REVIEW: Etude House Princess Etoinette 2 Eau de Toilette!

Hello my lovies. It's almost the middle of the week & I'm still battling with this cold I have. I'm hoping to be rid of it or mostly rid of it before the weekend. I have so much going on that I don't need to be sick for! Loading myself up on some medicine. :)

Today I'll be reviewing another product from Etude House's Princess Etoinette 2 Collection. I believe the Eau de Toilette was the centerpiece to the entire 2013 collection. I was really drawn to the bottle & how vintage like he was, with the cute puff you have to squeeze to get the perfume to spritz onto your skin, clothes, etc.

Let's start with the box the perfume box!

I really love the princess feel of this box. I love the silver details along with the white & pale pink colors of the box. The rose accents are by far my favorite element of the packaging. If I had had a place to display this, I would have kept it.

[ DESCRIPTION ]

" All your romantic princess dreams will come true. Girls, be the Princess!

From Princess Etoinette...

Etude House

Princess Etoinette

Eau De Toilette

In Versailles Garden, one peony blossomed at the end of a 60cm ling stem just once a year, and Princess Etoinette was fond of this precious flower for it's especially elegant scent.

[ DIRECTIONS & CAUTION ] Do not carry around. 1. For external use only. 2. Avoid contact with eyes. 3. Keep out of reach of children. 4. Discontinue use if signs of irritation and/or rash appear. 

[ INGREDIENTS ] Alcohol, Fragrance, Water, Diethylamind, Hydroxbenzoyl, Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl, Methoxcinnamate.

Vol. 1.01 fl oz / 30 ml "

For anyone who is curious, this is what a Peony Flower looks like:

Peonies come in various colors, even white!

Easily, one of the prettiest flowers. I love how in the middle of the white is a pale gradient of pink. I can see why Etude House based the scent of the 2013 Princess Etoinette line off of this flower. Even the meaning of the peony flower fits the collection. Peonies are known as the flower of riches & honor. Sounds princess like!

So, fitting with the theme of the collection, the perfume bottle HAS to be the prettiest perfume bottle I've ever gotten!

The contents of the box is the pretty perfume bottle with a silver cap & a perfume puff.

The beautiful detailing of the bottle itself is simple, but very classy & clean.

The bottom of the bottle has some information about the perfume as well as the manufacture date. 

My favorite part of the bottle is the beautiful white lace puff that allows the perfume to be spritzed onto your skin. It's the most elegant touch I've seen on an Etude product. The puff isn't hard to squeeze & the perfume spritzes out enough to last all day.

However...

I can't believe there's a however..

I really am not feeling the scent of this perfume at all. I had super high hopes that this would smell more fresh/floral than floral bc this SMELLS SO FLORAL. This perfume smells exactly like a Peony... like a grandmother. That's what I think of when I smell this. Smells like something my grandmothers would wear. It's sad to say, bc this was a rather expensive product. I really wanted to love this scent. 

EDIT: I forgot to mention something about why you're not supposed to carry this around. Since the puff has to spritz the perfume, the puff has small holes in it. I ended up attaching the puff & threw away the silver cap not thinking. I came home & some of the perfume had leaked out onto some other products I had just bought. If you plan to travel with this perfume, I HIGHLY recommend keeping the silver cap.

What I do like about the bottle is, since the spray nozzle is able to be twisted off, is that you can probably refill the bottle with any perfume of your choice, that is if you can get the cap off of the other perfumes bottle. I'm definitely gonna have to look up a how-to for that. 

3.5/5

If all else fails, the bottle is super cute & works well as room decor. It's kind of what I would have loved to base my room off of if I had the means to do so.

If you'd like to try this product out for yourself:

Kpoptown.com - Etude House Princess Etoinette Eau de Toilette + Mirror - USD $24.90

TesterKorea.com - Etude House Princess Etoinette Eau de Toilette - USD $20.00

Cosmetic-love.com - Princess Etoinette Eau de Toilette - USD $26.33

Beautynetkorea.com - Etude House Princess Etoinette Eau de Toilette - USD $20.61

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I hope you've enjoyed this review!

Hope you have a wonderful day! <3

lubyou

-mickee

REVIEW: Etude House Princess Etionette 2 Crystal Shine Lips!

Hello my lovies! It's been a few weeks since I've last posted! Hope you've all had a very enjoyable New Year! I'm finally ready to start my new year off right & get into some well needed blogging. I've had enough of the hiatus! 

Click the photo for a more in-depth look at the description of these beautiful lipsticks.

This can be found on Beautynetkorea.com's website description of the Crystal Shine Lips.

As many of you know, I've bought a few items from the new Etude House Etoinette 2 line they recently released since I wasn't able to take advantage the last Etoinette collection they had. I was really excited to get these lippies in the mail. I had intentions on buying the red shade over the nude shade but came to the conclusion that I wouldn't wear the red shade as often as I would the nude shade. I'm extremely happy with my decision! 

I'm not sure what it says ^^; This is one of those times I wish I was able to read Korean.

Korean description.

[ DESCRIPTION ]

" All your romantic princess dreams will come true.

Girls, be the Princess!

From Princess Etoinette... "

Etude House

Etoinette Crystal Shine Lips

This perfumed smooth lipstick delivers a surge of moisture and a soft shimmering flush, giving your lips a gorgeous look.

[ DIRECTIONS ]

Twist to dispense makeup and apply evenly to lips.

[ CAUTION ]

1. Use only as directed.

2. Avoid storing in high and low temperatures and areas exposed to direct sunlight.

3. Cease use if problems arise.

Now I'd like to go into the lipstick case itself bc I've never seen something so pretty in my life. It's gotten me to the point where I want to purchase the earlier release of the Etoinette collection.

Similar to the last Etoinette collection, this has the same concept, except the casing is white & the Etude logo is silver. I think it's insanely classy looking & clean. 

An in-depth look at the container from top to bottom. I love the cute accents! Really princess like. I wish I could base my room off of these pretty containers.

Let's get into the colors!

 " Moon Flower Under The Stars "

Pinky beige & shimmering pink purple pearl.

PBE102 is the nude color of the three lipsticks. This was the color I wasn't planning on buying but decided otherwise after realizing I wouldn't wear the red color. 

The color looks a little brown in the photo above, but translates differently on my lips.

By far, my favorite & most used of the two lipsticks.

" Precious Etoinette Peony "

Wine pink & purple shimmering pink purple pearl.

PPK005 is the pinker lipstick of the three,  but isn't a hot pink. It's definitely a very deep, blue-pink lipstick.

This swatch also translates a bit differently on my lips, but not by much.

I think this color looks wonderful on my lips but haven't figured out what look I'd like to pair with it just yet.

If you want a swatch & review on the red color of the three lipsticks, Misa has done a full review on that color. Check her review out here.

I think the only thing I sort of dislike about these lipsticks is the smell. This goes for almost all the products from their line. They all smell heavily of Peony. I think it smells almost grandma like, or a scent a grandmother would wear ( one of my grandmothers has worn a scent VERY similar to the scent of the Etoinette 2 line ), but the lipsticks are very tolerable & the scent fades quickly. My mom says they don't, but I beg to differ. Other than that, I love these lipsticks. They aren't drying whatsoever! I'm super happy I decided to finally try Etude House lipsticks!

4.5/5

Only taking off a half of a point due to the smell I don't quite care for.

If you would like to try this product out for yourself:

BeautyNetKorea.com - Etude House Princess Etoinette 2 Crystal Shine Lips - USD $13.99

TesterKorea.com - Etude House Princess Etoinette 2 Crystal Shine Lips - USD $13.00

Kpoptown.com - Etude House Princess Etoinette 2 Crystal Shine Lips - USD $12.90

Cosmetic-Love.com - Etude House Princess Etoinette 2 Crystal Shine Lips - USD $11.71

Koreadepart.com - Etude House Princess Etoinette 2 Crystal Shine Lips - USD $9.85

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I hope you've enjoyed this review. Stay tuned for another Mall Haul once I take the photos. I might also do another review depending on how I feel, LOL.

Have a wonderful day!

lubyou

-mickee

NOVEMBER HAUL: BeautyNetKorea, TesterKorea, Kpoptown, Lime Crime, & eBay!

Hello my lovies! I put in some work this November & bought a good amount of stuff. I finally have received everything I ordered last month & have decided to compile it into one post. 

As you can see from the top banner, I purchased a lot of Etude Houses new Princess Etoinette line, which I'm super excited to review for you. 

Let's get into my haul for the last month!

BeautyNetKorea

From L - R:

Etude House - Play Color Eyes - #2 So Chic Play [ x ]

Mizon - Snail Recovery Gel Cream [ x ]

Etude House - Princess Etoinette All Over Powder [ x ]

Etude House - Princess Etoinette Crystal Shine Lips in shade #PBE102 & #PPK005 [ x ]

Various samples, mostly Etude with the exception of a mini Tony Moly Cat Chu Wink Lip Tint

This was probably the first website that had almost all of the Princess Etoinette collection. I almost didn't get the nude color from the Etoinette collection. I was planning to get the red colored lipstick, but made the assumption I wouldn't really wear that color. BEST DECISION EVER!

Kpoptown

Etude House - Princess Etoinette Eau De Toilette & Mirror [ x ]

I decided on a whim that I really wanted the perfume out of the collection, & it was a bonus that it came with the Princess Etoinette mirror.

eBay

Etude House - Sweet Recipe Baby Choux Base

Got the full sized product since I ran out of the samples I bought a few months back.

TesterKorea

From L - R:

Holika Holika - Soda Pore Cleansing BB Deep Cleansing Oil [ x ]

The Saem - Peeling So Good Strawberry Yogurt Moisture Pack & Peeling [ x ]

Etude House - Dear My Blooming Eyes in Shade #OR201 [ x ]

Various Samples.

I'd been eyeing up the BB Cleansing Oil for quite sometime & decided it was finally time to get it. The Strawberry Yogurt Mask is a substitute for a Laneige product. I was also eyeing up the palette as well. I had a few credits when I bought these, so I'm really happy I got all of this for less than $20.

Lime Crime

Lime Crime Velvetines in Red Velvet & Pink Velvet [ x ]

I already purchased Suedeberry months back & Lime Crime was having an awesome Black Friday sale going on. The website was having so many issues while I was trying to purchase these since they are in such high demand, but with a little patience & persistence, I was able to successfully add both to my cart & purchase within 30 minutes. They were on sale for $14 & had a promo code for another 30% off the entire order!

Ahh, so much! Probably one of the biggest hauls I've made in the last few months. I have another one already planned for next month thanks to TesterKorea having an awesome sale going on. I'd take advantage before the 20th arrives.

Hope you've enjoyed my haul! <3

Have a wonderful day!

lubyou

-mickee