Gmarket Haul - Again!
Here's another Gmarket haul!
I bought some base makeup... (No, I didn't buy any Isa Knox items.. This was the box my items were housed in).
What I got for myself were IPKIN My Baby Doll Base SPF 20 PA++ (the name is soooo cute~), My Baby Doll Foundation SPF 27 PA++ in shade 21 (which is too light for me! I overestimated the fairness of my skin. Lolx!!) and Fresh Apple Sunblock SPF 50 PA+++.
The makeup base and foundation cost about $18 each, I can't remember the price of the sunblock though.
The sunblock, like its name smells like apple (I think more like the green apple sweet that I love eating) and comes in a squeeze tube. It has a slight green tint to it, but it doesn't show up on the skin nor does it cover any redness. It is easy to spread and dries quickly to a matte finish.
Recently, my favourite base makeup routine is to use this Fresh Apple Sunblock -> Laneige Make Up Primer Sebum Control -> RMK Liquid Foundation ->MAC Prep+Prime Transparent Finishing Powder.
The packaging of the makeup base and foundation are really very nice! The tube of the makeup base is light pink in colour while the tube of the foundation is a deeper pink and the bottle is not the typical soft plastic but hard plastic.. Hope you can get what I mean.. Don't really know how to describe it well... Best of all, it comes with a pump dispenser! Very clean and hygienic! ♥
Even the cap has the words "MY BABY DOLL MAKEUP". So cuteeee~~!!
Here's some skincare freebies I was given..
I finally managed to buy a liquid highlighter in pen form! Also wanted to buy one, but those I found were too pricey. This only cost $12 =D (Earlier this month, I wanted to buy one more for backup but it is out of stock!!!)
I have been using it daily to highlight my T-zone and my under eye area. Really like the way it helps to brighten up face. What should I use once I have finished this?! :~~(
I was running out of the Mamonde Happy & Smart Cleansing Tissues, so I scouted long and hard for some cheap cleansing tissues. And I found these:-
Calmia Natural Oatmeal Cleansing Tissue!
For $8 you get 2 packs of cleansing tissues, each pack has 120 sheets!! I use about 1 sheet a day, so I pack can last me about 3 months and each sheet cost less than 1 cent! I really like these cleansing tissue a lot! The texture of the tissue is really very soft and the size of the tissue is quite big (it is longer than the usual facial tissue). 1 sheet is more than enough for each use.
It is really a great buy! However, I have a minor complain about the lid, it doesn't close well... So I don't know how long these tissues will remain wet. :(
I was very impressed with the Ma Cherie End Cure Milk I bought the other time and since I couldn't find it on Gmarket anymore, I decided to try the Aqua Dew Energy Ex.
While the texture of End Cure Milk is like lotion, the Aqua Dew Energy Ex is more like gel-cream which turns watery once I spread it on my palm.
Even though I only bought 1 product. the seller was generous and threw in quite a few body and skin care samples! ^-^
I spotted Beauty Credit (don't know I didn't see it all this while) and the prices are quite reasonable and further more, there was a 30% discount at the time, so I ordered a few products to try..
- Moisture Aloe Skin Lotion
- Moisture Aloe Emulsion
- Moisture Aloe Essence
- Special Pack Washable - 8 Grains Mask
- Acnever Teatree Extracts Spot
I really like the packing of Beauty Credit! Look at the cute rocking horse are embossed on the caps!!
I really like the fact that both the
Acnever Teatree Extracts Spot and Moisture Aloe Essence come with a pump,
hygienic and
convenient.
I have been using these Beauty Credit items every morning for the past 1 month (except for the 8 Grains Mask), and sad to say, the Moisture Aloe is not moisturising enough for me, Etude House Aqua Sherbet range works much better. I have combi, dehydrated skin and I work in an air conditioned environment, so I suppose Moisture Aloe stuff isn't "strong" enough.
But looking on the brighter side, they didn't cause me to breakout and this range should probably work for my skin if I don't stay in the air conditioned environment for a long time, so I can use still them on weekends. Either that or I can slather all over my body.
As for the 8 Grains Mask, its a steal at $7 for such a big tub! And I ♥ it! After every use, it leaves my skin feeling soft, moisturised, bright and slighty glowy~! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ it!!
I also ordered the Grind Pumpkin mask which was unfortunately out of stock.. It must be really good to be out of stock isn't it?!
Some GWPs I got from Beauty Credit.... 2 sanitary pads (lolx!!!) and some skin care samples.
Also bought some belts to jazz up my outfits...
I really like the first 2 belts (brown and black ones), I ♥ ribbons! The clasp of the off-white belt (I actually ordered white, but instead it looked like off-white) was quite badly scratched!!! I didn't realise that until I already posted my review on Gmarket, otherwise I would have made some noise about it. The brown and the off-white belts cost about $7 each while the black one is about $13.
The freebies I got was a black and white shawl and a blue sky with clouds lap blanket (which is very cute and pretty but has holes!!).
I also bought 2 watches... Same design but in different colours... Both came with a free additional battery! They cost W5,400 each, which is about $6.50.
Some miscellaneous stuff that I bought for fun...
These rollers are quite cheap, cost about $6-8 each (I can't remember), some time back I saw
similar ones at a Japanese drugstore and each of the rollers cost no less than $17! I also bought two for my mother to try, but so far both of us didn't have time to use them yet. I admit it, I am so lazy!!
Labels: Base Make Up, Beauty Credit, Belt, Cleansers, Gmarket, Haircare, Haul, Masks, Skin Care, Sun Block, Tools, Watch
5:48:00 pm.
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil
Finally! I got my naughty paws on the famous Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil! My BF sponsored one of it =D
I debated for some time before deciding on getting Stash and Oil Slick. Stash is described as "dark green/gold " and "Oil Slick" is described as "black with teeny silver glitter". Crash, Bourbon and Rockstar were also on my "Considered List", guess I may buy them in the future! Hehe~!
I was really lemming for Oil Slick ever since I saw it being used in a tutorial on one of the blogs I have been following. At that time, Urban Decay was not available, so I am really very glad that Sephora finally brought it in!
I have not tried these eyeliners yet as I am sticking to my first-in-first-out rule but I have swatched them at the back of my hands at Sephora and they really glide on very smoothly and after a few minutes, they doesn't come off despite that I kept rubbing. Hope they will last well on my eyelids too!!
Sephora was having a promotion then, with any two purchases, there will be a $120 worth of GWP.
The GWP consists of a retail size Clean and Sober (gel-based makeup remover), 2 retail size eyeshadows in Midnight Cowboy and Goddess, 2 sachets of eyeshadow primer potion in Original and Sin and 2 travel sized 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Covet and Electric.
(left to right: Midnight Cowboy and Goddness) Labels: Eye Make, Haul, Presents, Urban Decay
7:47:00 pm.
Shoes
Hi~!!
Just a random update on the shoes I've gotten recently :) Loving these peek-toes flats! They are very comfortable and quite cheap too!
I am currently wearing this pair on my feet right now.. ^0^
The "mouth" of the left side above polka dots flats opened one day and I had to seal it up with superglue.. I used up one whole tube of superglue to stick it back together.. The last time I checked, the right "mouth" is going to open up very soon too! So depressing as I had only worn this pair for about 2 months... :(
Labels: Shoes
12:19:00 pm.
Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette
A Valentine's Day and/or Anniversary gift my from BF... Both falls on the same day.. He didn't know what to get me, so I told him that he can get me the 88 Warm Palette.. =D Yippeee~~~
(the box)
(the palette)
Coastal Scents have a few 88 palettes and mine is the Warm palette. The palette was much smaller than expected, about 23cm x 16.5cm, each shadow is about the size of a 5 cents coin, but then again, despite it being small. I don't think I can ever hit the pan. The palette comes with a mirror and 2 dual-sided sponge tip applicators.
Moving on to the colours, there are a variety of dark and light shades, a mix of both shimmery and matte shadows, there are plenty of browns and beiges, and I really like how the shadows look in the pan!! So pretty!! I can already conjure quite a few OL looks with this palette!
There are quite a few colours that I fell in love at first sight! Like the last row second shade from the left, the shimmery olive green is soooo pretty!! And the third last row first shade, and also the third last row, sixth shadow, so PRETTY!!
I also do see a few shades that I will never put on my eyelid, like the orange shades (there are quite a number of orange shadows in various tones).
Can't wait to use it~!!
Labels: Coastal Scents, Eye Make, Palette, Presents
7:23:00 pm.
Alice In Wonderland Palette
Some pictures of my Alice In Wonderland palette! It doesn't need any further introduction does it?!
So pretty~~! Look at the pop-ups mushrooms, the small Alice and the "Drink Me" bottle :D
The palette has 16 eye shadows, 2 mini 24/7 eye liners and a mini Primer Potion.
The background of the box has rabbits!
Me cam-whoring with the palette.. :P
How I wished I have the Book of Shadows II too! >_<
Labels: Eye Make, Urban Decay
9:55:00 pm.
