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Unboxing: Glossybox August and September 2013

22. September 2013
Hey there,
I’ll be showing you today the contents of my Glossyboxes for August and September. Last month I completely forgot about the August Box, that’s Why I will show you two boxes this time ;)
 
I’ll start of with the September Box, which is more up-to-date:
 
Glossybox September 2013
 
The Motto of this months box is “Sugar and Spice”. 

 

Here is the content of my September Glossybox 
(the product descriptions in German are in a different color):

Océane Makeup Remover Pen (4.00€/ 3ml – box contained full size product)   

Produktbeschreibung: Der Makeup Remover Pen von Óceane kaschiert kleine Schmink-Malheure im Handumdrehen, ohne das restliche Make-up zu verschmieren. Die Spitze des Stiftes enthält eine duftstofflose Flüssigkeit, die Lippenstift, Kajal, Wimperntusche und Co. entfernt und die Haut dabei nicht austrocknet. 

Ingredients: LAURETH-12 MEADOW FOAM SEED OIL, 1,3-BUTANEDIOL,WATER DEIONIZED, LIQUID GERMALL®PLUS. 
The Body Shop Satsuma Body Butter (16.00€/ 200ml- box contained travel size product)
Product description: This rich and creamy Body Butter is a feast for the skin. It melts straight in to leave skin feeling soft and smooth. It contains Community Fair Trade shea butter and smells of fresh satsuma.
  • 24-hour hydration
  • Great for normal to dry skin
  • Fresh satsuma scent 
Ingredients: Aqua (Water) (Solvent/Diluent), Butyrospermum parkii (Shea Butter) (Emollient), Cyclomethicone (Emollient), Glycerin (Humectant), Citrullus vulgaris (Citrullus Vulgaris (Watermelon) Seed Oil) (Skin Conditioning Agent), Glyceryl Stearate (Emulsifier), PEG-100 Stearate (Surfactant), Cetearyl Alcohol (Emulsifier), Lanolin Alcohol (Stabiliser/Emollient), Parfum (Fragrance), Limonene (Fragrance Ingredient), Phenoxyethanol (Preservative), Theobroma cacao (Cocoa Butter) (Emollient), Methylparaben (Preservative), Propylparaben (Preservative), Xanthan Gum (Viscosity Modifier), Citrus reticulata (Fragrance Ingredient), Hexyl Cinnamal (Fragrance Ingredient), Citral (Fragrance Ingredient), Tocopherol (Antioxidant), Benzyl Alcohol (Preservative), Disodium EDTA (Chelating Agent), Linalool (Fragrance Ingredient), Sodium Hydroxide (pH Adjuster), Citrus dulcis (Orange Oil) (Fragrance/Essential Oil), Citronellol (Fragrance Ingredient), Geraniol (Fragrance Ingredient), CI 19140 (Colour), CI 14700 (Colour) 
Shiseido Ibuki Softening Concentrate (29.00€/ 75ml – box contained travel size product) 
By supplying skin with generous moisture, this deep-infusion formula helps deliver immediately effective ingredients into the skin for a softer, smoother feel. Enhances the benefits of the skincare that follows. 

Ingredients: Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sd Alcohol 40-b (Alcohol Denat.), Peg-8,Peg/ppg-17/4 Dimethyl Ether, Butylene Glycol, Trehalose, Phenoxyethanol, Peg-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Isostearyl Alcohol, Isostearic Acid, Carbomer, Betaine, Erythritol, Peg/Ppg-14/7 Dimethyl Ether, Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Fragrance, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Metaphosphate, Potassium Hydroxide, Stearyl Alcohol, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Benzoate, Linalool, Lamium Album Flower Extract, Citrus Junos Seed Extract, Tocopherol. 

Be A Bombshell Cosmetics Onyx Eye Liner (14.00€/ 3g – box contained full size product)

Product Description

Formula: Our long lasting water resistant formula last from am to pm.
Bombshell Application: Use like a marker, drawing with the tip closest to your lash line for precise definition.
Bombshell Tip: To make lashes look more full, line the upper lash line with liner and follow with the lining the lower waterline.

Color Club high society Nail Polish (7.00€/ 15ml – box contained full size product)

Produktbeschreibung: Mit diesem hinreißenden Lack setzen Sie passend zum Wechsel der Jahreszeiten auf eine herbstlichere Nuance. Der gräuliche Ton eignet sich optimal, um den Nägeln für die kühler werdenden Tage ein trendiges Finish zu verleihen. 

I had a lot of ideas about how this box could be filled, but there is only one product out of the box related to the topic in my opinion. I expected to get more products with different spicey scents and stuff like this :D Nevertheless, this box is GREAT. I love the products and I have use for each of them :D So I better should not complain… 


Glossybox August 2013

This box was called the “Sunkissed Edition”.

And here are the products I got in this box (the product descriptions in German are in a different color):

Bebe More Beautyful Eyes (4.90€/ 15ml – box contained full size product)
Vieles verändert sich mit der Zeit, auch die Haut. Man fühlt sich zu alt für Teenie-Produkte, aber noch zu jung für Anti-Age. Deshalb gibt es jetzt die neue Pflege- und Reinigungslinie bebe MORE – für die Bedürfnisse der Haut ab Mitte 20. Mit feinen Perlmuttpartikeln kaschiert diese leichte Augenpflege sofort kleine Schatten unter den Augen – ganz ohne Schimmereffekt. Die luftig leichte Textur mit Jasminblütenwasser erfrischt und kühlt die Haut beim Auftragen. Sie sehen im Handumdrehen hellwach und strahlend schön aus. Die Formel mit wertvoller Kaktusmilch spendet zusätzlich Feuchtigkeit. 
Ingredients:  Aqua, Glycerin, CI 77891, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Hexyldecyl Stearate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Mica, Jasminum Officinale Flower Water, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Copper Gluconate, Magnesium Aspartate, Panthenol, Sodium Levulinate, Zinc Gluconate, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Stearate, Lecithin, Cinnamic Acid, Levulinic Acid, Tin Oxide, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Acrylates/ C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Myristyl Alcohol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Stearyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, CI 17200. 
Michael O’Rourke Fix It Up Conditioner (22.00€/ 200 ml – box contained full size product)
Amp up lifeless hair with Michael O’Rourke Fix It Up Conditioner. This leave-in volumizing conditioner adds lift and volume to all hair types. The foam formula works to repair and strengthen hair while increasing volume without weighing hair down. 
Ingredients: Water / Aqua / Eau, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Stearalkonium Chloride, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Steapyrium, Chloride, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Dicetyl Phosphate, Ceteth-10 Phosphate, Sodium PCA, Panthenol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Nitrate, Magnesium Nitrate, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Magnesium Chloride
PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Methylisothiazolinone, Apigenin, Oleanolic Acid, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Parfum / Fragrance, Butylphenyl Methyl Propional, Linalool, Limonene
Jelly Pong Pong 2-in-1 Shadow/Liner “Steel”  (13.00€/ 2.8g – box contained full size product)
A uniquely formulated crayon that doubles as an eyeliner for thick, precise lines as well as a perfectly-blended eye shadow. The exclusive combination of Italian-formulated waxes and pigments allows you to build up the colour, smudge or create bold lines quickly and easily.

Bonus : Creamy texture with long-lasting hold, made with pure beeswax

Ingredients: Beeswax (Cera Alba), Carnauba (Copernicia Cerifera) Wax, Ceresin, Petrolatum, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Bht, Methylparaben, Propylparaben. [+/- (May Contain) Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Fd&C Blue No. 1 Al Lake (Ci 42090:2), D&C Red No. 6 (Ci 15850), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), D&C Red No. 27 Al Lake (Ci 45410:2), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288)] 

The Body Shop 100% Natural Lip Roll-On Orange (4.00€/ 10 ml – box contained full size product) 
Made from 100% natural ingredients, this roll-on liquid lip balm leaves lips feeling soft and totally kissable. It has a zesty citrus flavour.
50P of each purchase goes to help the most marginalised and vulnerable children around the world, those literally on the edge. For more information on this donation please visit www.childrenontheedge.org
  • Moisturising
  • Leaves lips feeling soft and smooth
  • Non-tacky, non-waxy feel
  • 50P of each purchase goes to help children 

Ingredients: Ricinus Communis Seed Oil (Emollient), Glycine Soja Oil (Emollient/Skin Conditioner), Lanolin (Emollient), Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil (Emollient), Olea Europaea Fruit Oil (Emollient), Limonene (Fragrance Ingredient), Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax (Texture Additive), Aqua (Solvent/Diluent), Aroma (Flavour), Tocopherol (Antioxidant), Persea Gratissima Oil (Emollient), Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil (Hair & Skin Conditioning Agent), Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Extract (Flavoring Agent), Citral (Fragrance Ingredient), Linalool (Fragrance Ingredient), Geraniol (Fragrance Ingredient), Citric Acid (pH Adjuster).  

 
 Korres White Tes Fluid Gel Cleanser (19.50€/ 200 ml – box contained travel size product)

Deeply cleanses and refreshes, without dehydrating the skin

KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS
Formulated with vegetable derived soap substitutes, the White Tea fluid gel deeply cleanses and refreshes, without dehydrating the skin. While the gel is very easily rinsed off, yet the Oat proteins’ moisturising layer remains on the skin.

Ingredients: Aqua/Water/Eau, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Betaine, PEG-40 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Capryloyl Glycine, Sodium Coceth Sulfate, Alcohol, Arginine, Benzyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Castoryl Maleate, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydrolysed Oats, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Lactic Acid, Linalool, Magnesium PCA, Manganese PCA, Panthenol, Parfume (Fragrance), Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Sodium PCA, Sucrose Laurate, Tocopherol, Zinc PCA. 

Also this box was great. I was so happy to be able to try another Jelly Pong Pong Product (I raved about the Jelly Pong Pong Lip Stain before), and also I’m curious about the Korres cleanser *_* 
I hope the next boxes will be as awesome as those two boxes, I really think that Glossybox did a very good job for both boxes :)
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If you want to try GlossyBox by yourself, just go to their web page (here). They have different kind of boxes, too. 

GLOSSYBOX.de

 

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Review: Skinfood Egg White Pore Mask

19. September 2013
Hey :)
This review is based on a sample I got from Skinfood’s Egg White Pore Mask. I’ve been always curious about that mask, since I heard a lot of people do like it.


Here is the description taken from Skinfood’s official web page:

A pore-refining cleanser with egg white extract that penetrates deeply into pores to remove pore-clogging oil.
 
[Egg white Story]Egg white, enriched with albumin, promotes firmer skin and smaller pores.
 
* To UseAfter cleansing, apply to the face except the eye and mouth area. Wash off with lukewarm water in 10 ~ 15 minutes.

I have to point out that I’ve always loved Skinfood’s packaging. They have a vintage kind of design and logo and it really looks nice to me. The sample sachet design is as you expect it to be. Simple colors, but a little drawing on the front and the logo which makes it nice on it’s own way. The full size product comes in a jar.

The amount of product in the sample sachet is sufficient for 3 times use. This is great, because you can try the mask more then once and get a better view on the effects. The product itself has a thick creamy consistency. It can be spread nicely over the face and doesn’t fall off. The scent is flowery and clean, which I prefer over citrus scents :)

 

After 15 minutes the mask becomes starts drying and you can wash it off. What I experienced was super soft skin. I loved touching it afterwards.*_* The skin feels cleaned and refreshed, too.
Concerning the effect on the pores, they appear to be a bit smaller or less visible after use, but the effect vanishes after some hours. As you can see I got freckles after my summer holidays :D
I didn’t experience any firming, but I don’t know if this effect is only visible after long time usage.
However, I like to repurchase this mask, simply because I loved the softening effect and it is a quick re-freshener. I also liked the scent a lot, because it was a simple and pleasant flowery scent.
You can purchase Skinfood’s Egg White Pore Mask here:
W2Beauty for US$ 15.49 (free shipping)
testerkorea for appr. US$ 8 (shipping costs depend on the weight of the product)
ebay for US$ 7-10 (shipping depends)
Rating:

 

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Review: Solone Charming Eyelashes ♥sponsored♥

15. September 2013
Hello :)
This will be a short review on Solone Charming Eyelashes sponsored to me by Beauty Chamber. I presented a product by Solone to you before and described briefly this Taiwanese brand in my blogpost >>here<<.

As you can see these lenses are provided in a plastic packaging, together with a little tube ob eyelash glue.
These lashes are very thick and feathery and really look beautiful. The Lash band is very thick and the material is sturdy. Thus the lashes won’t get broken easily and you can reuse them often. The description on the package is in Taiwanese, but provided with some self explaining images. The provided glue does it job and sticks the lashes properly. I could wear the lashes for more then 6 hours and they didn’t fall off or even loosen themselves the tiniest bit. :)
You can see that these lashes create a very dramatic effect and since they are so thick they feel a bit heavier than naturally designed eyelashes. The feeling was a bit unusual for me, since I rarely wear fake lashes. Nevertheless they are really beautiful in my opinion, but not suitable for daily use.
You can get Solone Alice in Wonderland Collection from Beauty Chamber. It doesn’t list all the products which are available, so if you are looking for something special like this, write an Email to Amber, the shop owner, and she’ll give you a quote. She has a blog at http://chamber2u.blogspot.tw/. Check out the facebook page, too: https://www.facebook.com/beautychamber2013
http://beautychamber.bigcartel.com/
All in all I can say, that the design and the sturdiness is great. But, since they are a bit heavy I only gave 4/5 points.
Rating:


Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://beautychamber.bigcartel.com, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.

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Review: Rohto Lycee Eyedrops for Contact Lenses

12. September 2013
Hello ♥
This review was a long time in my draft and I forgot to publish it :D I bought Rohto Lycee Eyedrops with the Geo Princess Mimi Apple Green Circle lenses at Pinky Paradise reviewed >>here<<. I fell in love with the packaging and I was looking for a small eyedrop product for putting into my purse and this it is.

Here is the product description by Pinky Paradise: 

Rohto Lycee Contact Eyedrops (for contact lenses) – Light Pink
Ideal for those having dry eyes while wearing contact lenses. 
Main function:
To re-hydrate the eyes and solve the problem of eye dryness. 
Additional Benefits:
Reduce redness & refreshing your eyes
How to Use:
Put 1 or 2 drops in the affected eyes up to 5-6 times daily.
Discontinue using if pain, itching, or sensitivity occurs.
MADE IN JAPAN 

The packaging contains the instructions and the little eyedrop container. The instructions is written in Japanese, but there are some images, so you get how it works. Apart from this there is not much you can do wrong about eyedrops. ;)
Edit: I was asked for the ingredients of these eyedrops. Since the package is in Japanese I couldn’t read it, but I saw that Pretty&Cute had listed the ingredients here: 

Tetrahydrozoline Hydrochloride 0.04%
Zinc Sulfate 0.1%
Chlorpheniramine Maleate 0.01%
Vitamin B12 0.006%
Vitamin B6 0.05%
Potassium L-Aspartate 1.0%
 

 

 

The pink package keeps its promise of being cute and girly. The eyedrop container has a rectangular shape and is made of plastic. The cap can be closed tightly with a little pressure and is released by twitching it. The pink cap has tiny sparkling particles within, too. The bottle of the container is transparent and the eyedrop solution has a pale pink color, too, which is caused by the vitamin B12. The bottle contains 8 ml eyedrop solution.

 

The is designed in a way that you can easily put the eyedrops in your eyes from all angles you use, which I think is really useful.

How is the effect on the eyes now?! The main function of eyedrops is to provide moisture, because contact lenses can be pretty drying for your eyes. Rohto’s Lycee Eyedrops do moisturize pretty well. Also, these eyedrops are designed to cool your eyes and refresh them. I read on other blogs about these eyedrops that they were burning a bit. I didn’t experience burning. I did experience burning in my eyes while cleansing my face and getting accidentally cleanser into my eyes, but these eyedrops were not burning, they were cooling. This is comparable to toothpaste: you brush your teeth and the toothpaste gives you a cooling and refreshing taste in your mouth. My eyes felt much better after I used it, especially after a long working day in front of the computer screen..Rohto’s Lycee Eyedrops is really a great product and it full-filled all the claims I had for it. :)
Nevertheless, I have to warn, that this is not a huge product. It only contains 8 ml and is thus quite expensive. At Pinky Paradise it was sold for US$ 12.99. At the moment it is out of stock, but there are other eyedrops available from Rohto. On ebay you can find them for around 10 US$. Because of the price I’ll give them only a rating of 4/5 instead of 5/5.
If you want to place an order for contact lenses at www.pinkyparadise.com feel free to use my coupon code berriesinthesnow1. you get a FREE cute animal lens case PLUS mystery gift
2. the coupon code can be stacked, If you purchase 3 pairs, you will get 3 lens case plus 3 mystery gifts.
3. A minimum of 1 pair of circle lens purchased to activate the code.
4. The code has no expired dates :)
From time to time they have changing promotions going on, at the moment it is a Halloween promotion with free shipping worlswide. So it’s worth to have a look at their page. :)

 

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Review: Etude House Hot Style Hair Tools Bangs Cut Kit

8. September 2013
Hey ♥
How is your weekend? Did you already join my new giveaway? It has gotten cold and rainy in Germany again, I guess this is officially the end of summer :( On the other hand, this means I’ve more time to spent at home trying different things, which brings me to my latest review:
I love wearing bangs! But, there is always one point driving me insane: You go to the hairdresser, get your new haircut and some bangs and after two weeks your hair has grown again and you’ll need to cut the bangs again. I’m honest, I’m really too lazy to go to the hairdresser often. More than once I took my scissors and just cut the bands shorter by myself. This sounds so easy, but it’s really hard to make it look alright and especially straight >_< So when I saw Etude House Hot Style Hair Tools Bangs Cut Kit I had simply to order and to try it.
The packaging is typical for Etude House, in pink colors and very girly. ♥ Here is the product description by Etude House: 
This kit containing a hair clip and a pair of scissors to easily accomplish salon-quality trimmed bangs at home. 
[Direction] 
1. Place the clip near roots of hair where you wish to trim, and keep it horizontally leveled with the equipped checker.
2. Slide the clip down along bangs, leaving desired cutting length. 
3. Cut carefully with a pair of scissors.
[Cautions]
1. Use only as directed.

2. Keep out of reach of children. 

The description is written in Korean and English on the backside of the packaging, containing also some images, how to do the steps.
This set contains two objects: the hair clipper and a pair of scissors. Below you see the pictures of the hair clipper with the integrated water level. This helps you to adjust the clipper horizontally to your hair. I love this part, because it really helps a lot to get straight bangs. The color of the clipper is of course pink ;) The material of the clipper is plastic. It is a sturdy material and it won’t get easily damaged. Only the lock makes me a bit worried while closing and reopening because I fear I might break it (which didn’t happen so far XD).
The scissors have a pink hold and one side of the scissor is normal straight cutting, the other side cuts fringes. In this way you are able to cut your bangs in a natural looking way. I love that they didn’t put a normal scissors, but this kind of scissors instead.
I tried this kit some times now and it really works to keep your bangs tidy and straight. It is easy to use and definitively easier than cutting the bangs ‘blindly’ by yourself. Nevertheless I have to remark that the scissors are not the highest quality scissors. You need to cut several times the same part to really cut all the hair away. But on the other hand it makes your hair get a natural fringe-y look. Considering the prize for this set I’d say the quality is adequate and you can’t expect to get saloon-like scissors. I’m happy with this kit so far and it makes my life easier :)
I bought my kit from testerkorea for 8000 Won (shipping depends on the weight).
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♥ Sheet Mask Giveaway by MOOTTA ♥

6. September 2013

Hey my dearest friends ♥
Last Friday I introduced MOOTTA to you (click >>here<<) and I promised to have a surprise for you this week. And here it is…drumroll….a new giveaway kindly sponsored by MOOTTA ^_^ yeiii!♥
In a way, this is my opportunity to thank you all for reading and for the huge support in the last months, otherwise there would not have been a giveaway like this :) So let’s go directly to the products you can win:

Innisfree It’s Real Rice Mask 
Innisfree It’s Real Gold Kiwi Mask
Innisfree It’s Real Green Tea Mask
The Face Shop Real Nature Honey Mask
The Face Shop Real Nature Lemon Mask

One of you can win these five Sheet Masks by entering this giveaway.

The mandatory entries are:
1. Be a reader of my blog via either GFC or bloglovin’
2. Either sign up for MOOTTA‘s newsletter or create an account on their web store

The giveaway will end on 27th of September and the winner will be chosen with help of rafflecopter. This is an international giveaway :) You can take part in the gadget below. Please don’t cheat. I’ll check the entries.

If you want to share the banner of the giveaway on your blog you can use the code below:


 

Hope you’ll have fun with this giveaway and good luck to all of you! ♥

Thanks to MOOTTA again, for sponsoring this giveaway! By the way, aside from this giveaway MOOTTA is doing random giveaways via their blog comments and random followers through their three outlets. So check out MOOTTA via the following links:

At the moment they offer a discount coupon on items in their “our picks” section until end of october. You get 20 % off using the code mentioned above.

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Review: Missha Cream Chocolate Latte Cleansing Foam

4. September 2013
Hey ♥
Here is a review for Missha’s Cream Chocolate Latte Cleansing Foam. I knew I had to buy it, since it was cheap and claimed to be with chocolate scent. and I can tell you, that it smells so delicious!*_*
There are two more Cream Latte Cleansers, one with Green Tea Latte and one with Strawberry Latte. Honestly, I’d love to try all of them! I decided to buy the Chocolate cleanser in the end, because the description says, that it is moisturizing for dry skin.

Here is the product description taken from Missha’s web page:
Features:
Creamy chocolate latte flavour

1. Cleansing foam that contains chocolate latte that provides vitality and nutrition to the tired, dry skin.

2. The chocolate latte provides abundant nutrition which prevents skin aging and loss of vitality.

3. Soft, smooth lather like latte moisturizes the skin even after wash off

Ingredients:
– Contains 516mg of Chocolate latte

– Chocolate contains polyphenol that vitalizes the skin.

– Minerals, protein and daily fat moisturizes and soothes the dry skin.
 

how to use:
1.Take an appropriate amount on the hand
2.Apply over the face as if massaging
3.Wash off with lukewarm water
The product description on the tube is Korean only. The package design is simple but cute. I like the white tube with the ornaments and the little cup on the front. The foam cleanser comes in a tube, a pump would have been easier in application, but this is okay, too.
The product itself is a brown-shimmering, fluffy cream with turns into foam once you wash your face. This is a very mild cleanser and won’t remove heavy eye or lip make-up. Actually, you should not get this into your eyes because it stings as hell :D (I did….~_~)…apart from this, it feels and smells great. The scent is like hot chocolate, a mixture of milk and chocolate. ♥ The foam has a nice, soft texture. If you wash it off you feel how your skin was cleansed and it feels squeaky. If you dry your face it doesn’t feel squeaky anymore, but simply soft and clean and smooth. It does make my dry skin feel drier, but in a way moisturized. I really like to use this cleanser. Especially in the morning, when you don’t have a lot of make-up on your face. The scent is so heavenly, it makes me a feel happy and gives me a good start daily :)

The tube contains 172 mg and costs
– US$ 10.44 at W2Beauty (free shipping option)
– 3500 Won at testerkorea (shipping depends on weight)
– US$ 6-11 at ebay (plus shipping eventually)

This cleanser is also available in a set of three, if you want to try all of them ;)

Rating:

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Review: Solone Alice In Wonderland Collection Perfect Drawing Eye Liner ♥sponsored♥

1. September 2013

Hello ♥

I’m very excited to review Solone’s Alice In Wonderland Collection Perfect Drawing Eye Liner today. ♥ Everybody loving Alice In Wonderland and any related product to this beautiful story: Be prepared! After seeing these pictures, you’ll wish to own the whole collection, just to have it and to look at the beautiful illustrations by the artist Stanley Dai over and over again.

Solone is a Taiwanese brand for make up and beauty. The name consists of three elements: So Colorful, Love and New Age. In collaboration with the artist Stanley Dai they created a collection dedicted to the world of Alice In Wonderland. This collection contains the Perfect Drawing Eye Liner, the Vivid Fantasy Smoody Pencil, the Role Switching Liquid Eyeliner and the Rose Covering Makeup Remover Pencil. The promotional pictures below belong to Solone and were edited by myself. You can click on the to enlarge :)

I’m reviewing Solone Alice In Wonderland Collection Perfect Drawing Eye Liner No.2, a black colored Eyeliner with shimmering particles. There are 4 shades available, two of them containing shimmering particles and the remaining two don’t.
The properties of the product are described as followed:
– Glamorous eyeliner design. Built-in Swarovski crystal, presenting a shining glamour and elegant eyeliner.
– Easy to apply, smooth and good color texture.
– 10 sec speedy dry, new water-proof and skin-oil resistant formula.
– Provided with a sharpener.

Below you’ll find the product description by Solone:

The packaging is beautiful and really want me to buy all the other products as well ♥ *_* The products description of the packaging is in Taiwanese, unfortunately. But there are little drawings inside, showing how to applicate the eye liner. You can enlarge the images by clicking on them.
The pen is black and has the brand name written on in curvy, pink letters. The cap is from plastic and has the built-in Swarovski crystal on the top.
You can sharpen the tip of the pencil and a pink sharpener is included with this product, too. The color of this eyeliner is black with a bit of shimmer. It’s not too much of shimmering, which I prefer. The eyeliner is rubbing proof and waterproof to a certain extend. If you combine rubbing with water the eyeliner will disappear.
Would I repurchase this eyeliner pencil? Yes and no. Yes, because I love the packaging, but now I already have it. No, because I’d like to try out the liquid eyeliner. I like this eyeliner pencil, but I love liquid and gel liner more. If you are a fan of pencil eyeliner I’d recommend you to try this. It is rubbing and water proof if you don’t overdo it and has a beautiful packaging.
You can get Solone Alice in Wonderland Collection from Beauty Chamber. At the moment there is a back to school promotion with 10% off the entire order. It doesn’t list all the products which are available, so if you are looking for something special like this, write an Email to Amber, the shop owner, and she’ll give you a quote. She is very nice and answers fast to your emails. She has a blog at http://chamber2u.blogspot.tw/. Check out the facebook page, too: https://www.facebook.com/beautychamber2013
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Introducing MOOTTA and Review on Innisfree It’s Real Masks

30. August 2013

Hello ♥

Did you hear about MOOTTA already? It’s a new start up company in South Korea focusing on Fashion and Beauty. MOOTTA’s main issue is to bring fashion- and beauty-trends from the South Korean Capital Seoul to everybody in the world.
I’m always curious about new companies providing Korean products, since I really love Korean beauty products for quite a while now, and I was always eyeing with their fashion. Unfortunately, a lot of products are limited to Korea only, so I’m always happy if I discover new stores that can provide me with new products that I don’t know yet. Did you know that “mootta” is Korean and means to ask?

Here is how the web store of MOOTTA looks like:

taken from www.mootta.com
MOOTTA‘s web appearance is very clean and nice and easily to navigate. They have a section for beauty and several sections for clothing and accessories. There is also a designer section where you can find pieces of work of various designer, including the finalist of Project Runway Korea. They are trying to provide clothes from designers which are unique and represent Seoul fashion.
The products in the beauty section are selected products from the beauty show in Korea called “Get It Beauty”, where the contestants test and evaluate products without knowing from which brand it is (btw: I like the concept of testing products which are similar without knowing which is which, in this way you tend to be a lot more objective).
MOOTTA was kind enough to send me two sheet masks for reviewing purpose. Both masks are from Innisfree’s It’s Real Mask line. They were neatly packed within a paper bag showing MOOTTA’s logo on it. The masks were send via EMS and arrived after 4 days. I will review the Innisfree It’s Real Rice and the Gold Kiwi Sheet Masks for you today and in a week I’ll be coming up with some other surprise for you. I’ll hope you’ll stay tuned *^_^*
There are 20 different Innisfree It’s Real Masks available. Each displaying the main ingredient used on the package. I like the design of the packaging, although it is not especially cute, but it looks nice and promising. Also, the instructions are written in English on the backside of each package.
taken from www.innisfree.co.kr

Here is the description taken from MOOTTA’s web page:

description:

Innisfree It’s Real Mask is enriched with ingredients, which offers groundbreaking result in brightening up and moisturizing dull skin.
Wonderfully moisturized, deeply nourished and plumped, skin emerges infinitely regenerated. Your skin can be renewed, refined, resilient and radiant upon using it.
 
application:
1. Apply a sheet of mask to toned face. 
2. Leave on for 10 – 20 minutes before tearing off the mask. 
3. Gently massage the whole face with fingertips for better absorption

 

On the back side you’ll find the Korean description. On the Rice mask you’ll also find the instructions and the ingredients in English (I don’t know why it’s all in Korean on the Gold Kiwi mask, probably another batch).
The cotton sheet is smooth and not too thin, neither too thick, and in both cases nicely soaked with the essence without being drippy. Their is no extra-foil attached to the cotton sheet, so you have to be a bit more careful while unfolding it. There is not a lot of essence left within the packaging, but enough to put the rest on your neck, for example.
Concerning the fit of the cotton sheet to the face: A lot of people keep complaining if a sheet mask is not fitting to they face shape. Sheet masks are designed to fit most people, so they have to make a compromise between a lot of different face shapes and sizes. I don’t blame any company for not providing the best fitted cotton sheet for my face. Until now I could always fold the sheet in a way that it stayed on my face nicely and even, and that’s the same case here. :)
I’ll review know each sheet mask separately, because they were different in they consistency and their effect:

Innisfree It’s Skin Rice Mask

The essence of this mask is not a clear liquid, but milky. In my opinion it felt creamier on the skin. The scent was pleasant and didn’t smell like rice at all, but clean and soap-y. I left the mask on my skin for about half an hour and took it off.
After taking off the mask the essence is soaked nicely into and on the skin, but it wasn’t absorbed completely. I waiting for another couple of minutes, but the skin stayed kind of greasy/creamy, probably because the consistency of the essence is more on the creamy side. I decided to go to sleep and have a look at my skin on the next day. And…drum roll….the essence was absorbed, my skin was so plum and soft the next morning I had to touch my cheeks all the time :D My skin also didn’t react negatively to the mask. I was absolutely happy with the result.

Innisfree It’s Skin Gold Kiwi Mask

The essence of the Gold Kiwi Mask is a clear liquid. The scent was fresh and fruity and reminded of Kiwi or something similar :D. I left the mask on my skin for about half an hour and took it off.
Also here, after taking off the mask the essence is soaked into the skin. I waiting for another couple of minutes, before it was absorbed completely and just left a slight stickiness. This one did feel completely different to the creamier Rice Mask.. The next day the stickiness was gone and the face looked refreshed, but it didn’t provide such a nice plum feel of the skin like the Rice mask.
Comparing both masks, I can definitely say, that I loved the Rice Mask a lot. The effect was visible on the next day and my skin felt great. Compared to this, the Gold Kiwi Mask is “simply” refreshing. Nevertheless, both masks have a nice scent and didn’t break me out or anything, and thus are good masks.
You can find them >> here <<. Do you have any favourite Innisfree It’s Real Masks? Which one did you try?

Thanks to MOOTTA again, for sending me the masks!
You can check out MOOTTA via the following links:

At the moment they offer a discount coupon on items in their “our picks” section until end of october. You get 20 % off using the code mentioned above.

Rating for the Rice Mask:
 Rating for the Gold Kiwi Mask:

Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://www.mootta.com, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.

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Review: Balala Eyshadow Kido Bear No. 1 ♥sponsored♥

27. August 2013
Hey ♥
Today I’ll be reviewing Balala Eyeshadow Kido Bear No. 1, a cute little eyeshadow palette with four matching shades. This product was send to me by BeautyChamber for reviewing purpose. Thanks a lot!♥
Actually, this is again a product and a company I never heard of before. I think it is a Taiwanese brand. It was also very very hard to find any information about it. I didn’t find a company web page or anything. Just some images on Google. The promotional pictures below belong therefore to Balala and were edited by myself.
As you can see, the packaging is super cute, with the bear face logo on the front. I really like the simply designed black plastic packaging. It seems they have quite a range of products.
I love the bear face so much, it is even on the side of the paper packaging ♥ The ingredients are written in English on the back side, but the rest of the information is Taiwanese I guess.
Funnily, when you search for any images, it appears often that you find pictures from products, looking very similar to Tony Moly’s product, like the Cat Chu Wink Lipstick. I was wondering if they are somehow connected to Tony Moly?!…If anybody has information about that, please feel free to write a comment!
The eyeshadow palette I’m reviewing contains two purple shades, a brown shade and a highlighter. The packaging comes with an applicator and a mirror, too. Each eyeshadow has the face of the bear imprinted on it. Sadly, they will disappear if the eyeshadow is used too often :/
The colors are really pigmented, even without a eye-shadow base. I love how they feel, but you have to be careful that the powder particle don’t fall off and ruin your face make-up. The best way to prevent this is using an eye-shadow base. The staying power is great, too.
I rarely wear eyeshadow myself, simply because I’m too lazy to spend too much time in the morning. Eyeliner is usually enough for me. But on special occasions I try to put on a little bit eyeshadow, mostly natural shades. Below you can see me wearing the eyeshadow palette in two different ways.
products used: Balala Eyeshadow Palette 01, Estée Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara, Jelly Pong Pong 2-in-1 Eyeliner & Shadow, Kiss Me Heroine MakeSmooth Liquid Eyeliner Pen, Zoeva Eyeshadow Brush
You can get Balala Eyeshadow Kido Bear from Beauty Chamber. At the moment there is a back to school promotion with 10% off the entire order. It doesn’t list all the products which are available, so if you are looking for something special like this, write an Email to Amber, the shop owner, and she’ll give you a quote. She is very nice and answers fast to your emails. She has a blog at http://chamber2u.blogspot.tw/. Check out the facebook page, too: https://www.facebook.com/beautychamber2013
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I don’t have anything bad to tell about this little cute palette. Lately nearly all the products I tested were absolutely convincing and I was giving a lot of 5 berries rating. I “hope” I’ll have some more critical products in the next time, otherwise nobody will believe my rating anymore XD. On the other hand, I’m happy I like the products and can use them :D
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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://beautychamber.bigcartel.com, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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