Best Pick: FOREO LUNA mini 2
The original FOREO LUNA was a standard part of my facial routine but I fell out of love with it, for a while. I think …
Reviews
Best Pick: Paula’s Choice Resist Super-Light Daily Defense SPF30 PA+++
If you’re looking for a non-Japanese daily use physical sunscreen then this should be on your to-try list. It’s the first American sunscreen that I’ve …
Best Pick: Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewing Skin Care Lotion
As you’ll no doubt know by now, I have completely redesigned the site. It’s long over overdue — I haven’t re-structure it for more than …
Best Pick: GEKKA Sleeping Pack
The GEKKA Sleeping Pack has been a real beauty essential for giving a huge moisture boost and soothing my skin post chemical peel — just …
Best Pick: Indeed Labs Vitamin C24
I finally ran out of my Indeed Labs’ Vitamin C24 and immediately felt the need to replace it with a new one. Always a very good …
Best Pick: Garnier Nutrisse Ultra Color Lightening Gel
Hair damage cannot be undone or repaired — unlike your skin, which naturally heals and protects itself — and mishaps can also be expensive to …
My Top 5 SPF50+ PA++++ Japanese Sunscreens for 2016
Right. If you’ve followed me on the site for a while, then you will know that it’s time for my annual Japanese sunscreens ranking. I’ve …
Best Pick: Make Up For Ever Chromatic Mix (Water Base) in 2 Yellow
I have amassed a sizeable collection of foundations and BB creams — lovely formulas with beautiful finishes, but many are unusable as they’re just too pink …
Best Pick: SUCCESS Scalp Washing Brush
This was 500 JPY well spent; the Success Scalp Washing Brush (also called Success Scalp Massaging Shampoo Brush) is perhaps the most instantly gratifying …
Review: FOREO IRIS Illuminating Eye Massager
I‘ll tell you this — I felt like a complete tool sliding a silicone-y vibrating wand over my eye area. It does not feel conducive …
Best Pick: 50 Megumi Morning UV Protection Cream SPF50+ PA++++
I initially dismissed the 50 Megumi Morning UV Protection Cream as “not for me” as it is aimed at drier, mature skin over 50. But this …
Best Pick: GATSBY Powdered Oil Clear Paper & Oil Clear Sheet
If I were to associate teeth whitening strips and toothpaste with the U.S., then oil-blotting papers and films would be decidedly Japanese. One of the …
My Top Beauty Picks of 2015
I hope you all have had a productive and rewarding year! I can’t believe it has been 5 years and a half since I wrote my …
Worst Pick: NeoStrata SecureWhite Brightening Serum
Right. I wrote this “review” as a note to self early this year and I thought that I’d publish it. I’ve said this before — …
Best Pick: Kuramoto Bijin Hakumai Ferment Milk
This packaging is the most interesting I’ve seen in a long while; the whole bottle has been designed to look exactly like a sake bottle …
Best Pick: Kuramoto Bijin Komeyu
If you are searching for beautifully simple facial oils, then this is just about as unadorned as it gets. Kuramoto Bijin’s Komeyu (rice oil) has …
