I normally would not accept subscription boxes for review but back in June, NoMakeNoLife (NMNL), one of the newest Japanese beauty boxes serving international beauty fans, included a full size of a sunscreen that is not only one of my favorites for daily use but also one with limited International distribution in their box. This impressed … Continue reading NMNL – July Box First Impressions & UnBoxing
I like skincare that works as much as the next person, but sometimes I become unreasonably fond of a product not because of what it does but because of how it feels, looks, smells, or tastes. I wanted to do a quick roundup of a few such items because finding one is such a treat! … Continue reading Products That Make Me Happy – Summer 2017 Roundup
In the world of first cleansers, oils and balms get all the attention, which is unfortunate because oils are drippy and balms are usually laden with polyethylene, which is a microplastic that is probably slowly destroying our oceans. Luckily, there are other options, they just take a bit more effort to identify. Here are a few … Continue reading 1st Cleansers for People who dislike Microplastics and Oil Cleansers
This is what 3 months worth of empties look like! Cheating a bit by including one (large) hair product, but everything else is skincare. Disclaimer: All products featured in this post were purchased by me, except for 3: Stratia Velvet Cleansing Milk was a gift from Stratia. The Nov L&W cream was a deluxe sample … Continue reading March – May Empties
Times they are a'changing in the US for Asian Beauty fans! KBeauty is now available at CVS, Japan Post is banning sunscreen shipments, and Memebox US, the ridiculously well-funded US-based K-Beauty e-commerce site has come up with yet another way to piss off their customers. I haven't done a haul post in a long time because I'm … Continue reading Althea Haul & Unboxing
Here is my assortment of empties this month from left to right: Femmue Global Youth Spring Lotion Full review here. Purchased as part of Beautibi's Spring Box. Has a beautiful rosy scent but takes a little long to dry down and the airless pump dispenses far too much product. I ended up using this up as … Continue reading January Empties
When Ippin reached out to me back in November, I was super stoked for a few reasons. For example, Their selection of products looked really interesting. They have FlowFushi, Kate, Acseine, which are all brands I recognize from the Cosme best-of lists but have never tried Their prices seemed very competitive for the few items I … Continue reading Ippin -New Japanese E-Commerce Site- Introduction and Window Shopping
Awhile ago, I posted about the Muji sensitive skin cleansing oil, still one of my favorites. Since then, I have gone through three different bottles of it (in various sizes) and have noticed that there are (at least) two versions. After cross-referencing the English ingredients (provided on stickers applied to the bottles), it seemed that … Continue reading PSA/Rant: Do NOT trust Muji Ingredient Stickers
For the longest time, all I wanted was a cleansing oil that worked. Something that removed all my makeup, didn't leave any residue on my face, and didn't break me out. After a comically long struggle, I found one, and I still think it's the best no-nonsense, super functional, great value, oil cleanser out there. … Continue reading Astalift Cleansing Oil Review
A few years ago, I worked in a building that had a newly open self-serve frozen yogurt shop on its ground floor. One of my coworkers and I figured out quickly that while the yogurt itself was terrible, there were other benefits to be had and so, in the afternoon, two or three times a … Continue reading Mochitto Mochi Mochi Awadate-Irazu Face Wash Without Bubbling Review
