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Oh yeah, I have it!!! We picked up this book from National Bookstore Glorietta on Sunday. I placed a special order since they don’t have any in stock. Waiting time for such orders is usually 3-4 weeks, and I did get mine after 3 weeks flat. Really, really good customer service for National Bookstore: two thumbs up! b^_^d Before National, I went to Fully Booked but I was told that they can get the book for me, but cannot commit to the time. It might even take as long as 3 months. Huh? I didn’t quite understand their policy but I don’t care. National has never failed me with special orders, anyway, so no point in going to other bookstores. Hehe. I’ve ordered from them several times in the past, like for my Living Language German pack, a German dictionary and that programming book that is not being sold here. I just want other people to know how good the service is at National, hehe.

So anyway. The book. While I was waiting for it, I was already using my DS software version of this so I kinda knew 90% of the book. I did enjoy reading through it (yup, I’ve finished reading) and was pleased to learn the ENGLISH equivalents of all those confusing terms used in the software. Haha.

I like how the book was structured. In the introductory part, Saeki-san explains the principle of the Saeki-style of skincare. I especially liked 2 of her tenets:

1. Take in beauty in all its forms
2. Book time for yourself, not beauty salons

After that, Saeki lists the basic tools and cosmetic/skincare items one needs then introduces basic skincare and massage. After each chapter, there is a short ‘column’ about different topics in skincare like sun care and skin fasting — all of which are included in the software. Haha.

All in all, I loved the book and I think this will be a very handy reference for anyone who wants to seriously care for his/her skin the right way. It’s chock full of eye-opening thoughts and practical intructions that you can easily apply in your daily regimen (with dedication, of course). I missed the model (Ton-chan!!) in the software, though 😛

Still, I prefer the DS software 😀 Nintendo should be paying me already!! Anyway, the software has a lot more content; for one, there are lots of videos! More articles, as well. And because the DS is interactive, your daily skincare menu will change according to the condition of your skin, which you will have to input once in the morning and another at night. Cool, huh? I am now on the 28-day cycle menu (according to Saeki-san, the skin has a shedding cycle of 28 days). I already skipped some days, but Saeki-san is nice — she doesn’t nag 😛

So if you understand Japanese and want to get Japanese-like skin, by all means, get this software! But if you’d rather have the book, or cannot read Japanese, the book is also a great buy.

For Philippine buyers, this is not available locally. Please place a special order with National Bookstore (and not any other bookstore, ok?) — just make sure you give the correct ISBN and title. 🙂 Or order it from Amazon.com and get it in less than 2 days!

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