Etude House: Play Color Eyes - In The Cafe ♥︎

How about a cup of coffee?

You can look perfect and ready for a cafe date with this lovely 10 shades eyeshadow palette!

Etude House
Play Color Eyes
In The Cafe

I'm back with another makeup review! It's been awhile since I've written anything makeup related. Been more active on Dayre but there's nothing like blogging properly over here. Without further ado, let's go right into this makeup review!

I got this palette when my friends went to Korea. It was a new release at that time and not available in Singapore. So, all the more I should get it right?

This is a 10 color eye shadow like coffee roasting comes in various texture for different expression of the eyes for different occasions.

Thoughts

I initially wasn't going to get the palette but after getting it, I don't think there was a moment when I've regretted getting it. The only reason that kept me in a dilemma was that I already had the three Naked palettes and I wondered if I would need another neutral palette.

However, I found myself picking this palette up more than the other palettes I have. Compared to the Naked palettes, the size is much more makeup bag friendly and there’s a wide range of looks I can accomplish with this palette that suits my personal preference - the natural and yet sparkly kind of look. 

The palette comes with 10 shades and it costs about ₩23,000 (estimated around SGD $27 to $28). Which really isn't too bad! It's also compact and really portable which is definitely a plus point. It fits into my makeup pouch so I can really bring it out for any occasion! I can't imagine carrying a Naked palette out, I would be so worried I would drop it and the shadows just crumble. It'll be the ultimate makeup lover's nightmare. 

Another selling point, well for me at least, was the pretty names! Etude House manages to give their products interesting and fun names, sometimes even delicious names. Below are the swatches of the shadows as well as the names.

The palette offers a good mix of matte, shimmer as well as sheer ones. I personally think that Etude House has rather pigmented shadows. I didn't need to press hard or rub hard to get a decent amount of product, as per most Etude House shadows.

So far I have tried various combinations and the shadows seem to go well with each other! That's another reason why I like it, it's very versatile. I can do a simple natural look and I can also do a glam look. The two shimmery brown shades actually look very well together and the few times I've used them, people have complimented the look.

Verdict

This palette is indeed a good buy and definitely worth considering. The pros of the product is of it's size and of course being able to do many different looks with it. It makes the spending worth it because you can do many looks with it. The colour pay off is good too. I'm not sure if they still have these in stores but if they do, I highly recommend it!

Etude House: Berry Delicious Fantastic Colour Eyes ♥︎

When I first saw this series from Etude House, I knew I would getting at least a few of the products. This product isn't a part of the haul post I wrote earlier as I got it later on.

Etude House
Berry Delicious Fantastic Colour Eyes
Strawberry Fondue

I wasn't intending on getting this product because of course the price wasn't favourable. On my birthday while I was just walking around, I saw this product sitting on the sale shelf of a Etude House store. I checked the price and it was I think around SGD $9. Although the sales lady mentioned that the birthday discount did not apply to discounted items, somehow after keying everything in, it further discounted this product. So in the end I got it for about SGD $6, which is ridiculously cheap.

You gotta love birthday discounts ♥

This product is no longer available, here's what the website says about it:

This is a 6 color eye shadow palette that comes in trendy colors and various textures for fantastic expression of the eyes for different occasions.

Thoughts

I really love the shades! 😍 Although I really don't like pink, I think pink eyeshadow colours are quite versatile and they look pretty good on tanner skin tones.

The names for this palette is just the cutest! Actually most of Etude House eyeshadows have very cute names. Sucker for pretty packaging and cute names! 

Here are the swatches of the 6 shades! I think they're all super pretty! I think my favourite shades would be Fresh Strawberry and Hazelnut Chocolate. 

The swatches above was just one swipe with my finger so they are pretty pigmented. That's quite expected of Etude House eyeshadows, especially their matte shadows. They're pretty easy to blend as well which again came as a surprise considering Etude House is classified as a drugstore brand or roadshop brand.

Sadly, there was one part of this product that I didn't really like. That would be the shade "Dip Dip!". It's the only shade that turned out to be a disappointment. Although it's a dark brown shade, it doesn't really appear dark brown. It's more towards the glittery side so I wasn't too impressed as I felt being the darkest colour in the palette, it was intended for it to be a shading shade.

I've also quite mixed feelings about the shade Hazelnut Chocolate. In the pan it appears more pinkish and when swatched too but somehow when applied on the eyes, it comes out more brown. So the first time using it, the whole look turned out different from what I imagined it to be. I’ll just have to be careful when using this shade.

Verdict

I would say this palette is pretty. I mean the strawberry packaging and strawberry shades, who can resist? But honestly, if it weren’t for the discount, I wouldn’t have gotten it either.

I wouldn’t say I’m a fan of all the shades but they’re not too bad like I mentioned above, Etude House is considered a drugstore brand so I would say they’re doing quite well with these eyeshadows.

I would recommend this palette if you’re a fan of Etude House products or use eyeshadows often otherwise you could get other products like maybe their single shadows, those probably would have a better colour payoff.

Etude House: Berry Delicious Haul ♥︎

Etude's House latest collection probably has everyone smitten. I was already deciding on what products to get even before the collection arrived in stores on 5th March 2016. Since the products were released in Korea first, I managed to do sufficient research searching for reviews before deciding what products to purchase.

So let's begin this quick haul post! I'll be doing separate reviews for these items in later posts. Many apologies that this post is going to go up so late as I was away on a holiday. Hope that it'll still be useful.

I think I really went quite crazy with this collection as you can see from the above photo. The anticipation probably built up while watching videos on the products.

1. Berry Delicious Colour in Liquid Lips

I got the colours RD305 Berry Berry Much and PK015 Berry Tropical Dream. I was deciding in between PK015 Berry Tropical Dream and PK014 Berry Cherry To Go. I went with PK015 in the end as the colour seemed more unique, more towards purple. The PK014 is more towards the pinkish orange side and rather similar to other lippies that I already own.

The colour payoff seemed quite good. That's how I ended up with two tubes. It retails for about SGD $17 for 3.5g of product. So far, it looks and feels different from the other Colour in Liquid Lips products will test it out and do a comparison in the review post.

2. Berry Delicious Fresh Cream Blusher

I don't need a new blusher but decided to try this product out after hearing about it's unique texture. Apparently people have been saying that it looks like a cream blusher but doesn't feel like it, it feels rather powdery. After testing it at the shop, the texture is somewhat in between a cream and a powder. So it probably wouldn't work with a brush. Even the sponge that comes with it is rather special. It's slightly sticky, probably catered to pick up the product. 

This product retailed about SGD $15 for 6g of product. It seems like this product might work well with the given sponge only. I tried swatching it using my finger and it really picked up quite a lot of product.

So far the few times that I've tried this product out, if you use a really light hand it shouldn't appear too thick. I think it suits my skin tone pretty well. The other two shades of blush may not suit darker skin tones as they're quite light and even fair people have reviewed that the product doesn't really appear.

3. Berry Delicious Strawberry Soufle Nail 

I got 3 colours out of the 10 shades they had. From left to right, #8, #10 and #1. I haven't tried any of these products yet but based on my experience with Etude House nail polishes, they seem to have pretty good colour payoff and they can last an average of 1 to 2 weeks with good base and top coat.

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That's all for this quick haul post. If you do have any questions about this Berry Delicious series, do not hesitate to ask! Hope you've enjoyed reading this haul post and greetings from the UK! ☺

Tony Moly: Easy Touch Gel Eyeliner ;1st Impression ♥︎

Normally I don't write such posts but there's a first time for everything. So basically I purchased this product online without doing extensive research on it. I'll share my thoughts on the product after using it today!

Tony Moly
Easy Touch Gel Eyeliner
#1 Black

I saw some youtubers mentioning this product as a part of their monthly favourites, Hoversjelly and LiahYoo, if I'm not wrong. I'm so used to seeing the gel liner with the brush attached so I went to do some research. I wanted to know if it was a repackaged product or a new one. Turns out it was a different product altogether. Heres a description of the product from the Tony Moly website:

Waterproof gel type eyeliner for natural line with fascinating eye shape

Thoughts

I got this product on qoo10 for about SGD $8 and it comes with 4g of product. I've been quite impressed with the Backstage Gel Liner from this brand which I got back in 2012. It lasted me a year and I was expecting nothing less of this product especially since it was recommended by youtubers too.

I personally liked the packaging compared to the one with the brush as it's a little bulky with the brush sticking out. This packaging is kind of flat, like most gel liners around and thus easy to carry around in a makeup bag!

So far it seems the packaging is quite air tight as well. Previously, I bought a gel liner that didn't have an air tight container and it dried up really quickly. What a waste ☹ Reminder never to buy something just because it has a cute packaging.

Moving on to the texture and how the product holds up. I really like how the product applies really smoothly. Some eyeliners are quite clumpy and sticky so it's not easy to draw a crisp eyeline on the first try. Although it glides on easily, it isn't super black but that alright as you can just go over it again with more product.

I tried it for two days before writing this first impression post. On both days I used the same eyeliner brush and set the eyeliner with powder. The first day I wore it for about half a day, just till around lunch, and the second day I wore it a full day at work. It's probably not a very fair comparison as I'm out in the sun a lot during work but I guess it does show how this eyeliner lasts.

With the name like easy touch, I had the impression that it might not last long and smudge all over my eyes. Thankfully it held up pretty well even during work. It only smudged around mid afternoon just below the eyes. I guess it isn't something I can as the weather here is really humid and my eyelids tend to get oily. After wiping off the smudged areas and patting off the oil, the eyeliner lasted pretty well.

The Verdict

I'm surprised how this product turned out. I bought it expecting it to be worse than the oh so popular backstage gel liner. I would recommend it for those who are looking for a daily wear eyeliner and want something easy to work with. However, I wouldn't recommend this for those who prefer a really black and dark eyeliner, the backstage gel liner might work better for that.

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That's all I have for this quick first impression post. Hope it was useful for those looking to try out this fairly new product.

Shiseido Eyelash Curler ♥︎

I believe some time ago, I wrote about the Shu Uemura eyelash curler. Recently, I have come to love the Shiseido eyelash curler instead.

I received this from my friend who's a makeup artist for my birthday. Hehe thank you ♥
And ever since using this, I don't think I'll use any other eyelash curler.

My Thoughts

I really would think that this is the best eyelash curler because the curve is pretty much flatter than other eyelash curlers I've tried. It being flatter means that it doesn't pinch my eye skin at all! I'm sure everyone who has used an eyelash curler before would agree that this suits asian eyes the most!

Pardon the dirty eyelash curler >.< However, it does show that it is flat enough to get in close to the lashes, getting eyeliner residue all over it. Also, this curler is unique as it isn't silver like most curlers, it's a little bronze to black.

The Verdict

I would definitely recommend this to asians and we tend to have flatter eyelids. This eyelash curler will allow you to curl all your lashes, even those tiny ones at the ends. I've watched some Youtubers and they use this eyelash curler as well.

Comparing this to the Shu Uemura eyelash curler, I would prefer this one because of the flatness of the curve. Of course, it costs more so Shu Uemura would be my second favourite eyelash curler.

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That's all for this pretty short review on the Shiseido Eyelash Curler! Hope you've found it useful especially for those wanting to get new eyelash curlers!

Do check out preview beauty product reviews and stay tuned for more!

Etude House: Dreaming Swan Shine Volumer ♥︎

Hi friends! It's been awhile but here's another beauty review for you! It's quite a new product that arrived on our sunny shores not too long ago!

Etude House
Dreaming Swan Shine Volumer
03 Shine Tutu

My friend got me this for my birthday! It was a belated birthday present but nonetheless I love it! The Dreaming Swan was an exclusive series that was only available at the Etude House as Vivo. My friend purchased this from qoo10 though, the prices would be slightly cheaper than purchasing it from the shops here. Currently, I think the Dreaming Swan series is available at other Etude House stores but I haven't seen the Shine Volumer on sale, just the lipstick and the blush.

I initially wasn't thinking of getting this but I've seen photos and it really does look pretty. Here's the description of the product:

Dreaming Swan Collection by 'Etude House X Kerrie Hess'. A Pearl-Cream multi shadow that absorbed brightly and smoothly on every area that needs dazzling shimmer.

1. Crystal shine pearl: Transparently and delicately shiny pearl that makes moisturized lovely eyes.
2. Clear pearl expression: Powerful instant fitting system keeps pearl not to fall out for delicate and clear pearl expression.
3. Volume multi texture: Bounce-up gel type texture to express 3D-effect volume.

4. Moisturising texture: Non-sticky and moisturising texture to provide shiny volume on broad area.

How to use

Apply a certain amount by gently dabbing onto areas that need dazzling shimmer such as under the eyes or the bridge of nose.

I haven't tried this product on my nose yet. I usually use this on my eyes. Similar to Etude House Tear Drop Liner, I would apply this on the lower lash line and slightly on the inner upper corner of my eyes. This product is much more pigmented than the Tear Drop Liner so it can be used as an eyeshadow as well.

My Thoughts

First of all, I have to say, Etude House has really pretty packaging! I can't emphasise enough how much I love their packaging. Hehe. I love the whole ballerina theme and design. It reminded me of my ballet days when I was younger.

The applicator is pretty different from the Tear Drop Liner which uses a brush. This applicator is a spongey one and it picks up more product than the brush.

As so I like to blend it out with my fingers as one gentle dab would already apply quite a lot of product. I think it would look too frightening to leave that amount of sparkle around my eyes. 

The shade that I got Shine Tutu is a pinkish slightly peachy shade that resembles the colour of a ballet tutu. I chose this one as it seemed more natural amongst the three shades. Also, the first two shades are similar to the Tear Drop Liners that I already own. So why not get something different right? 

The Verdict

On the whole I really like this product. Since I've enjoyed using the Tear Drop Liners, I wasn't expecting anything less from this product. And of course, this product exceeded my expectations! I like how it's formula is thicker and more pigmented than the Tear Drop Liner which then allows it to last longer throughout the day. 

I would recommend this to all those who likes highlighting your aegyo-sal and adding some sparkle into your look. Adding this would make your look a little cutesy so it may not be for everyone. Nonetheless, if you like sparkly things, I'd totally recommend this.

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That's all for this review! Hope you've found it useful! If you've tried using this product in different ways, do leave a comment and share! ^^

Makeup Madness: L'oreal Miss Manga Falsies Mascara ♥︎

Haven't written any makeup reviews in a long time! Finally I've something to review! The new mascara L'oreal has released and because it's new, I managed to get it at a special price at Watsons for about $19.

I saw the advertisement on Youtube and thought I should get it! I've heard good things about L'oreal mascaras so I was quite excited to try this out.

The packaging kind of reminds me of the Maybeline Hyper Curl mascara but in terms of the formula, I don't think it's comparable. The Maybeline mascara has a better formula. I expected this mascara to have a lengthening property or at least something that would make my eyelashes look like false lashes. It is waterproof and it does hold curls well but it doesn't do anything to my lashes. My lashes looked the same.

So honestly, I'm pretty disappointed in this product. I checked with my friend and she told me that L'oreal mascaras dries up really quickly. It can't be that it dried up even before I purchased it? If that's really the case then it's really bad packaging.

In conclusion, I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone. It isn't even that cheap. I don't know about the other mascaras in the Miss Manga collection but they only brought in the Falsies version in stores here. Feel free to share your thoughts on this product in the comments below!

April 2015 Makeup Faves ♥︎

Oh my my, this post is so overdue! Almost forgot about this until I logged into blogger again just now. It's almost the end of May and I've yet to write this out.

I've 2 products that I've been loving this month. I mean I love more than 2 products but they've probably been mentioned before so I decided not to mention those I've already mentioned before. Especially since I'm not someone who changes favourites easily. It would be such a bore to repeat the same products every month.

For the month of April... I've been loving...

Skinfood Rose Essence Soft Cream Blusher 06 Edge Rose

Chanced upon this product while watching Youtube videos (as usual) and decided to get it along with other purchases from koreadepart.com. Will be blogging about that website separately for those who are interested!

The packing is really thin and compact! Plus it comes with a mirror (as seen below). I like to carry this in my makeup bag as it's like super easy for on-the-go touch ups.

I chose this shade despite it being the darkest in the series. It is a sweet rosy pink shade (seen below) and it blends pretty well.

It has a soft powdery finish so it doesn't feel thick and uncomfortable to have on. Not only that, it has a faint rose scent which does make it smell pretty pleasant.

Innisfree Waterproof Skinny Microcara

I got this product in Korea last year after watching many video and all recommended this. It wasn't very expensive, I think less than 10,000 won. In Singapore, it costs around $17, which isn't too bad as it lasts about 3 months even if you use it daily.

The tube is small and convenient to carry around. I like that it's thin so it's pretty easy to apply as it's easier to control the brush.

The skinny brush is probably the main selling point for this product. It's so skinny! With the bigger brushes, I often poke my eye but with this, it's easy to manoeuvre and I don't poke my eye anymore!

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Just 2 product favourites for the month of April! Stay tuned for the products I've loved in the month of May! Phew! Managed to get this post up before the month of June! Hehehe.

Also, do stay tuned for some major changes this blog will be undergoing very soon! Layout change, URL change, etc!