Happy Tea Time Cleansing Foam - Milk Tea
Where to buy: http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=162334606
Price: $2.64 (shipping varies)
Direction: Wet face and dispense small amount onto hands. Lather and apply foam to face gently massaging entire area. Wash and rinse thoroughly with warm water.
General Rating: It's okay
Scent: I wouldn't say it really smells like milk tea, but the smell is decent.
Related Products: It also comes in lemon tea, peach tea, green tea, and aloe tea.
Amount used: Once
I have only used this product once, so I can only provide my first impression of this product. The texture is really creamy, even after mixing with water and producing foam. I do feel clean after using this face wash, it makes my face feel really soft, but at the same time it also makes my skin feel a bit squeaky, which is the only thing I can't get used to, and that's the reason why I'm planning to give or sell this face wash to someone else. In general, it's a very average face wash, it does clean your face like a face wash suppose to, I'm not very impressed with it, or maybe it's because I only used it once. It does come in with other "flavors" perhaps different flavor will provide with you different effects.
BB Magic Cream 30 SPF/PA++
Where to buy: http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=157638513
Price: $9.66 (shipping varies)
Direction: After facial cleansing, apply small amount of product to hands and spread evenly across the facial surface.
General Rating: Pretty good
Scent: It smells kind of like department store make up, but this could be just me.
Amount used: About 3-4 times a week, for 2-3 weeks.
This is the first BB cream I ever used, I like it. At first I thought the coverage was mediocre while I was applying it, it looked a bit light, but after when it sets on my face, the coverage is actually not bad. The coverage is somewhat build-able, but the cream is generally fairly thin, and the tone is pretty light. The texture is dewy, and I would suggest to put some light mineral powder over so your face won't look as shiny, but it doesn't make my face oily on its own. (I have oily skin) It also evens out my skin tone very well, and at the same time, I think it also improves my skin, slightly reduced my acne and made my face smother, but I'm not exactly sure if the effect is really coming from this BB cream, different users can do comparisons. I would definitely recommend this BB cream, it has done nothing but good to my skin, and I use it as an outdoor moisturizer + sunscreen.
Dear Darling Gloss - 06
Where to buy: Can't find the link to my shade anymore...but you may find the same lip gloss in their store in different color.
Price: $4.39 (shipping varies)
Direction: N/A (we all know what it does. )
General Rating: Pretty good
Scent: It smells like candy, also a bit strong while applying.
Amount used: 2-3 times
I don't wear lip gloss regularly, I wear them when I feel like to. The shade I chose was somewhat pinkish nude, but since it's a lip gloss, it's not very pigmented, so it's kind of hard to see the color on your lips (especially when you have dark lip color). I like it because it smells great, and it makes my lips looked really smooth, and it's not too oily. What I don't like about it is quite a bit of glitter in there, I was never really a fan of glitter. I think what ultimately attracted me to buying it is the packaging, Etude House's products always look so cute and delicate!
I haven't used enough products to give my opinion on Etude House entirely yet, but from what I've seen so far is that the products are generally good, and also very affordable, well...the original price anyway. Buying from Gmarket, you are buying for their original price, but the only shipping option is EMS, which is fast but expensive. Etude House do have an English Site, their prices are higher and limited products, but they have flat rate shipping which cost about $6-$8, I think in the end...you pay right about the same price. I would suggest to buy from Gmarket instead because if you buy from their official shop, you will get awesome free gifts from them (also free domestic shipping) when you purchase 5,500 KRW or up which is about $4 or so.I got a travel set, I haven't tried any of the products that's in there yet, I'll take them with me next time I'm going to Anime Convention weekends. And do research a little bit about the products before you buy them, since everything is in Korean on Gmarket, and even if you go to their English sites...they really don't provide much descriptions for their products, so go around on Google and look for some reviews (like this one!)...unless you can tell exactly what it does from the item image.
Happy Shopping!
