Hi, I'm Tina.
I've spent over 12 years in beauty, testing treatments, trying products and sharing what's actually worth your time. When I moved to Saigon, friends kept asking, "Where do you actually go?" So I started a little list of the places I'd happily book myself, and it grew into The Glow Up Guide.
The guide I wish I'd had when I moved here.
Finding good beauty and lifestyle spots in a new city can be so overwhelming. Some places look amazing online, but when you get there they're overpriced, hard to book, too touristy or just not the vibe.
I wanted to make something that feels like a friend saying, "Go here, ask for this, this is what it costs, and here's what you should know before you book."
So every spot in the guide is somewhere I'd actually recommend, with my personal notes, booking tips, price ranges and reader-only perks at selected places.
Tested like a beauty girl, shared like a friend.
A few things go into every pick, so you can book without second-guessing.
I know what to look for
After years of treatments and appointments, I can usually tell when a place is the real deal and when it just photographs well.
I've actually lived here
Singapore and Saigon have been home, not holidays. Every spot is somewhere I've been to myself, not pulled off a tourist list.
Honest notes, always
I share the real notes, what's worth it, what to skip, what to ask for, the same way I'd tell a friend.
If I wouldn't send a friend there, it doesn't make the guide.
- No popularity contests. I don't add a place just because it's blowing up online.
- I'd book it myself. If I wouldn't, it doesn't go in the guide.
- Always kept fresh. If a spot stops feeling worth it, I take it out and send you the update for free.
- No tourist traps, no random filler, no guesswork.
I share honest reviews, glow-up tips and behind-the-scenes from every city on the guide. Come hang out, no pressure.
City by city, the glow-up grows.
I only make guides for cities I've actually lived in, so each one has the same insider feel.
Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City
45+ handpicked beauty, fashion and lifestyle spots, with perks and maps.
Singapore
Out now, built the same way as Saigon.
More cities
Wherever I've lived long enough to know it properly, a guide will follow.
Let's plan your glow-up.
Start with the Saigon edition, full of the places I'd send a friend to, with all my notes.
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