by PJ on Monday, August 6, 2018
in _Japanese Brand Profile, -Flora Notis Jill Stuart, -Jill Stuart, 2018 Fall, 2018 Holiday, all about Japanese cosmetics, beauty tools/accessories, bodycare, bodycare - handcare, fragrance, fragrance - room fragrance, haircare, makeup, skincare

(image from www.floranotis-jillstuart.com)
(info from www.kose.co.jp,
www.floranotis-jillstuart.com & www.cosme.net)
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Jill Stuart will launch Flora Notis Jill Stuart, a new beauty brand, in Japan on August 31st. (The brand’s official Japanese website is now up (link here).) Like Jill Stuart Beauty, Flora Notis Jill Stuart is owned by Kosé.
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by PJ on Tuesday, January 30, 2018
in -Shiro/Laurel, 2018 Spring, all about Japanese cosmetics, all about Japanese cosmetics (overseas availability information), bodycare, fragrance, fragrance - room fragrance, haircare, makeup, makeup - base makeup, skincare

(image from www.jillstuart-beauty.com,
info from www.jillstuart-beauty.com & www.cosme.net)
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Jill Stuart will release its Valentine’s Day 2018 fragrance collection in Japan on February 2nd. The collection includes:
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(image from www.shiseidogroup.jp,
info from www.shiseidogroup.jp,
www.shiseido.co.jp/playlist & www.cosme.net)
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Shiseido Playlist released its holiday 2017 Rhizome makeup and haircare collection in Japan on November 1st. The collection includes:
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(image from www.shuuemura.jp)
(info from www.shuuemura.jp & www.cosme.net)
(all Super Mario Bro. images © 1985 Nintendo)
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Take a look at some of the highlights of Shu Uemura‘s Super Mario Bros. collection for holiday 2017. The limited-edition collection is designed in collaboration with Nintendo. (Some of the items in this collection were released in Japan on November 1st, and the others will be released in Japan on November 15th.)
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by PJ on Wednesday, September 20, 2017
in -Shiro/Laurel, 2017 Fall, all about Japanese cosmetics, all about Japanese cosmetics (overseas availability information), bodycare, fragrance, fragrance - room fragrance, haircare, makeup, makeup - base makeup, skincare

(images from www.cosme.net,
info from www.jillstuart-beauty.com,
www.cosme.net & i-voce.jp)
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Jill Stuart will release its fall/winter 2017 bodycare, handcare and haircare collection in Japan on October 6th. The collection includes:
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by PJ on Monday, February 6, 2017
in -Shiro/Laurel, 2016 Fall, 2016 Holiday, all about Japanese cosmetics, all about Japanese cosmetics (overseas availability information), bodycare, fragrance, fragrance - room fragrance, haircare, makeup - base makeup, skincare

(image from shiro-shiro.jp,
info from shiro-shiro.jp, shiro-shiro.uk
& blog.livedoor.jp/laurelshop-shiro_uk)
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Japanese beauty brand Shiro (official UK website here) is now available in the UK. (There are notes on product prices in the UK below.)
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by PJ on Thursday, January 19, 2017
in -Kanebo, -Kao, -RMK, -Shiseido, -SUQQU, all about Japanese cosmetics, bodycare, fragrance, haircare, makeup, skincare

(image from www.kanebo-cosmetics.co.jp)
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If you are a fan of Japanese cosmetics, you might have had the experience of checking the official website of a Japanese beauty brand for information on a particular product (probably something you consider purchasing) only to find that the product has been quietly discontinued and is no longer listed on the website. (I’ve certainly had that experience!)
Thankfully, several websites of Japanese beauty companies and brands now feature pages that list items that have just been or will soon be discontinued. Here are some that I have come across:
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by PJ on Monday, October 17, 2016
in -Majolica Majorca, -Shiseido, 2016 Fall, 2016 Holiday, all about Japanese cosmetics, bodycare, haircare, makeup, makeup - base makeup

(images & info from www.cosme.net)
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Shiseido Majolica Majorca will release its fall/winter 2016 makeup, base makeup and bodycare collection in Japan on November 21st. The collection includes:
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