Etude House: Minime x Shinee Be My Princess Perfume Body/Hair Mist

I'm so hyped to be doing my first review since I got back from Korea a week days ago! And yes, I did get a bunch of new cosmetics from brands such as Etude House, Tony Moly, Nature Republic, VDL and more! Let's first get started with a product I've been dying to review :3

For all you K-POP lovers out there, this new review will rock your socks. Anyways, just a while ago, the 5 member K-POP boyband Shinee collaborated with Etude House to create a wonderful collection of sweet smelling perfume mists that come in five variations. The Be My Princess Collection is the latest season from Minime. All the mists have the same floral scent, but each one with their own unique touch to it. This is my first perfume mist review so I'm so excited :D let's get started!

Product Review:

I bought Ms. Bloom, Minho's princess :3  It has a white floral-fruity scent, and it's a really elaborate perfume mist and mimics the qualities of an actual perfume. But because it's not a perfume, it's very light, which makes it work and school appropriate. If you want a more stronger smell, just spray on more perfume. Etude House also says it's fine to spray it on your hair. I thought it would be ridiculous to spray this in my hair.  But it works just as well on your hair! It didn't make my hair sticky or anything, and in fact, my hair ended smelling sweet. Another tip I got from a friend is to spray perfume or body mists on your clothing, this works if you really sensitive skin :)

Product Rating: 4/5 

Packaging Review:

Firstly, I can just go on forever about how adorable the packaging is. This also comes with a really cute earphone jack that you put on top of her head or use for your phone. There's only a 100ml, but the packaging is pretty bulky. In other words, it's not so durable :| But it's not a major problem for me though.

Packaging Rating: 5/5 (for creativity and cuteness :3 ) 

I bought mine at the airport, and Etude House is selling these for 12 USD per bottle. If any of you happen to be in Korea now, I suggest you pick a bottle up before the summer sale end :) Seriously, it was really worth the price :P

Etude House: Bling Bling Eye Stick

So I'm back with another exciting review! This special product takes you far away into the universe...it's Etude House's astrology themed eye shadow sticks! I'm a huge fan of astrology and anything got to do with the universe, so I was so glad to get my hands on one of these. The Bling Bling Eye Sticks come in 6 original shades. Later on, Etude House released another 4 shades (in the orange and bronze range).

the original shades in 1) white, 2) yellow, 3) pink supernova, 4) purple aurora, 5) silver, 6) brown 

(my korean is really rusty, so 1), 2), 5), and 6) I couldn't give the full name -_-'' sorry) 

I love all the shades, but I got my favorite one, Pink Supernova. Let's go have a look! 

Packaging Review: 

Etude House normally goes OTT on the cutesy side of things, but I was pretty surprised to see that they were going for a whole new take on the packaging design. All navy blue with a constellation on the bottom half of the container and a clear space showing the color shade at the very bottom of the eye stick container. Super easy to use and get the product out, and super easy to put back. There's no mess and it's very efficient. 3 words - I LOVE IT. 

Packaging Review: 5/5 

Product Review: 

Since it was a cheap product, it got smudged easily (when I rubbed my eye by accident -_-). But if manage to refrain from rubbing your eye, it's really long lasting. The color is just beautiful. It's a very versatile product too. It also works as a base for your eyelids. It's fit for everyday where - I was pleased that the pigment of the shadow can range from an extremely light baby pink (1 coat) to a shocking metallic pink (4 coats). Etude House also gives a quite a reasonable amount of product, so I guess it would last for quite a while. I strongly recommend this to you if you are on a beauty budget :) 

Product Review: 4/5 

(it's pretty light) swatch test: x3 coat 

The Face Shop: Face IT - Designing Cake Eyebrow

I haven't done a review from The Face Shop for a very long time, so I'm glad to be reviewing another product from them ^^ this is my first review on an eye brow product so I'm super excited! Let's ge the ball rolling :) Though the Face IT collection came out quite a while ago, I managed to get my Designing Cake Eyebrow kit during my stay in Seoul. The color I have is 02, Khaki Gray

Packaging Rating:

Nowadays, you can get eyebrow products that come in a form of an eyebrow pencil. But the Face Shop is sticking to classic way. The product comes in a container that is similar to that of eyeshadow. At a glance I thought it was eyeshadow. The Face Shop includes 2 brushes - an angled brush (you can make thin or thick lines on your eyebrow) and an eyebrow mascarra (for shaping the eyebrow). There's also a handy mirror with the kit too. I like the sleek packaging, but I still prefer to use my eyebrow sticks - they are more efficient to use.

Packaging Rating: 3/5 

Product Rating:

It's long lasting and the color is just great, but I will admit that I will stick to my eyebrow sticks. I can't really make distinct lines, and the thin lines are still pretty thick. I try to give my eyebrows a more distinct and bold look, but at the end, it just looks like I drew my WHOLE eyebrow on. The product quality is excellent and it's really long lasting - but personally (and judging by the results), this product isn't for me. Maybe there are some of you out there who prefer this look but I'll stick to using my eyebrow sticks.

Product Rating: 3/5 

Etude House: Proof 10 Auto Pencil

Hey guys! I'm in Korea at the moment, so I've been able to pick up some new products to review. This will be my first review on an eye liner, so I'm super excited! Let's get started!

The Proof 10 Auto Pencil Eyeliner is part of Etude House's Proof 10 collection. Besides the auto pencil (eye liner), a liquid liner and an eye primer is also available. Etude House claims that this eye liner is water proof and long lasting. It comes in 5 shades. The shade I have today is in black.

Packaging Review:

The packaging is excellent. Etude House gives quite a lot of product, so I was pleased with my purchase. Another interesting aspect of this eye liner is that it has a mini sharpener attached to the back.

Packaging Rating: 5/5 

Here is the sharpener! 

Product Review: 

I was pretty impressed by this eye liner. It glides on smoothly. It's long lasting, and although it is water proof, it smudges a little bit when you accidentally rub your eye -____- But overall, I though it was worth the money and it's convient to carry around. I recommend this for those who are on a beauty budget! It also has tiny sparkles :) 

Product Rating: 3.5/5 

Etude House: Missing U - Season 2

So I haven't reviewed a hand cream in a long time. Etude House's Missing U Season 2 hand cream came out a long time ago, but it was only recently when I started to use it. I happen to have the Pink Dolphin Hand Cream from the four choices. The thing I love about about Etude House's Missing U series is that they a portion of the profit goes into helping these wonderful endangered animals.

From top to bottom (clockwise): Pink Dolphin (Fiona Flower), Panda (Peach), Harp Seal (Green Tea), Fairy Penguin (Cotton) 

Packaging Review:
This hand cream won the "Good Design Award" in 2011. It's super convient to carry around and I can open and close with ease. It's got a very minimalistic design to it, but at the same time it is very kawaii.
And like all Etude House handcreams, the packaging is reusable.

Packaging review: 5/5 

Product Review:

I had all 4 types of this hand cream  but I chose the Pink Dolphin one because I don't have any hand creams that smell like this (and the packaging made the dolphin look like a platypus which was cute). All four of them boast their scents very well and they smell natural (nothing artificial). The texture of the cream is pretty thin for a hand cream. It's more like a hand lotion. The cream is very long lasting and moisturising. It also gives my hands a matte finish ^^. Overall, it's a really nice handcream, and I would definitely go back to purchase more from the Missing U collection :)

Product Review: 5/5 

Besides using this as a handcream, I also apply some on my face and neck. I seriously wish Etude House made a Missing U series Body Lotion!