Beauty Japanese Girls Names
Most of the Japanese female names on this list are from an earlier
generation—all the -ko, -e, and -yo names that were ragingly popular at the
turn of the century, but that sound slightly dated now. Since 1980, the
popularity of these traditional names has fallen, and names ending in -ka, -na,
and -mi (beautiful) have taken over the top-ten lists of popular Japanese
girls' names.
This dramatic shift is common in Japanese naming practice. Unlike in the
West, where a name may be in constant use for thousands of years, in Japan
names cycle out of use in a matter of generations. Names from The Tale of
Genji have been dead for ages; the hot names of the 17th and 18th centuries
are now used only for actors' and geishas' stage names; even names from the
late 19th century sound hopelessly dated. One one hand, that means that
there are layers upon layers of fresh names awaiting onomasts. On the other
hand, if you're using this page to find a name for your Feudal Era heroine,
you're out of luck. Most of these names would sound as out-of-place as a
17th-century English girl named Keisha.
You may notice that there are very few names starting with B, D, G, J, or Z.
These voiced consonants sound rough and uncivilized; the Japanese far prefer
the refinement of unvoiced consonants like Ch, F, H, K, S, Sh, and T. This
is true not only of personal names, but of all names.
Note that the suffixes don't necessarily have anything to do with the "stem"
of the name. Fujiko, wisteria + child, doesn't mean "child of the wisteria";
Nishie, west + tree branch, does not mean "tree branch that points west" or
"tree branch from the west." The suffixes indicate mainly that the word is a
name and not a noun, in much the same way that Romance languages tack -a or
-ia onto the end of women's names. Each suffix presumably has a flavor of
its own, but I'll leave it to a native Japanese onomast to explain them.
Because of this sporadic meaning-blindness—which affects all Japanese naming
conventions—the meanings below contain some brain-busting combinations.
Patterned accordingly? Sound of jewels Nara? Think of these combinations as
individual syllables that sound good together, rather than a name with a
single meaning.
I have included -ko, -e, and -yo names with their stem names, and I'm in the
process of bringing -ka, -ki, -ho, -mi, -na, -ne, -no, -o, and -ri names
together under their stem names as well. Where the stem doesn't stand alone,
I'm listing the cluster of names under the -ko form.
These names are only the ones I've seen attested to in modern name lists.
There may be variants I haven't run into; for example, the only variants of
Sayo on this list are Sayoko, Sayomi, and Sayori, but the names Sayoe and
Sayona are also possibilities. If you're using this list to generate
character names, feel free to swap suffixes about.
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Sweet Japanese Girl Facial Cleanser
Regular readers of the Lush Times will know all about Noriko, our Japanese
Lush skincare specialist who spent a while last year working on new products.
She and Helen developed Sweet Japanese Girl together. We hand make each one in a
Japanese sweetmeat mould, it's sweet little face with its chubby cheeks
represents beauty. Massage the bar into the congested parts of the facial skin;
tea tree and juniper berry oils help to clear up the skin, ground almonds and
adzuki beans exfoliate it and the natural oils add moisture. Wipe off with warm
water on 100% cotton wool or a soft face cloth and your face will feel soft,
clean and relaxed but nicely scrubbed. Note: This product may melt and is NOT
guaranteed to arrive solid during the summer months!
5 Secrets To Japanese Beauty
Granted, the Japanese girl does not appeal to everyone. But they do appeal
to quite a few...and not because of their alledged docility. They can be pretty
stubborn and insistent when they want to, which is most of the time after they
are married.
How about the outside? What are the secrets to Japanese beauty?
1. Orange - vitamin C orange. The Japanese think that vitamin C derivatives
dexoidize and break up melanin, resulting in whiter skin. Like it or not, the
Japanese like white skin. Think Fasio.
2. Oriental herbs - seven secret oriental herbs (reminds me of KFC) that fight
dryness and the effects of dry seasons while making the skin firmer, more
resilient and ...white. Think Sekkisei.
3. Signature oils - cleansing oils....think Shu Uemura
4. Breakout protection - moisturizing oriental herbal waters and five effective
herbs which promote fluid circulation within the skin making it less prone to
acne.
I am beginning to feel like a commercial....
5. Exfoliation - clear gel designed to remove dullness-causing dead skin cells.
Sounds like digging up dead plants or worse.
Whether these things are secrets to Japanese beauty or not...one thing is for
sure...the Japanese girl can keep her skin softer, whiter, smoother, younger
looking for a lot longer than her western counterpart.
Series - Japan's Hottest Girls #16 - Natsume Rio
I don't quite get the afinity that Japan has for its pin-up girls...even in
mainstream television.
Without making a judgement on the culture, it seems to me that Japan, Japanese
women, have much more to offer than a stripped down young lady in a bikini.
How is it that the women of Japan allow these young ladies to be oggled at as
representative of Japanese 'beauty?' Twenty years in Japan and I still don't
know the answer to this.
The latest among the 'hot' in Japan is Natsume Rio. She and others will be
appearing in a BS Fuji program on...surprise of surprises...pin-up girls.
Natsume Rio
LUSH Sweet Japanese Girl - Or Puffin' Stuff As I Like To Call Her
This is LUSH Sweet Japanese Girl. She is 1.2 ounces of solid bar (with a
retail price of $8.95). SJG (as her friends call her) is a facial massage/exfoliator
which contains tree oil and juniper berry oils (to clear your skin), and ground
almonds and adzuki beans (to exfoliate your skin). LUSH has thrown in some
natural oils to make sure that when SJG is through with you, you'll feel
relaxed, clean, and soft.
coughs wildly - flings her broken body across the room
About LUSH
LUSH products are very different from every other beauty product out there. At
the very core of their company is the belief in making products out of natural
ingredients. You won't find bizarro preservatives and there's no animal testing
involved - either by LUSH or by the suppliers that LUSH utilizes. They make
their products by hand, packaging them in environmental-friendly containers and
wrappers. Every item has a sticker on it with an animated face and name of the
person who produced that product. It's kind of neat! kristina wonders what her
animated self would look like on a Lush sticker...
LUSH is also unique in their scents that they put in their products. I find that
while the products themselves almost always perform, you will either
(passionately) love or hate the scent.
Why This Product?
This isn't the first LUSH product that I've tried. After having much success
with a couple of their other facial products, I thought it was a given that I
should try this. Also, I'm always on the lookout for a liquid alternative for
any beauty product in order to avoid the nazi-airport-security screeners.
Their Direction
Massage the bar into the congested parts of the facial skin. Wipe off with warm
water on 100% cotton wool or a soft face cloth.
My Experiences
I admit it.
I was lured into a false sense of comfort and relief. It was all because of
Creepy Baby Face. She made me feel special - so wouldn't it seem natural that
the Sweet Japanese Girl would do the same?
Here's all of my mistakes girls. Live and learn and remember - I took one for
all of you.
I made sure that my face was wet because of course, with sensitive skin, I
always do this. The scent of Sweet Japanese Girl is so light and hardly
noticeable. That was a little surprising to me because most things with tea tree
oil in them tend to have a strong scent to them.
ANYWAY.
I took SJP for a ride across my face, starting with my forehead, then my nose,
and then my chin. She has puffy cheeks which are good for getting into those
cracks and crevices - just like her second cousin, twice removed. Oh my gawd!!!
She was unbelievably creamy and soothing and everything I ever wanted in a girl.
I thought to myself - gee, she's really gentle...and sweet...and loving... and
then - I let her wander over to my cheeks. There were lots of ooooohs and
ahhhhhhs and I swear, it was possibly one of the longest periods of time that I
ever spent in my shower.
But of course, I was doing other things too silly girls. Shaving my legs,
washing my hair - you know. Normal stuff.
ANYWAY.
I rinsed off with warm water and patted my face dry. No biggie. Less than five
minutes later....MY FACE WAS ON FIRE!!!
No amount of aloe based cream could change the fire that had erupted all over my
face. For three days - yes THREE DAYS - I looked like I had been slapped silly.
And not just on my cheeks either. My nose, my chin, my forehead - every place
that Sweet Japanese Girl touched - was now marred by redness, dryness, and
scariness.
I thought I would just never speak to her again. But after looking into her
puffy cheeks (two weeks later - memory fades a bit, dontcha know...), I decided
to give her another chance.
My lower legs can take almost anything (or so I thought). And gawd knows - they
can use some exfoliation. There's nothing worse than running your shaver over a
leg that ain't ready for it.
So, I used Sweet Japanese Girl on my right, lower leg. Just like before, she was
creamy and dreamy like McSteamy and time flew by like nobody's business. I
rinsed and then used my Schick Intuition Plus razor.
I came out of that shower experience with more cuts and scrapes than ever
before. \
I wrapped her up in the paper she came in (cheek side down of course) and to
this day, I still have not spoken to her. It'll be a cold day - in you know
where - before I look at her puffy, innocent (hah!) face again.
Post Initial Experience Thoughts
I felt guilty about throwing Puffin' Stuff in the trash. After all, her remains
are still identifiable and as much as I spend on beauty products, I was afraid
what my husband would say. You wasted that! Some poor woman in Timbuktu is going
without because of you! For now, she sits in a container - still all puckery -
and still all puffy. It's up for grabs should anyone dare to test the powers...
Ingredients
For LUSH products I do intend to include ALL ingredients within my review
because I do find that people tend to have extreme reactions to them - moreso -
then commercially-off-the-shelf drugstore stuff.
Cocoa Butter (Theobroma cacao), Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii), Palm Kernel
Oil (Hydrogenated palm), Ground Almonds (Prunus dulcis), Ground Aduki Beans (Phaseolus),
Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera), Lemon Oil (Citrus limonum), Juniperberry Oil (Juniperus
communis), Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia), Perfume |
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