Bath Salts Loot

Jogged today and felt sooo good!  Gonna keep it up! 

This post is about bath salts, even though I am more of a shower-person than a bath-person. Personally I think taking a long bath in the tub is a waste of time and also a waste of water. And most of us in Singapore live in apartments with no tubs in the bathrooms, so it's just shower-and-go for us. 

But soaking in the tub is a HUGE thing in Japan. My host-family parents tell me that they have to soak in the tub everyday, even in summer, for at least 10 minutes a day.  It is an important part of the Japanese lifestyle. 

So, since I'm living in Japan, I will embrace the culture of tub-soaking! 

I love the bakkantou (爆汗湯) seires, especially the ones with fats-burning effects.  

I really sweated like crazy! 

Here are the rest of the Bakkantou series. 

The fats-burning ones that I bought. 

Volcanic mud and white mud spa packs. 

For beautiful skin. 

Shichimi (七味 - 7 flavoured chilli peppers) bath salt. 

Bakkantou Cool for summer. 

Newest release. 

Creamy bubble Bakkantou! 

I want to try all of them!  

Oh and this alcohol-scented bath salt is quite a disappointment...

菊正宗 (Kikumasamune) is one of the biggest sake and shochu maker in Japan, and 熱燗 (atsukan) is my favourite way to drink sake. Warmed, that is.  I thought it would be heaven if I could soak myself in an entire tub of atsukan, but...meh, I will just go to the izakaya and drink the real deal hahaha.,  says Alcoholic Meow. 

Loot of the Day!

Hello! How was everyone's evening? I spent the evening just chilling out in my room and enjoying the cool breeze. It is 19 degrees celcius now and it is really nice!

Anyway, here is a Loot-of-the-Day post. I always love to take photos of the stuff I bought. Some of the stuff can be pretty random and unimportant, but this is a good way for me to track my spending pattern here in Japan.

Magazines from Tsutaya, a book and CD store near my dorm. 

I bought Spring, Steady, Ryu Ryu, Nicola (yes I am obsessed with Japanese teen mags) and a Doraemon book. The Doraemon book is filled with the secrets of the characters, including their personal info and pet peeves! A good buy for Dora fans like me!

Ichikami Shampoo and Conditioner Set. 

Oooh! I have to write about this! This set is 期間限定 (Kikan Gentei - only available for a limited period), and it costs only 798yen! That is SGD13 for these 2 big 550ml bottles! Ichikami products contain Japanese plants and flowers essence such as sakura extract and tsubaki extract, which nourishes the hair. It smells so good and I luuurrvvee the packaging! 

Beautylabo hair treatment, detergent, and Dove shower foam with berries and limes extract. 

I buy all my toiletries from a Matsumoto Kiyoshi store in the neighbourhood and I have already signed up for its points card! 

Fancy-schmancy toilet paper! 

I was dying to try this when I first saw it a few days ago. It's so pretty and soft and 3 ply! THREE! The crappy ones at the dorm and most public loos are only 1 ply and tear easily. And this one smells of roses! My butt will smell like roses! Ha! 

And my star buy of the day - Marie Cotton Pads at 100yen! 

I like Marie and I could keep the box after the cotton pads are used up. I thought the cotton pads were just pink and oh-ok-that's-cute-but-whatever, however......

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The cotton pads are HEART-SHAPED! 

Omgomgomg how cute is that?!?!?! 

This definitely appeals to the vain simpleton that I am!

Goodnite!