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This 150mL refill pouch of Muo Cleansing Oil was yet another one I finished recently, just last week actually.   This one had a light and ...

Some time last year, I became a little obsessed with emulsions and milks and bought several bottles from Amazon JP. This 130g Hadabisei Mois...

Been really enjoying this Dear Beaute Himawari Oil In Shampoo & Conditioner ! There are three types, the brand new Smooth & Repair, ...

Since last fall, dear friends in Japan have been sending me care packages with snacks and other goodies. The first giant package I got in N...

It's been 9 months and I'm finally done with this 100g tube of  Ichikami Moisture Hair Treatment ! It came from the Ichikami Moistu...

Almost through with my full size bottle of Ichikami Soft and Smooth Shampoo . This shampoo is from the Soft and Smooth Set I bought in Japan...

Ichikami revamped its haircare range late summer of 2012 and introduced 2 new lines of haircare, Moisture , and Soft and Smooth . This is t...

In 2012, hubby and I moved out of Japan in late August, then to Taiwan for 3 months until mid December. Going to different countries means ...

Happy Holidays everyone!!! I'm home visiting my folks for the rest of this month so posting will be sporadic until I get back. Keep warm...

This Kracie Umi no Uruoiso Shampoo is very nice and refreshing! After 2 bottles of Macherie , both the Moisture and the Air Feel kind, bo...

From my pleasant experience with Naive Peach Body Wash , I was so excited when I spotted this Naive Peach Hand Soap at the local drug stor...

I didn't think I would ever use these Naive Body Washes again as both the Aloe and the Grapefruit were so crazily drying, but hubby a...

I was hoping my last Naive Facial Cleansing Foam in Aloe would finish sooner so I can start using the Peach one, but it lasted all the way...

Good grief, how long has it been since my last post?!? My apologies. I won't make excuses. Life just got in the way, that's all. Plu...

I'd been using Shiseido Benefiance Creamy Cleansing Foam off and on since last year and finally finally finished the tube recently. You...

Oops, I finished this Naive Grapefruit Body Wash a while back but forgot to review. Just like the Naive Aloe Body Wash , I bought this Grap...

My affair with cleansing oils goes like this: I started venturing beyond Shiseido Ultimate Cleansing Oil because, well, I got bored of it. ...

I've seen the Naive brand from Kracie (ex-Kanebo, the older packaging will say Kanebo, and the newer packaging will say Kracie) since ...

So I finally got to trying these nifty looking Hadabisei Under Eye Gel Masks ! I held out for the longest time because they were a bit expen...

Hadabisei is a Kracie brand, and Kracie Holdings is what's left of Kanebo Trinity Holdings after July 2007. Complicated, huh? In shor...