Q & A in HELSINKI & TAIPEI
Tell us about the collaboration between EVA AIR and SALVATORE FERRAGAMO special Travel kit.
EVA AIR was introducing new SALVATORE FERRAGAMO amenity kits, combining the dark green colours as the representative of the airline, for all Royal Laurel and Premium Laurel Class business passengers in both hard case and soft bag designs in December 2019. I am very luck to receive the hard case set as a precious gift since I am such a big fan of travel size skincare products and the brilliant marketing ideas.
Tell us about the items in the EVA Air x SALVATORE FERRAGAMO offered inflight amenity kits.
The hard case even mimic in the realistic suitcase with double zippers! A fordable hair comb, a pair of earplug, a patch of eye mask, a tooth brush and a Colgate tooth paste.
EVA AIR is upgrading the amenity kit contents with SALVATORE FERRAGAMO best-selling Bianco Di Carrara fragrance by infusing the exclusive aroma into the body lotion, lip balm and hand cream. Created by well-known perfumer Alexandra Carlin and launched in 2018, the floral woody musk aroma has been conceived for both women and men. Bianco Di Carrara owns top notes calabrian bergamot, white pepper and ambrette musk mallow; with middle notes of violet, iris and heliotrope, completes with base notes of amber, tonka bean and white suede.
✔CHANEL LES 4 OMBRES TWEED #02 Tweed Pourpre, the 2023AW limited edition, is embossed with a woven fabric design, a bold offering of luminous peachy pink, old rose and iridescent golden mauve, accentuated by an intense plum, which the colour harmony is nestled inside a matching tweed pouch. Every exclusive pouch is unique, expertly crafted by the Maison Lesage embroidery house — one of the CHANEL Métiers d’art.
Tweed Pourpre owns two medium shades, Golden Mauve and Intense Plum, to blend together or apply in contrast, Old Rose as dark shade to intensify, sculpt and add depth, and Peachy Pink the light shade to illuminate and open the eyes.~
✔CHANEL LIQUID EYELINER #512 Noir Profond 2,5ml offers sharp applicator to survive at instant remedy. The hyper black of the ink jar indicates the alphabets while the cap delicately carved with Chanel CC logo.
✔CHANEL LE GEL PAILLETÉ owns transparent shimmering gel to apply not only on both cheeks, but on eyelids, bare arms and exposing legs. In order to avoid the mutual pollution between the application and oxidation, the whole set provides a cute mini spoon carved with discreet interwind CC logo.
✔CHANEL HYDRA BEAUTY NOURISHING LIP CARE is perfect for normal to dry lips. Exposing under the comparatively low humidity at long-haul flight, I require hydration protection as an instant moisturizing remedy. 10g is also the good travel companion while having a weekend getaway.
✔CHANEL launces COCO MADEMOISELLE Eau de Parfum Intense in 2018 inspired by Olivier Polge, the unexpected and magical aroma like showering under oriental accords. With top notes beginning with Sicilian orange, Calabrian bergamot and lemon; middle notes are rose and Jasmine; base notes composing of Patchouli, Madagascar vanilla, tonka bean, white musk and Labdanum. Together with CHANEL CHANCE Eau Tendre by Jacques Polge in 2010, with top notes quince and grapefruit; middle notes Hyacinth and Jasmine; base notes musk, Iris, Virginia cedar and Amber, mixing and matching both CoCo Mademoiselle and Chance gives out a unique yet not too sticky scent.
✔CHANEL Swarovski crystals CC logo pearl earrings with CHA & NEL on either ear lobes are the most playful and surprising Christmas gift idea from the AW23 collection. For the long-haul flight I rarely wear huge accessories but for the removable alphabetical pieces, only round-shape pearl studs with shining CC logos are good to go.
✔CHANEL FILIGREE caviar bijoux sac in caviar leather is owning the touch of scratching or abusive resistance. The rigid calfskin and oval shape causes less scratches of surfaces while locating inside of travel tote, and I usually separate each pair of jewelry into separated mini size of plastic zip zap to prevent the items from the metallic conflicts.
✔CHAO&EERO bubble RINGS with Japanese fresh water cultivated pearls and 18K solid gold are my all-time favourites since 2013. They are elegant to wear on each finger while also fun to pile 2 or 3 on a row to create a more of luxurious look.
✔Made in Switzerland, in size 3ml Luxe eye cream and 5ml Luxe Cream Sheer, are the Skin Caviar collection from LA PRAIRIE. Combined with Exclusive Cellular Complex, La Prairie’s breakthrough caviar biotechnological science augments natural Caviar Extract with Caviar Mimetics, which offers a phenomenal formula for eye skin lifting and firming. These travel tubes are the complimentary gifts from Liang at Helsinki Duty Free. ~
✔MARVIS, 100% Made in Italy, the toothpaste in Classic Strong Mint with 25ml travel size is the perfect travel must-have. Started from 1997, Marvis entered Ludovico Martelli; for the development of aromas, the company cooperates with the Italian fragrance houses, in which manufacture the finest ingredients for the high-quality tastes without preservatives nor vesicant.
✔ I am a long-term fan of KANEBO SUISAI beauty clear powder due to I am in favour of its single use hexagonal design capsule. With cleansing ingredients protein decomposing enzyme and sebum decomposing enzyme, I enjoy a lot the pleasant process of cherry blossom and sweet peach scent turning into fluffy foam to remove pore dirt, blackheads, keratin plugs and old dead skin cells either at daily work or in vacation mood. ~
✔SHU UEMURA Black Rice Essence Cleansing Oil brings a new light oil and extremely watery texture, emulsifies and dissolves makeup in seconds, leaving no trace of greasiness on the skin! Extracted from rare black rice in rich amino acids and Japanese black carbon, the Essence Cleansing Oil not only removes heavy makeups, but also solves difficult acne and blackheads problems, maintains healthy skin moisture retention. The 20ml travel sizes are perfect to survive during the weekend trips, while for over two-week staycation, 50ml bottle will be sufficient to go.
✔The founder of YOJIYA, Shigeo Kunieda, began travelling national wide, selling stage cosmetics from a large cart. In 1904, a store named Kunieda Shoten was opened in the south of the Sanjo Gokomachi area, manufactured stage rouge and face powder, later it received a large amount of popularity in thriving entertainment culture in Kyoto. In the early Taisho period, oral hygiene began to attract attention, and the first generation of Kunieda Shoten focused on selling toothbrushes —yoji—「楊枝（ようじ）」; therefore, this nickname was used as YOJIYA until the nowadays.
In 1920, YOJIYA began to develop oil-blotting facial paper— aburatorigamiあぶらとり紙。They quickly became a favorite essential among geishas, as well as screen actors, the publics and tourists. Within the powder formula, the facial paper is not only the facial savor, but also the best makeup companion on the road.
✔RYUKAKUSAN Direct Stick size 2x8cm neon pink package, single box of 16 in total, in peach flavour contains Powdered platycodon root ginseng, gambir (84.0mg), senega (4.2mg), glycyrrhiza (102.0mg) and apricot kernel (15.0mg). Class 3 OTC drug, with granulated herbal ingredients act directly on the mucous membrane of the throat to relieve coughs, phlegm, or hoarseness and sore throats caused by inflammation, RYUKAKUSAN can be taken anytime, anywhere without water or causing drowsiness. ~
✔ROHTO Lycée eye drops contains Vitamin B12, which helps me to release the itchiness and redness of eyes after the long-haul hours of writing or reading at laptop. The prescribed otolaryngology drops help to release the buzzing moments during the sleeping hours.
✔TAMAGOTCHI (たまごっち, Egg Watch) is a brand of handheld digital pets created in Japan by BANDAI. The name of game is a portmanteau combining the two Japanese words tamago (たまご), which means egg, and uotchi (ウオッチ) watch.
Upon activating the game an egg appears on the screen. After setting the clock on the device, the egg will wiggle for several minutes and hatch into a small pet. With 3 buttons that allow the user to feed the snacks or food, to play games to increase its healthy level, clean the living environment and check Tamagotchi’s status, such as age, weight, satiety, and mood. It’s a lovely company to travel during the long-haul flight, spotted by my dude bro at DONDONDONKI Taiwan during my grocery shopping activity.
Special Thanks: Mr. Liang, Cuz Jenny & Captain Kenny
