Etude House: Plumping Lip Tint #1 Red & Job's Tears W Patch [Review]

Aloha my cuties~!

Hope you are well ^_^

So lately, I have been OBSESSED with lip plumping things because if I smile too big, my upper lip gets soooo thin it looks really weird >____< so I wanted to find lip plumping lipsticks/stains/etc :)

I went to Etude House to just see if they had anything:

I found a Plumping Lip Tint :))

it kind of reminds of their old lip stains in the same type of packaging

the smell:

omg it was so terrible >< usually Etude House products have this cute, light sweet smell...but this one..omg I gagged a little >< has anyone had liquid medicine that was either "cherry" or "bubblegum" flavour?? but it made you want to gag every time you had to take it ><

that very potent fruity smell was in the gloss ughhh 

it has a straight wand

very cut and glossy

There isn't much of a lip plumping factor I think...the gloss also gives a very cooling sensation..I thought that was pretty neat :) 

Overall I would rate this 

2/5

the gloss didn't last very long at all and I reaaally couldn't stand the smell >< also the lip plumping part that it is marketed as..wasn't really there..so I'm definitely not buying this again..nor do I recommend it >____<

Since the lip plumping tint was really cheap, I decided to also get their little face patches :) I am also interested in getting more collagen or cooling/calming things for my eye baggies >< but instead I decided to get this since they didn't have anything much for under eye baggies :) The patch is supposed to make your skin more bright and less dull, and sooth irritated skin

Directions:

Remove patch from pouch and remove white film

place patch over nose and cheeks and remove blue film

Leave patch for 10-20 min

The patch smelled heavily of alcohol >__< so I was really scared to put it on my skin..the mask felt ok, it was really..watery and slippery but cooling, I left it on for 15 min and my skin felt clean :) so I guess thats good! However not much of a difference in my skin after taking off the patch nor the next morning..

It is definitely fun to try masks and these types of patches for the skin sometimes ^__^ but the smell was quite strong and I didn't care for it >__< also I do not think it was effective at all :((

Etude House: Magic Bubble O2 Water Peeling Pack [Review]

Hello! 

From a recent purchase of their Shining Dream Holiday Nails set

I got tons of samples from Etude House:)!

One of them was the Magic Bubble O2 Water Peeling Pack!

they gave me 3 ~! so generous ^_^ thats why I love Etude House!

I don't really know much of Etude House's skin care lines so this will be fun!

The peeling pack comes out as a colorless liquidy-gel texture with a light floral scent

the scent reminds me of a hand soap..I forgot the name, but its nice :) not too strong

The instructions are to massage product on to the face after wetting with water

and to leave for about 3 min to wait till bubbles appear, then after wash off :)

The product is supposed to lighten and exfoliate :)

I was really expecting an actual peel mask haha, but this was fun too

I could feel and hear all the bubbles, it was really fun haha! 

As cute as this product was, and how great the smell was..my skin felt extremely dry after use, and I don't think the lighting was as noticeable..at least for me haha. My skin did feel pretty smooth..but like I said..pretty dry after..

Etude House: Shining Dream Nails Set - Delight Holiday [Review]

Aloha my lovelies!

So if you remember my review from last year:

Etude House: Christmas miracle nails

You'll basically see the same set up: 3 color nail polishes, that you need to layer 3 times...

...

Etude House basically did a reprise of their "Christmas Miracle" nails, repackaged them into SLIGHTLY different sets, then changed the name haha

It's a smart business move nonetheless, but looking at the sets...

(when I went there was one other set which was a dark blue with silver glitter tips)

they weren't that impressive, and since I already had a blue themed nail set from them I decided to get the more festive look..I think my friend bought the same multicolored polish last year actually haha!

But anyway, in the Delight Holiday set comes three colors:

gold (Delight Gold) , red (Delight Deep Red) , and green&red (Delight Red&Green Pearl) 

Considering it's Etude House, the packaging is absolutely adorable! 

The little house idea is soo cute! since I've never seen any other brand do this I was so excited when I saw it!...before I analyzed the contents haha!
(not saying the contents are bad..just not that impressed
 with the color choices since they are too similar to last years line)
but they did include stickers which was cool!...but again their other sets have that...

a little side note: for those who have read some of my other reviews..and know a little about me, you'll notice that even though I live in Japan right now, I still buy tons of korean makeup...esp. Etude House...if you're asking why..well..it's because the Etude House store gives SO MANY samples! And I can't help but go back whenever I'm in the area! I love korean brands because they give tons of samples! (kind of like sephora!) not many japanese stores do that...partly because most brands rely on drug stores to do most of their selling and they don't really have their own store.. i think ...

ok! enough of my blabbing *sorry* >__<!!! 

on to the review!!!

Etude House's new bag! sooo cute!

Packaging for the Shining Dream holiday nails :)

veeeryy cute! I love the house theme! the unique, adorable packaging 

totally makes up for the color choices!

contents: 3 nail polishes and a silver sticker sheet! very cute :)

close up of the stickers!

(please ignore my terrible painting skills xwx!! i didn't have q-tips with me at the time to clean!)

I was so surprised by the thickness of the polish! 

I thought the color would be similar to last years, I think I remember having to use about 5 or 6 coats!

this one is only 3!! I'm greatly impressed! Etude is stepping uppp!!! >w<!

the dark red reminds me of the red part of a candy cane haha!

since I was thinking about last years set of christmas nails, I thought the second coating (the gold)

would also need more than 3 or 4 coats of polish! I was soo wrong, I only needed one or 2, the gold was very thick, so much glitter x_x! so I messed up on my first two nails haha!

1: my thumb, when I first tested how thick the polish is, first coat

2: my index finger when I made sure to put a VERY light coat

3: index and middle finger after a VERY light first coat

4: all fingers except thumb with very light first coat

5: all fingers except thumb with a very light second coat!

be careful about that gold >w< very thick! but thats good :))

1 coat of the green&red mix polish :), I think I used two coats..but I didn't take a second pic >< sorry!

I even put a cute sticker >w<!!! but even with two top coats..the sticker fell off after the next day or two ><

finally after letting everything dry and getting off the excess:

finished nails :)) I like em! 

The house shape box is too adorable!!! and ofc the cute art and girly style is also very cute!

for less than $10 this is a great buy! I really love etude house for their cheap and cute products!

since I was expecting the same troublesome nail polish as last year I was so surprised and happy to find out that Etude House has greatly improved the quality on this polish :) 

I think even though the colors were nothing new, the quality of the product was so great! And definitely worth trying out if you have the time! would definitely recommend :))

Thanks for reading ♡ mahalo to you !

if you like the review please follow the blog for more :)) thank you! 

Banila Co. Prime Primer Hydrating [Review]

Aloha my lovelies~!

If you didn't already know, I absolutely LOVE the korean makeup brand, Banila co. 

It is on the pricier side, their BB cream price could be comparable to probably Smashbox, but the quality is definitely there, and I do not mind paying extra for the good quality!

Banila co.'s packaging is always similar to the "too faced" brand

no complaints, super cute I think! 

The thing I like about Banila co.'s products is that they smell sooooo good

a light floral/perfume type smell, not too strong  I think!

I know having scents in products makes it not too good for the skin, 

but I'd rather have a nice smelling product then will in turn make my face smell good..

as opposed to a product that will make my face smell bad haha

spread about my hand~! 

and my face

after makeup! 

after 7 hours! I'm not joking, after a long day of being out; school, friends, hanging out, etc.
I had nothing to worry about ! I think the only thing that faded was my lip tint (Etude House Lip tint)

I've been using this product for a few weeks now, cost me almost $20 ?
but it's really great, as I said, I LOVE Banila Co. products, their cute/elegant packaging and
good quality products are definitely worth the costs!

I usually wear skin cream before I put on any makeup products to avoid them on my skin to protect my skin, but I need to let it dry up first before I put on the primer.

 I really like hydrating part of the primer too, I also tried their original primer, they smell quite similar!

Also this primer makes my skin so smooth and matte! and allows my makeup to go on easier! I really love it, no complaints yet :))

I would give this product

 I think this product would be great for this winter season since the air will become dry, but I can't see myself wearing it in other seasons ~

Etude House: Drawing Show Creamy Liner [Review]

Hello lovelies~!

Today I want to review the Etude House: Drawing Show Creamy Liner!

I have used this product for a long while now actually, and I looove it!

I think it was around $10-$15?? I forgot the price ><

but I think it is comparable to Maybelline's Eyestudio gel liner collection.

The liner I bought is 

#BK802

I really love that the product has a more dryer and I guess I would say matte look.

I tried Clinique's gel liner too and it was quite watery and sheen so it would come off easily :(

I really love matte type gel liners because they last through a lot and don't come off easily! 

so I always use gel liners that are like that, also they are very dark :) a big plus! 

The Etude liner is very similar to the Maybelline's Eyestudio gel liner..but they give a lot more!

Also I really love the brush that came with it! The brush has a cap so it becomes cute and compact, and putting it back in my bag is no problem, and I don't have to worry about the liner smudging on things it is not supposed to!

The only thing I don't really like about this product is that it doesn't last too long (maybe 2-4 hrs?) I don't really like re-applying makeup because I'm busy and don't really have the time to do touch-ups, also because I'm lazy (hehe), so I prefer products that last a super SUPER long time. I never had to touch up or re-apply for Maybelline's Eyestudio gel liner, but considering it's at least double the price here in Japan, I tend to stay away from it. So I think the Etude liner is good, for short occasions, or for people whom are used to re-applying and doing touch ups :) LOVE everything else about the liner tho!

Brush Tip - normal brush for gel liners

easy to use :) love it!

The cute compact style!

just absolutely love it!

more eyeliner brushes should be like this >w<!

Been using this for about a month now

Left: clinique

Right: Etude

can you see the diff??

the clinique one is a bit more..shiny I guess?

so more liquidy ...the etude one is a bit more dull 

so more "matte" I guess you could say

matte liners are much easier to work with imo!

test swipe :)

look at that dramatic black!

after lining the eyes

(oh them dark circles =.=;;)

Despite the few things I didn't like about this product, I do like it, and considering they give so much at such a fair price..but I get panda eyes from it after about 3 hrs ><

Etude House: Dear Darling Tint #02 Real Red [Review]

Hello lovely readers~!  Today I want to do a review of Etude House's Dear Darling Tint

I was a little apprehensive about buying an Etude House tint since their first tint (I totally forgot the name lol)..the first tint was the cylinder bottle? yeah I didn't like that one because the color did not stay very well so it was a worthless buy imo. But since this was so cheap (500yen) I decided to try it out! 

That's what I really love about Etude House, the products are cheap, cute packaging, and decent quality! And I must say, I absolutely LOVE this tint! A warning tho, it does not work well with lip concealer..I tried but the tint ending up doing really weird things. Y'know when you try to write on glossy tape?? the ink gets weird..same thing happened when I tried to use this tint with lip concealer..!

-ok it has been 3 hours and WOW this is still on!!!- 

happy happy >w<

Cute and simple as expected of Etude House<3

my lips nothing on them

the new wand is angled! so great!

just like the tony moly tints! 

i think an angled brush is easier to use for lips

Etude House' first lip tint's wand was straight, cute but i didn't like it

one coat, just painted - super super red!

wiped of so we can see the staining power!

after 30min

considering i had my doubts about this product since their first lip tint wasn't so great (I had cherry because I oh so admire red lips!)....this was a great update to their lip tints!!! So happy I've had no problems with this! (besides the lip concealer part, but I don't wear lip concealer too often so no worries there haha). Considering red lips is IN this fall and winter season here in Japan, I plan to wear this as often as I can hehe and at only 500yen! This product deserves 

As always, thank you so very much for reading~! 

Banila Co. Let Me be BeBe [My Favorite BB Cream ! ]

Ever since a friend had introduced me to BB cream in high school I have become obsessed with BB cream research!!! So far I've tried brands like Missha, Holika Holika, Skin 79, etc etc ! But I would have to say that my all time favorite is BANILA CO.'s Let Me Be BeBe Nude BB Cream ! Banila Co. is a really good brand in itself so I knew I could definitely trust the BB Cream ! I've been using it since 2010? I think~! I get a lot of comments like "ahh you look so white!!" but it covers up all my blemishes and dark circles so I don't carreeee!!!

**Packaging has changed since June 2012?? - Not sure about the date I just know they changed the packaging haha!***

old packaging!

so useddd!!!

i think the other one is sheer, but I didn't think it would match me so I got this one :) it doesn't seem like there are any grey undertones in this so i think it's a really great product! albeit a bit pricey but I think it's worth it since half a squirt goes a long way!

no bb cream or makeup ughhh

application!

I always dot and just rub everything in with my fingers, after washing them of course, I was going to use a sponge but a worker at sephora told me it was a waste cus the product will get in the sponge and it would just be a waste~