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Greta's Junkyard is a dump of food, beauty, lifestyle, and random thoughts by Gretchen Gatan.
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Food and Dining

restaurant tapenade review

Food and Dining

Our Early Valentine’s Day Dinner Date at Restaurant Tapenade

Gretchen Gatan February 14, 2019

local edition coffee (1)

Food and Dining

Local Edition: My Favorite Coffee Shop in Makati

Gretchen Gatan October 29, 2018

akrotiri eurasian cuisine in metro manila

Food and Dining

Akrotiri PH: Eurasian Cuisine in Metro Manila

Gretchen Gatan June 25, 2018

big guys pizza (4)

Food and Dining

Big Guys Pizza Invaded Calyxta!

Gretchen Gatan June 6, 2018

gardenia (3)

Food and Dining

Growing Up with Gardenia

Gretchen Gatan May 28, 2018

breville smart grinder pro review

Food and Dining

Breville Smart Grinder Pro Review

Gretchen Gatan September 10, 2017

breville smart grinder pro

Food and Dining

Coffee is Love with the Breville Smart Grinder Pro

Gretchen Gatan August 30, 2017

lunchbox diet ph low carb meal program

Food and Dining

After Two Weeks with Lunchbox Diet PH’s Low Carb Meal Plan

Gretchen Gatan July 9, 2017

quaker overnight oats

Food and Dining

The Ultimate Breakfast Hack: Quaker Overnight Oats

Gretchen Gatan June 13, 2017

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Food and Dining

#ProjectBringBackTheAbs: Starting a Low Carb Program with Lunchbox Diet PH

Gretchen Gatan June 12, 2017

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Greta’s Junkyard by Gretchen Gatan

My name is Gretchen Gatan, and I’m a Beauty and Lifestyle Storyteller, Managing Director for a content marketing agency, Editor-in-Chief 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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My 💜 always skips a beat whenever I arrive home My 💜 always skips a beat whenever I arrive home to gifts from @maybellinephshop. 😊 It’s a brand that will forever have a special place in my makeup kit—because when I started getting into beauty, #MaybellinePH was one of the few brands I could afford as a college student. 😊 These days, some of their products are still staples in my FOTDs. Like their concealers and lippies! 💋 What’s your favorite Maybelline product? (You can shop them over at @calyxtabeauty!) 🛒💳 #SuperStayMilkTeaEdition #SuperStayMattePinkEdition #SuperStaySummerPinks #SuperStayConcealer #PimplesWipedOut
Using this day to rest, rest, rest. 😴 Using this day to rest, rest, rest. 😴
“Welcome to the real world! It sucks. You’re g “Welcome to the real world! It sucks. You’re gonna love it.” ❤️💜 Sent that GIF thrice to my sister today, who got an offer from the top architectural firm in her list. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 . Also throwing it back to a very memorable bachelorette trip to Seoul with her (and my bride squad cousins) documented by @sweet.escape. Wish we can all do this again! 😊 #SeouLongSinglehood #GretasJunkyardAdventures
I’m all for Mondays that sort of feel like Frida I’m all for Mondays that sort of feel like Fridays. ✌🏻 📷: @nikkirds
Story time! 💜 While adjusting to a new life aft Story time! 💜 While adjusting to a new life after getting married, I think I sort of lost my sense of style. I didn’t feel very motivated to dress up, and every day, I woke up wearing the first thing I grabbed from my closet thinking, “Is this easy to wash and dry? Do I still need to iron it?” Apart from thinking of these chores, it didn’t help that I lived right next to where I worked—so I often felt that “dressing up” for the office was no longer necessary. . And then one day, I started getting the hang of doing the laundry. I stuck to my usual schedule of Mondays and Thursdays (while Wednesdays were our vacuum and mop day—the Cupcake would vacuum, and I would mop). Chores, although exhausting, no longer seemed so bad when you have a husband more than willing to help out. It was also around the same time that local and affordable (yet quality!) brands like @feral.ph and @olivia.mnl got in touch and sent over clothes and shoes that sparked my love for dressing up again! . Like before, I started planning my outfits once more—every evening, I’d pick out an #OOTD for the following day. And just the simple act of dressing up built my confidence and gave me motivation again—motivation to get up earlier, head to the office with a positive mindset, finish all my deliverables for the day, and still have the energy to cook, do chores, and work out in the evening. . I created an IG Highlight to document my outfits, too! And I just wanted this post to remind myself (and anyone experiencing the same thing) that sometimes, we become a little vulnerable while in the process of adjusting. And that’s okay. It’s especially in these times that we need to be more understanding of ourselves. In my case, I didn’t pressure myself to update the blog nor edit videos if I was too drained. I didn’t beat myself up whenever the things I cooked sucked, or I didn’t clean our condo as well as I did the previous week. And I know I’m not the best in terms of doing household stuff, but everyday I’m learning. . So yeah. Just wanted to share all of that, to hopefully spread some good vibes (and because I used up all the characters of IG’s caption limit again 😂). 😊💜 #GretasJunkyard
This time last week. 💙 . #TeamCatch13 #CayoNaNi This time last week. 💙 . #TeamCatch13 #CayoNaNiGretch #GretasJunkyardAdventures
New skincare products to try from @thefaceshopph. New skincare products to try from @thefaceshopph. 🍃 #GretasJunkyard
Can you tell that these pants are my favorite? 😂 They’re a hand-me-down from my Ninang, who got them in Bangkok (if I’m not mistaken). They’re suuuuper duper comfy, and they go well with all my equally comfy tops from @uniqlophofficial. Haha! . Been pairing them with the Sandy from @olivia.mnl a lot lately. Makes the look extra laidback yet still “going-out-of-the-condo-appropriate.” Haha! 😂
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