Etude House & Rose Flowering Eyes Palette

Hey guys! I've been checking out the photos we have saved, and there are a whole lot. So, I also saw a bunch of pictures of products that I haven't reviewed yet but has been with me for quite some time, like this Etude House palette.

This palette is from the "Rose" collection of Etude House and it was actually looked out for, for quite a while, because Etude rarely releases a palette that has a lot of colors. A regular palette in Etude has like 3-4 colors, tops. I think their Aloha line had a huge palette too but I can never remember seeing that one. Anyhow.

The Verdict:

Probably the best palette I've ever owned. Although the quality of the shadows vary a lot, (some are chalky and not that pigmented) the palette as a whole is a great buy. The colors are gorgeous. Staying power of the shadows also vary. The colors that can stay on the longest are Falling, Blossom, and Poison.

Since the palette also has neutral shades like browns and peaches, it can easily be used for your daytime eye makeup. I love it mostly because I have never had a palette that had a deep red color which looks totally awesome when used as an eyeliner.

The palette though is a little pricey at 1, 148 Php. The cutel-ly packed palette has two dual ended sponge applicators and a hugggggeee mirror.

This is probably my favorite palette as of the moment and I loooovee Pure because it can double as a shimmery eye highlighter.

Have you tried any of Etude House's palettes? Which one's the best? Lemme know. Cheerio!

I Nailed It #22: Glittered Candy

Hey guys! Just a quick nail art post. I did this while re-watching Frozen (totally daebak!). Unfortunately, this nail art was destroyed during my sleep because I did it when it was like 11 pm. So, it didn't dry well,. I really do have to buy a nail polish dryer. Anyhow.

 

Here are the polishes I used (L-R): OMG in Colorless, Skin Food Nail Vita Base Coat, Etude House Look At My Nails in Jelly Blossom Syrup, and Bobbie Cocktail Hour #2 in Blue Martini (This is a polish from the Bobbie Nail Gradation Set that I reviewed here.)

 I just put on the base coat, two coats of the Jelly Blossom Syrup, waited a couple of minutes for it to slightly dry because I could drag the pink color by dabbing on the glitter, dabbed on the glitter on about a 1/3 of each nail, then put on the top coat. 

What'd you think about this nail art? Lemme know. Cheerio!

December 2013 Hit Listers

Hi! December has always been a crazy month for me because that's when most of the coolest bazaars in the planet come out, at least in my opinion. I had quite a hard time picking out the 10 awesome-est for the month of December but since there's always next month, I figured it wouldn't matter whichever made it to last month's list.

By the way, I'm currently trying to figure out Instagram (Please don't laugh at me ^^). My sister figured it'd be an effective way to at least let you guys know what's coming next in this blog. Give me at least 2 years and I'll be the bomb in Instagram-ming. Kidding.

Anyway, December was filled with quirky polishes and facial masks, but mostly polishes. Of course, there'd be the K-dramas which would be taking place of the "special nominees." (Was I the only one who felt crushed when The Heirs ended?).  Here goes nothing!

Special Hit Listers: Prime Minister and I; Empress Ki
-Well, y'all know how I feel about Korean dramas. I do follow a lot but I don't find each and every drama enjoyable. I started to watch these dramas in December and I'm hooked. I hope both shows end well because so far, I love both of them. For Prime Minister and I, I like it because it's funny and witty enough to make me hang on to every episode. I actually enjoy watching Yoona in this series the most. And despite the huge age gap, she actually has quite the chemistry with Lee Beom Soo. And come on. It's the prime minister and a paparazzo--in a marriage contract. It's awesome.

As for Empress Ki, well, I'd watch everything that Ha Ji Won is in, especially if she has a kick-ass role. It's a 50-episoder and all, and I kinda got caught in already about 5 episodes in, but I'm loving it. It's 5 episodes shy from the halfway mark but it's far from being a boring sageuk show. I hope it continues to be interesting because I normally don't last 50 episodes. ^^

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1. Etude House Blending Sleeping Cream
-This is my first ever sleeping cream and I liked it. I like how it helps brighten my skin when I wash it off in the morning. Plus, it smells great...and, it looks totally cool. 

2. Dolly Wink Brow Mascara
-This is my current brow mascara. It's actually not the best that I've tried but it is the closest in terms of color. I have kind of a weird yelllow-ish orange-y red hair color and this suits me better than the other light colored brow mascaras. 

3. Skin Food Choco Powder Eyebrow Wood Pencil
-While my mom was looking at some polishes at Skin Food, I got talked into trying this one. Thank heavens it was on sale because it was quite pricey for a pencil. I like this because the other end is different. Most brow pens I've used have spoolies and this has a brush. ^^ 

4. Shiseido Baby Powder (Pressed; Medicated)
-When my skin starts to get crazy, I stop using tinted pressed powders just to give my skin a rest. But since I have oily skin and really can't be without a powder, I started looking for something mild enough to help me get through. I've read quite a lot about this baby powder but it was so darn hard to find. So when I got lucky and saw this at a bazaar, I bought it immediately. So far, I think it is helping--both with my skin issues and the oiliness issue. I don't think this is available in local Shiseido counters though. 

5. iWhite Korea Whitening Pack Peel-off Mask
-I've used a couple of peel off masks before and so far, I think iWhite has the best ones. This one I've tried recently. Though I don't think my skin has gotten any whiter, it helps make my skin feel really clean. It probably sucked out everything. ^^ 

6. Etude House Dear My Party Nails in Boom Boom Boom?
-I'm quite unsure with the Boom Boom name, but it is what it says on the cap. I normally hate glitter polishes because they're so much of a pain to remove, but when the glitters are this chunky and random and cool, I can't resist. It is a struggle to get all the glitter on. Patience Patience Patience. 

7. Etude House Play Nail in You are My Sunkissed Candy
- I did a review of this here. I really love the neon orange color. And because the color of this polish shows up so well, I can use it for gradated nails.

8. XOXO Minnie Etude House in Minnie Black Face
-Probably one of the best if not the best find of mine in December. It has officially become my favorite polish ever because it has Mickey/Minnie's face in it. 

9. Etude House Facial Pack Brush
-I usually use my hands when I put on cream masks but I find that it's quite unhygienic especially when they're in pots. This was given to me by my sister and it actually makes putting on masks a breeze and it's hygienic. 

10. Holika Holika Blending Brush
-I own a couple of blending brushes but I wanted to have this one because it's big and fluffy. It's awfully too big for my eyes but it is perfect as a contouring brush and a setting brush. It was given to me by my sister last Christmas. ^^ 

 So, that was it for the Hit Listers. ^^ Hope you had a great weekend. Cheerio!

I Nailed It #21: You are My Sunkissed Candy

Hey guys! I'm quite enjoying the whole neon nails thing and so my nails ended up with neon gradated tips during the start of the new year.

I bought this from Etude House just because I fell in love with its striking neon orange color. I thought it would be a perfect shade to try out with my neon nails experiment.

The shade is #59 You are My Sunkissed Candy. Each "Play Nail" bottle costs Php 128.00. It's a pretty big bottle so use it well. ^^

The Verdict:
The color payoff is great. It's opaque so a layer would do and you'd get the color that you see in the bottle. It's a bright neon orange that actually reminds me of orange Popsicles. But, this polish is pretty pricey given that there might be other polishes of the same color with a much lower price tag. Also, the brush bristles are a little stiff that it causes the polish to transfer on your nails and streak a bit so you just have to be a little careful about that.

This new line of nail polishes in Etude House has some pretty colors. My mom actually has one in an old rose shade. I'm planning to check out the other colors after my wallet and I have "the talk".

Anyway, Happy New Year guys. Cheerio!

I Nailed It #20 With Love, Mickey

Hey guys! I apologize for not being able to update this blog as much as I want to. Aside from my wallet walking out on me after a terrible fight about me spending too much money on makeup (shout out to a good friend for this clever excuse), I almost always get too tired when I get home. 

Anyway, I know I owe you guys last month's hit listers. I'd probably get the time to take the pictures this weekend so the post will most probably be up next week. I'll try my best to do it. Also, my blog post drafts are piling up so I'll make sure to check that out and see the stuff I missed out on posting. 

I used a white polish from Bobbie, a shimmery black polish also from Bobbie, OMG in Salsa for that strong red color, and OMG Citrine for the sand polish. I replaced the color of the nail of my ring finger with Etude House's Strawberry Milk so that the glitter polish would show more.

I've been looking for hologram? holographic? foils since I saw them on Kstyle. Fortunately, I was able to see some in the recent Noel Bazaar in WTC.  I only bought 2 rolls though. I should have bought more. I probably wasn't in my right mind.

They are actually pretty easy to use. Just make sure that your base color is all dried up because you don't want it to be sticky and mess up your foil design. Dab on some nail glue (a plain polish works just as well, at least based on my attempt). It can be as random as you would like or it could be neat so that the design would show well.

Here's what happened with my first attempt. ^^ I glued on some nail gems to form the famous Mickey head. I got this nail gem wheel from Trinoma by the way.

I topped the black polish with Caress' Christmas Polka...

Then I drew on an attempt on Mickey's pants? shorts? on the red nail...

Okay, this has got to be my favorite nail. It could be because I was so stoked to find one of the shades of the limited edition Disney's Mickey and Minnie Mouse x Etude House polishes. I found this at the bazaar too. ^^ I was so happy because according to some sites I've read, this was only released in Korea. 

 

And this is what happens to the nails of a Mickey Mouse fan. ^^

Hope you find this attempt on nail art helpful, in any way. ^^ Cheerio!

October 2013 Hit Listers

Hello! I'm a little behind with my hit listers. In fact, I think I'm so behind it that my sister even had to remind me. ^^ Anyway, during the month of October, I was able to try a few new items and a couple of stuff I've left untested until much later. Of course, there's still a K-drama on the list, which I think is going to be a mainstay in my hit listers unless the Korean network channels end up with shows that I wouldn't like. ^^ But I don't think that's gonna happen. Like, ever. ^^

Anyway, here's the list and maybe you can find something that you like. ^^

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1. Heirs/The Inheritors/Heirs: He Who Wears the Crown Must Bear Its Weight
-I think the original title is the last one (then again, there are a couple of more versions online) but I think Heirs is what it is more commonly known for. I was really excited for Heirs, I mean it was sad for me to see Master's Sun end. But come on, this has Lee Min Hot Ho, so it was a sure-watch on my list. I was pretty excited to see Park Shin Hye and Lee Min Ho pair up but I was a little worried about the show at first since there were rumors that it was just another Boys Over Flowers. I love BOF, but it would be nice to see a different tone in a high-school show. After watching the episodes, I'd say that this drama definitely has a different feel to it. Only 8 episodes has aired but I'm liking how the story is forming. I love that I'm tuning into it not because I can stand it but because I'm actually looking forward to what's gonna happen next. 

2. Dear Girls Vitcara Long & Curl Mascara
- I was actually looking for a mascara with a slim wand when I saw this in Etude House. I love this mascara but the comb-like wand does take a little getting used to. 

3. Amour Carnival Cocktail Body Spray
- I'm actually very particular with scents because all I can stand are either musky-woody scents or fruity ones. Anything beyond and in-between for me requires a long testing period. ^^ This one from Bench actually has a mild fruity scent that I love. I wish it stayed on longer though.  

4. &Rose Flowering Eyes Palette
-I've never seen a palette from a Korean store that has a lot of matte shades and that's probably why I immediately fell in love with this new palette from Etude House. All the colors go well together and the pigmentation is awesome. 

  

5. Etude House Peach Water Gloss

-This is actually my sister's gloss that we got on sale. The reason why I keep on insisting that it'd be placed in somewhere easy to find is that this is one of the best smelling glosses I've ever tried. It doesn't have much color but the scent is just...very addictive. 

 6. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
- I've always wanted to try a Ben & Jerry's ice cream because they have the wittiest flavors but they're really hard to find locally. So when I saw this in a grocery store, I just grabbed it. Cherry Garcia actually tastes like a Black Forest cake, with all the extra dark chocolate bits.

7. Petroleum Jelly from HBC
-Spending a couple of nights in our office where the A/C seems to be always on full-blast made me realize how important it is to keep a jar of petroleum jelly at hand. What I love about this particular petroleum jelly is that it smells like baby powder. 

 8. Human Nature 100% Sunflower Beauty Oil
-I've had this in my stash for quite sometime but I haven't posted a review on it because I still can't figure out what to say about it. The reason why it is on my list is that I've been suffering from dry flaky skin lately and this is my go-to product.
 

9. Yadah Lip Crayon in Lovely Pink
- I found this while I was browsing The Beauty Bar's page. I didn't realize they carried Korean goodies too! Although I haven't heard much about this Korean brand, Yadah actually has a lot of cool and cute cosmetics like this lip crayon which are quite affordable compared to other Korean brands.

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10. KStyle
 -KStyle is actually a new show in Mnet Channel that I absolutely love because it talks about Korean fashion, food, beauty secrets and a whole lot of other stuff. I love the hosts Irene and Sarah too. Irene, I think is a model from New York and Sarah is a stylist in Korea. The show is quite different from other Korean shows I watch because it's not subtitled, unless of course, they need to speak in Korean. 

Did you find anything interesting in my list? Ask me anything. Cheerio!