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MINI HAUL: ETUDE HOUSE

I’ve recently bought a couple of things from Etude House so I thought of sharing it with you guys! Most of the stuff here are the limited edition items of Etude House that are obsolete elsewhere but are still being sold here in the Philippines. If you notice, I have a thing for limited edition collection of brands, as seen from my previous post.

Any Cushion Cream Filter in Vanilla

First of all, LOOK AT THE HOLO (I swear Cristine of Simply Nailogical is the culprit behind my holo love. I am obsessed with her videos)! It is absolutely beautiful. Admittedly, it was what led me into purchasing this product. This cream filter actually has bipolar reviews from people online, so I was a little hesitant on purchasing it. However, it’s all I’ve been loving and using recently!

The cushion itself is very different from the other cushions that I’m used to. It has a mesh cover that distributes the product more evenly to the puff. The design of the compact itself is also slimmer than standard cushion compacts.

I have to say the wear of this isn’t very long and the coverage is also light. The formula of the cushion is also a little tacky and sticky. For people with good skin, this product is great for evening out your skin tone. I actually use this product a lot for a very basic and natural everyday look. For those with acne scars, I wouldn’t recommend this to you because it doesn’t cover well.

Dreaming Swan Eye and Cheek in #04 Relevé Purple

This is a collaboration with Kerrie Hess and it’s already mostly unavailable in other countries. I’ve been eyeing this blush ever since it launched in 2015 and I’ve only decided to purchase it recently after I’ve majorly hit pan on one of my blushes. I’ve never had a purple blush before and I’ve heard a couple of beauty YouTubers talk about how brightening a purple blush can be so I decided to purchase this. The embossed detail was also a major selling point for me. I can’t wait to start using this product! 

Dreaming Swan Shine Volumer in #02 Bright Toeshoes

This is also from the Kerrie Hess collaboration. It’s a highligher that is also meant to be used on both the eyes and face, but upon swatching this, I wouldn’t recommend it for the face because it is super pigmented. Among the 3 colors available, this beige one is the most neutral for me, as #01 is too white and #03 is too gold. I find this to be absolutely beautiful as an eyeshadow base, and I’ve been using it a lot recently!

Lash Perm Curl Fix Mascara (Black)

My last tube of mascara recently went bad (I used it beyond the 3 month mark) so I thought of trying out something new. I decided to get this because I’ve read reviews online saying that this is budge-proof and smudge-proof. It also curls the lashes very well. I have lash extensions currently so I can’t use this product yet but after after I take the extensions off, I can’t wait to try this product out.

Rosy Tint Lips in #8 After Blossom

This product is also another limited edition product that is still available in local Etude Houses. I like how it comes in a squeezable tube with a sponge applicator, as the packaging makes it easy to do a gradient lip. I chose this shade, which is the darkest in the collection, because I've started to experiment with darker lip colors last year (I made a video about it here) and I’ve been loving the occasional dark lippie. I also don’t own a lot of darker red colors so I thought this would be a nice addition to my collection.

And that’s it for my mini haul! There’s honestly a lot more things I was itching to buy but I had to remind myself that I’ve got a loooooooooot of things that I aim to use up by the end of the year so I’ve only allowed myself to make mini hauls every once in a while. Hope you guys enjoyed this post and until next time!

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LACQUERED TIPS: ÉTUDE HOUSE PINK SKULL PLAY NAILS #2

Putting up a little appreciation post for this pretty bottle of limited edition nail polish from Étude House that I’ve been loving late last year. I’m almost through with the entire bottle so I thought I better put this up before I completely empty this. 

Étude House released their Pink Skull Collection last Fall 2016 just in time for Halloween. I happened to stumble upon this collection during my short vacation in Hong Kong last year and immediately fell in love with a polish in the collection.

This is the Étude House Pink Skull Play Nail #2 사랑에 빠졌스컬? (Skull Falling in Love).  Sadly this line never reached the Philippine shores so I’m thankful I seized the chance to buy this.

Its beautiful pink glitter color was what drew me in and ultimately led me to purchasing this bottle. With a pinkish clear base and a mix of pink, gold and silver glitter of varying sizes, it is very forgiving for nail polish noobs like me because if the polish application is streaky, no one can really tell due to the glitters. This enabled me to practice applying polish with my non-dominant hand and made me become better at it!

I’ve already used up this much and honestly I was taken aback because I’ve never went through a bottle this quickly before (this photo was taken last January, because I meant to post this then.../guilty) If you can’t see where the polish is, I’ve placed a line on where the polish is on the photo of the bottle below:

It looks pink most of the time but there are days when I see more of the gold and days when I see more of the silver. What I love about this is that it looks subtle and clean yet it provides that little aspect of fun that glitter polishes give to the nails.

This was my most worn polish all throughout the end of 2016.

Pretty in pink.

The color looks quite good even with short nails. Because it’s pinky but not too loud or bold in color, it doesn’t emphasize the length of my nails and somewhat gives the illusion of elongation to my short nails. I used this nail polish a lot during the festive season last year.

It looks very glam because of its glitters but it isn’t over the top. I’m someone who more often than not goes for neutral colors as I like having my nails easily match my outfit, and with this color I feel like it looks quite neutral, which is definitely something that is up my alley. This color is perfect for me during the festive season because of its sparkles.

I will definitely miss this nail polish once I used it all up.