Social media influencer and entrepreneur Rosmar Tan has stirred quite a buzz online with her disclosure about her eponymous skin-care brand pulling in between P5 million and P13 million every day. She made the revelation in an episode of Toni Gonzaga's vlog, Toni Talks, uploaded on YouTube last Sunday, November 27, 2023.
READ: Rosmar Tan Reveals How She Earned Millions From Her Skin Care Brand
In the interview, Toni opened the topic when she mentioned her sister Alex Gonzaga telling her about Rosmar raking in P5 million a day from her business. But Rosmar clarified as a matter of fact, "Yun po yung medyo mahina na ako nun." She continued, "Nung may time po na kasagsagan ng sobrang-sobrang lakas po, pumapalo po minsan ng 13, 10 to 13 [in millions of pesos]. Pero kasama po na yung puhunan."
Thanks to her brand's success, Rosmar enjoys a comfortable life with her family, and has invested in various properties, including luxury vehicles. She revealed, "Ngayon po meron po kami Ferrari, [Lamborghini] GT-R, Porsche."
Rosmar also disclosed that she and her husband, Nathan Harisson, have invested in approximately 20 real-estate properties. "Una po naming nabili nung mag-asawa po kami is yung sa Calauan, Laguna. One hectare po yun. Dahil nasa Laguna po kami, bumili po kami nun ng mga resort. Meron po akong dalawa sa Pansol, sa Batangas, tapos napasarap po ako sa Tagaytay."
All these acquisitions were paid for in full and in cash,"Bali lahat po ng property po na binili po namin, mag-asawa, saka po mga sasakyan, cash po lahat."
She emphasized, "Wala po akong utang," further explaining, "Kung hindi ko kayang bilhin, hindi ko po bibilhin. Kung kaya kong bilhin na may matitira pa sa akin, bibilhin ko."
She gave her reason for showing off her properties, not to brag, but as a demonstration of the strength of her skin-care brand. She told Toni, "Kasi lagi lang sinasabi na content creator iyan, baka ano lang iyan. Baka hiniram lang iyan yung mga property niyan. Baka renta-renta lang. So nung time po na binili po namin yun, tapos nakikita ng tao araw-araw gamit, hindi naman nawawala kasi yung iba-iba palabas lang ganyan. Doon na po sila naniwala, 'Ah malakas nga talaga.' Yung parang magbi-build ka po ng image mo. Parang gusto ko lang ma-realize nila na malakas yung Rosmar brand."
In the same interview, Rosmar also shared the various business ventures she pursued which ultimately led to her skincare brand. Her breakthrough moment occurred when she rescued a bulldog facing euthanasia due to mange. Seeking treatment, she followed a doctor's advice to use the Madre de Cacao plant. However, with a business mindset, she had additional plans beyond just treating her pet bulldog. She recalled selling bottles of blended Madre de Cacao leaves on Facebook. "Parang, oo, gagamutin ko yung aso. Pero mindset ko, pasobrahan niya yung dahon kasi nga ibebenta ko," she recalled.
"Gumawa po ako, bumili agad ako ng blender. Tapos yung dahon po, blinender ko, tinubigan ko kung ano-ano. Tapos bumili po ako ng mga bote. Sabi ko, 'O, PHP350 isang extract ng Madre [de] Cacao.' Hanggang sa may bumibili na po nung ginanun ko na siya."
That was a turning point. Rosmar gradually expanded her business portfolio to include a pet shop and a pet cafe. From there, she started diversifying. She opened a samgyupsal restaurant, a massage and parlor business, and a thrift shop. Regrettably, the pandemic happened and she had to close down her businesses. It was also during this period when Rosmar ventured into the detox drink business, and later started her cosmetics line called Rosmar's Kissables. Unfortunately, the makeup business faced a setback when a competitor uncovered it did not have FDA approval.
In November 2021, Rosmar and her husband Nathan tied the knot and received a P1.4-million cash gift from their family. They used part of it as a downpayment for a car and the remaining P300,000 as capital for their skin-care business.
Telling her story in Toni's vlog offered Rosmar a chance to give advice to would-be entrepreneurs. She said, "Para po sa akin, kailangan lang po nilang parang sumugal... sumugal sila sa hamon ng buhay."
Rosmar revealed that they initially ordered P700,000 worth of products. "Wala naman akong ganung pera kasi nga 300k na lang. Kaya sabi ko, ay, sisipagan ko mag-promote."
Gradually, they were able to pay the remaining P400,000 balance for their orders. "Sa kinita ko na po kada deliver. Hanggang sa na-fully paid ko siya, naka-order pa ako ng naka-order nang naka-order. Parang pinu-push lang po yung sarili ko na bawal akong tumigil mag-promote. Kaya po, lumakas po siya nang lumakas."
All hers to give, Rosmar has handed over her other businesses to her siblings to enable them to earn on their own and has kept her focus on her skin-care brand.
*This story originally appeared on Pep.ph. Minor edits have been made by the Preview.ph editors.
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