TESO Life in Brooklyn is an Asian home goods store with multiple locations across the NYC area. I walked into a large, well managed space stocked heavily toward Asian beauty and cosmetics, which is where this location distinguishes itself most clearly. The makeup and skincare selection is one of the more comprehensive I have found for Asian brands in New York, covering Japanese and Korean products across a range of price points, and the store maintains inventory well enough that shelves are consistently stocked on repeat visits.
The claw machines are a notable feature here and occupy enough floor space to be a draw in their own right. I noticed the Pokemon chest slot machine gets a lot of play, and the prizes are generally considered relatively easy to win compared to the price you pay to play. Blind boxes and figurines round out the toy section, with anime and Pokemon merchandise well represented throughout.
Snacks and imported goods fill the remaining sections and cover enough variety that browsing is part of the appeal. The store is clean and the layout is navigable without much effort, which matters in a space this densely stocked.
Pricing on some beauty products runs close to or slightly above what I would pay at a general retailer like Sephora for the same items, so it is worth cross checking on anything I am buying specifically for value. The strength here is access to products that are harder to find outside of specialty Asian beauty retailers rather than price advantage on items that are widely available elsewhere.
Staff at the register were consistently friendly. For Asian beauty products and a browsable mix of snacks, figures, and claw machines in one location, TESO Life in Brooklyn covers a lot of ground in a single stop. read more