So skincare was just really, really, really near the bottom of my priority list for years. I’ve always said that I’d rather buy pretty clothes, bags and gadgets whenever I have enough money but I’ve lately felt very guilty about what I was doing to my skin. My age wasn’t in any way near 50 […]
Month: April 2017
Reversing the Effects of Time with the Black Pearl Line [from Sea of Spa]
Is it because my dreaded 30th birthday is coming up? Or am I just imagining fine lines starting to form around my eyes and mouth? Somehow, experiencing years of career climbs, organizing Instagram-worthy bachelorette parties and attending adorable baby showers have caught up with me. I feel older than I used to, and, no one […]
Greenbelt 5 Makati Location
In front of Dulcinea and Marks and Spencer! Black Pearl Greenbelt 5 – Facebook Page
Honesty Hour: Surrendering to the Asian Obsession to White Skin
As much as I want to accept my morena looking skin (after all, I do live in the Philippines!), I’ve always been so envious of those who have fairer, smoother and whiter skin. It’s weird knowing that Westerners find our skin tone desirable, whereas we find want to be fair, like them. It’s probably a […]
Setting a Gold Standard for Beauty – A Review of Black Pearl’s 24k Gold Cleopatra Mask
If the endorsement for a facial product came from the infamous beauty, Cleopatra, wouldn’t you give it a try, too? That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the Black Pearl 24k Gold Cleopatra Mask, a luxury skincare product sold right here in the Philippines. No matter what people say about Cleopatra, […]