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Beautiful Taiwanese booth babe has people in Japan swooning over her good looks【Photos】
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Nov 10, 2017 - Tweet
You don’t have to have an interest in cars or gadgets to want what this girl’s selling.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • beautiful women doing things • beauty • booth babes • models • race queens • Taiwan • Taiwanese women)
Beautiful Taiwanese noodle stall worker wins fans with her mini skirt and twin tails
- Oona McGee
Nov 3, 2017
Customers come here for more than just the noodles.
- Taiwan
- (beautiful women • beauty • food • Noodles • stalls • Taiwan • travel • Wenhua Road)
Japanese men reveal the things they notice when they see a woman without makeup
- Oona McGee
Oct 12, 2017
Almost half of the respondents said they experienced a sense of disappointment when they saw a woman’s unmade face.
- Japan
- (beauty • femininity • Japanese women • makeup • poll • skin • Surveys • women)
Korean women go crazy for facelift tape beauty trend 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Sep 8, 2017
It’s a facelift in a box!
Japanese survey picks “slightly plump” as the cutest body type for women
- Casey Baseel
Sep 6, 2017
Heavier-than-average is top pick by men and women, plus older respondents.
Cosplayers celebrate World Cosplay Summit by starring in sunscreen ads for Shiseido
- Oona McGee
Aug 8, 2017
It’s not every day you get to see cosplayers fronting an ad campaign for one of the annual convention’s main sponsors.
- Japan
- (ads • Anessa • anime • beauty • cosplay • cosplayers • manga • marketing • Shiseido • sun protection • World Cosplay Summit)
A century’s worth of Japanese beauty trends, from silver screen chic to puffy-eyed catharsis
- Casey Baseel
Jul 26, 2017
Shiseido tracks Japanese makeup movements through the decades.
Naomi Watanabe shares her beauty secrets in hilariously down-to-earth makeup tutorial 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jul 19, 2017
The comedian known as “Japan’s Beyonce” reveals embarrassing details we can all relate to in her debut video for Vogue.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • beauty • comedians • makeup • makeup tutorial • Naomi Watanabe • Vogue)
Beautiful Taiwanese sisters astound the world with their youthful good looks【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Jul 7, 2017
With their mother also looking unbelievably young, Taiwanese media are calling them “the family of frozen ages”.
- Taiwan
- (ageing • anti-aging • beautiful women • beauty • cute • cute Taiwanese • health)
Starter Pokémon skin care face packs let you transform into your first Pocket Monster partner
- Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2017
Pikachu and other classic starter Pokémon face packs, of course, give fans special reasons to use ‘em all.
- Japan
- (anime • beauty • cosmetics • cute • face packs • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
Japanese company releases cute cat paw hand masks and foot covers to support your beauty time
- Oona McGee
Jun 13, 2017
Turn yourself into a kitten with these creative accessories.
- Japan
- (animal welfare • animals • beauty • cats • cute • eye masks • fashion • Felissimo • pets • socks)
Japanese musician uses female pubic hair to produce unprecedented sound in new song【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 19, 2017
DJ from hip hop unit m-flo creates song dedicated “To the world’s crotch.”
What happens when you use a facial massage roller for two weeks straight?
- Koh Ruide
May 8, 2017
Do these things really work? Let’s find out!
- Japan
- (beauty • before and after • face roller • Go Hattori • massage)
Cute cat culture goes too far with Japan’s freaky new kitty skin care masks
- Casey Baseel
Apr 28, 2017
No heartwarming anime-style artwork here, as these masks make the wearer look like a very large, very real cat.
- Japan
- (beauty • cats • crazy • face masks • face packs • funny • scary • weird)
Illustration shows difference in how Japanese men and women think of different women’s body types
- Casey Baseel
Feb 27, 2017
Artist thinks men have a much narrower view of what’s attractive.
- Japan
- (beauty • illustration • society)
【Lucky Bag Roundup 2017】Spruce up with The Body Shop’s choose-your-own-fragrance fukubukuro
- Oona McGee
Jan 4, 2017
With so many products to choose from, this is one of the most personalised lucky bags on the market this year!
- Japan
- (beauty • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2017 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2017 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2017 • New Year's • The Body Shop)
Studio Ghibli Steam Cream body lotion is this winter’s must-have anime beauty product
- Oona McGee
Oct 28, 2016
Beautifully adorned tins featuring some of the studio’s beloved anime characters are being made for a limited time.
- Japan
- (anime • beauty • beauty products • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Studio Ghibli • whisper of the heart)
Japan’s fantasy sword tweezers are now officially on sale, available online
- Meg Murphy
Oct 27, 2016
No need to slay dragons or delve dungeons! You can now purchase Japan’s Tweezers of Legend with a few clicks of your mouse.
Does McDonald’s ketchup make a good lipstick substitute? We put the rumors to the test!
- Jamie Koide
Sep 1, 2016
Head over to McDonald’s to try out this bizarre beauty hack.
New Japanese facial cleanser from Kanebo dispenses fragrant foam in the shape of a rose
- Krista Rogers
Aug 25, 2016
Here’s another beauty product that appeals to your playful side!
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