3 Holiday Looks for Cosmopolitan Japan

Can you believe it’s almost Christmas and the New Year?! To get into the holiday spirit, I’ve teamed up with Cosmopolitan Japan this month to introduce 3 fun & easy holiday looks you can try for 3 different situations – date night, party night, and girls’ night out. Read on to see which makeup products I … Continue Reading

NARS summer makeup essentials

Battling the summer humidity in Japan has always been a topic of frustration for me for the past 4 years. And over the years, having my makeup done by professionals at work and reading beauty blogs and articles has opened up my eyes about how to do makeup the “right” way. It’s not just the … Continue Reading

happy valentine’s day

It’s Sunday, it’s Valentine’s Day, and I’m getting ready for my day with these makeup essentials. NARS is always an absolute favorite, but I love Maybelline for eyes and the NAKED 2 eyeshadow palette makes a perfectly subtle smokey eye. When I want something different with my eyeliner, I go with my red RMK liquid … Continue Reading

NARS favorites

If you didn’t know already, I am a huge NARS fan, especially skin makeup. Ever since I participated as a model at NARS Tokyo artist summit, I was immediately hooked – their foundation and concealer worked really well with my acne-prone skin and stayed put all day, which is like a miracle for me. 私はNARSのコスメが大好きです。去年、NARSのアーティストサミットでモデルとして参加した以来、大ファンになりました。私の肌はとても敏感ですが、NARSのベースメイクとは相性がいいんです。 … Continue Reading

My NARS makeup haul

I wasn’t always a NARS fan, but within the last 2 years I have slowly but surely converted to NARS cosmetics. I also had the amazing opportunity to model for their artists’ summit a couple months ago and received a lot of makeup goodies, including the lipgloss and lipsticks pictured above. My most recent NARS … Continue Reading

BEAUTY | a NARS holiday

I mentioned in a previous post that I received some NARS cosmetics after modeling for their artist summit in Tokyo. What I didn’t mention was they sent me more beautiful shades of lip colors, blush and eyeliner. I am truly in (NARS) makeup heaven right now. Even the packaging was perfect for the holiday season. … Continue Reading

NARS

I got a sneak peek of the NARS Modern Future Holiday Collection after modeling for the NARS artists summit in Tokyo. NARS Japan was kind enough to give these to all the models that participated. I’m lucky pink is my favorite color <3 先日NARSのアーティストサミットでメイクモデルとして参加しました。モダンフューチャーコレクションのチークとリップをギフトとして頂きました。ピンク大好き!

A hint of color

Yesterday, I happened to arrive at my station for work a bit early, so I browsed through the cosmetics counter at the department store. I had been wanting a new blush since I changed my hair style, and I only had pinks and other shades I thought were too dark for my fair skin. When … Continue Reading