Make Asobi

I headed into the store because I recognized a brand of Japanese shampoo.
They’re stocked with lots of makeup and facial products that I have seen when in Japan, but also stuff you can find at Marukai.
Prices were fair. I ended up getting some Moist, Diana shampoo which was much cheaper than trying to buy it off Amazon.

I’ve been obsessed with Asian beauty products forever, and even though these days the things I like are readily available on Amazon, there’s nothing quite like being able to see them in person and peruse the entire store top to bottom.
The last time I was in town, my friend took me here prior to dinner at Marugame Monzo (which you MUST try, btw — one of the few places that is worth the wait). I picked up a bunch of sheet masks as well as some skin exfoliators and moisturizer. My wallet wasn’t too happy with me but at least my face is!

One common thing about Japanese and Koreans… Trust them on skincare! This little store is filled with Japanese beauty products at competitive pricing. Why three stars? The service is patchy at best.
Nearest Metro Station: Red and Purple Lines at Civic Center/​Grand Park Station

I’ve been obsessed with Asian facial sheet masks lately, and this store has a good variety of them. I try to buy masks that are less than $ 3 each (unless I feel like splurging), and Make Asobi has a decent collection of choices in my price range. I also try to get masks without parabens, and they had a few here to choose from.
The ladies here were friendly and offered some advice when I asked. Compared to the Sawtelle Japantown location, this one is bigger with more selection, so I prefer going here!

A cute little «boutique» full of cute packaged Japanese skincare, make-​up, shampoos, beauty tools, etc. I have been here a few times and have not really made much purchases… sometimes what I am searching for, they do not carry. I think they are a bit pricey on certain products.
The store is very well organized and clean. Staffs are readily available when I have questions.

Slightly over-​priced in comparison to Amazon, I bought my Sana heavy rotational eyebrow mascara here. Amazon price is around 11 dollars, I purchased for 14 with tax here.
Store is clean and well organized. I will try to get Curel make up remover/​dollywink next time :) I live very very close to Little Tokyo, so I don’t come here that often… But they have decent selection of japanese products!

Cute little shop dedicated to Japanese beauty products. Decently priced (especially when items are on sale). I always make my way here when in LA so I can get my beauty fix.

I love this place. I have been here 2 times. I always get my Palty hair dye. love it. and i always get face masks because there really cheap. love it. love it love it.

This place is good for japanese skin products. Love the tonnyu isofurabonn also known as nameraka sanna brand that you can find here. The only major con is that all sales are final so you can’t return anything so keep that in mind when purchasing.

Love this store! Always notice Japanese and Korean have their flawless skin. I saw this place carries many asian skin care products, but most importantly, products are translated somewhat in English. I wish the salesgirl knows more about the products they are selling, to be able to help. This place is like one stop shopping for Asian skin care products. I love that they carry a lot of fragrance free products as I am allergic to it. I took a plunge and spend quite a bit on buying certain products. Now, I have best skin ever.

I came her hoping to find a certain line of shampoo, unfortunately they didn’t carry it:(
But i did buy a few masks that were only .99 cents:) good deal! I hope they work well.
The store is very organized and clean. The employee there is super sweet, doesn’t hover while you snoop around and is really helpful in answering questions.

Me and my sister come to this store maybe once or twice a year and every time we spend well more than $ 100.
I’ve had skin problems since I was young and a lot of the products I buy here are the only ones that work.
I can’t read Japanese well so thankfully they have descriptions about the products written in English. they also have a lot of face masks that smell great and work pretty well. and I’m glad they have the ones that have in bold letters how long to keep it on your face.
it’s a small shop and it’s quite expensive but I love a lot of their products!

After dinner at Fu-​ga, we walked around the shops and we found this total GEM of a place! I almost had a heart attack when I saw it because if there is something I love more than food is BEAUTY PRODUCTS! And if there is something I love more than beauty products is JAPANESE BEAUTY PRODUCTS! Hello, they brought us Hello Kitty, what’s not to love!
Even though I don’t read Japanese, I knew what half of those things were since I considered myself well read in the art of mascara, facial scrubs, and LASHES! I found and bought the Velcro bows to keep your hair off your face while getting beat (as in makeup beat… I am not into that kind of beating) a case for my falsies (as in lashes… I can’t afford the other falsies… yet) a turban, patches to detox, and skin masks. My boyfriend had to drag me out of that store or else I would have bought everything.
Its super clean, well-​organized, and it’s open until 11:00 pm! Can you sense the girly excitement oozing out of my pores right now? That’s right you CAN’T! My pores have been minimized by their milk honey mask!

I’ve never bought anything from here, but I always like walking in just to check out the different products. The last time I was here, I smelled one of their masks… I think it was… well, hmm I don’t remember the scent, but it was the only one that smelled good.
They have a lot of products Asians, I assume are familiar with using on a regular basis. Shampoo, Conditioner, Masks, Eyelashes, Body Jewelry, Makeup, BB Creams, Nail Polish, etc.

This was an unplanned stop since we were really in Little Tokyo to eat food. However, facial cleanser was a must have since I was running low and we came across Make Asobi.
When you enter the store, it’s laid out in true japanese fashion: organized. Don’t believe? Go through the photos. Everything is lined up, in order, and clean. The workers here are really nice and helpful. They knew plenty about the products and were able to give some great recommendations to steer me towards my purchase based on my skin type.
If you’re a guy, don’t be afraid to come in here even though there is a ton of female oriented products such as make-​up, eyelashes, and hair coloring products to name a few. We have a small section for men’s facial care products. So, no worries. You don’t have to be afraid to walk in! I’m glad I did… I have another reason to come back to Little Tokyo that doesn’t involve food!

Make Asobi is a cute little beauty store in Honda Plaza. It’s pretty basic and minimal, but there’s some good buys. I’m a fan of the wet face masks that came in individual packets. They’re 99 cents!

very fun little japanese makeup shop. They pretty much moved all the cosmetic & beauty items out of TOKYO JAPANESE LIFE & into this shop. reminds me of japan, but just not as crazy & cramped & packed.
leave the boys at home, & take your time shopping. have fun~!!

The sales associates are really helpful here! Unfortunately, quite a few of the products are in Japanese, so if you can’t read it like me, ask someone so they can find the best fit! I’m currently trying out this oil-​free whitening cream (
), $ 19.
Great BB Cream selection too– they do carry the smaller sizes of the popular creams so you can give them a try (around $ 12).
And yes, they have a nice selection of Dolly WInk products — found the famous black liquid eyeliner ($ 19) and true to word, it works amazingly well.

I really like this place. It’s a great addition to Little Tokyo. Make Asobi carries various lines of Japanese products, e.g., cosmetics and skin/​hair care items.
The girls here are very friendly and helpful. I would definitely return.

What a beautiful, clean, and colorful cosmetic store. The place was just opened 2 weeks ago. The owner of this store is the same as Tokyo Japanese Lifestyle.
I ran inside to look for my favorite mascara and eyeliner. Found them!!! =X
This place sells similar items they sell at Mitsuwa, Nijiya and Marukai markets. They sell beauty stuff from head to toe. I saw mascara, fake eyelashes, shampoo, japanese hosiery, hair color, oil blotting paper, cotton buds and anything else you can imagine.
I got excited when I saw my favorite Japanese brands here:
— Dr Ci Labo skincare products.
— Tsubaki hair products– I use the shampoo, conditioner & hair treatment. 2 of my friends copied me =P
— Kanebo Naïve bodywash and facial wash-​tried the facial wash.
— Palty & Gatsby hair colors.
— Kiss Me mascara.
— DollyWink eyelashes.
— Shiseido facewash-​love its perfect oil facewash.
— DHC skincare products.
No picture please! The lady stopped me when I was snapping pictures. I told her not to worry and I’d post these on Unilocal.Obviously she didn’t know what Unilocal was because she was still hesitant.
Vote on the pictures to show her that I wasn’t lying. The things I do for Unilocal ;)
Get your parking ticket validated with $ 10 purchase. You have to bring your receipt to Tokyo Japanese Lifestyle to get it stamped.
5 stars! Woohoo! As good as it gets!
Sexify and beautify using Make Asobi products.