What I keep on the bathroom shelf
Four bottles, no labels you need to read twice.
Dewpoint · a free letter on Sundays
One plain idea about skin in the heat, every Sunday
A short letter from Kriselle on skin in heat, humidity and rain, in English with a little Tagalog.
The latest letters
Walking through the jeepney heat
What the sun and the traffic do by noon, and what to carry.
Calamansi, water and a bowl of rice water
The kitchen-counter version of a simple evening routine.
Facials and consults
See an esthetician, in Quezon City or online
A few clients a week, at the studio on Tomas Morato or by video. Tell me a little about your skin and I will reply within two working days.
A first facial and consult
from ₱1,800An unhurried hour at the studio. We look at your skin and your routine, and you leave with a plan on one page.
A follow-up facial
from ₱1,200A shorter visit a few weeks on, to adjust the routine to what actually happened.
An online skin consult
from ₱900A call in English or Tagalog, with photos of your skin sent beforehand.
Most forwarded
The letters readers send on to a friend. Any of them is a good place to start.
“The one letter I open on Sunday morning, before the heat starts.”
BeaReader since issue 6
Two things to keep by the mirror
When one idea a week is not enough, these go further. Both are yours to keep.
A month of skin days
₱350Thirty tick charts, small face drawings and a space for weather notes. Print it once and keep it by the mirror for the month.
Calm skin in the tropics
₱1,900Short video lessons on a simple routine for heat, humidity and the rainy months. Watch at your own pace, in any order.
Hello, I’m Kriselle
I am an esthetician in Quezon City. I trained in a small salon in Makati, and for six years I have had a room in a shared studio on Tomas Morato where I see clients who all say the same thing: nothing in the box on the shelf was made for this weather.
Dewpoint began as a note I left on the mirror for my clients. Now it goes out every Sunday: one plain idea, a photo from my week, and no ten-step routine.
I like simple things. Rice water, a calamansi in a glass, a clean cotton pad, kept up at the time of day you will actually keep them up.