Kyou, Eki de Mita Kawaii Onnanoko - Vol. 4 Ch. 41 - Wrinkles, Regrets And The $20 Lip Balm...
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I looked it up. That balm is REALLLY CUTE IRL too! They even have some that CHANGE THE COLOR OF YOUR LIPS based on your body temperature and PH! xD
But sadly, I also looked at the ingredients, and there's some bad ones in them... like parabens.
Oh well.
For those curious for when buying some, even as men, there's a couple ingredients easy to spot that are good to stay away from:
These ingredients often tend to create a worst feeling of dry lips than usual after you stop using them constantly, causing a kind of "addiction".
There ARE good lip balms out there though.
But sadly, I also looked at the ingredients, and there's some bad ones in them... like parabens.
Oh well.
For those curious for when buying some, even as men, there's a couple ingredients easy to spot that are good to stay away from:
- Any Alcohols, Menthol, and Phenol. They are ALL dehydrating. Like when you're drunk, you lose a lot of water and need to drink right? well same thing here.
- Parabens. Like methylparaben and butylparaben. (basically anything named like: [blabla]paraben ) Not only they are linked to hormone dysfunctions in extreme cases, they make the top layer of your skin brittle and cracked long term... AKA, "feel dry".
- Petroleum jelly and other petrol-based ingredients. They are simply non-breathable. They are often proposed as sealants that "lock" moisture in... but if there's no moisture to lock, it just prevent it from getting there! That one is 50/50. On healthy lips that already are well hydrated, they are fine, and can be good. To your discretion.
These ingredients often tend to create a worst feeling of dry lips than usual after you stop using them constantly, causing a kind of "addiction".
There ARE good lip balms out there though.
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Well who's gonna steal his lipstick anyway?
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I really am curious, of course he could be just a guy who's really into cosmetics, fashion etc. but I really wonder if he was a crossdresser in his youth, and I wonder if they'd show that past self.
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Some chapters really have no real point to them, they're chapters about nothing (other than the product they're shilling).
What exactly happened here? He got a cracked lip, thought he needed some lip balm, noticed the "girl" had lip balm, thought about how bad his skin is, noticed the brand of the "girl's" lip balm, and then went and bought some...
So was the point of it? What's the through line of this chapter's story?
Not that I mind, because it's interesting reading about these fashion trends and such, but the framing of these things seem so ill thought out sometimes - despite the author knowing how to do it well, because most chapters manage it.
For comparison, "Do It This Way If You Wear the Clothes" is similar in premise, in terms of being about fashion and shilling products and brands, but they always manage to properly frame what they're shilling within the context of the story of that chapter, and usually within a whole story arc encapsulating multiple chapters.
Though funnily enough, I like this series more despite my negative comparison, so this series is obviously doing something right, haha.
What exactly happened here? He got a cracked lip, thought he needed some lip balm, noticed the "girl" had lip balm, thought about how bad his skin is, noticed the brand of the "girl's" lip balm, and then went and bought some...
So was the point of it? What's the through line of this chapter's story?
Not that I mind, because it's interesting reading about these fashion trends and such, but the framing of these things seem so ill thought out sometimes - despite the author knowing how to do it well, because most chapters manage it.
For comparison, "Do It This Way If You Wear the Clothes" is similar in premise, in terms of being about fashion and shilling products and brands, but they always manage to properly frame what they're shilling within the context of the story of that chapter, and usually within a whole story arc encapsulating multiple chapters.
Though funnily enough, I like this series more despite my negative comparison, so this series is obviously doing something right, haha.
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Honestly, at this point I'm reading him as a full Egg that never got to crack because of how society works over there.
He knows waaaaaaay too much about everything feminine, in a way that a lot of the time feels like admiration and even jealousy.
Like he always wanted to be able to indulge in it all, but never could because he's unfortunately a man.
Meanwhile, he doesn't seem particularly happy or interested about things related to being a man.
It really feels way past the point of just wanting to crossdress or be a femboy with this one.
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hm would you consider a single mark a freckle versus like a mole (although i guess moles might be considered larger and '3d')
oh i remember those chinese clear ones with the floral inside, i saw posts/gifs of them on tumblr back in the day, i wouldn't mind trying it if it was a free sample, i usually stick to carmex, some 'glosses' are a bit too glittery/sticky for me and while i don't have much of a babyface anymore ,something like red lipstick would make me look like a tween who got into their moms makeup bag lol (have tried some 'moisturizing' lip plumper, i don't mind the tingle idk if it works but smooth for what it is lol although i don't think i have thin lips/wouldn't necessarily want super 'plump' lips either)
'around elementary school' i mean, beauty standards these days aside, while there is 'kids makeup' for fun outside of those weird beauty pagents feels a bit young to start
i've seen 20 dollar lip balm once before too that was also a' cheek'balm, bought one on sale and it was smooth but not something i'd buy constantly unless it was the only thing that worked, although i wouldn't spend something that much on something like lip balm which ppl constantly lose, i've seen like 30+ minimum for lipstick products too but i'd rather get some overall skin product like a sun balm with spf
i don't think we'll see him in a skirt, or even kilt/more 'gender neutral' skirt (there are some long skirts that look like they'd be pants from far away tho other than short ones that'd like reveal bulge i'd expect more guys to want to wear skirts compared to jeans for more comfort lol), although ppl can like feminine things w/o wanting to transition, Hikaru seems to be a 'crossdresser' but calls himself a boy/doesn't seem to mind going to the all boys school, i guess he's just considered a femboy?/tomgirl/male equivalent of a tomboy, tho we dont know if he's also attracted to other guys, but i don't think the story will go that deep into it compared to other trans manga , would be cool if we got a 'reveal'/revelation from the mc and he accepted himself more rather than assuming hikaru is a girl
(although other than societal pressure wouldn't be surprised if he was mocked for liking something girly once or a strict father figure.
there was this manga, only 11 translated but pretty wholesome https://mangadex.org/title/a72acc6e-2510-43c3-92e4-695c215fdd76/this-uncle-likes-cute-things)
oh i remember those chinese clear ones with the floral inside, i saw posts/gifs of them on tumblr back in the day, i wouldn't mind trying it if it was a free sample, i usually stick to carmex, some 'glosses' are a bit too glittery/sticky for me and while i don't have much of a babyface anymore ,something like red lipstick would make me look like a tween who got into their moms makeup bag lol (have tried some 'moisturizing' lip plumper, i don't mind the tingle idk if it works but smooth for what it is lol although i don't think i have thin lips/wouldn't necessarily want super 'plump' lips either)
'around elementary school' i mean, beauty standards these days aside, while there is 'kids makeup' for fun outside of those weird beauty pagents feels a bit young to start
i've seen 20 dollar lip balm once before too that was also a' cheek'balm, bought one on sale and it was smooth but not something i'd buy constantly unless it was the only thing that worked, although i wouldn't spend something that much on something like lip balm which ppl constantly lose, i've seen like 30+ minimum for lipstick products too but i'd rather get some overall skin product like a sun balm with spf
i don't think we'll see him in a skirt, or even kilt/more 'gender neutral' skirt (there are some long skirts that look like they'd be pants from far away tho other than short ones that'd like reveal bulge i'd expect more guys to want to wear skirts compared to jeans for more comfort lol), although ppl can like feminine things w/o wanting to transition, Hikaru seems to be a 'crossdresser' but calls himself a boy/doesn't seem to mind going to the all boys school, i guess he's just considered a femboy?/tomgirl/male equivalent of a tomboy, tho we dont know if he's also attracted to other guys, but i don't think the story will go that deep into it compared to other trans manga , would be cool if we got a 'reveal'/revelation from the mc and he accepted himself more rather than assuming hikaru is a girl
(although other than societal pressure wouldn't be surprised if he was mocked for liking something girly once or a strict father figure.
there was this manga, only 11 translated but pretty wholesome https://mangadex.org/title/a72acc6e-2510-43c3-92e4-695c215fdd76/this-uncle-likes-cute-things)
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