Here's a super belated post for Chicca Mesmeric Wet Lip Oil--it was buried deep in my draft folder. This brand has been long discontinued, and this product has been discontinued for even looooooonger, and long forgotten too because it was been in my bag for years until I did a clean-out recently and found it. I did use it quite often when I first got it, but then forgot about it months later. By the time I found it again, it had gone stale and was tossed.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Coffret D'Or Essence Lip Base
Ooops. Had this 7g tube of Coffret D'Or Essence Lip Base at my desk for a few years now but totally forgot the post in the draft folder. And Coffret D'Or as a brand was discontinued just this June 2024, so this post is already outdated.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Muo Cleansing Oil
This 150mL refill pouch of Muo Cleansing Oil was yet another one I finished recently, just last week actually.
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Chicca Mesmeric Lipstick Part III
In my last Chicca Mesmeric Lipstick post, I declared no more unless they came out with something special. Well, they did. The last collection Chicca released before Kanebo discontinued the brand had a couple of colors that caught my eyes, so I picked them up and then some: 44 Sweet Talk, 46 Soft, 47 Red Fir (I'm actually not 100% certain if it's Red Fir or Red Fur ^.^" Please correct me either way!), 48 Burgundy Gold, and EX15 Lucent Red Pure.
Saturday, August 5, 2023
Hadabisei Moisturizing Facial Emulsion
Some time last year, I became a little obsessed with emulsions and milks and bought several bottles from Amazon JP. This 130g Hadabisei Moisturizing Facial Emulsion was one of them. I hadn't planned on using this emulsion so soon though. Rather, the whole order arrived in terrible shape and while this bottle wasn't the actual casualty, it's also the only one that's not factory sealed and had its outer packaging destroyed in transit. Which is to say I had no idea whether its content had leaked, making it unsuitable for storage. That was how it jumped the queue.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Dear Beaute Himawari Oil In Shampoo & Conditioner
Been really enjoying this Dear Beaute Himawari Oil In Shampoo & Conditioner! There are three types, the brand new Smooth & Repair, Rich & Repair--this is what I'm using, and Gloss & Repair. This was a recommendation from Julia way back in 2017. When my sister did her international pharmacy rotation in Japan, I asked her to lug home for me a set of two 500mL pump bottles of shampoo and conditioner, two 360mL refill bags, and a 200g tube of Oil In Treatment. When she came home the summer of 2018, I was in the middle of moving house and, like many of my other bath and body stuff, they were misplaced among all the moving boxes, until now =.="






Saturday, August 24, 2019
Snack Time
Monday, May 20, 2019
Chicca Mesmeric Lipstick Part II
All pictures taken in natural light without flash.
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Lavshuca BB Lip Essence SPF21 PA+
Anyway, this lip gloss generously comes with 8g of product and in two "colors," 01 Princess Pink and 02 Queen Red.
All pictures taken in natural light without flash.
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Chicca Mesmeric Lipstick
All pictures taken in natural light without flash.


Friday, December 22, 2017
Chicca Mystic Powder Eye Shadow
Honestly, I'm not sure what this brand is all about. It started out aiming for ladies in their 50-60's, but according to their official website, "chicca" is Italian for "cute." I have to wonder if women in that age group would really describe themselves as "cute," but okay, whatever. Nowadays, their spokesmodel is a much younger gal so I guess they realized they needed to do some marketing research after all.
All pictures taken in natural light without flash.


Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge Comparison Swatches
I do wonder whether the new formula is any better than that of Premium Stay Rouge, but the new square tube packaging looks bigger and bulkier for sure.
Packaging: Purely Stay vs. Premium Stay.

Monday, May 8, 2017
Coffret D'Or Rouge Essence Comparison Swatches
So here's my tiny collection of four colors, RD-198, RD-204, RD-208, and RS-282. There were more colors available when I was still in Tokyo, but none of them really interested me. I preferred the mostly jelly and cream-jelly formulas for the Premium Stay Rouge anyway. Enjoy the swatches :)
All pictures taken in natural light without flash. Click to zoom.
Monday, May 1, 2017
Suqqu Extra Glow Lipstick Comparison Swatches
I'm really happy that Suqqu has been releasing bright colors for this lipstick line. I feel the Creamy Glows, Creamy Glow Moists, and the Bright Ups have too many neutrals, nudes, and my-lips-but-betters. These Extra Glows are actually differentiating themselves among other Suqqu lipsticks, which is great!
Top row: 03 粋桃 (Suitou) Aquatic Pink, 04 彩珊瑚 (Ayasango) Bright Coral, 05 冴杏 (Saeanzu) Orange Red, and 06 紅茜 (Beniakane) Madder Red.
Bottom row: 07 瞬朱 (Syunake) True Red, 09 宵果実 (Yoikajitsu) Deep Midnight Berry, 10 映華 (Haebana) Blooming Pink, and EX-03 蜜柘榴 (Mitsuzakuro) Juicy Bordeaux.
All pictures taken in natural light without flash. Click to zoom.
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Suqqu Extra Glow Lipstick Part III
These photos are from early January, so while I'm all caught up with all the Japan stuff, I'm still almost 4 months behind when it comes to makeup photos. See, not running out of things to post about anytime soon...
All pictures taken in natural light without flash.


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