And I’m back from Japan! Admittedly, I’m feeling pretty tired and groggy, as the plane landed this morning and I only got about 3 hours sleep. I tried to stay awake during the day, but I just couldn’t…

Once again, I spent more than I had expected. Originally, I only wanted to only really buy a few items, but I was further influenced by social media… Quite a few of these items aren’t easily available at your standard Japanese drugstore chains like Matsumoto Kiyoshi, so I had to venture to the pricier Ainz & Tulpe to find them.

Beauty Purchases

I would say it does look slightly smaller than my December 2015 haul, but that was a pretty big one and I’m still yet to open quite a lot of the purchases from that haul! Once again, this photo does not include snacks, miscellaneous items and gifts for others.

Cleanser Crazy Left to right (purchase price in yen, purchase location)

Lotions Potions Left to right (purchase price in yen, purchase location)

Terrific(?) Treatments Left to right (purchase price in yen, purchase location)

50 no Megumi Whitening Milk Refill 200ml (Y1230, Matsumoto Kiyoshi) This is actually for older women (for over 50s), but the TV commercial for this product made it look like all your freckles and age spots just completely disappear! :O I know, I know, I’m a Japanese TV advertisement sucker!

Meishoku Ceracolla Perfect Gel 90g (Y754, Yodobashi Camera) Often a HG item on forums, but not always easy to find.

Melano CC Intensive Anti-Spot Essence 20ml (Y826, Yodobashi Camera) Although my review for this product is middling, I can’t help but think that maybe this does do something, even if mega slowly… By the way, the cheapest I found this was actually in a Sundrug in Sunshine St, Ikebukuro for about 7xx yen.

Colourful Cosmetics Left to right (purchase price in yen, purchase location)

Bonus/Omake

Here’s some cute Pokemon merchandise I also bought 🙂

Price disclaimer: All prices stated are tax-free and after discounts, unless asterisked. I purchased most products tax-free. All products purchased from Yodobashi Camera Akihabara also include a 5% VISA credit card discount. This trip, I still found the Yodobashi Camera Akihabara the best place to go in terms of cheapest pricing and a wide range. However, it didn’t have the new Hada Labo Shirojun Premium and it does make me question the freshness of maybe the less popular items?

This likely going to be my last Japanese haul in a while. After almost annual trips to Japan for the past few years, we have decided we are likely to take a break from Japan until maybe after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Besides, there are so many other countries in the world to explore!