Category: Skincare

My absolute favorite equine find from the Taiwan stash was the 100% pure horse oil that I got from some Japanese import store. At $30 it was very expensive compared to cheaper horse oil alternatives…but those cheapies smell like Malaysian beef/horse jerky.

Yes this is basically rubbing pure room temperature liquid animal fat on your body. Before you say neigh…consider that this is better than Shea butter. Being made of pure fat, it makes your body incredibly soft. Like butter on my cat Roxy’s butter belly soft. Yet after a few minutes your skin is supple and not greasy at all.
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From the never ending Taipei stash comes this sheet mask branded with a doll with the creepiest empty stare. I guess it’s supposed to be a good thing to look like an angry….doll?

The ingredients are nothing out of the ordinary for these types of sheet masks. They were about $1 each so they were fun impulse buys. I have never seen them in the U.S. so there’s the rarity factor that appeals to me.
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From the bizarre files of Japan skin care comes this sheet mask pack of 2 made with faces of a tiger and a panda from the Ueno Zoo printed on it:

It was part of the monthly-ish beauty box that Angela and I swap. We have a very popular and stylish beauty box (Rox Box) subscription service that’s ultra exclusive with membership of 2. Anyhow I was super excited to try these because I thought they would contain tiger and panda ingredients. No I didn’t really…:(
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