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15
In Japan, the most dangerous place for me to be at the beauty department. I went through Takashimaya Mall at Kashiwa Station yesterday and bee-lined past the summer sales, straight into the arms of the ladies at the makeup counters. All of the best names, Shu, Kanebo, Shiseido, and a new skin care line I […]
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