Here's my Christmas haul. I basically bought my own presents this year. memebox - the yeon box I mentioned in my Black Friday haul that I bought this but was waiting to open it at Christmas.  I'll be doing a separate unboxing post in the coming days! ...

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Hello, everyone!  Are you all getting ready for Christmas? RoseRoseShop kindly sent me one of Benton's Honest TT Mist, for review purposes.  I was so excited as this would be my first sponsored review on this blog! I hadn't had the chance to write about this until recently because...well, work.  I wrote notes of my thoughts on my phone on my lunches at...

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Hi everyone! I'm trying my best to write about this as quick as I can, without losing motivation and letting it lapse.  As I write this post, I'm re-watching Sherlock Series 2, seeing as Christmas and of course the Christmas special, is just next week! I'm so excited for the Christmas special, and rewatching the earlier episodes is so riveting. The December ispy...

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Sephora haul - Part 1 Here's a quick post of my Sephora mini haul! This order pushed me over and I've been bumped up to VIB status. Cool, right...? The pictures speak for themselves ☆ The goods ↓ I bought: -Too Faced Natural Matte palette - Dr Jart+ Dermaclear Trans-foam Clay (Pink) - 50ml - Urban Decay all nighter Makeup Setting Spray -...

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Hello, everyone! 💕 Today is part one of a recent online haul from Sephora.com. 💕💕 I saw in the last few months that I was $88 away from making VIB, and I figured I would push to try to make the new status.  After a week (honestly!) of careful deciding and rearranging various items in my cart after some items were out of...

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Taiwanese sheet mask brands really seem add in an extra punch to its masks: beyond-cute or aesthetically pleasing packaging, refreshing scents, well fitting masks and plenty of essence (for the long winter). I"ve grown to enjoy MBD masks over Korean brands, and have even ditched my limited box of Lululun masks from Japan, for the time being. Now, I just want to try...

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There's something so therapeutic about online shopping.  Lately, I've been stocking up on some items and thought, why not do another haul post?! Part 1 is here. I ordered from Amazon on Nov. 9th, from a variety of sellers, and I've received everything about a week to a week and a half later. Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask COSRX Acne Pimple...

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I'm late on writing this, but there's a reason. I decided I wanted to try out the products first, before slamming them. ...

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Hey guys! I already posed on r/AsianBeauty but my Memebox order with items from all the Black Friday shenanigans came today! Of course, as you read this, it's "yesterday"....! On Wednesday of last week--the day before Thanksgiving day--I actually made my first Memebox order. I ended up getting the Yeon box (not an aff. link) plus some sheet masks--all of which arrived on...

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Recent arrivals! I ordered five items from Amazon on November 1st, and they started to arrived later the following week. ● Elizavecca Green Piggy Collagen Jella Pack pig mask 100g ● Skinfood Black Sugar Strawberry Mask Wash Off 100g ● TONYMOLY Delight Tony Tint #2 Red (9ml)  ● MUJI Makeup Facial Soft Cut Cotton Unbleached 60x50 mm 140pcs (still waiting on KOSE softymo...

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Hey all! I thought I'd do a quick review of a sample of belif's aqua bomb cream for a late #samplesunday .  Prior to this, I had read inklings and rave reviews of mostly the aqua bomb cream, but nothing much else from the line, and I hadn't tried it for myself yet. But the time is here: I've tried it and I...

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Yo! I decided to deviate from my usual My Beauty Diary sheet mask ventures and go diving into my (growing) sheet mask stash.  Tonight is going to be a quick review of one of Skinfood's Beauty in a food masks, in Jeju Tangerine. やっほぉぉ♪ 今夜いつも使っているMy Beauty Diaryというシートマスクの代わりになんかズレちゃったら収集してるシートマスクのコレックションに飛び込んで決めた。今回、スキンフードさんのBeauty in a food maskってチェジュポンカンのシートマスクをレビュを書いていきたいと思います。 ...

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First, I want to be frank. Writing the final bits of the previous post this afternoon REALLY made me want to punch something--I'm not an angry person but good GOD! Blogger has REALLY pissed me off. I complained on my twitter, but why is this extra HTML necessary?? How did this even come about?  How???????????? ...

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Today, I'm doing a review of the Hey! Pinkgo Girl Brightening White Yogurt Lifting Lace Mask // Hey！蘋果肌女孩優格珍珠透白蕾絲拉提面膜 (wow what a mouthful!!) and I've got to say, wow! This wonderful mask was included in a box of goodies I won and gosh, I'm still so happy! This is probably a milestone in my sheet masking adventures: my first lace mask, and my first...

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Hey guys! So as I posted on Instagram, some mail arrived!!!!!    I made an order on Amazon very recently (Nov 1) and three of the items arrived earlier this afternoon (Nov 11). ...

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Here's just a few things that Sephora and Ulta should really be doing: Cut the Asian beauty inspired crap. I'm pointing the finger at Sephora more or less, with it's "K-beauty skincare", and "Asian Beauty" routines which just seems like a new angle to market mediocre, mid-performance prestige products to consumers.   Instead, both stores should stock actual products from Korea, Japan, Taiwan,...

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I caved: I decided to buy the Birchbox "From Korea, With Love" box, primary because...well, K-beauty....? But I'm still very firm on not wanting to resubscribe to the monthly box from Birchbox at this time. Basically, this curated box had items that I've been...well, lusting after for a while. ...

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Wow.  I keep laughing to myself and saying "wow" a lot as I write this...!!! I entered the lovely leavesofyves / Vanna's giveaway on Instagram about over a week or two ago.  I had kind of forgot about it until I checked some notifications and BAM! I won!!! (I'm spacedump on there btw) I literally didn't expect to win at all and I...

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It's  that time of year for all things spooky (spoopy too) and I'm kind of burnt out.  I've been feeling the spooky vibes for months and now that Halloween is looming closer, I'm just kind of not...feeling it? Maybe I haven't had enough orange and black things yet... Anyway, this month's ipsy bag came my way on October 14th, which was pretty quick!...

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Hello all! I celebrated my birthday in somewhat style yesterday. I couldn't get the day off of work (I asked well in advance, but oh well...) but I had fun, for the time before I went to work I took more pics because that's what I enjoy doing, so I might not write too much.  I went to Denny's with my parents and...

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I'm a little late on this review...shh! I got photos and then got stuck in a heavy rut of sleep-eat-work-eat-sleep. But hey, it's money!!! 😀 I got a sample packet of the Etude House BB cleansing Pore Foam with a recent-ish order from the "bae" through Amazon. That's right, JOLSE delivered on the samples!!! I ordered one item: the it's Skin Macron lip...

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This seems silly to just write a post about this, but seriously...this was a big thing for me.  I finally did my first TesterKorea order!! I had chosen a fair few items and had them in my cart, hovered around the 35~55 dollar mark and kept going through the menus to see the shipping charges.  But due to lack of time (work!!), I...

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Hey guys! So today I tagged along with my mum to do some errands after her doctor's appointment. We had lunch and just hung out, and did some shopping. I had read recently about AB-er's scoring AB in Marshall's, and I have a store nearby--so I thought I'd go check it out.  I made a beeline for the skincare while my mum looked...

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Hello all! I'm a little late on posting this as well....how to put it....I've been a little annoyed at Birchbox and the September box.  I was and still am pretty unimpressed.  Here's some chillingly honest thoughts, and why I cancelled my subscription... ...

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Lately, I've been wanting to try a new toner so I did some research from YouTube videos and countless blog reviews. I noticed that many complained of the alcohol in the toner and that it either a) helped control oil but they hated the supposed smell, or b) that it dried out their skin.  But I'm definitely beginning to see that skincare is...

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Evian water is a kind of craze lately, for its aesthetic and arguably, its status symbol among online communities. The taste is nice compared to filtered water or even tap water, but not as noticeable as say, alkaline water. But like with Fiji, Voss and similar waters, its popularity is because it is a status symbol. The aesthetic of Evian spawned artist, Dom...

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Hey there, everyone! It's been a few days since I last posted, but I'm here with good news! I got some exciting things in the mail yesterday and today. Going by this lovely pink bubble wrap envelope, you guessed it: it's this month's ispy Glam Bag!! Let's open this up!! 開けましょうね！！ ...

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I have to say, I really love my local TJ Maxx's skincare area right now.  My luck has been great.  The store is kind of small (compared to other stores up further north) so the foot traffic isn't as intense.  Still it gets a lot of traffic so if you see something you like, you really do have to get it then and...

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I was out shopping at the usual places yesterday and stopped into TJ Maxx. I like going in there for skincare items, purses and housewares items that are one-of-a-kind, and often discounted designer items. Nestled behind some bliss products, I happened to spot some Japanese skincare!! I found not one, but two jars of BCL's Collage Rose Aroma Moist Face Mask for 12.99...

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Hello, all!! I've been pretty busy with work (and also buying things on Amazon, ahaha!) 皆さん、こんにちわ！最近、 結構バイトとかを忙しかったら久しぶりですね！（それもアマゾンさんから色んなことを買っていたんだ。） I'm obviously a little late blogging about this, but in addition to ipsy, I also recently subscribed to Birchbox, and I just received my August box yesterday morning, before work (along with some other very exciting things!) もちろんその更新はちょっと遅れたのに、ipsyという毎月のビューティボックス応募サービスだけでなくをBirchboxの毎月のボックスも登録しましたが、今朝バイトを行ってくるの前に（他のことも）８月のボスックを届けました ...

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I won both of these lovely masks from a giveaway on Instagram. Here are some pictures and a few first impression thoughts. ...

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Hello all! こんばんわ、皆さん～！ On my day off yesterday, I decided to do a bit of shopping. My local mall is pretty small and not that exciting or very nice, so I ended up going on a short drive and going to a much bigger mall, a few towns away. 昨日のは、休日だったから買い物に行って決めした。近くのショッピングセンターがあまり大きくないとよくないだと思いますが…もっと大きくショッピングセンターへドライブをして行き着いた。 I did a bit of damage but the important thing was I had...

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Hi there! I'm a American with a budding love for Korean cosmetics. I'm here to share my beauty journey with you! I have normal to dry skin and mild rosacea, and I'm blessed with the pale princess genes too, so finding products that don't aggravate redness, dry out my skin or match my pale skin tone is a struggle. I've found it hard to...

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