The Body Shop Seaweed Ionic Clay Mask Review

I have oily-combination skin so I'm always eager to try out any products that'll help out with my problems. Those problems being my super shiny T-zone, minor bumps all over my face and the occasional zit. I love pampering myself anyways, so taking time out for a facial is such a no biggie to me.

This time I decided to try out Body Shops's Ionic Clay Mask from their Seaweed line. 

I use this once a week and maybe twice a week if I'm going through an especially rough time. When I first apply it, I'll get a cool and tingly sensation. Leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes then wash it off. When I wash it off, it also instantly turns into a scrub because the hardened bits turn into scrubbing beads. I like the smell of this mask. It's a kind of minty and medicinal type of smell.

Looks like your average clay. It's not.

I love this! I think it really has helped reduce my oiliness and when I use it on top of zits, those zits get smaller and go away quicker too. 

My dry/normal spots like my cheek area, don 't get dried out or feel stretched after using this, so that's also a plus.

I've had this tube for a few months now so I think it's not expensive for how much product you're getting.

Price : ￥2940

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Yamaguchi

On the 9th of June I had an entrance examination at Yamaguchi University. Yamaguchi is really far away from where I live now. Like I had to get on a plane type of far. Japan is basically made up of four parts; Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Well, Yamaguchi is on the very bottom edge of Honshu. 

Yamaguchi University was my second choice. My first choice was Gifu University (which I've gotten into, FYI). I tried out for Gifu University by recommendation so I didn't have to sit for any papers. For Yamaguchi University however, I had to sit for their Maths paper. I only studied for like two days which explains why I could barely answer the questions. I so suck. 

I booked a ticket a month before my departure so I was entitled to ANA's Early Bird Discounts. I think my tickets were half price. Woo! Still had to fork out almost ￥15,000 for a return ticket for Tokyo's Haneda to Yamaguchi Airport though. I was just glad that the Yamaguchi Aiport was so close to the university. If I had decided to travel there by train, it would have taken me around 8 hours-ish. So not gonna happen.

A bunch of my friends were also trying out for this university, so for me, it was like a mini holiday too. 

My journey; from Haneda to Yamaguchi

The MAGIC button

I got a window seat which was awesome, but I was at the wing part, not so awesome. Anyways, there was this button below the window. At first I wasn't sure what it was for but then the sun started to bug me so I wanted to pull down the window cover thing but there wasn't one! I came to the conclusion that this button was responsible for getting the sun's rays out of my eyeballs.

The top white half will let more light through while the darker lower half will dim the lights. How cool is that? I have no idea how this works. Is there some sort of chemical in the glass or something? I want to know!

The change in the strength of the light is gradual. It's not like it'll instantly darken but it will slowly fade(?) into the desired strength.

I got the wing seat. Urghh...

The window without any adjustment

The window after I've darken it to the highest level

From left to right : Shah, Me, Ahmad, Acap, Kimie and Azul

Men in suits are just so...

At the Yamaguchi Airport

Weird egg art thing at the airport grounds

This is the furthest I've ever been in Honshu. I'm thinking of travelling to Kyushuu next year. Fukuoka; land of no tax!

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Hanami(Sakura Watching) in Tokyo

This year I decided to join the Hanami gathering at Tokyo and I'm so glad I did. The park was beautiful! Of course, it was also totally packed with people. This event was held at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo. It was held by the MSAJ and also JAGONG.

My outfit of the day :)

How super pretty is this?!

To get a spot at huge parks like this, usually a few people will be selected to 'book' the place they want to gather and those people have to be at the park by around 6AM to make sure that they get a good place. If you've just joined a new company, there's a high chance that that person could be you. 

The Japanese will start to gather around 11AM and eat lunch together. There'll also be a lot of drinking and singing. The whole Hanami atmosphere is really fun. Everyone looks forward to it every year.

At our gathering, we ate Tomato Rice and JAGONG sponsored a cake. We also had a couple of games to break the ice.

The JAGONG representative giving a little speech

So MANY PEOPLE!

Sakura!

More Sakura!

SAKURAAAAAA

The weather was awesome and I got to meet up with a few friends and make a few more. Till next year!

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Tokyo Disneyland & Tokyo DisneySea

The handholders(?) on the Disney train lines.

Who doesn't love Disney? A while back a few college mates and I went to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. We spent the first day in Disneyland and the next day we went to DisneySea. Both theme parks have special campaigns throughout the year and during those times you can get your tickets at a slightly cheaper price. Yay!

I advise getting a hotel in the 舞浜・浦安・船橋・幕張 (Maihama /Urayasu /Funabashi/ Makuhari)  area in Chiba and then going to the theme parks by train. You won't have to worry about parking. Also, the exits get really jammed around closing time because everyone's basically rushing to get out so using the train will save all the hassle. 

Tower of Terror

The water show at DisneySea

So romantic

I notice that DisneySea is more popular among young Japanese couples because the place is pretty romantic.

It was around Halloween when we went so the whole park was decorated accordingly. The park is especially beautiful during Christmas and I want to go so bad but it's usually so packed with people that I just give up.

They all do amazing things during Easter! *cute Easter bunny hops on by

Halloween at Disney

Cinderella's beautiful castle

The Dream Lights Show

There's a fireworks show at the parks every night so make sure you don't leave too early, you wouldn't want to miss it. It was so fun!

Note for Muslims : The soups at the theme parks are made with chicken stock, even the seafood stew, so be careful when you buy your food.


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