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Hello everyone!

I can’t believe my blog is still receiving love *tears*, I barely update anymore due to how busy my personal life has been this past year but I am back and determined to bring better material for you all!! After all I still have my loving followers *tears again*.

Today I’m bringing you all Aritaum’s Juicy Tint in Red Mango, which I got a while back! For those of you who don’t know about Aritaum, it’s another road shop brand from Korea and they have very affordable yet great items. Aritaum, as far as I know is another brand that is owned by Amore Pacific so a lot of the items are almost more inexpensive versions of other brands from Amore Pacific.

This tint comes in a bottle that looks like nail polish. I believe the packaging has changed to regular lip gloss tube kind but correct me if I am wrong. The color I own is called Red Mango and there are 2 more colours from this series.

The cap of the bottle has a little seal on the side so once it is twisted open the seal breaks(?). So, make sure to check on these little details to receive a never used, brand new item.

On the bottom of the bottle you have the production date printed on. Make sure to check the dates to know the freshness of your products. I always mention in my posts but here I go again, date written that ends with 제조 is the production date of this product and date written that ends with 까지 is the expiration date of this product. Most of the Korean brands have the production dates written on cosmetic items however skincare products have expiration dates written mostly.

Back to the lip tint. As I have mentioned before this tint comes in a bottle that is very similar to a nail polish bottle and it is glass. I am not sure if I like this kind of packaging for a lip tint but I like the fact that the bottle is glass even though it has the danger of breaking.

Just like a nail polish the cap of the bottle is a twist off kind. Now, the cap once you twist it close is very tight and secure BUT I hate the fact that this tint does not have a stopper! WHAT IF.... What if, you accidentally knock this down?! It didn’t happen to me but honestly it can and I do not want to deal with that. Not just that but the fact that there is no stopper to control the amount that the applicator has is also not very good. From my recent online research I am pretty sure that the packaging has changed and I believe this is the very reason for it.

The applicator of this tint is just like any lip gloss applicator. It is very thin and due to the fact that there is no stopper on the bottle this applicator carries a lot of the product.

Enough with my rant on the packaging and on to the lip tint it self, I LOVE the colour, the consistency however, is very water like so it does sit in the creases of the lip which I don’t like a lot so I recommend intense hydration if you have very dry lips like me. However, it is very easy to apply and blend it out. It also dries very quickly which is a plus for me. I also love the fact that it is a very sheer tint which is what I love for lip tints to be. Maybe I am a bit biased with this product because I have been looking for this exact colour lip tint for a while and this was the only one I could find.

The Pinkage model in the photo above started my love for this certain colour of lip tints. I purchased the Etude House Colour Pop tint but it was not the one I was looking for, to achieve what I see on this model. This colour is exactly what I see on this model and I’m very happy that I found the colour I have been looking for.

As I have mentioned before this tint has a very thin liquid almost water like consistency so I had high hopes with it being waterproof maybe and definitely lasting long. However, as you can see in the photo above I have put this tint to a water test by keeping my hand under water for about 5-10 seconds and the tint immediately started washing off, leaving me with a very faint stain. Due to the consistency I was thinking that it would stay on for a long time and especially withstand water but apparently I had high expectations. Usually with my other tints with such consistency (Tony Moly! Great tints.) they stay on for so long that it stains my lips for 2 days, which I like and sometimes don’t like.

I still wiped away the tint with my Biore cleansing water even though I am pretty sure I did not even need that because this tint is very easy to take off. Honestly, I am being very easy on this tint just because I like the color of it. Especially, on top of concealed lips the color is exactly what I want when I want to create gradation effect on my lips but, I really don’t like the fact it washes away really quick. So you definitely need to re-apply during the day.

I also recommend that you moisturize your lips prior to application of this tint or any other because this type of consistency tend to dry out lips and sit in the creases of the lips more than any other lip products.

I only recommend this tint if you really like the colour like I do. Other than that there are many more tints out there that you can purchase and will do a better job than this does. So, I do not think that I would repurchase this when I run out of it but definitely try to find a  better tint that is this colour. If you have any recommendations let me know please!

Hello everyone! 

I’m back with a extremely delayed post that I was actually going to post in May. It is the sold out everywhere, famous Cheon Song Yi lipstick from Yves Saint Laurent in No. 52!

Way back in March after I was done watching the famous drama, You Who Came From The Stars, I was determined to find this lipstick but it was sold out everywhere. I was wait listed on the website and all the stores that sell YSL Beauty here in where I live. I was even almost tempted to buy it for expensive on Ebay as people who got hold of it auctioned it off. 

However, in May on my birthday 언니 surprised me with a Jo Malone that I’ve been wanting and also this lipstick at the bottom of the gift box! I was shocked cause even after 2 months of being on the wait list and also frequenting the stores, I couldn’t get it but she somehow did! Also, this colour is still wait listed online and still not available in most of the stores!

Back to the review, this lipstick comes in a beautiful, classic Yves Saint Laurent gold plated lipstick packaging. Just like most of the high end lipsticks this ones packaging is also square shaped, a bit bulkier than Chanel and Dior but still fits perfectly in lipstick containers.

Apparently this packaging is a new edition unlike the old ones. I never owned the old ones but my mom did and from what I know the old packages had a pop out mirror when you pulled out the cap. I wish they kept the old packaging because it seemed very convenient for those of us that only takes their lipstick in their purse.

Just like any classic lipstick, this one is also twist up bullet kind. On the lipstick bullet there is a very pretty YSL logo imprint and I have no words for the colour. It is a extremely beautiful coral/pink yet very bright colour. What I love about this lipstick is that the colour pay off is exactly the same colour you see as the bullet.

This lipstick applies very creamy and the colour is very opaque. I thought because it is very creamy and moisturizing the colour would be sheer but it was very opaque to my surprise, which I love. When blended it looks like a very pretty blush colour otherwise the colour is very bright pink/coral.

Cheon Song Yi was seen wearing this colour with YSL Glossy Stain in No. 105 over it. Which makes this colour a lot more brighter and glossy than it already is. Usually when I apply this colour I only put the No. 105 on the center of my lips for more plump looking lips and a better gradient effect. 

Even though this colour is a very spring and summer representing one I still find it very easy to wear during fall and winter when I blend it a bit for a naturally pink lip colour.  Also due to it’s moisturizing kind it also feels great on the lips. 

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Hello everyone! 

I hope all of you had a great Christmas with your family and loved ones and received the gifts that you wished for! I certainly did get really awesome stuff! 양승부인 고마워!!  Luckily 오빠 let me choose my own gifts so I bought all the make up things that I had my eyes on for a while.

I ordered and received my package about 3 weeks ago but honestly I didn’t have any time to post this haul because I was busy with helping my 언니 also redecorating my bedroom (which is why my posts might be delayed because I can’t seem to find a nice spot for photos yet). Because 오빠 let me order everything I wanted, I really did. I bought Etude House lipsticks, eyeshadow palette, blush and face conditioning cream. I also bought my favourite Skinfood face scrub. Innisfree face masks, sleeping mask, lotion and No Sebum powder, which I’ve been dying to try out for a long time now!! I can’t wait to use it on my eyelids and under eyes. I got Aritaum and Tony Moly lip tints. Clio eyeliners and Bbia eyeshadow, which I think has the perfect colour. 

I also got Biore makeup cleanser, 3M pimple sticker things and also a Lioele face mist. I’ve been wanting to get a nice face mist but some of the ones I’ve been wanting were too expensive for the amount they had in the bottle so I decided to give this one a try. I was watching a skincare video of MelodeeMorita and saw that she uses face mist after shower to keep her skin moist so I thought I have to try it too. I’m hoping to test out some other brands later. 

After I received my first package, I realized there were some other things that I still wanted. So I ordered them too. Luckily 오빠 was being very nice to me because besides  cosmetics I ordered many other things. Well back to the topic. I ordered Etude House lipstick and the new Ever Dew facial oil! I can’t believe this oil is already available as it just come out in Korea too. I also ordered Bbia eye pencil after reading many reviews and checking the colours because I think it’s a amazing colour for a amazingly low price. I also ordered a second Innisfree sleeping mask because the first one was for 양승부인. 

I can’t wait to use all these and post reviews about them for you all. Especially Etude House lipsticks... I ordered the 3 colours that Krystal used in her drama because I think the colours looked awesome and very natural on her. Also because I have a thing for Krystal’s style and fashion. I can’t believe it’s been over 3 weeks I received my package but still haven’t been able to use anything but the Biore makeup remover. 

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Hello!! 

Happy Thanksgiving To All My American Readers! :) I just wanted to make a small post to say this and also to remind you all that awesome new reviews and a HUGE haul post is coming up very soon! 

Hello everyone! 

Recently I purchased IOPE Air Cushion BB Cream!! A review on it and a small comparison post between the Laneige and IOPE Cushion BB cream will be coming soon~

Hello everyone! Today’s post is about GEO Grang Grang Choco circle lens that I purchased from Eyecandys.com ! Check out the photos below of the packaging (which is very cute) and the lenses itself. 

Grang Grang lenses come in two different sizes. This one I own is 14.2mm and the other one is called Big Grang Grang which is 14.5mm.

The lens vials have every info about the lenses. I recommend everyone to especially check the expiration date that is written as I am sure nobody would like to put expired lenses in their eyes.

GEO lenses always come with authenticity stickers on them. Please check the code on their website to make sure it is a genuine product.

This is what the colour and the pattern of the lenses look like. It has a dark brown ring around it and a light brown gradation towards the pupils. 

Overall : 

Pattern/Desing - The pattern is very natural looking one from normal/close distance. The gradation of dark brown and light brown is done very well done and natural looking. 

Colour- My eye colour is naturally very dark brown. If I am not looking at a direct natural light it tends to look almost black but these lenses give my eyes a very natural lighter brown colour around the center. And the dark brown ring enlarges my eye without looking fake. 

Enlargement - The diameter that is written on the vial is 14.2mm and I think it slightly looks a little bigger than 14.2mm I prefer this type of enlargement rather than the max pure grey because this is more natural and ulzzang like. 

Comfort - The first time I wore them it didn’t feel as comfortable as my max pure grey lenses but the second time it was very comfortable. After a while I even had to ask my friend if lenses were still in my eyes. However, after 4-5 hours I do feel a little dryness and I get redness just a little bit so I recommend using eye drops if you are planning to wear longer than 4 hours.