ELF Haul

Today I am here with a SUPER old elf order of mine.  I made this order back in February of this year when they were having a 50% off sale site wide or something, which is why I don't have a lot of their newer products such as their Gotta Glow Lip Tint, or their new brushes, or their new tinted lip balms.  But the products I picked up were new-ish back in February and I wanted to post about all of my 2015 hauls before the year ends. 

This order consisted of some of the things I was eyeing from ELF for a while and finally made an order and took advantage of a great deal.  Like I said, most of these products were new to me but have been released by ELF for a while now.  

The products that I picked up were:

• Moisturizing Lipstick in Rosy-Go-Round
• Moisturizing Lipstick in Wine Tour
• Lip Balm Tint in Nude
• Lip Balm Tint in Peach
• BB Cream SPF20 in Buff
• Pressed Mineral Blush in Sweet Retreat
• Blush in Tickled Pink
• EX-tra Lip Gloss in Luke
• Matte Lip Color in Wine
• Matte Lip Color in Cranberry

So far I have played around with all the lip products but haven't really touched the face products yet.  

Have you tried any of these products before?  Also, what are some of the newer ELF products you have been eyeing recently?

Haul & Review | Insider Beauty

Today I am here with my tiny haul from InsiderBeauty when they had a sale about 1.5 weeks ago.  They were selling the oh-so-famous LeeJiHam's Tea Tree 90 Essence for $30 and had free shipping on orders $30 and more.  I thought I would take an advantage of this sale and try out the essence.  I purchased this right before I went on my spending ban, so I didn't break the ban!  Now I thought I would do a mini haul and a review of the customer service I received from InsiderBeauty.  

My package came with a little post card and all the items were wrapped neatly (unlike my attempt in the picture above) in a black tissue paper with a sticker of their logo in the center.  I was really impressed with the presentation.  

I was really surprised to find that not only was my product in a bubble wrap, they also took the time to gift wrap my product in a black tissue paper with their logo sticker.  I've ordered from many places online and have not had my products gift wrapped before, unless I specifically checked a box for that!

Now the packaging of the product was slightly damaged (bottom left corner) but that is definitely not their fault.  I'm pretty sure that happened during the transit and it's just the outside packaging that was damaged; the product inside was completely fine.  And let's be real, I'm only going to be keeping the packaging for the next few weeks until I start decluttering and throwing them away.  

Another thing I was really impressed with was the samples they included!  I know when you order Korean products from ebay sellers, you get a good amount of samples.  For some reason, I was not expecting to find any samples with my order and was completely surprised that they included some at the bottom of my package!  Now the samples that came with my order were:

• Leaders Insolution Coconut Gel Mask with Broccoli
• Primera Peeling Facial Mild sample
• Su:m 37 Water-full Timeless Water Gel Cream sample
• Primera Organience Emulsion sample

Now for the customer service part.  I placed the order Friday, July 31 in the morning and received a confirmation email within a few minutes.  Then I received a call with a number that I didn't recognize, so I didn't pick it up.  No voice mails were left but within a minute, I received an email from Angela saying that they've received my order but wanted me to call them back to verify some information before they can process my order because my card was flagged.  I called them back and they were so nice and asked me some questions to make sure I was the one who made that order.  

After we hung up, I received shipping confirmation within 5 minutes.  I was really impressed at how fast everything was being processed!  I have never received a shipment confirmation within 30 minutes of me placing an order before.  What was even more impressive was that I received the package, which was shipped to my sister... because I have asian parents who don't like it when I buy unnecessary things, on Monday, August 3!  The package was shipped from NY to CA over the weekend!

I am just completely impressed with InsiderBeauty, even though this review might not do them justice.  I would definitely recommend them to everyone who wants to try out Korean skincare and makeup products.  I will admit the selection of products they currently have is on the smaller side but I'm sure they'll expand with time.  

With that said, have you shopped from insiderbeauty before?  Also, what is your favorite place to buy Korean beauty and skincare products?

PS: Memebox is currently having a sale right now and LJH's Tea Tree Essence is $30 after the discount for those who want to try the essence as well!

Collective Haul | March 2015

Ooops, I did it again... For some odd reason, I thought I was doing really well by not buying too many things this past month because I was busy for at least half the month with no time to shop...  But that all changed once I put everything I've purchased throughout the month all together for the collective picture to realize that I purchased a lot more than I had intended to.  I blame my hoarding this past month on stress!

Sooo as we can all see, a good chunk of the products are actually lip products.  I am a lip product addict and I just love to try new products.  That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

The lip products I picked up are:

• Softlips Cube in Fresh Mint
• Softlips Cube in Pomegranate Blueberry
• Nuxe Reve de Miel lip balm
• Rimmel Lasting Finish Colour Rush in All You Need Is Pink
• Rimmel Lasting Finish Colour Rush in Give Me a Cuddle
• Rimmel Show Off Lip Velvet in Meteoric Matte
• ELF Lip Balm Tint in Peach
• Milani Power Lip Lasting & Moisturizing Gloss Stain in Cabaret Blend
• Almay Smart Shade Butter Kiss in Nude-Light/Medium
• Jordana Modern Matte Lipstick in Matte Classy
• Jordana Modern Matte Lipstick in Matte Dare
• Jordana Twist & Shine Moisturizing Balm Stain in Fresh Fig
• Hard Candy All Glossed Up Hydrating Lip Stain in Pout
• Hard Candy All Glossed Up Hydrating Lip Stain in Mauvelous
• Hard Candy Plumping Serum Lipstick in Victorious
• Hard Candy Plumping Serum Lipstick in Infamous
• Hard Candy Plumping Serum Lipstick in Wanted
• NYC Smooch Proof Liquid Lip Stain in On Everyone's Lips

I also managed to snag up some nail products.

• Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips in Laced Up
• Essie's Fiji
• NYC's Strip Me Off
• Nail Aid 1st Acetone Power Gel No-Rub for Glitter & Nail Art

Some impulse hair products:

• TRESemme Perfectly (un)Done Wave Creation Sea Foam
• Batiste Dry Shampoo in Clean&Classic Original

Also some face products:

• Freeman Dead Sea Minerals Anti-Stress Mask
• Rimmel BB Cream Radiance in Light

And lastly, the miscellaneous products:

• L'oreal Voluminous Butterfly Intenza Waterproof Mascara in Blackest Black (x2)
• Covergirl Full Lash Bloom waterproof in Very Black
• Jergens BB Hand

I will admit, I did overdo it by a lot in March.  I'm really hoping that I will purchase exponentially less products in April, especially since there's the Sephora sale and I'm already eyeing two things I want that are quite expensive.  Let's hope for a more controlled spending in April!

Roseroseshop Haul

About two months ago, actually two months ago, I made an order on roseroseshop for some products I've been lusting over for a while.  For those who are unfamiliar with the website, they sell a ton of Korean beauty and skincare products at a competitive price.  The prices on this website is the cheapest I've seen from all the other websites, but the only down side is that you have to pay for shipping and shipping costs quite a bit.  

I made the order on Jan 6th and received the products around Jan 30th, which is reasonable since they are shipping it all the way from Korea.  I will most likely do a shop review and/or comparison with another shop in a bit so I will go over the details of the website along with customer service then.  

They had a huge selection of sample products you can purchase.  I went a little crazy and purchased a lot of masks and sleeping packs.  I purchased:

• Tonymoly Intense Care Dual Effect Sleeping Pack Samples
• Too Cool For School Pumpkin Sleeping Pack Samples
• Tonymoly Intense Care Snail Hand Cream Sample
• Holika Holika White Wine Therapy Sleeping Pack Samples
• Banila Co Clean It Zero Samples
• Etude House Play Therapy Sleeping Pack + Soft Clay Pack Samples
• Skinfood Royal Honey Mask Samples
• Skinfood Rice Mask Wash Off Samples
• Skinfood Black Sugar Mask Wash Off Samples
• Etude House I Need You, Hyaluronic Acid Mask Sheet Samples
• Etude House I Need You, Tea Tree Mask Sheet Samples

I've literally been eyeing these lip products for the longest time.  I'm so happy I finally got a hold of them!

• It's Skin Macaron Lip Balm in Pineapple
• Tonymoly Kiss Kiss Lip Balm
• Tonymoly Petite Bunny Gloss Bar in Juicy Cherry

I've also been itching to purchase some of the more popular products.

• Mizon Sanil Recovery Gel Cream
• It's Skin Power 10 Formula VB Effector
• Mizon Good Night White Sleeping Mask

And finally the main reason why I made the order in the first place... for these babies!

• Mizon Snail Repair Eye Cream
• Mizon UV Mild Sun Block

I'm so excited I found some affordable places to buy Korean skincare and beauty product!  Have you tried heard of or tried any of these products before?

Collective Haul | February 2015

Sooo.... I failed again.  I know I said I was on a spending ban earlier this month and I failed quite miserably.  I think I'm just addicted to buying things and it's starting to get serious (not even joking!).  But anyways, I thought I picked up some pretty awesome things throughout the month of February so I thought I'd share them with you!

I'm surprised to see that I have some diversity in my haul.  Usually I tend to buy two of everything, so I am happy that wasn't the case here.

Soo, the products I looted throughout the last 20some-odd-days are:

• Nivea In-Shower Body Lotion for Dry Skin
• Goody Boar Hair Brush
• Conair Bun Maker set
• Laneige Hydration Trial Kit
• Tonymoly Mini Cherry Lip Balm
• Revlon Bordeaux Nail Polish
• It Cosmetics CC+ Lip Serum
• Origins Clear Improvement Activated Charcoal Mask
• Dior Creme De Rose

Although I didn't purchase that many items, a handful of these items were pretty pricy.  I don't know what I was thinking, probably thought I was fancy or something, when I purchased those high end products, but I'm actually really enjoying them! (*cough* Dior and It Cosmetics *cough*)  I'm going to try to justify my high end purchases by saying that it was my birthday month and I was spoiling myself, but I'm pretty sure it was just the shopaholic in me.  

Anyways, I really need to get on that spending ban.  I think I'm going to go on a 30 day spending ban in March so that I can purchase some things in April when Sephora has their sale... And hopefully this time I'll succeed.  *fingers crossed* 

What are some of the products you guys have purchased lately?

PS: Sephora now carries 8 different Tonymoly products!  How exciting!

Collective Haul: October 2014

So, this post is about a week late because I wanted to have this up as the last post of October.  But life got to me.  Anyways, let's see what products I hauled during October.

Unfortunately I didn't keep my receipts organized so I don't really have the prices of these items anymore... actually I do but I'm just too lazy to go dig through my pile of receipts.  I've also grouped them into different categories.

Face Products:

• St. Ives Oatmeal Facial Scrub.  I'm currently using this and I love it.  Bought this for a backup since I had some St. Ives coupons.  Love it and would recommend it to everyone.
• St. Ives Green Tea Scrub.  I used this as a daily scrub a few years ago but it broke me out like crazy.  Since then I haven't really used scrubs but I'm more educated now and I know not to scrub my face everyday.
• Maybelline Dream Pure BB Cream.  Bought this because it was 40% off at Rite Aid.  Lame reason, I know.
• Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser.  I've always wanted to use this but was afraid if I purchased the big size, I wouldn't end up liking it.  Now this small size is such a great way to test it out!

Hair Products:

• Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Moroccan Sleek Oil Treatment.  Currently using it and I like it.  It was on sale at CVS so I purchased a back up of it.
• Lush No Drought dry shampoo.  This is the first item I purchased/tried from Lush.  So far I'm liking it.  I will most likely blog about my experience in the Lush store, along with a review of this in the future.
• Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum.  On sale at CVS, and I've been wanting to try it for a while to compare it with the oil treatment.

Nail Products:

• Wet 'N Wild Megalast polishes in So Berry On Trend & Distressed to Impress.  It was on sale and I really like that berry shade.  I'm currently obsessed with anything berry!

Skincare Product:

• Yes to Coconut Hydrate & Restore Head-to-Toe Restoring Balm.  Saw a review on nouveaucheap's blog a while back and I've been on the lookout since then.  Finally found it at Bed, Bath and Beyond!  It works wonders on my cuticles!

Lip Products:

• Vaseline Rosy Lip lip therapy.  Purchased it on a whim.... It's an interesting texture!
• NYC City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Color in Gramercy Park Plum.  The result of 40% off sales.  And its plum/berry shade!
• Neutrogena MoistureSmooth color stick in Rich Raisin.  Another result of 40% off.  And also emilynoel83 raved about this shade over and over again so I've been wanting to try it out.
• L'oreal Glossy Balm in Petite Plum.  I'm sure you've noticed a trend. 40% off and plum/berry shade!
• Palmer's Lip Butter in Sheer Berry Tint.  Impulse purchase.  Saw it, and was curious about it.  Not a big fan of it the two times I've tried it so far... :(

Eye Products:

• L'oreal Voluminous Butterfly Intenza.  I LOVE the original butterfly mascara so I was excited about this... I purchased two because Walgreen was having a BOGO50% sale... Those darn sales!
• Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze.  I've been wanting to wear a wash of color on my eyelid and I've heard everyone and their mothers rave about this.

What are some of the things you have been buying lately?  Also, have you tried any of the products I've purchased?