Etude House Precious Minerals All Day Strong BB Cream: No.3 + Total Age Repair Activating Emulsion

Etude House Precious Minerals All Day Strong BB Cream: No. 3

SPF 30 PA++

I was looking for a fluid BB cream since recently I feel like my skin's changed again and gotten dryer. I finally am  at the bottom of my Etude House BB Magic Balm! So I picked this BB cream up since I like Etude House and figured it wouldn't disappoint. 

This BB cream is a bit thicker than the BB balm actually. Thicker means more coverage. You can see the results from my pictures. I was breaking out terribly at that point in time, so I figured it was perfect to do a BB swatch for. Please don't laugh at my predicament T_T. 

The only issue is that the swatch color isn't spot on for my skin =/. I thought so many asians are usually lighter than me so I should be the darker shade, unfortunately it's a tidge too dark. You may think it's strange because it looks too light for me in the swatch above, but that's with flash immediately after applied. The BB Magic Balm is slightly too light, but this is a bit too dark. I've done a comparison swatch of the two. My face is lighter than my hand so the Magic BB balm shade works better. 

If you think this is for you, then feel free to take it off me- I don't tan really either. EMAIL ME at juicedmang0s@gmail.com.  $13 shipped 

Etude House Total Age Repair Activating Emulsion

I used this every day before makeup for about 1-2 months now. Honestly I can't see any difference in the age of my skin. But I love how it's in a heavy durable bottle. It dented my floor, lol. But the only thing is that it's a bit hard to get the product out of the bottle. It is still a decent moisturizer though. Not too heavy.

GMarket has brought happiness~~

     I think after so many times, we should just take it for granted that I will go into long periods of hibernation. Right after my big boxes, yes plural, arrived, I immediately set out to free all the stuff from their bubble wrap cages and snap pictures. My mom walked in halfway through a swatch session and wanted to know what I was doing. That was awkward.

I also keep forgetting- so I'm writing it here to warn everyone and myself all over again. You can't review (and thus get stamps for) the same type of item (ex same item in different colors, or multiple options under one seller) multiple times in one day, BUT after a certain time period after you've received the item you also won't be able to click and confirm receipt to get mileage. Meaning, you can't just review one item one day, and another the next, and another the next. So you should click that you've received them anyways. 

I got a lot of good stuffs to show you, but haven't finished processing the pictures yet, so I'll just show you things that need a minimal review in this post and post pictures of what I will review in the future. 

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I LOVE this purse. At first I was apprehensive about the quality while ordering, but it's perfect! The purse has weight, as in it's not some cheap flimsy thing, it's actually pretty sturdy. Originally it comes with two chains which made it super heavy. I took the longer chain off and only use the smaller chain. You open by pushing one of the two button/ prongs or whatever towards the middle. Inside there are slots for cards and cash. ABSOLUTELY LOVE and the seller also shipped in a plastic bag, so less shipping weight, thank goodness!

Yes, this thing in all its glory is a rilakkuma plush. I couldn't help myself. Truthfully, I wanted the 70 cm one, but then I looked at the price tag and opted for the 50 cm one instead. It suffices. Although good thing I got the 50 cm and not any smaller because smaller would've been disappointing. It's soft, I like ^^. Came with the socks as freebie.

The earrings that I got? Wow, couldn't be happier. The quality is excellent and much better than last time's. Last time some of the studs were crooked and it was a mess. These actually feel like they'll last as well. The hair elastics are freebies and the yellow ball earrings too. I think they're cute ^^. Only thing is... I have no idea where I placed any of these earrings now. *Gasp*! I know! I put them somewhere temporarily until I could get a new box for them, but once I got a box, I couldn't find them. Hopefully I didn't put them back into the cardboard boxes that I threw away...

 I think these Miffy pens are supposed to be scented but I don't really detect much of a scent. They're nice pens nonetheless.

 With makeup collection expansion comes a need for storage. Picked this Tony Moly bag up. It's nice because it has a little side pocket for brushes or whatever too.

And the below are all the products that I got to be reviewed in the future.

From Tony Moly: I accidentally got two of the same egg (thought my charges were weird but couldn't figure them out). It's the one to reduce wrinkle visibility. After you finish using all the product, it's really cut because you can knock out the top part, and grow a plant through it. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PLEASE EMAIL ME AT juicedmang0s@gmail.com. It'll take me a while to finish so I really don't need two. Egg and eyeshadow I bought, rest are freebies.

From Holika Holika, a very cute brand! Bought blush and the lip product.

And last but not least! Etude House!! I was going to say everything below the Peel line is a freebie, but actually that one shower lips isn't. I was actually a bit disappointed in this time's Etude House freebie because I wanted a bag to put all the products that I bought instead. Oh well.

Gmarket Again...

I'm thinking of doing a cosmetics/ jewelry haul from Gmarket. I know i know i'm so bad. So far definitely going to try out Etude House's Tangerine line. Haven't decided if I want to order from other companies, or rather I have no idea what to order. Any of you seen anything interesting from other cosmetics/ skincare companies for me to check out?

Also haven't decided whether or not to include readers from the US in on this spree or not yet. I mean I think the last one went pretty smoothly, unlike the first batch, but to have to be responsible for people's orders if something goes wrong.. ehhh... maybe if enough people try convincing me. I can say that there definitely won't be hauling of super large items like heavy jackets/ other clothes, etc though. I think smaller items keep us more under the radar from customs.

This seller especially has a lot of cute earrings that I'm going to order.

I'll order within a week. It takes me so long to really decide on what all I want.

Scentsy

The box was huge!

What is it? It's a wax warmer. Now now, you may be skeptical and thinking what I was "what the heck am I going to do with such a frivolous thing". But all that changed when I experienced what it could do in the office. The scent used was one that was unoffensive, warming, and gave off a good work environment. Then I got curious, and well, I figured this might be a wonderful wedding gift, and oh well why don't I just throw one in for myself?.. so here we are

And how cute is this? the silver bag was very padded!  Opening the bag released a lovely scent. It also came with two handled clear bags (on top of the warmers), which is really nice if you're making a group order, you can split up the merchandise and give it separately in bags (that's how it's meant to be done- in a group/ party order)

I ordered too late for it to get here in time for the wedding, it took 8 days to get here. They say to prepare for it to take 2-3 weeks though.

I wasn't sure if the Heirloom warmer would look tacky irl because all you ever see are pictures of it with the light on. I do appreciate how the whole thing illuminates though. Went to Wal Mart and found some lighted warmers as well (looked almost everywhere else and there are no others), but those were incredibly ugly and cheap quality looking.

I'm happy to say that this warmer looks nice. Wasn't too sure if the whole cracked glaze thing was on purpose at first, but after looking at the body I figured it was.

My other one is Nod. And for some reason, this one looks fatter than the other. I think a mid sized warmer would probably suit my needs more, but they come in less designs. There were also ones of this in different colors on sale, but I didn't want a green or blue one. I love how the inside of the dish appears to have black accents.

I was confused at first about the pad on the bottom, it just looks like a sticker and I was unsure whether to remove or not. Guess not?

They say that the wax won't burn since it melts at such a low temp., but mine does slightly. Not enough to give you serious burns, but enough that it hurts. I think this may be from the larger light bulb, perhaps the smaller warmers keep the wax a bit cooler.

Got a whole bunch of scents, unfortunately I don't like half of them -__-, guess I'm just not too good at picking. All my comments are based on what they smell like cold. I think these scents often smell different while being warmed (different smell properties come out I guess). It's funny because I thought I picked up Lucky in Love, apparently I didn't. Then I thought it was strange for me to pick up these scents, I don't remember choosing surfer girl, and unfortunately the confirmation email doesn't detail exactly everything, but the invoice has the right order, and the rest is right, so I guess I did...

**Edit** I realized that you can't just sniff the scents straight in the package, it's better to wave them in the air to get an idea.

It comes with an ice pack! ^^

Let's start with one I do like, love actually:

Home Sweet Home: Smells amazing! reminds me of cherry/ cranberries with a warm touch

Banana Nut Bread: Smells like banana, nuts, hint of cinnamon.. and maybe vanilla. Does it smell like banana nut bread? ehhh... not quite. But I think this may be one that smells different when warmed than in the container. The warming might just meld all those flavors together.

Enchanted Mist: a light refreshing scent. Something that I've smelled in a body spray before.

Kahiko Hula: This one I did use in the warmer. You can definitely smell the mango and something else when you get close, but otherwise, when it's warming.. there's kind of a lacking in the scent that is typical of some body sprays, it smells hollow- not a full bodied scent. Most people will probably not notice. Overall there is still a fruity scent, but I can't see myself using this a lot. Dont' get me wrong though, it is a nice scent. You can smell some sweetness.

Honey, Do!: They describe this as a ripe Honeydew. It smells like honeydew and milk. I tried a milk candy that was honeydew flavored, and this is what it smelled like. Can't say I'm a fan

Surfer Chick: Smells like some cologne with vanilla

Tea Party: I'm confused as to where the tea comes in. Doesn't smell like tea at all, just like a sharp cologne

Faerie Blossom: Citrusy- kind of like lemon scented cleaner.

Citrus Sun Tea: makes me think of an orange and yellow starburst combined. You can smell the hint of sweetness.

The person at my office uses only 1/2 a block at a time when the scent runs out. She says that ways, if you don't like the scent it's not a big loss. Plus, you can mix scents to hopefully make one smell better!

Have scentsy? Share with me your favorite scents (be sure to describe them)!

Victoria's Secret Mania

Meant to do this post so long ago (as you can tell by the picture's photo date stamps). I can't find some of the pictures, but might as well as post the ones I do have. I ordered so much, went crazy during the semi-annual, but when they arrived, some just weren't what I expected, so I returned a whole bunch. Turns out you can return stuff from multiple orders together and only get charged once.

These two above are from the Biofit line and they're significant because I can tell you that before this, I really didn't care about matching underwear. Then I tried these on and it was like ahhhh~ *cue special music*. The green especially was a bit neon looking and I thought to myself, "This definitely won't look good". But once I tried it on, "Hey this looks not to bad" popped up in my head.

A WHOLE bunch of new bras. The picture on the right above is stuff that I returned. They just didn't look like they did on the site. Well the cupcake and strawberry undies were just the wrong size so I exchanged. The green and pink bras on the right are from the Incredible? line and while they were comfortable, the straps aren't adjustable! That means for people who need shorter straps like me, the straps were constantly falling down, making it less secure.

I ordered a whole bunch of swimwear and these three sets I returned. They weren't as flattering as on the models. The pink one on the right is more magenta-y red irl than displayed on their site. It made me feel like I was wearing a handkerchief or something, so.. returned. The multistriped one I thought might work, because on the model it seems to enhance her chest area, but I'm not as well endowed, and no matter what I did, this one was determined to fall down.

Wish I could find pics of the other sets... hopefully I didn't delete the pics.