Japan what are the must haves?

[LazySusan11]

I am in Japan and will be heading to a pharmacy tomorrow, Heroine mascara is on my list and those collagen cotton ball thingys..what else are must haves please?

[botemp]

MOTE liner in black-brown, Amino Moist Sheet Masks, Lululun Premium Sheet Masks. Hada Labo hydrating lotions. Sunscreen, the Japanese have the most cosmetically elegant ones out there. The rest of my Japanese favourites are usually a bit harder to find in local shops. The makeup is worth exploring both low and high end, Canmake (who also make a really good SPF50) does a great concealer palette and excellent cheapo blushes. Dollywink eyelashes are very pretty if you're into those.

If you're passing by a Muji they have more there than in Europe, the skincare stuff is great. I love the sensitive skin cleansing oil and their bath salts (Japanese bath salts, in general, are amazing). The cottons are great too.

www.cosme.net/ is Japan's biggest beauty ranking site, you can view it per category what's selling the best and highly rated by users. It's the best way to explore, the archives of annual winners are also good and you'll see that in store too as manufacturers will put a little #1 and usually the year below it to signpost it was the annual bestseller.

[ShizzleYoDrizzle]

Suncreens!

[ArchchancellorsHat]

Sunscreens as pp said. I love kikumasamune pink lotion, I'm on my fourth bottle of it. Wouldn't have the serum of it again though.

[ZaraW]

Loft have a good beauty range.

[LazySusan11]

Thank you!

[WillowWept]

Also get yourself to an Adidas store if you have any interest in gym wear. Totally different and quite beautiful designs.