Etude House CC Crem "Silky" Review

Hello lovelies!

Today I want to review this product that has been available for a while. As many of you know BB creams gained popularity for their multifunctional properties. Most of them whiten, provide SPF and have anti-wrinkle properties. All these while providing medium to light coverage. Now they present an upgraded version of these BB creams.

These upgrades are called "CC cream" which stands for correct and care. It promises to do 8 things.
Anti-aging
Stress Relief
Hydrate
Whitening
Sun Protection
Tone up
Smooth Texture
Luminosity

Etude House sells two different formulas of this product. "Silky" which is the one I have, and "Glow". I decided to get "Silky" because even though my skin is on the dry side of the spectrum, I was afraid "Glow" would make my face look oily rather than glowy.  I was a bit disappointed on the size of the tube, it is much smaller than what it appears to be.

Price ♥♥♥♡♡ I actually got this for free because I won top blogger on Gmarket. It cost around $18 on other retailers. A little pricey considering how small the tube is.
Coverage ♥♡♡♡♡ Unless you have almost perfect skin this will not cover major discolorations on your skin.
Packaging ♥♥♥♥♡ I like the packaging. The tube has a pump, so you don't have to fear your product will get contaminated. I also like that you can tell when you will need a new bottle unlike other products (I'm looking at you Skin79).

Before and After application

Overall ♥♥♥♡♡ Not really my cup of tea, but feels nice on the skin and blends easily. I must say this isn't meant to be replaced as foundation, it is more of a skincare type of product. It didn't cover anything on my face, on my undereyes I had to use concealer. I noticed it does make your skin look lighter, but doesn't control oil too well. So my final verdict is that I would not purchase this product again.

Xo
Monica

Etude House Baby Choux Base in Berry Review

Hey guys!
So sorry I've been MIA, I don't really have a valid excuse, it's just that there nothing interesting happening, but  in my previous post a lot of you seem very interested in this product from the Sweet Recipe collection so here we go on to the review!

So Etude House describes the Baby Choux Base as "a  moist and fluffy choux cream textured makeup base that supplies moist and bright coverage for flawlessly soft skin."

The  Etude House Baby Choux Base comes in 3 different colors Mint, Peach and Berry. The Mint one helps neutilize redness. The peach one is for dull skin, and the Berry one is for brightening. I will be reviewing Berry which is no.2.

I love the glass packaging on this one, it looks like fancy skincare, but still girly. I like that it comes with a spatula, so I don't have to dig my fingers into the jar and contaminate everything with germs.

no makeup, about to put this on my face

The texture is so soft, almost like lotion, but when on the skin feels very fresh. This product is not a  base as in foundation, but it is primer. So the coverage is pretty much non existent.

Berry is very light, and almost leaves a white cast on my skin. My guess is that in Korea makeup that makes you look whiter = brightening. It looks very unattractive if you don't apply any foundation or BB cream afterwards.

I felt like it did help my makeup stay nice for longer. The first day I wore it, I went out for lunch, and then at night I went clubbing, and my face was not oily and I didn't have to retouch my makeup all day.

I do liked the product, and how it makes my makeup last longer, but I feel like it is not special because there are a lot of primers out there that do the exact same thing.

After the Choux base, BB cream and everything else

Xo
Monica

Gmarket Haul

Hey guys!
I think during the first or second week of March the Etude House shop on Gmarket where having a sale. Some products where even 50% off! I went ahead and ordered some items form the new Sweet Recipe Collection, and other othems from older collections.

I guess Etude was very busy dispatching orders from that sale because local shipping took longer than usual, about 2 weeks. But once my items arrived to the warehouse I got them in like 3 days. 

Here is everything I bought. It's so pink!

This is the from the Etoinette collection.

The Pink Heart Blush, I had heard mostly bad reviews about this. I didn't purchase it for the product but for the packaging I mean look at it, it looks so fancy! I am seriously thinking about throwing out the blush because one of the hearts broke during shipping so it made a mess.

You can see how some of them are broken

Next is the lash perm 3 Step Volumecara

Supposedly it should give you big dolly like lashes, but i haven't use it.

The brush is quite big

Then here come the stuff from the Sweet Recipe Collection. I'm honestly was very interested in this collection because the theme is desserts. Etude House has new spokesmodels, Krystal and Sulli from f(x) so they definately do a great job at wanting me to buy more from Etude.

First is the Baby Choux Base in Berry.

This one is suppose to brighten skin tone, again I haven't used it.

I really appreciate that this comes with a spatula

Then I bought the Dear my Jelly Lipstalk lipstick in JPK002

This is one Krystal's pick.

This one I have used, and it is quite sheer. It's not a full coverage lipstick, it's more like a tint on a stick.

Last is the chocolate smudge liner. I got the black one.

It does look like chocolate!

I don't think it looks completely black, it's more of a deep chocolate brown, but it is so cute I don't mind.

Well that's it for today, if you guys are interested in a review let me know!

Xo
Monica

Etude House Color My Brows Review

Hey guys!
So today I will review  Etude House Color My Brows. It is  a colored mascara for your eyebrows.

So as many of you know I love Etude House because they have cute packaging. They are so pink and princessy, and this one is kind of the exception. The cardboard is cute, but the product itself is not. It is a regular tube of mascara.

It only comes in two shades, #1 Dark Brown and #2 Light Brown, which is more of a blonde color. So it may not be for everyone because the shades are limited.

#1 Dark Brown was my favorite at first. I think it looks very natural with my brown hair. You have to be careful with this one because if you apply too much, you might end up looking like Helga Pataki. I noticed that when you first get it it has a very watery yet it is a little clumpy, So I have to make you I remove the excess on the wand before applying it. The more you use it dries a little bit and becomes much easier to apply. It works well on brunettes.

#2 Light Brown. At first I didn't like it. Consistency wise is the same as Dark Brown. One of the things that is very odd to me is that this one has shimmer. I've never seen shimmery eyebrow products before. Also the color is a little weird. it has more of an orange tone, but it grew on me, and it doesn't look too odd with my hair. I find myself using it more often than shade #1.

I like that both of these products are long wearing. You can literally go to be with them on and you will wake up with your eyebrows done.  Also, if you have crazy little hairs that don't like to stay in place this product will help them tame them. You also don't need a lot of product so it will last you quite a bit.

Like:
-Packaging
-Not too expensive
-Long wearing
-Tames crazy hairs

Don't like:
- Limited number of shades
- Have to buy online if you are not in Asia.

Xo
Monica

Korean Cosmetics Haul+ Big Bang Alive Tour+ 300 Followers

Hey guys!
So I purchased a few Korean cosmetics from Ebay again. But really most of them were things I needed. Only one product I purchased it to try it out.

I could officially say that Cosmtic-love is my favorite seller on Ebay. The prices are very reasonable and with free shipping+ free samples. Gotta love it!

This was everything I received

This was what I actually purchased.

Etude House Color My Brows in shades 1 & 2. (backcup)
Tonymoly Cats Wing Mascara in Volume and Longlash (backup)
Etude House My Blooming Lips-talk in BE101 (running low on my favorite lipstick, so need a new everyday one)
Tonymoly Cherry Lips Tint #1 (this one the product I wanted to try it out)

My samples were these

 Too lazy to list them all but you get the idea. I even got a face mask!

I will probaly review the brow mascara and the lipstick soon.

About Big Bang.
Remember that a couple months ago I posted about considering going to their show in L.A.
It it going to be held in the same venue as SMTOWN. I really wanted to go, until I got the email about the ticket prices ranging from $300 to $50 USD.

Since I have a debt to payoff I can't go because I need to be more responsible about my spending (those are my father's words). I told my self that this wasn't important enough so I'd pass. Maybe next time if they ever come back again.

So anyways on Sunday I woke up at 10, the time the tickets went on sale. Out of curiosity I just wanted to see the prices for each section. So when I clicked to give me the best available tickets...there were no more tickets they all had sold out within 10 minutes!

Kind of crazy if you ask me.

I would have been frustrated if I was a VIP, but since I'm not... whatever.

As a final note I want to say thanks to all of you. I reached 300 followers sometime between Sunday and yesterday.

I'm very thankful to everyone who reads my blog and comments.

Thank you so much ♥♥♥
Xo
Monica

Etude House Shini Star Lip Balm

Hey guys!
Today I wanted to review this lip balm that from Etude House. If you are a reader of my blog you would know that SHINee is working as an endorser for the Korean cosmetic brand Etude House. They recently released a limited edition collection called "Shini Star" they releaded 5 lip balms, 1 BB cream, and two compact powders.

The lip balm I purchased was Taemin #5 which is the guava flavor (the one at the very bottom).

I think the packaging is very cute, it is pastel overload which I love, but I do find that sometimes is quite difficult to open it. The lid gets easily stuck. I think the color is beautiful, a pale pink. I find that most pale pinks look very weird on me because they make my pigmented lips look more purpleish, and this one complements my skin tone beautifully. It is also very natural looking. It does smell and tastes like guava!

 

It is very light, not sticky at all, but it wears off very fast. So it is definitely getting a lot of use. Here is how it looks on my lips

I recommended this lip balm, I think I will repurchase it again!

Xo
Monica

Gmarket Haul #2

Hey guys!
I placed my second order on Gmarket last week. For a post on my first order you can click here.

My order shipped out on 5/13 and I received it on 5/16. The package comes all the way from Seoul, very satisfied with fast service. I ordered a total of 9 items, the total including shipping was $117 (around 135000 won). It might seem expensive, to pay all that amount at once, but it all rounds around $10 USD per piece, which is cheaper than purchasing at chain stores. So I recommend if you purchase from Gmarket spend a lot of money there to make the order worth.

Anyways her is my box.

 

Much smaller than last time, and this time my box was not damaged.

On the inside, all the items were nicely packaged.

Here is what I bought.

Etude House Dear My Blooming Lips Talk in PK002. You can get it here.

 Etude House Tear Eye Liner. You can get it here .

Etude House Cookie Blusher in #03 Raspberry Tarte. You can get it here .

Etude House Color My Brows in #1. You can get it here .

This super cute thing was a free gift from Etude House, a heart-shaped mirror and a comb/razor for the brows. 

Swatches of everything. From L to R blush, liner, brow gel, lipstick.

Now I will show you the clothes, along with their respective stock pictures so you can compare.

Bought the short in the color Mint.

 You can buy them here .

I actually really like the shorts. I was expecting the fabric bit ticker. They were smaller than what I had expected, but since the back of the shorts is elastic it stretches, so it fits me well.

Also bought this in mint.

 You can get it here.

The cardigan is a little small. But I'm not planning on wearing it like that all the time. I always wear my cardigans unbuttoned, so it is all good. Fabric is a bit on the thinner side.

This was the most expensive piece I bought at 15800 Won. I bought the ivory one.

You can get the shirt here.

Paired with the mint shorts looks so pretty! I really like this shirt. It is thin obviously, it's chiffon.

 Bought the Lilac Color. I always have trouble finding lilac clothes.

You can find it here.

Fabric is thick, which is good because it will last me a long time with proper care.

 Bought this one in white

You can get it from the same link of the lilac shirt. I really like this shirt because summer is approaching and short sleeves are a must.

 That's it for my haul. I'm very satisfied with everything I ordered.

Xo

Monica