I’m back from Japan for your latest hit of beauty.

I am so excited to share all the crazy beauty related things I saw in Japan!

First things first, Japanese girls are obsesssssed with nail art! They go nuts for it. Long, pointed acrylics that have so many stones and other decorations that they literally look like they weigh five kilos per nail. Even the girls that don’t have acrylics still manage to decorate their nails. Check out the picture of the nails I got! Warning: They’re a bit mental.

Secondly: Eyelashes! Fake eyelashes and eyelash growth serum is EVERYWHERE. I mean, Shu Uemura had to get his inspiration somewhere right? Some of the girls even wear multiple pairs of fake lashes and when I say multiple I mean four or five. Again, seems really heavy. I was even suckered into buying a false lash applicator under the false pretence that I might start wearing fake lashes everyday and that it would “practically pay for itself”.

The other thing that was really popular in Japan I call: wacky things that I’m not sure really work. They include: F Cup Cookies, cookies that are supposed to make your breasts grow and Shiseido: The Collagen, a collagen drink that they sell EVERYWHERE, they even have BB drinks, a relation of BB creams I think.

Lastly, coloured contacts that make your eyes look huge. They are worn en masse. Take a look at the picture I took below.

This was only about ¼ of what was on offer at the one store. There is a huge Dolly trend in Japan, as in girls dressing like Doll’s, big eyes, big lashes, big curly hair and pretty dresses. Before I went to Japan I thought this was bizarre:

 How To Look Like A Doll by Venus Palermo

Now I think it is normal and totally Kawaii! Which is also how I feel about the new phone case that I got from Harajuku (featuring the totally demure and work appropriate nails I did myself at the airport)

 Till next time..HP xx