- What!
That is so dope! Thank you!
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- Hi, my name is Ciel,
I'm based in Southern California.
- Hello!
Konnichiwa!
My name is Pedrhina,
and I reside in Yokosuka Japan.
- And we are going to send each other mystery boxes.
It is one of my, like, dreams to visit Japan.
The culture is beautiful.
I think the language is beautiful.
I love Japanese food.
- My husband is in the service.
He is an active to the United States Service member.
So his job requires him to bounce around,
and we've been here in Japan for about a year,
and I love it.
- In today's challenge,
we are gonna send each other a self-care box
that will include four gifts.
One for when we want to smile or laugh.
- [Pedrhina] Something for when we're hungry.
- [Ciel] One for when we need some motivation.
- [Pedrhina] And lastly,
one for when we want to feel powerful and bold.
- The other part of the challenge is to buy like
from black owned businesses,
and I'm really curious to see like what she's able to get
from where she is in Japan.
- Finding black owned brands in Japan,
with things I can ship,
I'm gonna try my best.
- I'm excited to pick her out some stuff.
I'm excited for what I am going to receive.
I'm just excited.
It's shopping time.
- Would you guys like to say hi? (laughs)
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Black owned products in Japan,
mind you there's some black people here,
don't get me wrong,
but it's just gonna end up just being Japanese products
because I'm having no luck.
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We are gonna package this up,
and then head on over to the post office.
- I'm really excited, oh my God, Pedrhina,
I hope that you like the things that I chose for you!
- I'm super excited!
- I'm so excited to see like what exactly,
you know?
Look at her packing peanuts.
Little hearts!
That's so cute.
- Let's start off by reading her letter.
So for something to make you smile,
I decided to get you a family friendly card game
that celebrates black pop culture
called Black Card Revoked.
- One thing that I truly enjoy
is playing card games with like family and friends.
I feel like it's one of,
and like board games,
I think that's one of the funnest things you can do.
Cause it gets all like
wild and you're laughing and stuff.
And I really like Cards Against Humanity,
I feel like that's a hilarious game,
but they got a game just like it, but for black people.
- I actually already have Black Card Revoked,
but this is exciting, because the set that I have
is kind of old.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I really, I love this game.
- Oh!
Oh!
Trying to get me litty!
- Wine in a can?
Listen, don't sleep on it.
I just felt like
this would give her a bit of like
the authentic Japanese sort of like experience here.
I'm also tossing in a Chuhai.
And what Chuhai's are,
is an alcoholic, canned, carbonated beverage.
(can popping)
- Oh.
Oh my God, that's so good!
It tastes like apple cider.
If you put just a tad bit of alcohol in it.
Oh it's so good.
- As for something to motivate you.
I chose the gratitude journal
because I love a bit of introspection.
Yes, gratitude journal.
Oh, I love that so much.
That is so sweet.
- I found this business,
this black owned business again, called Addie Rawr,
and she makes journals.
And I think self-reflecting,
especially in this kind of time
and just really getting in touch with yourself,
is a great idea.
I feel like you could never go wrong.
For times when I need motivation,
she's included two homemade candles,
handmade by her!
Crafting and creating is a serious passion of mine,
and nothing motivates me more than taking
nothing and turning it into something.
- I decided that I would
gift Ciel with a personal homemade hand poured candle.
It represents who I am.
It represents a new venture that I'm pursuing here
while I live in Japan,
it represents Japan itself.
And I think
that Ceil will get that feel
when she receives this and burns it.
- One of them melted.
That's what was smelling so good.
I didn't even realize,
oh because the top broke!
Pedrhina.
Maybe I can like glue it together.
This is definitely for when I'm hungry.
It looks like a,
just like a coconut cookie.
I love.
- This is my favorite snack.
It is called Coconut Sable.
It's a Japanese cookie cracker.
They're kind of a staple in my home
so I figured this is the perfect Japanese snack to send.
- Smells good, smells sweet.
Very sweet. (laughs)
Sweeter than I would have expected it to be, honestly.
But they're good.
- For something when you're hungry,
I've included five blended seasonings
from my mother's spice company.
What!
That is so dope, thank you!
Oh my God!
Yes, sis.
Yes, promote mama!
I love it, oh my God.
- She has a spice company.
It's called Vlicious Spices.
V because her name starts with a V.
They're all so very delicious,
and they work for like anything.
If you just need to like spice up,
or make,
bring flavor into anything, you can.
And it's very, and they're all low sodium.
So I hope you really do like those Pedrhina.
- I'm super excited, I'm gonna make some shrimp and grits
with a bit of avocado,
with some of these amazing, amazing spices
from Vlicious spices.
We are going to start off with Cajun grill.
I'm gonna marinate up my shrimp,
cook it up,
plate everything.
And then you guys will see the final result.
And now to taste.
So good.
For something when you feel
you want to feel powerful and bold,
I used your Instagram as inspiration, yay!
I noticed the beautiful bold lip colors you wear,
and decided to get you one from Beauty Bakerie!
Sangria Splash is the shade that I chose.
Thank you so much!
I can't wait to wear it, can't wait to wear it!
- I'm looking through Beauty Bakerie
because I watch Jackie Aina,
and I know that Beauty Bakerie is a black owned brand.
I looked through Pedrhina's Instagram,
and I think maybe
a lipstick
or something cause it seems like she really likes lipstick.
It's all about finding the right shade though.
- Oh my God, this is my favorite shade!
Beauty Bakerie Sangria Splash,
I love it so much.
This will be my new staple.
- For times when I want to feel powerful and bold,
you've included the three packs of face sheet masks.
So that's these.
These are so cool.
- These work in conjunction with a liquid.
You can use any moisturizing liquid that you would like,
but you add a few drops to the actual face sheet mask.
They actually triple or quadruple in size,
like they grow and puff up,
and then you unravel them
and then you place them over your face.
- Come on mask, get to swelling.
it's like it's starting to do something.
It is not coming apart.
Either that, or I'm doing this wrong.
Don't be scared of me.
In 10 minutes you will see my beautiful moisturized skin.
Yeah my skin is not,
she is not thriving.
But, it's soft.
Thank you so much Pedrhina, okay.
Onto my final thoughts.
- This experience has been amazing.
I loved it so much.
I loved all my gifts, especially my lipstick.
- I loved this entire experience.
It was very fun.
I'm bout to crack open this sangria,
and enjoy it.
Wow. Ooh.
Oh, that's good.
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