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Safiya introduces her video on buying and trying high-tech Japanese beauty gadgets, noting Japan's advanced state in technology. She then introduces the Homesick x Safiya candle collection, featuring scents inspired by memorable travel videos like the Spa Theme Park in Japan, Vegas Casinos, and a Swedish Ice Hotel.
Safiya, accompanied by RinRin Doll, visits Bic Camera in Tokyo, a massive multi-floor tech store. She describes the vast array of products, from electronics to household items, highlighting the third floor dedicated to beauty tech, which includes electric razors, shower heads, facial steamers, hair tools, and 'mysterious kneading rollers'.
Safiya explores LED/light therapy tools, including laser sticks and masks with various colored lights for different skin benefits. She then focuses on EMS (electrical muscle stimulation) lifting devices, explaining how they use electrical currents to stimulate facial muscles for a lifted appearance. She decides to purchase stick-on EMS under-eye patches, despite initial apprehension due to their intensity.
Safiya investigates the widespread use of 'ions' in Japanese beauty products. She explains that ions are charged atoms/molecules used to clean skin and enhance product penetration. She chooses to buy a Panasonic ion wand, similar to one used by RinRin, which uses positive and negative ions for deep cleaning and pushing skincare ingredients deeper into the skin.
Safiya explores various shower heads, focusing on the ReFa brand's micro/nanobubble technology. She learns that these tiny bubbles are designed to clean pores more effectively and leave skin softer. After testing different modes in a display tub, she is captivated by an orb-shaped shower head with a fine misting mode and decides to purchase it.
Back home, Safiya installs the orb-shaped shower head. She describes the 'normal' mode as gentle yet firm, potentially due to the microbubbles. The mist mode, while creating a soothing, rainforest-like ambiance, proves ineffective for rinsing off soap, indicating it's more for ambiance than practical cleaning. Despite this, she finds the normal mode to be the nicest she's ever tried, confirming her belief in the microbubbles' softening effect.
Safiya tests the Panasonic ion boost wand, a device designed to deep clean skin and improve skincare product penetration using low-level electrical currents. She follows a 13-minute routine with different modes: Clean (for exfoliation), Boost (to open skin pathways), Moist (to push in moisturizers), Brightening (for vitamin C serum), and Cool (to calm skin and close pores). She reports an immediate, noticeable smoothing effect on her skin, making her foundation apply flawlessly.
Safiya tests the Yaman eye patches, which use EMS to deliver electrical pulses to the under-eye area for a lifting workout/massage. She describes the sensation as a buzzing, vibrating massage that, while bizarre and distracting, is not painful and even strangely relaxing. She notes the immediate, temporary lifting effect observed after one 10-minute session.
Safiya shares her experience using the Yaman eye patches three times a week for a month, observing a visible difference despite issues with patch stickiness over time. She notes that EMS effects require continuous use. Overall, she is happy with her haul, with the shower head becoming her daily choice and the ion wand integrated into her routine. She expresses interest in trying a full-face lifting device in the future, concluding that Japanese beauty tech has opened her to a new level of self-care.