Beauty Dispatch from Japan: Sun Umbrellas, Manga Lashes & Nail Art in Tokyo
Naked Beauty
The Naked Beauty Podcast
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🗓️ 3 September 2023
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
My recent trip to Tokyo was a strong reminder of why Japanese beauty and culture continues to be such a dominate force in the market. Tune in for a beauty dispatch from Japan, where I break down the beauty products I found at local drugstore Don Quijote, the treatments I got, historical background on Shiseido's innovative marketing and products I'm desperate to see in the US and more!
Links to Products/Resources: History of Japan Podcast, Enim's Life in Japan, all of the products mentioned in this episode linked here, Eyelash extensions @ Twinkmiru Eye, Manicure @ Sucre Nails in Shinjuku
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| 0:00.0 | So can I get away? You'll see how I want my body. |
| 0:04.3 | Hello, hello, it's Brooke DeVard, and you're listening to the Naked Beauty podcast. |
| 0:08.7 | Beauty's, this is my dispatch from Japan, a very special place, a place that always leaves me |
| 0:15.5 | very inspired. And if you've ever been to Tokyo, you know that there's really no city in the |
| 0:20.4 | world quite like it. And Japan as a country has a very distinct culture, which can be attributed |
| 0:26.0 | to the fact that it's been relatively secluded from the rest of the world until the late 1800s. |
| 0:32.0 | Japan then enters a period called the Meji Period, and I have to give a shout out to this podcast |
| 0:37.9 | when I went to Japan first. I listened to this podcast on every train and every taxi. The name of the |
| 0:43.5 | podcast is History of Japan, and it's just a fascinating deep dive. If you love History |
| 0:47.6 | podcast, I promise you're going to love it. So Japan has this very distinct culture, but the thing that |
| 0:52.8 | also stands out to me about Japan is that its cultural exports are known all around the world. |
| 0:58.2 | Japanese cuisine, think about how prevalent sushi is, yakitori, and then you think about |
| 1:04.3 | entertainment, anime, manga, video games. You think about things like Japanese tea ceremony and |
| 1:11.2 | matcha, and many countries are known for their tea, but Japan just elevates it to another level, |
| 1:17.5 | with their ceremonial approach to enjoying matcha. And then if you think about Japanese fashion and |
| 1:22.8 | aesthetics, like kimonos, something that we all know and can recognize, the street style of Japanese |
| 1:29.6 | youth culture. Throughout the 90s, 2000s, and even today, people would go to Harajuku to understand |
| 1:35.8 | what the new youth trends were. Japan is known for distinctive architecture and gardening, |
| 1:40.0 | but of course for me, I was focused on all things beauty. And the moment you land in Tokyo, |
| 1:46.8 | there is a perceptible energy shift. Despite it being home to nearly 39 million people, |
| 1:52.8 | and just for reference, New York City, it's like around 19.4 million, Tokyo never feels chaotic. |
| 1:59.2 | It really never feels chaotic. Everything feels orderly. Public restrooms are pristine. People |
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