All about Japanese Cosmetics (ff/T'estimo/PN)

[vernis]

Haru-san, any idea why Visee new palette is cheaper by so much as compared to similar releases?

[vernis]

Are discounts given for Cherini?

Think must change subject title to : Ask Haru

[haru]

Vernis, Visee recently revamped their entire line. However, the drugstores are still selling the old Visee line, the one that used to be advertised by Hamasaki Ayumi. The new Visee line is much cheaper and has different packaging. The old Visee was largely in blue packaging whereas the new Visee is largely in transparent and gold packaging. The new Visee line is all colour cosmetics, no base makeup like foundations or powders or concealers. I guess that's the main difference? I wasn't too familiar with the old Visee line.

[haru]

Cherini? What's that?

[vernis]

Heeee... thanks, i think my budget for my 1st ever palette can only get new Visee but colour not so .

Cherini is by Kose, seriously looking but i heard good. Esprique is also good i heard.

Thanks for helping & for clearing my doubts.

[haru]

if you don't like Visee, Testimo and PN are also q affordable, over here in Japan at least. Only about S$11 for a single e/s.

I haven't tried Esprique but I see it everywhere as they just came up with a new powder fdn and a new liquid fdn. Winter is ending over here and all the Japanese brands are releasing new foundations for Spring/Summer. I haven't seen Cherini though.

[Glossie]

Oh I'm curious about Esprique too! My weakness is cream/liquid foundation :Doh:

[Gink]

Bee, dont tell me you are going to use the skin remaker, ff eyeshaows, liquid stain, honey gloss and even the chic choc nail polish all at once today?!

[Lilu]

Anyone tried ff eyeshadows? Tempted to try them myself

I'll be making a payment to Haru via paypal soon. Anyone wants to ride on? Just PM me. Would love to share shipping as well.

PS. Dear Haru CP'd the Compact Fantasia for moi

[bee]

gink, hehe, i didn't get to do that all at once, but I cannot wait to paint my nails Only tried these items :

ff eyeshadow in green : lovely green!! the frosted white is rather pigmented, so when i swept it across entire eyelid, the color is quite intense (some other white es i used before are almost invisible!) The green at the middle is something i never had before, it looks a dull green actually, but it looks lovely on my middle part of the lids Then i used the darkest green to line the bottom lids. Think i am a green-eye monster today!!

honey dip gloss : love the smell! Like i said, it looks like a bright fuschia indian pink in the tube, but when i used it on my lips, it is a nice glossy pink, perfect for daily use, not that wayang!

Flesh & blood : I followed haru's advise, and use a little bit by bit, and yes, it gives a nice pink natural blush on my cheeks today, like i have just exercised!

Will review on the Skin remaker powder once I used it.

[Gink]

ok you got most of the items i'm lemming for, do post a pic of the eyeshadow on you? A close up?

Oh yes, the black glitter nail polish looks very interesting!

[cc_lia]

Hi haru, do you stay in the drugstore for very long time because there are sooo many amazing cosmetics and products.

how about sharing with us some inventive products you found in drugstores useful for women which we can't find over here?

really envy you! so lucky to get 1st hand on japanese products.

[cc_lia]

vel, actually from the picture testimo look more attractive than PN but personally I like PN products so why not you buy two and share your review with us?

[haru]

hey cc_lia, yes, I spend way too much time in the drugstores. Over the past 5 days, I've been travelling to the various drugstores everyday just to do CPs for cotters.. u girls are keeping me very busy! Not that I'm complaining, it's really my pleasure to do these cos then I get to find out what other people think of these products. I can't afford to buy them all to try! Sometimes i can spend more than one hour in the drugstore just looking at the the various brands, especially when they come up with new collections. And almost every brand looks like it's of great quality, probably because Japanese consumers are notoriously picky about quality.

As for inventive products... hmm, I can't really think of any at the moment. The Air Stocking is already available in Singapore. Oh, but I did find this Pore Stickers strips that are black in colour! (You know like the ones by Biore?)... I guess the black colour makes it easier to see the gunk you pull out of your pores with the strip... I was quite intrigued by it and bought a pack but haven't used it yet.

[vernis]

OT here.

the strips contain charcoal? i enjoy seeing my 'oblivious' heads. SICK but true. do they work better than normal white ones? White ones don't work well for me.