Japan Haul

Hey!! I just got back from Japan, and I got quite a bit hehe... Japan was superbly amazing and a really beautiful country! Hopefully I can go back there again because I had such such a great experience being there. It is truly a fusion of traditional and modern culture, and each place has it's own unique style from Tokyo to Hiroshima. I would tell more about this trip, but right now it's haul showing time!

[if you have any requests for reviews of products then I might be able to do it]

Assorted magazines: Jill Stuart, ViVi, Kpop girls, Popteen, Jelly

One great thing about Japanese magazines are that they are THICK! And for a good price too, usually you can get a good magazine for 500-700 yen. The fashion is a lot more concentrated in Japanese mags!

Hair accessories and bow ring

Random toiletries (deodorant, foam cleanser, face mask)

Laneige skincare (from Incheon airport)

On the return trip, we stopped by Seoul airport and the range of brands they sell is pretty amazing! I found these Laneige products for 17 USD each, but I got a 10 dollar coupon so it was pretty good. The sleeping pack is usually $25 on sasa

Kpop CDs

The fun times were spent exploring CD shops! All the popular artists will have their own stands like Arashi and AKB48. SNSD's Genie was playing on a screen in Harajuku, but I wasn't able to see any KARA promotion. I bought the SHINee CD in Seoul but it was actually more expensive then yesasia which was disappointing. 

Assorted make-up: 

Etude House LUCIDarling lipstick

Missha lipstick

Etude House Proof 10 liquid eyeliner

The Seoul airport has a couple of duty free shops such as Lotte and Shilla, this make-up was from Shilla and they had a limited range of stuff from The Face Shop, Hanskin and other brands. It's more common to see the foreign luxury brands then these cheaper brands so I was lucky to find this store!

ClearLast BB Cream

Kate lipgloss

Kate gel eyeliner

Canmake eyeshadow

Lavshuca liquid eyeliner

Japan has BB creams as well, except they're very different. Very sheer compared to Korean brands and colours are more yellow pigmented. There's lots of cheap brands and expensive BB cream brands. I also wanted a lippy so I got Kate lipgloss then later found eyeliner on sale. Canmake is a good find because it's so cheap but good value. 

Etc: Daiso Japanese erasers and PINK suspenders

A mountain of clothes! Mostly summer clothes that were on sale since Japan is getting colder atm, which is a lot better for me!

Presents for friends and family: chopsticks, erasers, Hello Kitty, figurines, pencils etc

Van's stuff

Van received a very good present from me, she should be eternally grateful haha. Lots of hair products, jewelry and make-up!

Cute pink teddy bear necklace for 1000 yen

I also bought some decorative stuff for home like fans, sandals and figurines, but unfortunately I hardly got any cute stuff like phone charms and Hello Kitty stuff but I can always get that in VN. There's really so many fun places to shop, but it's also really interesting to learn about the culture when you do go to these places.

This is my hair colour atm. It has gone a lot redder as it was a more ash colour before, and my roots are def showing! This is basically what it looks like in natural lighting, but once I find some more pics I think the colour can be judged better. This is about 3 months after dying my hair.