Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
ハリ
English translation:
firmness (skin)
Added to glossary by
Shannon Morales
May 15, 2005 01:09
19 yrs ago
Japanese term
United States
Punctual, Personable, Perfectionist
Native in: English 
Works in: Japanese to English, Spanish to English
ハリ
Japanese to English
Other
Cosmetics, Beauty
skin care, eyes
I hate to ask so many questions on this topic, but this one's got me stumped too. In the context of beauty products/skin care, this seems to usually refer to the undereye area, and I see usages like: ハリ感; ハリ・弾力を与える；ハリのある(目元）. No dictionary or glossary entries I can find seem to relate at all to this usage. What does this mean, and what is its English equivalent? Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | skin firming |
Minoru Kuwahara
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| 4 +1 | firmness |
CELC Inc
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| 4 +1 | firm skin tone/firmness |
KathyT
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Minoru Kuwahara
Japan
Japan
Native in Japanese
Works in field
Japan
Native in: Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, French to Japanese, Japanese to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Japanese term (edited):
�n��
Selected
skin firming
I agree to suggestion posted by other members, while I may re-phrase them a bit by referring to the Elizabeth Arden brochure I happen to have here. It may conceptually mean 'strengthen the skin surface or its quality', while directly translated using the word "firm", "firming", "firmness", etc. :
I try picking up several examples of this to show how it's expressed in the English source below.
Strengthens skin giving it a firmer younger look
Strengthens and Firms Skin
Soothes and helps promote firmer, stronger skin
Strengthens skin for a smoother firmer look.
Improves skin's radiance and firmness.
Helps promote, firmer, stronger skin
HIH
I try picking up several examples of this to show how it's expressed in the English source below.
Strengthens skin giving it a firmer younger look
Strengthens and Firms Skin
Soothes and helps promote firmer, stronger skin
Strengthens skin for a smoother firmer look.
Improves skin's radiance and firmness.
Helps promote, firmer, stronger skin
HIH
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all who answered; I'm awarding points to mulberryfield for the wealth of examples and variations. But it looks like "firm"/ "firmness" is what this word is all about. Thank you!"
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13 mins
Japanese term (edited):
�n��
firmness
Basically, this is just a property of young skin as opposed to wrinkly old skin. I've seen "firmness" and "firm skin" used quite a bit, and the first URL suggests that they refer to the same thing.
The second is a Google search for:
"skin products" firm
which gave over 13,000 hits, suggesting that this is a very common usage.
The second is a Google search for:
"skin products" firm
which gave over 13,000 hits, suggesting that this is a very common usage.
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15 mins
Japanese term (edited):
�n��
firm skin tone/firmness
www.make-upusa.com/ gives:
...eye cream with plant extracts to tighten and firm skin around the eye.
www.hollywoodbeautysecrets.com/beauty_products.php gives:
helps diminish fine lines, and firms skin around eyes (day & night). ...
...eye cream with plant extracts to tighten and firm skin around the eye.
www.hollywoodbeautysecrets.com/beauty_products.php gives:
helps diminish fine lines, and firms skin around eyes (day & night). ...
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