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 =.=! 

Biore UV Aqua Rich Light Up Essence SPF50+ PA++++

Been using this Biore UV Aqua Rich Light Up Essence SPF50+ PA++++ (2021 version, now discontinued) off and on for months. No, not that a 70g tube would last me for months, but rather I don't use this sunscreen on a daily basis, and not by itself either. 

Menturm The Sun UV Protect Watery Milk SPF50+ PA++++

Finished two small 35mL/g bottles of Menturm The Sun UV Protect Watery Milk SPF50+ PA++++ a while ago so here's a post for them, finally.  

Clinique Moisture Surge Eye 96-hour Hydro-filler Concentrate

I had 2 full size 15mL/0.5fl. oz. pump bottles of Clinique Moisture Surge Eye 96-hour Hydro-filler Concentrate, one from a Moisture Surge 72-Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator Set and the other from a Moisture Surge Skin Quenching Kit, with a third 5mL/0.17fl. oz. travel size tube from a Nordstrom Clinique GWP. I ended up using only the travel mini and gave the other 2 full sizes away to my friends M. and T.

Moisture Surge 72-Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator Set

Amore Pacific Moisture Bound Rejuvenating Serum

Somehow, I ended up with not 1 or 2, but 3 full size 50mL/1.6fl. oz. pump bottles of Amore Pacific Moisture Bound Rejuvenating Serum from 3 different order. I bought only 1, and the other 2 were GWP! It was crazy how generous they were!

Philosophy Shampoo Bath & Shower Gel Part II

I was at Nordstrom Rack picking up a few odds and ends when I spotted a display of Philosophy bath & body products. Now, I've tried a 30mL travel size bottle of Shampoo Bath & Shower Gel almost ten years ago and didn't like it, but I was using that bottle during travel where lots of things could have contributed to a less than pleasant experience, so I decided to give it another try and picked up several items because of the yummy scents. In this post, I'll be reviewing more of the Shampoo Bath & Shower Gels.