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  • I’ve started looking forward to going to the coffee shop every day. I have to explain why..

    Hi Everyone, We are in the middle of a three-day weekend in Japan. Having my own business, holidays are not as valuable as when I was employed. One reason is that I cannot ship. FedEx and DHL do not operate on holidays. Speaking of packing and shipping, it requires concentration. Part of the reason is…

  • Hakuhodo fan brushes for liquid and cream

    (Above is a kolinsky brush from Koyudo) Hi Everyone, I was asked by a client what good fan brushes are suitable for liquid and cream. I checked with Hakuhodo, which offers many fan brushes. Upon inquiry with the Headquarters in Hiroshima, they recommended: Both brushes are made with synthetic hairs. I understand that some of…

  • 292. Sometimes it is scary to go to a department store

    (The picture is Chikuhodo MK-KO Carp red with grey squirrel) Hi Everyone, I went to SUQQU shop where two people were waiting in front of the shop. I decided to go to other shops first :  Osaji, CDP and Tom Ford. Then I came back and those two ladies were still standing in front of…

  • 197. Less and less natural hair for brushes

    (the picture above is that of Kihitsu square set with goat hair) Hi Everyone,  I read an article that  Kolinsky hair is in short for calligraphy brushes. It is mostly imported from China, but due to the COVID , it gets less and less. The article was written about calligraphy brushes, but it may apply…

  • #echizen grey squirrel Engraving free 20000yen

    #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…

  • 175. SUQQU eyeshadow, Koyudo Saibikoho, Takeda limited

    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…

  • 167. Kihitsu will make new fu-pa01 but will be expensive

    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…

  • 157 Why are Japanese people so indirect ?

    Hi Everyone, Yesterday, I posted Holiday collection of SUQQU in November. There will be another one of SUQQU- skin care from December, with VIALUME, a new skincare product. Laduree will also have a Holiday collection in December, too. I bought 2 eyeshadow palettes today – one from Etvos, the other from THREE. The Etvos one…

  • 156 Koyudo BP and Fupa, SUQQU Holiday collection

    Hi Everyone,  I received an order for Kihitsu BP series: BP039 Tamage -2000 yen BP017 Pine Squirrel – 5940 yen Those are made by Koyudo for Kihitsu, which sells them as its own brand. As you might know, Kihitsu has been a sales company of Koyudo so all the Kihitsu brushes are made by Koyudo.…

  • 155 Kihitsu brushes

    Hi Everyone, In July, people complained there was too much rain, now no rain at all in August…. Yesterday, I posted a picture of Body Pierces. It is not my main product but I buy products based on my clients’ requests. I will try to get products you like, though Kumano brushes and department items…

  • 154 Busy day today

    Hi Everyone, Today was a busy day. I made a lot of small trips. My morning started with exercising at gym. I don’t spend more than one hour gym, rather I go there every day. If it is a hard exercise, I will end up with going once or twice a week. Eventually, I don’t…

  • 153 Cheek / Highlight brushes for cream and liquid makeup

    Hi Everyone, It is 40C in some areas in Japan, and it is 35 to 37 C in Tokyo. People seem to be back to department stores to avoid the heat. The increasing number of people get corona virus, and with a mask, it is harder to walk outside in the heat. The other day…

  • 151 Fude Japan brush

    Hi Everyone, It is August and it seems summer has arrived in Japan. It was 30C today, and I expect it to begin to be hot from this week. With many rainy days, I hope summer days are not as many as usual. There will be many limited makeup products in August. I came to…

  • 150 Makeup products AW2020

    Hi Everyone, I went to Isetan to buy -Lunasol Isetan Limited 2020 AW Lunasol -IPSA limited palette collaborated with ‘beautiful people’ Celvoke 2020AW Dolce & Gabbana ‘Loves Tokyo’ Limited There are several youtubes talking about these brands. I managed to buy Lunasol Isetan limited for my clients. Before I visited Isetan, I called Hankyu Osaka…

  • 149 Foundation brushes (B-FD-01 vs S5557)

    Hi Everyone,  It is summer but still raining. Very rare to have so many rainy days in July. This is a four day weekend, and I went to Shibuya department stores to visit  Jill Stuart ADDICTION  Shiseido  CPB I was surprised to see that there were very few customers at shop,  and shop employees seem…

  • 147: New and Limited Products ②

    Hi Everyone, It is raining again in Tokyo. Looks like it is every day. Today I want to introduce a product from Bunshindo. It is Kolinsky, from 30 years ago. They use Kolinsky and Saibikoho mainly for calligraphy and painting brushes. (Koyomo has goat hair of 30 years ago too) Bunshindo is located in Kawajiri,…

  • No. 146 Limited and new products ①

    Hi Everyone, It is raining very hard now in Japan, and especially Kyushu, southern part of Japan, has been hit by heavy rain and many people are in trouble. The corona virus situation makes it harder. Japan summer usually has lots of rain in June and typhoon in August. This summer it seems worse with…

  • (sorry !this is a blog in Japanese – I am writing this as my daily memo as well) おはようございます。 きょうのニュースにyoutuberラファエルさんの記事がのっていました。 彼はインタビューで 「悩む時間を極限まで減らし、関わる人間をとことん削る。自分が打ち合わせに出向くこともありますが、LINEで打ち合わせがほとんどです。そうやってできた時間を次の広告案件にあてます。」(途中略) これで年収5億円までいったと。。 年収の高い人って 高速回転 です。 プランニングとか準備とかもちろんですが 動いてるんですよね。 わたしも日記的にはメモってきましたが シェアしないと意味ないと 日本語でブログはじめました。 アウトプットになります。 自分に当てはめるといまは Amazon, eBay つかっていませんが eBayはやってみようとおもっています。 それとクラウドファンディング。 米国のプラットフォームでやります。 それではまた!    

  • マーケティング 西野亮廣さんのはなし

    化粧筆や化粧品を輸出しています。 常にどうやったら売上(というより利益ですが)を伸ばせるかを考える毎日です。 キングコング西野さんのラジオVoicyを聞いていますがその中でこれ!という話があったので書き留めておきます。 タモリさんが西野さんに 「時代を追うな」と「時代はまだ一回まわってまた戻ってくる」と 時代を追わない、万人受けするより少数でもいいから熱狂的なファンをつくることが大切と西野さんは解釈します。 10人の熱狂的ファンをつくるとそれが15になり、30になる。 300人いれば世界をひっくり返せる なんでもしかけることができる。 100万人のフォロワーはいらないと言います。 強く信じて応援してくれるひとが300人いればいい。 100万人のフォロワーは守ってくれない。 そのためにはダイレクト課金で企業広告ではない 広告費頼みでないということ。 現在の西野さんのオンライサロンは約50000人。 私はインスタグラム、email, facebookなどで問い合わせがあると、 丁寧に接するようにしています。 毎日、 地道に こつこつ 無邪気に笑 やるしかないと。 そう思っていても、 満塁ホームランを狙っている自分がいます。 一人ひとりを大切に それが大きくなっていつか満塁でホームランを打つ。 そのために3割打たないまでも四球を選んで出塁率を 地味にあげて行こうと思います。 それはメルマガであったり、ブログであったり、 個人への’how are you?’メールであったり、 簡単なようで難しいですね。 Toshiyaは信頼できるからまた買おうと、 リピートしてもらって、また売れると やっててよかったなあ、と思えます。 それではまた!