Hada Labo Gokujyun Premium Hyaluronic Oil and Milk

While I was in Donki Osaka, I took a  lot of time looking around the shop as they have so many brands to choose from. Downside was everything are written in Nihongo. But cannot blame them though. Shop was built for locals and not for tourists. And most tourists who come already knows the products they want to buy. Like me. They are offering the lowest prices in Japan so they will not be spending money to translate each and every item in English. Besides I believe not all products in Japan will have the same packaging forever. They keep on changing and reformulating their cosmetics anyway. Even this Hada Labo on the photo.

Hada Labo means skin lab. And they are popular with using hyaluronic in their products. And whatever is good for the skin I am all for it. Needless to say I had always been interested in Hada Labo too. And as usual it is not available in UAE. I mean no shops in UAE offer Japanese cosmetics with the exception of Muji. But the prices are way too high and choices are limited. Maybe you can get this on Ebay? Or in Amazon for 80AED to 100AED per bottle/packet. While in Donki I got each for less than ¥1,000 or roughly 30AED. Again if I were to compare that price with the skin care products in UAE that amount pales in comparison. For example an item from good old Loreal in the nearest shop would cost you around 100AED. 

I know there are still cheap or affordable items in UAE but I doubt they will be as good as what Japanese affordable brands can offer. Japanese cosmetics will not have a cult without a good reason. Meaning they are really that good. Both items in the photo serves are softener or lotion. Meaning preparing your skin for the other products to follow. But out of the two I prefer the toner/lotion/oil whatever they call it than the milk. The milk tends to be more sticky on my skin. Or maybe the condition of my skin upon the first use was not good. I am in love with Hada Labo that I might stick to it as much as possible rather than shifting to Shiseido as I originally planned.

Because it has oil I was not expecting it to sink in to my skin easily. But it does within a few seconds. No longer waiting time. That I can immediately move on to the next product to put on to my face. Almost all the Japanese cosmetics I own are like this. That in the morning I get ready in no time at all. If ever I am late it is not because of my skin care and makeup it is because I eat slowly or I eat lot. Actually I was supposed to stop posting on this blog but I thought hey other should know about this product. Even if I can convince only one person then that would be great. Or maybe someone out there might see my post and think about bringing Japanese goodies to UAE. Japan is not just about cars you know. The country is so innovative that they produced almost everything you can think of. And they do it better all the time.