Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Current Cleansers

I feel like I change cleansers brands so much, but in actual fact, I probably use the same ones for at least 2 months.
This time, my cleansers have changed from the Orbis Cleansing Liquid to the Hanskin Cleansing Oil Black Head and from Orbis Mild Cleaser to the Softymo Airy Whip.

The Hanskin oil comes in a hard plastic pump bottle with 200mL of product. It's like your typical oil cleanser, nothing too special. It has a slight citrus scent to it and that's about it.
Compared to the Orbis Cleansing Liquid, the Hanskin doesn't wash off as clean. My skin feels a bit oil afterwards so I follow up with a facial cleanser (I always do anyway).
I prefer the Orbis over Hanskin because Orbis washes off cleaner and doesn't have a scent to it.

As for the Softymo Airy Whip, I first saw this on the Muse's blog. I've been wanting this for a long time already but Adambeauty does not ship aerosol cans overseas.
Airy Whip is pretty much a standard facial cleanser except it comes out like mousse. I like how it's kinda pre-lathered up for you. The mousse is dense and really holds up, even when you massage it on your face a few times.
It's got a pleasant fragrance, almost floraly and not too strong. The product rinses off clean without drying out my skin.
There's 180g of product and if you ever have a chance to order or get someone to do a CP for you, you should try this out. Not expensive either, I got 2 bottles at $35HKD each.

Here are just a few pictures from Japan, most of the pictures are on Tim's laptop.
Ayu is plastered everywhere in Japan! It got me excited haha.
This is the outside of a drugstore in Tokyo. I love how they have all the cosmetics I want in one store AND with no SA to be a bitch about it!
Can anyone tell me what this is?? All I know is, there are tons of these kinds of ad trucks driving around, but this particular one got me wondering.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Vacation Time Finished!

Wow! It seems like forever since I've blogged, but I'm finally back from my vacation. Had tons of fun even though it was super hot and humid!
Got a lot of catching up to do, can't wait to read all the updates. I'm so pooped so I'll just leave you with a glimpse of what I got from HK and Japan combined.
This is maybe 70% of my haul excluding clothes. I didn't buy a lot this time since I did most of my hauling back in February. I was just at the maximum for my free luggage allowance...25.1kg haha.
Most of my purchases were influenced either by other bloggers or sites like Imomoko, Mihoko and Ichibankao..things that are hard to get.
I was kinda disappointed that Sasa didn't carry the Beauty Maker brand in their stores.

Some things that I got:

  • Kao Liese Bubble Hair Color in Casis Berry and Glossy Brown (I couldn't make up my mind). I got mine in HK, in Japan, they were called Prettia, not too sure of the name difference.
  • Kenassy hair remover puff. It's the pink and yellow thing. I also got a pack of tiny versions of the hair remover, but I think I left them in the hotel =/
  • Free Plus Air Shower Mist (facial mist)
  • Hadasui Mist (bought with my last bit of yen at the airport)
  • Love Clover Marshmallow Fit Base UV SPF50 Pa++
  • Sofina Beaute Emulsion II
  • P&J Whitening Serum
  • D-Up Gel Look Top Coat. As seen on Ichibankao.
  • Air Arrange hairspray (as seen on Yumeko's blog)
  • Angel Cotton. I think it's the same as the one from Fuz's blog. I couldn't find it on Mihoko to check. It's got the same Chinese name but the packaging is different. I got these at the 100yen store.
  • Liese Designing Jelly - Nuance Make
  • Airy Whip facial cleanser

Oh! You know those UFO catchers that drive you crazy when you're trying to get that darn prize? Well I actually won something on my last night in Tokyo! I played 2 different UFO catchers and this Rilakkuma machine had giant Rilakkuma heads. I got my Rilakkuma on 5/6 tries!
Funny thing was, I pressed the catch button too quickly and one of the prongs went into the area where the toy drops into while the other 2 prongs went on top of the plushie. As the prongs went back up, the other 2 prongs that were touching Rilakkuma hooked onto its ears as it went back up! The plushie is of good quality too!