2 years, 4 months, 22 days. It was a long wait. I was in Japan in January 2020 when we started to hear about covid. I was only able to…
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Tomorrow, the Face One and Soft Cheek will be available again. I wanted to talk to you about these two brushes before their restock and share why it took so…
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The Fudematsuri and my September Fude purchases in Japan
by Sonia G. 25 October, 2019I already went to Japan 3 times this year but I don’t buy a lot, I don’t have much time to browse between appointments. However, I was also at the…
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I recently went to Japan for a week, the trip was pretty intense as I usually have 3 appointments per day in different locations and when the night comes, I…
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When I left to Japan, I had a wishlist that I tried to keep to the minimum : Shu Uemura brushes 11 and 15 – found the 11 but the 15…
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…and it came true! I don’t know how hard I tried for so many months and when I had just given up, something happened and made this dream possible again……
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I am surprised that so many of you are interested to order brushes from Japan, I get many emails asking me for help so I wrote this little post containing…
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A very striking moment during my short stay in Japan was when I suddenly realized that actually, I was on Holiday! This precise moment happened when I boat landed in…
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A sweet brush fairy tale in Japan – Final Chapter: Koyudo
by Sonia G. 24 July, 2013Koyudo was the last planned manufacture visit during my Kumano adventure. If you aren’t yet a happy owner of a Koyudo brush, you may be wondering if they are really…
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A sweet brush fairy tale in Japan – Chapter 3: Chikuhodo
by Sonia G. 16 July, 2013Today I’ll bring to you a new perspective of our beauty related interest -or huge passion for some, you probably already know this Company or own some of their products…
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A sweet brush fairy tale in Japan – Chapter 2: Tanseido
by Sonia G. 12 July, 2013I don’t remember who told me about this brand in the first place or how I ended on their website, but I do remember that since the site was only…
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A sweet brush fairy tale in Japan – Chapter 1: Hakuhodo
by Sonia G. 10 July, 2013There are no words to describe how I felt before, during and after my encounter with Hakuhodo’s team. I have to call it a fairy tale, the sensations are way…
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After a few years completely immersed and devoted to Japanese brushes I decided it was time to see who is behind these treasures. To be very honest, I was a…