beauty products
One is a collection of oddly useful household goods while the other is a cosmetic paradise.
Cat fanatics, this one’s fur you! This new all-in-one moisturizer is designed to look and feel like cat spit.
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We tried out the portable sparkling head spa and now we can’t ever go back to normal hair washing again.
Beautifully adorned tins featuring some of the studio’s beloved anime characters are being made for a limited time.
You’re going to look ridiculous, but that didn’t stop these ladies on the subway. But we wonder who gave them the idea…
We’ve seen a lot about poop in the news recently. From poo curry to toilet museums to pooping on an airplane, you might think you’ve seen it all. But now we bring word of something you probably never expected: turd-infused facial soap.
Wait! We promise this isn’t as crazy as it sounds. In fact, the poop soap is based on a centuries-old beauty technique used in Japan. What’s exactly in it and why would anyone in their right mind want to use it? We’ll give you the straight poop after the jump!
Until last night, I had never used a face pack. In fact, aside from the fact that they go on your face, the only thing I knew about face packs is that many women use them because…skin. Or something.
But all that changed when I discovered my wife grinning at me and waving a white cardboard envelope around. “It’s time!” she told me. Pure panic hit me before I’d remembered I’d agreed to do…something. What was it? Oh, right, put on a kabuki face pack. “But first, let me get the camera,” she said…
When it comes to product quality and innovation, Japanese makers are the cream of the crop, with exceptional achievements in the automobile and electronics sector. Apart from high-tech machinery, the Japanese also create beauty products of excellent quality and value, something that they’re rarely recognized for outside of Asia.
Beauty and fashion website, The Cut by New York magazine spills that makeup artists backstage at Fashion Week often use beauty tools and cosmetics from Japan. The Cut, together with Japanese makeup artist Maki Ryoke, shares seven Japanese drugstore beauty buys that even women in the West are in love with!
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One of Japan’s rarest sweets is a sell-out hit that looks and tastes like frost
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Studio Ghibli coasters keep your drinks hot and your heart warm this winter
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Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
Uniqlo announces first-ever collaboration with horror manga master Junji Ito【Photos】
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Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
Japan’s most popular castle raising ticket prices by up to 200 percent for non-local tourists
Furikake rice seasoning sales are soaring, which is bad news for Japan as a whole
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Studio Ghibli heroine cardigans give you warmth and strength to face everyday challenges
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers- Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
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Adorable baby hippo Moo Deng is now an adorable Mister Donut donut!
Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke plushies show a softer side of formidable Ghibli characters
One of Japan’s most awesome rail passes, the Seishun 18 Ticket, just got a lot less awesome
Starbucks teams up with 165-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Snake decorations【Photos】
What does three months of Yoshinoya beef bowls do to your body? Medical study announces results
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
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