Beautynetkorea (f2plus1) Review + The Face Shop Haul

Today because I’m not feeling lazy I actually wrote few more posts to publish them in the next days! So expect more reviews and maybe a tutorial because 양승부인 keeps asking me to make one. We shall see. 

The first thing I would like to talk about is that I found a perfect shopping website for Korean cosmetics which is based in Incheon, South Korea. Most of the korean beauty item selling websites are based in China or other Asian countries. In all honesty when I see that those websites are based in China I always have second thoughts about purchasing them because of the authenticity of the products. Besides most of those websites always sells them double the actual price of the product. While browsing on EBay one day, I found a seller named f2plus1 and this seller had great reviews and most importantly they are actually based in South Korea and are selling korean beauty items. Before I purchased my items I contacted them so many times to ask them so many questions yet they were extremely friendly answering my questions. 

Now this seller actually has a website and you don’t have to purchase through EBay. They have so many great Korean brands that I’m sure everyone is already in love with. I also did a comparison with the actual prices of Etude House and the prices they have listed and there is only $1-2 difference with the actual prices but that’s a lot better than other websites and this seller also provides free shipping with your purchases. 

So few days ago I received my first package from them. Everything was wrapped nicely in bubble wraps and arranged really well in the box. 

Innisfree Rice Mask Sheet, Missha Super Aqua Blackhead Kit, Etude House Strawberry Hair Rollers, Dear Girls Lip Tint&Balm, Tony Moly Green Apple, Nature Republic Aloe Vera Gel, Holika Holika Aqua Colour Change Tint, Etude House Hand Mask

Because of my previous hauls I didn’t purchase many things but I bought things that I’ve been wanting to try for a long time now.  양승부인 also purchased some things. But now we both decided that there are more things we want to purchase. 

They also sent a good amount of samples and two face masks with my purchase. I’m repeating myself but I want to say again that the seller is a very nice person and they are very helpful and fast at replying and answering your questions. So I really do recommend www.f2plus1.com if you want to purchase Korean beauty products. 

Now on to my small haul from The Face Shop. This time I was determined to buy just one thing which was the whitening body lotion but again I bought more stuff thanks to my mom.

This time when I only wanted to buy a whitening body cream/lotion. I’m already pale but I want to get rid of the uneven colour on my body. But I bought more things than I expected to once again.

Bebe Lip Mask, 3D Ampoule Mask, Real Nature Sheet Masks, Arsainte O2 Mask, Whitening Body Moisturizer, Volcanic Clay Aloe Nose Strips, Raspberry Collagen Eye Masks, Hair&Bath Brush

The girl that was working in the store gave me nice samples with my purchase. And two small boxes of the extremely soft cotton pads that they actually sell. But I still have huge box I purchased before so I’m glad I have these as a back up. 

That is all for today. I’m planning to make a review about the Missha blackhead kit, The Face Shop O2 Mask and Tony Moly green apple peeling item after I use them for at least 3 times. Please like my post and don’t forget to follow for upcoming posts and reviews. 

[REVIEW] The Face Shop Smart Capsule CC Cream

Hello everyone! 

Today I would like to introduce you to my first CC Cream I have ever purchased.

 It is, The Face Shop Smart Capsule CC Cream. This CC cream comes in two types. The first one is a compact type with a cushion and they come with light and darker colours. However the one I own doesn’t have any colour and it is actually white (WHAT?). Well the smart capsule cc cream blends into your own skin colour as you are putting it on because of the small colour beads that are inside the cream. 

The packaging has a very cute light pink colour. To get the cream out all you have to do is press on it and the cream will come out from the middle. It is good and hygienic as the product will never get air and oils from your fingers into it. However this type of packaging is not the perfect type carry in your makeup pouch for touch ups during the day. So if you are someone who likes to touch up their makeup I recommend you to check the compact type. 

Check the photos below for better understanding of how this CC Cream works :)

As you can see the colour of the cream is pink based white. 

When you start to blend the cream into your skin the colour starts changing and and starts looking more orange and pink and then it magically matches to your skin colour!

Here is a photo of my mothers hand to show you the coverage and the colour of the CC cream. The coverage for this cream is light to medium but it is buildable. Even though the photo doesn’t do justice it gives dewy look to skin without making you oily. I think this is a good CC cream if you have normal/oily skin type but if you have dry skin I definitely recommend you to put a nice moisturizer or essence on your face before you apply it on your skin as it would give you a better finish. The consistency of the cream is thicker than the BB creams I own so at first I was slightly not sure if I like it since I like only putting extremely light things on my face. When you put it on it doesn’t feel heavy though so my worries disappeared after that and a little goes a long way! 

Colour - As I have mentioned because of the beads the colour matches to your skin as you blend it out but I’m not sure if it would still match if your skin colour is on the dark side(?). 

Coverage - It takes care of the slight redness I have on my face but the coverage is not high like a BB cream. So it is light to medium but if you layer it on the coverage gets higher. 

Consistency / Smell - Consistency of the cream is thicker than BB creams but it doesn’t feel heavy on face and it also has a slight cream smell to it. You can still smell it when you first put it on your face but it disappears after a while and it is not a very disturbing smell. 

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... 

REVIEW: Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream All Day Strong #1

Hello! (: 

So today I will be talking about one of my absolute favourite product! Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream All Day Strong in #1 Sheer Silky Skin. This product comes in #3 different shades which are not very different from each other but they differ with your skin type.

It has SPF 30 which is great to protect your skin from UV lights during the day.

When I got this product I didn't know that #1 was for oily skin type but I got it because it was the lightest shade (smart right? -_-). I have combination skin where only my nose area gets oily, my forehead are is very and the rest is just normal with a little sensitivity. But it worked great for my skin type! Also, I usually have trouble finding products for my skin colour because I'm very pale with both pink and olive undertones, if that makes any sense at all. But every product I use either looks very beige or very pink on me :( This BB cream matches perfectly!!

Etude House is a Korean brand and this BB creams advertisements were made with Sandara Park, who I love very much and I think she is beautiful! This product has a really nice, pleasant smell which is not very heavy... I can compare it to Chanel foundations actually because I find the smell very close to VitaLumiere which once I used. Also this product did not cause me to breakout or anything like that and usually my skin is not that great with products due to sensitivity.

It comes with a pump so all you have to do is to pump out the product out of the tube. Which is very sterile. 

I am a very lucky girl when it comes to skin because I don't have any blemishes or scars that I have to cover up aside from a little redness on my cheeks which happens because I blush easily. So this product is more of a light to medium coverage. If anyone out there with blemishes or acne scars wants to use it you will HAVE to use a concealer on top of it. With this BB cream I find it okay not to put powder on top if I want to have a dewy finish that day but at times I use translucent powder if I want more of a matte finish. Even so my skin looks very healthy still.

It looks very light on my hand but it matches perfectly with my face!

All in all, words can not describe how much I love this product and soon I will run out of it! It seems that PinkyParadise doesn't carry this anymore and I couldn't find it on any website that I can trust purchasing from.

Pros:

packaging (tube with pump)

great for combination skin types

pleasant smell

healthy, dewy finish

fair pricing
a little goes a long way!

Cons:

hard to find now (but there is a new range)

if you need heavy coverage it's not for you!
it's hard to get the amount you want with pump...

Thank you for reading my blog! If you know where I can get this BB cream again please comment down below! To go to Etude House website in Korean click here. If you want to visit the English website click here.