If you have dry skin, then you know how uncomfortable and sometimes painful the colder, drier months of the year can get. That's why our editors searched Japanese e-commerce sites (such as @cosme, Amazon, and Rakuten) for the best face washes for dry skin. We then chose the 34 most popular products and tested them.We focused on three things: its cleansing power, its post-wash hydration level, and its ingredients. We then compiled everything we learned into a buying guide about and list of the best Japanese face washes for dry skin available online.

In movies or in person, you may have noticed that a lot of Japanese men have nice, full heads of hair. How do they do it? Surely many of them use hair-restoration products. But, there are so many on the market; how can you choose the one for you? mybest is here to help! We tested 89 different hair-restoration products from Japan- the top-sellers on sites like Amazon, Rakuten, and @cosme, and ranked them to help you find the right one for you.With the help of our expert, we tested for the following points:IngredientsEase of Use

Our editors searched Japanese e-commerce sites (such as @cosme, Amazon, and Rakuten) for the foundation primers for dry skin. We then chose the 14 most popular products and tested them.We focused on four things for each product: its moisturizing ability, its finish, its durability, and how easy it was to apply.  We then compiled everything we learned into a buying guide about and list of the best Japanese foundation primers for dry skin available online.

Have you started to feel like the facial cleansing products that you’ve always used in the past aren’t working for you anymore? Or are you looking for a product that suits your skin type better? There are many choices for aging skincare on the market today, and Japan has some great products. We collected 18 popular aging-care face washes, the top-sellers on sites like @cosme, Amazon, and Rakuten, and tested them to determine which are really the best!mybest consulted with an expert in cosmetic ingredients. Then we actually bought and used all of the products to test for the following three points:1. Cleansing power2. Moisturizing ability3. Ingredients

Our editors searched Japanese e-commerce sites (such as @cosme, Amazon, and Rakuten) for the best night creams. We then chose the 12 most popular products and tested them.We focused on three things: its moisturizing ability, its ingredients, and how it felt to use. We then compiled everything we learned into a buying guide about and list of the best Japanese night creams available online.

Let’s get this straight–there’s no such thing as a “best” hair dye. Strictly speaking. Just like there’s no such thing as a “best” concealer or “best” mattress or “best” jacket because it all comes down to you. What kind of skin do you have? What kind of sleeping posture? Do you get cold easily?This time around, we ordered the 10 most popular hair dyes found in Japanese drugstores and on Japan’s e-commerce sites and compared the following:1. How Vivid the Color was2. How Gentle on Hair the Dye was3. How Long the Color LastedHowever, we want you to keep in mind that the Japanese hair dyes we introduce were formulated with Japanese (naturally black, bleached Asian) hair in mind and are most effective on hair of a similar quality. If you’ve hair like that, great–you’ll probably find that it works better than your average box of CVS/Walgreens stuff. If not, though, results may be a bit unexpected.

It’s a buzzword in Japan: translucence※1. It’s similar to Korea’s glass skin–skin so pure that it’s nearly transparent, resembling layers of frosted glass. In order to respond to that aesthetic, cosmetic companies–both drugstore and high-end–here have been coming out with scores of whitening※2 serums, essences, and ampoules※3.As always, it’s difficult to tell what kind of skincare is effective and what isn’t. That’s why, this time around, we ordered the 25 most popular whitening serums from Japan’s e-commerce giants (such as Amazon, Rakuten, and @cosme) and tested them all. We also invited a skincare specialist and had her compare the following:1. Hydration2. ApplicationThis is how we tested and found the most exceptional Japanese whitening serums, essences, and ampoules.※1 透明感: translucence (lit. transparency; used to describe glass skin)※2 美白: whitening (in this article, that refers to the tamping down of hyperpigmentation and the production of melanin, thereby preventing freckles and blemishes)※3 美容液: serums, essences, and ampoules (more on how we translated that term below)

Our editors searched Japanese e-commerce sites (such as @cosme, Amazon, and Rakuten) for the best cleansing balms. We then chose the 15 most popular products and tested them.We focused on three things: its cleansing power, its moisturizing ability, and its ingredients. We then compiled everything we learned into a buying guide about and list of the best Japanese cleansing balms available online.

Christmas tree lights: they’re the final touch that adds all of the mood and warmth that you dreamed of for your holiday centerpiece. Between white lights, multicolored lights, incandescent lights, and LED lights, you can set any mood you want to with lights nowadays. But did you know that some lights can save you money on your electric bill, or that some lights look better on smaller trees?In this guide we’ll go over the characteristics of the most popular Christmas tree lights out there, and then we’ve got a list of our 10 favorites to get you started in your search.

Our editors searched Japanese e-commerce sites (such as @cosme, Amazon, and Rakuten) for the best eyebrow pencils. We then chose the 22 most popular products and tested them.We focused on three things: how the finish looked, its durability, and how easy it was to use. We then compiled everything we learned into a buying guide about and list of the best Japanese eyebrow pencils available online.