I'm in love with Necoco ネココ

I'M IN LOVE WITH NECOCO. Picked it up when I was in Japan this last April. It's my most-beloved product for my over-processed, heat-styled hair. Disclaimer, I don't have the most luxurious hair by any means, but this part of my beauty regimen keeps my hair soft, silky (but not oily), smooth and nourished. The cute packaging is a bonus- super kawaii! 

If you can read Japanese, learn more on their website. 

Necoco is an organic hair oil that is made in Japan. Besides the benefits to the health of my hair-- this hair oil smells AMAZING. Like perfume. It's floral and refreshing with a hint of amber musk. It makes me feel like a walking flower garden, and gives hair a shiny glow without weighing it down. I use it in damp or dry hair, and very little product goes a long way. One pump of product, rub it in your hands, and work it through starting at the ends of your hair. You will want to smell your hair all day long. :) 

The oil contains essential oils obtained from the petals of damask rose, an evergreen shrub called Argania spinosa (Sapotaceae), olive oil, baobab seed oil, laurel leaves, and sea buckthorn, an ingredient used in Chinese folk medicine. You can snag a bottle of your own Necoco on Amazon now for around $27+....but I've found it hard to source at times. If you're headed to Japan, please pick up an extra bottle for me! 

Shiseido Perfect Whip: BLISS in a facial cleanser

If you know me, you know I love trying out new beauty products. While I love trying new ones, I also have my all-time favorites. These are the go-to products that I make sure are stocked in my bathroom. One of them is this little value-priced luxury: Perfect Whip, an amazing face wash by Shiseido. The thing about this specific product is that I believe that they only sell it in Japan and select parts of Asia (I haven't yet checkedDon Quixote, though). An ex roommate of mine was Korean and had absolutely FLAWLESS skin, she turned me on to it and told me to order it from Amazon (and it only costs around $10). It feels like a luxury product but it's CHEAP! Score. Sold. Perhaps the only downside is that if you don't know Japanese, you won't be able to read the label. Directions are thankfully just like those of other cleansers, though. 

Perfect Whip is a super fluffy, gentle, soft, rich foam that penetrates pores to clean impurities and banish oil. Make sure to really lather it up to make it as fluffy as possible, it feels absolutely DIVINE to use and then rinse with warm water. After just a few uses, your skin is noticeably more soft, hydrated, clean and clear. BIG FAN. It seems to do well on my sensitive skin, and is the perfect daily cleanser in between my deep-cleaning facials at my face, Laka Spa (I recommend a basic Laka Signature Facial every 6 weeks or so for ideal maintenance).