Recently I received Majolica Majorca’s Puff de Cheek in Peach Macaron from Yesstyle. I used the orange shade from this line all last summer. I had been wanting a subtle peach blush recently and...
A few street snaps & more from the Kichijoji area
Barrettes I got while in Japan. A few are from Lepsim, others from a shop called Buona Vita, a few from other various stores/zakka shops. I love these. It’s proven somewhat difficult to find si...
CANDY SHOW TIME - “Sweet” and simple candy store on Cat Street in the Harajuku/Jingumae area of Tokyo. Filled with hard candies and lollipops in a variety of flavors and designs. The cand...
For the past 2 months I’ve really been enjoying SANA’s Nameraka Honpo Soy Milk skincare line. [なめらか本舗] I was looking to replace my night cream which also used soy as a main ingredient so ...
Did the clothes; now the makeup. For quite a number of months now I’ve been really obsessed with brown makeup shades. Brown mascara, brown liner, brown shadow. And right now it’s very eas...
Compared to my last trip to Japan, I bought way fewer clothes this time. It’s a little hard to explain the reasoning(s.) Though I suppose it’s an incredibly simple overall theme. I’...
Just a quick break for some Rinka inspo. Everything she’s been posting this past week+ has really struck a chord with me. Just reminds me of the rapidly approaching summer days of casual outing...
A smaller, local shrine, the overcast skies that day only made the red gates more striking. Higashi Fushimi Inari Shrine “This is a shrine that received part of the holy spirit from Fushimi Ina...
Mike & I ate dinner at かに道楽 one evening. It’s the crab restaurant that has the giant mechanical crab sign. There are many establishments. We ate at this particular Shinjuku one. We ordered...
During the first few days I really restrained myself in purchasing dishware. Just too hard to pack and I worried about things getting broken. But near the end of the trip I had given in and made a fe...
はら ドーナツ [hara donuts] is a fairly new natural-style doughnut cafe. Established in 2009, it’s now a chain with multiple cafes, to-go shops, and cake roll shops (called hara roll.) The doughnuts ...
Some quick shots of Tokyo at night. Most nights it was raining & I didn’t want to pull my camera out in it. Not to mention balancing a camera and umbrella simultaneously is annoying. But h...
Streamer Coffee Company in Harajuku [Jingumae more precisely.] The owner is a world champion at latte art. My friend took me here for a girl’s morning out (sans husbands.) We had lattes and sha...
A little break from travel photos for a look at what filled up my suitcase. Starting with firming creams then shampoos followed by hair care/perfumes and body lotions. I ditched a lot of the packagin...
Spent a better part of a day in Kamakura. It’s little over an hour from the Shinjuku station in Tokyo. It’s a coastal city with many shrines and beautiful attractions. It’s also jus...
Spent a day out in Kamakura with the main objective of seeing their Daibutsu or “Great Buddha.” Buddha manjuu sweets! You can pay a small (like 15 yen) fee to go into the giant Buddha. In...
A few walking snaps on Meiji Dori around Harajuku Tokyu Plaza. There was a comme des garcons play pop-up shop inside that was really cute. It was a glassed-in kiosk counter where you just requested t...
Pancake Days in Harajuku. A rainy day retreat with warm foods both sweet and savory. I watched the pancakes being made as we waited for a table and there’s a guest book in the powder room welco...
I’m home now. I’m not feeling so hot; maybe I caught a small flu on the plane? Or jet lag is just being extra bitchy with me. 12-hour time difference. Anyway I start work tomorrow. I̵...
I’m off soon. I’ll be back in about 2 weeks. Staying in Tokyo with a few day trips outside the city. Really looking forward to seeing Yokohama for the first time. We have a friend who is ...
I’ll be leaving for Japan in a few days and have already started packing. I want to conserve as much room as possible in my single checked suitcase. I was really happy with how things turned ou...
Recently I referred back to the book “Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style“ for a refresher on packing a wardrobe. I thought I’d share some excerpts from the “...
Received this birthday package on Saturday from a friend. Included in the wrapped Pekoちゃん tote was apple tea, ginger tea, rose petal bath, and earring studs. Maybe the tea looks familiar if you follo...
A few things from the brand And A that I fancied for spring. And A sells not only fashion (that has more of a casual street feeling) but they also sell books, goods, and decor. And A clothing is avai...
Recently received this Shinzi Katoh purse from iswas on Yesstyle. I was looking for an easy little summer bag. Sometimes when I go out I only want to bring my phone + wallet. In winter I just use coa...
Birthday gift from Karme! A collection of gifts/souvenirs from her worldly travels lucky I woke up to these balloons I took the day off. I’m going to the salon in a bit and it’s a 3 hour ...
Big post of short reviews for some various Japanese bath salts! Ishizawa Lab Viva Body More Hot Fat-Splitting EnzymeBlood orange “MORE HOT!!” From Ishizawa Lab. Ok, the package sucked me ...
Some early spring inspiration from the magazine Vintage Mix Girls or 古着MIXガールズ. About 20+ images
Ended up buying a few things for spring on sale this past Saturday. Things I wanted & kept in the back of my mind. Happened to find them all on the same day. I realize I’ve been buying a l...
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