Finally back from my graduation trip! To say that going to Japan has been an experience is an obvious statement. I find it fascinating how a country can stay so fiercely traditional and yet be so advanced in her technology. It's like having the best of both worlds. Food was expectedly amazing; some were beyond amazing, more like heaven-reaching (in a good way). The people were very friendly and extremely welcoming. I guess they are used to tourists already. Anyway, more details on my Japan trip in other posts! I plan to write a couple of posts on my experience and the general way of getting around and not breaking the bank. For now, let's focus on my HAUL. Haul, haul, haul, shopping, shopping, SHOPPING!
Japan's drugstores are crazily packed with goodies. They were so packed, my eyes were tired from looking at the myriad of products available from the different brands. The first time I went in to a drugstore, I was in there for a good 2 hours. Thankfully it was a free shopping day, if not my travel partners would probably abandon me to continue with their schedule. HAHA.
I'm proud of myself though, because I did not go totally out of control. There are two reasons to why I didn't buy more: 1. Some products looked interesting but I had no idea how to use them since everything's in Japanese. 2. I wanted to at least try to control my money when it came to beauty products so I could boast about it HAHA.
So yes, I didn't go way crazy, but I still got a fair number of great products! :) Anyway, I can't really remember the exact prices of the items (some were priced at weird 4-digit prices, like 1561yen or something like that, so since I threw away the receipts already, I can't really remember them).
First up, some facial masks! This brand (LuLuLun?) was amazing. They sold their masks in individual packs, in packs of 7 and in bumper packs of 50. For these, I remember the prices since they are labelled on the packagings! 420 yen for the purple one, and 315 yen for the pink one. They are VERY affordable. S$1 is around 80 yen right now. So I have 14 masks for 735yen ~ S$9.20. HALO DAMN CHEAP CAN?
Pretty masks that I could not not buy. According to chay, these are Korean? They were quite pricey, if you compare them to the above masks, but they were priced quite similarly to Singapore prices.
Ah. Concealers. How can I not buy concealers? They were about 950 yen each? The brand offered 3 shades and shade 02 was obviously too light for my skin. Shades 01 and 03 look extremely similar, but apparently 01 is appropriate for those with dull skin and 03 is appropriate for those who face the computer the entire day (I figured out from the photos haha)? So I got both because I couldn't decide which one to get.
This mascara just intrigued me. I do not remember the price at all. I just threw it in my basket and paid. :S
Hada-Labo is a really popular skincare brand in Singapore and I found Hada-Labo's BB Cream! There were A LOT of BB Creams sold in Japanese drugstores and I had fun trying them out. Most of them were really cakey so I stirred away from them, but this Hada-Labo one was really light and it felt like a normal moisturiser. Hence, I bought it for its consistency! I think it was less than 1500 yen.
My love for CANMAKE cosmetics started really young. CANMAKE is available in Singapore, but they raised the prices and I was not a happy lady. In Japan, CANMAKE is like SilkyGirl but with products that have more stellar quality, MUCH MORE. Hence, I went a little cray cray and bought 4 CANMAKE products. I wanted to get more eyeshadow palettes but all the shades were so similar, and I have so many palettes at home, so yes I bought only one. The products were all less than 700 yen each (CHEAP) and the Lip Serum was I think around 350 yen?
Integrate eyeliner set that I could not ignore because well, it's an eyeliner set, and I will die without eyeliners. So, in the basket it goes!
SO CUTE RIGHT THIS BLACKHEAD THINGY?! I don't know how well it works but I have tons of blackheads so why not just try? It was slightly less than 1000 yen.
That concludes my beauty and skincare products. I didn't go too bad right? :D I wished I had gotten more CANMAKE products but what to do? I only have one face to doodle on. :(
Next posts will be on my accessories haul and fashion haul! Hope you guys like the haul posts! :) Have a great week ahead, my awesome readers!!
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