BIG Korean Beauty Haul Part 2 ♥ Holika Holika, Skinfood, Innisfree and MORE! 큰 한국 비우티 하울 팔트2

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Anyeong! Here's part two to my recent BIG Korean Beauty Haul! Like I mentioned in the previous post, I bought all of these things from BeautyNetKorea! Check out the Part 1 of the haul if you haven't already!


Like I did before, I always like to include pictures of the products because I think they're fun to look at :) 

I bought the Innisfree Green Tea Mineral Mist because I like the idea of a little pick-me-up. This is great to prep your skin before skincare or makeup or to freshen up your makeup. SO many purposes! 

I always need makeup remover to I picked up the Etude House Eye and Lip Makeup Remover. Not too expensive and I've heard good things. 

This is another makeup remover I've heard good things about! It's the Innisfree Apple Juicy Lip and Eye Makeup Remover!

I picked this up on a whim because I love Skinfood's Red Orange line. It's the Red Orange Sun Pact

I plan on using this as my carry around powder in my purse because it's a fairly small compact. I've never tried anything from this brand, but the EGLIPS Blur Powder Pact sounded promising.

Secret Key's Argan Angel Moisture Steam Cream seemed really nice as well and I also wanted to just see what steam creams are! It's in Blugarian Rose I believe. 

This definitely caught my eye. It's Holika Holika's Pro Beauty Bloody Tint Oil Tint in Vampire Kiss. I liked the concept that it's seperated (the oil and color) and that's it's supposed to give you that vampire look :) 

I was obsessed when Etude House came out with their princess line, but couldn't pick up any at first :( I finally got my hands on one product though! it's the Princess Happy Ending Cinderella Fairy Glitter Eyeshadow. Look how gorgeous!


I've never tried anything from Benton, but wanted to try something with Bee Venom in it. From what I gather, Benton is famous for their bee products? I'm not really sure but either way I got this Snail Bee High Content Essence!

I finally used up my old eye cream so I bought Mizon's Multi Function Formula Snail Repair Eye Cream. Like Benton is famous for bee products, Mizon is famous for snail products. I have high hopes! 

These are definitely famous in Korea! They're the Holika Holika Jewel Light Waterproof Eyeliners. I got a couple colors because I heard such good things and they're pretty cheap (around 4-5 dollars)!  I got them in the colors #16 Black Plum, #11 Light Brown Amber, #03 Lapis Rajulri, and #08 Pink Topaz.



I'm obsessed with glittery eyeliner and thought if the other Holika Holika eyeliners are such a hit, this liquid one must be pretty good too. It's the Jewel Light Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in #4.

This was a freebie they threw in! It's the Tony Moly Tony Tint Delight in No. 2

 Finally, I picked up 10 of these The Face Shop Foot Peeling Masks. My mom loves them and they're super expensive on other websites. These were literally a third of the price my mom has paid for these in the past! 

Well that's it! Stay tuned for reviews on these! I can't wait to try these out :) Let me know what you think of the haul and if you've tried any of these yourself! Love you all!!

xoxo, Morgan















BIG Korean Beauty Haul Part 1 ♥ Etude House, Tony Moly, and MORE! 큰 한국 비우티 하울 팔트1

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

So if you read my post about my New Year's Resolutions, you'd know that I ended up throwing or giving a lot of my makeup away because it was either too old or I just didn't use it enough to keep it. I just remember thinking while I was going through some of my stuff, "wow, I've had this for a couple years now!". It's really bad to keep makeup past it's expiration date or use old nasty makeup so I just did a big clean out and allowed myself to splurge a little to replace some of the stuff I threw away :) So here's a big haul I did from BeautyNetKorea, which I split in two parts because it was so massive!!! Part 2 is here when you're ready :) haha 





Now if you're familiar with my blog, you know I love PICTURE heavy posts :) So if you enjoy reading hauls more than you do watching them (or you like BOTH!) here's my haul in blog form!

Let's breakdown my Big Korean Haul! :)

BeautyNetKorea was very generous with they're samples! I got a lot more than I actually pictured, but figured you got the point! haha. Most of the samples were from Tony Moly! I got a ton of the I'm Real Lemon and Seaweed Aqua Moisture Lotions, the Intense Care Dual Effect Sleeping Pack, and some eye/face packs! They also included deluxe samples from Banila Co and Secret Key.

How cute are these samples?! :) 

I bought the Etude House Beauty Shot Face Blur because I was really interested in seeing how it worked. Well, spoiler alert, I LOVE it and have already done a First Impressions on it and a Review! This stuff literally makes your skin look photoshopped!

I'm such a sucker for this quirky packaging! Plus, I love sleeping packs, so I bought this Banana Sleeping Pack from Tony Moly. This was something I was also super curious about, so I have tried it and already reviewed it

I LOVE spot patches for acne so I got a box from Lioele. I've never tried the A.C. Control Spot Patches and they were the cheapest ones on the site so I'm going to give them a go! This box has 5 sheets in it!

I ended up throwing all my eyeliners away so I bought two of the Etude House Drawing Show Creamy Liner Gel Eyeliners in Black. One is for my mom! 

I appreciate the fact that this eyeliner also comes with a convenient and compact brush! 

 I'm always on the lookout for new BB creams and this Holika Holika Sweet Cotton Pore Cover BB Cream is so cute! I haven't seen any reviews on it so I wanted to try it out myself! 


This is a new product from The Saem and it's they're Eco Soul Kiss Button Lips Matte in the shade Bitter Chocolate. I don't have too many matte lip colors and I thought this would be nice. 

My lips are forever chapped. I'm going to try Tony Moly's Prestige Snail Lip Treatment to see if it helps. I love snail products and thought this could cure my dry lips! 

I've heard so many amazing things about Innisfree's No Sebum Mineral Powder so I wanted to try this version, which is their Pink-Beam Mineral Powder. It looked really pretty on the website!

Well that's it for Part 1 of my Haul! And I just posted the second part!  :) Feel free to ask questions or request reviews on these products! Hope everyone is doing well! 

xoxo, Morgan 

[Review] Missha Time Revolution The First Treatment Essence

Sunday, January 25, 2015

This little beauty is one of my favorite parts of my skincare routine! The Missha Time Revolution the First Treatment Essence is something that I truly feel makes a difference in how my skin looks and feels! 

Let's check out the breakdown...

Packaging...
This essence comes in a pretty heavy duty frosted glass bottle. It has a little spout at the top of it and you shake it upside down to get the product out (obviously. haha). I like that this looks very classy and clean though. It looks much more expensive than it actually is! 

Benefits...
This is basically supposed to be a dupe of the very famous SK-II Facial Treatment Essence, but this one is muchhhh cheaper. It contains fermented yeast concentrate, which is supposed to enhance the texture of your skin, help make it healthier, and be good for it overall. 

How I use it...
This is supposed to be the very first step of your skincare regime. This is because it's super light, so it'll absorb into your skin almost immediately. I just shake a little bit out into the palm of my hands and massage it into my skin. You could use a cotton pad, but I don't like doing that because I feel like it wastes a lot of product! Using your hands works perfectly well and personally I feel that the warmth from my skin helps it absorb better!

Consistency and scent...
This feels exactly like water. haha. It's very thin so a little goes a long way! You can see that I've maybe used 1/4 of the bottle and I've been using this everyday (sometimes twice a day) for about 4 months! It also doesn't have any scent. 

Effects...
Like I mentioned in the beginning, I really feel that this has helped with the texture of my skin. It's also brighten my skin tone up a bit and even things out. This product really makes my skin look healthier! I'm tempted to try the SK-II one after liking this one so much however at the rate I'm using this, I'll have this bottle for a while before I'll need to run out and get a replacement! 

Overall...
Packaging: ****
Benefits: ****
Consistency: ***
Effects: *****
Overall: ****(and a half! :) )

[Review] Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam

Friday, January 23, 2015

If you've been watching my channel, The Beauty Breakdown, you know I've been raving about this product! It's the Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam! I figured I should do a proper review on this. I picked this up in Korea, when Innisfree was having a buy one, get one free sale. I got this and another cleanser for around 8,000 won! Which is like $8 USD! I wish I would've bought more :(

Let's get to the breakdown...

Packaging...
There's really not much to say about the packaging.. it's pretty straightforward. It has that "sterile" look that all Innisfree products have...


Consistency...
This cleanser is pretty thick! And a little goes a long way! You only need a pea-sized amount and that's enough to clean your entire face and neck area. 

Benefits...
The volcanic properties from Jeju Island in this product are supposed to control you sebum (Oil) and helps keep your pores clean. You can see the littles beads in it, which burst and add to the nice clean feeling it gives! 



Makeup Removal...
This cleanser powers through makeup! It does a great job of making your skin feel super clean without making it feel tight and dry. You might have to follow up with some makeup remover for stubborn eye makeup though.... but I do that anyways so as long as it gets rid of most of my makeup, I'm happy! 

Lather...
This cleansing foam is soooo luxurious. It lathers up really nicely and gets super sudsy. I like this because it really does feel like it gets deep into my pores without trying my skin out. I'd really recommend this to all skin types! It's not too drying for dry skin types but it gets rid of excess oil, which makes it great for oily skin types. 

Scent...
It has that really refreshing and clean scent more Korean cleansing foams have. It smells soooo good and I really look forward to using this cleanser!

Overall...
Packaging: ***
Consistency: ****
Lather: *****
Benefits: ****
Makeup Removal: ****
Scent: ****
Overall: ****(and a half!)

[Review] Tony Moly Backstage Gel Eyeliner in Pearl Black

Thursday, January 22, 2015

This is another must-buy in Korea. This was actually my FIRST purchase in Korea... the first store I saw when I visited Myeongdong was Tony Moly and I bought this Backstage Gel Eyeliner in Pearl Black.

So let's look at the breakdown...

Packaging...
The packaging of this is pretty straight forward. The bottom contains the gel eyeliner and the cap contain a brush. I love that you can see what color this is through the bottom without having to open it *if you're like me and want to own multiple ones of these, this is important!*


Brush...
As you can see, the top is where the brush is. The brush is decent, not the must accurate because it's on the thicker side, but it works! 


You'll have to excuse mine because it's a little dirty! haha. 

Color/Opacity....
The color I bought was Pearl Black. I wanted something a little different, but not too crazy so this seemed like a happy medium. It's definitely not the darkest or richest black, but this is good because if it were too dark you wouldn't be able to see the glitter in the product. Unlike other "glitter" eyeliners, this one you can actually see the sparkles on your eye, which I love and I think it makes you look more interesting! 


Consistency...
This eyeliner glides on very smooth. However, I would say this is more of a "cream" eyeliner than a gel. This is because it's on the drier side. So be sure to keep the cap tight if you decide to buy this product because it will dry out very easily if you don't! You can kind of tell what the texture is like through this close-up. 



Long-Lasting....
This product is very long-lasting. It doesn't really smudge around when it is dry and it doesn't budge really. Be sure to use a primer though if you have oily eyelids just to be sure though! 

Water-proof....
I would say this eyeliner is not really waterproof. As you can see, it holds up under water, but once you touch it/swipe it, it quickly smudges. 


Overall...
Packaging: ***
Brush: ***
Color: ****
Consistency: ***
Long-Lasting: ****
Waterproof: **
Overall: ***(and a half)