A powerful single mom of two, Rika not solely confirmed perseverance and power in her life but additionally knew what kindness meant for a lot of. As such we did not bat our eyelashes after we approached her on this “shock” undertaking collectively.
From accumulating hundreds of merchandise, transferring them, and packing every Althea field stuffed with 6 – 10 objects. She went out her manner simply earlier than Christmas to provide 200 reward packing containers on the streets and hospitals. Such an act of kindness from our Angel Rika is among the causes we interviewed her for our Worldwide Girl’s Day article. Thanks, Rika from all of us at Althea Korea 💖
Watch the shocked faces final Christmas when Rika gave out Althea Christmas items in Laguna!
1. Inform us a bit about your self and the place you are from!
I’m Rika, from the land of greater than 7,000 islands – the Philippines! I’m a 36-year-old self-love advocate, make-up and skincare fanatic, a content material creator, and a single mother of two boys. I’ve a full-time work-from-home job, and I submit product critiques on my weblog on the aspect.
I’m into self-improvement. I went by way of pores and skin transformation, weight reduction, and most significantly, a shift in my vitality. I used to suppose who and the place I used to be was who and the place I’d be. I used to suppose I’d simply be caught in the identical cycle endlessly. I’m additionally into Tarot studying, however I’m not an expert (but!). I’ve been training for a yr now and it has helped me a lot with my transformation. Tarot has helped me achieve readability and focus.
Being a single mother has additionally been an important ingredient in my development. Embracing and having fun with my aloneness, and spending extra high quality time with my sons who’re 17 and 11 respectively. As a lot as doable I attempt to keep a stability between myself and my obligations. I make sure that one doesn’t turn into detrimental to the opposite.
I’m captivated with studying, gaining extra expertise, and breaking by way of my limiting beliefs. I’m additionally an enormous Harry Potter fan! Who else here’s a Potterhead?
2. May you share what occurred final Christmas? (with Althea)
Completely! Final Christmas was an excellent thrilling time! I had the privilege of sharing happiness with the entrance liners and important staff right here within the Philippines.
Even supposing Althea was additionally affected by the pandemic, they nonetheless wished to provide again. When Tammy reached out to me, I excitedly accepted it. I can’t deny, although, that I used to be very nervous at the moment as a result of it was a HUGE undertaking! However Tammy held my hand and walked with me, just about that’s!
Althea gave away a complete of 200 pink packing containers of happiness! Every field was stuffed with as much as 10 Ok-beauty merchandise that undoubtedly gave an enormous smile to everybody who obtained it.
I, accompanied by a good friend and my sister-in-law, went round and, with out a warning, we approached cleaners, distributors, meals deliverers, safety guards, and many others., instructed them about Althea and that Althea wished to indicate their appreciation for his or her onerous work and sacrifice. That they, too, ought to deal with themselves, too.
Oh! The look on their faces! Their eyes and mouth broad with shock. Unforgettable. Priceless. There they have been minding their very own enterprise, doing their jobs, then strangers appeared impulsively handing them a field of goodies!
We additionally delivered pink packing containers of happiness to a hospital and well being facilities.
I’ll all the time be grateful to Althea and Tammy for making me part of this undertaking. It was such a beautiful expertise. I’ve discovered a lot from it and I hope that this lovely gesture conjures up us all to pay it ahead.
3. The well-known query: skincare or make-up?
If I have been answering this 3 or 4 years in the past, I’d have stated make-up! However now, it’s skincare for me! My curiosity in make-up was primarily as a result of I wished my pores and skin to look good. I wished to cover the imperfections, pondering that there wouldn’t be enhancements, that my pores and skin was a hopeless case. However I simply grew to become much more disenchanted when my make-up didn’t prove the best way I assumed it was alleged to be. Then I found Ok-beauty!
I used to be by no means into skincare till I noticed the modifications in my pores and skin. I’ve felt extra comfy and assured in my naked pores and skin. I additionally realized that make-up appears so significantly better on good pores and skin. I do know not everyone seems to be blessed with good pores and skin, mine isn’t excellent both! However that’s why we should always know extra about our pores and skin and what’s good and unhealthy for it.
4. Share a quote that conjures up you!
“First be alone. First, begin having fun with your self. First, love your self. First, turn into so authentically pleased that if no one comes it doesn’t matter; you’re full, overflowing. If anyone comes, good, lovely. If no one comes, that too is gorgeous and good.”
For nearly half my life, I had a distorted thought of myself. I used to be self-deprecating, self-blaming, and self-disparaging. When issues went incorrect, I’d blame myself. When issues didn’t go my manner, I all the time believed it was my fault. As a result of I had nothing, I used to be nothing.
I regarded for issues and caught to folks whom I assumed would validate my existence. I latched to them regardless of the crimson flags. I used to be afraid of leaping out of familiarity. I used to be afraid of being alone.
Ultimately, I discovered that what I appeal to has the identical vibration as what I emit. So, I did lots of interior work and reworked my previous “I’m missing” mentality right into a “I’m plentiful” mentality. I confronted my shadows, accepted what was (and was not), and embraced what I had.
If there’s one individual I’ll ever want validation from, that’ll be me. Being pleased even when all I’ve is myself.
5. What’s your favourite product from Althea? and why!
OMG! That is the hardest query! I’m an enormous fan of Althea merchandise, and I really love the merchandise they’ve come out with.
But when I have been to inform you what’s on the highest of my record, I’d say it’s their Actual Contemporary Pores and skin Detoxers! I really like utilizing Rose within the morning and Inexperienced Tea at evening. I really like how they act as a wash-off masks and a cleanser in a single. As for me, I take advantage of them after washing my face. They’re nourishing, hydrating, and brightening.
I’m obsessive about the true rose petals and inexperienced tea bits in it. I additionally love that it’s so potent I solely want 10 seconds! My pores and skin appears and feels nice after. It’s all prepped for the following steps.
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