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Vicki Duong

December 22, 2021

2021 Beauty Faves (w/ Giveaway)

Listen, I’m not here to tell you how to spend your money, I’m just here to tell you I spent too much of my own. Here are my fave beauty discoveries of 2021 that I would wholeheartedly recommend plus a…

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June 18, 2021

BODYCARE REVIEW; Venus for Pubic Hair & Skin

What you do or don’t do with your body hair is no business of mine. Keep it all, shave it all, laser some, braid it for all I care, your body hair is just that, yours’. Your gal is the…

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April 9, 2021

Sephora Spring Savings Event 2021 Top Picks

I am a sucker a Sephora sale. I know up to 20% off is not that much off when you take into consideration that give them hundred of dollars every year on products I know I don’t need. Nonetheless, here…

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July 15, 2020

BRAND REVIEW; Native Deodorant

If you’ve ever watched a YouTube video or listened to any podcasts from the last 5 years you’ve heard multiple ads for Native Deodorant. We’ve all heard the speil; clean ingredients, vegan, cruelty and aluminum free with a fuckton of…

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April 14, 2020

SUBSCRIPTION BOX; Jiyubox Spring 2020

Look! I did it! A Jiyubox subscription box review in a timely manner. All it took was a pandemic. I swear, when this is over if I don’t miraculously have my shit together I am going to be pissed. Jessika…

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January 21, 2020

SUBSCRIPTION BOX; Jiyubox Winter 2019

I am so behind on beauty post because I have been regaling y’all with year, decade and unemployment updates BUT I am trying to make more of an effort to post personal, beauty, and other topics better evenly and try…

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November 18, 2019

SUBSCRIPTION BOX; Jiyubox Fall 2019

I’m back with another Jiyubox subscription box mini review because I am a consistent blogger until I decide to get a job. Which won’t be for a while if I’m being honest. SO HERE WE ARE. Should I turn being…

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October 25, 2019

Switching to Natural Deodorant (PLUS a Nala Care Giveaway!)

I don’t know about you, but I am a particularly sweaty human. I am someone who runs warm and I often joke that if I’m ever cold everyone else is already dead. That being said, I am not a really…

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July 18, 2019

SUBSCRIPTION BOX; Jiyubox Summer 2019

I am very much a subscription box gal. I love getting a curated box of new brands to try out and subscription boxes often provide me with products I would not normally have an opportunity to try. (Also how do…

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June 25, 2019

FIRST IMPRESSIONS; Lululemon Selfcare

Wow. A photo of Lululemon products on a Lululemon mat. What a great content creator thinking through all of her content while creating. It seems long overdue for Lululemon to introduce selfcare to their athleisure empire so when they launched…

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Girlie, those are your organs. This is also a re Girlie, those are your organs. 

This is also a reminder to future me who can be so critical of myself sometimes: don’t talk about my friend that way.
One thing I think makes me good at what I do? I’ One thing I think makes me good at what I do? I’m a boots-on-the-ground kind of person. People often ask how I know about so many small local brands—and the answer is simple. I go to a lot of markets.

When I first moved to Vancouver, I started blogging about the brands I’d discover at craft fairs and pop-ups. What’s so special about markets is that when you buy from a small maker, the person you’re talking to is usually the person who made it.

That’s why public events matter. Sure, I get hundreds of press releases a week—but some of the best finds are the ones that aren’t backed by PR. They’re just passionate people putting their work out there.
I’m a busty girl who lives for a sundress and lo I’m a busty girl who lives for a sundress and loves supporting Canadian fashion—so I had to see if @parkandfifthco’s new Palma cotton collection could keep up with the girls 👀 I tried on a few styles (all in XL to fit a 34DDD, except the Sylvia, which I grabbed in a L) to find out if these breezy, beautiful dresses are actually bust-friendly.
POV: You stumble into the @issuesmagshop pop-up at POV: You stumble into the @issuesmagshop pop-up at @alteriordesign and leave with a stack of indie mags.

Picked up @eatenmag, @itsfreezinginla, @slanted_publishers, and @magazine.b—proof that print still hits different.
I’m lacing up with @brooksrunningca to get ready I’m lacing up with @brooksrunningca to get ready for West Coast SHRED @city_shred—a 2-HOUR HIIT challenge going down at the Richmond Oval on June 1 👊

The Glycerin 22s have me feeling unstoppable: soft, powerful, and made to move.

Want to try a pair yourself? Join Brooks at the Oval to demo the Ghost 17s during the workout—and you might just WIN your own 👟

#CityShred #LifeAthlete #LetsRunThere

📹: @charissalandicho
One of the most millennial things about me is that One of the most millennial things about me is that I love a floral backdrop. 

📸: @charissalandicho
Even though my feelings constantly get hurt, I kno Even though my feelings constantly get hurt, I know I got this. 

Note: this is a relationship that ended well over a decade ago; I have processed and have dealt with all of those big feelings. Because he’s someone who continues to exist in the world, I hope for the sake of the other women he has dated (or will date) he’s a better man now.
Last year, I ran Just the Half. This year, I’m h Last year, I ran Just the Half. This year, I’m here For the Long Run—on the sidelines, lungs full of cheers instead of kilometres.

While I’ve fallen out of running lately, I haven’t fallen out of the community. @runasyouare continues to be the most encouraging, heart-filled crew, and I’m endlessly grateful to be part of it.

To quote @nick_l_o : “If you’re not running, you’re cheering.” So this year, I’m proudly repping the cheer squad and paying it forward—because I still remember how much your voices carried me through every painful, glorious step last year.

Thank you for making room for all kinds of pace.

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