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COUNT TO 8 · EP. 02

Karu Rivera’s 8 essentials

COUNT TO 8 · Season 1 · EP. 02 · 3:35 · 2026

Karu Rivera opens her bag: her retainer for bruxism, oil for her curls, her AirPods and the cologne her aunt gave her.

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What’s in Karu’s bag

The 8 essentials, with what she says about each one and the minute it shows up. Grouped the way she groups them.

  1. Karu Rivera opens her pillbox Now on screen

    Health

    Pillbox

    «Yo sufro de migrañas, entonces es como que siempre conmigo.»

    Just ibuprofen and paracetamol, in case a migraine hits when she’s away from home.

  2. Karu Rivera’s interdental brushes, in their box Now on screen

    Teeth

    Interdental brushes

    «No sé si sabéis lo que es, pero estos cepillicos es para quitarte los palueguillos.»

    Karu always keeps them handy because she needs them after eating. The one time she forgot them, she had to improvise with an earring.

  3. Karu Rivera opens the green case of her retainer Now on screen

    Teeth

    Retainer

    «Mi retenedor, superimportante, si no me cuesta un montón dormir.»

    For nights: she has bruxism and clenches her teeth in her sleep.

  4. Karu Rivera’s hair oil Now on screen

    Hair

    Hair oil

    «Si te echas un poquito se te queda de muerte.»

    For her curly hair, which dries out a lot. It still has the Primor price tag on it: €14.95.

  5. Karu Rivera’s AirPods, in a case shaped like a game controller Now on screen

    Music

    AirPods

    «Algún día se me han olvidado, lo he pasado fatal.»

    Teachers travel a lot, and she likes having her music with her on the way.

  6. Karu Rivera with her cologne Now on screen

    Smelling good

    Cologne

    «Si me queréis decir algo bonito es: «Karu, qué bien hueles».»

    It’s not her usual one: she told her aunt how good she smelled, and her aunt showed up at her place with the perfume.

  7. Karu Rivera’s Sanex deodorant Now on screen

    Smelling good

    Sanex deodorant

    «Siempre, siempre, siempre tenemos que oler bien.»

    It goes with the cologne: for her, smelling good really matters.

  8. Karu Rivera flicks through her notebook Now on screen

    Notes

    Planner

    «Cada año me paso de una agenda a otra toda la info que tengo y así también la voy memorizando.»

    Every school year she buys a school planner to note down steps and afro styles. Today she’s brought a notebook: this year’s, a Stitch one, is still blank.

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In their own words

«Si no llevo anillos me siento desnuda.»

«La de este curso me la he comprado de Stitch, está superguay.»