Review: Etude House Sweet Recipe Baby Choux Base

I am using the sample sizes that I got for free with the purchases from Etude House. This is how it looks like on my finger.

This is my prepped up face after I finished with my morning skin care routine.

This is my face with the product on. It's almost barely there but it did lessen the slight redness of my cheeks. Also some of my visible pores are not so visible anymore. ^_^

BRAND: 

Etude House Sweet Recipe Baby Choux Base

PRICE: 

HOW DID I FIND IT: 
Feels light on the skin. Doesn't provide much coverage to cover pimple marks but great for covering up slight redness. 

This is not greasy at all and did not notice myself oiling by noon.

I managed to get by by just using 2 pea-sized amount on my whole face so that makes it somewhat affordable to use.

WOULD I REPURCHASE?
Yes.

Review: Skinfood Peach Sake Toner

BRAND: 
Skinfood Peach Sake Toner


PRICE:


HOW DID I FIND IT: 
This is like water. Smells good. Nothing sticky. I'm not sure if it even works though. Toner is supposed to normalize the pH level of your skin.


WOULD I REPURCHASE?
No. There are a lot of toners from Skinfood that I'd like to try.

Review: Skinfood Argan Oil Silk Hair Mask Pack

BRAND: 
Skinfood Argan Oil Silk Hair

PRICE: 
9000Won

HOW DID I FIND IT: 
Great to use once a week. Your hair really becomes soft. But when i used it in two consecutive days, I felt my hair becoming greasy the following day.

WOULD I REPURCHASE?
No.
This was ok. But not something I found really remarkable.

Etude House: Lip & Eye Makeup Remover

The bottle shows two distinct parts, the clear liquid at the top and bluish liquid at the bottom.

Back of the bottle showing blurb in Korean.

My face full of make up after a day's work. Yeah, oily to the max. Hahaha.

This is taken after one swipe of the product applied on some cotton cloth. 

Amount of makeup removed. ^_^ 

A few more swipes, and the makeup is off. Whatever's left will be taken cared of by the cleansing oil. 

BRAND: 

Etude House: Lip and Eye Makeup Remover

PRICE: 

I remember this to be around 350 pesos in SM Megamall.

HOW DID I FIND IT: 

The product produces residue on the face. It does remove even waterproof make up so that's  thumbs up. 

WOULD I REPURCHASE?

Cleansing oil is actually enough. So, I will not purchase again.  

Review: Holika holika Wine Therapy Sleeping Mask

BRAND: 

Holika holika Wine Therapy Sleeping Mask

PRICE: 
Free sample. Amazon lists the 120ml version at $14.00 or around Php600

HOW DID I FIND IT: 

The mixture is gelatinous that melts into the skin upon application. Light and comfortable to put on at night. 

WOULD I REPURCHASE?
No. The smell of wine is simply too strong for me. Since I don't like the smell of alcoholic beverages then this does not suit me. But otherwise for moisturizing purposes this would just be an ok product for me.  

Review: Skin Food All Over Muffin Cake Finish

I don't know if it is noticeable but the powder is on the lower portion of my hand. 

BRAND: 
Skin Food All Over Muffin Cake Finish

PRICE: 

HOW DID I FIND IT: 

As a setting powder, this is woefully lacking and can't keep the oiliness of the bb cream away. 
However, if you use something else to mattify your face and then apply this as the last step, the effect is simply perfect. 

Provides a healthy glow and not too overbearing. However, you have to do several swipes and a lot of application before you can notice a change. 

WOULD I REPURCHASE?
Probably, unless I can find some other finish powders that are easier to apply. 

Review: Etude House Tear Eyeliner

This liner goes on the inner corner of your lower lash line. It gives your eyes a little pop and shine. 

I really have to do something about the camera. At the moment, this is the best I can do. >_<

BRAND: 
Etude House Tear Eyeliner

PRICE: 

HOW DID I FIND IT: 

Simply great! I loved this. It is a little bit hard to apply, Perhaps because I have a few wrinkles on my eyes...

I am constantly using this and it gives a subtle shine to your eyes. Contains super micro glitters. 

WOULD I REPURCHASE?
Yes! I think I'll go through this pretty fast though

Review: Avon Ultra Glazewear Lipgloss

The applicator is typical of lip glosses. 

On the lips, however since my front camera phone is low res, this picture does not do the lipgloss justice. 

BRAND: 
Avon Ultra Glazewear Lipgloss in K303 Fiery Red

PRICE: 

HOW DID I FIND IT: 

I loved this lipgloss. You only need a about two swipes and you're done. Perfect for creating those gradated lips. I also liked the color. It fits me so perfectly. 

WOULD I REPURCHASE?
Yep, in a heartbeat. You got the thumbs up from me Avon!

2015 Update:
The gloss is sticking to everything... One wrong move and your clothes will have stains... 

Review: Skinfood seaweed Shining Bronzer Pact

There is an embossed angel in the middle of the pact.

It also comes with its own brush applicator. I also saw that there's a teeny tiny hole at the back of the pact suggesting that this is refillable?

BRAND: 
Skinfood seaweed Shining Bronzer Pact

PRICE: 
This was KRW12,000 or about php480

HOW DID I FIND IT: 

I usually use bronzers for contouring my face. I found this shade too light. I still use it as such but I have to put more in. Plus after about four hours, it totally disappears on my face. I also don't think that the shade would even show up on camera. 

I tried to take pictures with me using the product but it doesn't show up. Totally no difference in  before and after pics. I guess it would be noticeable minimally if the person was really looking for it. 

Packaging is ok and I like that it has its own brush for easy application on the go. 

WOULD I REPURCHASE?
No. This was an impulse buy. 

Review: Tony Moly Backstage Gel Eyeliner #1 Black

I was in search of a great eyeliner. I guess, I've used just about everything, from the pencil ones, liquid liners and now gel type liners!

I was hoping that the gel type liners wouldn't be too hard to use and I was right. The thing to understand is you have to spread the gel a little bit at a time and not do the lining in one go. 

It comes with its own brush. Really easy-peasy to use. 

Here's how it looks on my eyes. It takes practice but I think this doesn't look too bad. Gosh, need to tweeze those eyebrows!!! 

BRAND: 
Tony Moly Backstage Gel Eyeliner #1 Black

PRICE: 
This was KRW8,500 or about php340  

HOW DID I FIND IT: 

Really easy application. Even easier than liquid liners. You also use so little of the product that this would last you ages, provided of course that it won't dry out on you. 

For those considering the price a hindrance. Well, i am known to be frugal and I think that this is a good buy. Typical pencil liners are usually php100 and I also saw some liquid liners for php60. And I dare say that this liner would last you months and even years because you would need only tiny swipes of the provided brush to do your eyes. 

The only thing I noticed was when your eyelids become oily, the liner tends to stick to the upper portion of your eyes when it comes to contact with your lids as you open your eyes. Also, it tends to smudge a bit after a whole day of wearing it on your face. 

WOULD I REPURCHASE?
Probably not. Heck, I'll probably be using this one for 2 years at most and after all that time, I might want to use other liners just for variety. 

2015 Update
Yes, I still haven't finished this product yet and it been 2 years already!

Coming Back from the land of beauty products: Korea!

I just came back from Korea and oh boy did I buy a lot of skincare products. 
I had a great time.

Here's  a shot of everything that I bought...

Freebies galore!! I plan on using these first rather than the full sizes. 

There's actually quite a lot and I think these would last me a month or two. 

Freebies range from BB creams, Body washes, toners, emulsions, serums, and eye creams

Group shots!

Eye patches

The black one has 60 patches and the orange ones have 14. 

Various facemasks from Skinfood, Missha, The Faceshop, Etude House, Holika Holika. I got such a steal from these. Holika Holika had the 1+1 deal and Missha had the 10+20. Faceshop 5+5. Basically getting 50% discount. 

I didn't want to buy so much BB Creams because they are so damn hard to finish. And I still have a lot of BB Creams to finish up before I even open these ones. Right now, I am rotating using BB creams from Avon, Maybelline and Etude. Plus I still have sample BB creams that I haven't opened yet. So, sorry reviews of these will have to wait. 

And yes, I am as much a sucker for packaging as the next gal. This is Tony Moly's fruit collection. An assortment of fruits masquerading as masks, lip balms and hand creams. 

Facial washes. I can probably use one tube in about three months or four months. I still have the White Clay Mask from Etude and the samples sizes to go through though. 

Cleansing Oils. Supposedly you're supposed to use these first to remove make up. 

The one in the tray is a set of 4 egg soaps. Each having different purpose. Cute as hell. Bought that because it is the CNBlue Egg Soap. Love you Yonghwa! 

Perfume sticks! This is so intriguing, I just had to buy it. The one on the right is from Tony Moly. 

Finishing Powders, highlighter, bronzer (i was actually surprised to find this) face powders and blushers. And yes, I still have to finish blushers that I am using at the moment. Arrrgh. 

An assortment of eyecreams, from Skinfood. The one in the pink cap is Etude House's concealer. Plus I think that the cooling stick is something of a new concept for me. 

Sleeping packs and creams. The two boxes at the right are freebies from Skin79. Can you imagine? Wow! I love you Skin79!

The two ones in a tub are exfoliants and the one in the squeezy pump is a mask. 

Serums and Essence.. 

Odds and ends that don't belong to any group. Hair mask, sunblock, freeze foam, and aloe gel. 

Egg pore nose pack... How cute is this?

And lastly highlighters, the backstage liner from tony moly, tear drop liner from Etude and liners from Holika Holika.