Post on 24-Jan-2018
We're a bit obsessed with the new Tatcha Aburatorigami blotting papers that just arrived at the New London Pharmacy (Space NK is getting them in February). There's always an appeal in blotting papers — they de-shine you without leaving powder on your face (cough, Nicole Kidman, cough). But most of them are the size of rolling papers, and if you're a fairly greasy person, you might end up going through four sheets at the least: one for each cheek, the forehead and chin, and the nose. And they were always weird and cheap looking. The Tatcha papers are large enough — about the size of a Kleenex — so that one sheet is all you need, and the packaging is, dare we say, pretty cute. By: Aja Mangum
1. Clue into an age-old Japanese beauty secret: touch up your face with Tatcha's artisanal blotting papers, made with abaca leaves and gold flakes.
2. Brighten a dull complexion with Guerlain Météorites Perles. The clever beads come in various colors to serve different functions: blue pearls, for instance, counteract the yellow tone of tired skin.
3. We love how Guerlain's KissKiss Baby rejuvenating lip balm moisturizes and protects you from the hot summer sun while adding irresistible shine to your pout.
4. Perfect your complexion with Youngblood's Mineral Radiance Moisture Tint, which is packed with antioxidants like seve marine (a super-hydrating green algae), vitamin E, licorice-root and kiwi extracts, and menthol that together cool and calm irritated skin.
5. Viktor and Rolf's super-chic Eau Mega now comes in a darling gold travel flacon—perfect for tossing in your purse.
6. After one spritz of Caudalie’s Beauty Elixir, our skin glows—use it after putting on makeup to set powder and create a natural, dewy look. The blend of grape extract, rosemary, and orange blossom closes pores and leaves your skin feeling (and looking) firm.
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Chris Benz’s lead makeup artist, Daniel Martin, had TATCHA on hand for his entire artistry team for the designer’s Spring 2010 show at New York Fashion Week.
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Face the Day Get down to basics with a brow design and signature facial that’ll make you glow from Katrina Rising at Cake. Then keep shine at bay while preserving makeup with luxurious Tatcha Aburatorigami blotting papers.
Beauty on the Inside and Out! January 5th, 2010 by Mindy Weiss Hi Friends, I’m so blessed to receive wonderful little samples of amazing products and inspirations. I really enjoy all the surprises and try to blog about as many as I can! This special product I was gracefully sent not only is beautiful but I tried it and all I can say is ahhhhhh and ohhhhh! This item is called Tatcha. Japanese Blotting Papers. “Authentic Aburatorigami originally created for gold leaf artisans discovered be Geisha in the 1800″s for it’s skin benefits. All-natural. Fragrance free, handmade and suitable for ALL skin types.” I really thought that I didn’t have any extra oils on my skin but after using these for about 2 weeks I swear I can see a difference (at my age I notice any change!) All my event planner friends out there…you how we are getting dressed in bathroom stalls right before the event and for the gals, our make-up that we applied in the morning looks awful well I threw a few of these blotting papers in my bag and it almost looked like I applied more foundation…but not! Just took away that tired “I look exhausted” look J hmmmmmm Perfect for a Bride and the Bridal Party…Hey my hubby has stolen them out of my purse…your skin feels so soft. The package is small enough for your Bridal purse or handbag. The artwork on the package I just love too… www.tatcha.com
15 October 2009 Growing up in Hong Kong, Aburatorigami, otherwise known as oil-blotting papers to most of us, have been a life-saver for me for longer than I can remember. But it wasn’t until recently that I discovered the story behind this Asian beauty staple and found my HG, TATCHA Aburatorigami. TATCHA Aburatorigami is truly the cream of the crop among blotting papers. It is handmade in Japan with 100% abaca leaf and comes in a fancy paper packet with 30 sheets. Each sheet measures roughly 3.75 inch x 3.75 inch and is slightly bigger than most blotting papers but perfect for the whole face. It is super thin and soft yet the lattice line makes it more durable than your regular Japanese oil blotting papers. There are also tiny gold flakes just like the traditional Aburatorigami, which by the way, is originally the by-product from artisans hammering gold into thin leaves to decorate the pavilions of Imperial Japan (who would have known?) Unlike the plastic blotting papers like Clean and Clear Oil Absorbing Sheets, the TATCHA blotting papers do not soak up excess oil (which can sometimes lead to more oil being produced). Nor do they contain talc powder like the famous Papier Poudré Oil Blotting Papers from England, so they will never dry up your skin or leave behind a powdery, chalky finish. They simply get the job done quickly and effectively without ruining your makeup or irritating the skin. Plus how can you not love that it is all-natural and biodegradable? Now I will can never go back to regular blotting papers! TATCHA Aburatorigami is now available at http://www.tatcha.com/. Prices are $12 for a pack or $30 for 3.
Tatcha Aburatorigami (30 sheets for $12) Can you EVEN? This powder alternative absolutely ENCHANTS me. These gold flake infused papers were originally created for gold leaf artisans and were discovered by geisha in the 1800s for its skin benefits. They're all-natural, fragrance-free and homemade. Simply pat a leaflet anywhere you'd like to reduce oil. Don't coat you skin with crap, simply soak up the excess. It's SIMP. Tatcha Aburatorigami is sold at tatcha.com. What golden products are blowing back your hair? Tell me in the comments!
TATCHA Blo>ng Papers: AddicBon Worthy
I am officially addicted to TATCHA Aburatorigami Japanese Blotting Papers! These biodegradable blotting papers are what beauty dreams are made of. Sounds dramatic, doesn’t it? I am not being over-the-top about this. Blotting papers are essential to your beauty routine. I forgot mine, as I didn’t switch them when I switched purses the other day, when I got my Global Keratin Treatment done and you can see the evidence clearly by my picture. I even said to Jordana, “I wish I had remembered my blotting papers!” (Just ask her if you don’t believe me!) I should have remembered that Makeover Momma recommends using toilet seat covers in a pinch as a substitute for blotting papers, but I didn’t. I received the TATCHA Blotting papers, beautiful presented. I was even more please when I opened my bundle to see how classy and beautiful the packaging is on a TATCHA 30 sheet pack. Presentation is important, even in blotting papers. Now, just like you, while presentation is important, the true beauty is how the papers work! The blotting papers are made with the finest grade abacus leaf, known for it’s strength, absorbency and softness. The size of each sheet is a large 3.75 inch sheet that is the perfect size for blotting your entire face. You can even use both sides of the sheet if you are extra oily. How to Use as instructed by TATCHA: For Those With Dry Skin You are blessed with naturally clear skin that just needs a boost of moisture, especially after washing your face. After applying a rich moisturizer even the best powders can settle in, accentuating lines and wrinkles throughout the day. To help create the perfect canvas for your makeup with minimal powder, gently pat a single leaflet of TATCHA aburatorigami to prime your skin without drying it out. For Those With Oily Skin Rejoice, for oily skin is youthful skin. For a petal fresh complexion, gently pat a single leaflet of TATCHA aburatorigami to the face anywhere there is excess oil. Use both sides and discard after use. Repeat as often as needed anytime throughout the day. Not to gross you out or anything but here is my blotting paper after use. This was 9:30 in the morning! I don’t consider my skin to be oily, in fact it is actually dry, which goes to show that we all need to use blotting paper!! Forget my TATCHA blotting papers? Never again! $12/ 30 sheet pack TATCHA.com
TATCHA Blo>ng Papers: AddicBon Worthy
A new and amazing beauty product TATCHA just released on the market in September. A friend of mine is the Marke@ng Manager for said company. I was pleasantly surprised to receive a nice liCle package via snail mail. TATCHA -‐ It's the small things that count, bloGng papers wrapped in nice recycled gold leaf paper. If you do use bloGng papers, I think it’s @me to make the switch over to a gold leafed wonder of amazement. Save yourself the embarrassment. Don’t get caught shining. HA, in the bad way of course. I, personally have neither oily or dry skin. I’m considered ‘normal’. However, there is a certain @me during the month where my face produces a liCle more oil than normal. I thought that it would be a great @me to test them out during those three days. Low and behold! TATCHA did what it was supposed to do and then some. Relieved my (especially around my nose) skin of oil and shine. TATCHA -‐ Adding different touches of color is always a plus, I favor the neon-‐melon. Another great feature is that you aren’t limited to use them just when you are out and about. They work so well before puGng makeup on. I like to use them aPer my face is cleansed, toned, moisturized and primed. Just to give my face a maCe look before applying anything. Plus I am pre6y sure that my makeup coverage lasted longer through out the day with out a second applica@on. For your type of skin, check out their website for direc@on/usage. TATCHA I also like the extra touch of the gold leaf flake in it. If you’ve used bloGng papers before, you know that they are the basic run of the mill, plain Jane papers. I would have to say that these are the crème de la crème in it’s market. With price points that are definitely not going to break the bank, I think that these are most def stamped with the seal of a recommenda2on of approval. TATCHA IS BRAND NEW WITH AN OLD SOUL…. Here are some of the company’s beliefs: …in Leonardo DaVinci’s observa@on that “Simplicity is the ul@mate sophis@ca@on”. …that the best beauty secrets are s@ll out there wai@ng to be discovered by the modern world. …that true quality comes from the history of each product and exper@se of the craPsmen that make them. Here are some of the company’s promises: We will search the world over for true beauty secrets that have withstood the test of @me. We will personally travel to the source for every product we carry to ensure that the communi@es and environment are treated with the utmost care. We will bring our customers authen@c products that simplify and beau@fy.
I’m just gonna put it out there: I have always had really oily skin and large pores. Consequently, much of my brain space in high school was not so much occupied with how toxic the ingredients were in my oil controlling face powder as it was with whether the hot foreign exchange student would kiss me for the first @me on an evening when I forgot to (re)apply the aforemen@oned powder because then he would get a close-‐up look at the oil and the pores and I would subsequently be subjected to an unsolicited lesson in how to say “My God woman what is wrong with your face?!” in Italian, thus forcing me into hiding for the next three years, with nothing to keep me company but Sassy magazine and my angst-‐ridden poetry about bad skin and why I hated Europeans. Ahem. Moving on. Unfortunately, face powder was a mixed blessing, as the more I applied it, the junkier my face felt, and I was preCy sure it was causing the liCle pimples I was geGng on my cheeks. Consequently, when I first heard about the magic maGfying promise of bloGng papers, you can be sure I drove to Dayton’s Department Store as fast as my Pon@ac Phoenix would take me and purchased a big pack of the finest bloGng papers in all of Fargo. Fast forward, um, you know, a few years and bloGng papers have become a staple in my purse, dashboard, makeup bag, and gym bag. What I did not know, however, was that all of my favorite brands contained synthe@c fragrance, talc, and mineral oils (which strikes me as blasphemous in a bloGng paper). I also did not know the original bloGng papers – the ones Japanese women have been using from over 300 years – have always been made using nourishing abaca stem, not the overly drying wood pulp we are subjected to, if we’re lucky, here in the States. Yes it’s true: Even high-‐end American bloGng papers are basically fragranced toilet seat covers. The cheaper, drug store sheets are actually perfumed sheets of petroleum. Awesome. Tatcha papers are handmade by the same village of ar@sans whose families have been using the abaca to pound gold into exquisitely thin sheets for centuries. These are the same papers given to the Geisha as giPs by these ar@sans three hundred years ago, which the women used to keep their skin flawless despite the daily regimen of heavy makeup. Today, abaca-‐based bloGng papers can be found in nearly every purse, backpack, and clutch in Japan. Tatcha founder, Vicky Tsai, discovered the superiority of abaca-‐based bloGng papers during her frequent business trips to Japan, and went to extraordinary lengths to bring us these wonder sheets. They absorb excess oil in the morning, act as a primer (for oily or dry skin) to help founda@on stay on all day, can be used midday to refresh the face without removing makeup, and are absolutely essen@al for travel (let’s be honest – as carry-‐on restric@ons launch into the ridiculous, bloGng papers may all you’re allowed to carry on your next flight). When I read about Tatcha Aburatorigami BloGng Papers (thank you, EcoS@leCo!), and the amazing story behind them, I had to get my hands on a pack. Sure enough, I immediately no@ced the difference: my skin looked great without the @ght feeling I got from the spendy toilet seat covers, and one large sheet was enough for my en@re face, as opposed to the three I usually needed of the postage stamp-‐sized department store brands. Best of all, Tatcha Aburatorigami BloGng Papers contain no fragrance, talc, mineral oil, or petroleum; just liCle gold flakes as a sign of authen@city. Star@ng in February, you can find Tatcha at Space NK stores. For now, they can be purchased at Tatcha.com, or at Natureoleauty.com (which is currently the only company shipping them interna@onally).
A couple of weeks back I had the pleasure to introduce you to a wonderful Bay Area based beauty brand TATCHA, and since then more wonderful things have been happening. You can now purchase TATCHA at Herringbone Apothecary in Berkeley and Doe in Hayes Valley. In the @me since the first post I also had a liCle @me to chat with TACHA founder Vicky Tsai, and I found out that we have some favorite beauty products in common, as well as some other wonderful facts about her, and of course I’m sharing them with you….ENJOY! photo of Kyoto, JP What were you doing, prior to the launch of TATCHA? Vicky: I’ve spent the be6er part of my life involved in beauty – first as a passionate consumer, then working in my mother’s cosmeEcs bouEque growing up, and then finally at a global beauty care company. It wasn’t unEl I spent some Eme with a green raEngs start-‐up called GoodGuide though that I began to learn about the environmental and health hazards of these products I had always loved. So before I launched TATCHA, I spent 1.5 years travelling the world searching for beauty products from the past that beauEfy and simplify responsibly. TATCHA is my way of sharing these treasures I find along the way. If you weren’t in the beauty industry what would you be doing? Vicky: Great quesEon! I’ve done different things in my career but nothing has ever been such a labor of love. I hope I never have to find out. Do you expect on expanding the TATCHA line with other products? Vicky: Absolutely. There are so many gems that I keep finding from the East that are as sumptuous as they are simple. Bay Area Stylefile will be the first to know as the line grows. When you aren’t overly busy running your business, what are some of your favorite things to do? Vicky: What a Emely quesEon. I’m expecEng my first li6le one in a few weeks – it’s a girl! So when I’m not working on TATCHA, I’m preparing for motherhood. I’m taking name suggesEons! I’ll send a year’s worth of TATCHA to anyone who comes up with a winning name. Her last name will be Bevan (pronounced Bevin). The 5 Fashion/Beauty items you can’t live without? Vicky: I’m on a mission to simplify my beauty and fashion rouEnes so I’m a big fan of effortless, elegant style soluEons. If I had to pick just five though: 1. TATCHA beauty papers – of course ;-‐) 2. Zobha acEve wear – stylish enough to wear to brunch but high performance enough to work out in too. Also a SF brand! 3. Bu6er London -‐ nail lacquer in Pink Ribbon 4. Julie Hewe6 -‐ Camellia Balm for lips, eyes, face 5. Silk scarves from Nepal that I stock up on whenever I am in Asia. Throw them on with jeans, a black tank top and heels and you’re ready to go.
The great thing about having a blog with a Bay Area niche is that I occasionally get contacted by wonderful designers, and cosme@cs brands that are based in my own back yard, and that’s what happened with TATCHA. TATCHA is a brand of authen@c aburatoigami ( literal transla@on “oil bloGng paper” in Japanese), that launched on September16th 2009 right in San Francisco. Abacus Leaf/Gold Flake was originally used by gold craPsmen about 1000 years ago, but 300 years ago the beau@ful Geisha found that these papers also held great beauty benefits as well. TATCHA unlike other bloGng papers that are on the market, is all natural, fragrance free, animal tes@ng free, and handmade as they have been for centuries. The skin benefits are wonderful not just for removing excess oils that cause breakouts from oily skin, but it also creates luminosity to all skin types, plus it creates a great base for makeup so you don’t need to use a pore clogging primer, and when used atop of makeup it keeps your look fresh. If you’re looking to get your hands on TATCHA you can purchase online ( $12 for a 1-‐pack, 30 sheets per pack or $30 for a 3-‐pack, 30 sheets per pack) and shipping is free shipping. HAPPY SHOPPING!
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They come in lovely black packaging and will fit in the tee 6niest evening clutch or minaudiere without taking up too much room. God forbid your favorite gloss, mints, and cell phone cannot fit in there too. Disaster!! :) See the pic below that I snapped with my Iphone showing how easily I can pack these cute liDle papers into my favorite Miu Miu evening bag. The night beauty papers are infused with TATCHA’s signature gold leaf and added charcoal for extra purifica6on. The beauty papers do not disturb your makeup and easily liK excess oil leaving your face as fresh as a Japanese Geisha. (well, almost!) LOL. Thank you Vicky! I will be a life6me TATCHA supporter and have shared your fabulous product with some of my fabulous friends so they can spread the word!