Korean cosmetics collective haul, Etude House, Tony Moly, Skin Food

My beauty wishlist has been growing dangerously lately as I was on a no buy but after lusting after them for so long I decided it was time to try out a couple of CC creams. Since I was on a roll I added a few other products as well (including some nail polishes of course). Everything arrived today so here is my Korean cosmetics haul!

After checking out all different types of CC creams, I decided to get the Luminous Pure Aura CC cream by TonyMoly and the 8 in 1 Silky CC cream by Etude House.

My favourite BB cream is by Etude House so I am very curious to see the effects of their CC cream on my skin. I chose the Silky version as I have oily to combination skin. This is an 8 in 1 action cream with SPF 30. Not bad if you ask me. And since Tony Moly is shaping up to be one of my absolute favourite beauty brands in general I chose their Luminous pure aura CC cream too (also with SPF 30). I am going to be trying both of them asap. I also wanted to try the Etude House moistfull series and I found two convenient sample packs that include everything. One is the Aloe Moistful skin care kit and the other is the Collagen moistfull skin care kit.

Of course I had to get some nail polishes as well!

This Etude House Halloween nail art kit is fantastic! It is called the If Story nail kit. Anything Halloween is great in my book!

I also spotted this super cute Milk Shake nail polish by Skin Food and of course I had to add it to my collection. And the lovely seller included an Etude House ice cream nail polish as a gift! How sweet!!!

Last but not least I got the Etude House Etoinette Crystal Powder. I wanted this for quite some time. First of all look at the super cute packaging! And then, it's glitter, for the face!!! Nothing can beat that. I plan to use this a lot during the summer and not just on my face, yes!!!

What do you think of these products dear readers? Is there anything you would like me to review for you? Do you own any of these or are any in your wishlist?

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Favourite cosmetics brands - Majolica Majorca

Today I have for you another post about one of my favourite Asian beauty brands. The brand I want to talk about is Majolica Majorca from Japan, the drugstore section of Shiseido, available only in Asian countries like Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The first thing you'll notice is the fabulous packaging!
Gold and black are the main colours but special edition items are even cuter!

Let's take a look at some of the products. I will start with their mascaras which in my opinion are top quality. They are some of the best I have ever used, with spectacular results! You might have read previous posts where I express my adoration for Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus (their top product if you ask me) but I actually own quite a few from their collection. They all have special brushes and work really well. You can see them all, along with brush shots below.

The white ones are primers. My favourite is the one in the back. It builds up your lashes, making them look longer. I have tried all of the mascaras above and I am very pleased with all of them. They all do what they promise.

Next up are the face products. The star product here (and my second favourite product from this brand) is the Majolica Majorca Pressed Pore Cover compact (the black box). It's a translucent powder that blends with the colour of your skin and give a flawless end result. As you can see, I always have a refill available, as I use this powder almost daily (along with my beloved BB cream).

The red compact is the Special Edition All Night Compact. It is also a translucent powder with a hint of shimmer. Perfect for a special occasion or a night out. And finally the white tube is the Majolica Majorca Skin Lingerie Pore Cover. it is a face primer with SPF 20. I like it because it's light and it works well with my oily skin. It has a light shade but it blends well with most skin tones.

Next up is my small collection of eye products, some eyeliners and my trusted white eyeshadow (I use it mostly as a base).

A couple of special edition items that I picked up while in Hong Kong. A small Majolica Majorca Jeweling Eyes eyeshadow compact in lavender sugar and a Majolica Majorca Puff De Cheek blush in peach macaron. I love the kawaii sweets theme ^_^

Even though Majolica Majorca has a great range of nail colours I don't own many as I find them very sheer. I only have these two. The swatches are 4 coats without base or top coat yet as you can see they are both quite sheer. They are perfect for jelly sandwiches though!

Are you familiar with this brand dear readers? Would you try it? Any products that I haven't tried that you would recommend?

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Favourite cosmetics brands - Tony Moly

I am starting today a new series of posts where I will talk about some of my favourite cosmetics brands. 10 years ago I was introduced to Asian beauty brands from a dear friend and it was a turning point for me as they have since become my weapon of choice so to speak. They have great variety, awesome application and results, good combination of quality and price and super cute packaging. What's not to love, seriously!

Since this month's theme is kawaii, I had to start with a brand that I consider to be super cute, Tony Moly.

Tony Moly is a fairly new cosmetics brand, founded in South Korea in 2006. They have a great variety of beauty products ranging from skincare to make up and are mostly available in East Asia. But with the help of the internet everyone can get them ^_^

Let's start with the skin care products. Can you guess what the beauties below are?

Certainly not fruits. Let's remove the lids and see what's inside! 

The two apples on the top are from the Appletox series. The green one is a peeling cream and the red one is the honey face cream. These two are my favourite TonyMoly products and part of my current face routine. The face scrub is nice and works like any face scrub you might have tried. Nice smell and good results. The face cream is absolutely fantastic. It has a sticky texture and a divine apple smell. You are supposed to pat it on the skin until it is absorbed and it gives a great fresh feeling of hydration afterwards. I am very pleased with it.

The big peach is an anti-aging mosturizing hand cream. I don't know about the anti-aging part but it is indeed hydrating and has a lovely smell too. And the three little fruits are lip balms. I haven't tried them yet but I can tell you they all smell lovely.

Another product I use a lot (mostly during the summer) is the Pocket Bunny Mist. I have the oily skin version. Also pictured is the Aqua Aura compact with 25 SPF. I picked this up during my recent trip to Hong Kong but I haven't tried it yet. What impressed me though was the fact that it is sold with a free refill.

A field where I feel Tony Moly is an expert, is lip products. I usually don't like lip glosses and lip balms and I find them too sticky and annoying on my lips but all the Tony Moly lip products I have tried don't bother me at all!

I will start with the Tony Moly Fruit Princess lip glosses. The first thing I noticed was the super cute packaging and ok I admit it, that's why I got them XD They all have different fruity smells and give a glossy look to my lips. So a win win product.

My absolute favourite though are the Petite Bunny gloss bars! I adore these! They hydrate my lips and keep them from getting dry in the cold, and the more intense coloured ones give a hint of colour too! I highly recommend them!

If you are looking for something more intense, try the lip stains, conveniently called Tony Tint. They give long lasting colour and are very easy to apply. They remind me of Benefit's Benetint.

Also if you want to try the gradation lips look that is big in Asia right now, these lip stains are perfect! You can also see here the super kawaii Cat's Wink Mascara. I love mascara brushes like this and I use this mostly for everyday looks when I don't want my lashes to be too intense.

Last but definitely not least are the nail polishes. Of course I had to choose all the glitters as I do not care much for ordinary creme polishes. Here is my small Tony Moly nail polish collection.

I swatched them all on a nail wheel, two coats each without top coat.

So what do you think dear readers? Have you ever heard of this brand? Do you own any Tony Moly products? Would you try any of the cosmetics pictured above? Or do you recommend something from this brand that I haven't tried yet? Do share your opinions in the comments ^_^

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