Botanist Botanical Hand Cream

I went through a hand cream craze that started in the fall of 2019 and lasted through the fall of 2020. During that time, I bought dozens of hand creams from many dozens brands, one of them was Botanist. I found these on Amazon JP and couldn't help picking up three 30g tubes in Grapefruit & Chamomile, Lavender & Freesia, and Lime & Lily.

Suave Cocoa Shea Nourishing Lotion

Quick review for this 88.5mL/3fl. oz. tube of Suave Cocoa Shea Nourishing Lotion I just finished.

Suqqu Balancing Eyebrow

Suqqu has discontinued this Balancing Eyebrow compact a year ago (or two, I'm not sure) and I wanted to grab one before it's gone for good. Since 01 Moss Green was most popular, I went with it and was so glad I did. 

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Tea Time Part VII

More teas, more Tea Time posts! ^.^

***Disclaimer: I'm *not affiliated* with any of these vendors. Just sharing the goodies I enjoy is all.

Bought a bunch of these Gen-matcha (Matcha-Genmaicha) from David's Tea to pair with my ochazuke. Pretty good, and really they'd have to be pretty bad to screw up Gen-matcha.

Klorane Ultra Nourishing Body Lotion

Another post lost in the draft folder: I finished this 200mL/6.7fl. oz. pump bottle of Klorane Ultra Nourishing Body Lotion in the scent Fleur de Cupuacu a while ago.

Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Global Anti-Aging Cell Power Eye Balm

Woops. Finished both jars of Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Global Anti-Aging Cell Power Eye Balm a while back but forgot about this post in the draft folder. I had two jars, a 5mL/0.17oz from the Revitalize + Refine Set and another 3mL/0.1oz GWP.  

Revitalize + Refine Set

Spices & Seasonings Part II

This Spices & Seasonings post is 2+ years in the making. I kept pushing it off because I wanted to catch up on the skincare and makeup (what makeup?) posts. But alas, I won't ever catch up so here's this post, finally ^.^"

For the past couple of years, I've been obsessed with this Yuzu Marmalade from Yakami Orchard. So, so, sooo good and not too sweet. That crisp yuzu fragrance and taste is just addicting. It pretty much replaced all other jams and preserves for me even if I'm the only one in the family who eats it (hubby and the boys still prefer raspberry and strawberry jams). It's just delicious on buttered toasts, to sweeten teas, and even on pizza crusts ^.^ There are 2 sizes available, a smaller 300g jar which lasts me about 1-2 weeks, so now I only buy the big 580g jar which lasts a good deal longer. Oh, did I mention it's available through Amazon? Yeah. That makes it super easy. I usually buy 2-3 big jars at a time. 

This is the smaller 300g jar next to Momoya Chili Oil with Fried Garlic.