Quick GRWM: Aesthetic Nurse ASMR

What kind of morning person are you? I usually roll out of bed 30 minutes before heading out the door. Sometimes it might even be 15 minutes, depending on how sleepy I am 😛

⭐Remember to rinse your face beforehand to have a clean canvas.

SK-II facial treatment essence: to hydrate my face before wearing a mask for the rest of the day

Burt’s Bees Coconut & Pear: this one has coconut oil, pear extract, and shea butter. I love how it truly moisturizes my lips

Naked smoky palette: I am by far from a makeup guru, and am not very good at blending haha. I like bronze colors and a little smoky to add some quick “allure”

Tarte colored clay precision cream liner palette: it’s nice to not have to be too defined. Super easy to extend winged eyeliner

HERA sun mate leports spf 50 sunscreen: never leave without sunscreen. Protect your skin from the sun as well as blue light from all our screen time. *Tip: Also spread the leftover onto the tops of your hands to protect them while driving

Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Eucalyptus Spearmint: just a little dollop goes a long way. Really helps uplift your mood to start off the day!

⭐ And of course Wear Figs scrubs because they are absolutely comfortable, wrinkle-free, and also fade-free!

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Moisturizing Skincare ASMR

I’ve been obsessed with skincare routines for a long while. It’s silly right, watching other people put on products on their face. It made me wonder why, why does this innately just spark joy for me.

Essentially, I think self care and pampering is delightful. I would absolutely love if someone else massaged my face, but who else can cherish you (and your skin) the most other than yourself?

I then delved further, and came to a realization that listening to the clinks of skincare & makeup takes me back to when my mom would get ready in the mornings. Especially on Sunday mornings when you wake up and sleepwalk towards your parents’ bed and just cat nap there again. Waking up to the relaxing sounds of nostalgia is so much better than from the uproar of a vacuum lol.

All in all, these skincare rituals are a form of meditation I suppose. It is a commitment to yourself, even if for 5 minutes. If only workouts were shorter, maybe I can commit to that too heh..

Products used:

These tend to constantly be in my usual rotations!

Obagi Nu-derm foaming gel: love this nice foamy lather for my skin. This cleanser removes impurities and pollutants from your pores with a gentle complex of oats amino acids. It also contains alfalfa extract which detoxes the skin to prevent breakouts, as well as aloe vera gel to sooth inflammation and cools redness. It is perfect for normal to oily skin; to note I have combination oily/dry skin. I feel like it is very gentle and does not leave my skin feeling stripped at all. My skin feels smooth and pure afterwards – perfect canvas for applying products on right afterwards

Mario Badescu facial spray with aloe, herbs, and rosewater: This spray is definitely refreshing and hydrating. I absolutely love the smell of rosewater which is not pungent at all. It really is a pick me up boost when I feel like my skin is dry and wants some dewy radiance. It’s a great way to wake up when you spritz it on in the morning to signal your brain to wake up beautifully, let’s refresh for a new day

Origins ginzing eye cream: This energizing eye cream has ginseng and caffeine that helps diminish dark circles and depuff undereyes, as well as brighten and restore glow to tired looking eyes. This has a subtle shimmer-tint that adds sort of like a very very light concealer that easily blends into skin. I think this shine helps reflect light so that we look more energized & bright

Ole henriksen truth serum: Contains vit C serum that helps brighten and firm the skin with its antioxidant properties as well as promoting collagen. It does have a silky as well as sticky texture, along with a citrus aroma.

Caudalie polyphenol antiwrinkle defense serum: Ok I did not realize that this product is discontinued. This is a testament to when I had a phase of buying too many skin products at once and I am still working on depleting them loll. Don’t be like me and don’t go gung-ho on skincare products like a junkie. Anyways, I love that this claims to protect your skin from harmful environmental factors, and the antioxidants help correct wrinkles.

Another tip: You can use your products pretty liberally by also addressing your neck & chest and even back of hands, areas that are often neglected and forgotten. However, these areas DO show our age with time.

Herbivore orchid facial oil: This is one of my favorite oils. The jasmine scent itself is so divine and I feel exquisite while using this golden hued oil in such beautiful packaging. Definitely needed in skincare toolkit for the dewy glow

Project Inner & Outer Beauty, Diana

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To Dew & Go, or Not to Dew

What kind of question is that? Of course I will say To DEW & GO.

 It only took  being quarantined for me to finally bring out the Dew & Go, don’t ask me why I took so long!

What is it. It’s a microdroplet microneedling-stamper that infuses the skin with serum. The do it at home Ritual Kit comes with a set of 4 skin hydration ampoules (Skin Brew – snail mucin + moringa leaf). Snail mucin has HA + glycolic acid and the moringa leaf is a superantioxidant common in Filipino beauty treatments as well as remedies, a nod to the founder’s heritage. You can find it at TheThingsWeDo.

The Founder, world-renowned medical aesthetic provider is Vanessa Lee, RN who I am a HUGE fan of not only for her medical aesthetic talents, but for her genuine dedication and contribution to the specialty as well as her super funny and cool sense of humor on her Instagram. Before I started in my career trajectory, I read her blogs and followed her to be constantly inspired, motivated, and enlightened. It’s truly been insightful to see someone that leads with so much vitality and genuineness.

Directions to help you get started:

⭐ Make sure to thoroughly cleanse your face and hands prior

⭐ Twist open the chamber, fill it up with 1 ampoule of Skin Brew. Leave upside down for 2 minutes

⭐ March along and stamp across your face with a 50% overlap

⭐ After the 1st pass, I dispersed the skin brew on my face and went off to do 2-3 passes total on each area. You can focus more on areas you want to plump and have collagen production such as under eyes, perioral region, nasolabial folds, and even neck & chest!

⭐ Let the skin brew absorb into skin and do not rinse off until the next morning

 

The treatment was a bit spicy, but definitely manageable. I had slight “sunburn glow” afterwards which cooled down quickly. Very minimal downtime, but of course you absolutely do NOT want to be outdoors with your skin unprotected.

After-glow: I love it! I looked glowy, hydrated, and DEWY right away. My skin was feeling tighter as well.

 

Definitely, Project Inner & Outer Beauty obsessed

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Who am I, and Why am I blogging

Hello Lovelies,

 

Welcome to my first post, which will be a little intro to what may come.

Life is about discovering your journey and where you aspire to venture to, it’s a continuous evolution. This blog may be that adventure.

 

Being in quarantine since March 2020 has allowed me to seek ways to progress in innovative ways that were not necessarily the norm pre-Covid. I’ve realized that the experts in my speciality are so willing and passionate to educate. The world of aesthetics actually loves to showcase their expertise, in hopes that we can all discover a more natural beauty while being safe. It’s been eye-opening and brain-lickingly amazing. I’m in awe of how much camaraderie there can be in the medical aesthetics world and I am all here for it!

Who am I? I am an Aesthetic Registered Nurse at a multi-specialty plastic surgery-dermatology office. I feel very fortunate to be a part of a team that has the best of both worlds in the medical aesthetic specialty! Before I started working here, if you asked me what my dream job was, I would not have been able to describe to you what I actually am doing. I also realize that this is a coveted career, and maybe one day I can help someone, just as others have when they wrote their own journeys and taught the knowledge they have acquired.

A little bit more about me. I’m a true introvert, but sometimes I’m a social one.

Pre-Covid hobbies: hiking but mostly especially to waterfalls, kickboxing, Rumble boxing, traveling, eating and being a foodie.

Current-Covid hobbies: watching instagram lives and studying modules, listening to podcasts while playing animal crossing, attempting to bake, and applying skincare and watching ASMR skincare videos.

 

Why am I starting this blog. I am by no means an expert nor master at my craft, yet. I’ve been in this amazing niche for almost 3 years now and have learned so much while still constantly absorbing even more. 

But truly, when can you self-proclaim as an expert when trends are changing, techniques are evolving, and technology is advancing? I believe we will always be students, as well as advocates and educators.

 

I know that medical aesthetics is my hobby and life-long passion project. My ideology is to always embrace and enhance natural beauty as well as bring out the confidence from within. I aim to stay up to date with non-surgical rejuvenation with evidence-based practices.

And you can learn along with me by joining me on this project inner and outer beauty 🙂

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