I recently made an order on Amazon Japan for a few Pokemon Centre merchandises. Before I knew about purchasing directly from Amazon JP, I had to use a middleman for my merchandises from Japan and it was slightly more costly and inconvenient. Once your order is placed, the page will show the estimated arrival date of your parcel. To my surprise, I actually received the parcel 5 days ahead of the estimated date!




I've never received a parcel this neatly packed and secured before!


I got these cute Pikachu and Snorlax sofas from the Pokemon Dolls House series.


Bewear from the Yurutto series is of a different size and doesn't fit as well on the furniture, but I forgot to get the right PokeDolls. This will do for now haha.


I really like how adorable the designs are for the Saiko Soda and Mix Aulait lines! I couldn't decide which eeveelution to get, so I ended up purchasing Pikachu hahaha.


This Moncolle Vulpix was in the related products (great way to make customers spend more!) when I added stuff to my cart, so I got it to pair up with my Nendoroid Lillie.



I first found out that Amazon Japan ships internationally through NintendoSoup, a news site for all things Nintendo. I used NintendoSoup's Amazon guide for my first purchase, but the process is real simple you might not even need instructions!

Here's a brief run-through of the steps you'd need for a successful international purchase from Amazon Japan:
1. Create an account on Amazon Japan. You can change the language using the globe icon on the right of the page.
2. Search for the products you would like to purchase. Here's the Pokemon Store on Amazon.
3. Make sure the item is "Ships from and sold by Amazon.co.jp". You can find this on the right side of the page, below the stock status. Certain items sold by third party sellers but fulfilled by Amazon can also be shipped, and stuff that cannot be shipped will automatically be removed at check out.
4. Lastly, check out, make payment, and anticipate the arrival of your parcel!

Happy shopping!

I'm a fan of ICK lenses as it wasn't easy to find lenses that aren't 16mm huge from I.Fairy. The brand also has a bunch of lenses with really nice designs. I've previously tried Garnet red and they were not bad so I got them in Violet as well for cosplay.



Don't mind my messy make up （●´･△･｀）

It was pretty comfortable for the first few hours, but I wouldn't recommend wearing this for a long period of time or the whole day.

The colour isn't vibrant on dark eyes unless in bright light, but if you are looking for enlarging lenses then this pair is a good choice. Suitable for creating cute cosplay looks! ☺

I don't usually include mask in my skincare routine because I'm too lazy hahaha, but I recently heard about this Gel Mask and thought it was really interesting! ( ﾟДﾟ)

It's nothing like the usual sheet mask. There's no paper or essence. Instead, there's a packet of gel and powder to mix together to form the mask!!

The set contains 7 different packs of mask. The Seaweed mask is for AC relief so I chose this to try first because of my recent breakout (╥_╥)







The mask applies on cold and remains that way the whole time even though I didn't chill it beforehand. Pretty cool! Application around the nose was a little tough but other than that, I find it kinda fun! The mask stuck on very well and didn't slip like the usual ones. There was also no essence dripping all over the place so that's really convenient. I had quite a lot of gel left so I put it all over my lips and neck too. I could perhaps use just half of the pack each time.



Removing was also very easy. Just peel the whole thing off! I reused the piece on my knees as well since there was still a lot of essence left.

My skin feels very moisturised after, and the redness from my breakouts were less visible! ( ﾟДﾟ)

This mask is definitely worth a try, especially if you dislike the usual sheet masks or is looking to try something new!
I'll update once I try the rest of the packs!

GEO Medical has got to be my favourite brand to go to for daily/ casual wear lenses. They also carry larger diameter lenses that are great for cosplay, but I would prefer ICK or Luxury for colours that show up better.






This series has a really cute name and the designs are quite unique so I decided to get a pair! The colours on the lenses are pretty light and shows up well when worn, especially in sunlight. I also like how these aren't overly large, as larger lenses tend to result in a very lifeless/ tired look. GEO lenses are also very comfortable and doesn't dry out easily. Great for casual or daily light make up! ☺

This pair of lenses has got to be one of my favourites! I find myself repurchasing this design again and again because it is so simple yet very enlarging. I'm not a big fan of fanciful contact lenses haha. I mainly use Luxury lenses for cosplay (Eevee cosplay / Lolita shoot).

According to the Luxury Babe website, this pair is 14.5mm but has an effect of 16-17mm. This is a little confusing but it really enlarges my iris more than the other GEO lenses of the same diameter, perhaps due to the thick outer ring.


I am unfortunately not blessed with even eyelids. Please don't mind them haha


Photo by Kyudotsg
As you can see, there is a very big difference with and without the lenses. The colour for this series (or rather for most Luxury lenses) aren't very vibrant unless in bright sunlight or flash, but that's fine with me. I would recommend this if you are going for the dolly eye look, or for cosplay! ☺

It was really lucky of me to be able to get my hands on some of the merchandises that are exclusive to Japan's Pokemon Center. Vernice (aka Kiripaca) was in Tokyo recently and she had the chance to visit the previous Pokemon Center there. Thank you Vernice for helping me get all of these cute merchandises!!


Irresistable Pokemon Socks, and some cute folders!

A Pancham sticker!!! I'm glad to see a legitimate Panda Pokemon because Spinda does not look like one haha

Thank you Vernice for getting one of their plastic bags for me too!

Being an avid fan of Pokemon Amie, this PokePuff strap is too cute to not get!

This Gachapon is from the Gachapon hahaha

This is the limited edition Halloween folder! There are four tabs at the sides and is pretty handy.
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I though I'd dump this photo here too since it's Pokemon related haha. This is one of the rare times when we get to see a Pikachu mascot since we don't get that many Pokemon events or distributions here. It was "Pokemon Day" and I got a shiny Gengar from the event. There was a photo taking session with Pikachu but the queue was unfortunately, insane. I didn't manage to get a photo but this is good enough haha!


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Someday, I am going to haul my ass over to Japan, and of course to one of the Pokemon Centers (Hopefully the Mega Tokyo one!!). It's a farfetch'd dream of mine, but I'll definitely visit it and horde all of the merchandises before I die!