stocking up on Japanese drugstore products while traveling
Budget:
$30 per item
Requirements:
Easy to find at Japanese drugstores, Don Quijote, Loft, etc.
worth the suitcase space
Extra Details:
What are your absolute must-buy Japanese beauty souvenirs — the things you stock up on every time you're in Japan? Hair care, skincare, makeup, eye care, body products, weird little drugstore discoveries… anything goes.
This was a total packaging purchase that ended up being surprisingly good. I grabbed the purple ululis Kirameki hair oil at a Japanese drugstore and it gives my hair that really smooth, glossy, freshly-blow-dried look without costing anywhere near salon hair-oil prices. I use a small amount on damp hair before blow-drying, especially through the ends. It’s around ¥1,500 in Japan, so IMO this is exactly the kind of thing worth throwing in your suitcase rather than paying import prices later.
Japan Trip: Don Quijote Finds
stocking up on Japanese drugstore products while traveling
$30 per item
Easy to find at Japanese drugstores, Don Quijote, Loft, etc.
worth the suitcase space
What are your absolute must-buy Japanese beauty souvenirs — the things you stock up on every time you're in Japan? Hair care, skincare, makeup, eye care, body products, weird little drugstore discoveries… anything goes.
This was a total packaging purchase that ended up being surprisingly good. I grabbed the purple ululis Kirameki hair oil at a Japanese drugstore and it gives my hair that really smooth, glossy, freshly-blow-dried look without costing anywhere near salon hair-oil prices. I use a small amount on damp hair before blow-drying, especially through the ends. It’s around ¥1,500 in Japan, so IMO this is exactly the kind of thing worth throwing in your suitcase rather than paying import prices later.