Uguisu no Fun

Yes, finally... I am back, and also... finally I received my traditional Japanese beauty items. I think I asked for them almost two years ago when my friend moved to Japan and he... forgot? But now they reached me and it is so fun! Dear friend, thank you!

1- Uguisu no Fun (Nightingale droppings)
Geisha’s secret item! Japanese Traditional Beauty Secret's ultra violet light treated Nightingale droppings are completely free of bacteria. They have been used for Kabuki actor & Geisha's make-up cleansing for centuries in Japan and contain a natural enzyme (guanine, an amino acid w/ ammonia bleaching qualities) which has a natural lightening action. Click a photo for larger image. Natural enzyme powder of NIGHTINGALE DROPPINGS helps to remove all traces of dirt and gently exfoliates dead skin cells. Leaves skin soft, smooth and brighter. How to use: Mix with 1/2 teaspoon of NIGHTINGALE DROPPINGS, and a few drops of warm water in your palm. Apply to moist face and neck in small, circular motions (Avoid eye area). Rinse well with water. Store in cool, dry place

2- Adzuki bean scrub
Geisha’s secret item! Japanese 100% natural extremely fine AZUKI RED BEAN GRAINS exfoliant which gently buff away dulling surface flakes, unclogging pores and smoothing your skin's texture. AZUKI RED BEAN GRAINS has been used as a face wash in Japan for 1,200 years, and court beauties of ancient Japan would scrub face and body with small silk bags containing Adzuki Powder; modern Japanese women use cotton bags or apply directly to the skin. The adzuki bean is valued in Japan for its medical properties and its lacquer-red hue; its effectiveness as a beauty treatment is truly time-honoured. Also our Adzuki Micro grains & Organic Brown Sugar Soap is very popular for sensitive skin!

3- Nuka to fukuro (Rice bran wash)
The Japanese women's "common sense" beauty treatment since the generation before facial soap Japanese rice bran wash contains essential fatty acids, rich in the Vitamin E complex that includes tocopherols and tocotrienols. Nukabukuro/Rice bran wash has been known as the Japanese women's "common sense" beauty treatment since the generation before facial soap. This 100% natural Rice bran wash helps to remove all traces of dirt and gently exfoliates dead skin cells without dryness. Leaves skin soft and smooth.
INDICATIONS: All skin types, Recommended for use instead of soap on blemished skin, and sensitive skin.
How to use: Put 2 table spoon Rice bran powder into a cotton bag (2 cotton bags are included in each package) and tie its string. Apply wet Rice barn wash bag to moist face and neck in small circular motions.(Avoid eye area) Rinse well with water. Ingredients: 100% Pure Rice bran Powder No Alcohol, No Artificial Colour, No Artificial Fragrance, Not Tested on Animals*Store in a cool, dry place.

I took the information from http://chidoriyaworld.com

I have been using the nightingale droppings for about a week now and hope it's working. My skin seems a bit lighter and more even, but that could be hope, I don't know, I'll go on using it until the bottle is finished, which should happen soon since the bottle is really tiny *cry* But even though the idea of putting birdie-poo on my face is revolting and the smell is just like the birds cadges I remember from zoos (eew) It does seem to work and it is not that bad... besides, birds eat seeds not disgusting things like people, dogs and pigs do, so their droppings are pretty ok... what we women tell ourselves for beauty... *sigh* Doesn't matter, these birdie-poo's should do the same trick as Shiseido's special cream and that would cost me *gulp* € 80,- for a tiny tiny container, so no to Shiseido (even though I love that brand and wear the perfume) but poor womens birdie-poo ^_^