Hello all, catching up. Poppy sounds like you had an amazing trip, I'm going to suggest visiting South Korea next. Korean spas are next level in comparison to Japanese Onsen culture.
The teamLab installations do travel sometimes, worth keeping an eye on. There's going to be one in the Saatchi Gallery (
I know, I know, but the repugnant man does know his art) in London this summer.
Flo, I'm not entirely sure about the shopping habits of Japan, but I've always wondered if their very difficult address system has halted the wide adoption of internet shopping. Could also just be down to being economically stagnant after a major economic boom.
Thank you Red for the intel on the LE balm, I have a little bit more confidence buying it blind if the colour I thought would work well for you is the one that actually worked best. I like the Sweed mascara with the little comb, no clumps either. It's a tubing formulation so no panda eyes and easily removed with warm water. It replaced one by Sisley for me, which is also very nice but very expensive.
I was going to skip the upcoming Antwerp designer sales because the offering has been getting less and less but suddenly there's a new flurry of brands joining in. This time including Sophie D'Hoore and Merryll Rogge so I'm looking forward to it again.
In other news, I'm bikini shopping, no idea why. I suddenly want one, preferably in a nice dark brown. Apparently this whole Iran 'excursion' is going to massively drive up textile prices, especially synthetics, so I'm telling myself I'm being prudent before the price hikes hit.