Very recently, this cute af Etude House lipstick that I ordered from eBay came in the mail and my first instinct was to take photos and swatch!

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It's recycling week and my Sephora bag of empties have generously filled up, so it's time for Trash Talk, where I talk briefly about my recent empties from the past couple of months!

For full disclosure, three products in this post I previously received from 08.L USA for review purposes; I have already completed the reviews and just continued usage--those products will be marked with an asterisk (*). I will also include some Western products and some empties of samples.

• vant 36.5 advanced moisture cream (*)
• freeset donkey milk 3d moisture cream
• purifect by symphony beauty snow cream moisturizer (*)
• etude house moistfull collagen water jelly cream
  

While taking a break from the bombardment of various news pieces related to our new """"leader"""" of the country, I was finally putting together a very late post for my December 2016 favourites and realized the items are the same for this month!

Honestly, time got the best of me, with the holidays and setting into a new position at work--I was tired. Enjoy my favourites for both months!


tv

I want to start with Goblin--one of the only two shows I've been into lately! I am a different person after finishing this particular K-drama, just last week. I was so emotionally drained but still in awe; the ending was so fulfilling, in that every single character had an ending and all loose ends were tied. They did have a time skip but the way the story unfolded at the end was so unexpected. I have also never cried so much (besides a breakdown at work!!) at a show.

Equally as exciting: the OST. The fine selection of artists (Punch/Baekhyun, Crush, 10cm, Ailee, Mamamoo & more) invokes such emotion! Every time this song by was played, it was like time stopped and you could barely breathe:



I also really enjoy Hush by 라쎄 린드(Lasse Lindh):




On a related note, Lee Doog Wook's lips are so stunning, especially his upper lip! And so is Yoo In Na's lips; the shape is so cute and I kept wondering what lip products she was wearing...!

In December, Yuri! on Ice!!! had me shook towards the end. But I am relieved, as there will be a second season, despite the slight open-ended finale. I want to know what will happen and I am proud that the writers portrayed Viktor and Yuri as normal, loving characters, without sexualizing their relationship. I'm even interested for anything may develop between Yurio and Otabek!

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makeup & skincare

I've done a full review on this cushion in a separate post but I have really been using Holika Holika Gudetama Lazy & Joy Photo Ready BB Cushion, nearly daily--basically since I received this bad boy in the mail. I have found that I am running through the foundation quicker than expected--I may have to repurchase surprisingly very soon.

 Also another daily staple for the last two months, Etude House's Precious Mineral BB Cream (Cover & Bright) has been a go-to BB cream for my face. I have also been layering this on top of the HH Lazy & Joy Cushion, to help give a fuller coverage look.




For the past two-ish months, I have used a number of different skincare products but I have definitely been reaching for Etude House's Moistfull Collagen Water Jelly Cream. I love how it's a water based gel cream that is light and isn't sticky, but makes my face soft while providing some hydration.

I am working on a full, in-depth review on this, so stay tuned.

Excuse the short post, but that's all I've basically been loving this month and in December.

Goodnight!

It's that period of time where I gather my mask empties and talk about my trash! Here's some of the masks I've used recently, including a good amount from during the November mask challenge, over on Instagram. I've used a variety of brands, flavors and from a couple different countries!

There are a few that were received in exchange for an honest review so those will be marked in bold and an asterisk (*). For the masks that I had talk about on IG, I'll include those posts (in no particular order) plus some quick thoughts, under the cut!

I recently shared on my Instagram of my latest eBay haul, including the Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream (Cover & Bright Fit), as seen below. I've been testing the BB cream for over a week now and I have to say, I like it a lot. I do want to try the cushion version too, just to see how it compares in a cushion format to the BB cream version.

ingredients

Water, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Phenyl Trimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dipropylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Butylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Cyclohexasiloxane, Niacinamide, Sodium Chloride, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Zinc Oxide (CI 77947), Sodium Hyaluronate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Talc, Pearl Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Extract, Sanguisorba Officinalis Root Extract, Uncaria Gambir Extract, Nelumbium Speciosum Flower Extract, Rose Extract, Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus (Daffodil) Flower Extract, Freesia Refracta Extract, Iris Versicolor Extract, Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Extract, Lilium Tigrinum Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Dimethicone, Cetyl Dimethicone, Hexyl Laurate, Beeswax, Sorbitan Olivate, Quaternium-90 Bentonite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Triethyl Citrate, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Adenosine, Propylene Carbonate, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Fragrance




I had to do some research and much cross reverencing between some YouTube videos, other bbloggers' reviews and sellers' listings to make sure I had chosen the right finish. Without a doubt, the differences between "blooming", "cotton", "perfect" etc, still mildly confuse me.

This review is of N02 Light Beige, in the "cover & bright fit, which I do hope it to have coverage and to brighten. The product comes in an easy to squeeze tube with a large screw cap, much like standard of other competing brands' BB creams.

Here's a quick picture of the BB cream, swatched on my hand below (left) and blended out (right). The BB cream is creamy, easy to blend and almost milky. You can feel some moisture in the cream too, since it isn't the the "cotton fit" (matte) but the cover bright fit. It does look darker at first glance but once blended out, it seems brighter.

The BB cream dries as a semi-matte, almost satin-y finish. It also does seem to highlight the dryness and the cracks on my hand...💦💦

Hello all!

Obvious click-bait title aside, I was digging through my stash the other day, in preparation for my contributions to the upcoming IG #novembermaskchallenge, hosted by @nourishtheskin and @woodnote_song.  I had grouped together most of my remaining eye gel patches for a separate review, but I saw both a TFS gel patch for the lips and a very cute Etude House cheek patch hiding in the corner of my sheet mask storage container.

Enjoy a short, first impressions review of both The Face Shop Cherry Cherry Lips Modeling Gel Patch and Etude House's Winter Proof Cheeks Patch, under the cut!

Hello all!!! Yesterday, I turned 25. I honestly can't believe I made it this far.

This evening, as I back up my laptop so I can send it to HP tech tomorrow (issues with the fan, causing it to make noises), I thought I'd whip up a quick first impressions review on Etude House's Vital Water Special Trial Kit.  🍑🍑🍑🍑

Hello, all! I made an Amazon order of some more AB skincare and makeup products very recently (Aug 6th) and part of it arrived just this week, on Wednesday (Aug 17). I thought I'd share what I bought and kind of...why...?

Hello, all! I'm back at it again with another roundup of my recently used sheet masks in past almost two months (at least since the last post.)

Let's look at my trash, under the cut!

Hello! Today I'm finally reviewing the Etude House Baby Choux Base, in Mint. The tube I have has been a little neglected--it's kind of a hit-and-miss product for me.  Long story short: it's a colour correcting base with a grandma powder scent, one that has completely turned me off the base...and I've buried myself in work....so here we are, months later! (I lie...it's almost been a year later!)

I've been charmed at the potential this base could have on my redness as a color-correcting primer base and it's got a cute princess-y feel to it. Let's take a look at how well this Etude House product really works on my redness prone pale ass face.




Etude House originally released the Baby Choux Base in three colours (Peach, Berry, Mint) back in 2013, but was in a cute, but likely unsanitary jar.  The product was reintroduced some time after that and is currently sold in tube form--more hygienic, but less product.

I originally purchased last summer? from YouRiShop, off of Amazon, for around USD$12 ( at the time). Service was good, fast and I'd definitely purchase from this seller again (I have many times, since.)

Hello all! This post has been a long in the making as while I was busy with work, I was unsure of my honest thoughts about all four products. But now, I'm here--I'm ready to spit fire!! Here's a post about four AB cleansers that really didn't do it for me and why, and my experiences with each one.

Hello, here's a quick post in time for Sample Sunday! I'm trying to go through my sample stash and being vocal about my thoughts about samples.

Etude House's Moistfull Collagen--looks like watery cum, but works like a charm.


No seriously, ok.

I do recommend snipping the top of the sachet with scissors as opposed to tear where its marked to, as you'll will lose product. The essence is pretty runny, but not as liquid-y as a "lotion" would be.  It smells light and it sinks into the face fairly quickly, as long as you pat it in or layer with another product afterwards.

The Moistfull Collagen essence would honestly work better in a more humid climate, or in the spring and summertime. I'm currently in the dregs of winter, in rainy WA and while the sun is trying to come out and play, it's only like 10 or 15 mins at a time.

I will look to try the full size out and offer a better, more in-depth review!

I made the mistake of ordering from TK, around the Thanksgiving/Black Friday period, but I don't regret it.

My order went through relatively quickly, but it felt like AGES until I received it.  I ordered November 22nd; the order shipped on November 29th and I just welcomed my beauty-ful box of goodies into my arms, mid-morning on Jan 4th.

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!

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 balm and received six samples.  This is why JOLSE is in fact, our bae! I"m planning a review on the macron lip balm very soon, so stayed tuned! 😀✌️

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 truly YMMV, and you need to try it out on your skin whenever possible.