Pampered myself with a small haul from Gmarket early this month... I was actually intending to stock up on my HG Etude House AC Clinic Red Spot Balm (read my review
) and get some new products to try but to my surprise and horror Etude House no longer ships to Singapore! :~~(
So after removing all the Etude House products from my shopping cart (about 5 or 6 items in total), I was only left with very little makeup items, two tops and a few camisoles (the latter two will not be featured in this post)...
First up, is a waterproof eyeliner from CLIO.. This is my first item from CLIO, with sexy Lee Hyori as their model.
The name of this eyeliner is so cute! Its called the "Eye Love You! Shadow Pencil". It is available in 7 shades, the shade I chose was #15 Khol Black.
This pencil creates metallic and splendid eye look as an eye shadow or fine point as a colorful eyeliner. This waterproof formular is easy to apply gently and protected from creasing, fading and smudging.
I am intending to try this soon (having an eye infection now, so no eye makeup for at least a week >_< ).
There are fine silver glitter bits in the eyeliner that my camera didn't capture.. I swatched it at the back of my hands and I am pleasantly surprised at how smoothly it glided on... It is blacker that my current HG eyeliner, Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencil in Oil Slick but less glittery. I tried rubbing my fingertip over it a few times and it did not smudge (but the color faded a little)!
I also bought two items from Banila Co., one liquid highlighter and a eyeshadow quad.
The Secret Highlighter are available in three shades, 01 Star which is pink, 02 Moon which is bronze-gold and 03 Luv which is white. The shade I chose was 01 Star. This cost W15,000.
The other item I bought is the Bon Voyage quad in S08 Africa. It was on discount at W15,400, down from W22,000. *Yippee!*
What attracted me to this quad is the top right shade... I love shades like this!
This concludes my extremely small makeup haul from Gmarket.. Saving my money for the fall/winter releases! Not to mention that I am heading to Hong Kong in the middle of next month!! ^-^
Wednesday, August 18, 2010Y
Gmarket Haul - Edited
Here's another haul from Gmarket that I ordered several months back, my last makeup haul before my self-imposed makeup ban.
I have a weakness for cute, cuddly soft toys, so when I chanced upon this cute little bunny from Le Sucre, I know I got to have it!
Ain't she cute?! She's got the softest paws, legs and ears, however her head and body is rather hard so she is not at all hug-able. But nevertheless, I still like her a lot.
There are a few sizes and colours available and initially I wanted to get the biggest beige one, but due to space and money constraints and the one I bought was the beige medium sized one.
In case you want to know, I named her "Bun Bun".
The generous seller gave two 24k gold anti-radiation patches and a pair of Le Sucre Bunny hand phone charm!
The first makeup item I bought is a cheek palette from a Korean brand, Sissel by Kim Sun Jin. This particular cheek palette is called "Heart-line palette" and it consists of a highlighter, cheek colour, contour colour and a small dual-sided brush.
The insides of the packaging box have some information about this palette and its in English!!
What is says
"This gorgeous face palette contains a highlighting powder, cheek blush and shading powder that give you sleek, sculpting face and youthful glow. The ultra-fine, super-blendable formula virtually fuses with your skin for a sheer, radiant luminosity."The brand name "SISSEL" embossed in a checked pattern all over the exterior but my camera can't seemed to capture it well.
Another feature I like about this palette is that the mirror is pretty big and yet the palette is still very lightweight and slim, thus making it very portable and good for traveling!
Edited: The brush included in this palette is rather soft, softer that the brush included with my
Clarins Powder Blush Compact, but not as soft as the brush included in my
Kiss Dual Fairy Blush (this blush had already been discontinued).
I stumbled upon this brand Woodbury and their eyeliner caught my eye, so I got one to try. The shade I chose is called Black Dia, a black eyeliner with glitters.
Along with this eyeliner I also got a pack of nose strips from Kanebo, simply because it was really freaking cheap! 10 pieces for only W1,000!!!! But it is no where as good as Skin Food's. I have tried both Skin Food Black Bean Nose Pack and Chlorella Nose Clear Patch and they are really fantastic! If you are looking for good nose strips, then try Skin Food!
From Isa Knox, I ordered a Anti-Pollution Cleansing Lotion with Lotus Extract. I was intrigued by the words "anti-pollution" and it sounds good for my skin!
And from Castledew, Water Shot Base pearl effect make up in #01 Water White and #04 Water Purple.
The Isa Knox Anti-Pollution Cleansing Lotion comes in a big 210ml pump plastic bottle and the Castledew Water Shot Base, 45ml and the plastic bottle is the harder kind that can smash into bits if dropped and it comes with a pump too!
A list of some of Isa Knox products and their purposes.
When I opened my parcel, I was rather upset to see that my purple base was leaking from the cap!! Turns out that the cap was not screwed on tightly thus causing the leak! :~(
I also bought from another Korean brand, Tears whose spokesperson is the now-married-with-a-baby Kwon Sang Woo.
I got three nail polishes in shades PP001, PK001 and RD002. The nail polishes are only W1,500 each!
The two blushes I got are in shades PK04 Coral and PK01 Pitch (shade name translated from Google translate).
The freebies that the very generous seller included for this purchase, 5 packets of samples!
Each pack of sample consists of a sachet of face cream, a small bottle of face lotion, a small bottle of serum, another sachet of face cream, a sachet of toner and free drink card.
Bought some stuffs from Etude House (again)...
Repurchased the Sweet Appleade Body Scrub, which I already reviewed it in this
post. And a tub on O2 White Mask which
Blair recommended. It is supposed to be a revitalizing mask pack promotes clear and bright complexion.
I also bought a matte charcoal black eye shadow single (not too sure what is the shade name as its all written in Korean.) I have four other Etude House eye shadow singles and they are very value for money, have good pigmentation and silky smooth. So hopefully this doesn't disappoint!
Also, I got LUCIDarling Fantastic Gradation Eyes in #04 Fully Olive Black, which is an eyeshadow quad.
The packaging rather pretty, light pink with a black ribbon clasp but I find the plastic casing is somewhat cheapo.
Included in the palette is a mirror, two applicators, a slim sponge-tip and a dual fat sponge-tip and brush. The brush however is a tad too bristly and it doesn't apply the shadow well - looks patchy.
Surprise surprise! I have already tried it once and I find the eye shadows quite pigmented (comparable to KATE and much much better than Skin Food Coffee Creamy Color Fit Shadow)
and OK smooth (can't compare to Lunasol's quads but still decent enough for a drugstore eye shadow).
One thing to note is that this quad is very shimmery and has slight fallouts. If you can't stand shimmery shadows then this is not for you.
GWP I received this time consisted of a sachet of Collagen Moistfull Cream and a pack of oil blotting sheets in a cute pink plastic case.
Also bought three packs of Calmia Natural Oatmeal Cleansing Tissue as backups.
I have previously reviewed these cleansing tissues before in this
post. You can guess how much I love it since its not very often for me to repurchase the same item.
Bye~~!! *muacks~!*
Labels: Base Make Up, Blush, Body Care, Castledew, Cleansers, Etude House, Gmarket, Haul, Masks, Sissel, Stuffed Toy, Tears
8:56:00 pm.
Gmarket Haul
Not a surprise that I bought something from Gmarket again right? This is just a small haul that I ordered in February this year (yes!! February!! I know I am slow with posting my hauls), as I am trying to curb my expenditures at the moment.
So what did I buy?!
One of my favourite item from this haul is this navy blue bag (this haul has a lot of items that are my favourites!!)
This bag cost 26,900 Won excluding shipping. I really really like this bag and I have been using this for work since February this year. After using it daily for 4 months, this bag is already slightly worn :(
It measurements are 38.5cm x 28cm x 11cm. The material is very soft and hug-able and the best part is that the bag is light, which is unlike the past few bags that I bought online which are really very heavy even when empty.
This bags has 4 compartments (all with zips), 2 compartments in the front, which I use to keep my my ez link card (a stored value card used in Singapore for traveling on public transports) and the other for my name cards, 1 compartment is inside the bag which I keep my tissues and other small items and the last compartment at the back of the bag.
It also comes with a longer sling which I don't use, I prefer to use the shorter one.
I also bought 2 other bags, which cost only 9,900 Won each!
I also bought another tube of the IPKN My Baby Doll Foundation, this time in #23 as the previous tube was too light for me.
The skin care GWP I received, which is the same set of GWPs which I received the other time as well.
I also bought 2 cute ribbon hair ties, I have yet to use them yet as I am afraid that I will dirty them.
Another of my favourite is the BEYOND Pure & Clean Shower Gel. I bought 2 shower gels from the brand BEYOND, but so far I only tried the Pure & Clean Shower Gel and it became my HG shower gel.
Pure & Clean Shower Gel short review:
Pros: It is dermatologist tested and there is no chemical preservatives and colorants. Leaves my skin soft and clean but not drying. I love the scent which smells like plants and herbs. Comes in pump bottle.
Cons: Does not create much bubbles/foam, so I have to use more product. Pricey at 12,000 Won for a 250ml of shower gel. The product leaks out at side of the pump.
Am I going to repurchase? Definitely! The pros out weight the cons! And this time, I am going to get the body lotion too!
The GWPs I received from this seller.
I also bought some miscellaneous items like heel liners for my shoes to prevent painful blisters at the back of the heels...
I also bought 2 shawls.....
and sanitary pads.... :p
As a matter of fact, I bought 3 big packs of Kotex sanitary pads, 2 packs are for day use and 1 pack for the night. At 41cm, the night sanitary pads are the longest I've ever used!!
In this haul, I also tank tops and presents for my friends!
Labels: Bag, Base Make Up, Body Care, Gmarket, Hair Accessory, Haul, Tools
5:25:00 pm.
