JAPAN CANDY BOX - International Giveaway!

Konnichiwa cookies!

I have so many treats to show you and one of you lucky readers is actually going to win a box full of similar treats yourself! 😏 

Japan Candy Box (www.japancandybox.com) is a fantastic subscription box full of sweet and salty snacks from Tokyo. The snacks in this box are seasonal, limited edition and exclusive. I confirm that everything is not only scrumptious but also super cute and unique! Here is what I received in my Japan Candy Box (June Edition):

 Tohato - Kyarintou Green Tea Corn Snack
Sweet puffed corn snacks that taste like heavenly green tea!

 Dole Dessert Gummy - Peach and Yogurt flavor
These taste like peach yogurt. Sweet and slightly tart at the same time. Not only are these gummy candies delicious, they also contain probiotics and collagen!

Nicotto Vanilla Cream Biscuit Sandwich
These look like bite sized oreos and taste just like them! 

 Umaibo Vegetable Salad flavored Corn Snack
When I went to Japan in October, I bought myself many of these because they're just so good! They don't literally taste like salad haha but they're salty and packed with flavor that I can't describe!

Calbee Black Pepper Potato Chips
Spicy thick potato chips. Addictive!

 Dorachoco - Mini Dorayaki Filled with Chocolate Cream
Dorayaki is a traditional Japanese dessert. It's basically a pancake sandwich with a sweet bean paste filling. These mini dorayaki are filled with a luscious chocolate cream. They're amazing!

Kakigori (Shaved Ice) Strawberry Flavored Chewing Gum
These gum sticks surprised me because I felt like I was chewing on actual crushed ice and as I started chewing, the gum felt cool in my mouth too! How is that possible? 😃

 Fuwarinka Rose Flavored Chewing Gum
This actually more of a beauty supplement! 😄 This chewing gum contains collagen, hyaluronic acid and rose oil. Isn't that incredible? Fresh breath and wrinkle preventing chewing gum! 

Sanrio Characters Ribbon Biscuits
Light, crisp ribbon shaped cookies with Hello Kitty images on them! Sooo cute and tasty!

Anpanman KoroKoro Choco Balls
Anpanman is a famous Japanese cartoon superhero and these are chocolate covered biscuits. Oishiiii (delicious!)

Pretty impressive contents, right? 😍 Well, if you'd like to win your very own Japan Candy Box, enter the gadget below. It's easy; just log in using your e-mail or via one or more of your socials. Wishin' you lots of sweet luck!  

Sayaka Alessandra Japan Candy Box Giveaway

JAPANFUNBOX - a box full of fun and crazy Japanese snacks!

Konnichiwa!

Today I would like to show you a super fun subscription box, full of quirky 

and tasty Japanese snacks, called.....JAPANFUNBOX

Even Rocky couldn't resist and tried to steal my snacks. I don't blame him!

The items in this box are truly fun and precious because you can't find them abroad! I was surprised by how many snacks were in this box:

1.) Ninjin Snack. These are sweet, puffed rice grains and the come in this adorable package that looks like a carrot!!

2.) 3 KitKats. One is dark chocolate, the other one is milk chocolate and the third one is Green Tea flavored (my favorite!!)

3.) Pocky (Blond Chocolat flavor). First time I ever tried these are they are scrumptious. I didn't find them sweet but they're so good!

4.) Koikeya Pride Potato. These are consommé (stock/broth) flavored chips....isn't that so funny? What's crazy is that they actually do taste like meat broth. I LOVE THESE!

5.) Pureral (orange flavored gummy candies). Soooo refreshing and it's like eating a real orange!

6.) Orion's cocoa cigarettes. These are adorable! These have been around since the 1950s 💖 They taste very sugary and minty.

7.) Disney Furuta Chocolate Egg. This reminds me of Kinder's chocolate eggs. So needless to say...delicious! I got a little toy inside...

8.) Chocoball Caramel. These little chocolate balls are filled with chewy caramel. YUM YUM YUM.

9.) Setsubun (Dry Roasted Soybeans). This a traditional Japanese snack that will ward off evil!

10.) Puchi Puchi Uranai Ramune Candy. Ramune is a Japanese soft drink/soda and these candies taste like it!

11.) Thomas the Tank Engine Candy. These are grape flavored, chewy candy. I am addicted to these!

  12.) Ginza Rusk. These are crispy snacks coated in milk chocolate and filled with white chocolate. Really good!

13.) Tohato Chocobi. These are little puffed, star-shaped corn snacks that taste so chocolatey. They remind me of cereal. I ate the whole bag in one go!

14.) Sour Paper (Peach Flavor). This strip of candy tastes exactly like a juicy peach. Heavenly!

15.) Kinako Mochi. These are traditional rice crackers. Sweet and savory. I really like these!

16.) Chocolate Wafer including nail decorations! Oh my goodness, these stickers are adorable. 💜

17.) Mickey Mouse Chocolates (Umbrella shaped). Mickey mouse, adorable, fine chocolate...need I say more?

18.) Sudakosan. The snack below deserves a photo of its own. It's a strip of dried octopus, drenched in vinegar.                                                              😃😃😃 

Make sure to check out Japanfunbox:

www.japanfunbox.com
www.instagram.com/japanfunbox
www.facebook.com/japanfunbox

ZenPop Sweets Pack from Japan!

Hi cookies!

Are you hungry? If you are, perfect. If you're not, this post will make you hungry 😅

I showed you guys what was inside my Zenpop Beauty Pack in my previous post but in today's post, I would like to show you what was inside my Zenpop Sweets Pack (April). In case you're not familiar with Zenpop's subscription boxes, do take a look at their inviting website: http://zenpop.jp

They offer different types of boxes full of Japanese products, renewed every month. If you don't want a subscription but you'd still like to try one of their boxes, you can order one whenever you like so no strings attached! But personally, I think once you try a Zenpop pack, you'll be hooked 😅 

I am a huge fan of Japan and snacks so I devoured everything in my Zenpop pack:

 There were 15 snacks inside the box (sweet as well as salty!)

 1.) EDAMAME CRATZ SALT 
These are delicious pretzel bites/pieces bursting with edamame (soybean) flavor! I like how there are some almonds inside too. This snack goes well with an aperitif (or a glass of beer, as depicted on the bag!) but I find them delicious on their own. No need for any alcohol here!

2.) SHAKE! Fruit Yogurt Gummy
This is something I've never ever tried nor heard of before! You sprinkle the yogurt powder (in a separate bag inside) on the fruity gummy candy and SHAKE the bag! Fun and yummy.

 3.) BISCO CAFE' AU LAIT
I really liked these! The biscuits are nice and crispy and the filling inside is coffee with milk flavor! I was so surprised to read that they contain probiotics (1 million lactic acid bacteria!). Good for your tummy and very yummy! 😊

4.) POKEMON CHEWING CANDY COLA
These are chewy sticks (they literally look like chewing gum sticks!) and they taste exactly like coca cola. Very intense flavor. Delicious!

5.) KARUBI POTATO FRY
Barbebecue beef flavor chips. As advised in the helpful list that came inside the Zenpop pack, I tried breaking them into pieces, into my salad for dinner. First time I had potato chips in my salad and it was SO GOOD! 

6.) TABEKKO ANIMALS SALT
These are potato animal crackers (non-fried) and they're soooo addictive. They're light and crisp and so cute. Each animal in the bag has the type of animal spelled out on it so it's perfect for learning/teaching English! 

 7.) Potato Sticks Piqant Shrimp
These are little potato matchsticks but don't be fooled by their appearance! They are SPICY and so flavorful (sort of like eating spicy shrimp and potatoes). I wasn't sure if the character on the bag was a potato or a bird but I realize it must be a potato because that's what the snack is made out of...a potato, haha. The beak sort of led me astray 😤

8.) UMAI CHOCO CORN PUFFS
These were crunchy yet smooth ('cause they're covered in delicious creamy chocolate). I felt like I was having a real dessert while eating these. 💛

9.) PUCHI -AONORI SENBEI
Small rice crackers with bits of nori (seaweed) inside. These are supposed to taste like the ocean...and they actually do!

 10.) DIY SEA ANIMAL GUMMY
This is a creative DIY kit which I haven't tried yet but I will soon and I'm sure it'll be lotsa fun. The gummy candy will be shaped like dolphins, whales, fish, turtles, octopus..... I like how it says "Colorful Peace" on the package 😉

11.) YO - KAI WATCH SALT SNACK
These are light, corn rings that taste like salty....I wasn't sure what at first. I felt they were slightly fish-flavored but later I looked at the ingredients and saw "chicken extract"! Whatever flavor they are, they're scrumptious! The package contains a little sticker with your fortune written on it. I got "some good luck" 😃

 12.) SAPPORO POTATO BBQ
These are crunchy potato snacks (check out that neat shape!) and they (kinda) taste like barbecue chicken and beef. They were very good!

13.) ASAHI GRANOLA BITES
Round grandola bites full of strawberries, oats, papapya and berries. These weren't very sweet but I actually liked them. Healthy and good!

 14.) and 15.) SHOYU SENBEI AND EXTRA SHOYU (TAMARI) SENBEI

Love love love these. This is what Japan tastes like. Senbei are the most traditional Japanese snacks; they're rice crackers coated in soy sauce. Very crunchy and sweet and salty 💗

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ZENPOP Beauty Pack Review - a box full of beauty products from JAPAN!

Konnichiwa Kittens,

I recently received a beauty box from http://zenpop.jp and I'm really impressed. If you love beauty products and you love Japan, this is the box you need to get your hands on! You don't have to hop on a plane to go to Japan...

Zenpop will bring Japan to you!💜

Zenpop is part of http://zenmarket.jp and they offer 5 different types of boxes, renewed every month: a Sweets Pack, a Ramen Pack, a Ramen + Sweets Mix Pack, a Stationery Pack and a Beauty Pack. Each box costs $29.50, except for the Mix Pack that costs $24.50. Zenpop offers free international shipping and tracking is available for an additional $3! 

Here is the April 2018 Zenpop Beauty Pack:

This month's box is called "Nyanko" Pack. "Nyanko" means kitty in Japanese so everything in the box is related to cats 😸 There were 7 beauty items in the box:

 1.) Shiny Cat Nail Buffer

This cute cat is double sided. The back of this cat's face buffers your nails while the cat's face makes your nails shiny! Your nails will always be in tip-top shape with this kitty. It's the perfect size too, so you can carry it in your handbag.

 2.) Hello Kitty Lip Balm from Sanrio
Look at the darling packaging!! I collect lip balms so I'm sooo happy this was inside this Zenpop beauty box! It's a regular lip balm (tint-free) and the consistency is lovely. My lips feel so smooth wearing this!

 3.) Cat Scrunchie from Maggio (Osaka)
Oh, this scrunchie is the cutest! Look at those eyes 😻 You can tell that it's high quality and I'm so glad I got the white version. I'm very into ponytails these days so I know I'll be using this item a lot!

 4.) KOJI - Spring heart, Liquid Eyeliner
KOJI is a famous Japanese cosmetics brand and this black eyeliner rocks! I tried it and it really is waterproof and rub resistant. The black color is nice and intense. I'm going to be using this...everyday. Meow~

5.)  Cat Eyeliner Template by Ishihara Shoten
This is such an innovative beauty tool! I had no idea it even existed and I'm impressed. You can create different types of cat eye looks with different parts of the cat's body. So creative! And your eyeliner will be symmetrical too (this is great news for me 😆).

 6.) Hello Kitty Cherry Blossom Essence Sheet Mask
Not only does this smell divine, this sheet mask feels so cool and soothing! As explained in the information sheet, cherry blossoms are rich in antioxidants and they repair the skin's natural barriers. This is the perfect mask for pampering yourself! If you close your eyes, you'll think you're in Japan 😍

8.) Hello Kitty Memo Pad & Pencil
These items were bonus items and as you can see, they're beautiful! 

Every single item in this Zenpop box was not only adorable but also useful. I really recommend this subscription box service. Japanese beauty products are so hard (if not impossible) to find so this box is simply delightful! 

Sayonara for now ~

KAWAII BOX Review and International GIVEAWAY!

Hi kawaii friends! 

Yes, I've been bitten by the kawaii bug again 😄 I'm sure most of you know what Kawaii Box is all about but in case you haven't hopped on the Kawaii train yet, Kawaii Box is a monthly subscription box filled with adorable Japanese and Korean items. Kawaii means cute in Japanese so if you love cute things, you will surely find everything inside a Kawaii Box, irresistible: www.kawaiibox.com

For the pleasure of your eyes, this is the March 2018 Kawaii Box:

 I love this little purse with an ebi nigiri sushi on it! 
And Look at the Gudetama plushie charm!! He has bunny ears for Easter!  <3

 Hmmmm edible jewelry:

 

As you can tell, I'm a big fan of this company because not only are the items in each box super cute (thank goodness they offer worldwide shipping...and it's free too!), the customer service is fantastic. They're highly efficient and very kind. In fact, I am hosting a giveaway now in collaboration with Kawaii Box so one of you lucky participants is going to win your own Kawaii Box! 🙊

To win your very own Kawaii Box, log-in the below rafflecopter gadget by inserting your e-mail address or via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc. The winner will be chosen randomly and contacted by Kawaii Box and me in 23 days! If possible, let me know if you entered this giveaway in a comment below this post. Wishing you a whole lotta kawaii luck!