Collective haul: New balance, Topshop, J.estina, Hollister and H&M

Hi,

I think after this post I will take a hiatus on this blog  :( since I have a lot of school work so I might not be able to update this blog as often as I used to be. But this is just a small haul of what I have accumulated these few weeks. The clothing pieces that I have chosen are mostly inspiration from Heirs and other dramas and Kpop stuff.

From New Balance I brought a new pair of trainers and I am absolutely loving these shoes they are my daily shoes now. I normally just go for trainers since flats and other types of shoes make my feet hurt or even worse get blisters. These trainers are really comfortable I am able to walk in these for quite some times as well which will be good for going on holidays in the future.


The colour in the picture shoes more to the purple side  but the colour I choose is burgundy since I saw CNBlue Minhyuk wore burgundy shoes in episode one of Heirs and I thought that colour is really nice and would really suit winter seasons so I really wanted this colour.  I want to try out New balance shoes for once so I choose then in this colour and I must say this purchase is worth every penny ^^. These shoes costs £56 if I remember the price correctly.

Next item I purchased is from Topshop and this coat was really expensive but I have been wearing my previous coat like this style for around 3 years already. I like this style of parka and its really trendy and will continue to have this style even in the future years so this is worth investing :)

I got this coat in their 20% student discount so the total for this coat costs around £76. It's really warm and suitable for the English weather. Here is another picture of me wearing the coat haha


Another items I purchased for around 2 weeks ago is this J.estina necklace that is from the drama Master's sun. This is an absolutely amazing drama loved the drama and the cast this might have been one of my favorite drama for the year. The necklace was ordered from Ebay seller Hyundai mall I think which is a safe seller so if you want to buy this necklace as well you can check out that seller. The shipping took around 2 weeks which is reasonable considering this item came from Korean. This necklace costs £50 and I purchased the women version of the product thinking it might be the female lead version. Which is seriously wrong the version that she wore I think was the male version. From my observation since the product was sponsored they need to make sure the viewers are able to check the product properly so they might have given the female lead a larger version.

This is the picture of the necklace and another picture of my hand comparing with the necklace. Its really dainty compared to what I expected but this size is pretty good as well to match with more feminine pieces since if the necklace is too big and wearing very feminine clothing won't match that well.



Another items I brought was from Hollister and it's another parka. I just seriously own so much of this style jacket and colour. Because they match clothes well and its just a stable colour that will be still stylish in future years. This jacket costs £37 and this was on sale ^^


Lastly this finally outfit were all purchased from H&M. This outfit was actually inspired by Krystal in Heirs. I know she wears a cream knit top but I just fancy burgundy colour in the winter so I choose another burgundy item again.I know that my body isn't as perfect as Krystal but I just like fashion and dressing up a lot ad like to try out new concepts.


Finally since \I didn't really take a picture off what my outfit from Stylenanda looked like I took some pictures so what it looked on my body. But seriously I am not thin and I am on the fatter side so please excuse this ^^





Thanks for reading :) Hope you have an amazing day and week ^^ I will be back with more amazing reviews as soon as possible! 



Review: Mamonde Pure White Sleeping Pack


I am back this week with another review. This time on skincare and the brand that I will be reviewing is Mamonde. This brand is currently endorsed by SNSD Yuri, but I didn't intentionally purchase this product I was suppose to buy Laneige's water bank sleeping pack but on Gmarket the Korean got me a little confused which made me order wrongly. But this product is heard to be really good so I am happy to talk about what I thought about this product.



At first this product packaging and colour is really pretty since it's in light pink also the the bottle comes with quite a lot of product with 80ml of product and since I only do sleeping packs weekly, this bottle can be used for a long time. The fragrance that this product has is really nice it's got this perfume that my mom use to own and its kinda like floral scent but little bit on the stronger side. The texture that this product when applied onto the face is really sticky and I didn't expect this since I have been using Innisfree's wine sleeping mask before and that was really light and absorbed really quickly onto my face. However this sleeping pack was really sticky and after a few hours I can still feel the product on my face not absorbed in. On the packaging it self it has been said that it contains white flower acid and meadow sweet flower. Which might have explained the strong floral scent.



Now on to the results of this sleeping pack since it has claimed to be whitening which is what I really like in my products that I buy. I only used this once but I can't really say that my face's complexion gone whiter or not. But this mask did make my face feel really hydrated the next morning and really soft feeling to it as well which lasted for a few days. Which I am really happy about but I think this mask is supposed to be more effective if you use it for a longer period of time since I have only used it once and didn't really fancy the sticky feeling on my face which kind of made my hair stick to my face as well which is why I haven't been using it again. But maybe when I have more time this I might try using it again.

Overall I can say that this product for the price that I paid for I wouldn't go for this product again as compared to the Innisfree Wine Sleeping pack since this product was quite expensively brought on Gmarket. If this product did give me straight away results then I might go for it again but since I really don't fancy the texture of the product so I am not going to re-purcahse this product again.

Thanks for reading ^^

Review: Benfit Primping with the Stars Set

I am back this week with another review but surprisingly this time I will not be reviewing a Korean makeup but a European brand for the first time.  This review is not sponsored I brought these product by myself and these are my honest opinions. Some f the things I have said you might not agree with but everyone has different preferences and skin types so the product might work differently.




Review: Teen's Nature AC line Products

This will be my first review on a whole line of products for skincare. Since I had to trial the product for a long enough period of time before reviewing as the product might take a period of time before it takes effect or I just want to make sure what this product's good and bad points are.


Firstly, I tested out this line for a month and I will take about what type of skin I have before continuing since this might affect what some of your opinions on this product. To be begin with my skin doesn't have a lot of acne so result may vary for acne skin. But I do have very small pimples on my forehead which I originally brought this product for to help get rid of them since I have quite a bumpy forehead which I hate. I have combination skin as well.

On to the review for the cleanser. The cleanser lasted for month but I have already nearly used up the product whilst my toner and lotion I still have around half a bottle left. They all have the same amounts of contents but the cleanser ran out first for some odd reason. All the products have this fragrance like smell, it reminds me of this perfume owned by my mum years ago. This is a foam cleanser and I wouldn't actually say that using this cleanser made my skin exceptionally clean or made my pimples disappears. But I can say that during the trail period of using this product I didn't have any breakouts and not a single large spot appeared. Since I have read review before on some AC products actually break you out instead but this could be due to your skin type as well.

Teen's Nature is a mild cosmetic brand according to Suzy on Get it Beauty. So I wanted to try it out since my skin isn't terrible but its not amazing at the same time so I don't really need some heavy cosmetic on my face which could cause break outs instead.

On to the toner and lotion together since the toner wasn't anything special its wasn't really refreshing nor was it hydrating also the lotion and the toner didn't actually make my pimples on my forehead disappear. Throughout the whole trial period I guess this product prevented my skin from having spots rather than getting rid of some of the spots. I don't really know specifically what AC products actually give but I'm pretty sure that they help prevent and get rid of spots as well. Which only one thing happened to me.

Overall I not that impressed with this AC line as it didn't really do me any good. But since the price that I invested in these products wasn't that expensive compared to other brands like Innisfree or The Face Shop. For the price that I paid for and the results I got out I am giving this product line 3.5 out of 5 stars. Since I actually had high hopes for this product and the brand.

*Update* Since where I live the area is close to the harbor so the wind is extremely strong and my skin is startind to get more dry as winter is approaching as well. I found that the lotion didn't moisturise  my skin at all which I am even more upset about this product. The lotion didn't help my skin hydrate the dry patches on my cheek area which I had to use other moisturising product instead.

I didn't actually intend to add their AC Clear Shot in this review but since this post is about their AC line I have decided to include this. Another reason is that because I originally wrote this post as a draft and planning to upload later when I check any mistakes, then comes the problem since I think I just cursed myself by saying that I didn't have large spots. But obviously I have a large spot coming from my nose area which hurts so much and I can feel its going to be their long as its soo red.
 


I applied the AC clear shot for day on my nose. Within a few hours the spot reduced the size of it but the redness is still there.  This product comes with day and night which I thought was good since the price I paid for most likely for other brand you can only purchase on of the tubes. They also come with alot of product. At first I have trouble figuring out how to use the day tube but you just have to push the bottom white button then the product comes out from the top. I don't really like this design I prefer the night tube more as I can easily control the amount of product I want and its more sanitized in a way.

I have used the night one as well with my spot but this product doesn't make the spot go away magically over night but it was able to make the spot much smaller and making me able to go out to the public without trying hard to cover the spot with concealer.

After the second night for applying the night cream on my spot. The spot in the next morning has already near disappearing. Also I can't feel the spot hurting anymore and the redness is gone as well.  I only used the AC spot clearer for 3 times which was once for day and twice for night. So right now I am really happy with the results for this product just hope that the results will stay for other acne as well. 

I wouldn't say these are the worst AC spot clearer but they aren't the best I have tried. But they give out good results which is what I am aiming for and the price for this results is good enough for me. If I was to rate this product I would give it a 4 out of 5 stars since I don't really know if it works over a longer period of time since the last time I used other product like this the results seemed to get worst the more times I used it. Also I was having high hopes for this brand for some reason after watching Suzy in Get it beauty I know she has amazing skin and I thought that these products might have made her skin a little better which is why I went for this brand at first. But since I haven't actually tried enough skincare to be saying this is the worst or greatest products I have used.

Thanks for reading ^^ I hope you enjoyed and found this review somewhat helpful :)

After I finish the AC line products I think I will be trying out their Brightening line. Which I also have high hopes for since I really like investing my money on brightening products.

First Stylenanda Haul/Review

I purchased 2 items which costs in total 127.19 USD which is costs £84.54 most of the costs actually came from the shipping costs as well. I thought that the shipping was $10 if you purchased over $100 and $20 for under $100. But in the end whilst checking out to be costs nearly $30 which is not a small price to be paying for shipping. I was originally going to buy a polka dot cap but ended up not since I thought it was making the whole order too expensive so I just when with what I originally wanted which was the following 2 items. Above all the costs I have been charges custom for around £23 which is really expensive if you add that cost of my whole order.



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Sleeveless Crop Blouse <br>with Collar
This top costs $50.53

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Pintuck Mini Skirt <br>with Elastic Waistband
This bottom skirt costs $49.32

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They really do show the exact pictures of what the product looks like since I have experienced from other websites that the pictures are very different from the real product.

I did measure the sizing to my body before purchasing the product and seeing on the model I thought the top was where the most problem that will occur if I buy this. The top looked quiet large on the model but when Apink's Naeun wore this it was more tight fitting and more short compared to the stylenanda model and other kpop stars have worn the top only and I have seen that they were all different. So I did give it a god and bought the top and when I tried it on the top was a little bit too short for my liking but the fit was a little looser than to describe it tight. But I just love this whole set a lot I think I am going to wear the skirt more. But since the skirt is a high waist skirt I was able to cover most of my belly and my belly button part.  For people wondering about the sizing of me and comparing you your own body size if you want to purchase the items I did or just wondering for their other products. I am a UK size 10 for both bottom and tops. The top fits just nicely and the skirt as well. But I don't really like the fact that all Stylenanda's clothing are all free sizes not everyone can fit in their stuff I am just barely fitable in their clothes but I love their style a lot.

They also gave me a free pastel colours yellow nail varnish as a freebie.
They are gorgeous I saw a youtuber wearing this and it was soo pretty and Apink Naeun wore this set in NoNoNo MV as well which I instantly fell in love with at first.

Thanks for reading ^^ Hope you enjoyed reading this and hope you find what I wrote useful when you are ordering from Stylenanda as well.

Review: My Beauty Diary Bird's Nest Mask



This is just a short review on this mask. Since I have found some spare in my mom's room so I stole some ^^. Whilst I was doing the mask I thought it was a good idea to share my opinion on the mask and the brand itself. Since I think I have been focusing on Korean cosmetics too much and have neglected the brand that I used to use. 
My Beauty Diary - Bird's Nest Mask (English Version)

Review: Etude House Precious Mineral Any Cushion in W13 Natural Beige

This Week I will be reviewing on Etude House new product that is advertised by Shinee and Sulli. This product's slogan is Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime, Any Cushion. I would doubt on the anyone part since this product one comes in 3 shades so this might not be suitable for darker or tanned skin tones. I brought this product in my latest Gmarket haul since Etude House was doing a promotion sale which you buy this product and it comes with the refill pack as well which came to a total of $21. Keep on reading to find out what I thought of Etude House new product :)


Ebay and Gmarket Haul : Etude House, Innisfree, Tony Moly

Hi I am back with yet another Gmarket haul. I know I have done many through this month but Gmarket kept having some amazing deals with their cosmetics that is just too hard to pass. One of the brands that were on sale was my all time favorite Etude House; They were on a 50% off sale on everything. Keep reading to know what goodies I brought from them ^^


Review: Etude House Surprise Essence Concealer

Hello, Long time no see everyone. I am back with a review on Etude House Surprise Essence Concealer. I know that there are probably tons of this product's review on the internet. But I want to share my own opinion on this product as well. Hope you enjoy ^^


Review: Tony Moly Luminous Aura Capsule CC cream SPF 50+

Sorry for the lack of posts these past few weeks. I have already reviewed most of the makeup related products that I have owned so I couldn't upload more posts since I didn't have anything to review on. But I remembered that I have yet to try the CC cream that I brought for my parents so I decided to review on this product whilst it's still new. 



Gmarket Haul (Etude House, It's Skin, Tony Moly, Face Shop and Skin79)

This week I will be posting about my Gmarket haul again. Haha I know it hasn't been long since I last showed a haul from Gmarket but they were back with some amazing sale items from Tony Moly and Etude House so I went and bought items I were really curious to trying. I hope you will find this useful in anyway ^^



Review: Etude House Wonder Pore Brush

This week I will be reviewing the Etude House wonder pore brush. This brush is claimed to help wash the face cleaner compared to using hands also helps to deep cleanse the pores as well. Which actually intrigued me to buying this product. But I was actually thinking which brand to buy and I thought Etude House's pore brush is cheaper compared to other brand. But I went with the cheapest since I thought it's just a cleansing brush more expensive won't change the outcome. But I think I might change my view on that. If you want to know why please keep on reading ^^



Review: Teen's Nature (TN) Sun Balm SPF50 PA+++ and Fashion Monday

This week I will be reviewing what I got from Gmarket awhile ago. This is from the brand Teen's Nature from Korea is it a well known brand created for teenagers. But is also popular amongst 20's as well.

Review: Etude House Sweet Recipe Dear My Jelly Lip Talk (JOR203) andFashion Monday

This Week I will be reviewing one of Etude House's really famous products from their Sweet Recipe line. I know I might be a bit late to be trying or even reviewing this line. But I actually prefer the 'Sweet Recipe' line compared their most recent 'Bling in the Sea'. Keep reading to see what I think about the product. I am going to buy another order from Gmarket again soon watch out for that. Since Etude House on Gmarket are doing a up to 50% sale.
                   


Review: Etude House Cute Eye Maker and Fashion Monday

This post will be about my experience of using the Etude house cute eye maker.

Without eye maker                                                 With eye maker

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As you can see in the pictures the pen does actually make your aegyo ssal become more emphasized than before also the pen comes with the sparkly parts which are used to make the finally part of making them cuter and more youthful looking.

As usual I wear my makeup for quite a long time around 13 hours and I don't touch up my makeup as well. When I checked my makeup around 5 hours the glitter already started to fade and after around 8 hours you can barely see that I have applied this pen before I walked out the house. Which was kind of disappointing but I still like this pen as the application is easily to apply as its really thick so you can just apply it. Also the glitter isn't as easy shown on my eye as shown in pictures I thought that just applying one layer will be shown enough but I had to apply several layer to my under eye area to be able to achieve it. (might just be my eye I don't know)

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I was thinking of buying either the Etude house one or the Holika Holika pen but I saw this was on sale from Gmarket so I brought this. Compared to the Holika one the pen is more sharp than blunt which was why I didn't want to buy that one as the application might be harder.

The price that I paid for the pen was approximately £5 which is still cheap but I don't think I will repurchase this again as this aegyo ssal trend won't stay that long I think and also I will take a long time to finish this. Whenever I finish a product I won't buy it again unless it gives amazing results since I want to widen my knowledge on products and try out different brand names as well.

Final look from the makeup (well I just realised that you can't see it well from my glasses and my really bad phone camera sorry >.<):








This weeks fashion Monday I wore SNSD recently worn in their Girls and Peace concert shorts from Hollister. Paired with a collared top with ribbon tie which is really cute that I brought from Taobao. Taobao is a chinese version of Ebay if anyone is wondering or want a review or agent on how I purchase these items just comment down below. Since England is still cold I paired this outfit with an oversized chunky cardigan brought a few years ago from Crew Clothing. Lastly I wore my Converse black chuck taylor which I have worn a few years but still in pretty good condition.

                                       
                       
 

Again I have brought another item that I saw on sale since this is the Spring season sale so I got to check what items I have wanted to originally buy but was waiting to go on sale. The item that I brought was from Zara, the price went from £39.99 to £29.99 which wasn't a lot but I don't own much blazers and I really liked the design also for a SNSD fan I brought a jacket that was seen worn by Seohyun.

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Review: Etude House BB cream cotton fit + Fashion Monday

Another review for the start of the week. Today I will be reviewing the Etude House BB cream cotton fit. This BB cream is quite new and has been in the top 10 best selling product in Etude House's official shop. Which is why I have decided to purchase and try this BB cream. This BB cream has said to have anti-wrinkle and whitening function which could be a selling point to people that want a makeup product combined with skincare as well (Like me I'm crazy about whitening or brightening products haha).

Gmarket Haul (Etude House, Teens Nature and other)

This post is about my Gmarket haul. I have purchased from the few times before but this might be the first time to just buy cosmetics and beauty items at once since I used to buy accessories or clothing items the most. I purchased this order on 2nd June. They shipped it out on the 8th June. Which is fairly quick as they needed to wait for a few items to arrive. But my package got stuck with customs for the reason of the invoice missing. That itself got delayed for around 3 days and the parcel arrived today on 14th June. Which is better compared to the previous times since most of the times when I purchase form Gmarket my package would always be charged customs. So I'm really happy that my package didn't get charged customs.

Review: Etude House CC Cream (silky) and Fashion Monday


The Etude house this CC cream actually said on the box it provides 8 in 1 for the skin which are from anti ageing to even whitening and hydrating the skin. Which sounds amazing right what one cream can do to the skin. The Etude house advertise the product really well and Krystal from f(x) kinda made me want to buy the products haha(which I did in the end). This CC cream when you pump the product out the tube its greyish tone and when blended to the skin it will naturally become your natural skin tone.