My Fashion Wishlist For Spring

Lately my blog has been mainly about beauty, but that doesn't mean that fashion isn't a part of this blog too. I actually have restricted myself from looking at clothes for a while and decided to shop for clothes once spring rolls around. This has also led to me trying not to even get inspiration from anywhere, because in my case that leads to shopping pretty often. Now it is almost spring here, so I have started browsing clothing sites and have found a few wants and decided to show them to you guys! Most of these are from Gmarket and a few are from eBay.

 

Originally I had a few things from Yesstyle on this list too, but I already ordered them haha ! I'll make a post about them once they arrive.

Bye ♥

Beauty Haul & Review: HonestSkin

Hello! I got my order from HonestSkin last week and here is the review, as I promised.

I placed the order in the evening of 4.3. and I received an email stating that my order has been shipped on 7.3. According to my calculation, it took 3 days for them to ship it, even though their site says that they ship your package in 2 days after your payment has been confirmed. I paid through PayPal so it shouldn't take a day to confirm it, eh?

The shipping method I "chose" was registered airmail, because I really can't afford EMS or DHL and I don't mind waiting for a few weeks to receive my order. Actually you don't need to choose the shipping method, the registered airmail is the default, but if you want your package to be sent by EMS or DHL, you have to add the EMS/DHL into your cart like you normally add a product. Sounds a little confusing maybe, but there are instructions on the site.

The shipping fee is calculated by the number of products you purchase, not by the weight of the products. It's great when you're ordering a bunch of heavy products, but not so great if the products are light. In another words, perfect for ordering a bunch of skincare products!  For example if I ordered the same products from TesterKorea, the shipping would have been about $14, which is $5 more than the HonestSkins $9 shipping. As I have stated before, I am poor, so even $5 matters to me!

 I received my package on 21.3. so the shipping time was about two weeks, even though the evil Finnish Customs snatched my package. The package was marked as a gift and the value was also marked lower than it actually was, but I think the big size of the package caught the attention of the customs or then it was just bad luck. I paid the taxes, because I'm a responsible citizen and I think the Members of the Finnish Parliament may need some new nap blankets.


The package was indeed quite big.

Here is you can see that it was indeed marked as gift and value was marked as 14 dollars, even though I paid 44 dollars including the $9 shipping.


Freshly opened package containing shitloads of bubblewrap.


Every product was wrapped in bubblewrap.


The whole amount of bubblewrap.

Before moving on to the products I got, I will wrap up the shop review.

The shipping was quite fast overall, if you exclude the extra few days my package spent in the Finnish customs. The goods were securely packaged and in theory the package could have evaded the customs. The site was fairly easy to use, only con is that most products didn't/don't have any description, so you have to use google a lot if you're looking at products you are not familiar with. Apparently the site is quite new though, so adding the descriptions might be in process. Another con is that I didn't recieve any samples and that always makes me sad, because samples ♥ But they might start giving samples later on, we'll see.

Summa summarum: I think I will start ordering my skincare products from HonestSkin if I need to order a bunch of them, for the shipping fee calculating system is perfect for that. Based on this experience, I recommend trying them out.


So! Here is what I purchased:
Nature Republic Sleeping Tonight Lavender Sleeping Pack
Innisfree Apple Juicy Cleansing Oil
Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner 500ml
Skinfood Peach Sake Pore Serum
Holika Holika Egg Soap in White

I really have wanted to try out sleeping packs for a while, but I have only received one sleeping pack sample so far and I haven't found too many sleeping pack samples to purchase that would fit my combination skin, so I ended up purchasing Nature Republics Sleeping Tonight Lavender Sleeping Pack. I didn't find many reviews about this so I think that I will be reviewing this at some point.

The cleansing oil is also a new product for me, for I have used facial wipes so far to remove my makeup, but I really wanted to try out the double cleansing method.

I haven't used a toner in a while, for I thought for a long time that it is not necessary, but after reading about it I learned that it really is important, as long as it has the right properties.

The serum is also partly a new addition to my routine, I have tried out some essence and serum samples, but I have never owned a full-sized product.

The egg soap is something that I know many people don't like, for they are unhygienic. I think being too hygienic will make your skin more vulnerable to all sorts of bacteria. I think being over hygienic in general is bad, considering your immune system may get weaker and all. Even bad bacteria can be good in the long run. Does that even make any sense? Also note that I'm not an expert, just sharing what I think and know. I'm just a person and might be wrong. ^^

Beauty Haul: RoseRoseShop

Heya! I have been online shopping like crazy lately, as you may have noticed. I have mostly ordered cosmetics aand here is what I ordered from RoseRoseShop:




Lioele Bubi Bubi Tint Balm No. 1 Tropical Raspberry (Review inc.)
Tony Moly Lovely Peach Hand Mask (Review inc.)
Missha 3D Sheet Mask With Red Ginseng (3-pack)
Etude House Oh My Line in No.03 Oh My Brown and No. 01 Oh My Black
Skinfood Fresh Apple T U Zone Balance Mask Sheet
Missha Pure Source Sheet Masks Lemon and Green Tea (both 3-packs)
And 10 samples ~

I have learned something new about RoseRoseShop since my last order. The new thing (atleast for me) is if you want to receive samples from RoseRoseShop you have to ask for them in their forum or in the message field when you make your order. Makes my view on RoseRoseShop slightly better, because I love samples.

I used to "accidentally" order a lot of stuff from one brand (usually Etude House lol) and didn't look too much into other brands equivalent products. But now, I have started to look just at the products and ignored the brand. I know that is something I should have done from the beginning and is totally logical and normal, but well. It's a huge thing for me! :D

I have to spazz about the Etude Houses eyeliners a little though. They are perfect! They stay on my oily eyelids through the day if I just don't touch my eyes, but I rarely do. Easy to remove and the brush is so easy to work with and also that that it is a brush indeed, back in the days when I started using make up I practised with a brush eyeliner and I honestly suck at lining my eyes with a pen or a felt tip eyeliner.

Also the Liole Bubi Bubi Tint Balm is amazing! So pigmented, moisturizing and the tint stays on very nicely! I think I will have to review it, love it so much.

Okay, maybe I will stop here, so I will have more to say in my other posts and I wont end up repeating myself too much haha!

See ya later ♥

Catch up and stuff

Hello hello! There has been some quiet time again here, I'm sorry. But I will break the silence (again) with a life update. The reason for me doing a life update every time is because I want you guys to know why and what I have been doing.

I personally dislike it when bloggers have a sudden hiatus with out telling beforehand and then they come back and be like "Hey I had a hiatus, sorry! Had a lot things going on." and then continue blogging like nothing happened. Okay, I understand that life doesn't always go as planned and shit happens. I don't mean they should tell about all their personal stuffs in their blog, but still you could tell something you have been doing, even briefly. Not telling anything about it makes me as a reader feel unimportant and it sometimes makes me want to unfollow a blog. Feels like they are only apologizing for the sake of appearance and not honestly. Of course, bloggers who don't share even tiny bits of their life in their blogposts are forgiven. Where did this rant come from waaahhh.

So since my last post I have visited my sisters (and her boyfriends) and spent a weekend there few weeks ago (with my boyfriend) and we went to eat out (forgot to take pictures of my food, I'm a bad blogger lol) and see my favorite Finnish bands' Happoradio's gig!

The gig was their first gig of their new album release tour and the first gig after they had a hiatus, so it was pretty awesome. I also got Mr. Aki Tykki's autograph after the gig, wohoo! Here is my favorite songs from their newest album:

They also have too many good older songs, so I really recommend checking them out in Youtube or Spotify or something!

I had a week long holiday and visited my dads and spent 5 days there. I didn't do much there, just hang around, visited grandparents and read for the entrance exam.



This week I have been just going to work and reading like crazy! I have received my cosmetics orders and going to post about them soon. I'm also going to change the layout a little bit and maybe change the blogs name.

That's about it for now, bye ~

Beauty Hauls: TesterKorea & eBay

Hello hello! As I maybe told you in another post, I received my TesterKorea haul and also a small eBay order last week!

Here is what I bought from TesterKorea:

From top left:
Etude House Color Lips-Fit in Fantasy Fit Pink #PK003 - Review here!
Innisfree cotton pads (Freebie)
Tony Moly Changing U Magic Foot Peeling Shoes - Review here!
It's skin Aloe Calming Mask Sheet (Gorgeous Nikchun lured me)
Etude House Kissful Lip Care Lip Concealer
Etude House Proof 10 Eye Primer
Etude House Face Color Corset in Tight Shading
Samples ♥
Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream Bright Fit and Cotton Fit samples in NW13
Etude House Collagen Moistfull Trial Kit
Holika Holika Jewel Light Waterproof Eye Liner in 18K Gold and Amber Brown
And here is what I bought from eBay seller f2plus1 :

The struggle with the focus is real..

Etude House Princess Etoinette II Crystal Shine Lips in PBE102

Missha The Style Perfect Concealer in No. 1 Light Beige

Aand samples ♥

Again my lovely readers, if you want me to review something, just ask me! But yeah humm I think thats all for now, see ya!

Can't Stop

I have been keeping myself busy with studying and other things lately, so I haven't had much energy for blogging. Seriously, when will I learn to take better advantage of writing posts ahead and timing them, when I know I wont have much time for blogging? Hopefully someday.

I went to a short cruise last weekend with my boyfriend and his parents. We went to an one night cruise to Stockholm, but didn't get to visit Stockholm this time. We just hung around the ship. Sounds pretty boring lol, but I had fun. I didn't buy anything special, just the necessary beer, peanuts and sweets.

My face, when we got to our cabin. 

The ship we were on is quite new, so our cabin was pretty fab.

 

My partyface.

I also did my nails before the cruise. I'm going to hate myself later, removing that thick layer of glitter is going to be painnnn.

I have gotten in to skincare lately and started washing my face in the mornings and I tested out some toner, lotion and essence samples I have hoarded and now I'm so excited to plan out my skincare routine and try out new products! I actually ordered some skincare essentials from a new shop I discovered, which is Honest Skin ! The shipping price doesn't go by weight, but the number of products you're buying. I think it's brilliant, because you don't have to stare at the weights of products and think about the shipping fees. I think I will make a review on the shop once my goods arrive!

So I guess thats all for now. Bye ~