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. ^^