The number of “cosmetics geeks” who love cosmetics is increasing. Among them, Twitter's "cosmetic dirt" is a hot topic as a place to disseminate deeper information. In this series, writer Hirarisa interviews Twitter cosmetics dirt that she is currently interested in. Take a peek at their recommended items, beauty love, and even life.
Hirarisa, a beauty otaku writer who belongs to the doujin circle "Gekidan Meneko " , explores the actual situation of Twitter cosmetic dirt that is worrisome at the moment .
On July 1, 2019, the cosmetic brand "CHICCA" announced the end of future sales. In the second half of 2019, there was a trend to express "love for CHICCA" on SNS, but the account with the name that caught the eye was "Kikukanagon" ( @sac_flsw05 ).
This time, we interviewed Mr. Kikukanagon, who loves CHICCA. We asked him about his love for CHICCA and his honest feelings about the end of the brand.
Love for CHICCA brand creators
――When did Kikusu Nagon-san's SNS account start?
I started this account in May 2018, long before the brand's demise announcement. At that time, I was doing it with the same name as my ID, "sac_flsw05". Even at that time, I was tweeting about cosmetics, but it was still for the purpose of tweeting on a daily basis.
――Is it only recently that you started talking about CHICCA under your current account name?
I agree. Prior to the end of the brand, it was announced that makeup artist Yasuo Yoshikawa, who was the brand creator of CHICCA, would resign. While everyone was mumbling about memories with CHICCA and recommending cosmetics, I started to think that I wanted to do it too.
Just in June, when there were many people announcing the best cosmetics of the first half of the year, I took the plunge and tweeted the best cosmetics tied to CHICCA. I didn't even know how to process photos, so I made a PowerPoint image (laughs).
――The combination of Sylvania and cosmetics is so cute!
Many people liked and RTed this, and the number of followers increased. But Depakosu is..." Many people were hesitant to buy CHICCA.
However, I wanted as many people as possible to try out the beauty of CHICCA's cosmetics, so I created a hashtag called "#Kareshiki ni Kikka" and started holding RT festivals on an irregular basis. .
At first, the brand name was changed to katakana and refrained from using the official alphabetical name . is.
--very! It arrived at the person who created CHICCA!
That's why I used the tag "#Carelessly CHICCA", and I also started calling myself "Kikukanagon", a woman who buys too much CHICCA (laughs).
It was CHICCA that changed me
――In the first place, since when did Kikusu-Nagon-san like cosmetics?
The first time I wore makeup was when I made my university debut. I grew up in the Tokyo metropolitan area and belonged to Amuro's generation, but I was a plain high school girl who couldn't get used to that kind of feeling at all.
When I bought my first cosmetics, my mother said, "You should clean yourself up, so let's go buy some." So I went to the department store. Seibu department store in Ikebukuro.
Randomly at the counter, my mother asked, "My daughter has a single layer of makeup. Is there anyone who is good at doing single layered makeup?" I remember shopping at Clinique.
――You are a powerful mother!
I think the BAs were also in trouble (laughs). My mother has a very double eye makeup, so she couldn't teach me how to do eye makeup. .
That's how I got touched up and got all the items, but at that point I didn't feel like I really liked makeup. I thought I had to do my makeup just like I had to clean my house.
――It was CHICCA that changed that.
It was the fall of 2015, when I was 35 years old. In fact, I got divorced that summer and became a single mother. I went back to my parents' house with a small child, but there were a lot of religious solicitations and door-to-door sales. I was depressed because I wondered if my situation as a single mother was seen as "poor" or "weak".
I was still working, but just at that time, I was involved in a project that I really wanted to do, and I wanted the people I worked with to feel at ease. I wanted to tell her, "It's okay to be a single mother."
So, I thought, ``How about acquiring a socially mature appearance that would not be a problem both as a professional and as a mother?' ' It was a book called "Show it to a beautiful woman". The belt says, "How to get a 30-meter-class beauty aura"...
――So you got it from a book?
After reading this book, I thought, "I want to be a strong woman who emits such an aura!", so I went to the CHICCA counter. So, when I talked to BA, the theme for that year's winter collection was "Arctic Glow . "
"Your face is perfect for this season's image. It's a collection that uses your face as a canvas to make the light of the aurora and the lights of the house shine on your skin. Would you please let me do your makeup?" was broken.
"I want to get a strong aura!" .
I had thought that makeup was something that changed the face and improved the complex, but it was an art to enjoy the seasons, and it was also something to wear a story and become a "main character". I understood for the first time.After that, I became a CHICCA woman, and I recreated "The sky where Venus rises" with makeup, and I tried to play "A woman returning from the morning", and I came to enjoy such makeup.
――Which item of CHICCA cosmetics do you repeat the most?
Flawless Glow Solid Foundation. When I put powdery makeup on, I immediately look old and lose my energy, but this foundation has a light finish and goes well with both work and casual clothes. I use it 365 days a year!
It seems that the ingredients don't volatilize much, so I carry around just the sponge I used in the morning so I can fix it little by little.
Smoothing Protect Lip Base. Improves lip color. It's an excellent product that also has a sunscreen effect.
――Could you show me the contents of your makeup pouch here?
Clockwise from the bottom of the pouch:
CHICCA Radiant Nude Pressed Powder 01
CHICCA Flawless Glow Lid Texture Eye Shadow EX11
CHICCA Mesmeric Lipstick 13
, 47 CHICCA Mesmeric Wet Lip Oil 01
CHICCA Mesmeric Grass Lip Oil 10
CHICCA Smoothing Protect Lip Base
・CHICCA Flawless Glow Solid Foundation Sponge
・CHICCA Flawless Glow Flash Blush Sponge
・Zip Case for Carrying Sponges
・Comb (LOVE CHROME F TSUKI SLV)
・CHICCA Enrolling Eyebrow Pencil W 02
・Cotton Swabs ・
Nail Clippers
The pouch is "ARTISAN & ARTIST*". Also, I carry CHICCA Beauty Glow Body Cream Rosé in my personal container.
——You put in a lot!
Rather than wanting to fix it because it's crumbling, I want to change my mood, so I carry around a lot of things. Two shades of lipstick and two shades of gloss. On days when my luggage is heavy, I do less.
——How many cosmetics did you buy in 2019?
In a typical year, it's about 20,000 yen a month, including skincare, but since CHICCA is running out, I bought enough for the next three years, so it's three times that amount... About 60,000 yen a month?
--very! how do you store it?
I bought a refrigerator for storage. It's not recommended as a storage method for cosmetics, but since the air conditioning at home doesn't work very well, I'd like to make sure it doesn't deteriorate in the summer.
Of course, there are many people who want every item, so I buy the minimum items for myself and store them carefully.
The beauty and joy that CHICCA gave me will last forever
——Are you addicted to CHICCA and do you have any regrets about buying cosmetics?
I don't think so. I'm the type to rush into one thing when I'm addicted to it, so when it comes to CHICCA, I feel like I've "burned out."
The other day, I received an image consultation and had them recommend other brands that would suit me so that I could continue to live even after the stock of CHICCA was gone. If it wasn't for this, I might not have received it. It was a lot of fun.
Above all, I was really happy that I was able to learn stories such as "I liked this kind of makeup", "My best cosmetics", and "Encounter with CHICCA" by many CHICCA beauties. did.
——Among the cosmetics accounts, I felt that the bond between CHICCA fans was very deep.
I have muttered self-deprecating before. Then, a follower said, "Kikuka Nagon-sama often calls CHICCA fans 'CHICCA beauty', but for me, you are the best CHICCA beauty. Thank you for showing me your beautiful words. I received a message to the effect that there is.
I realized that I still have constraints within me, such as "I want to run away from being feminine" and "I can't be happy." She may have been the one who was most preoccupied with being a single mother.
In fact, even among the CHICCA items, there were some items that I had been recommended by BAs several times, but I avoided them because I thought they might not suit me. When I bought it recently, it seemed to suit me so well that it might suit me best.
—— Such an encounter.
Mesmeric Wet Lip Oil 04 Sweet Melody. When I tried to live my life while remembering the words I received from my followers, people around me began to say, "You've changed."
——Meeting CHICCA and connecting with people who like CHICCA changed your life even more.
It's sad that CHICCA is gone, and I can't make it go away, but the joy I received from you will remain with me forever, and the joy of discovering many things about myself is irreplaceable.
Once I installed the beauty proposed by Yoshikawa-san and CHICCA into my brain, I think it will be fine from now on.