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Review: Benton Snail Bee High Content Skin

11. June 2014

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As I promised in my review on Benton’s Snail Bee High Content Steam Cream I will show you the Benton Snail Bee High Content Skin, a complimentary toner for the Benton Snail Bee High Content skincare line. There is another toner available, called Aloe BHA Skin Toner, which was released previously, but recently the Snail Bee High Content Skin was added to the Benton range. After my skin reaction with the steam cream I thought that it might be some problem or co-reaction with my other skincare products, so I decided to try the steam cream together with this toner.

The Korean skincare brand Benton did unleash a noticable raving amongst lots of bloggers. Especially the high quality of the ingredients, without any additional fragnances or other fillers did impress most people. Also, the key ingredient being snail secretion filtrate in first place and adding bee venom on top made it widely appalling for skincare junkies. It’s no news, when I say that especially snail secretaion filtrate products were the most wanted ingredient last year. I also did try samples from the one or other brand and I also reviewed Mizon’s Snail Secration Gel Cream. When I heard about the new brand Benton and their Snail Bee High Content skincare line I knew that I had to try the products.

All Benton products have a simple cardbox packaging of recycled paper. The description is provided in English and in Korean. The ingredients are natural and the toner doesn’t contain any fragnances. according to COSDNA the ingredients all green flaged. Here is the list:

Snail Secretion Filtrate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Human Ogliopeptide-1, Bee Venom, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Plantago Asiatica Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Ulmus Campetris (Elm) Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, Athaea Rosea Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Betaine, Bacillus Ferment, Panthenol, Beta-Glucan, Allantoin, Azelaic Acid, Adenosine

The Benton Snail Bee High Content Skin comes in a plastic bottle with a pump. The color of the bottle is a brown plastic and you can see the level of product inside. The writings on the bottle contain part of the descriptions of the cardbox packaging, but after some weeks and also travelling with the bottle, the writing dissapears slowly. The pump dispenser is protected by a clear plastic cap.

The toner is easy to use. you need around 2-3 pumps for your face. The texture of the toner is liquid and watery, similar to water and not like one would imagine snail filtrate to be. It has no scent at all.

All in all, I can say that this toner is a good toner considering the ingredients. It is very natural and scent free, which can be to a lot of people’s liking. I didn’t see any improvements to my skin condition, but I must sa, that I also had the skin reaction because of the Benton Steam Cream. The packaging is at least more hygienic than the one of the latter. If you are a fan of Bentons Snail Bee High Content skincare line, you might want to try this out. If you belong to those people whose skin cannot use the Benton line (like me) than you should skip this product though.

I bought my bottle containing 150 ml from W2Beauty for 18 US$.

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Review: Benton Snail Bee High Content Steam Cream

5. June 2014

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This post should have been published end of 2013, but my testing phase for Benton’s Snail Bee High content Steam Cream didn’t turn out the way I expected it… You might ask yourself- especially those you are in love with this daily moisturizer- what happened and here is my eyperience with the Benton skincare line. First of all, I’m usually doing a thoroughtly research on new items, especially skincare items before I buy them. When I read the first reviews- and also later reviews of Benton’s High content Steam Cream I was pretty much impressed. Probably you read the one or other review on Skin&Tonic or TheBeautyWolf, or the many othger bloggers who reviewed this cream. I read them, too, and all the raving made me curious to try it myself.

The Korean skincare brand Benton did unleash a noticable raving amongst lots of bloggers. Especially the high quality of the ingredients, without any additional fragnances or other fillers did impress most people. Also, the key ingredient being snail secretion filtrate in first place and adding bee venom on top made it widely appalling for skincare junkies. It’s no news, when I say that especially snail secretaion filtrate products were the most wanted ingredient last year. I also did try samples from the one or other brand and I also reviewed Mizon’s Snail Secration Gel Cream. When I heard about the new brand Benton and their Snail Bee High Content Steam Cream I knew that I had to try this cream as soon as possible.

All Benton products have a simple cardbox packaging of recycled paper. The description is provided in English and in Korean. The ingredients are natural and the cream doesn’t contain any fragnances. according to COSDNA the ingredients are mostly green flaged. Here is the list:

Snail Secretion Filtrate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Arbutin, Human Ogliopeptide-1, Bee Venom, Plantago Asiatica Extract, Laminana Digita Extract, Dios Pyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Ulmus Campestris (Elm) Extract, Bacilus Ferment, Azelaic Acid, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Beta-Glucan, Betaine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Cross Polymer, Adenosine, Panthenol, Allantoin, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Arginine

The detailled instructions are in Korean only, but since it is a moisturizing cream, it is used usually after applying toner and essence.

Unpacking the cardbox reveals a plastic jar.

The cap is black and the body of the jar has a brown semi-see-through body. The plastic is not the most sturdiest. Also, as some of you will start thinking, it is also not the most hygienic packaging. Benton renewed the packaging and it is available in a tube now. That’s some good news definatively!

When I bought the cream, the batch was quite fresh according to the label. And the shelf life of the Snail Bee High Content Steam Cream is two years.

Benton’s Snail Bee High content Steam Cream has a thick and creamy texture. It feels very rich and nourishing. I only needed a small amount of the cream to cover my whole face, so the jar, although it looks small goes a long way. As soon as applied it absorbs fast and doesn’t leave any oily residue behind, but leaves the face kind of matte. As I said before, it doesn’t contain any fragnances and it is also scent free.

So, since Benton has changed the packaging from a jar to a tube, it sounds as if is the ideal product. What happened that took me so long to review it? It’s simple: the first time I started using it, I recognised some tiny pimples on my cheek after one week. I thought it was the cause of some of my eating habbits, and so I continued using it, and I didn’t recognize any improvement of my skin condition. I stopped using it and used some other products until my skin condition was recovered. I started using the Benton Snail Bee High Content Steam Cream again, this time together with the Benton High Content Skin. After a couple of days I had the same effect as before. I stopped using both proucts and waited for a couple of weeks before I gave it a new chance recently. I really wanted to love this cream, but again, after one or two days, I started breaking out on my cheeks. It was no heavy breakout, just smaller pimples, but for someone with hardly any acne problems and no sensitive skin this is a definite sign to stopp using this product forever. I gave it to my mother to test and I’m looking forward to hear how she will react to it. Unfortunately, the Benton line did not work for me :'( I have to point out that recently I read also some reviews of other bloggers who had problems with Benton products. Check out SampleHime’s review here, for example.

~~Another point which I didn’t like was the jar. It was not hygienic on the one side and on the other side, Benton didn’t even include a spatula.~~ The product now comes in a tube! Also the quality of the plastic is not the best. After some months the lettering on the jar completelly vanished. Another downer was, that dried/oxidised cream stuck to the winding of the lid and turned to a brownish stuff which had to be cleaned every now and then. Benton definitively made the right choice to change the packaging!

I will also review the Benton High Content Skin in the next couple of days. I bought my Benton Snail Bee High content steam Cream at W2Beauty. It retails for 17.00 US$.

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Review: Etude House Play Color Nails

26. April 2014

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It’s been a while since Etude House released their Play Nail Polishes. They introduced so many different colors and styles, that is was quite difficult to decide which ones to pick. I chose two nail polishes at that time, them I received two other ones in a giveaway, so I decided to make a collective post for all four nail polishes at once.

The shades I’ll show you today are No. 55, 118, 132 and 52 from left to right. Each of them represent a different type/style of nail polish.

On the label of the cap you’ll find the numbers and a letter code. The letter code represents the type of nail polish, meaning M for matte, P for paint, SG for Syrup and Glitter and PS for Paint and Syrup. (That’s at least what I could conclude. Feel free to comment if it is not correct :D).

The design of the tiny bottles is cute and they have a perfect shape to be stored and collected. They beautified the bottles with a lace art ribbon on the upper rim. I personally loved the old shape of the nail polish bottles from Etude House more :D They were more princess-y *_*…

All in all the quality is quite descent for the price. But you need two layers of polish to receive a nice coverage. Another downside is, that they need quite a time to dry, especially if you use two coats of polish. Other than these points, these nail polishes are really nice. Etude House offers us a huge variance of different colors and styles and probably you’ll find every thing you’ll need. Unfortunately, the matte nail polishes were limited, but I hope that they will return for autumn :D…

No. 55

No. 118

No. 131

No. 52

Which one is your favourite? Did you try any of Etude House’s Play nail polishes?

You can get these nail polishes almost in every online store which is selling Etude House products, for example:

Twofacemall for US$ 5.13 ( free shipping option) – They are currently on sale, normally they cost 18.28 US$

W2Beauty from US$ 4.64 onwards (free shipping option. You’ll get a 5$ voucher upon registration with this link, which is usable for orders of minimum 30$)

Testerkorea from 2000 Won onwards (around 2 US$) (shipping depends on weight)

Also check out ebay!

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Review: Astor Soft Sensation Lipcolor Butter Crayon and Perfect Stay Nail Polish

24. January 2014

I was looking for this kind of rose pink color for some time now and finally I found it: Astor’s Soft Sensation Lipcolor Butter Crayon in “Flirt Natural” and Perfect Stay Nail Polish in “Retro Beige”. And these two products are a perfect color match, too. I’m so happy I’ve found them finally and these are the products I use almost daily at the moment. Keep on reading, if you want to know more ♥

Astor Soft Sensation Lipcolor Butter Crayon and Perfect Stay Nail Polish

Astor has a new range of lip crayons at the moment called Soft Sensation Lipcolor Butter Ultra Vibrant, providing 4 new shades. Although normally I would buy a classic red shade, this time I grabbed the more natural color called “Flirt Natural”, a rosy and vintage-kind pink color. I’m a huge fan of lip crayons in general, because they are so easy to use and they are normally a mixture of lipbalm and lipstick. This one is no exception. It gives the right amount of color and is moisturizing, too.

The packaging is nothing special and typical for a lip crayon. It has a twisting mechanism to wind up the lip crayon. The package says, that this product should give your lips color, treat your lips like lip balm and give them a nice shine on the same time. Seems to be a great deal :)

So, here we come to the exiting part: how does it look swatched and how does it look on the lips. You can see the result below:

Although my lips are naturally pigmented, you can see the color on my lips. It doesn’t feel drying or look awkward at all. The color is buildable, too. If you only use one stroke it is just barely coloring. On my hand you see like two strokes.

The next product is the nail polish in “Retro Beige”. The bottle contains 12 ml and doesn’t have any special design at all.

The brush has a good length and the nail polish itself has a good consistency, too. It is neither too liquid, nor too thick.

Below you can see the nail polish with one layer on my nails. the color gets more intense with two layers and looks exactly like the color you see in the bottle.

Comparing the two colors of the products above on a piece of paper you can see the perfect match they’ve created.

I’m completelly happy with both products and I’m thinking of buying more colors from this line. The prices for the lip crayon is 6.99 €. The nail polish costs 5.99 €.

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Review: Etude House Minnie In The Nails nailpolish and glitter

21. November 2013

Apart from the Minnie Kissing Lips from Etude House I reviewed earlier (click), I bought a fitting nail polish of the XOXO Minnie collection in red and Minnie nail glitters in black and white.

The nail polish comes in a bottle with a white cap with mickey mouse#s head silhouette. The color is the same red as the Minnie Kissing Lips lipstick in Minnie Red has. So it fits perfectly to be worn together. The brush is on the broader side. The nail polish itself is on the more liquid side, so you have to be careful. If you get to much of it on the brush and thus on your nails it moves on your nail and creates not desirable gradient effects. With two layers you’ll achieve a nice and opaque color. One layer alone dries rather quickly, too. The bottle contains 8 g.

This is how it looks on my nails with two layers.

I bought the nail glitter, too. The handling is a bit tricky if you don’t have experience (like me XD). I tried to put them on the nail polish before it was dried. The glitter boxes contain dot-shaped glitter, Minnie Mouse’s head as silhouette and tiny bow shaped glitter.

As you can see, the glitter particles make the surface of your nails uneven. ‘d recommend you to use a top coat. I didn’t use any, and by the end of the day I lost all the glitter due to running my fingers through my hair, unzipping and zipping clothes, getting dresses etc. pp. I don’t know if the top coat prevents it, but at least it should help a bit. did anybody try these glitters already and knows how to seal them in a better way? Feel free to write a comment :D

I bought these products at www.testerkorea.com for 3000 Won/ ~US$3 for the nail polish and 2500 Won/ ~US$2.50 for the nail glitter (shipping depends on weight). The nail polish is out of stock, but the glitters are still available. You can get Etude House Minnie Collection also at:

BeautyNetKorea (free shipping option)

W2Beauty (free shipping option, you’ll get a 5$ voucher upon registration with this link, which is usable for orders of minimum 30$)

KollectionK (shipping depends on destination)

Also you can have a look on ebay. The prices vary from shop to shop.

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Review: Etude House Petit Darling Nails Matte No.1 Ceylon Tea Beige

26. June 2013

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Here is the last review for the products from my W2Beauty haul from last month: it’s Etude House’s Petit Darling Nails Matte Nail Polish. (I will review the samples from this haul, too, but I don’t know when…:D). You can have a look at the haul here and the reviews for Etude House Kissful Tint Choux in Tangerine and Skinfood’ s Vita Water Drop CC Cream are here and here :)

The Etude House Petit Darling Nails Matte are available in 11 different colors. I ordered No1 called Ceylon Tea Beige. at W2Beauty you can order 6 of the 11 colors.

As the name of these polishes says, they’re supposed to have a matte appearance after applied on the nails. I was really curious about the outcome, because I always wanted to have a matte nail polish. Ceylon Tea Beige is a beige/flesh colored shade. The brush is small and thin, but the application of the nail polish works great with it.

One thick coat of the nail polish results in a good color and nice matte effect, but partly the white of your nails still is visible. With two thinner coats you get a more opaque result. Nevertheless, I discovered that if you put the second layer after some hours onto the first, it may be, that you loose the matte effect. You’ll loose it anyways after a day which is a little bit sad ;_; Of course it doesn’t mean, that they look suddenly as shiny as normal nail polish, but they simply shine more…perhaps the use of hand cream and touching fatty things is also contributing to that effect, which is logical somehow…

Nevertheless, I like this nail polish, the color is very natural/ nude and it dries fast, too. I’d which they would offer the other colors at W2Beauty because I’d like to try some of the other brownish shades :)

Each bottle costs US$ 3.63 at W2beauty. If you use my link or the sponsor code 088505 for registration at W2Beauty you’ll get a 5.00 $ voucher after registration. The other products I mentioned above are available there, too. You can use the voucher immediately for purchases from $ 30 onwards.

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Review: Holika Holika Prime Miracle Snail Essence

5. June 2013

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I will do a review for Holika Holika’s Prime Miracle Snail Essence today. It may be gross for some of you, that there is more and more products coming up containing snail slime. I received my first snail creme sample (from Missha) around a year ago and I really liked it a lot and I bought the full size cream from Missha as a present for my mum. I really want to try more and different snail slime products since then and that’s how we come to this product now: I bought a miniature of Holika Holika’s Prime Miracle Snail Essence and used it once to twice a day.

Here is the description from Holika Holika’s US web page. You can have a look at the full size bottle there, too.

Holika Holika Prime Miracle Snail Essence is a deep penetrating treatment that will restore a youthful look by minimizing the visible signs of aging.This potent, fast-absorbing formula delivers noticeable results including a reduced appearance in scars, wrinkles, and acne with the use of snail slime extract. The high concentration of snail slime extract in this essence produces higher cell regeneration and more effective results.

Directions: After cleansing and using toner, apply an appropriate amount all over face.

Benefits:

High Concentration
Wrinkle Care
Brightens
Acne Care
Moisturizes

The miniature has a nice, but simple packaging with swirly letters and a small snail pictured on it. It’s milky plastic, so you can see how much is left. The cap has a bright purple color. I guess the full size comes with a pump according to what I can see in the images. A pump would be at least great to control the amount of essence for each use. Since this is an essence you only need a little product.

The essence is clear, but not really watery. Because of the snail slime it’s more viscous and a bit sticky. It absorbs rather quickly nevertheless, but a slight stickiness is remaining. After applying moisturizer and BB cream and going off to work the stickiness disappeared slowly. The scent of the essence is surprisingly nice and soap-y, and not like one would imagine snail slime to smell :D if snail slime has a scent at all…XD

Now, I used this essence quite a while. Since this trial tube contains 5 ml and you really are not supposed to use much of the essence each time, this tube is perfect for seeing the effects of the essence in a short period of time. I agree to the point that this product is giving you some additional moisture. Nevertheless I would recommend not to stop using your moisturizing cream, because the level of moisturizing is not the same as you have in a cream. A really liked about that essence that it didn’t give me any breakouts, and each time I thought I’ll get a pimple at some certain part of the face and I cleaned my face in the evening and used the essence, too, I didn’t get anything! So I can confirm that it does provide some kind of acne care. The stickiness of the essence confirms also, that it contains quite some amount of slime. At least I hope that this is a true claim Holika Holika has given for this product. I didn’t see any brightening effect, though. Wrinkle care is a bit tricky to evaluate, since you can’t remove wrinkles which already exist or make them go back. I only can say, that after my normal face routine in the evening, my skin looks plum and moisturized in the morning and fine lines appear less. But I can’t really say if it is just because of this essence or because of any moisturizing cream you put over night. And since I really don’t have a lot of wrinkles I cannot judge this point perfectly, either.

If you’ve been reading my blog before, you know that I did a review on Missha’s Time Revolution First Treatment Essence. I really liked Missha’s essence more, and even if it was just one sample I saw more instant effects. Holika Holika’s Prime Miracle Snail Essence costs US$ 48 for 45 ml on the official US web page or US$ 40.34 on W2Beauty. I think this is also really expensive for such a small amount of essence.

Missha’s Time Revolution First Treatment Essence costs US$ 53.67 for 150 ml at W2Beauty for example. Honestly, if I would by a full sized product and would have to choose between these two, I would go for Missha’s Essence. Also, I discovered a set on W2Beauty for the Time Revolution The First Treatment Essence 30ml + Time Revolution Night repair New Science Activator Ampoule 10ml for US$ 25.40 which I personally have listed on my wishlist and would like to try. If you use my link or sponsor code 088505 for W2Beauty you’ll get a 5 $ voucher upon registration.

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NOTD: Cute Lace and Dots Nails

2. May 2013

I was in the mood for a discreet- colored nail art and I tried out lace and dots on my nails using brown and nude nail polish. I won’t go into details about the nail polishes, just what I used:

I used p2 Color Victim nail polish in color 700 rich & royal and p2 Rich Care + Color in 010 so pure (I described the last one in my previous post). I used two coats of the nude Rich Care + Color nail polish as a base and for the dots and one coat of the Color Victim nailpolish for the ‘lace’.

Here is how it came out at the end :)

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NOTD: KIKO Mirror Nail Lacquer Golden Rose

13. April 2013

Honestly, I never went inside a KIKO store, although I have one near my place. But recently I heard about a mirror nail polish they have and I decided to have a look at their store, finally :D

I bought a bottle of KIKO’s Mirror Nail Lacquer in color No. 630 called “Golden Rose”.

Here is the description from http://www.kikocosmetics.co.uk:

Description:

Mirror Nail Lacquer, limited edition mirror effect nail polish with an ultra-radiant, metallic finish.

The special mirror formula is enriched with aluminum micro-pearls with a strong reflective power, creating a glossy metallic effect on the surface of the nail.
After application, the texture dries, leaving a chrome, ultra-radiant finish. Thanks to the metallic pigments, the nails are dressed in vibrant, chrome shades.
The flat shape of the brush ensures a perfect, smudge-free application. The length, flexibility and density of the bristles allow the ideal amount of polish to be released and applied evenly to the nail, reducing the risk of streaks.

Formulated without adding aggressive ingredients such as Toluene, Camphor, DBP or Formaldehyde.

Available in 15 metallic colours.

Hypoallergenic = formulated to ensure minimum instance of allergic reactions.

Results:

Chrome and glossy with a mirror effect. Thanks to the innovative Mirror Nail Lacquer formula, the nail is perfectly dressed in ultra-radiant, metallic colours.

Advice:

Before application, prepare the nail using the Nail File Glossing Buffer: use side 1 to smooth the surface of the nail and eliminate any irregularities, and side 2 to polish it.

Apply a base layer of nail polish to the nails, allow to dry and proceed with the first application of Mirror Nail Lacquer.
Once dry, apply the second layer of nail polish.

The perfect mirror effect can only be seen when the nail polish is completely dry.

I used a base coat and applied one layer of the nail polish. The consistency is a bit vicious, but it really opaque using only one stroke (although they recommend two stokes in the product description I think one is enough). due to the consistency it is not easy to achieve an eaven layer, at least I had some problems. It looks laso best on nails with a very smooth surface. I have some creases on a few nails from working and the nail polish doen’t look to nice on these parts. If you have healthy and smooth nails you won’t have a problem with it. The color is really nice and looks just like the color in the bottle. If you like the colors and you can get your hands on them, they are worth trying and a nice alternation to the glitter and sandstyle nail polishes ;)

A bottle contains 11 ml and costs 4,90 €.

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Review: Bonnie Choice Eyebrow Pencil & Brush

19. September 2018

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My favorite quick and easy product for beautiful eyebrows is eyebrow pencils. I love especially the ones with a soft texture and good but not too prominent color pay-off, and of course, they should be long-lasting, too. I was offered the Bonnie Choice Eyebrow Pencils and an Eyebrow Brush for reviewing by Born Pretty Store and here is my impression:

Born Pretty Store is an Asian-based online store selling very affordable products, reaching from accessories to make-up and beauty products. They have a super huge amount of all kinds of nail art products and tools. I have tried many of their nail art products in the past and the products were good and affordable. >Here< are some of the products I reviewed before. I’ve been asked by the very nice people from Born Pretty Store, if I can try some of their new makeup products from their brand Bonnie Choice. I selected these two Bonnie Choice Eyebrow Pencils and a double-sided eyebrow brush from the same brand.

The Bonnie Choice Eyebrow Pencils are automatic eyebrow pencils that are waterproof and long-lasting. There are 6 different shades available and I chose shade 01 and shade 05, a black and an ashy brown tone. I have black eyebrows and any lighter shades will look quite strange, but these two seem to fit according to the swatches according to their product description.

The packaging of the products is simple and neat, nothing special. All the products have a signature black color and the name of the brand. Each of the pencils came packed in a cardboard box with the ingredients listed.

The Bonnie Choice Eyebrow Pencil has two sides: one containing the bullet, which is rotatable, and the other side a brush protected by a cap. The bullet has a triangular shape and is perfect for designing eyebrows precisely. The brush is suitable for brushing the eyebrows and does its job in a good way.

The swatches of the two eyebrow pencils show off distinct colors as I expected. They are perfectly pigmented for creating a natural eyebrow look. The color stays in place after rubbing – but only to a certain extent, of course. I would not say that it is 100% waterproof, but it will last you all day. From the two colors shade, 01 is the shade to go for me, although shade 05 can also be used, but doesn’t blend in so naturally as shade 01. You can see the swatches below, 01 on the left, and 05 on the right.

I also received an eyebrow dual-sided brush together with the two pencils. This eyebrow brush has an angled brush on one side and a helical comb on the other side. This brush is perfectly suited if you have an eyebrow palette that doesn’t come with any brushes. The angled brush is perfectly designed for creating a nice shape with your eyebrow palette, and the brush can be used to brush your eyebrows in the desired shape. Far more important is, that it is very affordable!

All in all, we have a couple of very decent and affordable makeup products here, that will help you to achieve a nice and groomed eyebrow look. If you have been looking for cheap, but good eyebrow products go for the Bonnie Choice Eyebrow Pencils! I really like the texture and the natural color pay-off. I personally have enough brushes, but if you are looking for a cheap and useful brush I can also recommend the Bonnie Choice Dual Eyebrow Brush.

Bonnie Choice Eyebrow Pencils retail for 2.99 US$

Bonnie Choice Eyebrow Dual Brush retails for 1.19 US$

They do offer free international shipping by the way, and there are several coupons that can be used for extra discount:

get a $3 sitewide coupon with the code is BP3

get a $10 sitewide coupon for orders $120+ with the code is 10BPS120

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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://www.bornprettystore.com/, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.

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