Beauty Products Emptied in August 2016 + Link-up

Beauty Products Emptied in August 2016 + Link-up

Vitamin C Cosmetopia Digest   Tuesday, August 23, 2016

I may not be able to post later this week, as I'm travelling, so I decided to do the monthly Beauty Empties post a little earlier than usual. This time, I have a bunch of favourite face care products to show you, especially my favourite Vitamin C and Snail products. Keep reading!

Scroll down for a look at the beauty products I used up in August 2016, and my quick impressions of each.

YesStyle Top 10 Korean Beauty Products 2016: Review, FOTD

YesStyle Top 10 Korean Beauty Products 2016: Review, FOTD

Unboxing Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, August 18, 2016

Korean and Japanese Beauty retailer YesStyle has put together their curation of the Top 10 Must-Try Korean Beauty products for 2016, featuring the bestselling products on their website. I am a regular @YesStyle customer and have reviewed one of their beauty sample boxes here.
A word about YesStyle - they are Hong Kong-based, ship worldwide tracked free for orders above US$35, and offer free samples with every purchase. 
YesStyle's Top 10 Must-Try K-Beauty set comes in the same cute packaging as their sampler boxes. The #YesStyleTop10 are a nice mix of makeup and skincare, and include famous K-Beauty brands such as Etude House, Tony Moly and Laneige.

Scroll down for a look at YesStyle's selection of Top 10 Must-Try Korean Beauty Products for 2016.

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FOTD: Wycon Olive Green Eyeshadow, Korean Cosmetics

FOTD: Wycon Olive Green Eyeshadow, Korean Cosmetics

Wycon Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, August 15, 2016

A few days ago, I received a fun Korean beauty box, which I will show you later this week. I have been playing with the contents of the box ever since. This is a makeup look I did with some of the products, supplementing whatever the box lacked with other cosmetics from my own stash.

Scroll down for a full-face makeup look using olive green eyeshadow, Etude House BB Cream and other Korean cosmetics.

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Etude House My Beauty Tool Secret Face Makeup Brush 121 Review

Etude House My Beauty Tool Secret Face Makeup Brush 121 Review

Tools Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, September 17, 2015

Ever wanted to try out an oval makeup brush, but hesitated to spend on those gorgeous-looking Artis Elite brushes? Korean cult brand Etude House has an affordable solution.
The Etude House My Beauty Tool Face Makeup Brush 121 is a small toothbrush-like, oval-head brush with a gold plastic body. It comes with a removable head and comes with a sponge attachment as well. The only makeup sponge I swear by is the Beautyblender. Everything else is latex-y, and the sponge attachment of this brush is no exception. So I will be concentrating on the brush attachment.

Scroll down for my experience with the Etude House My Beauty Tool Secret Skin Face Makeup Brush 121.

Valentine's Day Lace Nail Art with Etude House

Valentine's Day Lace Nail Art with Etude House

Valentine's Day Cosmetopia Digest   Saturday, February 14, 2015

A handy kit for hassle-free lace nail art.

This Valentine's Day, I wanted to avoid the regular red and hearts for my manicure, and try something different. I've wanted to try out lace nail art for a while, and my first attempt, with cotton lace, was an unmitigated disaster involving little bits of fabric all over my black sweater.
I came across the Etude House Rose Flowering Nails kit on Jolse.com. There are two shade options, Watery Rose and Velvet Rose - I chose the latter. This set contains two nail polishes; a dusky pink and a deep maroonish red, and costs just $7.58. There are 20 bits of black fabric lace for the nails, in two designs. The kit seemed like a better idea than further experiments with lace from the sewing kit, so I gave it a try yesterday. At first glance, the lace in the kit seemed like adhesive wraps, but the fabric peels off from the glue. The lace is thicker and stiffer than I expected.

Check out my Valentine's Day lace nail art with the Etude House Rose Flowering Nails kit.

Etude House Hand Bouquet Rich Butter Foot Mask review

Etude House Hand Bouquet Rich Butter Foot Mask review

Skin care Cosmetopia Digest   Saturday, January 24, 2015

Etude House Hand Bouquet Rich Butter Foot Mask gives you an overnight pedicure.

My feet feel really warm at night and I get up to reapply foot cream several times to cool them down. The constant application of foot creams keeps ruining my bedsheets.
I love how innovative Korean cosmetics are, particularly their skincare. They have mess-free, convenient sheet masks for everything - face, neck, chin, feet, hands, nails, hair and whatnot. The ones for the feet go on like socks and contain hydrating lotion. These foot masks are now an integral part of my regimen - I cannot recommend them enough.
The Etude House "Hand Bouquet" range comprises a foot mask, a hand mask, hand cream and heel cream. The products in this range contain shea butter and a mix of fragrant essential oils and hydrating emollients.

Here is my review of the Etude House Hand Bouquet Rich Butter Foot Mask.