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Greta's Junkyard
Greta's Junkyard is a dump of food, beauty, lifestyle, and random thoughts by Gretchen Gatan.
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FOREO LUNA 3 Facial Cleansing and Firming Massager Review

Gretchen Gatan October 3, 2019

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My Top 6 Online Makeup Stores in the Philippines

Gretchen Gatan June 25, 2019

top glossier products and where to buy them

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My Top Glossier Products and Where to Buy Them in the Philippines

Gretchen Gatan June 21, 2019

gretchen gatan go-to makeup looks

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My 3 Go-To Makeup Looks and Where to Buy Makeup Online

Gretchen Gatan June 14, 2019

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La Localita Review: New Lash and Brow Growth Serum Under P500

Gretchen Gatan May 22, 2019

K-Palette Makeup Look

Beauty and Trends

5-Minute K-Palette Makeup Look

Gretchen Gatan May 6, 2019

uniqlo spring summer 2019 collection

Beauty and Trends

Uniqlo 2019 Spring Summer Collection

Gretchen Gatan March 20, 2019

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Beauty and Trends

Strokes by Momoi Supe KeraLift Review

Gretchen Gatan March 20, 2019

Gretchen Gatan Cream Silk

Beauty and Trends

Break the Hair Fall Cycle with Cream Silk

Gretchen Gatan February 13, 2019

the ordinary caffeine solution review (2)

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The Ordinary Caffeine Solution Review

Gretchen Gatan January 4, 2019

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Greta’s Junkyard by Gretchen Gatan

My name is Gretchen Gatan, and I’m a Beauty and Lifestyle Blogger, Managing Director for a content marketing agency, Managing Editor for an online beauty magazine and shop, and Makeup Artist from Metro Manila, Philippines.

Writing is my passion, and this blog serves as a creative outlet where I can write about all things beauty and lifestyle—and occasionally my random thoughts and tantrums. Greta’s Junkyard is literally a dump site of my favorite things!

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Instagram post 2154249314218281324_3706206 I never really considered doing the whole tradition of having something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. It just happened unexpectedly. 😅 Last year when the Cupcake and I got engaged, his parents gave us the same cord and arrhae that they used when they got married. Both are made with antique coins from the 15th or 16th century, and which were part of the Cupcake’s great grandfather’s collection. This became our Something Old, which represents continuity. . Something New were my gown and the earrings that my mom bought for me. This supposedly offers optimism for the future, since you’re about to enter a new chapter in your life. . When the Cupcake and I were putting together the things needed for the ceremony, I realized I didn’t have a secondary veil yet! So I messaged @kimmychn, who got married just two months before me, and borrowed her secondary veil. This also has a lot of meaning, because I was her Veil Sponsor during her wedding. This represented my Something Borrowed, which is believed to bring the couple good fortune and luck. 😊 . Because I unknowingly had a Something Old, Something New, and Something Borrowed—I decided to complete the tradition by having a Something Blue, which stands for love, purity, and fidelity. So I used my Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue perfume and wore it on my wedding day! ✨ . More stories and little details on our wedding when you visit #GretasJunkyard.com. Really took the time to document everything (for myself), so that years from now, whenever I look back at our special day, I’ll always have something to relive all the memories. 🥰 #CayoNaNiGretch 📷: @nicolaimelicor
Instagram post 2153896628927200787_3706206 ‪Spent our first wedding monthsary at @bhotelqc who sponsored a staycation for @booboogfragada. @cay013 and I were just his plus 2. 🤣‬ . ‪On a more serious note, really thankful for this quick break. I kind of jam-packed our schedule this weekend, which I should stop doing really. 😅 On Saturday alone—I played in the Gardeners Reunion Tournament, then had lunch at the Fraggy Home, checked in at the hotel, dropped off Booboo at my parents’, watched PWR: Homecoming, then picked up Booboo again before going back to the hotel. At least we got to sleep in before attending the Philippine Pet Fashion Show in the hotel the next day! 😊 More about our staycation in this pet-friendly hotel, and the pet fashion show on the blog soon. 💜 #GretasJunkyard‬ #BHotelQC
Instagram post 2153662609337866641_3706206 One month married. 💜 Some of my favorite pictures by @ssshortzzz. 😍 #CayoNaNiGretch
Instagram post 2152342788956244882_3706206 Can’t decide what my favorite product is from this @shiseido gift box. 😍 That @narsissist Skin Deep Eye Palette makes me drool, but the @dolcegabbana Light Blue perfume brings back memories of the wedding because that was the “something blue” that I wore! 🥰 #ShiseidoPHLaunch #BeautyInnovationsForABetterWorld #GretasJunkyard
Instagram post 2152078552434867949_3706206 It’s been five days since @booboogfragada moved in with us, but I still couldn’t leave him by himself because he kept panicking every time. So I had to bring him to the office this whole week (grateful for a pet-friendly work place)! 😭 Thankfully, he’s always been such a behaved dog and just sleeps the whole day. But whenever we get home and I try to feed him, he rebels by flipping his food bowl on purpose and waits for me to hand-feed him. It’s so frustrating. 😓 I’ve gotten tips from a lot of people on how to manage this, but thinking about having to leave him in the unit next week (I don’t want him getting used to coming with me to the office), makes me anxious. 😔 I’m hoping he’ll be less panicky once we move in Bellatrix.
Instagram post 2150517883558203877_3706206 Six years apart yet your speech at my wedding was too accurate—at times, you tend to act like the older and more mature one (especially compared to my weird ways and childlike episodes 😂). . To have a sister is truly one of the biggest blessings from the Universe. No one will have your back, fight for you and with you, enable you, unconditionally support you, and only want the best for you as much as a sister would. And I’m lucky to have the best and most talented of them all. 💜 . To my closet extension, graphic designer, personal stylist, general consultant, and future architect—Happy 24th Birthday! 🤗 Will always be here for you the same way you kept me sane throughout the months we were planning the wedding. 😂 Love youuuuu! ✨
Instagram post 2149374775470768567_3706206 Bluer than Sasha’s hair. 🌴☀️🌊
Instagram post 2146898435538561885_3706206 Still not as organized as how I want it to be, and had to temporarily leave my toys behind, but this is home (for now). 💜 . (Corner with the three monitors is obviously not mine. 😂)
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