Smily Method’s All-Day Japanese Eye Care Routine

Always Staring at Screens? A Daily Lutein Supplement Recommendation

When traveling in Japan, it’s easy to depend on your phone like a personal assistant, which means you’re constantly using it to check train schedules, search for nearby restaurants, and take photos as you see the sights. Even after you get back to your hotel at night, there are still photos to organize and plans to confirm for the next day. Of course, after the trip is over and you get back to everyday life, your phone is still a constant companion, used to stay in contact with friends and family, get work done, stream shows, and inevitably scroll social media. Spending long hours staring at screens has become a standard part of modern life.

Lutein and zeaxanthin are important nutrients closely associated with maintaining vision in your eyes, with both found in the macula of the retina. However, the human body cannot produce these nutrients on its own, so they usually come from your daily diet. Smily Method’s Lutein Clear (ルテインクリア) is a supplement containing both of these two key nutrients, and just one tablet a day provides 15 mg of lutein and 3 mg of zeaxanthin—a convenient option for people who spend a lot of time on their computers, smartphones, and other digital devices, and want something to support their everyday eye health.

The lightweight resealable pouch is compact and easy to carry throughout your travels and your everyday routine, making it easy to build a daily habit, supplementing the nutrients your eyes depend on.

Lutein Clear (ルテインクリア)【Supplement】
Contents: 30 tablets / pack
Function: Supplements lutein and zeaxanthin to provide nutrients needed for everyday visual health
Recommended Dose: 1 tablet per day (recommended after breakfast)
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Evening Eye Cream & Massage for an At-Home Under-Eye Spa Treatment

Smily Method makes another product for your daily eye care routine: an evening reward after your eyes have had a long day! The Tokyo Fairy Eye Cream (The Tokyo Fairy 目元クリーム) contains NMN, a cosmetic ingredient that has attracted attention in recent years, and also features an “electric massage” function. The massage head produces approximately 12,000 micro-vibrations per minute, helping the cream’s ingredients penetrate effectively into the skin’s upper layers (stratum corneum) around the eyes.

The rounded metal massage head can carefully reach areas beneath the eyes and around the outer corners, while also providing a pleasantly cool sensation when it touches the skin. At the end of a full day, after removing your makeup and washing your face, use The Tokyo Fairy Eye Cream with its electric massage function and enjoy a soothing nighttime spa treatment for your eyes.

The Tokyo Fairy Eye Cream (The Tokyo Fairy 目元クリーム)
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Take Lutein Clear tablets during the day to supplement the nutrients needed for everyday visual health, then treat the skin around your eyes at night with The Tokyo Fairy Eye Cream. These two Smily Method products make one comprehensive eye care routine, working from the inside out.

Extra Under-Eye Care From Japan, With LuLuLun’s Long-Lasting Moisturizing Eye Masks

When it comes to Japanese face masks, LuLuLun is probably already a familiar name to the many travelers who like to browse Don Quijote and drugstores in Japan. Thanks to the excellent value, and the wide range of products designed for different skin concerns, the brand is popular among locals and travelers alike. So when you’re putting together a beauty-centric shopping list for Don Quijote in Japan, one product worth paying particular attention to is the LuLuLun HYDRA Eye Filler (ルルルン ハイドラ アイ フィラー). It’s a part of part of LuLuLun’s HYDRA series, which has won beauty awards for four years in a row.

LuLuLun HYDRA Eye Filler comes as an easy stick-on eye mask infused with a serum containing retinol and niacinamide, which help improve the skin’s firmness and radiance. The oil-based serum rich with cosmetic ingredients, developed jointly with a pharmaceutical company. The ingredients are able to penetrate into the skin the entire time the under-eye patches are applied, providing moisturizing care for up to six hours. For the eye area, which is particularly prone to dryness, the mask addresses several concerns at once, supporting firmness and elasticity while improving dullness caused by dryness, and enhancing the skin’s radiance through hydration.

These eye masks don’t use a standard adhesive! Instead, they feature a proprietary “Overnight Formula” that gently adheres to the skin around the eyes and is designed to help the patches stay in place even while you sleep. When you’re traveling, exploring Japan from early in the morning until late at night, this convenient design can save a little skincare time. Simply apply the eye masks after washing your face at night, then head straight to bed and use your sleeping hours for skincare! Using them along with The Tokyo Fairy Eye Cream (above) can take your nighttime eye care routine to the next level.

LuLuLun HYDRA Eye Filler (ルルルン ハイドラ アイ フィラー)
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A Daily Skincare Recommendation

LuLuLun’s under-eye products are popular, but their classic face masks are still their star product—you may already recognize the purple packaging of the HYDRA EX Mask (ハイドラ EX マスク), which Kevin frequently recommends. This mask has ranked No. 1 in the @cosme Japanese beauty awards for four consecutive years, and in 2025 it also took first place in the Sheet Mask of the Year category, making it a long-lasting hit on the Japanese scene.

LuLuLun HYDRA EX Mask is a toner-style sheet mask designed for daily use, inspired by advanced regenerative technology. The formula contains a variety of cosmetic ingredients, including human adipose-derived mesenchymal cell exosomes, the powerful antioxident glutathione, collagen, hyaluronic acid, and human-type ceramides. After washing your face, you can simply leave the mask on for around 5~10 minutes to easily complete a basic full-face skincare routine.

The HYDRA EX Mask provides full-face skincare, while the HYDRA Eye Filler is ideal when you want to focus more intensively on your under-eye area. The two options make it easy to cater to your skincare needs on a day-to-day basis.

Maintain Your Skin’s Moisture with a Cure Lotion

After replenishing your skin’s moisture, a good lotion can help lock that hydration in. When traveling in Japan during summer, this is actually an important step, because all the sweating and long stretches in the heat and humidity can cause the skin to lose moisture. Not to mention all the dry, air-conditioned environments that can leave the skin feeling suddenly parched! You can even see the effects in how makeup sits on the skin. So you won’t want to miss this last beauty recommendation from Kevin, available at Don Quijote: the Aqua Gel Milk (アクアジェルミルク) from Cure. Aqua Gel Milk has a refreshing gel-like texture that feels slightly cool when applied, instead of thick or sticky, making it perfect for hot days (or any time you want to avoid the heavy texture of rich creams).

The small yellow particles that can be seen in the lotion are cosmetic ingredients in tiny capsules, which release their contents as you gently spread the product over the skin, allowing the formula to sink into the skin. The beauty capsules contain coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone)¹, which helps maintain the skin’s firmness and elasticity, as well as the antioxidant vitamin E (tocopherol)². The formula also includes three types of vitamin C³ and a retinol derivative⁴, allowing one product to provide moisturizing care and overall skin support. Whether you use it to seal in moisture after a nighttime face mask, as part of your morning pre-makeup routine, or to specifically address visible pores caused by dryness and dehydration, Aqua Gel Milk is a flexible option.

Cure Aqua Gel Milk (アクアジェルミルク)
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_{¹ Cosmetic skin-conditioning ingredient
² Antioxidant
³ Oil-soluble vitamin C, ascorbyl glucoside, and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (all cosmetic skin-conditioning ingredients)
⁴ Hydroxypinacolone retinoate (cosmetic and skin-conditioning ingredient)}

Kowa’s Japanese Digestive Medicine, to Help You Explore Japan’s Food Scene Without Fear

Traveling in Japan, it’s impossible to resist indulging in all the amazing food! A visit to the decadent hotel buffet for breakfast, ramen for lunch, matcha lattes and mochi in the afternoon, followed by yakiniku or a stop at the izakaya for dinner. The food itself and the rhythm of your meals can be completely different from your usual routine, and your digestive system might start sending out warning signs. So in addition to skincare and eye care, Kevin has also added THE GUARD KOWA INTESTINAL REGULATION TABLETS α3+ (ザ・ガードコーワ整腸錠α³+)” to this Japanese health and beauty shopping list.

THE GUARD KOWA INTESTINAL REGULATION TABLETS α3+ contain three different types of active probiotics: Bacillus subtilis natto, lactic acid bacteria, and bifidobacteria. Between these three different strains, the tablets help increase the level of beneficial bacteria in the intestines while suppressing the growth of harmful bacteria, improving the intestinal environment and bowel movements. On top of general intestinal regulation, it can also be used to tackle issues like loose stools, constipation, and overfull, bloated sensations in the stomach and abdomen.

The formula is designed to help support your intestinal environment, but it also takes stomach function into consideration with the inclusion of stomach-supporting herbal ingredients, MMSC*, and antacids to neutralize stomach acid. The tablets support weakened stomach function and protect both bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria (which are relatively sensitive to stomach acid), helping the active probiotics remain viable and reach the large intestine.

Of course, when you’re in Japan with all that delicious Japanese food right in front of your eyes, you should enjoy it! If your stomach starts acting up during your trip, just take these tablets (according to the directions and dosage on the label), and talk with a pharmacist if you have any other questions.

^{* Methylmethionine sulfonium chloride}

THE GUARD KOWA INTESTINAL REGULATION TABLETS α3+ (ザ・ガードコーワ整腸錠α³+)
Usage:
　Adults (15+ years): Take after meals. 3 tablets per dose, 3 times a day.
　Children (8~14): Take after meals. 2 tablets per dose, 3 times a day.
　Children (5~7): Take after meals. 1 tablet per dose, 3 times a day.
　Not for children under 5 years old.
Indications: Intestinal regulation (regulating bowel movements), loose stools, constipation, bloating of the stomach and abdomen, indigestion, weak stomach function, loss of appetite, overeating, excessive alcohol intake, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, dysphagia, stomach discomfort, heavy stomach, belching, stomach pain, and related symptoms.
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Kevin’s Don Quijote Drugstore Shopping List: A Full-Day Inside-and-Out Care Routine

The simpler your skincare and self-care routines are, the easier it is to turn them into daily habits, sustainable even when traveling. After all, who wants to pack their entire vanity into a suitcase?

☀️Japanese Cosmetics Morning Routine

Wash → Cure Aqua Gel Milk → Sunscreen → Makeup

You’ll want to keep it to just a handful of products: wash your face, replenish the skin’s moisture with a toner, then use lotion to lock it in, and finish with sunscreen. With just a few easy steps, you can squeeze a basic (but effective) skincare routine in every morning before heading out.

🌙 Japanese Cosmetics Night Routine

Wash → LuLuLun HYDRA EX Mask → Cure Aqua Gel Milk → The Tokyo Fairy Eye Cream → LuLuLun HYDRA Eye Filler

At night, once you return home (or to your hotel), just remove your makeup and wash your face, then apply LuLuLun’s toner-type HYDRA EX Mask for comprehensive full-face care. Follow with Cure’s Aqua Gel Milk to lock in hydration, before using The Tokyo Fairy Eye Cream—together with the electric massage function—on your under-eyes. If you want some extra hydration that day, you can also apply the LuLuLun HYDRA Eye Filler patches before going to sleep—a little flexibility to accommodate that day’s skincare needs.

Plus, don’t forget to take Smily Method’s Lutein Clear tablets durign your trip to provide your eyes with the nutrients they need each day, and when you’re working your way through one delicious meal after another, Kowa’s THE GUARD KOWA INTESTINAL REGULATION TABLETS α3+ can help you take care of your digestive tract.

Kevin’s recommendeds for both travel in Japan and everyday care can be found at Don Quijote and major drugstores across Japan!

Skincare or self-care, your routines don’t need to involve complicated steps. Use Smily Method products to supplement the nutrients your eyes need and take care of the delicate skin under your eyes, then choose a LuLuLun full-face mask or targeted eye mask depending on your needs. Finish with Cure’s lotion to lock in moisture and prepare the skin for makeup. And whenever your adventures in Japan have you overindulging, with so much delicious food that your stomach starts to feel uncomfortable, Kowa’s digestive medicine is there to help. Follow Kevin’s Don Quijote shopping list, and you can stock up on practical items that cover everything from health to beauty.

Keeping things simple and choosing products that suit you can make it easier to maintain good habits over time. The next time you visit Don Quijote in Japan, consider adding these recommendations from Kevin to your basket! Plus, if you want to save even more, don’t forget to use the exclusive Japankuru Don Quijote coupon before checking out!

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