[HAUL] Korean and Japanese Beauty Products

Hello everyone! 

Today’s post is a haul post. I purchased everything myself in the store. Some of them are gifts for my mother and my friend (양승부인). Usually when I go shopping for cosmetics I tend to buy more than I need so now I started buying skincare products more than I need because I decided I would use up my cosmetics before I purchase any new ones. Not including my eyeliner and mascara because I always buy new ones every 3-4 months. Enough with the rambling and here is my haul!

Usually when I go to Mitsuwa they are always out of stock of the Dolly Wink eyeliner and I am very impatient to wait for my online orders so when I saw they had them in stock I bought 2 for myself and 1 for my friend. I also bought two boxes of my trustworthy Hadanomy collagen face masks and a box of a brand I have never tried before. If you have ever used it let me know what you think about it. I also bought a set of Essential Nuance Airy. Now that I have my virgin hair back the volume in the roots are gone so I thought I would give this a try!

Then I went to The Face Shop and bought more face masks because I use a lot of masks and while I was in the store they were having a special sale event so I bought a lot of new things to try too. Especially the new smart capsule CC cream. I have used it once already but I want to use it few more times to write a review about it. 

I bought anti-wrinkle and anti-aging skincare products for my mother to use. The girl that was working in the store praised this collection a lot so even though my mother uses very high end products I bought this for her to try. I also bought another CC cream for my friend. They also gave me two neck creams for price of one so I gave one to my mother. She also gave me travel size kind of samples of other anti-aging and anti-wrinkle for my mother.

They gave me a bunch of samples and these are just few them. I can actually say they gave me a box full of samples of all different products. They also gave full sizes of Aqua Jelly face and body mist and a mousse facial cleanser and few more masks but I forgot to take photos of them.  

This is all for now! When I stop being so lazy (SORRY!) I will write bunch of reviews and comparisons! 양승부인 is actually pushing me to make videos and tutorials too but I don’t feel too comfortable show my face yet! My next post will be another circle lens review but this time a more natural one ;) . Be ready! 

Thank you for reading such a long blog post. I really am trying to make my posts more simple but I just can’t stop myself from writing! 

-Livia

REVIEW: My Beauty Diary Bulgarian White Rose Mask

Hello everyone! 

So I thought I would start reviewing all the masks that I own one by one. Since it would take me a while to finish all of them and then write a review on them. But, in the end I will definitely do a comparison between them all. 

Maybe you have seen it in my other blog entries but My Beauty Diary mask that I own is not something new to me. It was actually my first face mask purchase because I never used face masks before. I bought a pack that was made for Valentine's Day and it had both Bulgarian White Rose and Chocolate face masks. Between the two of them Bulgarian White Rose has been my favourite.

from: sasa.com

Production and expiration date written on the bottom.

As you can see from the description this mask is ideal for all skin types and as a person who has combination skin that is a great thing for me. It also claims whitening for the skin. I already have very pale skin even though I love the pale look it can sometimes make me look very dull but I this mask gives a great glow to my skin. You can see my skin glowing even when I wear BB Cream on top of it. 

I am not exactly sure why but it maintains the oily and dry places very well. Even though it is a moisturizing mask it doesn't make me oily and moisturizes the dry areas on my face very well and as I mentioned before it gives a great glow to skin. If I have to give an example it would be Sandara Park's skin in Etude House ads. Also the design of the mask is perfect. I usually prefer to leave my face masks longer than it is said on the packages and I never find it hard to walk around the house with this mask on. It sits on the face perfectly and doesn't slide around. The only thing that bothers me is the part that is cut out for the lips though! The upper lip part tends to fall because it stretches(?).

Pros:

Balances the skin moisture

Radiant healthy glow to skin 

Production and expiration date

Leaves skin very soft 

Smell of roses

Cons:

Part cut out for lips

Sticky feeling after taking it off

HAUL: Lush and The Face Shop

Hello everyone! 

I haven't made any posts lately and the reason for that is I came to visit my parents and before I did that(!) I went to some of my favourite stores to stock up on things that I may need while I am visiting them since it will be long visit! 

First I went to The Face Shop, I bought a lot of face masks! Not just face masks though I also bought hand and feet mask, which I haven't tried yet and can not wait to try! I also bought a BB Cream and essence for my face. While I was in the shop, because I am running out of my Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream I thought I would buy a back-up. While there I asked one of the girls which one I should get, she was very helpful and chose aqua tinted for me. I am glad she did because where I am right now is a very tropical place and it is very hot combined with humidity (now I know why I was so sure about leaving this city). I will be doing a review on this BB Cream and comparison with my other one! Last thing I bought from The Face Shop was the face essence, for a while now I was using La Mer moisturizing gel but I ran out of it and with everything going on I did not want to go and pay all that money for it but I knew I had to get something for my face so I gave The Face Shop a try. The girl in the shop told me that this Eco-Therapy series was their best seller and I chose to try the essence since I do not like to use anything too heavy on my face. The girl that was working in the store was so nice she gave me couple free face masks, UV protection cream and few more stuff. I will be making review posts on these products at the end of the month since I actually want to have better idea for all. Moving on!

I went to the Lush store to buy bath bombs for myself as I am a person who likes to take long hot baths. I ended up buying two bath bombs (Butterball and a green apple one, sorry I can not remember the name), Volcano foot mask (it is not in the photo because it was for my mother), bath bubble bar in Green (that is the name for that). Even though I did not buy much they gave me two sample size Sultana and one sample size Honey, I Washed The Kids. I think I will fall in love with Sultana because it has a great moisturizing feeling to it even when you just touch it. 

I feel and know that I have talked too much so I will end this blog post here. Hopefully now that I have more time in my hand I will be making tutorials and review posts! Please expect them (: 

♥♥ The Face Shop Haul! ♥♥

Hello to whoever is reading this! (: 

So recently I went to The Face Shop store in order to get myself a facial cleanser since I used up all mine. But(!), whenever I go there I end up buying more stuff because I love everything I get from The Face Shop. The price is reasonable, products are great and you get to see Kim Hyun Joong's face everywhere~ 

Sorry about the bad lighting :( I really wanted to take photos of the products before I used them!
From L - R:
Self Steam Hair Pack, Bubble Net, ChangPo Hair Essence, Lovely Me: EX Lip Stain, Pearl Face Mask, Herb Day Cleansing Foam

This time when I went there, I initially wanted to get Herb Day Cleansing Foam facial cleanser with peach only. It is for all skin types but as description tag under it said it is for "moisturized and glowing skin". 

Of course I ended up getting more stuff. As I have talked about in my previous post I have overly processed hair on the tips so I bought the hair pack and the essence. Later for my skin I bought the foaming cleanser and recently I saw on DanceandMelodee's (check out her channel she has great tips for good skin) skin care video that she uses a bubble net for her cleanser so when I saw one in The Face Shop I immediately added it in my shopping bag! I also bought a mask since I'm running out of my other ones (expect a face mask review for different brands soon!☺) 

And last but not least I bought a lip stain. After watching too many dramas I realized that most of the actresses always has this tint in the middle of their lips that looks very nice so let's say I got jealous and wanted to go for that look! That is it for now I will do a review on each product soon and the promised ice cream nail tutorial. 

Thank you for reading... 

Pinky Paradise Review

Pinky Paradise! I even love the name of this website! They carry a lot of great stuff. This is a very late post but months ago I ordered several things from Pinky Paradise for the first time. Of course I was sort of scared ordering them as you don't know if you will get authentic things or even if you will get them or not?! They had a promotion for express free shipping at the time depending on how much you spend. 

This FedEx envelope was inside another FedEx envelope for which I believe the safety of the items.

The items were sent in a FedEx bubble envelope which was again inside a FedEx bubble envelope. The shipment for me was free and it was express shipping. My order came over to my place only after couple days that my order was processed. In case if you are wondering my order was processed the day I ordered my items.

They had the Etude House BB Cream wrapped in a soft bubble wrap. They sent the contact lens cases and hair holder as a gift which I believe is very nice of them!

Pinky Paradise staff was very friendly. Before I ordered my contact lenses I asked them a lot of questions and they patiently answered all of them as soon as they could! There were these specific contacts that I was looking for at the time, which I saw on a celebrity and they even helped me figure out which contact lens is the most similar to that one.

They had the contact lenses that I ordered wrapped in soft bubble wrap so the  glass vials were safe from damage! They also sent the eye masks as a gift too (: 

 I am very happy with my order from them. The shipping was very fast and not just that but the items I received are great and I am happy with every single of them. So, if you are looking for some Asian cosmetics (which is hard to get a hold of outside of Asia) and circle lenses that are authentic, you definitely need to check out their website. Click here to go to Pinky Paradise's website!