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A beauty blog focusing on Japanese and niche cosmetics. Frequently-occurring brands: Hakuhodo, Shu Uemura, Suqqu etc.

Suqqu Limited Edition Hankyu/Selfridges Exclusive Palette – EX-08 Hanamari Swatches

Geez my post titles are getting longer than Japanese mascara names (almost.). So this Suqqu palette was originally exclusive to Hankyu department store in Umeda, Japan. A limited number of units...

Nov 26, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Organisation Porn: Hakuhodo Brush Storage

So Xiao recently posted about makeup storage on her blog, and I got the bug. Sadly, my actual makeup storage is a bit up in the air at the moment (still scattered between shoe boxes, makeup bags...

Nov 20, 2012 Like

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Autumn Vampy Reds: Burberry Lip Cover in Deep Burgundy Review

While dark red lips are definitely an Autumn trend, I’ve been on the search for deep red/berry lipsticks for over a year now. Berry and Oxblood reds are my favourite colours to wear, but also very...

Nov 7, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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My Top 5 Holiday Makeup Collections: What are yours?

I usually find Holiday Makeup Collections to be very…anti-climactic. I tend to get very excited about holiday releases, only to be let down when I finally see them in person. Every year it seems...

Nov 4, 2012 Like

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Autumn Look with Shu Uemura, Addiction and Lunasol

As you may know, right now I’m trying to pare down my stash. I started with taupes, and now I’m moving on to my other eyeshadows to see which ones make the cut. This week, I decided to try some...

Oct 20, 2012 Like

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We’re Absolute Beginners: A Hakuhodo Starter Set

A lot of people feel overwhelmed when they’re about to take the plunge into Hakuhodo brushes – there are just so many of them. It’s difficult to define what’s necessary for a ‘starter set’ as...

Oct 18, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Chanel Notorious Ombre Contraste Ingredients

Hi everyone, just a quick note to list the Chanel Ombre Contraste Ingredients. Talc, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Bentonite, Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Sodium Methylparaben, Zea Mays (Corn...

Oct 10, 2012 Like

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Well Red: Red Lipstick Swatches

Since overcoming my fear of all things lipstick a few years ago, I’ve amassed quite a collection of lip products – mostly lipsticks, a few lip stains, and three very neglected lip glosses. At the...

Oct 7, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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(Mis)Adventures in Contouring: Chanel Ombre Contraste Notorious Review and Test Run

I start this post with a disclaimer: I am not good at contouring. I have contoured twice in my life, once yesterday (disaster), and once today (…meh). Usually I’d practise a bit more before posting...

Sep 27, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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First Impressions: Chanel Ombre Contraste Notorious

So Chanel has released a ‘sculpting veil for eyes and cheeks’ or, as I like to call it, a contour powder. As far as I know it’s limited edition and also on limited release in the UK (Selfridges...

Sep 24, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Tubing Mascara Review: Lavshuca Separate Keep Mascara Volume

As you may know from this article about mascara smudging all the time, I’m a big fan of tubing mascaras. They’re getting more popular in the west at the moment, but the level of choice is still...

Sep 23, 2012 Like

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Adventures in Minimalism: Purging the Taupes a.k.a. insert taupe pun here

Taupe on a rope? Taupal eclipse? The audacity of taupe? Please submit your taupe puns in the comments section – we will have a pun-off. Ok so some of you may have seen my stash photo on twitter:...

Sep 18, 2012 Like

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Empties, Fulls and Re-visits

I’ve saved up a bunch of my empty products (and chucked in some nearly-empties as well) to do this post. It’s all skin care, I’m afraid, because has anyone ever actually finished make-up? Except...

Sep 11, 2012 Like

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9 Things I Would Tell My Make-up Newbie Self (because I couldn’t think of 10)

Ah to be young again (says the 22 year-old). Bright eyes, bushy tail – generally squirrely demeanour. Being a big fish in a small pond. The world, being my lobster. Other animal-related things....

Aug 26, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Things to Buy in Japan #2: Drugstore Lipsticks

I love lipstick. If 2011 was my year of the cheek (I look back fondly on my 2010 self, naively thinking that, surely once you have a nude, a pink, and a plum blush, your blush collection is...

Aug 2, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Magazine Monday Returns!

My dad gets to go to Japan quite often on business and, after I overcome my jealous rage, I like to ask him to bring me back things. While I’m not going to push my luck and give him an extensive...

Jul 30, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Making My Unofficial Hiatus Official (but not for much longer!)

Hi everyone! Dain’s comment about graduation on the post below reminded me that I need to tell you guys what’s going on, and why I’ve been AWOL for a while. It’s my final term of uni and exams and...

May 11, 2012 Like

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Blog Updates and Suqqu Ichijiku + RBR Bronzer FOTD

Hi everyone, you may have noticed that I revamped the blog! I’m still a little iffy about the header + background combo – I don’t think they really match but Iike them both individually, any...

Mar 13, 2012 Like

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K-Palette 1 Day Tattoo Real Lasting Eyeliner 24h WP(Micro) vs. Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner

K-Palette, why do you have to be so freaking verbose? You have such a tiny little brush, but such a fat name. Ok, so these are two liquid drugstore eyeliners that both retail for 1260 Yen (around...

Mar 7, 2012 Like

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Another Shu Uemura Masterclass with Kakuyasu Uchiide on March 8th!

Do you remember my last post about my masterclass with Shu Uemura International Artistic Director Kakuyasu Uchiide and his amazing team of Shu Uemura make-up artists? Well, Haydn (the lovely...

Feb 21, 2012 Like

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Things to Buy in Japan #1: Bath Salts–a.k.a. An Ode to Kikiyu

I’ve started a new series! It is called, cryptically, ‘Things to Buy in Japan’. It is about things that you should buy in Japan. Not so cryptic. Anyway of course it will be by no means a full list,...

Feb 16, 2012 Like

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5 Ways to Combat Winter/Dehydrated Skin

I guess I should preface this by saying that I am not a skin care expert, all this is based on my (all too numerous) experiences with dehydrated skin. What is dehydrated skin? There seems to be...

Feb 10, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Magazine definitely-not Monday! In which we look at polls…

I do love a red lip… The best Blush, Base and BB cream. I’m so impressed that Visee (definitely a puchipura brand) is number 4 of the top BB creams! Even L’oreal (a little bit more expensive) made...

Feb 8, 2012 Like

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Pinterest, Purchases and ‘Pologies (it’s late, what do you want from me?)

First off, I’d like to say that I have not bought a single make-up product in 2012. I think perhaps I’m sick… …or maybe just fussy. Secondly, apologies for my impromptu absence. I had crazy...

Feb 8, 2012 Like

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Suqqu Creamy Glow Lipstick #17 Ichijiku

Suqqu is a high-end Japanese department store brand. Suqqu has counters nationwide, and in Thailand and the UK. Suqqu products are actually cheaper in the UK than they are in Japan. These lipsticks...

Jan 28, 2012 Like

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Hakuhodo H601: 3 Brushes in 1 Pocket-sized Package

This is one of Hakuhodo’s slide-up portable powder brushes, it’s made out of Sokoho goat hair. I love this brush; it’s a work horse. Actually, it’s so tiny that it’s more like a work falabella....

Jan 26, 2012 Like

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Magazine not-so Monday!

As a treat to myself (I’m that cool), I bought the January issue of Voce – a Japanese beauty magazine. The January issue features the ‘Best of 2011’, so while pretty make-up looks were quite...

Jan 24, 2012 Like

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Yves Saint Laurent Glossy Stains (#4 and #10): too much for my brain to handle

Hello all! Thanks for being patient during my week off! If you were to ask me my least favourite make-up product, I would say lip gloss. I’ve just never really liked it. I have a collection of...

Jan 19, 2012 Like

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Bleurgh (it’s French) and Brush Drying

Hello lovely people, I just thought I’d let you know that I won’t be posting until next Wednesday. How will you live without my wisdom for a week? It’ll be hard, I suggest hibernation or extreme...

Jan 11, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Suqqu Limited Edition Hankyu/Selfridges Exclusive Palette – EX-08 Hanamari Swatches

Organisation Porn: Hakuhodo Brush Storage

Autumn Vampy Reds: Burberry Lip Cover in Deep Burgundy Review

My Top 5 Holiday Makeup Collections: What are yours?

Autumn Look with Shu Uemura, Addiction and Lunasol

We’re Absolute Beginners: A Hakuhodo Starter Set

Chanel Notorious Ombre Contraste Ingredients

Well Red: Red Lipstick Swatches

(Mis)Adventures in Contouring: Chanel Ombre Contraste Notorious Review and Test Run

First Impressions: Chanel Ombre Contraste Notorious

Tubing Mascara Review: Lavshuca Separate Keep Mascara Volume

Adventures in Minimalism: Purging the Taupes a.k.a. insert taupe pun here

Empties, Fulls and Re-visits

9 Things I Would Tell My Make-up Newbie Self (because I couldn’t think of 10)

Things to Buy in Japan #2: Drugstore Lipsticks

Magazine Monday Returns!

Making My Unofficial Hiatus Official (but not for much longer!)

Blog Updates and Suqqu Ichijiku + RBR Bronzer FOTD

K-Palette 1 Day Tattoo Real Lasting Eyeliner 24h WP(Micro) vs. Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner

Another Shu Uemura Masterclass with Kakuyasu Uchiide on March 8th!

Things to Buy in Japan #1: Bath Salts–a.k.a. An Ode to Kikiyu

5 Ways to Combat Winter/Dehydrated Skin

Magazine definitely-not Monday! In which we look at polls…

Pinterest, Purchases and ‘Pologies (it’s late, what do you want from me?)

Suqqu Creamy Glow Lipstick #17 Ichijiku

Hakuhodo H601: 3 Brushes in 1 Pocket-sized Package

Magazine not-so Monday!

Yves Saint Laurent Glossy Stains (#4 and #10): too much for my brain to handle

Bleurgh (it’s French) and Brush Drying

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