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In 2017, I talked about Celvoke, a Japanese beauty brand launched in 2016. (See the post here.) I was keen to try something from the brand, and I decided to go for Comfy Blush in 01 Pink. Today I will be sharing my thoughts on it in my Stash Debut series.
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by PJ on Sunday, May 24, 2020
in _Japanese Brand Profile, _Stash Debut, -Hadalabo, 2015 Fall, 2015 Holiday, all about Japanese cosmetics, skincare, skincare - cleansing/toning, stash focus

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I have been generally happy with my skincare routine in the past few years. However, occasionally and mostly out of curiosity, I want to try something different. It would usually be a product that is from a brand/line I am interested in and doesn’t have any obvious skin irritant. One such product that I have been using is Hadalabo‘s Gokujyun Premium Lotion.
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Kanebo launched KANEBO (Global Brand) in fall 2016. (Take a look at a brief profile on the brand here.) One of the items from the brand’s debut lineup that caught my attention is Variant Brosse (Cheeks), and I decided to try 02 Pink Petal.
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by PJ on Sunday, August 18, 2019
in _Stash Debut, -Muselle, -Muselle Nocturnal, -Pola, 2014 Fall, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, makeup - blusher, stash focus
by PJ on Sunday, January 13, 2019
in _Stash Debut, -Coffret d'Or, -Coffret d'Or Gran, -Kanebo, 2014 Fall, 2014 Holiday, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, makeup - blusher, stash focus
by PJ on Sunday, September 23, 2018
in _Japanese Brand Profile, _Stash Debut, -Albion, -Excia AL, 2007 Fall, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, makeup - blusher, stash focus
by PJ on Sunday, September 16, 2018
in _Japanese Brand Profile, _Stash Debut, -Excel, -Sana, 2015 Fall, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, makeup - eyeshadow, stash focus

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Excel is a popular drugstore beauty line in Japan, and, today, in my Stash Debut series, I will be sharing my thoughts on the line’s Skinny Rich Shadow in SR01 Beige Brown. (Here, “skinny” (“スキニー”) means “skin-like” or “skin-tonal”.)
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by PJ on Tuesday, April 24, 2018
in _Japanese Brand Profile, _Stash Debut, -NewBorn, -Sana, 2012 Fall, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, makeup - eyebrow, stash focus

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To shape and fill in my eyebrows, I have been using a matte grayish black eyeshadow. (I use it very light-handedly to create a natural look that doesn’t look too defined.) While I have been very happy with it for years, some of the recent 3-in-1 eyebrow products (which feature an eyebrow pencil, an eyebrow powder on a sponge tip and a brush) do look tempting. NewBorn‘s W Brow EX N in B2 Grayish Brown is what I decided to try.
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by PJ on Monday, February 5, 2018
in _Japanese Brand Profile, _Stash Debut, -Kanebo, -Media, 2016 Fall, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, makeup - base makeup, makeup - base makeup - powder, makeup - blusher, stash focus

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Kanebo Media is a Japanese drugstore beauty line that has been around for quite some time, and I am sure many of you are well aware of this line. Today I will be talking about the line very briefly and sharing my thoughts on Bright Up Cheek N in WT-01, my first purchase from the line.
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by PJ on Saturday, January 20, 2018
in _Stash Debut, -Kosé, -Visée, -Visée Avant, 2016 Fall, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, makeup - eyeshadow, stash focus

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Kosé launched Visée Avant, a sub-line of Visée, in Japan in fall 2016. Compared with Visée, Visée Avant is sleeker and edgier. (Visée used to be edgier but it is now more elegant.) Today I will be reviewing Visée Avant’s Single Eye Color in 013 Exotic.
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