Yasuo Yoshikawa(YY)\u3000<\/strong>Are you specifically talking about beauty writing?\u00a0<\/p>\n KA\u3000<\/strong>Yes, but not just that alone. I\u2019m talking about creating content and doing creative work in general. They all thrive off of each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n YY\u3000<\/strong>I see. So, what you\u2019re really saying is that you enjoy being creative.\u00a0<\/p>\n KA\u3000<\/strong>Of course! Don\u2019t you? You\u2019re also very creative and must feel lucky to be able to do what you do.\u00a0<\/p>\n YY\u3000<\/strong>Absolutely. Your audience is so dedicated to what you have to say.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n KA\u3000<\/strong>Yes, and I look forward to hearing their feedback as well. I like having an open line of communication with my readers.<\/p>\n YY\u3000<\/strong>Right, it can\u2019t just be a one way street.\u00a0 There has to be a mutual connection between both parties in order for your work to continue growing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n KA\u3000<\/strong>And if I don\u2019t enjoy what I do, then my messages won\u2019t translate well.<\/p>\n YY<\/strong>\u3000<\/strong>I agree.<\/p>\n KA\u3000<\/strong>I recently published my first book on beauty. It\u2019s a culmination of everything that I\u2019ve learned over the years, what I consider to be tried and true. With age I\u2019ve realized that I\u2019m starting to look more and more like my mother. When I look back, I can see how she developed over the years, and what that process will look like for me. She made the act of growing older a very graceful thing, which has now grown very close to me.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n YY\u3000<\/strong>So that\u2019s why your book is titled You Can Achieve Beautiful Skin at Any Age<\/em>! Your skin is glowing!<\/p>\n KA\u3000<\/strong>Taking good care of your skin is so important. There\u2019s a lot that I do to maintain mine. You can read more about my personal process in my book, but I believe that base makeup is one of the keys to glowing and flawless looking skin. I use the Decorte Moisturizing Essence Primer <\/a>as a base cream, which makes my skin appear natural, dewy, and firm.<\/p>\n\n\n After I apply it all over my skin, then use KohGenDo\u2019s Maifanshi Makeup Color Base <\/a>to get rid of unevenness. Even if you take great care of your skin, there is always something that could use a little coverage, which is why I\u2019ll add a little foundation. I\u2019ll use it sparingly when I don\u2019t need to conceal that much.<\/p>\n\n\n My current favorite foundation is Dior’s Diorskin Forever Perfect Foundation<\/a> because it looks so natural. To top off my look and add a little color, I\u2019ll apply Nars Liquid Blush.<\/a><\/p>\n YY\u3000<\/strong>I had no idea you were using all of these tricks! We\u2019ve worked together so much over the years, and whether we\u2019re on location or off, you always tell it like it is \u2013 so straight-forward and honest.\u00a0 You always have a twinkle in your eye. Despite the fact that you\u2019re in a leadership position, you have this pureness about you that makes me think of a child. It\u2019s so endearing. For being 62 years old, people talk about you as though you are a miracle. But it\u2019s your effortlessness and pureness that radiates from within. And that\u2019s why you look so natural!\u00a0<\/p>\n KA\u3000<\/strong>Well, thank you very much.\u00a0 But honestly, I think I just have childish tendencies.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n KA\u3000<\/strong>I\u2019m a very straight-forward person, which I think scares some people. I can be very blunt.\u00a0<\/p>\n YY\u3000<\/strong>But in our line of work, it\u2019s often necessary to communicate in a straight-foward manner.<\/p>\n KA\u3000<\/strong>I have many opportunities to meet different people beyond my job as an editor. When I\u2019m working for the magazine, I have an entire team of staff that assists me, but when I\u2019m writing my own publications, I\u2019m usually on my own. Sometimes when I\u2019m in this position, I encounter unexpected stumbling blocks, but I try to remind myself to see the commonality in all of the work that I do. Remembering that keeps me grounded and motivates me to expand myself in new ways.<\/p>\n YY\u3000<\/strong>Can you tell me more about the process of creating a magazine?<\/p>\n KA\u3000<\/strong>I\u2019ve been at the magazine for a long time and have trained so many young people over the years. Initially, I wondered if I could ever truly explain the concept of aging to the younger staff writers. But I soon learned that women think about aging at every stage of their life, and that it\u2019s more of a universal theme. For instance, I\u2019ve learned all I know about caring for myself as I\u2019ve grown older. But the younger generations are growing up in a different time period [than I am] and realize that they have knowledge on different things. I learn from them just as much as I teach them and try to implement or try out what they\u2019ve taught me. Some things work, and some things don\u2019t. But through this experimentation, I\u2019m deepening my connection with them, and also evolving my own looks in new, fresh ways. They definitely make me more open-minded.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Making a magazine is about teamwork, and it\u2019s not always about what I think or want, rather creative independence and support. That\u2019s how you create something meaningful and bigger than yourself.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n YY\u3000<\/strong>In your opinion, what would you say is Bitki\u2019<\/em>s core message?<\/p>\n KA\u3000<\/strong>Enjoy your beauty at whatever age you\u2019re at in your lifetime. American and European films depict older women in much more age appropriate and natural ways. They\u2019re realistic in their representations of aging. But Japanese films are different: you\u2019ll see an older actress playing a grandmother, when actually, she looks oddly young. She doesn\u2019t look like a grandmother at all. I don\u2019t know if our society seeks this, or if the actresses are striving to look unusually young.\u00a0 But it\u2019s not genuine at all.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n YY\u3000<\/strong>And by striving to look young all the time, they deny themselves of enjoying their beauty at every age.<\/p>\n AK\u3000<\/strong>A lot of women have a hard time accepting how they look as they age.\u00a0 I want to change that and encourage acceptance of beauty at any age and find natural ways to enhance it.\u00a0 Our readers are older and grappling with issues like skin discoloration. While we discuss how to conceal all age-related issues, we try to suggest otherwise. Because I do think women should be learning how to live with things like that. And this is what I like about your philosophy and your makeup.\u00a0 Not denying yourself as you are, and simply enhancing what you already have. Many women, including myself, lose confidence and aren\u2019t sure what to do. Biteki Grand<\/em>\u2019s goal is to\u00a0Introduce them to self-care and skincare through great product recommendations. It\u2019s hard to change attitudes on this topic of aging, but we\u2019re working on it.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n YY\u3000<\/strong>What do you pay most attention to in terms of your own face?<\/p>\n AK\u3000<\/strong>My eyebrows.\u00a0 I use Fujiko-Mayu-Tint<\/a>, and try to match them to my hair color so they look natural.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n I like SUQQU\u2019s 3D Control Eyebrow<\/a> in Khaki. <\/p>\n\n\n It\u2019s a combination of reddish browns balanced out with khakis, which gives a super delicate and everyday look.<\/p>\n Finally, I\u2019ll use Chicca\u2019s eyelash curler<\/a> and finish off with b. mascara<\/a> on my eyelashes. Even though it\u2019s simple, it makes my eyes look really big.<\/p>\n\n\n I try to pay even more attention to caring for myself during times when I feel especially busy or overwhelmed. During those periods, my beauty routine revitalizes me and provides a positive source of energy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I\u2019m all about being authentic in my messages Kayoko Amano(KA)\u3000Every day means a new beginning, and with that often comes new challenges in my work. Some nights I can\u2019t sleep, or even take a day off, and I have to keep pushing myself onwards in order to meet deadlines. But despite all of this, I really enjoy my work and have a lot of fun with it. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any other job that could compare.\u00a0 Yasuo Yoshikawa(YY)\u3000Are you specifically talking about beauty writing?\u00a0 KA\u3000Yes, but not just that alone. I\u2019m talking about creating content and doing creative work in general. They all thrive off of each other.\u00a0 YY\u3000I see. So, what you\u2019re really saying is that you enjoy being creative.\u00a0 KA\u3000Of course! Don\u2019t you? You\u2019re also very creative and must feel lucky to be able to do what you do.\u00a0 YY\u3000Absolutely. Your audience is so dedicated to what you have to say.\u00a0\u00a0 KA\u3000Yes, and I look forward to hearing their feedback as well. I like having an open line of communication with my readers. YY\u3000Right, it can\u2019t just be a one way street.\u00a0 There has to be a mutual connection between both parties in order for your work to continue growing.\u00a0\u00a0 KA\u3000And if I don\u2019t enjoy what I do, then my messages won\u2019t translate well. YY\u3000I agree. KA\u3000I recently published my first book on beauty. It\u2019s a culmination of everything that I\u2019ve learned over the years, what I consider to be tried and true. With age I\u2019ve realized that I\u2019m starting to look more and more like my mother. When I look back, I can see how she developed over the years, and what that process will look like for me. She made the act of growing older a very graceful thing, which has now grown very close to me.\u00a0\u00a0 YY\u3000So that\u2019s why your book is titled You Can Achieve Beautiful Skin at Any Age! Your skin is glowing! KA\u3000Taking good care of your skin is so important. There\u2019s a lot that I do to maintain mine. You can read more about my personal process in my book, but I believe that base makeup is one of the keys to glowing and flawless looking skin. I use the Decorte Moisturizing Essence Primer as a base cream, which makes my skin appear natural, dewy, and firm. After I apply it all over my skin, then use KohGenDo\u2019s Maifanshi Makeup Color Base to get rid of unevenness. Even if you take great care of your skin, there is always something that could use a little coverage, which is why I\u2019ll add a little foundation. I\u2019ll use it sparingly when I don\u2019t need to conceal that much. My current favorite foundation is Dior’s Diorskin Forever Perfect Foundation because it looks so natural. To top off my look and add a little color, I\u2019ll apply Nars Liquid Blush. YY\u3000I had no idea you were using all of these tricks! We\u2019ve worked together so much over the years, and whether we\u2019re on location or off, you always tell it like it is \u2013 so straight-forward and honest.\u00a0 You always have a twinkle in your eye. Despite the fact that you\u2019re in a leadership position, you have this pureness about you that makes me think of a child. It\u2019s so endearing. For being 62 years old, people talk about you as though you are a miracle. But it\u2019s your effortlessness and pureness that radiates from within. And that\u2019s why you look so natural!\u00a0 KA\u3000Well, thank you very much.\u00a0 But honestly, I think I just have childish tendencies. \u00a0 New Relationships Help Keep Me Young KA\u3000I\u2019m a very straight-forward person, which I think scares some people. I can be very blunt.\u00a0 YY\u3000But in our line of work, it\u2019s often necessary to communicate in a straight-foward manner. KA\u3000I have many opportunities to meet different people beyond my job as an editor. When I\u2019m working for the magazine, I have an entire team of staff that assists me, but when I\u2019m writing my own publications, I\u2019m usually on my own. Sometimes when I\u2019m in this position, I encounter unexpected stumbling blocks, but I try to remind myself to see the commonality in all of the work that I do. Remembering that keeps me grounded and motivates me to expand myself in new ways. YY\u3000Can you tell me more about the process of creating a magazine? KA\u3000I\u2019ve been at the magazine for a long time and have trained so many young people over the years. Initially, I wondered if I could ever truly explain the concept of aging to the younger staff writers. But I soon learned that women think about aging at every stage of their life, and that it\u2019s more of a universal theme. For instance, I\u2019ve learned all I know about caring for myself as I\u2019ve grown older. But the younger generations are growing up in a different time period [than I am] and realize that they have knowledge on different things. I learn from them just as much as I teach them and try to implement or try out what they\u2019ve taught me. Some things work, and some things don\u2019t. But through this experimentation, I\u2019m deepening my connection with them, and also evolving my own looks in new, fresh ways. They definitely make me more open-minded.\u00a0 \u00a0 Making a magazine is about teamwork, and it\u2019s not always about what I think or want, rather creative independence and support. That\u2019s how you create something meaningful and bigger than yourself. \u00a0 Enjoy Beauty at Whatever Age YY\u3000In your opinion, what would you say is Bitki\u2019s core message? KA\u3000Enjoy your beauty at whatever age you\u2019re at in your lifetime. American and European films depict older women in much more age appropriate and natural ways. They\u2019re realistic in their representations of aging. But Japanese films are different: you\u2019ll see an older actress playing a grandmother, when actually, she looks oddly young. She doesn\u2019t look like a grandmother at all. I don\u2019t know if our society seeks this, or if the actresses are striving to look unusually young.\u00a0 But it\u2019s not genuine at all.\u00a0\u00a0 YY\u3000And by striving to look young all the time, they deny themselves of enjoying their beauty at every age. AK\u3000A lot of women have a hard time accepting how they look as they age.\u00a0 I want to change that and encourage acceptance of beauty at any age and find natural ways to enhance it.\u00a0 Our readers are older and grappling with issues like skin discoloration. While we discuss how to conceal all age-related issues, we try to suggest otherwise. Because I do think women should be learning how to live with things like that. And this is what I like about your philosophy and your makeup.\u00a0 Not denying yourself as you are, and simply enhancing what you already have. Many women, including myself, lose confidence and aren\u2019t sure what to do. Biteki Grand\u2019s goal is to\u00a0Introduce them to self-care and skincare through great product recommendations. It\u2019s hard to change attitudes on this topic of aging, but we\u2019re working on it. \u00a0 High-Brow Power YY\u3000What do you pay most attention to in terms of your own face? AK\u3000My eyebrows.\u00a0 I use Fujiko-Mayu-Tint, and try to match them to my hair color so they look natural. \u00a0 I like SUQQU\u2019s 3D Control Eyebrow in Khaki. It\u2019s a combination of reddish browns balanced out with khakis, which gives a super delicate and everyday look. Finally, I\u2019ll use Chicca\u2019s eyelash curler and finish off with b. mascara on my eyelashes. Even though it\u2019s simple, it makes my eyes look really big. I try to pay even more attention to caring for myself during times when I feel especially busy or overwhelmed. During those periods, my beauty routine revitalizes me and provides a positive source of energy. 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