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I went with my niece to this little shopping center in Temple City by my houseits all Asian there.
I bought a bunch of beauty supplies.
As for his favorite Filipino foods?
Avendano and his husband love eating sisig, lumpiang Shanghai, and sinigang.
My husband is not Filipino, he is Caucasian, but he eats everything.
I will grab sinigang powder mix and freaking put it on everything I make, he says.
I dont just make the soup with it.
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It also really refines my pores without being so aggressive because Im terrified of exfoliants.
Your skin feels glowy and not tight, just refined.
Its gentle on my skin and effectively cleanses.
I also really enjoy the way that I can double-cleanse if I wore concealer and makeup that day.
It gets everything off.
Well People Juice Cleanse Soothing Aloe Face Cleanser
My essence
I use Freshs Kombucha Essence.
I really, really enjoy that.
Ill put it on right after cleansing.
It balances your pH, gets your skin ready for moisturizing, and all that stuff.
One thing that I really, really love under makeup is the Bio Brightener Priming Serum.
That is a must for me.
Those are the pamper days.
Its got pure hyaluronic acid in it.
That really works well.
It gives me a really good boost of moisture without being super greasy.
But if someone tends to get oily, I wont use that.
For prepping makeup, I like to use Augustinus Bader.
It goes on really lovely over face oil.
Ill put that on it and it really is amazing.
The thing with me and eye cream is that my eyes get really sensitive.
And this one does not make me tear up if it gets a little bit in my eye.
I used to be a contact lens wearer, but lately I cannot.
Even when I put moisturizer on, I dont go near my eyes.
This eye cream has allowed me to do that.
It tightens my skin, refines my pores, and helps with blackheads.
And then for a sheet mask, I like the 111Skin, the Black Diamond one.
It is so freaking good.
Ill also use those eye patches and they dont make me crazy.
Christina Riccis also a fan; shes the one who got me started on it.
It is tried and true, and my husband was the one that got me into it.
And then also, I use the Mighty Patch zit stickers.
Ill use it for a few days, and then I wont use it for a couple of days.
But it works really well, and I feel like my skin looks renewed.
When I do use a retinol, its the LOreal Night Serum.
With facial oils, sometimes its hit or miss for me because my skin is oily.
No, sometimes it counteracts the oil.
But this one is tried-and-true, and Ive used this consistently on myself and my clients.
I also wet my beauty blenders with face mist.
There is a Tata Harper one that I love, the Floral Essence.
Its a wonderful face mist.
I also use the Mario Badescu one.
you’re free to get it at Whole Foods.
I will take that to Disneyland on a hot day and spray it all day long.
Well People actually has a face mist too that Ive been using.
Its Dew Your Makeup Mist.
But also, I like the Caudalie Vinoperfectall day, every day.
Right before bed, during the day, when Im stressed out.
Particularly for that one, its the fragrance that helps calm me.
I feel like I can breathe and then move on with my day.
Most foundations have a little bit of sunscreen, so sometimes thats enough.
And then, I use CeraVes AM Lotion that has sunscreen in it.
Once in a while, Ill put that on just to switch it up.
But most of the time its the Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen.
Its the Lip Nurture Hydrating Balm, and it comes in colors.
They have a clear one, which is lovely, that I use to prep as well.
Its in my kit.
There are some cute colors in there that give you a rosy tint.
Sometimes, in the summer, I care more about that.
During the winter Im like, Whatever.
But I like to look a little tan, I like to have a little bit of color.
I do the lights.
Ive also used SolaWave quite often.
Ill give it to a client and be like, Can you just do this motion?
Ill kind watch them, and theyll literally do it there for five minutes on themselves.
Its fun, and they really enjoy it.
I enjoy that on myself too.
Ill do it while Im watching TV because its so fun and easy to do.
Literally, I will do it and a half hour passes by and Im still doing it.
Im like, Oh shit, wait.
I use a lot from the brand Mount Lai, which is an AAPI-owned brand.
All of their tools are phenomenal.
I love watching founder Stephanie Zhengs videos; shes so cute.
I follow her on Instagram and will literally sit there and do the same motions with her.
She does some with her mom.
