Sunday, October 28, 2012

Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Review (Love Violet)

So heres my first review for the products I purchased from gmarket. This is the Juicy Cocktail Gradation Nails in #3 Love Violet. I heard many good things about Etude House nail polishes, so I thought this was a good way to test them out since you get 3 colors in one box!

These sets come in 6 colors total:
#1 Screwdriver (orange)
#2 Kiss of Fire (light pink/coral)
#3 Love Violet (purple)
#4 Mint Frappe (mint/teal)
#5 Princess Marry (coral/gold)
#6 Angel's Kiss (silver)



Colors from left to right:
#1 (base) soft purple, #2 (middle) romantic purple, #3 (top) mystery purple


The brush is a standard size and work really well to get an even coat.


English instructions as to how to apply the product.


Korean instructions and guide photos.



The products on my nails.


The products on my nails.

Rating: 5 out of 5!!
I love this set, as far as the wear time is concerned they last a fairly long time on my nails. After about a week there are chips on my right hand which always chips first. I love the way the colors turned out on my nails, and they dried pretty quickly so there wasn't an issue with messing up the designs.


Would I repurchase? Of Course! I absolutely loved these and am looking at the different colors to figure out which one I will purchase next.

I purchased this via gmarket for 5400won but they of course are available via ebay and other sites. The regular price for this product is around $5.61 so keep that in mind when looking for a place to purchase it from.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Gmarket Haul (Innisfree & The Face Shop) Haul Part 3!

On to the final part of my Gmarket haul which will consist of Innisfree and The Face Shop items. The whole reason I begun this large hauk is because I wanted to restick on sheet masks and on ebay they are double and triple the price then when you buy them from Korea. For the last time I will be reviewing all of these items, save for the sheet masks, (honestly they are all the same). But if you would like me to review something quicker be sure to let me know!! For all of these items via snail mail, they cost $30 to ship which is insanely cheap considering it wouldve probably cost over $100 to ship via EMS, which is the service Gmarket uses. 


Innisfree Eco safety no sebum sunblock, SPF35 PA+++
10800 won ($9.84)

Innisfree No Sebum Mineral Powder (Translucent)
5400 won ($4.92)

Innisfree it's real avocado sheet mask x2
860 won each ($.78)


The Face Shop Aloe Fresh Super Moisture Gel
Free with all my purchases!! 


The Face Shop Apple Flesh Mask Pack
4400 won [originally 8800won!] ($4.00)

The Face Shop Supreme Cereal Masks
2000 won each originally (The special was buy 5 get five free!!) ($1.82 each)


The Face Shop Real Nature Sheet Masks
1000 won each  originally [Special was buy 10 get 10 free!!!] ($.91 each)


The Face Shop Aqua Super Aqua Max mask sheet
free with all my purchases!!

Thats all for now!!!!

Gmarket Haul Part 2 (Holika Holika & Nature Republic)

So the next part of my haul from Gmarket is going to consist of the products I've purchased from Holika Holika and Nature Republic, there is only one more part after this (finally!). So the rest of the products I've purchased are contained there. I believe Holika Holika ships internationally from Gmarket while Nature Republic does not, so you may have to order the NR products via ebay or another site. The Holika Holika items I got for 30% off while only one of the NR things was on sale.

Again I'm planning on reviewing all of these products, but if theres something you would like to see first be sure to comment and request it!!



EyeLove Proof hyper-waterproof browcara in #1 natural brown
4130 won ($3.76)

Holika Holika EyeLove Hyper-waterproof mascara in #1 volume black
6230won ($5.68)


Holika Holika Honey Sleeping Pack Canola version
6160 won ($5.61)

Nature Republic Original Power Whitening and lineless ampoule (serum)
9900 won ($9.02) was originally 19800 won!

Nature Republic Given by Flower sheet masks
1000 won each ($.91)

Nature Republic Armpit Kit
9900 won ($9.02)


G-Market (Etude House) Haul!! [Part 1]

So I have been ordering off of Gmarket as of lately. Originally I was hesitant to do so due to the high shipping charge. I found a way to get around it for this haul, I had a friend who was teaching in Korea so I bought the items, shipped them to her and them she shipped them to me via snail mail (took 6 weeks). I saved a considerable amount of money doing it this way though, and I also had access to shops that did not ship internationally this way (Etude house ships internationally though!).

But on to what you've all been waiting for, my haul!! First up is my etude house products. Etude House is easily my favorite Korean cosmetic company. I got all of these products for 10% off since Etude was having a sale at the time (little did I know I should've actually waited for 30% off grrrr). So below are the products I got as well as the price I paid for it including the slight discount! I plan on reviewing all of these products so stay tuned for that!!

Wonderpore Freshner 500ml bottle
12500 won ($11.39)

Happy fresh foam in white clay and Witch Hazel (For oily skin)
3600 won each) ($3.28)

Petit Bijou Body Lotion
7650 won ($6.97)

I actually got three of these for free with buying the Wonderpore Freshner!
3 x 1 fl bottles (gave one to a friend) Baking Powder Cleansing Foam Moist

This was a gift with all of my purchases!! Aloe Moistfull skincare kit!

"I need you" sheet masks in lemon and red ginseng.
900 won each ($.82)

"Missing U" hand cream in #4 Pink Dolphin (Rose scented)
4050 won ($3.69)

Juicy Cocktail Gradation nails in #3 Love Violet
5400 won ($4.92)

Top 10 Tear Drop Eye Liner in #4  (Gmarket shows different packaging 
but its the same color as on gmarket)
5400 won ($4.92)

Again I'm planning to do reviews on all of these items but if you want to see anything sooner be sure to let me know!! Thanks for reading!!