Sunday, December 26, 2021

Las Vegas Strip Walking

 

New York New York, Las Vegas
       This week, my husband and I went to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a short vacation. We've visited Las Vegas many times so far, but it was our first time to travel out of Southern California after the COVID-19 pandemic started. It's been almost two years since then.
I-15 Las Vegas Freeway

             It took us four and a half hours to drive from our home to Las Vegas.

Trump International Hotel Las Vegas and Encore at Wynn Las Vegas
     Trump Hotel looked like a gold bar. 😂

 

 

Las Vegas Strip Walking

Encore at Wynn Las Vegas

               We stayed in Conrad Las Vegas at Resorts World in Las Vegas. On December 25th, we decided to walk on the Las Vegas Strip after having breakfast.  We started walking from the Conrad hotel. Then, we walked to New York New York and went back to the Conrad hotel. We walked over 16,000 steps in two hours. It was a great workout on Christmas. 😉

 

The Palazzo

Treasure Island Hotel

 

      There were some Starbucks cafes along the Las Vegas Strip, and many people were waiting in long lines to get coffee. Starbucks is always very busy in the morning.

The Mirage

Bellagio Vegas

Paris Las Vegas

 

Paris Las Vegas

 

New York New York

New York New York

Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas Boulevard
          This time, we didn't see any shows nor play casino in Las Vegas in order to avoid too busy places because of the pandemic. However, we really enjoyed staying at hotel and walking on the Las Vegas Strip. 😊 I'll write about the Conrad hotel we stayed in Las Vegas next time.   

 

     These are my entries related to this Las Vegas travel.

Las Vegas Strip Walking

Hotel Room Tour and Review - Conrad Las Vegas at Resorts World

Review : Conrad Las Vegas Fitness Center

Sun's Out Buns Out, A Restaurant at Resorts World Las Vegas

 

 

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Sunday, December 19, 2021

Japanese Beauty Haul - Lululun Face Masks

Lululun Face Masks

      As I mentioned in my previous entry, Japanese Beauty Haul - What I Purchased at a Japanese Supermarket in the U.S., I purchased some popular Japanese beauty products at Tokyo Central, a Japanese supermarket in the U.S., last month. At the store, I also purchased a set of Lululun Face Masks for $10. Two of them are 7-sheet packages, and three of them are individual ones. In total, this set contained 17 facial mask sheets! It was a pretty good deal. Today, I'm going to share with you what Lululun Face Masks I got from the set.

 


1.  Lululun Precious Red (ルルルン プレシャス レッド 濃密保湿) 

Face Mask Sheet
Anti-Aging
7 Sheets for 528 yen
32 Sheets for 1,870 yen
Can be purchased at most drugstores in Japan

Lululun Precious Red (ルルルン プレシャス レッド 濃密保湿)

      Lululun Precious Red has been very popular in Japan and won the best face mask awards many times. Lululun Precious series is anti-aging skin care products and this Lululun Precious Red is extra moisturizing facial sheet mask. It moisturizes your skin well and improves skin elasticity. It's also popular on Amazon

     I really love Lululun Precious series. I have used red one and green one before and really love them. Lululun Precious face mask has three types of face masks (Red, Green and White), and there are two different packages, 7-sheet pack and 32-sheet box, you can choose from.

Lululun Precious Red Moist 32-Sheet Box
       If you have dry skin, Lululun Precious red is perfect for you.

 

Lululun Precious Green Balance 32-Sheet Box
      If you want to improve your skin texture, Lululun Precious Green is perfect for you.

 

Lululun Precious White Clear 32-Sheet Box
     If you want brighter skin, Lululun Precious White is perfect for you.

 

 

How to Use Lululun Precious
・Apply on dry skin, after cleansing.
・Leave on for 10 minutes. After that, apply your favorite moisturizer as usual.
・Use daily.

 

      These are my entries related to Lululun Precious Red.

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 2. Lululun Moisture Balance Pink (ルルルン  肌バランスを整える ピンク)

Face Mask Sheet
Balance
7 Sheets for 385 yen
36 Sheets for 1,650 yen
Can be purchased at most drugstores in Japan

Lululun Moisture Balance Pink (ルルルン  肌バランスを整える ピンク)

     Lululun has three types of regular face masks, Pink, Blue and White. This Lululun face mask is very affordable and can be used daily. As I mentioned in my previous entry, 6 Best Japanese Facial Sheet Masks Loved by Japanese Beauty Experts, this Lululun face mask is loved by many beauty gurus in Japan. As I also mentioned in my previous entry, Sakura Uehara's Everyday Skincare Routine - Best Skincare Products Japanese Celebrity Loves, Japanese celebrity, Sakura Uehara, loves Lululun Blue face mask and use it twice a day to keep her skin in best condition. 

      Lululun has changed the name of regular Lululun series to "Lululun Pure". Lululun Pure series are also perfect for younger generation such as people who in their 10s and 20s.

Lululun Pure Pink Balance
      If you have combination skin, Lululun Pure Pink is perfect for you.


Lululun Pure Blue Moist

      If you have dry skin, Lululun Pure Blue is perfect for you.


Lululun Pure White Clear
       If you have oily skin and want brighter skin, Lululun Pure White is perfect for you.

 

How to Use Lululun Reguar / Lululun Pure
・Apply on dry skin, after cleansing.
・Leave on for 5 to 10 minutes. After that, apply your favorite moisturizer as usual.
・Use daily.



 

 3. Lululun One Night Rescue Vitamin (ルルルン ワンナイト レスキュー ビタミン)

Face Mask Sheet
One Night Rescue
1 Sheet for 220 yen
Can be purchased at most drugstores in Japan

Lululun One Night Rescue Vitamin (ルルルン ワンナイト レスキュー ビタミン)

        Lululun One Night series are made for people who want to improve their skin in just one night. Many people use Lululun One Night face mask on the day before your special day. This Lululun One Night Rescue Vitamin has vitamin C serum, vitamin C derivative. 

 

       Lululun One Night series have three types of face masks.

Lululun One Night Rescue

Lululun One Night Pink : Moisturizing

Lululun One Night Orange : Vitamin C

Lululun One Night Clear : Brightening


・Apply on dry skin, after cleansing.
・Leave on for 10 to 15 minutes. After that, apply your favorite moisturizer as usual.


 

 

 

4. Lululun One (ルルルン ワン) 

Face Mask Sheet
Rich
5 Sheets for 1,659 yen
1 Sheet for 300 yen
Can be purchased at many drugstores in Japan

Lululun One (ルルルン ワン)

       Lululun has released Lululun One for your special day. According to Lululun, Lululun One is the greatest facial sheet mask in all Lululun series, and it works like as if you got a facial done. It contains high quality ingredient of micro serum oil. Lululun One is the most expensive one in Lululun face mask series, but it's worth your money because many people review that it revives your skin right away. (However, it's still 300 yen per sheet! 😉)
 

 

How to Use Lululun One
・Apply on dry skin, after cleansing.
・Leave on for 5 to 10 minutes. 
・Use on your special day or one a week.

 

 

 

5. Lululun One White  (ルルルン ワン ホワイト) 

Face Mask Sheet
Brightening
5 Sheets for 1,659 yen
1 Sheet for 300 yen
Can be purchased at many drugstores in Japan
Lululun One White  (ルルルン ワン ホワイト)

     Lululun One White is also luxury face mask. Many people review that this face mask hydrates your skin very well, and makeup stays better on all day. I also mentioned this Lululun One White in my previous entry, 6 Best Japanese Facial Sheet Masks Loved by Japanese Beauty Experts.

 

How to Use Lululun One White
・Apply on dry skin, after cleansing.
・Leave on for 5 to 10 minutes. 
・Use on your special day or one a week.

 

 

     The reason why I purchased the set of Lululun Face Masks for $10 there was that the set included two Lululun One face masks. At the store, 5-Sheet Lululun One is selling for $22.99 ($4.59 for per sheet), so two sheets of Lululun One is usually $9.18. The set was $10 but was $24.16 value. I thought it's a pretty good deal. 😆 I really look forward to using two Lululun One face masks!  

Lululun Holiday Set

Lululun One and Lululun Pink

Lululun Precious

Lululun One Night


 

 

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Saturday, December 11, 2021

Japanese Beauty Haul - What I Purchased at a Japanese Supermarket in the U.S.

 

Japanese Beauty Haul

     It has been two years since I visited Japan last time. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I used to visit Japan at least every two years, and my husband used to visit Japan a few times a year. However, we are still not sure when we can visit Japan next time. I hope that we will visit Japan without quarantine next year. I really miss our families in Japan, authentic Japanese foods and shopping great Japanese products

     Last month, I went to Tokyo Central, a Japanese supermarket in the U.S., to purchase some Japanese beauty products because they were having holiday beauty sale. Today, I'm going to share what I purchased at a Japanese supermarket with you.  



1. Kikumasamune Skin Care Lotion High Moist (菊正宗 日本酒の化粧水 高保湿)

Keshosui, Japanese Facial Lotion
500 ml for 924 yen
200 ml for 550 yen
Can be purchased at many drugstores in Japan
$7.99 (Originally $12.99) 
Kikumasamune Skin Care Lotion High Moist (菊正宗 日本酒の化粧水 高保湿)

      When I found this Kikumasamune Skin Care Lotion was on sale at Tokyo Central, I thought that I should buy one because this is very popular keshosui, Japanese lotion, in Japan! 

      Kikumasamune (菊正宗) is one of the largest sake breweries in Japan. If you love drinking Japanese sake, I think that you've probably heard of Kikumasamune before. They started selling Kikumasamune Skin Care Lotion (菊正宗 日本酒の化粧水) in 2012, and it was selected the best keshosui of the year of 2017 by LDK the beauty, Japanese beauty magazine. This keshosui contains Japanese sake which moisturizes your skin and improves your skin condition. You perhaps don't like its sake aroma. However, the smell of lotion disappear in seconds after applying it. 

How to Use
Apply adequate amount of keshosui on your clean face. Then, apply nyueki on your face.

Facial Cleansing (洗顔)
Keshosui (化粧水)
Eye Cream (アイクリーム) and Beauty Serum (美容液)
Nyueki (乳液) 
Facial Cream (クリーム)



Keshosui, Japanese Facial Lotion
500 ml for 650 yen in Japan
Can be purchased at drugstores in Japan
 $5.99 (Originally $7.99) 

Naturie Hatomugi Skin Conditioner (ハトムギ化粧水 スキンコンディショナー)
      I have been using this Naturie Hatomugi Skin Conditioner and really like it. The reason why I went to the Japanese supermarket that day was that I found this keshosui was on sale.

     Hatomugi Skin Conditioner has been very popular in Japan. Indeed, it won many beauty awards in Japan.  It's very affordable and moisturizes your skin very well. In addition, it is really gentle to your skin.
 

How to Use
Apply adequate amount of keshosui on your clean face. Then, apply nyueki on your face.

Facial Cleansing (洗顔)
Keshosui (化粧水)
Eye Cream (アイクリーム) and Beauty Serum (美容液)
Nyueki (乳液) 
Facial Cream (クリーム)




3. Naturie Hatomugi Skin Conditioning Milk (ハトムギ浸透乳液 スキンコンディショナーミルク)

Nyueki, Japanese milky or creamy lotion
230 ml for 825 yen in Japan
Can be purchased at drugstores in Japan
$6.99 (Originally 12.99)

Naturie Hatomugi Skin Conditioning Milk (ハトムギ浸透乳液 スキンコンディショナーミルク)
       Naturie also released Hatomugi Skin Coditioning Milk in 2019, and it has already won some beauty awards in Japan. It's Japanese nyueki, Japanese milky or creamy lotion. I found that my favorite Japanese YouTuber, Sumisho, who used to work for a Japanese cosmetic company as a cosmetic scientist in Japan, reviewing this nyueki in his video, and I really wanted to try it out.
 

How to Use
After applying keshosui on your clean face, apply nyueki.

Facial Cleansing (洗顔)
Keshosui (化粧水)
Eye Cream (アイクリーム) and Beauty Serum (美容液)
Nyueki (乳液) 
Facial Cream (クリーム)



4. Natural Organic Deep Cleansing Oil (情熱価格 ナチュラルオーガニック ディープクレンジングオイル)

Oil Makeup Remover 
500ml - 836 yen
Can be purchased at Donki in Japan. 
$9.99
Natural Organic Deep Cleansing Oil (情熱価格 ナチュラルオーガニック ディープクレンジングオイル)

      This is Donki's store brand cleansing oil. Because Tokyo Central is owned by Donki, you can find many Donki's store brand products at affordable prices at Tokyo Central. At the store, I found this huge bottle (500ml) of cleansing oil, and I quickly checked its reviews in Japanese. Surprisingly, it has many positive reviews, and I decided to purchase it. I like the fact that it has lavender scent which makes me relax, and it removes heavy makeup and waterproof sunscreen easily.       


How to Use
1. Take 2 to 3 pumps onto your dry palm. 

2. Gently smooth over dry face for 20 seconds. Gently massage in circular motions.

3. Add water and it transforms to a milky.

4. Rinse it off.



5. A Set of Lululun Face Masks!

Two 7-Sheet Packs and Three Individual Packs (17sheets in total)
$10 ($24.16 Value)

Lululun Face Masks

      I found that Tokyo Central was selling sets of Lululun Facial Masks. According to my previous entry, I had also purchased a set of Lululun Facial Masks in November, 2019. I remembered that I really enjoyed using many different kinds of Lululun facial masks from the set. I was glad that they were also selling Lululun sets this year! I'll write about this set of Lululun Facial Masks in my next entry.  😉

Lululun Holiday Sets

 

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3 Best Japanese Eye Creams Won Beauty Award This Year 

5 Best Japanese Facial Lotion (Toner), Kesyou-sui

4 Best Japanese Anti-Aging Creams And Serums 

3 Best Japanese Nyueki, Japanese Facial Lotion 


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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Friday, December 3, 2021

The Getty Villa - The Best Museum Around Los Angeles

 

      Last weekend, my husband and I finally visited the Getty Villa Museum, which is located at the easterly end of the Malibu coast in Pacific Palisades, where is a neighborhood in the Westside region of Los Angeles. As I mentioned in my previous entry, The Getty Center, Beautiful Museum in Los Angeles, we had also visited the Getty Center five months ago.


The Getty Villa Museum

17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, 
CA 90272, USA

Open : 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. (Closed on Tuesday)

Admission : Free

Parking : $20 per car

The number of visitors is limited each day. It requires a timed-entry reservation

All bags may be subject to security inspection.

 

      Because of the coronavirus pandemic, all visitors aged 12 and up are required to show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of your visit. All visitors over the age of two must wear a face mask over nose and mouth when inside buildings, including parking structures, and when boarding and riding the Getty Center tram. Visitors may remove their masks when outdoors.

Pathway to The Getty Villa Museum
       After parking at the Central Parking garage, we showed the tickets, our vaccination cards at the Entry Pavilion. Then, we headed toward the museum.  

Outdoor Theater at The Getty Villa Museum
      We arrived the museum at 10:30, and it was not crowded at all. Compared to the Getty Center, the Getty Villa Museum is not very huge. It took us a little over one hour to see all arts and gardens at this museum.

 

Inner Peristyle

Inner Peristyle


Inner Peristyle

 East Garden

East Garden


East Garden


Mosaic Fountain at East Garden


Mosaic Fountain at East Garden

       My husband told me that this theatrical mask of this fountain reminded him of the Mouth of Truth, we saw in Rome, Italy. 


 

 Outer Peristyle

Outer Peristyle
     This is the largest garden in this museum and has a long pool.

Outer Peristyle

 
Outer Peristyle


Outer Peristyle


The Covered Walkways of Outer Peristyle
     The covered walkways of the Outer Peristyle were so beautiful.  
The Covered Walkways of Outer Peristyle

Outer Peristyle


Arts and Exhibitions


Athenian Vases

Greek Art








 


Winged Lion

Winged Lion



 The Second-Floor Corridor






Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Life of Achilles


Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Life of Achilles


Mummy of Herakleides

      It was our first time to see real mummy!

 


Mummy of Herakleides



Sarcophagus Panel with Medusa and Theater Mask


Sarcophagus Panel with Endymion and Selene





 

 Picnic Area

Picnic Area
      At the Picnic Area, there were two vending machines you can purchase snacks and drinks from. There are also coffee kiosk and cafe restaurants at this museum.

 

Herb Garden 

Herb Garden

The Fountain at the Center of the Herb Garden
      At the Herb Garden, there were some beautiful koi carps in the pool.
The Fountain at the Center of the Herb Garden

 

 

 

 

Central Parking Lot
     We really enjoyed seeing precious arts and walking through beautiful gardens.

Roman Roads

          The Getty Villa Museum and the Getty Center are the must go to places in Southern California. If you are planing on visiting Los Angeles, you should visit these museums. Admission fee is free for the both museums, and you only need to pay the parking fee, which is $20 for now. 👍


 

17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades
CA 90272

 

1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles
CA 90049

 

 

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