CANMAKE Guide: The Best CANMAKE Makeup by Category, From Blush to Lip Tint

CANMAKE is one of Japan’s best-known drugstore makeup brands, made by the Japanese cosmetics company IDA Laboratories. It is loved for its low prices, cute packaging and formulas packed with moisturising ingredients, and most products cost around ¥500 to ¥1,300 in Japan. The range is large and changes often, though, and many guides still recommend products that are no longer sold.

This guide brings together CANMAKE’s current range by category, based on CANMAKE’s official product pages, and links to our detailed guide for each one.

What you’ll learn in this article:

• CANMAKE’s current range at a glance, from base makeup to lips
• The standout products in each category and their prices in Japan
• Which CANMAKE products are designed to hold up in heat and humidity
• A simple CANMAKE routine to start with
• Which popular CANMAKE products have been discontinued, and what to buy instead
• How to buy CANMAKE from outside Japan

CANMAKE at a Glance

The table below lists CANMAKE’s main makeup categories, a couple of standout products in each, the price range in Japan and our detailed guide.

From CANMAKE’s official product pages (as of September 2026). Price ranges cover the current products in each of our guides and are Japanese store prices including tax; your total on kachicollect is shown in your currency at checkout.

CANMAKE Base Makeup

Marshmallow Finish Powder

Marshmallow Finish Powder is CANMAKE’s signature pressed powder. It sets makeup to a soft matte finish, blurs the look of pores and has SPF50 PA+++, in four matte shades from light to medium. It costs ¥1,034 in Japan, with a ¥770 refill that fits the case. Read our CANMAKE Marshmallow Finish Powder guide for the shades, full ingredient list and how to use it.

Mermaid Skin Gel UV

Price in Japan	¥770
Type	Gel sunscreen and makeup base
UV protection	SPF50+ PA++++
Variants	4 (01 Clear, 02 White, C01 CICA Mint, C03 Pure Purple)

Mermaid Skin Gel UV is a lightweight gel sunscreen with SPF50+ PA++++ that doubles as a moisturising makeup base. The gel turns watery as you spread it, without the roughness or stickiness of many sunscreens, and CANMAKE says it helps foundation sit better and last longer. It can be used on the body as well as the face, and the tube makes it easy to reapply during the day. The purple C03 Pure Purple is designed to correct yellowness and dullness.

Foundation and Primer

CANMAKE’s current foundation is Fit Glow Cushion, a ¥1,650 cushion foundation with SPF50+ PA+++ and a thin, glowy finish. Alongside Mermaid Skin Gel UV, its primers include an Oil Block version for oily skin, Moist Prism Primer for a glowy base and Poreless Airy Base for pores. Read our CANMAKE foundation and primer guide to compare every shade and see which primer suits your skin.

Concealer

CANMAKE makes four concealers: Color Mixing Concealer, a three-shade palette with SPF50+ PA++++ for mixing your own colour; Color Stick Concealer for acne scars and blemishes; Eye-Bags Concealer for a plumper-looking under-eye area; and Airy Cover Fit Concealer, a lightweight liquid. For bluish under-eye circles, CANMAKE recommends Color Mixing Concealer 03 Orange Beige. Read our CANMAKE concealer guide to compare all four.

Highlighter

CANMAKE makes three highlighters: Munyutto Highlighter, a ¥638 highlighter with a squishy texture that resists water, sweat and sebum; Moon Glow Highlighter, a baked powder with a refined, moonlight-like sheen; and Star Lumière Highlighter, a new liquid with sparkling glitter. Read our CANMAKE highlighter guide to compare every shade and see where to apply highlighter for your face shape.

Contour

CANMAKE makes two contour products, both ¥748: Shading Powder, a contour powder for the face line with a flat double-ended brush, in warm and cool shades; and Nose Shadow Maker, a contour and highlighter palette made for the nose. Read our CANMAKE contour guide to compare every shade and follow CANMAKE’s own steps for nose contouring.

CANMAKE Blush

Blush is where CANMAKE really shines. The range has three cream blushes and four powder blushes, from ¥638 to ¥990. Cream Cheek is a melting gel that sets dry to the touch for a natural flush, and its Pearl Type is the one CANMAKE says stands up to water, sweat, sebum and rubbing. Among the powders, Glow Fleur Cheeks gives a soft glow from a flower-patterned pan. Read our CANMAKE blush guide to compare all seven.

CANMAKE Eye Makeup

Eyeshadow

CANMAKE’s current eyeshadow range has seven palettes and two glitter shadows. Perfect Multi Eyes is a five-shade matte palette that also works for brows and liner, while Silky Souffle Eyes gives a soft, translucent sheen. Perfect Stylist Eyes, once one of CANMAKE’s best-known palettes, is no longer in the current line-up. Read our CANMAKE eyeshadow guide for every palette.

Eyeliner

Creamy Touch Liner is CANMAKE’s best-known eyeliner: a 1.5 mm twist-up gel liner that CANMAKE says resists water, sweat, tears and sebum once dry. Just remember that the lead can’t be twisted back down, so twist out only about 1 mm. For sharp wings, Lasting Liquid Liner is designed to stand up to water, sweat, tears, sebum and rubbing. Read our CANMAKE eyeliner guide to compare all eight liners.

Eyebrow

CANMAKE’s brow range covers pencils, powders, brow mascaras and a clear brow coat. 3in1 Eyebrow combines a powder, pencil and brush for an easy start, and Perfect Airy Eyebrow is a ¥495 pencil that gives soft brows on its own. Read our CANMAKE eyebrow guide for all eight products and how to choose your colour.

Mascara

Quick Lash Curler	¥748, transparent, black or brown
Metalook Mascara	¥990, 01 Black or 03 Sweet Black

Quick Lash Curler is a waterproof lash fixer you can use in three ways: to revive curl during the day, as a top coat over your mascara, or on its own as a clear mascara. CANMAKE says it helps prevent smudging from water, tears and oil, and its double-sided comb lifts and separates even short lashes. Metalook Mascara is an oil-based mascara with a metal comb designed to create neat lash clusters; CANMAKE says it holds curl and resists water, sweat and sebum. Read our CANMAKE mascara guide to compare all of CANMAKE’s mascaras, mascara bases and mascara removers.

CANMAKE Lip Makeup

Lip Tint

CANMAKE currently makes three lip tints. Muchi Puru Tint gives juicy, buildable colour with a plumping, cooling feel, its new Sheer Balm version gives a softer flush, and Glass Tint Syrup has a glass-like shine that CANMAKE says stays in place even after drinking. Read our CANMAKE lip tint guide for the shades and how to stop tint settling into lip lines.

Lipstick and Gloss

Stay-On Balm Rouge is a balm-like lipstick you can apply straight onto dry lips, with UV protection, while Luster Veil Rouge uses a gel film to keep its glossy colour in place for hours. CANMAKE also makes Twinkle Jewelry Plumper, a pearl plumper gloss. Read our CANMAKE lipstick guide to compare them.

Why CANMAKE Is So Popular

The first reason is price: across the products in our guides, prices in Japan range from ¥495 to ¥1,298. Despite that, many CANMAKE formulas include moisturising ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, squalane and ceramides, and several are made without fragrance, alcohol or parabens.

CANMAKE also designs many products around real-life wear. Several are labelled waterproof or described as resisting sweat and sebum, and small details, like the refill for Marshmallow Finish Powder or the retractable case of Airy Extension Liner, make them easy to use every day. CANMAKE updates its shades often, so there is usually something new to try.

How to Build a CANMAKE Routine

If you are new to CANMAKE, this simple routine covers everything from base to lips:

1. Base: Mermaid Skin Gel UV as a sunscreen and makeup base, then Marshmallow Finish Powder to set.
2. Cheeks: Cream Cheek for a natural flush.
3. Brows: 3in1 Eyebrow.
4. Eyes: Perfect Multi Eyes, Creamy Touch Liner and Quick Lash Curler.
5. Lips: Muchi Puru Tint for juicy colour, or Stay-On Balm Rouge if your lips are dry.

Each of our detailed guides explains how to apply these products, following CANMAKE’s own instructions.

Where to Buy CANMAKE

kachicollect is the simplest way to get CANMAKE from Japan. Our catalog has no proxy fees, and duties are shown in your total before you pay, so nothing extra is charged on delivery. Orders ship worldwide with tracking and usually arrive in about 7 to 14 days.

CANMAKE updates its range regularly, so marketplaces such as eBay also list discontinued products and older shades. If you want something from the current range, check the product and shade names in our guides before you buy.

Proxy services that buy from Japanese stores on your behalf are another option, but the service fee they advertise is only the starting point, and various other charges are added on top by the time you check out. For any product or shade you can’t find in our catalog, kachicollect’s purchase request works like a proxy without the fees: paste the product URL from any Japanese store or marketplace and you get an instant quote.

FAQ

Is CANMAKE a Japanese brand?

Yes. CANMAKE is made by IDA Laboratories Co., Ltd., a Japanese cosmetics company, and it is a staple of Japanese drugstores.

How much does CANMAKE cost in Japan?

Across the products in our guides, prices in Japan range from ¥495 for Perfect Airy Eyebrow to ¥1,298 for Luster Veil Rouge, and most products cost under ¥1,100. Prices are Japanese store prices including tax; when you order from kachicollect, your total is shown in your currency at checkout.

What are the best CANMAKE products to start with?

Marshmallow Finish Powder, Cream Cheek, Creamy Touch Liner and Muchi Puru Tint are good first picks, as they are among CANMAKE’s best-known products in their categories. Our routine above shows how to combine them.

Why can’t I find some CANMAKE products anymore?

CANMAKE updates its range often, and several products that older guides still recommend are no longer in the current Japanese line-up. Perfect Stylist Eyes, Mix Eyebrow, Juicy Lip Tint and Melty Luminous Rouge all have had their product pages removed from the official site. Current alternatives include Petit Palette Eyes, Fit Styler Eyebrow, Glass Tint Syrup and Luster Veil Rouge; our category guides explain each one.

Is CANMAKE good for oily skin and humid weather?

Several CANMAKE products are designed for it. CANMAKE says Cream Cheek (Pearl Type), Creamy Touch Liner, Lasting Liquid Liner and Fit Styler Eyebrow resist water, sweat and sebum; Metalook Mascara and Quick Lash Curler help prevent smudging; and Lasting Multi Brow Coat protects brow makeup. CANMAKE doesn’t publish wear times, so on very hot days it is still worth touching up.

How long does CANMAKE makeup last once opened?

CANMAKE doesn’t list a shelf life after opening on its product pages. Under Japanese rules, cosmetics that stay stable for more than three years after manufacture don’t need to show an expiry date, which is why most Japanese makeup doesn’t carry one. Close products after each use, keep applicators clean, and stop using anything whose smell or texture changes.

Conclusion: Where to Start With CANMAKE

CANMAKE makes it easy to try Japanese makeup without spending much. Start with Marshmallow Finish Powder for your base, Cream Cheek for blush, Creamy Touch Liner for your eyes and Muchi Puru Tint for lips, then use our category guides to find the exact products and shades that suit you.

Buying from kachicollect gets you CANMAKE shipped directly from Japan, with no proxy fees and duties shown before you pay.