Author: Toshiya
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#koyomo tsuki cheek (The picture is Koyomo tsuki cheek ) Hi Everyone, Still Golden Week, and most people don’t work till May 6. I suspect it is hard to stay home for an entire week. I was watching youtube where he suggests that we do a ramen walk. Ramen may have 500 kcal, but if…
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#kihitsu rectangle brush The picture is Kihitsu square brush set 30000 yenhttps://store.fudejapan.com/collections/kihitsu/products/kihitsu-square-brush-set Hi Everyone, I was informed that EMS postages would be raised on June 1. I use FedEX and DHL for many countries so I hope the raise will not impact postages very much. I used to have the image that FedEX and DHL…
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#addiction eyeshadow (The picture above is an ADDICTION eyeshadow 2400 yen) Hi Everyone, It is in the middle of Golden Week in Japan. I thought happiness was felt when drinking iced coffee at a relaxing cafe. And it would be better if cafe is located on the Waikiki beach or Bali island in the gentle…
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Hi Everyone, Bunshindo told me that they would raise the prices on March 1st. The Kolinsky/Saikoho brush whose price is currently 50,000yen will be 55,000 yen. There are three colors of handles – black, white and red. If you are interested, please let me know today. Thank you! Toshiya
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Bought #starbucks Hi Everyone. It is a Golden Week new. The holiday weeks start on April 29 till May 5, but many companies give their employees the rest of the week-off. Usually, Japanese travel inside and outside Japan, but this year appears to be different. Now Tokyo is under the Declaration of Emergency. Osaka is…
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Hi Everyone, I have received several questions from my clients about new brushes. Here are some updates. White Canadian squirrel makie brushes: I heard that Koyudo would make face L brushes . The handle will be black makie in a flat shape as in the picture below(cheek). Cheek brushes were made and are in stock.…
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#dior Isetan limited Hi Everyone, Happy New Year! I visited Shibuya and Shinjuku today. Shops and streets are as busy as usual. People enjoy new year shopping. I came to Isetan for Dior events and found a long line…. There seems to be a gap between what media reports and how people feel. People get…
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#SUQQU 2021 SS eyeshadow Signature eyes 01 Hi Everyone, This is a swatch of SUQQU signature eyeshadow 01. This shop manager is good at showing a swatch. I received several feedback that some swatches are good, some are not good. What she swatched were favorably taken. Each time I visit SUQQU, I ask her to…
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#echizen grey squirrel Engraving free 20000yen (the picture is grey squirrel brush with Echizen lacquerware – 20,000 yen) Hi Everyone, I was informed thatKZ-04KZ-07 were currently out of stock, and that they would be back late in January. The Silver fox of Kihtisu price is still not known, but Kihitsu told me thatit should be…
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#kihitsu silver Fox Hi Everyone、 It is the end of December. First, Kumano brush companies will be on holidays next week till January 4. And due to the COVID-19, the Government of Japan stopped tourists from foreign countries.Yet, still no sign of ‘lockdown’ and I see people walking around as usual. Today, I want to…
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Hi Everyone, I visited Ginza Mitsukoshi. I rarely go to Mitsukoshi as Isetan Shinjuku is quicker and has all I need. Hakuhodo is not in Isetan and Mitsukoshi Hakuhodo has more sets than others. I should visit more. #hakuhodo #ginza There are three kinds of sets now. This is a vermillion set. S104, S110, S5555,…
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Hi Everyone, I was reading a book about Starbucks. The concept of Starbucks is to sell a third place, not coffee itself. Workplace is competitive, and home is a place where you need to behave as a nice spouse in America (this is not what I say, but the book says!). Starbucks thinks people need…
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(SUQQU eyeshadow no.2 and Takeda fox fan brush) Hi Everyone, SUQQU Designing eyeshadows will be renewed inJanuary. The price will be a little more expensive than the current 8160 yen. It will be 8400 yen. SUQQU will replace the current products with new ones. Please let me know if you are interested in buying them.…
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Hi Everyone, I was informed by Bunshindo, a Kawajiri fude maker that: Bunshindo would make brushes with three kinds of handles (the same hair) 50,000 yen each The hair is kolinsky/saikoho, which has been kept for more than 40 years. The handles are bamboo. This time, the brushes are made from limited hair. Sorry it…
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(the picture is a Kihitsu animal brush – cat) Hi Everyone, It is November, and people wear clothes for winter.Yet, it is 20C today so not too cold. I read books at a bookstore every day.There is one in Shibuya on my way to the station. It is called Kinokuniya. I try to read books…
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Hi Everyone, I mainly buy products in Shibuya Tokyu and Shinjuku Isetan. Those department stores are still quiet, compared to ‘ Before Corona.’Yet I see some Chinese buyers who speak Japanese very fluently.They seem to be residents in Tokyo, so not many tourist yet. Whatever the reason is, Japan COVID situation did not get worse.The…
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Hi Everyone, I received interesting feedback to my blog from my clients yesterday.I wrote about people sitting next to me at cafe. I like people watching, especially over coffee. ( I guess my concentration is low.) I love doing so overseas, as everything is new and people behave differently. I spent six months as an…
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Hi Everyone, I received several questions for Takeda. Some are:fox KolinskyItachi I was told that their fox hair is different from that of Chikuhodo. Please give me your feedback if you have both. Itachi/Kolinskyhttp://takeda-brush.com/brush/PureRedSable-2.html Foxhttp://takeda-brush.com/ProductData/new/index.html They can customize brushes. That is unique as a fude maker. They say the business is small, and they try…
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Hi Everyone, I have posted a video of a lip brush made by SUQQU.It is made with Kolinsky. SUQQU told me that the lip brush with kolinsky would be replaced by another lip brush. I don’t know information on the new lip brush but it will have hair other than kolinsky. The alternative to SUQQU…
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Hi Everyone, I chatted with Chikuhodo.They will have limited sets in mid November. They don’t call them Christmas sets or Noel, rather ‘limited.’So they can continue to sell those limited sets as long as they are in stock. This is Evergreen set of Hakuhodo. I will keep you updated. Speaking of limited, I have recently…
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