TBJ 9th Mega Anniversary: Event Highlights

Shot taken by the amazing Mr. Villarama

Last week, I celebrated The Beauty Junkee's 9th year and this time, with 65 VIPs, the biggest supporters of the brand. Reminiscing what happened last May 19 never fails to make me smile so I'd like to share with everyone the highlights here!

I arrived pretty early at ASpace _Studio, BGC to set up and of course, I was pretty excited for the day! I had no budget for an event stylist so I did the flatlay and product display area myself, and I think I did a pretty good job at it!

Some of the VIPs are mothers and they did not have anyone to look after their kids that day so of course, I allowed them to bring the kids. I decided to put up a kids section the last minute so the kids would be busy all throughout the workshop and so that the moms could enjoy the celebration; they paid for it and they deserved to learn everything they could from it!

Trina, my model for the workshop who also helped sort out the gift bags.

The guests arrive. I think they all liked the flatlay area! :D

Janine, reader turned avid volunteer for my 8th and 9th anniversary doing the introduction and hosting for me; she also helped with the registration. :D

Time for me to show up! I did a quick gratitude greeting to the guests and then proceeded with the first beauty workshop, Eyeshadow Techniques. I shared my 5- step eyeshadow routine plus a lot of personal techniques in between!

After the first beauty workshop, Kakki Teodoro, actress, host, and founder of one of the best food delivery services in Manila, Diet Diva, gave a talk on how to balance work, passions, and business. Some things Kakki swear by when it comes to managing all her tasks between work, passion, and business.

1. Move and organize

2. Get help

3. Have lots of positivity

4. Have boundaries for yourself

After Kakki's talk, Ms. Gert Libang of GABRIELA talked about women's rights, especially rights that most women are not aware of, but should know. Did you know that it is not allowed by law for women to give birth at home? Shocking! The talk definitely gave us more perspective when it comes to being more aware on and fighting for our various rights as women. The session also turned into a great opportunity for the guests to consult with a GABRIELA representative regarding their various  experiences at home and the workplace that concern women's rights.

And finally, Billion Dollar Brow workshop, my signature workshop!

Gift bag giving time! After the workshop, I gave out gift bags and also quickly acknowledged the birthday celebrants at the event, Margaret Cabuenas and Kristine Padernal; Margaret celebrated her birthday with me at the blog anniversary party! Thank you!

Finally, I shared with the guests that I donated a portion of the entrance fee to my chosen foundation, Philippine Eagle Foundation. I have been active lately in donating and supporting charities and organizations that help save the environment. I want everyone to know that you don't need a huge amount or to be someone big just to make a donation. One person with a donation matters and imagine if all of us are donating at least every month. If you can spend on eating out every week, surely, you can donate to a charity so please consider doing it to help save our environment, communities, and YOU!

We reached about 100 attendees!

And that's all! I still feel blessed whenever I look at this photo. I have never imagined that the community of The Beauty Junkee would get this big and would continue growing throughout the years. 

Sometimes, I look back and wonder if there's something good I did with my 29 years of existence and then I see this photo and the many photos I've taken from my previous celebrations. And then I realize, through the smiles on everyone's faces and killer eyebrows, I did good--I did good.

To all the brand sponsors, you've all been instrumental in The Beauty Junkee's success; thank you so much for the love you've shown me the last 9 years and for sharing your wonderful products to help my community achieve the best version of themselves. I couldn't thank you all enough and I look forward to our future partnerships. To ASpace, thank you for trusting in me and for the wonderful space that accommodated everyone! To Randy, Janine, and Trina, thank you so much for lending a helping hand and for making me realize that if you truly believe in what you do, people will believe in it too; and you all did, so thank you.

Finally, thank you to all the beautiful #TBJBeshies in this photo. It was rest day, traffic was horrendous, the weather was unforgiving, and yet you all spent time with me last week to celebrate this momentous occasion. I couldn't thank you all enough. I promise to always deliver better content and even if I sometimes lag behind, I won't stop!

Cheers to 9 years and let's look forward to #TBJ10THMEGAANNIVERSARY! Who's excited????