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What Andrea Brillantes Would Like to Tell Her Younger Self

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<div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741529777058473599844_17994195281753988_4664380975261685193_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Andrea Brillantes | Photo from @luckybeautyinc</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>The embodiment of a young achiever, <strong>Andrea Brillantes</strong> has come a long way as an actress—now, she&#x27;s making a mark as a CEO too. </p><p>Last Friday, her beauty brand, <strong>Lucky Beauty</strong>, marked its second anniversary with a fairytale-like event called &quot;<strong>Lucky Land</strong>.&quot; Reflecting on her brand&#x27;s beginnings, Andrea waxed nostalgic about when she started acting on her dream of having her own makeup brand. </p><p>&quot;First of all, I would like to thank each and every one of you for making time for &#x27;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DG7enw2T17F/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Lucky Land</strong></a>.&#x27; This is a dream come true for me, for a lot of us,&quot; began CEO Blythe, as how she&#x27;s referred to by her brand. &quot;We mounted this event to make our second anniversary of living the fantasy of Lucky Beauty.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741529982298458330364_505236525792161_6492284992575839521_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo from @luckybeautyinc</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>She continued by narrating a story of how it felt just like yesterday when she met up with her business partner with ideas stored in her iPad mini. &quot;<em>Pinapakita ko sa kanila &#x27;yung</em> drawings <em>ko nu&#x27;ng</em> 17, 18 <em>ako</em>. <em>Pinapakita ko kung ano &#x27;yung gusto kong maging itsura ng</em> makeup brand <em>ko kung magkakaroon man ako ng sarili kong</em> makeup brand, <em>kung</em> willing <em>silang sumugal </em>for me. And, <em>andito na tayo ngayon—</em>f<em></em>rom my iPad mini, <em>andito na tayo at kasama ko kayong lahat</em>. Thank you so much <em>talaga</em>.<em></em>&quot;</p><p>Lucky Land was an enchanting venue, like a doll house, encapsulating the dreams of the young Andrea. Now, Andrea, who&#x27;s about to turn 22 on March 12, is serving as an inspiration to many with her passion and determination. She is not only the face of Lucky Beauty—she is also the driving force behind it. And, contrary to her brand&#x27;s name, the success this <em>Batang Quiapo </em>actress may be enjoying from being a CEO is not all out of sheer luck; she worked hard to take her brand to where it is now. <em></em><em></em></p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmetrodotstyle%2Fvideos%2F966685198912794%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Andrea put a different spin to her opening speech for the event; she took cues from the TikTok trend &quot;I Met My Younger Self for Coffee&quot; to take a moment to appreciate her journey. Explaining the trend to the audience, Andrea said, &quot;From my own understanding, the trend is about imagining a scenario where your current self meets your younger self over coffee. <em>Sa</em> video, they include heartfelt messages, words of encouragement, or even apologies to their past selves, highlighting how much they&#x27;ve grown or what they wish they could&#x27;ve done or told themselves back then.&quot;</p><p>She continued, &quot;If I were to meet my younger self, I wouldn&#x27;t bring her <em>sa</em> coffee shop. I would love to bring her here <em>sa</em> Lucky Land, and I want to show her the fruits of her labor. And I&#x27;d tell her, &#x27;<strong>Thank you for not giving up</strong>.&#x27; She has always worked hard and dreamed of having her own makeup brand since she was 12 years old. And at that time, it was such a dark place—a very, very dark time for her—that dreaming of something this big seemed impossible.&quot;</p><div><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/people/2025/1/28/andrea-brillantes-on-self-care-traveling-solo-and-starring-in-a-ph-adaptation-of-a-k-drama-1325" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrea Brillantes on Self-Care, Traveling Solo, and Starring in a PH Adaptation of a K-Drama</a></strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741531565612473048924_17994195170753988_4649089690209406563_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo from @luckybeautyinc</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><p style="text-align:left">At Lucky Beauty, Andrea calls their products &quot;lucky charms&quot; because they believe &quot;makeup is a wearable lucky charm.&quot; Looking back at her journey, the lucky charms that also propelled her to success are her big dreams and her brave heart. She believed she could so she did. </p><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><p style="text-align:left">Photos from <strong>@luckybeautyinc</strong></p><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div>

<p>Andrea Brillantes shared her take on the TikTok trend "I Met My Younger Self for Coffee."</p>

Andrea Brillantes shared her take on the TikTok trend "I Met My Younger Self for Coffee."