Colour me cute!

http://www.kikocosmetics.com/EN/Scheda/232/Electric-Eyeshadow-Palette.html And Shinjuku is violet...?

Because everyone does it, I decided to show you a picture of my eye make-up. It's a look I wear a lot lately. (Gosh, my pores are HUGE! ;____;) I am wearing: - Majolica Majorca Lash Gorgeous Wing Mascara - Lavshuca PK-1 Duo Eyeshadow (pink/purple) on my upper lid - Shiseido's Integrate Pencil Eyes GD871 (gold) on my lower lashline

Still trying to find replacements for some of my cosmetic stuff - the French brand Bourjois has risen my interest. Too bad they even sell in Japan, but not in their neighbour country Germany. I thought, BUT: They do have one corner in Berlin's biggest department store! Now I'll just have to take a look there when I'm on home vacation, compare prices and colours (many European countries don't sell the lightest colours for make-up, which sucks for me because I'm basically transparent), and if they have the Healthy Make-up in the lightest colour, I don't have to schlepp back-ups from Japan to Germany! I also discovered an Italian brand named Kiko that opened a shop in Berlin with really nice coloured eye-shadows and pencils. Both brands do not test on animals (their websites claim), but may use results from other companies' tests. Well, better than torturing animals twice for the same ingredients, I guess. ^^; Us capital kids are lucky sometimes. :) EDIT: I fou...

Since I was shopping for cosmetics a lot lately, I decided to take a look at which companies still test their stuff on animals and which don't. And I was shocked . Here , you can find a list. Basically, all big companies do it. Some claim not to, but still do it. Even The Body Shop has been taken over by bad guy L'Oreal and does it now. I was using Nivea shampoo, Maybelline base make-up, Shiseido make-up, Neutrogena face wash... Looks like I have to find replacements for all of those. I know the products I am using now have already been tested, but I don't really wanna blow more money into those companies. If people stop buying their stuff, they may stop testing on animals. But I am so used to my cosmetics... And which companies should I change to? It looks like nearly all of them do it. Shiseido claims they're "working on alternative methods". Which means, "hey, if we still test on animals, not our fault, we're trying our best!" Bullshit. Kao is...

When I first browsed a Japanese drugstore, I came across very beautiful cosmetics and very friendly shop assistants. So now, every week when I'm done teaching German in Harajuku, I stop by at this huge drugstore-like place called Ainz&Tulpe (German?). - tons of lip stuff, e.g. a honey gloss by Majolica Majorca, some other honey-based lipgloss and gloss stick with apple and strawberry flavour respectively etc. - an eyeshadow palette in browns by Shiseido - a foundation by Kao - a mascara by Majolica Majorca (which looks super natural) - the latest mascara by Kosé because of MatsuJun (this one looks rather bold on the eyes) - pressed powder in a really cute box by Majolica Majorca - duo eyeshadow pink/purple by Lavshuca - eye pencil in gold by Shiseido I am tempted to buy more (going shopping after baito is maybe not my best idea ^^;). At the moment, I really want those: - another duo eyeshadow gold/purple by Lavshuca (the colours are super gorgeous, but 1.300 for a duo eyeshadow...

Welcome to my new blog! Since I have been reading tons of blogs about cosmetics lately and found them very useful, I thought I'd share my two cents as well. I am by no means a professional, still struggling with applying eyeliner, bad skin and, of course, budget issues! But I hope I can at least entertain you a bit with this blog. :)