August 4, 2021

I’m Gonna Post About Miniso Perfumes Tomorrow Because I Hang Out There Waiting for Someone To Hire Me When I Visit California

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So I live in the epicenter of the Universe. New York. Yeah, you can’t convince me otherwise because I am New York proud and I am convinced the East Coast is the only place on the planet that matters.

I’m kidding obviously but I was born, bred, and do live in New York and we have a lot of stores, restaurants, places to go, places to be, etc…etc…etc…. It’s not a great chore to find what you’re looking for in New York. It’s fascinating to me when someone tells me, “Well, I live an hour from Sephora!” and here I am living where Sephora is on every other corner. So yeah, I’m just sort of making a point that we don’t exactly have a lack of choices over here. I’ve been to many different places, many different cities, within the US, Asia, and Europe and finding what I want has never been an issue but it’s also because I tend to go to the more popular cities like Paris or Seattle or Tokyo…etc…etc….If you visit bigger cities chances are you’ll be presented with a huge of array of popular stores. I try to avoid shopping when I go on vacation because it can be ridiculous to spend time in some beautiful place only to be hopping around from store to store. You wanna see the sights, enjoy the local cuisine, what you don’t wanna do is shop for stuff you don’t need. But it can draw you in especially when it’s something you can’t technically get back home (When I visited Taiwan a few years ago I hauled so many facial masks I had to buy a suitcase to stash them in! You probably remember I went on a review rampage with them a few years ago!).

Interestingly enough we don’t have a lot of cool stuff that the West Coast does. Watermelon with Tajin, great beaches, Elote in a cup, donuts the size of your head, Jack in the Box, Disneyland, need I go on? We’re obviously slackers in New York!

I haven’t been to California since the Pandemic started and as you know my boyfriend travels back and fourth often for work and I would make the trip with him a lot when COVID wasn’t ruining lives on the daily. One of my biggest joys when visiting was taking really long strolls down the aisles of Daiso (I’m sorry New York but California does Daiso better!) and most important of all going to Miniso. Miniso totally makes me happy and yeah, it’s impossible to find one here in New York. Every single Miniso store I know of within the USA is located in the beautiful, sunny state of California.

Miniso is like a low calorie Daiso. They sell a bunch of different things like housewares, tech for your phone, little fashion accessories and even beauty and fragrance!

TOMORROW WE POST ABOUT MINISO PERFUMES! I went out for my power walk this morning and I wore a little of the new Dolly Perfume and I finally figured out what it reminds me of! A Miniso Perfume! Miniso sells all sorts of little cheap AF fragrances (like $10 bucks or less) that I obsess, collect, and guard like I paid $300+ a bottle for them!

Tonight I’ll be sorting through them as I must see if I can find that Dolly Parton dupe!

But for now the original Dolly Parton Perfume is available on hsn.com! Totally worth a haul! It smells lovely!

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  • Carol

    You forgot to mention In-N-Out! I’m East Coast too (well, Ohio) and when I went to CA two years ago we had to try In-N-Out. I was also shocked when I saw one – just one – in Arizona this year. So that is definitely a West Coast thing. But boy is it delicious! And I’m a vegetarian so I get their grilled cheese sandwich which is extremely yummy.

    • Isabella Muse

      and freaking Jollibee (we have it but it’s so damn out of the way). We need more West Coast things on the East coast ;D

  • L

    Love Daiso I will be so sad when we move away from ours. But I probably do not need anymore washi tape.

    • Isabella Muse

      oh my god I won’t get into washi tape here. No I won’t fall down that rabbit hole!

  • kjh

    New Suitcase full of Taiwanese sheet masks! Dying at the visual. Pandemic knocked the shopping right out of me, but the West Coast, a/k/a Best Coast really does do Asian better. Think I�ll look for websites.

    • Isabella Muse

      LOL it was a strange time haha! I just overkilled on the shopping at the time. I think the shopping bug was def drained by covid on my side too!

  • Christina

    Our Daiso is ok! I remember my first visit was the one in Vancouver area–it was massive! Then I went to Japan and was amazed! The ones here pale in comparison, but that’s to be expected.

    Miniso–I think I’ve only been there twice. It’s so similar to Daiso, and since I’m not one to collect knick knacks and trinkets, I don’t venture in too often. I’m pretty sure there’s one in the Great Mall. What do you need? LOL!

    And yes, I think New York is reminiscent of Asia in that there are smaller stores everywhere! I think in major cities where public transportation is the main mode of transportation, that’s going to be the case. It’s all about convenience because no-one is going to be lugging around giant shopping/grocery bags on the train and buses. It’s far more convenient to just stop by a store nearby and pick up something as you go. I always wish the Bay Area doesn’t need a car for everything.

    • Isabella Muse

      Daisos in Japan are an experience compared to what we have in the US! I LOVE FREAKING MINISO! There cheapie perfumes thrill me lol! ;-D I 100% agree! if I have to lug bags around with me chances are I’m not buying it! I actually like driving to places and having my car when possible but in Manhattan it can be a REAL issue!

  • Eraser

    I was in Las Vegas last month and went to the new Asian mall, Shanghai Plaza – there’s a Miniso there and I took a very quick spin through it. I wouldn’t classify it as a 100 yen/dollar store like Daiso and to be honest, they didn’t have much beyond anime & other theme related stuff. Didn’t do anything for me.

    Now there’s a branch of Shibuyala, which I believe you have in the Big Apple. I liked it and bought a fair bit there but I thought it would have a lot more selection, especially of beauty products. I’ll go back because I’m usually in Vegas once or twice a year and there was a fantastic conveyor belt sushi restaurant and a great Korean cafe. There were other Asian restaurants and cafes there too but I thought there would be more shopping. Eraser

    • Isabella Muse

      I love Miniso! It’s a fav of mine! Their cheapie perfumes make me squeal in joy! We do have Shibuyala which is pretty awesome! Still sounds like a nice spot to stay cool while shopping in Vegas 😀

      • Eraser

        Always a priority in Vegas – keeping cool while shopping! That city is actually a great place for shopping – and eating, which is almost as important. ; )

        • Isabella Muse

          YES Ma’am! I love Vegas! Def one of my favs places to go! So much to see and do (and eat!)