Long time no see! I thought I'd do some follow up posts for a couple videos I've posted already :) Here's some more specifics on the Korean Skincare Products I use at night! If you haven't seen the video be sure to watch it!

Now for pictures of the products :) Here's a list of what I used in the video!

Here's the order in which I use the Korean Skincare Products. Of course, I cleanse my face first with a foaming cleanser. I love this cleanser from Innisfree. This is their Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam! Boy does this stuff foam up! It feel so luxurious! 

Buy Here: Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam

About once or twice a week, I use this scrub. It's the Clean and Clear Advantage Daily Soothing Acne Scrub. It's very gentle and it doesn't feel like I'm scrubbing my face raw when I use it, which is great!  

Buy Here: Clean & Clear Advantage Daily Soothing Acne Scrub Oil Free Aloe & Avocado

To make sure I've removed all of my makeup, I use the Wonder Pore Freshener. It's, again, gentle on my skin, and does a great job of getting rid of the rest of my makeup, oil, etc.
Buy Here: Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner

This is one of my favorite and most used products. I love this 3 Second Starter in Hyaluronic Acid. This is from Holika Holika and is a booster for your skincare products. 

Buy Here: Holika Holika 3 Seconds Starter Hyaluronic Acid

As my serum, I use the Pearl Aura Brightening Essence from Etude House. This is meant to brighten the skin and make it look luminous! I'm still testing this out, but so far, I really like it!
Buy Here: Etude House Pearl Aura Brightening Essence

I recently discovered this and think this is a great addition to any skincare regime! Before this Grape Seed Wrinkle Neck Cream from SkinFood, I would just use the same skincare products on both my face and neck. I believe in taking care of both you chest and neck just as well as you take care of your face (because let's face it, 20-30 years down the road they should match as you start to age right?) and love having something specifically for my neck and chest!
Buy Here: Skin Food Grape Seed Oil Wrinkle Neck Cream

As my emulsion, I use the Etude House Collagen Moistfull Emulsion. This stuff had great reviews so I've been using it every night and love how it's a thicker emulsion. 

Buy Here:Etude House Moistfull Collagen Emulsion

It's very important to take care of the skin around your eyes, so I put a thick later of this Elizabeth Arden Perpetual Moisture 24 Eye Cream on. When I wake up the next day after applying this, my eyes feel nice and plump!!

Buy Here: Elizabeth Arden Perpetual Moisture 24 Eye Cream

Finally, for my face, I put a layer of this Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference Redefining Moisture Cream Complex on. This just seals everything up and really moisturizes my face.  

Buy Here: Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference Refining Moisture Cream Complex

It's always a good idea to use a retinol to prevent wrinkles, especially around the eyes. I use this Enprani Retino Eye Cream from Holika Holika. I can't tell how well this is working yet, but I'm very hopeful :) Besides, I'm young so I don't have a ton of wrinkles, but hey, it's always a good idea to start early!

And of course, I put a thick layer of Carmex on my lips. I LOVE Carmex and have been using it for years...Nuff said :)

Yay for Korean skincare products!! What are you favorite skincare products?! :)

xoxo, Morgan 

Pt. 2 Haul From Seoul, Korea! Makeup and Cosmetics (Etude House, Skin Food, Holika Holika, and MORE)

Alrighty! Here's the second part of my haul from Korea! I'm obsessed with all the goodies I bought and I think I've even found some new favorites :) Want to see what all the makeup I bought while I was in Korea?! Watch the video below or scroll down :) Also, don't forget to see Pt. 1 of my haul which is all the Korean Skincare I bought! So much good stuff :) Be sure to join the email list and subscribe to my channel, The Beauty Breakdown, in order to be updated on when I add the final part of my Korean haul...the fashion part!!

Now for the close up pictures :)

So much good stuff! I love how Korean makeup is so unique but affordable at the same time! I'm always down to try new makeup products! I broke the products up by the stores I bought them from! First, let's start with ETUDE HOUSE!

I was so excited when I was in Korea checking out the new line from Etude House, Lock 'N Summer. The products are supposed to be long lasting and are all "cushion" type products. From this line, I bought:

Etude House Lock 'N Summer (from left to right):

- Lock 'N Summer Cushion Blusher in "Heyo Pink" PK002

- Lock 'N Summer Cushion Blusher in "Shake It Coral" OR201

- Lock 'N Summer Cushion Eyeliner in "Black" BK801 

Here's what the inside of the products look like. As you can see, the product itself is encased in a sponge, which means....NO SPILLS! And since they're liquid-type products, they give the skin a dewy appearance.

Etude House Nail Polish (from left to right):

- Color Play! in "#240"

- Color Play! in "#22"

- Color Play! in "#244"

- Color Play! in "#114"

- Help my Finger Quick Dry Drop

Etude House Lippies:

- Etoinette Crystal Shine Lips in "PPK004"

-Sweet Recipe Dear my Jelly Lips Talk in "JPK002"

-Fresh Cherry Tint in "PK001"

- Vivid Pop Stick in #5 "Teenage Dream"

-Color Pop in P2 "Sunny Pop"

-Color Pop in P12 "Burgundy Pop"

A close up of the packaging for the Etoinette Crystal Shine Lips in "". Look how gorgeous this lipstick is! Not only do I love the packaging but I love how all Etude House lipsticks have their logo embossed on the side of the actual lipstick. SO pretty!

I've worn this Fresh Cherry Tint in "" a couple of times and so far, I REALLY love it! I actually want to buy more shades because I'm really enjoying this product :) 

Here are a couple of products that I bought from the Color Pop Collection. I love how Korean makeup brands are coming out with more pigmented products! Also, I love that they had small "trial" version so you can see if you like the actual product/shade before committing to buy the full-sized product. 

I'm curious about this product and want to see if this Natural Jelly Cleansing Puff from Etude house actually makes a difference in my skin. Review? I think yes once I try it out :) 

Etude House Eye Products (from left to right):

- "Oh-m'Eye Line" Liquid Liner in "Black"

-Dr. Mascara Fixer in "Volume-Up"

MISSHA was having a half off sale on all their eyeliners during the time I visited Seoul. So why wouldn't I buy a couple to try?! :) Plus, they just came out with a new foundation that, I'm not going to lie, really caught my attention with its beautiful packaging.

Missha (from left to right):

- Geumsul Vitalizing BB Cake Cream Foundation

-Super-Extreme Waterproof Soft Pencil Eyeliner (Auto) in "Black"

-The Style Two-in-One Fit-in Gel Liner in "Cacao Star"

Here's what the actual products look like. I love how they had a line of gel eyeliners that have two colors in one! Talk about variety :) 

This is Missha's new foundation! Their Geumsul Vitalizing BB Cake Cream Foundation. And yes, this product deserves alllll the pictures...look at that gorgeous packaging!

I can't wait to try this! It's supposed to be fairly light (despite the fact it has "cake" in its name) but have higher coverage than a typical BB cream. It also has an SPF of 40 PA ++.

This might not be a makeup product...but I just decided to include this into this part of the haul. I love the idea behind this brush and once I use it a little more I plan to do a more in-depth review. 

Ahhhh SKIN FOOD.... I love you so much. I was super excited to see they also came out with a couple new product lines! Check it out!!

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Skin Food (from left to right):

-Real Fresh Tint Juice in "#6"

-Salmon Dark Circle Concealer in shade "2"

-Hair Velcro

-Tomato Jelly Lip Tint

-White Grape Fresh Foundation in "Natural"

-Rose Essence Soft Cream Blusher in "2"

Here are the products I bought from TONY MOLY. I obsessed with the adorable animal themed packaging.

Tony Moly (from left to right, top to bottom):

-Backstage Gel Eyeliner

-Petite Bunny Gloss Bar in "02"

-Panda's Dream So Cool Eye Stick

-Panda's Dream Brightening Eye Base

 I wasn't planning on buying anything from CLIO, but these products caught my attention so I decided to pick them up!

Clio (from left to right):

- Lipnicure in #8 "Guilty Pink"

- Gelpresso Pencil Gel Liner Mini in "The Color of 2014"

The only product that I bought from Holika Holika is their Aqua Petit Jelly BB Cream. I heard so many positive reviews about the product so I had to try it! 

 Some of the random stuff I bought. I believe the Modi nail polish is from Aritaum, the eyebrow kit is from Olive Young, and the lipstick is from The Saem (G-Dragon's Global Eco Red Lipstick).

So that's it for Part 2 of my Korean Haul! Hope you enjoyed seeing all the makeup I bought and like I said, don't forget to check out the first part which includes all the skincare I bought! Part 3 will feature all the fashion buys :) Let me know if you want any specific reviews on any of the products I bought!

xoxo, Morgan

Pt. 1 Haul From Seoul, Korea: Skincare! (Etude House, Skin Food, Innisfree, Nature Republic, and more!)

I'm proud to present... my haul from Korea! And yes, I spent a decent amount of money (yay for saving up my money for an entire year because it was DEFINITELY worth it!). I'm breaking this haul up into three separate parts: skincare, makeup, and fashion items. So let's get started with the skincare haul! (ps. I've updated this post with links to buy all the product I mention in this haul just to make it easier for you to find :) just click on the item name!)

While shopping for skincare while I was in Seoul, I tried to pick things that I felt were unique to the country... and there were a TON of unique skincare products that I was super excited to buy and try :)
CLICK ON THE ITEM NAME TO BUY! 

Literally the first cosmetic store I visited while vacationing in Seoul was ETUDE HOUSE! I had heard so much about this store and was excited to just be in the store! Here are the Korean Skincare items I bought from Etude House. 

 

Etude House (from left to right):

 Etude House Pearl Aura Brightening Essence 100ml 

 Etude House Moistfull Collagen Lotion 150ml 

 Etude House Pearl Aura Brightening Essence Lotion - 100ml 

  Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner 250ml

Masks from Etude House (from left to right, top to bottom):

 Etude House Collagen Eye Patch (10 sheets) 

Etude House Missing U Ginkgo Lip Area Patch (3 Pcs)   

ETUDE HOUSE Greentea Nose Pack AD (5sheets) 

ETUDE HOUSE AC Clinic Intense Pink Powder Spot Patch (5 Sheets) 

Etude House Black Head Remover Dual Sheet Set (5ea) 

[Etude House] Silk Scarf Damage 2X 12ml+8ml #03 Argan

[Etude House] Silk Scarf Damage 2X 12ml+8ml #02 Jojoba

 Miscellaneous from Etude House (left to right, top to bottom):

-Green Tea and Pomegranate Sheet Masks (FREE)

-I'm Blooming Skincare Set (FREE)

TONS of sheets masks (They were BOGO at the time!) (from right to left)
Etude House Acai Berry Face Mask
Etude House Bamboo Face Mask
Etude House Coenzyme Face Mask
Etude House Collagen Face Mask
Etude House Lemon Face Mask
Etude House Mango Face Mask
Etude House Mugwort Face Mask
Etude House Olive Face Mask
Etude House Royal Jelly Face Mask
Etude House Tea Tree Face Mask
Etude House Vita Complex Face Mask

SKINFOOD was another cosmetic store I was excited to visit (well, I was excited to visit them all but I knew Skin Food and Etude House would be the store where I'd make the more purchases ;) ) I absolutely love their concept of "food for your skin".

 SkinFood (from left to right):

Milk Shake Point Make-up Remover 

Pineapple Morning Peeling Gel 100ml 

Black Sugar Deep Cleansing Cream 

Grape Seed Oil Wrinkle Neck Cream 

Black Sugar Mask Wash Off 

Red Orange Makeup Finish #2 Matte Type 

Gold Caviar Collagen Cream 

Peach Sake Pore Serum

  SkinFood Masks:

Egg White Nose Pack 

Chlorella Nose Clear Patch

While shopping in HOLIKA HOLIKA, I wasn't planning on buying skincare at all really. However, one of the sales associates that was helping me was really nice, informative, and ding ding!...spoke fluent english. I felt very comfortable asking her questions and felt that she was very reliable and not just trying to sell me a bunch of stuff I really didn't need. 

 

Holika Hoika (from left to right):
Good Cera Ceramide All In One Master
3 Seconds Starter Hyaluronic Acid
ENPRANI Retino Deep Wrinkle Eye Solution

 Holika Holika Masks:
Pig Nose Clear Black Head 3-Step Kit
Baby Silky Foot

At NATURE REPUBLIC, I only bought a couple things because I'm not completely familiar with the brand. The main product I wanted to pick up was the Aloe Vera Soothing Gel because this stuff if what makes Nature Republic famous!

Nature Republic (from left to right): 

Argan Essential Deep Care Hair Pack 

Skin Smoothing Green Apple Peeling Gel 

Aloe Vera Soothing Gel

While visiting MISSHA, I was really only interested in this essence. It's supposed to be very comparable to the SK-II solution, however MUCH cheaper. So of course, I had to have it :)

Missha:

Missha Time Revolution The First Treatment Essence 150ml

INNISFREE has a very wide variety of skin care products and I loved the idea that a lot of their products are natural. I noticed that a lot of their products also featured resources from the Jeju Islands such as volcanic clay and water from the islands! 

 Innisfree (from left to right): 
Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask
Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam
Olive Real Cleansing Foam 

 Innisfree Masks:
Innisfree It's Real Bija Facial Mask Sheet
Innisfree It's Real Rose Facial Mask Sheet
Innisfree It's Real Shea Butter Facial Mask Sheet
Innisfree It's Real Kiwi Facial Mask Sheet
Innisfree It's Real Green Tea Facial Mask Sheet
Innisfree It's Real Aloe Facial Mask Sheet

Everything else I just picked up from other stores! Most of them were impulse buys, except the Laneige Sleeping Pack because I've heard such great things about the product!

Laneiege Water Sleeping Pack_EX

The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Light Oil

 -Free masks (loved the GD one!)
-Sea Tree Snail Sheet Masks (yes...SNAIL!)
-Scrubbing/Exfoliating Cloths
-O HUI White Extreme 3D Mask

Last, but certainly not least, is this kit my mom's aunt gave me. This is a kit from The History of Whoo, which is a very prominent brand in Korea. She said she had to preorder this kit and it only comes out once a year! In this kit is a lipgloss kit, a cream, and a spatula. 

 Isn't it just gorgeous! I don't even want to use it, it is so pretty! Want to see what the lipgloss set looks like? You'll just have to watch my video on my Korean Skincare Haul :)

So that's all the skin care I bought while I was visiting Seoul, Korea! If you'd like me to do any specific reviews, please feel free to comment and I'll try to get to it! :) also, please be sure to subscribe to my channel! It helps me out a ton!

xoxo, Morgan