by PJ on Thursday, November 22, 2012
in _Japanese Brand Profile, -Anessa, 2013 Spring, 2013 Summer, makeup, makeup - base makeup, makeup - base makeup - BB creams, skincare, skincare - moisturizing/others
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Shiseido’s Anessa is one of the most popular suncare ranges in Japan. The range features sunscreens (including one designed for babies), foundations, and a BB cream, all of which offer high levels of protection against UVA and UVB rays. The range also includes cleansers formulated to remove high-factor sun protection.
Currently, in Japanese cosmetics, the labels indicating the strengths of UVA protection are PA+, PA++, and PA+++. From January 2013, as a result of the advancement of UVA protection technology in Japan, the Japan Cosmetic Industry Association will introduce PA++++, an even higher level of UVA protection.
Anessa’s spring/summer 2013 suncare collection, which will be released in Japan on February 21st, features items with the PA++++ UVA-protection level. The collection includes (from left to right in the photo above):
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La Prairie‘s Caviar range is perhaps the most noted range of the Swiss skincare brand. In September, a new addition to the range, Skin Caviar Liquid Lift, was launched in the UK. Today I am taking a closer look at this product.
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SUQQU will release its holiday 2012 makeup collection in Japan on November 2nd. The collection includes two limited-edition makeup kits, 2012 Christmas Makeup Kit A (above, ¥8400) and 2012 Christmas Makeup Kit B (below, ¥8400).
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Molton Brown is a UK-based brand launched in 1973. Currently, it mainly carries skincare, bodycare (including handcare), haircare, men’s grooming, fragrance, and home fragrance items. In March 2012, Molton Brown released a new skincare and bodycare range, and today I am reviewing Creole Grass Anti-Ageing Hydra-Crème from the range.
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Those in the UK who are fans of Japanese cosmetics might have noticed that Astalift had (somewhat quietly) been launched in the UK earlier this year. Today I am reviewing Astalift’s Regenerating Night Cream after an overview of the line.
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As part of Olay‘s 60th-anniversary celebration, the brand has launched a fragrance-free version of one of the brand’s most popular products, Regenerist 3-Point Treatment Cream. Today I am taking a closer look at this product.
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For spring/summer 2012, RMK has released Cream Soap (S) (to replace Creamy Soap (N)) and Foamed Soap (M) to add to the brand’s skincare lineup. (They were released on April 6th in Japan and at around the same time in the UK.) Today I am reviewing Foamed Soap (M).
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(image from www.za-cosmetics.com,
info from www.nikkei.com)
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Currently available at 6000 retail points in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and New Zealand, ZA is certainly one of the best-known Japanese drugstore beauty lines in Asia. However, since its launch in 1997, the Shiseido-owned line has not been available in Japan.
This is about to change in the coming fall. According to Nikkei, ZA will be launched in Japan in September 2012. It will be sold at 300 retail points in Japan in the first year. The launch lineup will feature skincare, base makeup, and point makeup items.
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