REVIEW: Lioele Super Gold Snail BB Cream!

Finally, the weekend is here. Going to relax for a change at home & take care of some things that need to be done. Getting ready for an extra special event for my grandmother, me & my mother will get our hands & feet done. I think I wanna go in my lazy clothes, lol.

So, I got this a few days ago. I've actually been using a couple sample packets of this that I got from Beauteque, which is the same store I purchased this from. I instantly fell in love with this BB cream. It just might be a HOLY GRAIL product.

Let's get into the review!

BEAUTY BOX UNBOXING: Memebox 7th Edition!

Hello lovies. It's been over a week since I've posted! Am I having writers block again?!? I'm going to make it a point to post more if it's the last thing I do! I have so much I need to review, it's crazy! 

Today, I actually received my Memebox 7th edition as well as my Superbox 2, which will be reviewed tomorrow evening. I'm really happy with box boxes!

Let's get into this unboxing!

HAUL: New Sponsor - Momomango.com!

Hello darlings. Hope your Thanksgivings was wonderful! 

I'm really excited to make this post!

I happened upon Momomango while searching for Skin Food's Black Egg Pore Foundation. Luckily, they seem to be the only web store that still carries it. Of course I made a purchase!

Before I elaborate on what I received, I want to talk about Momomango & the website.

They are a fairly new company, starting only 2 years ago due to a friend returning from Asia with a bunch of Korean Cosmetics. She raved about how well they all worked for her skin, & the owners decided they NEEDED to bring this to where they were. 

Skin Food was the first Korean Cosmetics brand they brought over, then incorporating other popular brands, such as Etude House, Tony Moly, etc.

The website only ships to Canada & the U.S.

Free shipping for orders over $75 USD & if you don't make it to that amount, flat rate shipping is only $18. I don't find it to be too bad since I would normally pay that, if not more, to have the same products shipped from overseas. 

They are also extremely personal with their packaging. They include some yummy candies as well as a handful of samples with each order. Oh, & they leave cute personal notes on the inside of the shipping boxes. I loved reading them! 

Customer service is super SUPER super friendly & helpful. You really feel connected with whomever you speak to. The representative I spoke to had  to be the nicest person I've spoken with from a company. Very understanding, helpful, & nice.

I'm happy to announce that I am now affiliated with Momomango & they have sponsored me with some wonderful goodies!

I really couldn't be more happy to be affiliated with Momomango. It's a chance I was ready to take & I am so thankful I was allowed to review products for them. I promised I wouldn't let them down & I surely don't plan to!

Let's get on with what I got!

Before speaking with the representative, I had already made a purchase from the website.

I'll be linking all the products to the Momomango website listings. For those of you who don't live within the shipping limits, once I review these products, I will continue to give links to more than one web store for you.

From left to right:

Holika Holika Magic Pole Mascara - Volume [ x ]

Skin Food Black Egg Pore Foundation [ x ]

Skin Food Banana Concealer Stick [ x ]

5 Assorted Samples as well as two yummy candies.

After some consideration, Momomango allowed me to review some products for them.

Here's what I was sent.

From left to right:

BRTC Perfect BB Toner [ x ]

Skin Food Olive Mask [ x ]

Innisfree Almond Sugar Scrub [ x ]

Etude House I Need You Pomegranate Sheet Mask [ x ]

I've already started using all of the products shown, so I'm even more excited to review them for you! Please stay tuned for those reviews.

I received both packages within a week of shipping date, which is much quicker than buying from overseas websites. 

Again, I'm super honored to be review products for Momomango. For my Canadian & U.S. readers, I highly suggest you check them out when you can!

Click here to be redirected to their website:

Momomango

Hope you've enjoyed this website review! Please check them out!

lubyou

-mickee

MINI-REVIEW: Skin Food Fresh Apple Sparkling Pore Toner!

Good morning lovelies. Today starts my new mini-reviews on the sample products I've collected & bought over the past few months. I mainly decided to start buying samples instead of full sized products due to the fact that I'm low on money & I thought about how I may not like a product. That'd mean I'd be stuck with a product I couldn't fully use. I'm hoping that every sample I try, I do like. So far, so good!

As far as what toners I've been using, the only "toner" I've used is Witch Hazel. So I thought about trying out a new one to see how I liked them. Which lead me to Skin Food's Fresh Apple Sparkling Pore Toner. This is one out of a series of Sparkling Apple skin care products that Skin Food carries. 

[ FIRST IMPRESSIONS ] 

This is the excess dirt the toner got off of my face after cleansing. Gross right?!?

I really love this toner. I love the fresh apple scent it has & how the scent only lasts for a little bit. This toner cleans all the dirt & nastiness off my face that cleansing alone couldn't do. My face felt really fresh & completely clean after using. Not dry at all, but my face didn't feel very moisturized after, but I expect that with a facial toner.

Verdict: PURCHASE

Unfortunately, the websites I normally buy from aren't carrying this toner in the full sizes at the moment, & the website I found that does, the shipping cost is abnormally high for me. eBay is my best bet on getting this particular toner, so I'll probably wait until another day to purchase the full sized version. I ended up buying Skin Food's Peach Sake Toner [ x ] & a few Mini-Gift Sets [ x ] of the Toner & Emulsion in place of a full sized Apple Pore Toner.

If you want to try it out for yourself:

TesterKorea.com - Skin Food Fresh Apple Sparkling Pore Toner Samples - USD $ 1.36

TesterKorea.com - Skin Food Fresh Apple Sparkling Pore Gift Set - USD $ 0.59

Koreadepart.com - Skin Food Fresh Apple Sparkling Pore Toner 160ml - USD $ 12.88

eBay Search

Amazon Search 

Hope you've enjoyed this mini-review! Let me know in the comments if you like seeing mini-reviews here. I hope to make this an every Friday or every other Friday depending on how many samples I have to review! I'll figure it out!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

lubyou

-mickee

HAUL & REVIEW: Testerkorea.com!

Good morning darlings! Hope you had an enjoyable weekend. I suffered with a bad headache most of the time, but thankfully my hunnie was there to be with me & take care of me. My little love had a virus for the last few days & had to go to the doctors on Friday. He's been running a fever as a result of teething. My poor baby, but now he's doing better, so momma is content! :D Let's get on with the haul & review!

 

I don't exactly remember where I heard about TesterKorea, Tumblr maybe, but I'm extremely happy I decided to check the website out. I love this website. I love it just as much as I love Kpoptown, but what I like about this website more than others, is the sample section! 

Instead of buying an entire product you may not even like, they have a specific section for samples & it's not just 1-5 samples, it's 10 samples that are very, very affordable! TesterKorea has many lines of cosmetics, some I've never even heard of & they don't just have cosmetics! TesterKorea also has home goods, foods, & jewelry. 

Site navigation is simple & easy. Everything is easy to find. Prices are set on won, but on the sidebar is an exchange rate table, which makes it easy to figure out accurate prices of the products. What I also just found out, was that if the website doesn't have a particular product you're looking for, you can request that they put it up on their website in the Want Board & it will show up in the Want Section. Convenient right?! That's why I love TesterKorea so much [ so much I've already placed another order ].

Now onto the products!:

These are all the full sized products I bought.

From left to right:

- Etude House Honey Wash Off Pack [ x ]

- It's Skin Babyface Pore Powder [ x ]

- It's Skin Baby Face One Step Base - Lavender Pink [ x ]

- It's Skin Babyface BB Cream - Silky [ x ]

- Etude House Sweet Recipe Ice-Cream Shower Ball [ x ]

Now onto the samples I bought.

From left to right:

- Holika Holika Miracle Real Skin Finish [ x ]

- Baviphat Mini Lemon Whitening Sleeping Pack [ x ]

- Skinfood Fresh Apple Sparkling Pore Toner [ x ]

- Tonymoly Red Appletox Honey Cream [ x ]

- Etude House Sweet Recipe Baby Choux Base [ x ]

- Tonymoly Cat Chu Wink Tony Tint 

- Etude House Shea Butter Nutriful Cream [ x ]

- Etude House Milk Talk Body Wash - Chocolate [ x ]

Lastly, we have the freebies!

From left to right:

- Missha The Revolution Aqua Youth Cream 2x [ x ]

- Skinfood Watery Berry Eye Cream 2x [ x ]

- Skinfood Watery Berry Ampoule 2x [ x ]

- Missha Geun Seol Giyun Essence [ x ]

- Skinfood Broccoli Toner 2x [ x ]

- Skinfood Cabbage Emulsion 3x [ x ]

- Skinfood Cabbage Toner 3x [ x ]

It's quite a lot of stuff, especially the sample packs & freebies. This site is wonderful for getting a good amount of samples for a low price for a product you're thinking about trying. Definitely a gem to find. The shipping can also get you here, but it's to be expected since the items are shipping from another country. 

Overall, I definitely will [ & already have ] repurchase from TesterKorea. I love this website so much! Be on the lookout for reviews of the bigger products & mini-reviews on the samples. I have to figure out a date on when to post a review about them. I've already started using all these products as well. I can't wait to repurchase from this website.

I hope you've enjoyed this haul & review.
Hope you have a wonderful day & an even better one tomorrow!

lubyou

-mickee

[ DISCLAIMER ] These products were bought by myself. Testerkorea did not sponsor these products. I plan to post reviews on these products with my honest opinion in mind. 

REVIEW: Holika Holika Water March Moisture Full Cream - Pink!

Good morning darlings. Hope you're having an enjoyable week & CHEER UP, it's Hump Day! I had a few reviews in mind for today that I couldn't quite decide which one I wanted to do. I've been doing a lot of lip related reviews lately & decided it was time to review a skin care item. So, today, I have Holika Holika's Water March Full Moisture Cream, the pink version.

 

I believe this cream is tailored to people having combination/oily skin, which I do have. I get very oily in my T-zone area, excluding the sides of my nose & my chin, which seem to be a bit more dryer than other parts of my face. My cheeks, however, never seem to have a problem retaining moisture. When I was searching for reviews on this moisture cream, all that came up with was the green version of this, so I figured " Hey, why not? You need a new facial cream anyway! "

 

The box & the container is so fancy smancy! The product comes in a rather heavy glass container with a gold cap adorning it like a tiara. I'm always afraid to drop it bc it's so pretty & I plan to keep the container once I've used the entirety of it. I don't see that happening any time soon though. It also comes with a small spatula for hygenic purposes, but I ended up misplacing it. I ended up buying a cosmetic spatula so I don't contaminate the product.

 

 

 

Description on the box:

 Holika Holika

Water March Moisture Full Cream [ Moist full & Nutritive ].

 

This high capacity moisturizing cream fills the dry skin on the verge of being chapped with rich amounts of nutrients and moisture. The cream, which includes pink moisturizing ingredient and rare Ximenia Americana seed oil found in cold and dry Finland, presents your skin with moisture and nutrients, making it resilient and glossy.

 

[ DIRECTIONS ] Take out the right amount, apply it softly along the skin texture, and let it be absorbed by lightly tapping on your face.

 

 You get 120 ml of product.

 

 

 

 

The actual cream is pink in color, but once rubbed in, it's completely clear with no color at all. The smell is quite strong, however it fades as time goes by. In my opinion, it does smell as they say: like raspberries. Now, I'm not too keen on what raspberries smell like, but if they smell like this, I'd be more tempted to try them.

 

As for it moisturizing chapped skin, it doesn't quite do that for me. During these summer months, my skin is peeling around my nose & chin more than it normally does. It's the humidity that does it! I find myself having to exfoliate everyday to keep the crusties away. However, when using it around my T-zone & my cheeks, it hydrates nicely and controls my oil production fairly well. I'm back to using my Aquaphor, which I had hoped I wouldn't need to anymore, but c'est la vie. One day, I will find a product that helps my skin out completely! Perseverance at it's finest.

 

I bought mine on Kpoptown for $13.90 [ Holika Holika Water March Moisture Full Cream ]

 

Overall, even though this cream doesn't fulfill my hopes of a crust free face, it does hydrate the other parts of my face well, so I'm not complaining at all about that. The smell wears off after awhile, so no complaints there either.

 

 I'll give this a 3.5/5, simply bc I had such high hopes for it saving the dry areas on my face.

 

 Would I repurchase? I don't see myself running out of this any time soon, but after running out, I probably wouldn't. I'm starting to have commitment problems with my skin care products. I keep buying new things to try. ^-^;

 

 I hope you've enjoyed this review!

 

Hope you have a wonderful day, have an even better one tomorrow!

 

lubyou

 

-mickee

REVIEW! Misty Night - Brown Lenses from BeautyLenses.com! [ SPONSORED ]

Good morning darlings. Today, I have a very special review! BeautyLenses.com sent me these beautiful lenses for me to review for them. I'm so very thankful for the opportunity & as this is my first sponsored review, I will always value them for their kindness. Before getting into the actual review, allow me to give you some back information on BeautyLenses.com.

 - BeautyLenses is the sister store to Kpoptown.com, except BeautyLenses solely focuses on lenses. They're located in South Korea, which is also where their lenses are made. 

- DUEBA is their manufacturer, which is directly related to Baushch&Lomb. High quality & safe lenses! [ I use a contact solution made by the Baushch&Lomb brand ]

- As new as they are, they are adding more & more lenses to their website as they receive them. I've gone to check them out many times & have seen new lenses added. I'm positive they will have a much more expanse collection as their new website grows.

- In terms of pricing & shipping, for one-day lenses, they're $3.50 a pair. 1 year lenses, I've seen from $13.90 to their highest priced pair maybe close to $25. Prescription lenses are the same pricing as non-prescription lenses. Shipping, you ask? Oh, it's free. Worldwide free as well. 

- They specialize in many lenses INCLUDING trending lenses you see famous KPOP idols wear, such as 2NE1's Park Bom & Girls' Generation's [ SNSD ] Tae Yeoun. Pretty nifty in my opinion!

- My personal thoughts on the website : Simple & easy to navigate. Everything is labeled correctly. I highly enjoy how  almost every lens is shown being worn by a model. I thought that made an awesome touch that I don't normally see. Also, customer service is amazing. They're very nice & are willing to help out any way they can.

As you may or may not know, these cosmetic lenses, or circle lenses are very popular among many young people, especially young females. They may you look more young, much more vibrant. Different lens color, shape, & design can give a different look than your normal, everyday look. They make your eyes look MUCH bigger & brighter. Now, let's get onto the review!

Let's talk about the packaging first!

I'm going to have to describe the envelope the lenses came in, somehow the file got deleted. The lenses came in a yellow, standard packing envelope. Nothing too fancy.

All nicely packaged in bubble wrap for secure shipping. Nothing was harmed or broken when I received the package. 

As you can see, BeautyLenses went as far as to make their own lens boxes & lens labels. It makes everything much more person. They even sent a lens case along with the lenses. I, personally, like these cases more. They don't leak as much as the animal cases tend to [ I've had a previous pair of lenses dry up on me due to the animal cases ].

I have great vision, so there was no need for me to get prescription lenses, however, you are able to get these & other lenses with your prescription if needed.

Product name on the bottom of the box.

Onto the actual lenses themselves!

Misty Night - Brown

It took me a bit to figure out which lenses I really loved the most. I've always wanted to see how I looked with brown eyes. These lenses are so pretty & remind me of glinting amber or, as their name complies, mist!

Check out the detail in these lenses! 

Some background information on the lenses themselves.

[ BRAND ] Beauty Lenses.

[ MANUFACTURER ] Dueba Contact Lens.

[ MATERIAL ] Soft hydrogel (Poly HEMA), saline.

[ MOISTURE CONTENT ]  38 ~ 42% Water.

[ DIAMETER ] 15.0 mm.

 [ BASE CURVE ] 8.8.

[ DISPOSABLE ] Up to 1 year, depending on how frequent of use.

[ COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ] South Korea.

One in. 

Natural lighting.

Inside lighting.

Flash.

Let's get into some ratings!

[ DESIGN ] 5/5. These are the most intricate lenses I have. The detail on these is pretty, & as I stated before, remind me of glinting amber in the sun. They blend in well with my naturally Hazel eyes. 

[ COLOR ] 5/5. Such a pretty brown. I've never had a brown pair of lenses before. The color on these caught my eye & I really enjoy having these for the color.

[ COMFORT ] 5/5. My eyes have a lot of problems due to my allergies. Before putting these in, I have to apply an allergy drop to both my eyes & rinse the lenses in solution before putting them in my eyes. I have to say, these are the most comfortable lenses I've had to opportunity to have. You can tell about 6-8 hours after wearing how dry your eyes are, but that's normal to me.

[ ENLARGEMENT ] 5/5. Seeing as these are 15.0 mm, they are the biggest lenses I own to date. I love how big & dolly they make my eyes look. These lenses have become my everyday pair.

[ OVERALL ] 5/5. What can I say? These lenses are the bees knees!

SELFIE TIME!

I have not one negative comment to say about these lenses or BeautyLenses.com at all! Customer service is amazing. Site navigation is a breeze. I am thoroughly pleased with both the lenses as well as the website. To purchase these lenses, head on over to BeautyLenses.com to purchase! 

To get a discount on your order, use the code ASHLEY when checking out! Anything to help my amazing readers!

I really hope you've enjoyed this review. I really enjoyed writing this up. I'm very thankful to BeautyLenses.com for this opportunity!

Hope you have a wonderful day, have an even better one tomorrow!

lubyou

-mickee

[ DISCLAIMER ] These lenses were sponsored & sent to me by BeautyLenses.com for review purposes. All thoughts on the website & lenses are purely mine & mine alone.

MONTHLY BEAUTY BAG: July 2013 Ipsy Bag!

Hello & Good morning! Hope you had an enjoyable weekend. I know I did. So, after some long thinking, I decided on a new post schedule that would enable to me to properly use products to the potential they have & give good reviews on them as well. I've decided on just Mondays & Wednesdays, omitting Friday to relax before the weekend. I hope this is of no trouble to my readers & I do hope you understand. I'm also very sorry for the late posting. As of this week, I have to take off to watch my little one since both by trusted sitters are out of town. More QT with my BB!

Now, let’s get on to the beauty bag. I've known about Ipsy, formerly know as My Glam for awhile now, & I really wanted to get into it, but the bags they were sending out before becoming Ipsy weren't really up to par with many beauty gurus & bloggers, so I passed on every opportunity I was given to be subscribed. That was until My Glam, now Ipsy, revamped their bags & items that they send out every month. 

By December of 2012, I was ready to be a subscriber. Thankfully, I was able to get on this list & I’m now a proud Ipsy bag receiver.

A little detail about this monthly beauty subscription:

- for $10 USD a month, you are sent 4-5 deluxe samples/full products to try out.

- every bag is almost the same, except for some slight variations ( I.E. color choices may be different for products from the same brand ).

- there is no need to constantly worry about going back to the website to buy the subscription. Since it’s monthly, you simply enter your information, credit/debit card & all, & Ipsy charges you the $10 & your bag is normally shipped out before the middle of the month.

- there is normally a wait to be subscribed. Ipsy is only limited to how much product they receive from each of the beauty brands, so if you really want to be a subscriber, I DEFINITELY want to tell you to sign up & get on the wait list. This bag is ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT!

Now for the fun part, the contents of my July bag!

This month, the bag is sturdy plastic, clear hot pink in color & in a cylinder shape. I received:

- Big Sexy Hair Weather Proof Humidity Resistant Spray

- Pop Cosmetics Pouty Pop Crayon in the shade Coral Crush

- COOLA Mineral Face SPF 20 Rose Essence Tinted Moisturizer

- BH Cosmetics California Collection Eyeshadow Sample

- Benefit Benetint

Here are close ups of the make-up products:

BH Cosmetics Palette, California Collection

- Hollywood - A vibrant, matte purple

- San Francisco - Metallic Bronze

- Malibu - Metallic Gold

To me, the colors aren’t very opaque, but it might be the way I apply them. I use San Francisco the most as it’s the most neutral color in the palette. I’m able to wear this color to work.

Pop Cosmetics Pouty Pop Crayon in shade Coral Crush

My camera had a hard time focusing on the product itself.

I love this so much. Prior to receiving this bag, I stopped in at Ulta to browse any lip products I could come across & stumbled upon this exact color. I remembering me thinking that I really wanted it & how I would come back & get it. Looks like I don’t have to, bc I now have two thanks to my mother. The container twists the product up like normal chapsticks do & it’s very nice & non-drying. I wear this at least twice a week.

Benefit’s Benetint

So cute & small!

Just like the Pouty Pop Crayon, I had been eyeing up this tint for awhile. As I was on my way to work the morning I received my Ipsy bag, I wanted to stop in at a drugstore & find a similar dupe to this. I was very excited to get this, but the color payoff isn’t what I thought it would be. It does tint, but I rather enjoy sporting the Uzzlang lip look & this tint doesn’t really tint enough for me to do that look, but I still like this for an all over wash of color on my cheeks & lips when I’m being lazy.

COOLA Mineral Face SPF Rose Essence Tinted Moisturizer

I used to be a big fan of tinted moisturizers until BB creams took over my life, but I like this sample. To be honest, I had no clue it was tinted before completely reading the tube. I’m not sure when I’ll use this, but it’s small enough to travel with, so maybe on a day when I forget to bring a bulky BB cream with me… yes, I do tend to do that… don’t judge me.

A first for me. Here’s a before & after of this tinted moisturizer on my skin. I have a few red spots & dark spots & my nose is peppered with blackheads. The lighting is a little off, but I’m happy with how this came out. As you can see, the tinted moisturizer did cover my red spots fairly well & also managed to cover my blackhead infested nose ( I made that sound so gross ). I probably won’t use this unless I absolutely had to. The smell, however, is really nice. I love anything rose scented.

As for the Big Sexy Hair Hairspray ( pictured in top picture ), I don’t feel like it does it’s job for me. Even after apply it to my frizzles after they are tamed, this wears off & my mop top is back to being frizz central. I need a much stronger hairspray to tame this mane down, but I like it for what it’s worth.

Are you sold yet? The products, regardless of how they work or don’t work on me, are pretty BOMB. I’m very happy that Ipsy upgraded their bags. Me & my mother look forward to this bad every month. We even get jealous of some of the products we get. 

All in all, I HIGHLY recommend you subscribing to this beauty bag. You really can’t go wrong for $10 a month. It’s much better than another monthly beauty subscription that I won’t be naming.

5/5 for sure!

Hope you have a wonderful day, have an even better day tomorrow!

Lubyou

-mickee