Seoul Visit 2013 Part 3 (Korean Cosmetic Haul: Nature Republic and The Face Shop)

Hi again guys!! Here's part 3 as promised.

So here's what I got from The Face Shop in Korea. ^ ^ It's not much because I went to Korea ready to spend all my money in Nature Republic and Etude House. I visited The Face Shop in NamDaeMun, it was more like a warehouse where some stuff were cheaper than the other Face Shops around.

Jewel Therapy Damage Hair's Argan Oil Serum

 I bought this not having done any research at all. Have I heard of it? No. I bought it because it was a freaking 7,000W (RM21) for this ARGAN hair oil. The cheapest ones that I've found in Malaysia costs at least RM30. Obviously, I HAD to get it.

The Face Shop Mask Sheets in Lemon, Pomegranate and Rice)

 This outlet's face masks were by far the cheapest I came across in Korea. One packet had 10 sheets and one packet only cost me 5,000W (RM15) (I know, cheaper than the hair oil). So I just had to get 4 packets. Honestly, I wanted to get more. T___T But, I poor mah~~ No money~~ *Malaysian accent* As you can see, most of it like Lemon and Rice are for whitening. TBH, I have fairly good skin because I've never had any major acne problems like I think most teenagers would have or have gone through. I consider myself quite blessed in that sense. But unfortunately, I have uneven skin tone *cries*. I don't know why!! Not only that, but I am also fairly dark for a chinese (at least darker than my friends and siblings). P.S. No reviews will be done on this I guess because I've tried these before and yes they do get the job done quite well but of course, be consistent when using these products.

The Face Shop Small Facial/Pore Brush

 I don't quite remember how much I paid for this. I think it was 8,000W(RM24). Back about this product, it's not UNEVEN skin tone I have. I also have GIGANTIC pores!! Always a pain in the butt since I don't know how to squeeze my own blackheads out. I really suck at it. Every time I try, I end up hurting my own face and nothing comes out. SAD LIFE. So, I decided to give this Pore Brush a chance. ;)

FROM NATURE REPUBLIC, OMG!! Exo has become the ambassador for this brand and have I ever mentioned I'm a big FAN of k-pop EXO?! It's not K-pop actually, it's actually just EXO and I personally favor Exo-M more. WHY?? Because there's KRIS of course. I do like LuHan and the others but KRIS is just WOW... walking into each and every Nature Republic, I just felt so great because EXO's songs were blasting all over the place and their MV was on too. Not only to mention that they were then playing EXO's new song at the time, Miracles in December when the album wasn't even released yet, anyways~~ back to the topic on my haul.

Nature Republic Soothing Aloe Vera Gel

 This product is really THE BOM!! I kid you not. I first heard of this when watching a Youtube video from Teddybearkitties a.k.a. Angela. Then one day I decided to visit the Nature Republic here in Malaysia to give it a try. And WOW!! All the people that raved about this were so RIGHT!! This has become my Holy Grail. Believe it or not, I bought 10 tubs of this in Korea. I honestly forgot how much I paid for this in Korea but it came to about RM14-16 for one tub. I paid RM33 (if not mistaken) in Malaysia. And lookie at the picture, I got a free face mask with it and EXO's on it. I got many samples with their faces on it too~~ <3

Nature Republic Nail Polish

 And being the poor me I am but to give EXO some support, I just had to buy these nail polishes because they were so affordable for it's quality too. (I'm joking about buying them to support EXO, I'm not that crazy of a fan.. i think...) One bottle cost me 1,000W (RM3). The quality is really good and I bet you can find a lot of dupes for other known brands.

Nature Republic Botanical Eco Crayon Lip Rouge

I'm a real big sucker for lip products I just realized. They cost me 4,400W(RM15) each. Not bad yoh!!

So, I got this in two shades.

Nature Republic Botanical Eco Crayon Lip Rouge in No.5 Burgundy Red

Nature Republic Botanical Eco Lip Rouge in No.7 Burgundy Wine

Don't judge me. Yes, I love burgundy colors!! <3 The color pigment in these are amazing and they do last long enough. ;)

So, that's the end of my Nature Republic and The Face Shop Haul from Korea.

If you have any comments or questions, be sure to leave a comment down below or you could send an e-mail to loui_96-li@hotmail.com :)

My 2013 Chritmas Surprise!

Hey y'all!! So, on the 22nd of December 2013, my friend I've known since kindergarten joined me for a 'Driving Talk' (We had to sit through this as one of the steps to getting our driving license). And dear lord, mah friend over here surprised me with a Christmas present. Guess what?? I didn't even prepare anything for her. Yah know why? Because OUR families weren't the type to celebrate Christmas. But somehow, she just HAD this present with her for me.

The BEST part was, it was A CHRISTMAS GIFT from her mom. And OMG, I loved it. It was something I've been wanting since like forever (meaning as far as I could remember). It was a THING that was very SIMILAR to the Clarisonic (which was what I wanted).

It was a DR NANO LABCEL TIMELESS YOUTH 5 in 1 BEAUTY CARE MASSAGER.

Dr. Nano Labcel Timeless Youth 5 in 1 Beauty Care Massager

Dr. Nano Labcel Timeless Youth 5 in 1 Beauty Care Massager brush and stuff

I'm super duper hyped up and excited about using this tool!! I will try using it later. Review on this will be up soon!!

If you have any comments or questions, be sure to leave a comment down below or you could send an e-mail to loui_96-li@hotmail.com :)

Seoul Visit 2013 Part 2 (Korean Cosmetics Haul: Etude House)

I know it's not a Saturday or Sunday. I'm late. Sorry!! Had relatives from my hometown come to visit this weekend. I was super busy!! Anyways, as promised from the previous Seoul Visit 2013 Part 1 post, I will be blogging about my purchases from each cosmetic brand in Korea. (Reviews on products and close up photos of products will be done 2 months prior to this post).

Seeing as I did mention that I spent a bomb at Etude House, therefore I'm starting off with Etude House.

The Etude House I visited on Myeong Dong Street.

The very first thing I grabbed as soon as I walked into Etude House was this baby right here,

Etude House's Wonder Pore Freshener

Yeap, the infamous Wonder Pore Freshener / known to some people as a Toner. I purchase this in Korea for 15,000W (15USD/RM47) only to realize that I should have purchased more in Korea. It's so freaking expensive here in Malaysia, I walked into an Etude House here in Malaysia and it was RM79.90 for this thing. Come on, the price here is almost doubled of the price in Korea. 

Etude House's Wonder Pore Cotton Glove

Not only that, but I also got a packet of cotton gloves from Etude House to use with the product. It was free. The cotton glove in Malaysia costs RM29.90. *DISCLAIMER* In Korea, you do have to purchase this Wonder Pore Cotton Glove but when I bought the Freshener, it was a special edition where they gave this cotton glove away with the purchase of the freshener.
The online reviews for this was really good. So I thought I'd purchase one to try it out for myself.

The next thing on my list was Etude House's famous Precious Mineral BB cream. This, I have tried the sample I got here in the Etude House here in Malaysia but the BB cream here was really expensive so I thought of buying it in Korea.

Etude House's Precious Mineral BB Cream with SPF30/PA++

I bought the one in W15 Sand Beige. I purchased it for 14,000W which is also equivalent to RM43. Let me remind you that everything in Korea was cheaper because no import tax is needed.

Always being curious and always wanting to try out their CC cream definitely made me crazy and I grabbed myself one tube and threw it into my shopping basket.

Etude House's Correct & Care CC Cream with SPF30/PA++

Again, this was the same price as the Precious Mineral BB Cream (14,000W = RM43)

Have you heard of the LANEIGE BB Cushion?? Have you seen their advertisement done by Song Hye Kyo?? That advertisement was one of the first advertisements ever in my life to get me so hyped over a product. But, I am still a student without much money so I ended up getting one similar product from Etude House. This product actually promises an air brush finish (if I'm not mistaken).

Etude House's Precious Mineral Any Cushion

Partly why I bought this product so confidently was because the BB Cream used for this compact was actually the same as the Precious Mineral series just in a different form of packaging. But the weirdest thing is, that I bought this BB in W13 Natural Beige when it was suppose to be W15 Sand Beige. I just somehow felt this Natural Beige suited my skin tone better with this product. So, remember to test out the products at all times rather than assuming that your color tone for all products are the same. Owh, and before I forget, this was 23,000W equivalent to RM71. P.S. I bought this one sale. Usually, you'd have to pay RM71 for just the BB Compact but this time it came with a free refill and pen (I know the pen's quite irrelevant but it did come together).

Here I go again, have you heard of the infamous BEAUTY BLENDER?? Yeap, I'm still too poor to purchase that so I got myself a cheaper version from Etude House. Here, in Etude House, it's called a Baby Doll Puff.

Etude House's Baby Doll Puff

Etude House's Baby Doll Puff

I've used this product and it works fine for me. I love it. A much more detailed review will be up soon. This cost me 7,000W equivalent to RM21.50.

I guess that's about all I got from Etude House.

You're most probably thinking, this ain't much but let me assure you they did cost me a bomb. I did find them a little pricey but if you're visiting Korea, bear in mind, nothing here is extremely super cheap. The price of each product basically tells you all about it's quality.

And as usual, I got fabulous free samples. Etude House gave me 1 sheet mask, 2 set of twin moistfull collagen toner and emulsion, a few sachets?? of bath wash (milky soy and some berry ones) and a hand mirror (which was super cute)!!

 The free gift I got, comes in so handy. Thanks Etude House Korea.

Once again, if you have any questions, please leave a comment down in the comment box down below. For any other further enquiries, you could e-mail me at loui_96-li@hotmail.com . Thanks :)