  My friend also went with me to try it.  They take some blood from you and then spin it in a centrifuge in order to separate the plasma…

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Snail Cream

Snail Cream

I LOVE this stuff.  In Korea, this is a big hit and as I mentioned in my first blog, I really like the Tony Moly one.  I’ve been using it for six months and it has made an incredible difference in the texture of my skin.  I know, snail slime … gross, but trust me ladies, it really works.  I use it in the morning and in the evening and what I noticed is that my pores are smaller, my face…

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Hello Girlfriends!

Hello Girlfriends!

My awesome girlfriends from Stanford Executive Program suggested that I start a blog because I love to talk about skincare, cosmetics, etc.  Given that we are not getting any younger and there are so many new products out there, we (“we” meaning “mature” ladies) should share about what works and what doesn’t.  You see all these tweets of young women and youtube videos on make up tutorials — they all look amazing, but as we age, some of us will…

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