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Kose Clear Turn Babyish Face Mask Review

This Japanese face mask contains moisturizing sodium hyaluronate, and is fragrance-free (yay!) but its odd sizing didn't provide ample coverage for my face.

I’m slowly working my way through the spoils of my Japan trip last fall. During my trip, I noticed that several Japanese beauty products would use pictures of babies instead of adult models. American skin care products tend to use words and graphics, rather than pictures of adults or babies. But using real baby photographs makes total sense, if you think about it. Babies have the softest, smoothest, bounciest skin imaginable—unencumbered by teenage hormones, environmental pollutants,…

Kose Clear Turn White Vitamin C Face Mask Review

This Japanese sheet mask is fragrance-free (yay!) and is formulated with a stabilized form of vitamin C, as well as horsetail extract.

Sheet masks are one of my favorite souvenirs to buy when I’m traveling, since they don’t count as liquids—and they’re easy to stuff into my already-too-full carryon luggage. I bought quite a few sheet masks during my trip to Japan last fall. I can’t read Japanese, so while I was there, I looked for products that displayed a “No. 1” symbol, since I assumed that they indicated that the product was popular. One such product was a 5-pack of Kose Clear Turn White…