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Review: Geo Magic CM-904 Circle Lenses ♥sponsored♥

18. September 2013
Hello ♥
This is a review of Geo Magic CM-904, a blue colored 3 tone circle lens. I was curious how blue lenses would look on my brown eyes, so it made me really happy to get these lenses from www.geocolouredlenses.com.


The lenses arrived safely packed together with a lens case and a business card from geocolouredlenses.

The product description and specifications below are taken from their web page:

Achieve wonderful, beautiful and attractive eyes with GEO Magic three tone circle lenses to match your daily style. 
 
Specification
Power Range: 0.00 ~ -10.00
Diameter: 14.2mm
Base Curve Radius: 8.6
Water Content: 38~42%
1 year disposable*
 
*Please do not use circle lenses more than 3-4 months.  Below you can see how the lenses look on my eyes (you can enlarge the images by clicking):

Design: 

 These lenses don’t have the specific darker circle around like normal circle lenses have. This gives them a very natural look. Also, there are three colors on the lenses, giving them a nice blending effect. They are not as opaque as some other lenses which makes them look a bit dark on natural dark eyes, but with flash light or in natural light you see the difference. For me personally I wished they were a tiny bit more opaque. Nevertheless, I love how natural they turn out.

Comfort:

  Geo Magic Circle lenses are really comfortable. You don’t feel them and I could wear them for 6 hours, even more with eye drops. I wear normally toric lenses on daily basis, which are more comfortable for my personal eyes, but considering that these are not made for people with astigmatism, they are or the comfy side definitely.

Enlargement:
With a diameter of 14.2 these lenses are on the natural side. They don’t enlarge your eyes. I like natural lenses, so for me they are perfect, but if you want a dolly effect you should buy other lenses.
Shipping:
 Shipping was provided with tracking number and arrived after 10 business days which is good for standard shipping. Since shipping is free, you cannot complain about the delivery time. The lens vials were securely packed withing bubble wrap.

 

You can buy these lenses at www.geocolouredlenses.com for US$ 15.65. they do offer FREE international shipping and all their lenses are genuine. Most of their circle lens models are available with corrective power. Geo lenses are a reliable Korean circle lens brand and the only USA FDA approved circle lens brand. You can find information about geocolouredlenses here:
All in all I am really happy with these lenses. Especially that I don’t feel them in my eyes. This is definitely a great plus!
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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 www.geocolouredlenses.com, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products

 

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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
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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.
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Review: Rohto Lycee Eyedrops for Contact Lenses

12. September 2013
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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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Review: Etude House Perfect Brow Kit

21. May 2013
The Etude House Perfect Brow Kit has been my first eyebrow product and it is still the one I’m using the most. Many people neglate their brows, but I assure you it makes a huge difference whether you care and groom your brows or not. Not only grooming is important, but also shaping and filling parts of your eyebrow. Koreans really have a thorough eyebrow routine and thus there are so many products available. In contrast to western eyebrow products, which tend to be too pigmented, you can create really natural look with Korean eyebrow products.
  Etude House Perfect Brow Kit
Etude House is one of the best known Korean brands for cute packaging. If you are a lover of cute, girly and pink packaging, reminding you of being a child and the princess you always dreamt to be, THIS is your brand. Their packaging is usually so adoreable that you cannot keep yourself from impuls-buys – only because you saw the packaging…The Etude House Perfect Brow Kit comes in a pink cardboard box illustrated with bows,ribbons and lace pattern all around. I fell in love with it  just because of the packaging again. ♥
On the backside of the packaging you can see a Korean description for the Etude House Perfect Brow Kit. It is quite easy and understandable because of the little illustrations and no need to be able to read it. :D Also an English description is provided on the side of the box.
The Etude House Perfect Brow Kit is a brow-grooming kit containing 2 eyebrow colors and a highlighter. The kit comes in a solid black (it has a hint of pink though) plastic case with a mirror and a screw brush (or spooley) for arranging the eyebrows, a wide brush for filling in needed eyebrows and for high-lightening and a diagonal/angled brush drawing the eyebrow tail. It is super easy to open the case and to close it without being too easy to fly open while inside a bag for example. The brow colors are not strongly pigmented which makes it perfect to create natural brows. They are powdery and make it easy to fill the gaps between your eyebrow hairs. The highlighter is very sheer, too and just has a hint of shimmer and is really natural, too. Applying the highlighter below your brow’s arch gives it a pretty lift. The mirror and the little brushes are really handy and make the whole kit perfect for travel and handbag if wanted.
Etude House Perfect Brow Kit
EDIT: I’ve been using this eyebrow kit for 2 years now and I have just barely reached the pan with the highlighter and the light brown shade (make sure to disinfect the surface regularly and clean the brushes once in a while, or you will not be able to keep such products for long time because of possible germs). So the amount of this tiny palette is more than sufficient. Furthermore, the highlighter and the light brown shade are also nice shades for contouring your nose for example. I loved using the highlighter on other parts of my face, too.
My eyebrows are naturally very dense and black and the Etude House Perfect Brow Kit gives them really a very natural and subtle groom. It doesn’t make me look artificial or anything, but fills the gaps within my eyebrow hairs and gives them a nicer shape. Using the highlighter makes your eyes looking more vivid and bright, too. It can be used for contouring as well. I recommend this kit for everyone who is looking for a travel friendly kit for eyebrows, which makes them look nice and really natural. You can get the Etude House Perfect Brow Kit from W2Beauty for 12.16 US$. When using my affiliate link for W2Beauty or enter the code 088505 in the registration form you’ll receive a 5 US$ voucher, which can be used immediately for purchases over 30 US$. For those living in the US you might want to check out the prices on Amazon, too.
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Review: Etude House Color My Brows Rich Brown

14. April 2013
Here is a review for Etude House Color My Brows in color Rich Brown. I have pitch black eyebrows and they are naturally very dense. Since my hair is dark brown, and usually I’m coloring them in lighter brown shades I wanted to achieve a slightly brighter eyebrow color. I was eyeing this product from Etude House therefore since it is available in 3 shades: Rich Brown, Red Brown and Light Brown (EDIT: available in 5 shades by now).
Here is the product description and advertorial picture from Etude House:
What it is:
 A mascara only for eyebrow to keep its layer neat and give natural but urbane colors.
What it does:
– Hide dark & black brow: Providing natural and clear brow colors by hiding its own dark color.
– Easy & Quick brow coloring: Quickly dried to make brow layer and color fixed even while re-applying.
– Brow care: Allantoin, Beeswax, Carnauba wax provide nutrition and moisture on skin and brow.

 Detail
#1 Rich Brown: For dark hair such as black or dark brown
#2 Light Brown: For bright hair such as blondie light brown
#3 Red Brown: For red-ish hair such as wine, red brown
#4 Natural Brown: For bright hair such as natural brown
#5 Blondie Brown: For very bright hair such as gold, blondie brown

 How to apply
– Lightly touch eyebrow in the opposite direction of eyebrow to layer color.
– Comb towards eyebrow layer to make them neat. Make brow head’s layer to stand.

Beauty Tip
– In case of lack of eyebrow hair, use eyebrow pencil to make eyebrow line first and use Color My Brow: It makes naturally clear eyebrow.

As you can see from the picture below it looks like a mascara brush. You can easily color your eyebrow hair using the brush. The packaging is simple, but yet feminine and girly with the scallops and pink. It does a good job in coloring my black hair to a dark brown.
Etude House Color My Brows
Etude House Color My Brows
The color is matte on the brows and I could create a discrete brighter color of my brows without looking too unnatural. At the beginning you have to be careful not to color the skin around your brows, but even if you do you can correct it easily with a Q-tip :D The only thing I have to remark (at least with my natural dark brows) that it wears of during the day. In the evening the brows look darker again. the bottle contains 4.5 g and costs around US$ 7.80 at the Etude House Official Store. You can find this product on W2Beauty for US$ 9.24. If you use my link or the sponsor code 088505 for registration at W2Beauty you’ll get a 5.00 $ voucher after registration.
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Review: Etude House Collagen Moistful Cream

12. April 2013
Here is a review for Etude House Collagen Moistfull Cream. Like Etude House’s Flower Moistful Cream I got a whole bunch of samples from my previous ebay haul.
Here is what they write on Etude House’s web page for the full-size jar. They also provide a describing image which in Korean:

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Product Description
Fight for the dryness!! Firming moisture cream with baobab tree and collagen extract improving your dermal structure leaving tight and moist skin.
Baobab Tree + Collagen combination improves dermal structure and moisture retention.
Capacity
50ml
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Here is a picture from one of the samples I used. The texture is the same like Etude House Flower Moistful Cream, a gel-like structure that absorbs really quickly into the skin.


When I tested the Etude House Flower Moistful Cream I really liked the flowery smell of the cream. Personally, I don’t like the smell of the Collagen Moistful cream so much as I liked the other one. Except for this both products are similar. You don’t need a lot of product for covering your face and the face really feels soft afterwards and not sticky or greasy. It didn’t make any problems combined with a BB cream on top of it and it didn’t look greasy at all. I have dry skin and this cream works perfectly for me. I can’t say anything for the effect of the collagen, I think you have to use it on long-term to see any effects.

If I would decide between this one and Etude House Flower Moistful, I would buy the Flower Moistful Cream because I absolutely loved the scent, that’s why I only rate it 4/5. Nevertheless, in quality both creams are similar.
60 ml in a jar together with a 20 ml bottle of Etude House Collagen Moistful First Essence cost around US$16 at ebay (here).
 
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Review: Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream

6. March 2013

As I already said, my addiction started when I discovered BB creams. I won’t bother you with any definition for that, because by now nearly everybody knows what a BB cream is, since the boom reached also the European and American market. If you don’t know what a BB cream is, you can have a look for it on Wikipedia, for example.My first BB cream was the Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream SPF 42 PA+++.

The description on the Official Missha Website (USA) says:


The M Perfect Cover BB Cream gives an even and natural-looking coverage with the soothing, moisturising properties of a cream. It is suitable for all skin types including acne-prone skin, and can be used as a makeup base or foundation.

Whitening + Anti-Wrinkle + UV Protection (SPF 42 PA+++)
 
Ingredients:
Water(Aqua), Cyclomethicone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Zinc Oxide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Mineral Oil, Phenyl Trimethicone, Talc, Arbutin, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Dimethicone, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Squalane, Adenosine, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Polyethylene, Beeswax(Cera Alba), Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Caviar Extract, Algae Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Fagus Sylvatica Bud Extract, Ceramide 3, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Chloride, Fragrance(Parfum), Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Salicylate, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Citronellol
MAY CONTAIN[+/-; Titanium Dioxide(CI 77891), Iron Oxides(CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)] 
As you can see the list of the ingredients is rather long. I know, there are a lot of people that don’t like too many additional ingredients within the products they use on their skin. That’s definitely not the product I would recommend to those people. Nevertheless, this BB cream does its job! I use this cream for over 2 years know and it has worked great for my skin. It never made me break out or caused any other allergic reactions on my skin, although there might be many people freaking out if they see that this product contains mineral oils. I never had any problems with this BB cream.
This BB cram comes in 5 different shades:
#13 milky beige
#21 light beige
#23 natural beige
#27 honey beige
#31 golden beige
I’m using #23 at the moment.

This BB cream has a thick consistency, also you have to let it rest some minutes after appliance on your face. This helps the BB cream to adapt to your skincolor. Don’t be scared if it looks too bright at the beginning and has a greyish undertone. The color changes after some minutes.

Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream has a good coverage. You can also build up layers to increase the coverage. The cream has a flowery scent, which I personally like, but those of who sensitive to scented cosmetic should not buy this BB cream.
I have rather dry skin, so I’m using a good moisturizer before and apply the BB cream on top of it, after the moisturizer absorbed into my skin. If I don’t use any moisturizer the BB cream will settle a bit in any fine line I have >_<  I don’t think you need to use anything before applying the BB cream if you have oily skin.
The full-size tube comes with a pump, but I prefer the travel size tube because it fits perfectly in every handbag :) You can buy the full-size tube (50 ml) for US$29,99 on Missha’s offical page. Or you buy it for US$ 21.13 at W2Beauty (if you use my affiliate link for signing up you’ll receive a 5 US$ coupon useable for orders above 30 US$).
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