Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

キラめく

English translation:

gleaming

Added to glossary by Shannon Morales
Feb 1, 2011 22:57
13 yrs ago
Japanese term

キラめく

Japanese to English Marketing Cosmetics, Beauty Whitening products
This is used in a cosmetics/skin care text to describe one's skin (usually as キラめく素肌) after using whitening products. I don't think "sparkling," "glittery," or "shimmery" fit; I'd love some opinions on "dazzling," "beaming," "brilliant," "radiant"...?? Any other suggestions?

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gleaming

With skin whitener often used descriptive words are “gleaming” and “gleam."

Here are some websites using “gleaming” with reference to use of skin whitening products.
http://www.fairandflawlessskin.com/faq.html
Skin Whitening Tips
Fair & Flawless FAQs
We’ve blended soothing ingredients like Aloe Vera with lush hydrants that will leave your skin renourished and silky to the touch, and gleaming with health.

http://www.skin-care-experts.com/2009/07/revitol-skin-bright...
Revitol Skin Brightener helps you get a gleaming complexion

http://arielleinchina.blogspot.com/
Asians spend an estimated $18 billion dollars per year on skin whitening products, promising gleaming skin, and even go so far as to buy products for whiter nipples.

White skin is looked upon as high-class because traditionally peasants worked outside in rice paddies, while aristocrats would stay inside not accumulating any rays whatsoever. Over time white skin became revered as a symbol of social status. Only the richest ladies had gleaming skin, and in order to get it artificially-- young Chinese girls would grind up seashell pearls and ingest them.

http://www.skincarepulse.com/best-facial-pigmentation-treatm...
As we get older, the skin we have loses its gleam and begins to acquire blotchy; ages areas and other blemishes furthermore become some of the issues we struggle with. In addition to these skin discolorations, all of us also battle with some other signs of aging such as drooping and wrinkle. Thankfully, there are effective methods to these skin difficulties.
The best skin pigmentation treatment must be safe and effective; you can eliminate these blemishes successfully with a skin brightening cream that contains 100 % natural ingredients. I do not advocate using chemical bleaching lotions because they cause additional damage to the skin; there are plenty of them on the market that includes toxic chemicals similar to hydroquinone and mercury. These two substances are carcinogenic and really should be avoided by all means.
1 natural whitening broker that the best cosmetic pigmentation treatment ought to contain is Extrapone Nutgrass; this specific ingredient is also the anti-irritant. Hence, while some other skin lightening brokers cause irritation, Nutgrass stops and alleviates soreness. It blocks producing melanin; so, it discusses the problem of age locations from the root. The idea prevents the appearance of brand-new brown spots even though removing the existing kinds.

http://www.zippy-health.com/guava-fruit-facts-go-guava-for-b...
The fruit with its high dose of Vitamin C is great for healthy eyes and heart. Guava jelly is a great source of multi-vitamins helps keep skin gleaming clean, taut and reduces the appearance of fine lines.
Guava is effective for skin whitening, thus, natural bleach for the skin.

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/58714/Get glowing no...
What can outshine your gold jewellery and the sparkle of your zari borders? Your gleaming, healthy skin. The festive season
is the time when you want to look your best and wear your best.

[PDF]
Emerging Asian Beauty Trends - Project Bali
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Technology + Whitening and. Natural + Whitening is in-→ Get white skin FASTER and LONGER ..... gleaming skin. ✓ Want to appear natural→ polish & sh

http://www.lookbeauty.com/Skin-Care/Face-Mask-Recipes/Honey-...
How to Make an Indian Facial Mask at Home
Indian facial masks are very helpful in regaining the lost gleam of the face


http://antiagingskin.317249.free-press-release.com/index-7.h...
Hydroxatone The Ultimate Secret to Your Gleaming Skin
By simran sofia on October 21, 2010 - Are you yearning to have clear and supple skin like your favorite Hollywood stars? Do you have an urge to relieve all the ugly signs of aging like dark spots, fine lines, scars and wrinkles which make... [+]
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agree Mami Yamaguchi : I like this.:-)
17 hrs
Thank you, Mami! :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Great suggestions, everyone. Joyce, I had not thought of this one. I like it, and it does seem to work well for a whitening product. Thanks!"
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radiant

I'd use radiant for this, as sparkling, etc. do sound kinda weird in English and radiant would be better in terms of marketing
Peer comment(s):

agree Amy Dunn
16 hrs
agree David Patrick
1 day 5 hrs
agree humbird : I would settle for this. キラめく素肌 is very strange expression, but afterall it's cosmetic industry. They have monopoly of invention of strange Japanese.
1 day 16 hrs
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brilliant

http://www.vmvhypoallergenics.com/inskin-magazine/2005/InSKI...

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http://www.prbuzz.com/lifestyle/48612-dr-jhonny-salomon.html


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As for me,'radiant' is also an appropriate word to express 「きらめく」.
Peer comment(s):

agree arichanbou : I think this word matches.
1 day 15 hrs
Thanks! archanbou.
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luminous

I just like the word.
Peer comment(s):

agree CX159 : I think this is lovely, and luminous and dewey (dewy) are often used in cosmetics.
16 hrs
agree MariyaN (X)
1 day 3 hrs
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shiny

or brilliant
Peer comment(s):

agree Gertraud K. : That's what i thought, too.
54 mins
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1 hr

brightening glow

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