Anywho! My lovely cousin Hye Kyoung and aunt came from Korea, so my family and I've been taking them shopping nearly everyday--nearly resulting in this unusually massive haul (at least for me!).
I asked my cousin to buy me a few things from Korea :) From the left: some lipsticks by MAC, CLIO, & Rimmel, Kate Kannebo Eyeshadow, Etude House Shadow in no.7, Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Black, Victoria's Secret lipstick, lipgloss, and brown mascara, Maybelline Dream Matte Powder, MAC 217, and a sample of MAC's discontinued Lip Erase. On a side note, I got the Hello Kitty Card!
Etude House and Kate Kannebo shadows =)The Kaki color is SOO pretty, and the Kate pallete's light brown is the perfect tone!
Maybelline's Dream Matte Powder--is AMAZING! It's VERY VERY VERY comparable to my MAC Studio Fix powder. It's definitely great for oily/combination skin types like me. Definitely gives you that matte look. I don't use it for setting my foundation, but instead for touch-ups to blot my face with, because it's rather drying. If you're looking for a cheap compact, go for this one! I got mine under $10.
CLIO Lippy in Beige--it's very natural/orangy :)I LOVE orange lipsticks, so we match pretty well. Victoria's Secret Lippy in the nude color (can't remember-it's just the very nude/foundation color), Rimmel Lippy in Crush (SOO CUTE! it's orangy too), and Hue by MAC. I've been looking for the perfect nude lipstick lately, and went to MAC--the MUA matched me up with this color.. but I think i'm going to take it back. It's not a nude color!
Forgot to add it in the previous picture: This one is a discontinued one I bought off of Ebay. It's called Naturally Nude by Revlon. It's just a very natural color. It's a brownish/neutral color with little peachy undertones. It's alright, but ehh.. I was really expecting something great.
Moving on to another portion of the haul~ :P Some Lush products and samples, MAC brush cleanser, OPI Matte Nail Envy, and Lincoln Park, Studio Tools Smudge Brush(CHEAP and good @ Target!!), Urban Decay liner in Ransom--WHICH IS A COLOR I'VE BE EYEING FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS--NO JOKE! My cousin bought it for me :)) A milk bath packet, and the brand new Softlips in Pearl! It says it's a tint, but it's just an iridescent neural pink. It's SUPER pretty! :)) As for the brush cleanser, I haven't even opened it yet ;) and the OPI Matte Coating.. I purchased this for $16.95 at a Trade Secret in Ohio. It was VERY expensive compared to my other OPI top-coat... so I tested it out, and its long-run benefits may be great, but any other top/base coat will do just as great. I'm returning this. It's wayy too expensive!!
So, i've been running out my St. Ives Apricot Scrub for Blemish & Blackhead Control (WHICH IS MY HG CLEANSER!), and I just happened to run into a Lush (I don't have one near my neighborhood), so I picked up a scrub. It's called Dark Angels, for oily and acne prone skin. The man at the store told me it's black because of the charcoal/soot in it--which also has little chunks for exfoliation. It also contains grapefruit extracts and.. one more thing to cure acne/control breakouts. So far, I REALLY like it! But it's a little bit drying for me--which is really SCARY, because there is seriously noone oilier than I am. It's a bit on the harsher side, so I can't use it on a daily basis. So instead, I use it every other day, rotating it with a Clean and Clear Foaming cleanser--which is really nice :) [it wasn't working out for my cousin, so she gave it to me~]
It seriously just looks like coal!
Last but DEFINITELY not least, the L'Oreal Carbon Black Lineur Intense. People have been raving on about this for its fantastic felt-tip applicator, but I never paid much attention to it, because I suck with liquid liners anyway [go BB Gel Liner!]. And not to mention, I get an allergic reaction to most liquid liners, including the Revlon Colorstay Liquid Liner, and Maybelline's Ultra Liner (this one actually like.. flakes off, its so weird). Anywho, I saw it on the shelf and picked it up, because I actually really like the clean finish liquid liners give you. Oh my goodness, I cannot say.. it's FANTASTIC! It's a GREAT liner for starters with liquid liners like me :) The felt tip gives you absolute control, and gives a precise application. I LOVE it. It's stay power is fantastic, and comes right off with any cleanser or makeup remover. It also doesn't give me that itchy allergic reaction!
And, before I close, sorry if some of the picture qualities are terrible and unfocused. I don't really know how to use my camera--and about a couple months ago, I touched one of the settings, and my camera wouldn't focus on near objects. So just 2 days go, I finally figured out how to fix that problem! So from now on, all of my pictures will be crystal clear :))
Stay tuned for another update! <3
Best,
Jinna
