Etude House Correct & Care SPF30 CC Creams (Quick Review)

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(Quick note to say sorry I’ve been a little busy the past few days so I haven’t had the time to take a look at all the messages or reply to them yet. I’ll get down to it as soon as I’m able!)

I’ve always known Korean budget brand Etude House for their cute packaging and nice nail and lip colors, but I admit I’ve never been tempted to try their skincare or base products. 

The past month while the hubby was in Seoul, one of the surprises he came back with were these 2 tubes of Etude House’s new Correct & Care CC Creams. I was immediately curious because these are like the Revlon Bare Naturale tinted moisturizers from awhile ago. They come out white, but when you start rubbing it into the skin, tiny globes of pigments get mixed into the base, and the CC Cream “adjusts” to a skin-toned shade.

Both of them look equally white until you blend them out a bit.

Texture

Like most BB and CC Creams, these have very low coverage. They just impart a bit of glow and even out the skintone.

Etude House CC Creams are better for slightly dry skins as well. They go on quite moist and stay very dewy-looking, which is great if you want that look. But I don’t think it will work well on combination or oily skins. 

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10 Fab Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for Budgets under US$70

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Not everyone is looking at shelling out a few hundred dollars on a Mothers’ Day Gift, but just because you’re on a shoe-string budget doesn’t mean you can’t show your appreciation for Mom. (Or yourself!)

I sifted through a few sites to look for 10 things that have:

• Cheap/Free shipping
• Ship Internationally (only one item doesn’t)
• Cost under $100

Now everyone’s budget is different! So I also tiered it into 3 categories. (Under $30, $50, and $70.)

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What’s in YOUR Trainca.se? (Introducing a fun new beauty networking site, AND an interview with The Makeup Box!)

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If you haven’t heard of Trainca.se yet, you should get yourself there!

This new site is a social network and a review site all rolled into one, where you can see what all your friends like and dislike, and make recommendations for each other.  And if there is any product that isn’t available yet, you can always hit “Feedback” to suggest the team add it to the site!

You can link up your Facebook account automatically or sign up for a new one here: http://trainca.se

More importantly:

Friend me! I’ll follow right back so that I can see what products you recommend. (Click below.)

My page on Trainca.se: 

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P.S. Trainca.se interviews The Makeup Box

Claire Vo of Trainca.se sent me some questions about my makeup philosophy, the things I enjoy blogging about most, and of course, products I love. Read the full article here!

Majolica Majorca Chapter 37: Getting Reunited with a Cult-Favorite Fiber Mascara (in Brown this time!) plus a Pencil that looks like a Swan Feather

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From this month, Shiseido will release a limited edition collection called “Moonlight Virgin” in 2 parts. The first includes a multipurpose “quill pencil” and a brown version of the Lash Expander Edge Meister mascara (with the dual-sided comb tip). Now me and Lash Expander mascara go way back. I used it exclusively for 3-4 years when it was just released across Asia, because it created these long, fine, waterproof doll-lashes. After a 5-year breakup (I’m never monogamous with makeup), I was quite glad to get reacquainted and grabbed the chance to find out 2 things:

• whether the mascara was as good at building length as I remembered
• whether the brown shade would show up (and look alright) with my dark hair and eyes

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Beautiful New L’oreal Colour Riche Shades for Spring/Summer!

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L’oreal’s Colour Riche range has always had a great creamy and pigmented texture, but it hasn’t really been synonymous with fashion-forward colors.

They did try a couple of years ago but didn’t quite succeed in delivering on the beautiful shades promised in photo-enhanced publicity images. Most of the shades stained the lips badly, were a lot duller and nowhere near as bright as the ads showed, and contained weird chunky glitter that did nothing but feel odd on the lips.

I was VERY happy to see the new range, but these don’t seem to be available at every counter yet and I’m hoping it’s not an Asia-exclusive because these babies are GORGEOUS.

Meet the 3 that I totally recommend:

• Wild Tango (acidic coral with a slight pink undertone)
• Touch of Amaranth (gorgeous reddened fuchsia)
• Pink Retro (true medium pastel pink)

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Spring Flings: 10 things I’m obsessed with these past weeks

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Here’s a quick summary if you don’t want to read the full post!

1. Stila Color Balm Lipsticks in Betsey and Elle
2. 1920s scents: Shalimar and Bois des Iles
3. Light coverage: MAC Face & Body, Ginvera Green Tea Nude Cover BB Cream
4. Make Up For Ever Super Matte Loose Powder #12 (flash-back)
5. The Body Shop Colour Crush matte eyeshadows
6. Strong bright blushes
7. NYX Yellow pencil
8. LUSH Rockstar soap
9. Revlon Colorstay Concealer in 03 Light Medium
10. The art store

More details below!

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