♥ A Beauty Loving Nerd ♥ : 2012

Tony Moly Backstage Gel Eyeliner Review & Comparison w/ US Brands

1:38 PM

Hello everyone!

I'm back with a review post on the Tony Moly Backstage Gel liner!

A few people commented on my giveaway post that they wanted to see more comparison posts. I haven't done a comparison post since my eye primer battle one so I hope you guys find this useful/helpful/informative!

By the way, If you guys didn't know, my face is an OIL slick and this includes my lids. I always apply primer to my lids before applying any product on to them.

If you guys are not familiar with the brand "Tony Moly", it is a South Korean cosmetic brand and this is actually a pretty well loved product. I got it because I wanted a matte brown gel liner and that is exactly what this is!

Price: $8 (Ebay seller: Magicbong)

LMAO - yes, that is the seller's name... & they sell makeup!!!

Brush?: Yes -Comes with a brush that is hidden in the cap!

Alright, so let's see who our little Tony Moly liner will be compared against!

I actually didn't know this had sparkles when I got it. I wanted the brown one but when I went to the store, they only had Black and Bronze. Sadface. I got it anyways because I wanted to try this out due to raves I heard about it!

Price: $8

Brush?: Yes -Comes with a brush

I believe the brand Essence is a European brand and has many many affordable makeup products! I actually like their lip glosses a lot! I heard a lot of raves over this product and wanted to give black eyeliner a try again. If you guys didn't know, I almost always use and gravitate towards brown liner.

Price: $4

Brush?: No I forgive you Essence because the price is so cheap ^__^

Here are swatches comparing the color, opacity and such. This is just one dip of a brush so as you can see, these liners are SUPER creamy and opaque! I made a chart comparing a few key factors that I think are important. Hope you guys find this helpful! The "T" is Tony Moly, "L or looks like l in the chart" is L'Oreal and "E" is Essence

I think the Tony Moly and L'Oreal eyeliners are very similiar. The Tony Moly is a bit creamier in texture and glides on smoother but maybe it is because there are no shimmers. If I were to pick between the two, I would say I like the Tony Moly better. The Essence one is good too but it smudges much faster than the other two. I've fallen asleep with the Tony Moly liner on and I didn't have panda eyes when I woke up or anything! I was very impressed. I did get some smudging with the L'Oreal one when I fell asleep with it on. With the Tony Moly eyeliner, I can go about 6-8 hours before I get a little bit of transferring to my bottom lash line which is pretty good! A quick clean up and good as new! It will last and stay opaque until you remove it properly. Although, it will smudge a bit if you scratch ferociously at your eyes (which I hope no one does anyways :P ) I always have a hard time removing gel liner because it gets stuck between my lashes. However with a q-tip and a little patience, it will come off! Hope this was helpful! Let me know what your favorite eyeliner brand is ^__^
Happy New Years everyone!!!

Bye for now! ~

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Etude House Precious Minerals BB Cream #W24 Honey Beige Review

2:23 PM

Hello everyone

! Hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. Today's post is going to be a review! WOO! I recently won this bb cream from a video contest I entered and thought it I would share my review with you

Packaging:

HOW ADORABLE IS THIS BOTTLE/BOX?!

It contains 60g of product and is a pretty good sized bottle. I'm thinking this will last quite a long time. I like how it has a pump but it's not very easy to control. One pump will give you a pretty decent sized blob!

Claims & Description:

Etude House Precious Minerals BB Cream #w24 Honey Beige:

(description taken from the box)

SPF30 / PA ++

Whitening & Anti-Wrinkle

Anti-Darkening

"Precious Mineral BB Cream promotes silky complexion with pearl infused sheer coverage. Contains sadenosine & arbutin for anti wrinkle & whitening effecacies. SPF for UV protection."

Whitening and anti-wrinkle claims:

Not too sure on these ones because I don't really see a difference in my dark spots (yet at least - using it for a little less than a month) and since it has SPF (which protects your skin from sun which can cause your skin to age) of course it would help there. Since I am in my early 20's, I don't have a problem with wrinkles yet sooooo I guess I can't say for sure on that claim either!

Anti-Darkening claim :

Not sure if they mean the bb cream won't oxidize or if it protects your skin from getting darker. I believe that both are true because the color doesn't oxidize at all throughout the day and since it has SPF, it will protect your skin from those good ol' harmful sunrays

Color:

I got the color W24 - Honey Beige and it is a PERFECT match to my skin color at the moment. Here's a comparison between my Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream in #27 Honey Beige and the Etude House one.

The Missha BB cream in honey beige is more golden where the Etude House in honey beige is more beige-y, neutral undertone.

Coverage:

Medium - Full

I was blown away by the coverage of this BB cream. To be honest I wasn't expecting much from it in terms of coverage. It covers my scars and discolorations with just 1 layer (see picture below)!! It is buildable and feels light on the skin. I like how it doesn't feel extremely heavy for the coverage it gives! I just use 1 pump and apply it with my hands and woo-lah!

Finish:

Dewy

It has a dewy finish for sure. It makes your skin look very nice and healthy with a nice glow! It can make my overly excessive oily skin look even oilier throughout the day but I just combat that with my Urban Decay Oil Slick setting spray and oil blotting sheets! I bet it would be perfect if you set it with some mattifying powder (I'm still on the hunt for one of those)!

Lasting Power:

I would say the lasting power is pretty good. It lasts me up to 9- 10 hours before I can see my scars peeking through again.

Here's a summary of my Pros and Cons I've mentioned:
PROs: - Packaging is adorable - 4 colors to choose from - Contains a very good amount of product - Has spf 30 PA ++ - Doesn't oxidize - Natural finish - Excellent coverage! - Suits NC 30 - NC 35-ish skin very well - Doesn't break out my sensitive acne prone skin - Very good staying power
CONs: - Does not help control oil if you have insanely oily skin (like me) - Need to order online if you don't have a place near you that sells Etude House
As you can see, I really do like this bb cream! I would definitely recommend it to those who are bit more tan.
I hope you found this review helpful! If you have any questions please let me know!

I have some other reviews and hauls coming up so stay tuned for that!
Thanks for reading my review!
Also, if you haven't entered my giveaway yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

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FOTD, Sushi Buffets, Gingerbread Hello Kitty & Anime Loves

8:52 PM

Greetings readers!

I have a smorgasbord of content in today's blog entry! It includes a FOTD, pictures and ranting about my FAVORITE sushi buffet place, an early x-mas surprise (Gingerbread Hello Kitty) from my momma and current animes that I am currently obsessed with!

To the post content ~ woosshhh

This is more makeup than I would usually wear on an everyday basis but sometimes you just want to experiment yah know?

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Etude House Moistful Lip Care Concealer Review

8:55 PM

Hello there :3 I recently did a haul post (if you guys missed it click here [x]) and I got a request from my friend Ada to do a review on the Etude House Kissful Lip Care Lip Concealer! Without further a do, let's move on to the review ^0^ ~

The packaging kind of has a cheap feel to it to be honest. It feels very plasticy but I don't really mind that much. I care about the product inside! However I do think the packaging itself is still very cute :3

CLAIMS:

Even out redness in lips

Create a smooth and neutral surface

Prolong lipstick application

my thoughts on the claims below! ~

As you can see from the pictures above, the product itself is pretty creamy in texture and actually pretty buildable in color/thickness. I was hoping I could use this without worrying about applying lip balm first but you DEFINITELY do! Not just any lip balm either! I had to use Vaseline to not have it accentuate every single crack and dry area of my lips!!

My lips are EXTREMELY dry all year round and this baby jar of Vaseline is the best thing ever. Not to mention adorable!

As you can see, my lips are pretty pigmented. A lot of the times my natural lip color will overpower the lip color I want to wear and so I got this lip concealer to try out ^^ ! As you can see, when your lips are nice and moisturized, it works pretty well to tone the color down like the description states!

How I apply this:

I lightly dab some product onto my lips and just kind of pat it in to blend.

Then I take whatever lip product I want to put on and tada!

As for the prolong the wear of your lipstick claim, I would say it doesn't really do much for me in that department since I am constantly eating or drinking something. I will say that it won't make fade any faster than it normally would though!

I was pretty unimpressed with this product AT FIRST and I must say that it is the first Etude House product that I've tried and haven't fallen in love with. It works pretty good as long as your lips are very well moisturized. If not, it will accentuate EVERY dry spot and it will look hideous x__x

Hope you guys found this helpful! Expect a fury of reviews to come!! If you guys would like to review any products from my haul let me know! I also got my Missha cyber monday items today :3 Would you like to see?!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway if you haven't already!

Bye for now ~

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Ebay Haul! Peripera, Skinfood, Etude House & More

11:30 PM

Hi ~ !

So all my all my recent items from Ebay came in about 2 weeks ago but didn't get a chance to post this until now! It will kind of a quick post and not too many details if you guys don't mind. Do let me know if any of these items interest you though and I would be more than happy to do a review ^^ !

2012 black friday haul

Black Friday 2012 Haul!

6:06 PM

Hello! ~ Hope everyone is having a good weekend! If you celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope you had an awesome one with lots of yummies and good company ♥ As you may or may not know, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving where there are insane deals EVERYWHERE! I did a black friday haul post last year [X] if you are intereted ;3 ! Without further delay, here is my 2012 black fridday haul! Famous Footwear

Lace Flats

American Eagle

Artist Cropped Jeans

Best Buy/Walmart

Seagate Backup Plus 1TB Portable Hard drive

Dance Central 3 - Got the LAST ONE! It was on sale for $15!

Rue 21

All of these items were $7!!!! Could not pass up that deal!

I always set a spending limit and I am happy to report I didn't even get close to the maximum that I set myself! :pats self on back: ^__^ I am very proud that I got insanely good deals on all the items that I got! I also have some Cyber Monday items I want to get...

Last year we stood in line at Best Buy at 12 and the crowd was nuts! Luckily we spend the holiday at my grandma's house who lives in a small town. I couldn't even imagine Black Friday shopping where I live which is a much larger town/city!! This year, we got up late... (thanks to alarm that didn't go off...) and went shopping at 2AM! It was super fun though and we managed to snag what we set out to get!

I'd also like to thank every single one of my followers/readers ♥! It still blows my mind that people willingly follow my blog ahaha... (loner mind set...). I have been planning a giveaway to thank you guys. I really believe QUALITY over QUALITY! It doesn't matter how many followers I have but how many of you guys really take the time to read and comment ♥ There is really no way for me to adequately show my appreciate and thanks though :3

To those who went Black Friday shopping, what kind of amazing deals did you find? For those who wish they could get in on the Black Friday action, what is the first store you would attack?

Hope you enjoyed my post! As always, thank you so much for reading ♥ I still have to post up my ebay haul! everything came in the mail Wednesday so look out for that post! Bye for now ~

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Dermal Acerola Collagen Essence Sheet Mask Review

8:41 PM

Hello there :D I hope everyone had a good weekend ^^ I spent mine helping my parents paint the house.

fun fact: My first job was at Best Buy (electronics store ^^)

So tiresome, but I'm happy to help them out if I can! Anyways, the purpose of this post is to do a mini review on the Dermal Acerola Collagen Essence Mask! I picked up a few of these Dermal masks at HMart (Korean grocery store - aka my favorite grocery store EVER) last week because they were on sale for 79 cents(normally 99 cents)! I just couldn't get myself to pass up on them! I have never tried any other sheet mask before so I can't compared them to any other brands like My Beauty Diary or anything but here is my first impressions and honest review!

Here's a size comparison to an Etude House sheet mask

Dermal has SOOO many different types or "flavors" of masks! I was very overwhelmed just looking at the display. I ended up picking #12 - Aloe, #16 Acerola, #24 Strawberry and #14 Pomegranate.

I picked these 4 to try out because I know that these certain plants/fruits are good for sensitive acne prone skin (which I have). They actually have an English description in the back describing the mask's benefits. Here are the mask's main claims:

The back of #16 Acerola Collagen Essence Mask

1. "Essence Mask offering your skin direct nutrition and after using, it is possible for you to go out without washing your face" - I'm guessing this means you can rub in the extra essence rather than washing it off.

2. " You can feel the difference immediately...high quality mask which sticks to you face very well"

3. "Acerola extract which is effective for skin clearness... Vitamin E and collagen for tired skin"

4. "Makes you feel cool and keeps your skin elastic" - Heck yeah I felt like a boss wearing this mask!

Ok, let's be mature adults here for a second: PFAHAHAHA HORNY PARTS OF THE SKIN?! HUHH?! (look at "Features" #3, second line)

Ahem* anyways...

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Etude House & Innisfree Goodies ♥!

7:55 PM

HIII! :waves: GAHHHH! Ever have a really rough week of school or work? That's what it has been like for me for the past month. I have been extremely busy and overwhelmed at work and found myself indulging in a litttllleee bit of retail therapy ahaha! One of the best things is coming home at the end of the week after a rough day and seeing A PACKAGE waiting for you ♥

I won't go into too much detail because I ordered quite a few other things but waiting patiently (not really though) for them to surprise me in my mail box teehee! I was planning to do a collective haul post but I was too excited! XD

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OOTD - Cozy Fall Layering Fun & Julie G Nail Polish

4:37 PM

Hey guys!

Hope my fellow East Coasters are safe and sound after Sandy decided to tear through yesterday. It's been awhile since I did an OOTD post so here it is!