First Labubu, now Smiski: the glowing mini-figures are the latest collector trend. What's behind the hype - and why it's hard to stick with just one figure.

Move over Labubu and Lafufu figures which dominated the trend market - as new cute Smiskis are here. The quirky, wide-eyed Labubu dolls have become a rage internationally as well as back home, ...

Display of Smiski glow-in-the-dark figurine boxes inside Uniko. Photo by Daniela X. Sandoval. As soon as you walk into Uniko on Valencia Street between 22nd and 23rd streets, you are engulfed by a ...