L'Occitane Delicious Lip Oil

Been carrying these 10mL/0.3fl. oz. tubes of L'Occitane Delicious Lip Oils 020 Spicy Nude and 040 Pink Mecanic in my gym bag for the past couple of years and reach for them more often than not.   

All pictures taken in natural light without flash. 

 

Kyobian Body Cream

Here's a super short post for these 35g jars of Kyobian Body Cream in Ocha, Sakura, and Yuzu. Kyobian is a sub-brand of Kyoto Kurochiku, so you can guess where this is going, right?  

Dear Beaute Himawari x Moomin Skandinavia Oil in Shampoo & Conditioner Set

Finished this 400g/400mL bottles in the Dear Beaute Himawari x Moomin Skandinavia Oil in Shampoo & Conditioner LE Set a while ago so here's a quick post. 

 

 

Maiko Cosme Hand & Body Cream

Maiko Cosme is another sub-brand of KyoMaiko, and I had zero expectation for this 70g jar of Hand & Body Cream Kinmokusei (kinmokusei, osmanthus, 桂花). Actually, worse than that. I was all ready to "demote" it the same way I did both the Maiko-san Sakura Cream and the Moisture Cream from the sister sub-brand Mamisango.

Why would I think this Maiko Cosme Hand & Body Cream would be any different? Over the decades, there have been facial skincare products that were so wonky, be it the formula or the texture or the scent, that I couldn't stand using them on my face. At the same time, they were fine and weren't expired or had gone bad or stale in any way, so I passed them on to family and friends. And when no one wanted to try them, and when throwing them out would be too wasteful (don't get me wrong: I have hated some things enough to have simply tossed them), that was when they got "demoted" to my hands, or worse, my feet. 

So imagine my shock: just when I thought that this hand and body cream(!) would end up being used for my feet, it got promoted to exclusive use on my face! Totally did not see that coming, did you?

Mamisango Maiko-san Moisture Cream

Here are two 30g jars of Mamisango Maiko-san Moisture Cream in two varieties: Komenuka (pink) and Matcha (green) that I finished long ago. These were facial creams that, like the Maiko-san Sakura Cream, were soon "demoted" as I didn't love them.

 

 

 

Mamisango Maiko-san Sakura Cream

Like Kyoto Kurochiku, KyoMaiko is one of those niche Kyoto-based brands that's geared towards touristy gift shops and sells sometimes gimmicky products like tiny little 5g jars of hand cream (guess who fell for it anyway? :P), small and flimsy reusable bags (guess who bought those too? =.=), meh supposedly facial creams (and bought these T.T), and smaller-than-credit-card packets of paper soaps for travel purposes (and totally obsessed with these, ha!). Yep, I'm guilty through and through. Hence this post for the 60g jar of Mamisango Maiko-san Sakura Cream, Mamisango being a sub-brand under KyoMaiko. 

IOPE Derma Repair Clean Sun Stick SPF35 PA++

Been using this 18g IOPE Derma Repair Clean Sun Stick SPF35 PA++ off and on for months so here's a post for it.

JMsolution Sun Sticks SPF50+ PA++++

Here's a group review for 4 JMsolution Sun Sticks SPF50+ PA++++: the wider 21g/0.74oz. Marine Luminous Pearl Sun Stick and the thinner 20g/0.7oz. Pearl Light Sun Stick, both in green packaging, and again the wider 21g/0.74oz. Glow Luminous Flower Sun Stick Rose and the thinner 20g/0.7oz. Flower Light Sun Stick Rose, both in pink packaging.

Laneige Anti-Pollution Two Tone Sun Stick SPF50+ PA++++

Finished this 18g Laneige Anti-Pollution Two Tone Sun Stick SPF50+ PA++++ back in the summer, so this post is only 6 months late, plus this sun stick was long discontinued anyway. Ha.  

Suncut ProDefense Non-Chemical UV Sunscreen Milk SPF50+ PA++++

Down to the last few drops with this 60mL bottle of Suncut ProDefense Non-Chemical UV Sunscreen Milk SPF50+ PA++++. It only took me 9 months to use up this bottle =.=!