Tag: makeup
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Hi Everyone, Today, I received an order for a Hakuhodo set. I’d like to share the Hakuhodo sets for October and November. Please take a look at the brushes included in each set. The first one is the Sakura Gakushi set, J507 Hair Type: Goat & Synthetic Fibers Recommended for powder and blush.It provides a…
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（The picture is Winter cherry set of Hakuhodo)Hi Everyone, As you might know, brushes with certain natural hairs were discontinued. These hairs include Canadian squirrel and Kolinsky I read news the other day about Kumano fude. The article explains: 90% of hairs are imported from China. And due to the Covid, Itachi (weasel) was not…
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Hi Everyone, I was writing about Fude Japan marketing and history, but I was not able to finish it… So in this blog, I want to show you what I bought this week and the products coming in January. From top, It is a foundation brush of Bisyodo. I ordered the first engraved brush. It…
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Hi Everyone, I recognize that some of you have been to Japan. Some are repeaters, and you know Japanese food very well. I am often surprised that you know places I have never been to) Living in Tokyo, Japan, I can tell you that the restaurant prices are in general not too expensive. Most of…
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Hi Everyone, I read an interesting blog by a foreigner living in Japan. ‘Entrepreneurs in Japan complain it is difficult to find a girlfriend. One reason is parents want their daughters to marry a man who works for a big respected Japanese company. If a boyfriend works for a small unknown startup, parental approval is…
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Hi Everyone, I woke up early today at 5 am. This time, I did not go back to sleep, LOL. Instead, I went to a gym, where many people were doing excercies before work. I was surprised! Anyway, it is not what I want to talk about. When I came back, I saw many high school…
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Hi Everyone, It is still raining and cold outside so today I bought a bento box for lunch. It is the food section of the new building ‘Scramble Square’ I went to. Here are some pictures. Have you ever head of bento box ? It is a lunch box, and in Japan, it is common…
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Hi Everyone, I follow several youtube where I can learn good things about life. One of them is made by DaiGo, who talks about research findings done by universities all over the world. It is only in Japanese, so I am not intending to introduce this youtube here, but I want to introduce an interesting…
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Hi Everyone, Now it is raining and gets really cold this week, though it was warm yesterday, and some tourists wore half-sleeved in Tokyo! I receive good questions about brushes almost every day and it is interesting for me to investigate the brush world. It is always a learning experience. Today, I was asked if…
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Hi Everyone, It is getting cold even in Japan, now we need a coat to go outside. It gets warm (rather hot) in Japan these days and winter always arrives late. Yesterday, I went to Isetan : the makeup floors have been completely renewed. Skincare brands are now at 2F. Makeup at 1F. Sensai, Albion,…
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Hi Everyone, I was running around Shibuya and Shinjuku last two days, and will write more about which brand I visited tomorrow. Today, I want to show SUQQU holiday kits. Kit A and B are still available. I have one left each so please reply to this message, if interested. Each costs 12000 yen. Kit…
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Hi Everyone, There were several news in Japan this week. Tokyo Olympic Marathon will move to Sapporo from Tokyo due to the Tokyo summer being extremely hot. Actually it is hot in Sapporo, too! I am not into Marathon but I imagine most runners have learned quite a lot about the Tokyo course… A new shopping…
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Hi Everyone, A new shopping building will open in Shibuya, and I will visit there today. I will write about it tomorrow. It is called ‘Scramble Square .’ ADDICTION, Amplitude and Tom Ford will be easier for me to visit. An update for brushes: Some hair is not in stock. Silver Fox FO-1 is expected to…
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Hi Everyone, Have you visited Japan before? If so, I hope you had a good time and you visit here again ) This is a story of an Irish writer who came to Japan for Rugby World Cup. Ireland lost to New Zealand and he was going home next day. Sadly, he lost his cell phone.…
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Part 2 Hi Everyone, Today, I want to talk about shops other than Hakuhodo. Hakuhodo has been leading the brush industry with its aggressive marketing. They are different internationally and domestically. A big difference is that Hakuhodo owns sales forces which others don’t. Most big department stores have Hakuhodo shops. Mitsukoshi Ginza Tokyu Shibuya and…
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Hi Everyone, Today, I want to write about a question I often receive. ‘Where should I go to buy Japanese brushes in Tokyo?’ Kumano brushes are made in Kumano, Hiroshima. You can buy at their factories or at Hiroshima Station. But Hiroshima is far from Tokyo, and maybe you don’t have time to visit Hiroshima. …
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Hi Everyone, Another rain this weekend. It is not heavily raining, which is good news, but we expect more rain in October. As for makup brushes, Hakuhodo’s Canadian squirrel is still not available. I will let you know when I get updated. Also, Silver Fox is late, many apologies to those who are waiting and…
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Fude Japan (Makeup brushes from Japan) 