Attic Nat on blogger

I was born in the Year of Tiger. So I love tiger and I do easily beaten by my material desire for something featured Tiger. I found this lovely eye color pallet at "DonQui Houte" Shop. I bought it with a facial soap and a hand cream, both are the Japan limited package design. The eye color pallet, Hua Mao - like Chinese name, the originally the cosmetic company was founded in Japan though. Four colors inside and I think these all four are very useful. I have just bought grey shade one the other day. So I thought I didn't need this. However, as I told it earlier, the tiger caught me and I could not leave it back. I think I have to tie my legs like Tied Up Monkeys . I do not make this five monkeys charm now. But I send this small amulet with the my hand crafted product you ordered.  Enjoy it! 寅年なもので、トラがついているとどうしても欲しくなってしまう。 物欲と戦うのだ。 ドン・キホーテはたまに行くといろんな掘り出し物を見つけて買ってきてしまう。 今回は日本限定デザインパッケージの洗顔料とハンドクリームを買ってしまいました。 かわいい！ アイカラーは先日グレー系のものを買ってしまったばっかりなので本当はいらないよなと思ったんだけど・・・虎が・・・虎が・・...

 This round shaped amulet, just like a flower buds, is called Kukuri-zaru, tied up monkey. This small object is drew in some Japanese traditional paintings like Hokusai and Ukiyoe. A "monkey" is "SARU" in Japanese, which is same sound as "(go)away" . So this talisman is for keeping you away from unluckiness and or evils. Also, when you write "monkey" in Chinese character, it is pronounced as "En" as well as "saru". En leads "Go-En" , linking to good connections, good relations to lucks and happiness. And go is same sound as 5 (five) , so we often see them of five pieces in a chain. Looking this monkey well, you can see his arms and legs are tied up. This is for reminding you to be calm, without any hectic, just concentrate to your wish until it comes true. -Nat