Etude House Haul

Since the 2 months I've been back in Singapore, I've collected my fair share of Etude House products. Every time I go into town, I'll be pulled in by Etude House's cute-ness. SERIOUSLY. HOW CAN ANY GIRLY GIRL NOT BE?! 

If you have not already heard of Etude house, it is pretty much a cosmetic and skincare store that started in South Korea and has expanded into Asia. Korean products are such a big trend lately! With many Koreans being widely admired for their beautiful, clear and radiant skin, of course we'll want to buy whatever they use to get the same results. 

A month ago, I did a little research and found out that Etude house was having a big sale on their past collections, I did what I had to do and rush down there to check it out. 

Needless to say, I came back with a bag filled with make-up and less-cash in my wallet. 

Here's what I got

It has literally been over a month since I've gotten these products and have yet to use them as I wanted to blog a Haul before I destroy the prettiness (-.-) - I know right? With that said, I honestly do not know how much each items were except that all of it costed me 50SGD which was really cheap.

So starting from the left:

• Pink Tonic Lip Glass (#2 Sweet Pink) 
• Dear Darling Roll Roll Gloss 
• Be My Love Crystal Shine Lips Special Set (I bought 2 sets) - 10SGD each
• Dear My Blooming Lips-Talk - Christmas Collection (#2 Holiday Pink)
• Dear My Blooming Lips-Talk - Christmas Collection (#1 Christmas Red)

Lying on the floor in the center

• Bling Bling Eye Stick (#05 Silver Milky Way)
• Bling Bling Eye Stick (#04 Purple Aurora)

I don't think any of these products are still in stores since 2 of the lipsticks I purchased was from the Christmas 2012 collection... but definitely sure that there is a similar color in it's permanent line.  

A Review will be coming soon. I have bought quite a bit of lip products from Etude house, so I'll do a full review of those that I gotten. 

Meet Harrous. This little kitty was definitely a naughty one! While I attempt to photograph, he would run in and completely destroy my layout and give me this innocent "I didn't do it" look. 

Thanks for reading and have a great day/night where ever you are! :) 

Love,

Rachel

Hong Kong Haul!!

Back in the states, refrained myself from buying too much as I knew that I would go crazy here in Asia. I finally broke the my cosmetic-fast when I was in Hong Kong last month. I didn't buy too much there, I had to make sure to think-twice that I would use the products before handing over the money.

There were so much to stop in Hong Kong! The week that we were there, we would start out at 9am and walk around till midnight! The night life was amazing, with stores opening later in the day and closing at around 11pm. 

Nevertheless, here's what I manage to grab!

I know, it looks like alot, but most of the items are polaroid films! Here's a closer look at what I got plus the prices of each of the items. 

Skin Care:

For Skincare, I got it all from SaSa, which is a cosmetic store you can find EVERYWHERE in HK and in many places throughout asia 

1. My Beauty Diary Face Masks  x2  (on the sides)
   Ginseng Repair (on the left) and Bird's Nest (on the right).
   Each box contain 10 individual masks
   @ 58HKD per box --> 7.5USD // 9.5SGD
    
2. My Beauty Diary Life Stretch Mask (in the middle)
   Gold + Marine Collagen 'flavor'. Box contains 8 masks
   @ 58HKD --> 7.5USD // 9.5SGD
3. My Beauty Diary Dark Circle Intensive Care Eye Mask (on the top)
   Box contains 5 pairs of eye mask
   @ 45HKD --> 6.2USD // 7.4SGD
4. SaSatinnie Snail Rejuvenating Face Mask
   Pack of 20, split between a friend, so we each took 10 masks
   @ 90HKD per pack of 20 --> 11.5USD // 14.7SGD

Make Up: 

Yes, only 2 items! 

1. Etude House - Dear Darling Tint
   Lip Tint in #2 Red Red (RD302)
   @ 48HKD -->  6USD // 7.8SGD
2. Majolica Majorca Last Expander Edge Meister Mascara
   @ 138HKD -->  17.7USD // 22.6SGD

Polaroid:

I suppose you can say that I went crazy and splurged. It was definitely something I've considered for half of my HK trip before making the big purchase. HK is known for selling their Polaroid items cheaper than other places, but that is if you go where the locals go and bargain. If you do that, there's always a risk that it's a counterfeited, but you got to take the risk.  

1. FujiFilm Instax mini 25 Limited Edition Rilakkuma Polaroid Camera
   @ 900HKD --> 116USD // 148SGD
2. Plain Films x7 packs
   Each pack contains 10 films
   @ 39HKD each --> 5USD // 6.4SGD
3. Various Theme films x9 packs
   Each pack contains 10 films
   The price varies, but less than 90HKD per pack

That's all the stuff I got from HK! I'll definitely do product reviews for some of the items. 

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! :) 

Love, 

Rachel 

Disclaimer: The exchange rate I used was 7.76HKD for 1USD, and 6.1HKD for 1SGD. Exchange rates changes all the time. The rate that I used for this trip may be different from now, so do check the rates before you make any plans. :)