Paul & Joe Lipstick! ❤

I've been wanting something (anything...) Paul & Joe for a long, long time.

A couple of days ago I finally went and bought some lipstick.

I hadn't ever really seen the makeup in person anywhere until we were strolling through Shimoda Mall one day and I saw a Paul & Joe display in a makeup store. I was stoked.

The sales woman was super sweet and helpful, even though we spoke pretty much none of the other's language. (We spoke the international language of 'I ❤ makeup') She let me try on the lipstick I picked out to make sure I liked it. And then. And THEN.

She said, "KAWAII!"

Sold. She said I was kawaii.

I didn't know, but the lipsticks sell as refills and the actual package or case for the refills are sold separately.

For both it was about $30.00.

She also gave me a few really cute samples. One of a primer and one of a powder.

So cute right? I love the packaging. This is shade 204.

The color is kind of sheer. It is from their range of natural finish lipsticks. Love the way it feels. Weightless.

Not sure why this looks so pink here. It looks a lot more like the color below.

Sheer orangey-peach.

So there you have it! New Paul & Joe.

Happy shopping! ❤

Then I remembered I don't read Japanese.

But I tried to use this anyway. I muddled my way through the instructions with Bear's help. Sounds kind of shady to use hair color without knowing how, right?
I LIVE ON THE EDGE.

I bought this very cute at-home color from a drugstore here, and I tried to change the color of my hair without bleach. (A girl can hope for a miracle right?)

It didn't work.

But it did work on my roots, and it turned into a really interesting color. It lifted really well to a dark strawberry blonde. It's surprisingly non-brassy.

But now, I have two-tone hair. So it looks like I'll have to bleach it if I want to change it. I tried to find bleach here, but I'm not that adventurous. So, I'll have to order it online.

I really, really want to have pink hair. I'm going to keep trying.

Happy shopping.

Eichi Matsunaga Nails!

These are so cute! There were 4 or 5 really, really awesome styles, but I'm a sucker for anything with a sugar skull, and these seemed so fun! (And reminded me so much of Texas.)

I purchased these at my favorite beauty place in the Fantasy Dome Mall in Hachinohe.

These came with sticky-pad gel adhesives for each individual nail. They stay on fairly well, (better than any other press-on nail I've used), but these still don't stick well enough for anything more than a day or two. I wouldn't do anything "heavy" with these on for sure. They might be a different story with regular nail glue, but I'm not sure.

I wanted to link a place online that you would be able to purchase these, but I haven't found any site in English that carry them. I tried the obvious Amazon and Ebay, but no luck. However, if you want to venture to Amazon.jp, here is a link for a different style. http://www.amazon.co.jp/ウイングビート-EICHI-MATSUNAGA-nail-chip/dp/B00BXZFMGS

Happy Shopping! 

Pastel nails!

Here are a few things from the haul in Hachinohe! <3

Love that this came with a double sided dot tool! I had been thinking of buying one from Amazon, but never got around to it. As soon as I saw this I was sold.

This is a polish from the huge rack of polish in the last post. There was so much to choose from, but this finish caught my eye. Each polish on the rack was swatched, so it was easy to choose. I wish they would do that everywhere!

I also found this little kawaii pack! The picture suckered me in even though I had my doubts about being able to get a good result. But...

I think it turned out alright! This also came in a few different color combos, and I'm definitely going back for the rest!

And last but not least, I found these perfect lashes! These are so wispy, and I think they'll look amazing on. Plus, they have a thin base. The thinner the band the easier they are to put on!

The best part of this haul? Each of these were pretty inexpensive. The most expensive item was the polish with the dot tool. It was around $6.50.

Can't wait to post on the rest of the results!

Happy shopping!

Nail Heaven is here in Japan.

Just went to the Fantasy Dome Mall in Hachinohe. It has a magical store full of beauty wonderment.

More specifically, it has the best selection of nail polish and supplies for nail art I have ever seen.

Behold.

So kawaii.

Maybelline display in Japan.

I did buy a few things, so a haul will be coming soon. 

<3