Beware: Kanebo Cosmetics Japan recalls 54 skincare products (17 products affected in Malaysia) after customers complained white patches on their skin after using the products!

One of the biggest news in the last few days is that Kanebo Cosmetics Japan recalls 54 skin whitening products from all over Asia after complaints they caused discolouring that does not clear up even after use was discontinued.

I read that those Kanebo products that being recalled contain e quasi-drug ingredient rhododenol 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanol (in short it's called 4HPB), which is contained in products manufactured by Kanebo and its affiliates Lissage and E’quipe, reported the appearance of white blotches on their skin. All of the brightening products in question contained rhododenol. Kanebo said they have received 39 complaints from customers in Japan. Of those, 15 had shown no improvement in their conditions even after they stopped using the products. 

Despite the recent finding, the ingredient has been approved by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in accordance with the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act. It had also passed “extensive safety tests”, according to Kanebo, although the company decided to voluntarily recall all of its products containing the ingredient due to the possibility of other customers experiencing the same side effects. 

 Masum Natsusaka, the President of Japan's cosmetics maker Kanebo, and other executives bow to apologise in Tokyo to the public. 

Kanebo should be given credit for openly apologizing and voluntarily recalling all the products that has the said 4HPB ingredient because this move would definitely affected their image and business in the future. It is not an easy step for a cosmetic company like Kanebo to recall products when they have actually shipped a total of 4.36 million products in Japan and 370,000 items out to overseas. Besides Japan, there are 10 Asian countries which are affected which includes Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam. And Taiwan is the largest overseas market for the Kanebo products.

Out of the 54 products recalled in Japan, only 17 products are that are sold in Malaysia and being recalled are:-

Kanebo Blanchir Superior

(1) White Deep Clear Conditioner I 

(2) White Deep Clear Conditioner II 

(3) White Deep Clear Conditioner III 

(4) White Deep Milky Conditioner I 

(5) White Deep Milky Conditioner II 

(6) White Deep Night Conditioner I 

(7) White Deep Night Conditioner II 

(8) White Deep Mask 

(9) White Deep UV Day Protector 

 (not all products shown in the picture are affected)

Impress IC range

(1) Impress IC White Lotion I 

(2) IC White Lotion II 

(3) IC White Emulsion I 

(4) IC White Emulsion II

 (not all products shown in the picture are affected)

Also the Impress Granmula Lotion which I reviewed before! OMG.. lucky that time I did not develop white patches on my skin!

 RMK Skincare

(1) Skintuner Brightening Light 

(2) Skintuner Brightening Moist 

(3) Intensive Brightening Essence

  

At the moment,  Kanebo Malaysia has only make an announcement via their facebook page here only and not through any printed media.  They mentioned that to those customers who have bought those affected skincare, they are encourage to visit the Kanebo counter where they purchased the products, and not sure if there is a refund or products or anything. 

Honestly I am still in shock because I have tried most of the Kanebo & RMK skincare products and I am lucky that I did not develop any white patches on my face when I tried them. It is no secret that I am a big fan of their facial and in fact I still have Impress facial with them! I'm concern what about facial customers like myself as those products are being used during facial and waiting reply from them about the next step of action.

If any of you (your family or friends) are using the above mentioned products, it is advised to stop using them immediately! You can bring back the products (even without receipts) back to the counters that you have purchased to see what they can do.

For more information, you can contact Kanebo Cosmetics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Tel : +603-79549170
Fax : +603-79549172
Email : info@kanebocos.com.my

 Note : Above information are extracted from http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/japan-s-kanebo-recalls/734174.html and http://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com/news/article_page/Kanebo_issues_product_recall/89724

RMK Summer Collection 2013 Swatches!

Finally I get to sit down and post up this beautiful Summer Collection 2013 after attending their launch 2 months back! 

RMK's Summer Collection 2013 creates the perfectly jeweled eyelids in palettes of 5 colours, with blusher to enhance the dewy skinned fresh look of the season into your makeup. The lip glosses come with pure tint to make you glow under the summer sun. Each of duo eye palettes comes paired with pearlescent shiny powders to enhance the original colour

The display that would be showed on RMK counter

 RMK Ingenious W Powder Eyes comes in 5 shades (1 limited edition).

The duo eye palettes are rich in pearlescent particles for the perfect shine. Layering the 2 textures will enhance the original colours – from fresh green, demure brown to bronzed gold combinations. The texture has been enhanced for ease of glide when applied onto the skin, and for depth of colour when 2 textures are layered.

 

I can't get my eyes of EX-01 Gold because it is super glittering! And the purple (that looked like indigo blue) one would be my choice !

  

RMK Sheer Powder Cheeks (3 colours)  RM130

Seasonal Limited Edition

The 3 limited edition colours are all enhanced with a tint of pearlescent particles to add a healthy summer glow to your complexion. Choose from the Pink Gold for the natural rose tine, Orange Gold for the healthy glow, or the Brown Gold for the bronzed tint. All 3 shades are formulated to guarantee the perfect fit and glide on your skin for the perfect finish.

 RMK Gloss Lips N (4 shades) - RM78

 Seasonal Limited Edition

Choose from the 4 jeweled colours to complete the fresh faced look of the season. The limited edition colours come in enchanting Pink Gold, healthy Orange Gold, gorgeous Clear Gold and the chic Beige Gold for the naturally moist lips look. The Hyaluronic Acid in the formula will keep your lips moisturized even during the hot summer months.

All these colours are so lovely & the shimmer is so fine!! My pick would be Clear Gold!

RMK ‘s best selling base range launches 3 products using state of the art technology to prep your skin to perfection. The renewed Control Color UV is an all rounder primer that tone-corrects using light illuminating particles, control excess oil, pores. It is richly infused with natural skincare ingredients, high with both SPF and PA ++ to give protection and care for your skin. The Super Basic Liquid Concealer now comes with high UV protection and added “counter tone-balancing” technology that banishes dark circles. The new Smoothing Stick is an all round surface corrector with a deliciously smooth water base texture. It perfects the skin’s surface of bumps, pores, and excess oil whilst moisturizing the skin. Both Control Color UV and Smoothing Stick contain natural Hyaluronic Acid boosters to bring out translucency from within.

 RMK Control Color UV (3 shades) SPF 30 PA++ RM125

Reveal your perfect tone and inner-glow sheen. All with higher nourishing and protecting properties for your skin. The renewed Control Color is an UV is an all rounder prepping item that corrects your tone with the state of art technology. The new technology use “Illuminating Powders” made of intricately fine holographic particles in different colours. To the eyes, the new formula filters light away from irregularities of tone or pores, and enhance light from your skin with counter-tone colours, that reveal an instantly balanced tone and delicate sheen of your natural complexion. Its serum-like texture blends into the skin, infused with micro beads to keep excess oil at bay, and with bountiful natural skincare ingredients* and a high SPF and PA ++ to care for your skin, leaving no white residues. 

* Infused with Royal Jelly Extract, β Carotene, Himalayan Raspberry, Star Fruits, Olive Leaf Extracts. 

 

 01 Silver - Adds natural inner glowing sheen 

 02 Pink - Adds a delicate feminine glow 

03 Coral - Adds a healthy bright glow.

NEW RMK Super Basic Liquid Concealer SPF PA++ - RM120

The Super Basic Liquid Concealer now comes with high UV protection and added “counter tone-correcting” shades. By diffusing light with counter shades, the new concealers work better for areas as dark circles around the eyes or redness around the nose that are prone to graying using skin tone shades. The perfect coverage comes in an easy to use pen. Just turn the dial to squeeze the right amount on to the brush end.

EX-02 Pink - Alleviates appearance of dark circles under the eyes. 

EX-03 Blue - Counters redness around the nose, and adds translucency to the tone.

  RMK Smoothing Stick (5.8g) SPF 14 PA+  - RM90

The new Smoothing Stick is an all-round skin surface corrector with a deliciously smooth gel texture to smoothen your skin before makeup. 25% of its formula is made of luxurious skin-loving water base that fits to give your skin coverage like no other. It is infused with concentrate moisturizing ingredients like Royal Jelly Extract, β Carotene, and Macadamia Nut Extract to keep the skin moist and plump from within, as well as Thyme Extract to firm open pores. Its use of Smoothing Leaf Powder* technology will deflect light for shine prone areas whilst controlling excess oil during the day, and drastically minimizing all bumps and pores for a visibly smooth surface.

I did not manage to check this at the launch, can't see where is the tester it.  Hence this is a picture from the press release to show you guys how it looked it. I need to go the counter to check this out! 

I think that RMK Summer Collection 2013 is super glittering and I do like how the glitter is fine ! 

If there is one thing I should get from the collection definitely it is RMK Ingenious W Powder Eyes in Purple because I love the indigo colour!

What are your favourite from RMK Summer Collection 2013?

 RMK Summer Collection 2013 would be available at all RMK counters in July onwards!

p/s: I have some goodies from the event, which should I review first ? The RMK Ingenious W Powder Eyes ,  RMK Control Color UV or RMK Super Basic Liquid Concealer? Do let me know!

NEW : RMK Gel Creamy Foundation

This month RMK is introducing new Gel Creamy Foundation SPF24PA++

 RMK Gel Creamy Foundation SPF24PA++ (30g) - RM180

This RMK Gel Creamy Foundation has an unique blend of fresh gel and rich cream texturizes and strikes the golden balance for two qualities that we seek in a naturally perfect skin:-

• a moisturized dewy translucent  glow from within
• and a fine semi matte porcelain textured surface

RMK Gel Creamy Foundation has premium ingredients such as Hyaluronic Acid and Royal Jelly Extractse which will treat and pamper the skin underneath, allowing for the skin to glow through the makeup. This skin perfection with its sebum-absorbing and anti-oxidizing natural ingredients lasts  throughout the day.

GEL + CREAM = a breakthrough combination of 2 polar opposites:  

A fresh dew-like texture of gel gives the ultimate crystalline natural skin, and the  experience of bare-skin lightness. The richness of the cream will provide coverage and  protects all goodness and moisture provided by infused skincare ingredients. Combined together in Amino Jelly Oil to ensure the formula fits to the skin to make all surface bump free.

Amino Jelly Oil

The rich creamy texture is the result of the special blend of skin-loving Amino emollient  oil, and the Jelly oil creates a smooth silky veil on the skin. It drenches the skin with  moisture provided by infused skincare ingredients as Hyaluronic Acid, Royal Jelly  Extract andβCarotene sealed within the skin underneath.  

 

In this new RMK Gel Creamy Foundation, it has Micro Mist Powder technology and Salvia Extract which will helps the foundation lasts all day, whilst abundant doses of natural premium skincare ingredients will work to pamper your skin  beneath the foundation. 

Time resistance 1: Extracting sebum with Micro Mist Powder technoloy

The foundation is infused with the weightless Micro Mist Powder. Each powder  particle is porous and hollow, with numerous holes on the outer surface which it  select-extracts and seals in only the excess sebum produced on the surface of your skin  that often wear through makeup. This keeps freshly applied makeup to last through the hours and the pure moisture of infused skincare ingredients like Hyaluronic Acid  undisturbed in your skin.  

Time resistance 2: Ultimate complexion with natural anti-oxidant

To keep the amazing crystalline translucency from the moment of application, Salvia  Extract is infused. It is an excellent natural anti-oxidant, keeping graying at bay around  the clock which is the result of oxidation between the foundation and skin’s excess  sebum occurs. 

 RMK Gel Creamy Foundation comes in 7 shades.

Personally I tried RMK Liquid Foundation (shade 103) before and really like it very much and I'm really looking forward to try this!

RMK Foundation Brush  - RM100

Also launching together with foundation is the new RMK Foundation Brush. Everyone knows choosing a perfect tool can make a world of difference to your foundation’s finishing. RMK has designed a new Foundation Brush to bring the best results of our foundation. Crafted carefully with the best blend of natural hairs, with calculated lengths volume texture and shaped tip, the new brush will give you the perfect result in just one stroke. The brush is easy to use, and especially designed for ease of controlling your  foundation on the skin even at angles and on detailed areas for the perfectly smooth  finished surface.

 RMK Gel Creamy Foundation SPF24PA++ (30g) - RM180
RMK Foundation Brush  - RM100
*Available starting October 2012*


RMK is exclusively available at:  
Parkson Pavilion 
Isetan Suria KLCC 
Isetan The Gardens, Mid Valley

For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/RMKMY

*Above info is extracted from press release provided by RMK Malaysia*
 

RMK Makeup Workshop with International Makeup Artist Shinji Kaneko using RMK Deep Iridescence Autumn/Winter 2012 collection

 Spotted RMK Malaysia inviting RMK’s International Makeup Artist Shinji Kaneko to have makeup workshop using latest RMK Deep Iridescence Autumn/Winter 2012 collection at either The Gardens Mall or Suria KLCC. 

Participants also get complimentary RMK items (RM200 value):

1. Doorgift : RMK Cleansing Oil (8ml), RMK UV Face Protector (2g), RMK Skintuner EX Moist (8ml), RMK Creamy Polish Base (10g)
2. 5-day trial kit of RMK Makeup Base and Liquid Foundation (5ml each)
3. RM50 RMK Eyebrow-trimming voucher (1-month validity, valid in Isetan, Suria KLCC, and The Gardens Mall)
4. RM50 product voucher (valid for purchases of products worth RM120 and above on the day of selected workshop date)

Workshop dates:  

The Yogitree, The Gardens Mall:      

Oct 5, 2012 (Fri): 2.30pm – 4.30pm     

Oct 7, 2012 (Sun): 10.30am – 12.30pm     

Oct 7, 2012 (Sun): 2.30pm – 4.30pm  

Chinoz on the Park, Suria KLCC:      

Oct 6, 2012 (Sat): 10.30am – 12.30pm     

Oct 6, 2012 (Sat): 2.30pm – 4.30pm

If you are interested, you can buy the voucher via groupon at HERE or HERE at RM100.

Note that redemption period of the voucher must be made referring to the workshop dates mentioned above. Bookings must be made between 11 Sep 2012 to 30 Sept 2012.

Try RMK Brow Rehab services for Free !

Do you think restoring botched brows can be a major pain in the arch?

RMK is inviting you all to wipe away that worried look & drop by RMK counters today for a complimentary brow shaping service!

Terms & Conditions

1) Prior booking required

2) Limited to 5 customers a day

3) Valid from 10-19 August 2012

Isetan KLCC : 03-2164 7392 , Isetan The Gardens 03-2287 4931 , Parkson Pavilion 03-2148 3119

No purchase necessary to enjoy such service below.

More information , visit https://www.facebook.com/RMKMY

RMK Spring Shimmer 2011 Collection Promotion

(Click on the image to look at the promotion)

RMK AW 2010 Autumn Brown Makeup Workshop

Thanks to the Anna's post on her blog that RMK is organising AW 2010 Autumn Brown Makeup Workshop, I'm extracting the information from her.

Discover the power of brown. Learn new and quick tips and tricks on how to accentuates the radiance of brown to create the new seasonal autumn gaze from RMK International make-up artist Akinobu Nishimura

Purchase RM50 voucher from any RMK counters to enjoy:

• Door gift worth RM192 (consists of 1 full size of Skintuner and other producs in travel size)
• RM50 full redemption on RMK products
• makeup lesson from Rumiko's personally trained makeup artist , Akinobu Nishimura
• RM50 discount voucher
• Free 3 makeovers (3 months validity)
• one eyebrow trimming voucher (1 month validity)

Receive additional choice of 1 free product worth up to RM180 when you purchase the RM50 voucher before 24th September 2010 !
(Choose one product of either lipstick, lipliner, eyeliner or eye gel)

Visit any RMK counter now to book you slot:

24 September Caffe Vivo, Pavilion KL 3.30 - 5.30pm

25 September San Francisco Steakhouse, KLCC 11am - 1pm

25 September San Francisco Steakhouse, KLCC 2.30 - 4.30pm

"Friend Bring Friend" Campaign

Recommend a fried to RMK and we will reward both of you an additional Nail Color worth RM65 with any RMK purchase made by your friend.

For more information , please call :

RMK Isetan KLCC ( 03 )21647392

RMK Isetan Gardens Mid Valley ( 03 ) 22874931

RMK Parkson Pavilion ( 03 ) 21483119

Terms & Conditions : Workshop are limited to the 1st 30 guests per session. Vouchers are no redeemable for cash. Payment made is non-refundable. Voucher is limited to 1 session only.

Buy July Female or Nuyou Mag, get travel size RMK foundation for free!

Thanks to our spy Sharon, she spotted in myNEWs.com in OUG are carrying this promotion!!

Buy latest July Female or Nuyou magazine and you will get a RMK travel size Liquid foundation or compact powder for FREE!!

While stocks last!!!

Since I am buying magazines every single month, so those that comes with the freebies are the best because I get to try for free!

I can say Female/Nuyou/RMK is quite generous ! Because this travel size liquid foundation is normally is a gift with purchase item.

Its in

Ah the color of the foundation given was 103 and its just perfect for me!!

I try before their sachet one, not bad!

This is in the colour of 103L

p/s: Yesterday our beauty buddies went to KLCC myNEWS.com to buy and its still available, so you gotta be quick !

Check out myNEWS.com location here

RMK Modern Spring Collection 2010

Checked out the latest RMK Modern Spring 2010 Collection in the Gardens last weekends!

Here are the closed up pictures and some of the prices



RMK Modern Mini Stacked Eye Shadow Palettes RM180

RMK Modern Mini Stacked Cheek Palettes RM160

RMK Irresistable Lips C lipsticks - RM90

RMK Nail Color N - RM75

Promotion offered last weekends at Isetan The Gardens, which I think will be offering at others malls at well.

GWPs - 3 deluxe size products!

Delectable Japanese Plaster Doll where you can DIY to colour up your doll!