Lately, I've been really, really into sake products and after many late nights browsing google-translated Japanese shopping sites pondering where this obsession comes from, finally concluded I have a weird nostalgic attachment to how sake smells. More so than any other month, Autumn is the season for nostalgia and so it feels like an appropriate … Continue reading Kuramoto Bijin Hakumai Ferment Milk and Hakumai Fermentation Lotion Review
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
I was going to start this post with a declaration of love for face oils but then I remembered my friend who uses coconut oil for 90% of her skincare, body, hair, and teeth cleansing routine and thought ehh maybe my feelings are more along the lines of strong like. Regardless, I have dry skin, which … Continue reading Face Oils Roundup – Winter 2016-2017
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
On Komenuka Bijin and Rice Bran Oil Komenuka Bijin is a Japanese skin care brand that utilizes rice bran as its star ingredient. Rice bran contains a form of liquefied Oryzanol (Vitamin B), which according to the marketing material can help soften the skin and regenerate new, healthy skin. Rice bran certainly is nutritious and … Continue reading Komenuka Bijin Deep Moisture Jell Cream
