Facial Cleansing Sponge by Nippon

An amazing product of Nippon… the facial cleansing sponge.  This is now what I use to wash my face every morning and night 🙂

What I would normally do every night is remove my makeup with Shu Uemura’s cleansing oil using Nippon’s facial patting cotton.

Then afterwards, I wash my face with my favorite drug store brands, either Clean and Clear’s Deep Cleansing Facial Wash or Celeteque’s Hydrating Facial Wash 🙂  I would either wash my face using my hands or occasionally with a facial towel.  But I felt like I was tugging my skin too much with a facial towel.  Until I discovered the beauty of this facial cleansing sponge!

At first I thought that it was going to be harsh on my skin because it was quite hard when I took it out from the package.  The texture was like a thin loofah for the body.  I thought to myself maybe I’ll be using this only once a week. I exfoliate my skin using an apricot facial scrub only once a week, not advisable to do everyday.  And I thought using this sponge would just be good for exfoliating.

But when I opened it and soaked it in water, it softened and it became this super soft sponge that was gentle on the face.  I didn’t feel like it was harsh at all but it was enough to really clean my face.  It was the great tool to massage the facial cleanser all over my face without feeling like I was scratching or tugging my skin.

Now I use this sponge with my facial cleanser every morning and evening 🙂  I can’t wash my face without this anymore!  Haha! My face feels squeaky clean after.  After every use, just squeeze out all the water and soap and rinse well.  Just leave it on a soap dish to dry.  Once it’s dry, you will notice that it will harden again.  Just soak in water before use to soften.

This is how the sponge looks like when it’s wet 🙂 Super soft!

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The Backstage Pro Kit by Nippon

I have always been a user of Nippon Esthetic Solution products 🙂  They are the only ones who have disposable cosmetic tools that I cannot live without.  I used to buy these items separately per pack.  But I was so happy that they now have kits with a complete set of tools you will be needing 🙂

One kit they have now is called, “The Backstage Pro Kit”.  If you’re a professional makeup artist who conducts a lot of makeup workshops or if you do a lot of events and fashion shows, you will find this kit very useful 🙂

Inside this kit, there is an artist palette.  Before I used to mix foundations and concealers at the back of my hand, but I noticed I always stain my shirt or whatever the back of my hand accidentally hits.  Haha!  With this palette, all you have to do is place your foundations here and you can mix them with ease, without worrying about getting dirty and you get to mix your foundations and concealers properly.

It also comes with a steel spatula.  This tool is very useful to scoop out products that are in tubs and little containers. You may also use to this to mix products such as foundations and concealers.  Even lipsticks, when you want to customize your own color.  Just use the spatula to scoop out the lipsticks you want to combine and mix them on the artist palette 🙂

You may use the flat side… it reminds me of a butter knife…

Or the more pointed edge to mix products in small bottles 🙂

This kit also comes with all these disposable cosmetic tools!!!  I love these so much. For workshops, you may give your students a set of these tools.  They will love it.  Makeup is also very personal so you don’t just dip into another person’s palette or touch them with your fingers.  (A pet peeve of mine.)  It would be great to have these around during your workshops so that if sharing of different makeup products is necessary, they can use these tools 🙂

Some people have very sensitive eyes. Make sure to use these disposable wands to dip into your mascara.

When I do weddings, events or fashion shows, sometimes we have to do makeup on a lot of clients or models and there is absolutely no time to wash those brushes. These will come in handy 🙂

I love how fine these eyeliner brushes are 🙂

When I do weddings, sometimes the bride doesn’t request me to stay for retouch anymore. So I always give her some lipstick and these disposable lip brushes so she can just retouch whenever she wants.  These are so tiny, they will fit in the smallest purse.

So this is what’s inside  “The Backstage Pro Kit”.  Definitely a must in every professional makeup artist’s kit.

Have a happy Friday, everyone! 🙂  More from Nippon to come! 🙂