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Saturday, June 5, 2021

4 Ways to Protect Your Skin from UV Rays

I believe that sun protection is very important to delay the skin aging process. Indeed, it's told that UVA and UVB are responsible for 80% of facial aging signs such as wrinkling, dryness, sagging and spotty pigmentation. Today, I'm going to share with you how I protect myself from harmful UV rays.

1. Wearing Sunscreens

I always wear sunscreen all year round. Even if it's cloudy or rainy, I still wear sunscreen. In addition to liquid sunscreen, I also apply powder sunscreen after applying foundation. If you have sensitive skin, I recommend you to wear Japanese sunscreens with SPF around 30. SPF30 sunscreen is effective enough for daily use and is more gentle than SPF50.

You can check my previous entries related to sunscreens.

■10 Best Sunscreens Won Beauty Awards in Japan

■3 Best Japanese Sunscreens for Sensitive Skin

■Top 3 Japanese Powder Sunscreens

2. Wearing Sun Protective Clothing

UNIQLO AIRism UV Protection Hoodie

As I mentioned in my previous entry, I purchased UNIQLO UV protection hoodies to protect my skin from UV rays, and I really love them which are UPF40! Specifically, I really love breathable mesh of AIRism UV Protection Hoodie. It's long sleeve hoodie but has cool feeling with AIRism's comfort conditioning technology, so it's perfect for sunny summer.

You can check my entry related to UNIQLO UV Protection Hoodies.

■UNIQLO Haul - Paul & Joe, AIRism and UV Cut Hoodies

3. Having Your Car Windows Tinted

Last week, my husband and I had my car windows tinted at Presto Window Tinting located in Huntington Beach. It was about $340 for 7 windows. Car window films block 99% of harmful UV rays and reduce heat inside the car. I should have done it sooner!

4. Installing Home Window Films

UV Protection Window Film

I am planning on installing UV protection window films for our home office windows. Home window films also block 99% of harmful UV rays and reduce heat inside home. While I am blogging, I stay in the front of the large windows for hours, so I realized that I really need home window films after having my car windows tinted. When I finish installing window films for my home office, I will share it with you. 😉

My Home Office

These are my entries you might like.

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♥10 Best Sunscreens Won Beauty Awards in Japan This Year

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Sakura Uehara's Everyday Skincare Routine - Best Skincare Products Japanese Celebrity Loves

       Yesterday, I watched this Sakura Uehara's Official YouTube video and thought that I should share her beauty tips with you through my blog! :)

       Sakura Uehara is a Japanese celebrity. She is a TV star, actor and model. Last month, she graduated from a university and finally started her own YouTube channel and sharing her beauty tips! You might think that she looks like in her 20s, but actually she is 42 now! She has gorgeous skin. Everyone wants to know her secrets to younger looking skin. Some people might think that she is probably using extravagant beauty products, but she said that she doesn't use unique luxury products nor facial care equipment at all.

   These are two most important tips for gorgeous skin.

1. No Rubbing Against Skin
She makes sure that nothing is rubbing against her skin, so she never gives herself facial massage.

2. Keep Your Skin Hydrated
While many people use a facial mask at night, she recommends apply a facial mask in the morning too.

Sakura Uehara's Everyday Skincare Routine After Cleansing

Use Facial Lotion Tissue to Pad Your Skin Dry Gently
As soon as she finishes cleansing her face, she uses facial lotion tissue to dry her face. She doesn't use a towel for her face. Just cover your face with two to three sheets of facial lotion tissue to pad your skin dry gently. She has been doing this for years.
As I mentioned in my previous entry, 3 Best Luxury Japanese Facial Tissue, Japan has very soft and smooth facial lotion tissue which contains moisturizing ingredients such as glycerine and sorbitol. Nepia Hana Celeb and Elleair Lotion Tissue are very popular in Japan and can be found drugstores in Japan.

Nepia Hana Celeb

Nepia Hana Celeb is very soft and has very cute packaging. I felt that Elleair Lotion Tissue was softer than Hana Celeb.

Elleair Lotion Tissue

You can check out my previous entry related to Japanese facial lotion tissue.
■3 Best Luxury Japanese Facial Tissue

Use Facial Masks Twice A Day
As soon as drying her face, she immediately apples facial mask to moisturize her skin. She uses Lululun Facial Mask Blue. She said that applying affordable facial masks twice a day is so much better than applying a small amount of expensive moisturizer. While wearing a facial mask for 15 minutes or so, she does household chores such as doing laundry.

Lululun Face Mask Blue

I love Lululun Precious Face Mask Green, anti-aging facial mask you can use everyday.

Lululun Precious Face Mask Green

I also likes morning facial mask such as Saborino, which is very popular 60-second all-in-one facial mask. It keeps my skin well hydrated all day long. Lululun and Saborino facial masks can be found at drugstores in Japan.

Saborino

You can check out my entries related to Japanese facial masks.

■3 Most Popular Facial Sheet Masks in Japan

■5 Best Affordable Japanese Anti-Aging Facial Sheet Masks

■3 Best Facial Sheet Masks Loved in Japan This Year

■10 Best Affordable Japanese Facial Sheet Masks You Want to Use Every Day

■6 Best Japanese Facial Sheet Masks Loved by Japanese Beauty Experts

■3 Best Japanese Facial Sheet Masks Won Beauty Awards in Japan

■Top 7 Japanese Facial Sheet Masks That Rescue Your Dry Skin

■Saborino - New Popular Japanese Facial Sheet Mask for Busy Morning

Keep Moisture in Your Skin from Evaporating
After the facial mask, she applies facial cream or facial oil to keep moisture in her skin from evaporating. Now, she uses 24h Cosme Natural All-In-One Balm. 24h Cosme can be found at Plaza, Tokyu Hands and Loft in Japan.

24h Cosme Natural All-In-One Balm

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♥What Naomi Watanabe Is Using in Vogue Video - Best Makeup Products Japanese Celebrity Loves

♥3 Best Affordable Japanese Facial Lotion, Keshosui (& My Favorite One + My Skincare Routine)

♥3 Best Japanese Makeup Removers You Can Find Drugstores in Japan (& 2 My Favorite Ones!)

♥3 Best Japanese Nyueki, Japanese Facial Lotion

♥7 Best Japanese Beauty Products Hall of Fame

♥Top 5 Life-Changing Japanese Beauty Products

♥Top 5 Most Popular Japanese Charcoal Soap

♥Top 3 Japanese Powder Sunscreens

♥3 Best Japanese Sunscreen Products to Try This Summer

♥3 Best Japanese Eye Creams Won Beauty Award This Year

♥4 Best Japanese Anti-Aging Creams And Serums

♥Top 7 Japanese Facial Sheet Masks That Rescue Your Dry Skin

♥3 Best New Facial Sheet Masks in Japan

♥7 Most Popular Japanese Facial Cleansing Wipes for Removing Makeup

♥10 Best Japanese Beauty Products on Amazon Japan, You Can Also Purchase Them at Drugstores in Japan

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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Japanese Vocabularies You Should Know When You Buy Skincare Products in Japan

If you are planning on purchasing beauty products in Japan, it's a good idea to learn some basic Japanese vocabularies related to beauty products in advance. Japanese products usually have descriptions in Japanese only. Even though you can find English on packages of a few Japanese products, sometimes it's just Japanese English, which is called wasei eigo (和製英語), so it might confuse you even more. For instance, in Japanese, lip stick (リップスティック) is lip balm. Essence (エッセンス) in Japanese is beauty serum.
Let's say you are going to buy Japanese lotion, but you find that there are small Japanese words (しっとり and さっぱり) written on the two similar bottles. If you know these meaning, you can purchase the right one for your skin type. By the way, if you are oily skin, you can choose さっぱり one. :)

Today, I'm going to share Japanese vocabularies related to skincare products. You can study these before going to Japan, or just check out this entry while you are at drugstores in Japan. I hope this entry will help your shopping there. :)

化粧水 (keshosui, kesho-sui, kesyou-sui) : Japanese Facial Lotion
The texture of keshosui is usually just like water. Keshosui is used to hydrate skin, and then you are supposed to use milky or creamy lotion (nyueki).

Keshosui 化粧水

乳液 (nyueki, nyu-eki) : Japanese Milky or Creamy Lotion
You are supposed to use nyueki after applying keshosui. Nyueki is used to seal your hydrated skin, so it can prevent evaporation of keshosui.

Nyueki 乳液

美容液 (biyoueki, biyoueki) : Beauty Serum
エッセンス (essence) : Beauty Serum

Biyoueki 美容液

クリーム (cream) : Facial Cream
フェイスクリーム (face cream) : Facial Cream
You are supposed to use cream after nyueki.

Face Cream フェイスクリーム

マスク (mask) : Facial Mask
パック (pack) : Facial Mask
フェイスマスク (face mask) : Facial Mask
フェイスパック (face pack) : Facial Mask

シートマスク (sheet mask) : Facial Sheet Mask
シートマスクパック (sheet mask pack) : Facial Sheet Mask

Sheet Mask シートマスク

洗い流すマスク (arai-nagasu-mask) : Facial Mask Required to Rise Off
洗い流すパック (arai-nagasu-pack) : Facial Mask Required to Rise Off
Arai-nagasu (洗い流す) means to rinse off.

Arai-Nagasu Pack (洗い流すパック)

アイクリーム (eye cream) : Eye Cream
目元用クリーム, 目もと用クリーム (memoto-yo-cream) : Eye Cream
目元専用クリーム (memoto-senyo-cream) : Eye Cream

Eye Cream アイクリーム

目元美容液, 目もと美容液(memoto-biyoeki) : Eye Serum

Memoto-Biyoueki 目もと美容液

まつげ美容液 (matsuge-biyoeki) : Beauty Serum for Eyelashes

Matsuge Biyoueki まつげ美容液

リップクリーム (lip cream) : Lip Balm (Stick Type)
リップケアクリーム (lip care cream) : Lip Balm (Stick Type)
リップスティック (lip stick) : Lip Balm (Stick Type)
リップバーム (lip balm) : Lip Balm (Jar Type)
色付きリップクリーム (iro-tsuki lip cream) : Tinted Lip Balm (Stick Type)
色付きリップスティック (iro-tsuki lip stick) : Tinted Lip Balm (Stick Type)
Lip stick means lip balm in Japan. Lip stick in English is called Kuchibeni (口紅) in Japanese.

Lip Care Cream リップケアクリーム

洗顔料 (sengan- ryo) : Facial Cleansing Products
洗顔フォーム (sengan-foam) : Facial Cleansing
泡洗顔フォーム (awa-sengan-foam) : Facial Cleansing Foam
洗顔せっけん, 洗顔石鹸, 洗顔石けん (sengan-sekken) : Facial Cleansing Soap
洗顔ソープ (sengan soap) : Facial Cleansing Soap
洗顔パウダー (sengan powder) : Facial Cleansing Powder
　Sengan (洗顔) means to wash your face.

Sengan Foam 洗顔フォーム

クレンジング (cleansing) : Makeup Remover
メイク落とし (make otoshi) : Makeup Remover
オイルクレンジング (oil cleansing) : Makeup Remover Cleansing Oil
ミルククレンジング (milk cleansing) : Makeup Remover Cleansing Milk
クレンジングジェル (cleansing gel) : Makeup Remover Cleansing Gel
クリームクレンジング (cream cleansing) : Makeup Remover Cleansing Cream
クレンジングシート (cleansing sheet) : Makeup Remover Cleansing Wipes
リキッドクレンジング (liquid cleansing) : Liquid Makeup Remover
Cleansing (クレンジング) means makeup remover in Japan.

Gel Make Otoshi ジェルメイク落とし

アイメイクアップリムーバー (eye makeup remover) : Eye Makeup Remover
ポイントメイクリムーバー (point make remover) : Makeup Remover for Eyes and Lips
マスカラリムーバー (mascara remover) : Mascara Makeup Remover

Eye Makeup Remover アイメイクアップリムーバー

コットン (cotton) : Facial Cotton Pads
カットコットン (cut cotton) : Facial Cotton Pads
コットンパフ (cotton puff) : Facial Cotton Pads
Oban (大判) means large, so oban cotton (大判コットン) means an extra large size cotton pad.

Cotton コットン

圧縮タイプローションシート (asyuku type lotion sheet) : Compressed Facial Sheet Mask
ローションシート (lotion sheet) : Compressed Facial Sheet Mask
Ashuku (圧縮) means compressed. You can put your favorite kesho-sui into a compressed facial sheet mask. It turns out to be your customized facial sheet mask.

Asyuku Type Lotion Sheet 圧縮タイプローションシート

しっとり (shittori) : Moist
保湿 (hoshitsu) : Moist
高保湿 (ko-hoshitu) : Extra moist
潤い, うるおい (uruoi) : Moist
    Skin care products with shittori (しっとり), hoshitsu (保湿) , ko-hoshitsu (高保湿) and uruoi (うるおい) are perfect for dry skin.

さっぱり (sappari) : Light Moist
    Skin care products with sappari (さっぱり) are perfect for oily skin.

敏感肌用 (binkan-hada-yo) : For Sensitive Skin
デリケートな肌用 (delicate-na-hada-yo) : For Sensitive Skin

美白 (bihaku) : Whitening
ホワイトニング (whitening) : Whitening
      Skin care products with bihaku (美白) or whitening (ホワイトニング) have whitening effect. Many of them contain whitening agents such as vitamin C.

アンチエイジング (anti-aging) : Anti-Aging
エイジングケア (aging care) : Anti-Aging

オールインワン (all-in-one) : All-In-One

All-In-One オールインワン

詰替用, 詰替え用, つめかえ用　(tsumekae-yo) : Refill
つめかえ (tsumekae) : Refill
詰替えパック, つめかえパック (tsumekae pack) : Refill
省資源パック (shoshigen pack) : Refill
There are many refill products in Japan such as shampoo, keshosui and nyueki. Refill is usually a little cheaper.

Keshosui Tsumekae-yo 化粧水詰替用

オイリー肌 (oily hada) : Oily Skin
オイリースキン (oily skin) : Oily Skin
脂性肌 (shisei-hada) : Oily Skin
べたつく肌 (betatsuku hada) : Sticky Skin, Oily Skin

乾燥肌 (kanso hada) : Dry Skin
ドライスキン (dry skin) : Dry Skin

敏感肌 (binkan hada) : Sensitive Skin
アレルギー肌 (allerugy hada) : Allergy Skin
アトピー肌 (atopy hada) : Atopic Eczema
アトピースキン (atopy skin) : Atopic Eczema
アトピー性湿疹 (atopy sei shishin) : Atopic Eczema

普通肌 (futsu hada) : Normal Skin
ノーマルスキン (normal skin) : Normal Skin

にきび, ニキビ (nikibi) : Acne
角質 (kakushitsu) : Dead Skin
しわ (shiwa) : Wrinkles
ホウレイ線 (houreisen) : Laugh Lines
毛穴 (keana) : Skin Pores
毛穴の黒ずみ (keana no kurozumi) : Blackheads
目のクマ (meno kuma) : Dark Circles

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Friday, April 1, 2016

Top 5 Life-Changing Japanese Beauty Products

Even though I have been living in the U.S. for years now, I lived most of my life in Japan. That's why I tried so many Japanese beauty products on a daily basis in Japan. I've introduced excellent Japanese beauty products that have a great number of positive reviews in Japan in my previous entries. (You can check out my entries, Best Japanese Beauty Products. ) When I lived in Japan, I found somethings truly changed my beauty routine. Today, I decided to share with you top 5 Japanese beauty products that might change your life forever. :)

1. Foaming Net

Foaming Net

Washing your face with plenty of lather is the most important tip for healthy skin. When I was 17 or 18 (so many years ago!), many of my friends started using a foaming net. I believe it just came to market back then. I didn't understand why they needed it because I could foam up facial cleanser without it easily. It's just a net! However, I finally decided to try it because everyone started using it. As soon as I tried this foaming net, I knew that I had been wrong! I was very impressed that it allowed me to create very thick foam very quickly with only tiny amount of a facial cleansing product. Since then, it has been my must have beauty item. I believe that most women in Japan use a foaming net now. If you have never tried a foaming net, I highly recommend this product. This small foaming net changes your beauty routine forever! :)
You can check out my previous entry, Two Important Things You Should Know to Wash Your Face - Japanese Beauty Secrets!

2. Daiso Detergent Cleaning for Markup Puff and Sponge

Daiso Detergent Cleaning for Markup Puff and Sponge

This is the best makeup brush/sponge cleaner ever! As I mentioned in my previous entry, I used to use flat makeup sponge to apply foundation in Japan, and I used to think that I should replace it every month. It cost a lot of money to replace it (My Shiseido sponge was about $10 back then), but I'd never thought I could wash it instead of throwing it away. My sister recommended me to try this product. I was very surprised that my dirty sponge became completely clean! After moving to the U.S., I started to use more makeup brushes, and I wash them with this cleaner weekly. :)
You can check out my previous entry, The Best Makeup Brush Cleaner - Daiso.

3. Kose Softymo Deep Cleansing Oil

Kose Softymo Deep Cleansing Oil

I tried so many types of makeup removers in Japan, and I found that oil makeup remover really removes all makeup including heavy sunscreen and waterproof mascara at one go. It also removes the stubborn pore cloggers. :) As I mentioned in my previous entry, I also tried more than 15 kinds of oil makeup remover products such as Kose Softymo and DHC Deep Cleansing Oil. When new ones were released and were on sale at drugstore, I tried anything at least one full bottle. I found that DHC and Kose ones are the best oil makeup removers I've ever used. Because Kose one is more affordable, I always purchase this when I visit Japan. I cannot live without oil makeup remover.
You can check out my previous entry, 4 Reasons Why I Love Kose Softymo Cleansing Oil.

4. Panasonic Nanoe Hair Care Dryer

Panasonic Nanoe Hair Care Dryer

Panasonic Nanoe hair dryer sereies is the truly life-changing hair dryer. When I used Panasonic hair dryer for my first time, I was really impressed that it dried my hair faster and also really made my hair softer and smoother. It was pretty expensive but was the best investment! When I go to travel, I always take my own hair dryer to everywhere because I don't want to use a cheap hair dryer a hotel supplies which makes my hair frizzy.
You can check out my previous entry, The Best Japanese Hair Dryer, Panasonic Nano Care Hair Dryer.

5.Oil Blotting Papers

Oil Blotting Papers

     I always keep oil blotting papers in my on-the-go makeup bag. Oil blotting papers are called aburatorigami in Japanese. Abura (油) is oil, tori (取り) is to remove, and gami (紙) is a paper. As its name, it's a just paper to remove oil from your face. When my face gets greasy hours after makeup, I just press it on my face. It absorbs oil, and my makeup looks fresh and clean again. :) My husband sometimes asks me if I have oil blotting paper because it also works as an eyeglasses cleaning paper.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Two Important Things You Should Know to Wash Your Face - Japanese Beauty Secrets!

        When I was 15 in Japan, I met a woman who had very beautiful skin. Her skin looked 20's, but her actual age was around 40 at that time. I asked her how she could keep her skin looked so younger. She told me that the most important things to keep your skin healthy was minimizing skin damage while washing your face. Since then, I have been doing as she advised to me, and I am glad that I haven't usually had skin problems such as acne for many years. I would like to thank her. :) Today, I'm going to share with you two important things I learned from her for face washing.

1. Wash your face with plenty of lather.
     If you directly put your facial cleanser onto your skin and rubbing, it might irritate your skin. Japanese people believe that washing your face without rubbing is the most gentle way to clean your face, so women in Japan prefer to wash their face with plenty of lather. In this way, you don't have to put facial cleanser on your face directly. I highly recommend using a Japanese foaming net to create fine lather. It's quick and easy to get plenty of lather. With using a facial net, you can foam up with bit of cleansing product, so you don't have to use excess amount of it. Using less amount of cleanser is also gentle to the skin.

2. Rinse thoroughly
      If you wash your face with lather, it's much easier to rinse it off. However, you should still take enough time to rinse your face thoroughly. The woman I mentioned above told me that she always rinsed her face at least 50 times at a time. She told me that rinsing your face perfectly was the most important thing to keep your skin healthier. Even when it seems I rinse it good enough, I continue to rinse and try to take enough time for it. As you might know, leaving cleansing product on your skin will irritate your skin until you completely rinse off all cleanser.

     These are my favorite Japanese beauty products to wash my face. When I visit Japan, I always purchase these products. If you are planning on visiting Japan, you should check them out. :)

Japanese Foaming Net
     I usually purchase it for about 100 yen at Daiso or Muji in Japan. You can use any type of facial cleaning products such as soap and liquid.

Japanese Foaming Net

Shiseido Perfect Whip Facial Cleansing
I usually purchase it for about 400 yen at drugstores in Japan. You can create very thick lather with it. :) If you use a Japanese foaming net to foam up this product, it's perfect!