Korean Beauty Haul | Jolse & Memebox

As I've mentioned before, I'm catching up on my hauls from this year before the year is over.  So this time it is a Korean beauty haul from Jolse and Memebox.  For those that don't know, Jolse and Memebox are two well know places where you can purchase a variety of Korean beauty and skincare products.  Memebox is based in San Francisco while Jolse is from Korea.  There are pros and cons to both of the websites, but I will get into that in a future post about where I've purchased Korean products from before.  

I honestly don't remember when these were purchased but I think it's from the second half of this year.  These are all the products that I've been dying to get my hands on for a while now and I decided to grab them while the websites had some sort of sales on them.

First up is this little tool from Etude House called the Lovely Etti Hair Band.  If any one has ever searched the rasianbeauty hashtag on instagram before, I'm sure you've come across a handful of people wearing these head bands with cat ears sticking out of them while doing some sort of face mask.  These things are so adorable and I've been lusting after them for a while.  I purchased this off of Jolse when they had a sale... for Labor Day I believe.  I decided to grab one for myself and one for my sister since my grandfather now calls her "meow meow."

The Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask was purchased off of Memebox.  This is another product that has been raved about in the rasianbeauty community and I just had to try it out for myself.  It is a clay mask that bubbles when exposed to oxygen (or something like that).  So when you apply a clay mask on but it starts to bubble on your face.  The Holika Holika Soda PoreCleansing Oxygen Bubble Mask was just something I was curious about.  I haven't seen it on a lot of other website and saw it on Jolse so I decided to grab it before I can't find it anywhere anymore.  I think the reason I was really curious about this was I really want to clean my pores and try to get rid of some blackheads, and I was curious on how it compares with the Elizavecca clay mask.

As usual, you get a variety of samples with your purchases.  I am really happy to see that I have another sample of the TonyMoly Panda's Dream White Hand Cream!  I actually really like the scent of it and will definitely purchase a full size of it in the future.

Have you guys tried any of these products before?  What is the latest product you've purchased that you're excited about?

Unboxing | Memebox Superbox #72 Etude House

So I have to admit, I'm quite awful with these unboxing posts.  I've literally have this box since maybe late October to early November and I'm just now writing an unboxing post about it in mid-February.  I will admit, I have thought about not posting this up at all but I really want to have a record of the memeboxes that I purchased and what was in each box.  Soooo, here is my unboxing of the Etude House box.  (PS: I have Target's and Walmart's winter beauty boxes that I will unbox real soon... and I promise to be more on time with my unboxing posts from now on.)

I will be honest, I was quite disappointed with this box.  I've noticed Memebox gained popularity really quickly and it felt like there was a new box released every day, sometimes multiple new boxes per day.  Unfortunately the quality of the boxes have gone down from people's unboxing posts on instagram.

I purchased this box the day it came out because I knew Etude House is a popular brand in Korea, most of Etude House products are really cute, and I've also been wanting to try some Etude House products.  I think I just had a really high expectation for some reason but I was really disappointed with the selection of the products included in this box.  I thought there would be more popular products included in the box, but I think only the Moistful Collagen Cream is the popular product, and maybe the Play Therapy Sleeping Pack.

Note: If you want better selection of products, purchase a non-brand-specific box (ie: skincare, or masks, or something like that).

I received 6 products and it seems like all except 1 product is full size!  So let's see what was included in this box:

• Etude House Play Therapy Sleeping Pack ~$10
• Etude House Face Conditioning Fixer ~$12
• Etude House Moistfull Collagen Cream (sample size) ~$?
• Etude House Belle Dress Pretty Look Shower Cologne Pretty Look ~$8
• Etude House Oh My Lash Mascara Top Coat ~$5
• Etude House Brow Mascara ~$7

As you can see, the value of the products in this box is quite low compared to my first memebox.  The only product I've used so far is the Shower Cologne, which I am assuming is the equivalent of a body mist.

I think I will not be buying from Memebox for a while after the disappointment of this box.  It also helps that I've recently discovered some places to purchase Korean beauty and skincare products online that are a bit cheaper than what Memebox is offering.  In fact, I have another haul post that I am working on that is full of Korean skincare products from one of those websites.

Anyways, have you purchased any memeboxes recently?  If so, what are your thoughts on the quality of the recent boxes?

Unboxing: Memebox Special #9 Skincare Box

I have to admit, I've had this Memebox sitting in my room for the past two months and haven't really touched the products in it because I wanted to do this post.  I thought about not doing this post several times since this is an older box, but I really enjoy reading about Memebox unboxing and seeing what people received in different boxes.  I like to use the unboxing as a reference for what they might include in the future boxes.

If you don't know what Memebox is, it is a subscription box filled with Korean makeup/skincare goodies.  Unlike the subscription boxes in the US, Memebox is not a monthly subscription box.  They've been coming out with a new box almost every single day, sometimes multiple new boxes in a day, and you can chose to buy or pass on a box, depending on your preferences.  There are so many different boxes available at one time, but the more popular ones get sold out pretty quickly.  These boxes range in prices from $18 up to $39.  From looking through other people's unboxing pictures, I've noticed that you get a lot of full size items in these boxes and some samples.

Now let's see what's inside the skincare box I received back in July.