Nail Polish HAUL

I've been obsessed with nail polish lately, so I've hauled and been gifted quite a few new polishes to add to my collection =D 

HAUL:

Bottom - L-R

- Essie - A Cut Above

- Essie - Topless & Barefoot

- Essie - Sand Tropez

- Essie - Turquoise & Caicos

- Essie - Portein Base Coat

 If you've been following me on twitter, I've mentioned how awesome these essence nail polishes are. Will try to do a review soon!!! I purchased 5 of the ones shown above the metallic grey one was from Mara, been obsessed ever since I tried it. 

T-B L-R

- (gifted) essence - Date With the Night

- essence - Black is Back

 - essence - Where is the Party?

 - essence - Walk of Fame

 - essence - Nude It!

 - essence - Modern Romance

GIFTS:

L-R

- The New Black - Runway Collection (from Michael)

everything else was from an awesome person I'm somehow related to =D

- Shu Uemura - C111

- OPI - Black Shatter

- China Glaze - Crackle - Platinum Pieces 

- China Glaze - Magnetix - Attraction

- magnets

I know I've been saying I'll update more... blah blah blah... I don't know if I actually will... but I'll definitely try harder!!! I still have a few surprises in the mail that I need to post. Until my next post... BYE~~~

p.s let me know if you want swatches of anything!!! I'll either make a post or a tweet!!

p.ss I've also joined Julep Maven, so there's actually more polishes...haha but that will be in another post~

THE END!!!

Collective Haul: ELF && Warehouse

Warehouse: 1001 Ellesmere Rd. last day open Labour Day

L-R

- Revlon Sculpting Blush - 435 Merlot at Midnight - $2

- Revlon Top Speed Nail Enamel - Modern Grace (purple) - 2 for $5

- Revlon Top Speed Nail Enamel - Gold Rush

- Revlon Eyeliners - 504 Antiqued Gold - 3 for $8

- Revlon Eyeliners - 503 Burnished Amber

*side note* I also picked up a couple bottles of Garnier shampoo and conditioners for my brother to take in to res. $2.50 each or 5 for $10

ELF Beauty Eye Manuals 

- Everyday Eye Edition

- Natural Eye Edition

$5 each

ELF Brushes 

- Eye Crease Brush

- Blending Eye Brush

- Eyeshadow Brush

$1 each

ELF Waterproof Eyeliner Pens - Black x4

ELF Hypershine Lip Gloss 

- Fairy, Flirt, Bubble Gum

$1 each

ELF Lash Curler $1

ELF Studio Corrective Concealer $3

THE END!!!

Circle Lens Haul && KiwiBerry1 Review

A couple weeks ago I purchased 3 pairs of circle lenses from Kiwiberry1 because:

1) my old ones expired (a year old)

2) there were lenses I wanted to try

3) I tried looking for circle lenses in Hong Kong, but they were either over-priced, pmall priced ($30+), or sold in a sketchy environment

4) some of the tutorials I was planning on doing, required certain lenses

5) there was a 40% off sale

This was how my package arrived, lenses bubble wrapped, lens cases and a thank you note.

Website Navigation: Easy 5/5

I like that I can find lenses by color or brand, if I choose brand it's also separated by line. 

Stock: 4/5

Kiwiberry sells 5 brands of contacts, EOS, G&G, Geo, Hana and MI, although lot of the lenses are in stock, there some lines that don't offer all the colors available. They also don't offer all the newest lenses, for example Geo, Kiwiberry carries the new Xtra series but not the princess mimi or princess mimi cafe. Lenses are usually offered in plano, and they do have some prescriptions available, but not a lot. (read more in the Customer Service bit, where they answered some of my questions)

Prices: 5/5

All lenses are $20 each, I really like that they're all the same price. They always have sales or discount codes of some sort so keep an eye out!!!

Packaging: 4/5

Everything came undamaged, it's simple and straight forward. I took a point off, because that's all it was, compared to the other companies I've seen, they don't do anything "extra" but maybe that's why they can keep their prices at $20 so I don't mind too much. 

Shipping: 5/5

Considering the package came from Vancouver and I live in Toronto shipping should have been faster, they still get a 5/5 because it was not long after the postal office strike was lifted. It took under a week, 5-6 days (sorry couldn't remember) but that included the weekend so still fast. Shipping costs $7 flat with tracking for those in Canada and US, so it's better if you order a couple lenses at once. They also ship international, and it's $10 flat, Kiwiberry offers free shipping at $150. 

Customer Service: 5/5

At first I was going to leave this blank, but to "test" their "efficiency" (they claim to reply emails within 24hrs) I decided to send them a couple questions. FYI they did reply within 24 hrs. 

What I sent them...

Hi,

I'm currently writing a review about your company for the readers of my blog. There are a couple questions I'd like to provide in my review, so I was hoping you can help me ^^

1) If a bigger prescription was needed, can you special order it for the customer?

2) Why don't you carry the "latest" lenses? i.e Geo Princess mimi/ mimi cafe even though it's really popular?

3) How often do site-wide sales happen?

Thank you for your help!!!

Hope to hear from you soon!!!

Steph

Reply: 

Hi,

Thank you for your email.

To your questions:

1-Unfortunately rX lenses cannot be special ordered

2-We are currently in the works of adding more items and will soon be expanding with many more brands and styles later on this year.

3-sitewide sales happen every week (usually through out the weekend)

We would love to see your review! Hopefully you can share the link with us!

Thank you.

Have a wonderful week.

Sincerely,

Kiwiberry1

Overall: 5/5 

Despite the little points that got deducted, Kiwiberry still gets a 5/5 in my books...

1) service was quick and painless

2) the order went through and everything arrived safely and quickly

3) I would order from them again!

4) they ship from Canada, YAY for Canadians (this is a bias point =p lol) 

So check out what I got!!!!

&& what I paid....

WARNING: MATH AHEAD...

lens = $20 USD

 3 pairs= $20 x 3

there was a 40% off code = $60 - (60 x 0.4)

lenses = $36

flat shipping rate = $36 + $7

Total = $43 USD

which equals to apprx $14.33 per pair...

omg... that was painful... >< 

i hate math... 

EOS - New Adult Grey - J-203

Geo Xtra - Diamond Violet - WT - B31

G&G BT - Lace Brown - ML 12

reviews will be up soon....

EDIT: follow them on twitter for the latest updates!!! There's also an end of summer 30% off site-wide discount atm.

THE END!!!

Delayed HK Haul

This is gonna be the last of my HK haul, I wasn't gonna post anymore... but I already took the pictures, might as well post them ^^ 

Shills - Black Mask

BeautyMate - 

BeautyMate - White Truffle Mask

ISQUEEN - Whitening Collagen Mask (pink)

ISQUEEN- Moisturizing Collagen Mask (blue)

My Beauty Diary Mix Box

I bought a couple boxes of these =p I figured if I wanted to try all the MBD masks, this was a better option versus buying a box of everything =p 

My Scheming - Aloe Vera + Vitamin E Mask

My Scheming - Milk Extract Brightening Mask

My Scheming - Green Tea & Barley Whitening Mask

My Scheming - L-Ascorbic Acid Whitening Mask

I bought so many boxes of My Scheming masks, I have to say I like them more then MBDs =p 

Oslee Moisturizing serum

Manning Make Up Remover Puff

these were free =D

lashes

Neutrogena Sunscreen

Carmex Lip Balm - Cherry && Mint

Liese bubble Hair Dye - Chiffon Beige

Gatsby - Male Black Nose Pack

I've actually used the hair dye already, writing the review at the moment. But I liked it enough to purchase 3 more boxes in different colors!!!

Lioele V-Line Waterdrop Sleeping Pack

H.M.F Vitamin Mask

I've been dying to try the Lioele mask ever since Janie of S2Janie (Pretty and Cute) reviewed it on her blog!!! I've been using it for 2 months now, there's a review coming, but just a heads up... I LOVE IT!!!

MBD LE Hello Kitty Masks

- Strawberry Milk (pink)

- Honey Strawberry (yellow)

Like I mentioned in the title, this is a delayed haul so I've used almost everything, some more then others =p Reviews should be coming soon... but I've been procrastinating so yah...

THE END!!!

Hado Labo, Tony Moly && Mask Haul

Con't Haul

Hado Labo Original - Cleanser

Hado Labo Whitening Line - Lotion

Hado Labo Original - Milk

Hado Labo Whitening Line - Serum

There was a slight mis-communication between my aunt and I, my intention was to get the whitening milk, but no biggie. I’ve been using these products for a month now and have seen very nice results =] Will review soon

Tony Moly Tomatox

Tony Moly Appletox (read Elle’s review) 

My Scheming - I Love My... - EGF & Amino Acid Double Lifting Mask

My Scheming - I Love My... - Hyaluronan & Blue-Green Algae Hydrating Double Lifting Mask

My Scheming - I Love My... - L-Ascorbic Acid & Ellagic Acid Brightening Double Lifting Mask

My Scheming - I Love My... - Q10 & Royal jelly Double Lifting Mask

Loved the first box I bought, wanted to try the other flavors as well =] The mask is a little tight for my fat face lol but it’s probably better tight then loose =p haha

THE END!!!

Collective HK Haul

I've been in Hong Kong for 3 weeks ish now, and this is some of the beauty products I've hauled from ColorMix, Bonjour, Watsons, Mannings, Lung Shing && SaSa. It's mostly products I want to try, not back ups yet =p lol

SHEET MASKS

L-R T-B

LE MBD Blooming of Beauty - mix pack of 12 - 6 "flavors"

Simply - Sexy Look -  Whitening mask

LE MBD - Sweet TeaTime - Earl Grey Tea and Macaroon Mask

LE MBD - Sweet TeaTime - Chocolate Truffles Mask

My Scheming - I LOVE My' (chinese words) - Tranexamic Acid & White Truffle Double Lifting Mask

the Simply mask and My Scheming mask both have ear hooks, and neck pieces =D

OTHER MASKS

Amaranth - Detox Mud Mask (AMAZING... was sucker shoppered into this... but loving it so far, insanely good results =D )

Kuan Yuan Lian - Green Bean Mask/ cleanser

(purchased because of Joyce's video)

EYE MASKS

My Scheming Crystal eye masks

whitening and brightening (blue)

anti wrinkle (tan orange)

Mona aka Smerfette or Make Me Blush has mentioned crystal eye masks on her blog (post) before, it isn't the same brand, but a similar product? lol 

BB CREAMS

Skin79 - Super BB VIP Gold (bubbi's video)

Skin Food - Mushroom Multi Care BB Cream (because of Elle's review)

Skin Food - Red Bean BB Cream

I was going to get the Hot Pink Skin79 BB because of Jen frmheadtotoe but then I read somewhere (can't remember where) that pink was better for oily skin and gold was better for dry. My aunt ended up getting the pink one so I've been trying it from her =p 

If you look at the date of Elle's review, I've been eyeing the mushroom bb cream for the LONGEST time lol, you can't imagine my joy when I finally got my hands on it... btw her video review (i think she had a different video...)  got me interested and her blog review made me want it, i almost forgot it because Kat's review was neutralish, then Elle mentioned it on one of her tag posts that it was an indispensable product etc...  the reason I wrote such a long paragraph, is because this is one of the few products/ bb creams I've tried numerous times to get my hands on but failed, almost forgot it then finally have it... the whole "process" was almost a year  LOL =] btw I'm loving it so far, as well as the other bb creams above, but no reviews yet!!!

FACE PRODUCTS

evian - mineral water mist

Vitacreme B12 (so many people =p)

Kose - Whitening cleansing oil (Joyce's review)

EYE PRODUCTS

Wonder Double Eye Lid Tape (frmheadtotoe - post && cinderallaz - video on youtube)

Korean lashes

Heroine Make - Kiss Me - black eyeliner (Joyce && Nic Nic's comparison reviews) 

Jen's review is from a monolidder's P.O.V and Cindy's is from a double lidder's

Both bloggers picked Kiss me over Dolly Wink and K-Palette =p 

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I've used/ tried almost everything, some products are ready to be reviewed && other require more time!!! 

Do check out the blog posts/ videos linked in this post because they're wonderfully written/ recorded!!!

P.S I'll be doing a separate haul post on Tony Moly && Hado Labo products =] 

THE END!!!

Unofficial SaSa Haul

You might be wondering why I named this my "Unofficial SaSa Haul" and the reason is I didn't purchase these items via  SaSa online. Like all my SaSa items, they have been bought for me from family and friends that have gone back to Hong Kong, some were gifts while others were requested purchases~ I currently have a SaSa order being processed, and my experience shopping with SaSa online has not been too pleasant... So if my order fails yet again... I'll rant then... but now I give you my haul =D yipee~

HKD(in store price) -  CND (canadian conversion)  - USD (online price)

if there's a "/" it just means sale price/regular price

all the products were requested purchases except for the Biore nose pore pack

items from L-R

1. Biore Pore Pack 

HKD $21.9 - CND$2.77 - USD N/A

2. My Beauty Diary - Bird's Nest Mask

  HKD$50 - CND$6.31 - USD$12.10/$15.10

3. AB Mezical Fiber

  HKD$90 - CND$11.37 - USD$12.40/$14.60

4. My Beauty Diary - Apple Polyphenol

  HKD$50 - CND$6.31 - USD$12.10/$15.10

5. Nexcare 3M Acne Dressing 

HKD$38.9 -  CND$4.91 - USD$5.20

1. *whoot* I can now compare my favorite black Kose Softymo nose strip with a Biore one~

2. & 4 OMG WTF??? $6 =0 for a box of MBD??? that's like $0.60 a mask~~~ 

3. I got the fibers after Kat's comparison review & tutorial (the tutorial is not for this brand but it works the same... according to the comparison =] ) 

5. I purchased 10 boxes of this stuff, it's on my HG list and it's one of the few items that are!!! LOVE IT will review soon, I have pictures taken already... i just have to write...

lookie~ it came with free oil sheets =D I'm a happy camper~ 

p.s I was down to my last box and was seriously freaking out!!!

Other News:

I've recently won Mindy's giveaway ~ 

YAY I recieved the package last week but didn't blog about it until now...

(stole the picture from her post lol)

&&

I've asked my friend Shannon to guest blog on her favorite products =D She's absolutely hilarious and my enabler -_-' grrrrr... lol <3 

THE END!!!

Initial Reaction: Hair Extensions (synthetic fiber) - picture heavy & rambles~

I seriously need to get my Best && Worst of 2010 (products & life happenings) up, but I keep on getting distracted with other posts/ videos or homework >< Anyways one of the "worst" things that happened in 2010, was when I impulsively cut my hair, I usually get over things like this quickly, but how it looked was seriously upsetting me. So I decided I NEED extensions, while browsing online, I came across Luxy Extensions (160g $140, 100% remy hair free shipping) sounded like a decent price, and the reviews I researched sounded good!!! but then it dawned on me... I've never had hair extensions before, is it really worth it? forking over $140 on a product I may or may not like/ use. So back to browsing it was... while on ebay I came across bfcompany's store, they offered synthetic fiber extensions that were of "better quality then those in the market" & with a mini sale (Original: $22.99USD "sale" $19.50 ish) I committed, and purchased the 20" 14pc dark brown hair extensions. I ordered on January 17, product was shipped on Jan 18 and arrived it on Feb 2~ It took a day over 2 weeks to arrive from Korea with free shipping (any purchase over $19 unless otherwise stated) It arrived in a bright purple plastic package (no picture...it would just be a purple rectangle), on the customs slip it stated (hair accessory, gift, $10)  kinda smart IMO, it would kinda suck if I got taxed lol! (but since I'm not a major online shopper, I'm not sure if most companies do that or not =p) Anyways with this purchase I crossed off making an "ebay purchase" on my NYR list (which I also have to post ><) I'm finally done rambling *applause* lol on to the pictures and my initial reaction~

(removed plastic cover)

(I had a little trouble un-clipping the clips, but only because i stupidly didn't know how to open it!! lol)

(taken from bfcompany's product page)

Comparing the pieces I received with the company picture, one can CLEARLY see the difference in hair given (but it was expected, so not surprised) When I first opened the package there were a couple hairs that fell out, but that was also expected so no problem with that either. The color I ordered was dark brown, and it was the color I got/ imagined it to be~ The hairs are extremely soft and feel nice between my fingers, in fact it was softer then my real hair (shame on me lol) it kinda feels like "typical straight soft/ minimal-damaged asian hair" I've already tried them on (sorry no pics) , it was fairly easy to clip in and they seem to blend seamlessly with my real hair. The store was also easy to maneuver around, and the only problem with the store, is that some of the prices are in USD while others are in AUD.(bidding & buy it now options) Other then that I'm really happy with my purchase (paid $19.85 CND, buy it now option) but this is only my initial reaction, I'll be doing a more in-depth review when I've used it a decent amount of time. 

THE END!!!

p.s i changed my mixpod, new songs *claps*