I love my kabuki brush. It’s great for quick, even and natural looking makeup. But I can’t find a good kabuki brush case that will keep the brush bristles in shape and is functional at the same time. Fed up with my futile search, I decided to create a brush case that works for me.
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As I walk along the streets of Gion, I feel like I’m stepping back in time. Flanking both sides of the streets are tradtional Japanese houses called machiya; some of which are ochaya (tea houses). The machiya are mostly wooden, two-storey buildings. There are latticed windows and doors on the ground floor and reed blinds hang on the upper floors, moving gently with the breeze. Above a building, is a tree which looks like it is growing on top of a roof. Standing tall between the two-storey buildings, it makes an interesting sight. This is Kyoto’s most famous geisha district.
Although the structures of Gion at first glance, seem quite ordinary, there is a quiet beauty and mesmerising charm about them.
