'Memoirs of a Geisha' Skin Products...?

[VainJane]

I was at Sephora the other day and saw that there's a line of skin/make-up products 'inspired by' the movie 'Memoirs of a Geisha'.
They have such things as 'Fresh Rice Face Wash' ; 'Shimmer Powder with Crushed Pearl' and 'Flower Petal Face Mask'.

Has anyone heard any reviews about these products? (anything 'inspired by' a movie sounds like it would be crappy to me)

I'm on a mission to get porcelain skin so I find this highly interesting....

Then again, I'm suspicious of any company that tries to capitalize on the popularity of a movie by releasing such products.

 

[susie_bubble]

Oh yeah...they're made by the company Fresh.

I saw them online. To me, they look like novelty products to tie in with the movie's release. I haven't used them but they look a bit hokey to me.

 

[SuperChloe]

I think they're just gimicky, and most likely don't really do much other than smell nice.

I haven't seen the movie yet, but I have read the book, and I don't even see where they could get these products from lol. Geisha are known for only washing their hair once a week to maintain their hair style, and often use stuff like wax and charred wood or clay as pigments on their face lol. They never had face masks lol!

 

[Lena]

saw them too, i love their packaging, its a cute small gimmicky gift for xmass, something i could get for a girlfriend for a laugh

 

[irmati]

Yes, nothing more than gimmicky - trying to capitalize on the movie....