2011-12-23

LUVIEW MEGA GIVEAWAY! + Review part 2

Hi everyone!
I'm so sorry this is so late. I really meant to do this earlier but theres just been a lot of personal stuff going on and I was bed ridden for a few days this week so..Yeah...But im here at work doing this now! Must make it before the date ends for the giveaway so more people have a chance to enter! I'm sorry it was super rushed cause I took all the pictures and stuff right before work >.< So its uglier than the last one ha ha ha ha But I really did want to review the last three items cause my favorite is in the there!

just in case, here are the rules again:
1. Click "like" on all the Luview fan pages:
2. Write your nationality and the reason why you like Luview on their global fan page

I'm the one who picks 5 winners so these are my rules:
1. I don't require you to follow my blog, but I do ask you to spread the word. As you can see, my blog isn't a huge beauty blog with a bunch of fans so I'm afraid I won't have enough people who enter >.< You don't have to do this part but if you do you get an extra entry! :D
2. Comment on this or the part 2 LUVIEW post with your name, a way for me to contact you, and a screen shot of your comment on the fan page. If you don't know how to get a screenshot, it's ok. Just say so and I'll go on the page and check! :)

The deadline is December 25th. I will contact the winners after drawing randomly and contact them that night. Please respond within 48 hours or I'll have to choose someone else! :(

Unfortunately I'm the U.S. "power angel" so I'm only able to draw from people who also live in the States. Sorry D: But please look at the "power angels" representing other countries to enter their giveaway!:

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Real Skin Primer BB Cream

This only comes in one shade. Do you see how thin and I guess, watery it is?

Before:

Gah I've broken out a bit cause of my magic this month and cause I tried epilating my face XD

After (product on only half the face):

Can you see how my skin is more even toned and a lot of my redness from blemishes is gone? My skin also looks brighter and my pores and blackheads look less noticeable.

Price: $18.00
*They're still having the 50% off sale so all the prices I list, you can buy for half that price from their site!*
Ok. I am soooo in love with this! I have totally shunned my Lioele BB cream and the ones I received in the package ever since I tried this! I was using this everyday/every time I go out. Just this. The coverage is light but just enough for me because I've never gotten full coverage from any product before and I just use concealer for spots it doesn't totally hide. The primer makes your skin feel so smooth and soft! It's so light that I forget that I've put anything on. It doesn't even look like I put anything on! It looks soooooo natural! Best of all, it doesn't make my forehead (the driest part of my face where all product looks cakey) look cakey or powdery! I'm also not oily at the end of the day. This has become my holy grail! I'm only taking off a little because of the packaging. I wish they kept it in their pump packaging cause I don't really like squeezing out product. It might be this way because its so watery though. Also, I'm taking off cause of the scent. Its not an unpleasant scent but not a pleasant one either. I don't know how to explain it. But you only smell it when it comes out of the bottle and its also very light. I am going to buy this for my whole life now!
4.5/5

Lemon Balm Bubble Cleansing Foam

I only use this tiny bit...

And its enough to lather my whole face! And there's still a bunch on my scrubbing thing.

There was actually a lot more foam but it died down as I was trying to take a decent picture XD

Price: $9.12
I honestly don't know how I feel about this one. It does its job yes. But it doesn't give like, a squeeky clean feeling or like a super hydrating feeling. It's kinda like, there's a layer of something that's keeping my face from feeling dry. Its hard to explain. You can try it for yourself for $4.56 if you buy it while they're still having the sale! :D It's also a great bargain since there's 120ml of product in there and you only need to use the tiniest bit. The scent is light and a bit herbal-y?
3/5

Aqua Essence Whitening BB Cream

Only one shade for this as well. The consistency is similar to the primer bb cream. Watery! Agh dry hands

Before:
I remembered that I didn't take a before picture as I already dot it on

But you can still see my natural skin XD

After:


Price: $13.80
This is my favorite after the primer bb cream. It feels like it too but this has I think slightly more coverage. Its still light though. Its very similar to the first one to me but surprisingly, its less moisturizing than the primer one for me! It also feels like I have nothing on. Just smooth skin! I'm not oily either! I think mixing this one with the primer one will be amazing! I'm definitely trying that out soon! I wish I tried this sooner so I could have tried mixing them already. Another surprising thing was that this one had the strongest scent. Its a kinda like baby powder and something else. But that goes away too after putting it on. :)
4/5

So these are the last of the products! I really recommend the Real Skin Primer BB Cream!
I hope a couple more people enter! I really don't have that many entrants XD

2011-12-15

And hibernation begins

Guess what~~~?
Today was my last day of school and so I am now on winter break!!! YEEEEE~~!! For a month I will do nothing~! Ho ho ho ho ho! so now it means im back to not using any grammar and punctuation hee hee hee! its a bit sad though cause my schools winter break was a month and a half long and now its only a month! boooo! but i still cant believe it! it doesnt feel like im on vacation! now im just gonna hibernate and watch all my shows! ha ha ha ha!

Yesterday
i had a missed call and texts from april who had stopped by while i was out! she came to give me:
KYA!! she is one of the nicest people EVER! totally wasnt expecting it. she stopped by mitsuwa and i saw that she bought ramune and so i commented on how much i LOVE ramune and next thing i know shes at my door with these. <3


Today
last day of classes! intro. to literature is finally over! i freaking hated that class! i totally bombed the final OTL so happy its finally over! one more writing class and no more writing!!!
but it was also a little sad because the only class i liked this semester, scene study came to and end. i seriously really liked everyone for the first time. everyone was so nice and so damn funny! everyone had awesome personalities. it was such a fun class even though i would just stay awkward and be quiet by myself in a corner watching/listening everyone else XD

polaroids! yay! blurriness! booooooooo! i failed with self timer T___T and also failed at "decorating"
worst.decorating.ever. i dont know what the heck those dots are;;; i wasnt thinking

lulz kali and matt back there doing the prom pose and switching in the next one XD andres is missing though. shame :(

everyones names

i learned and laughed soooooo much every single class! hopefully i see these people in other classes!

so sandy wanted to "celebrate" finishing school by getting cream puffs. i was hungry and so was eva so i chose the fusion place that was right across to try called simply thalia. we sat in a really dark booth so light/pictures suck
my salty panang curry

evas weird pad thai

the food was awful so its ok if their pictures are crap. sandy had a pretzel while they were waiting for me to finish class so she only ordered a thai iced coffee which was good but too sweet for her. my thai iced tea was the most decent thing from there. bad thai food makes my stomach hurt. i still have pangs. eva and i were dying on the train, ha ha ha it was too funny.

my cookie crunch with vanilla cream puff! i forgot about it and squished it in my backpack. it was still great though! nyamnyamnyam!

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i will do the last part of the luview review soon! i got this AWFUL giant pimple right above my eyebrow and its just disgusting so im avoiding cameras and mirrors XD im aiming for this weekend since theres only 10 days till christmas! can you believe it?! but in the meantime, keep entering and spreading the word! follow the rules please!

2011-12-08

I LUVIEW (review & giveaway) part 1 [LONG, embarrassing, ugly post]

Hi everyone~ I have some news!
Thanks to Lina of http://sparkleapple.blogspot.com/ and Mr. Bryan Han who is the director of sales and marketing of LUVIEW (pronounced luhv-u like love you! Cute! XD) Cosmetics, I was able to receive a bunch of their products to review!
So this I guess this is my first sponsored thingy! How exciting! And even more exciting: YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN FREE PRODUCTS! YAY~!
You can win 2 products of your choice and a free t shirt!
So in case you can't see the small print on the poster, here are their rules:
1. Click "like" on all the Luview fan pages:
2. Write your nationality and the reason why you like Luview on their global fan page

I'm the one who picks 5 winners so these are my rules:
1. I don't require you to follow my blog, but I do ask you to spread the word. As you can see, my blog isn't a huge beauty blog with a bunch of fans so I'm afraid I won't have enough people who enter >.< You don't have to do this part but if you do you get an extra entry! :D
2. Comment on this or the part 2 LUVIEW post with your name, a way for me to contact you, and a screen shot of your comment on the fan page.

The deadline is December 25th. I will contact the winners after drawing randomly and contact them that night. Please respond within 48 hours or I'll have to choose someone else! :(

Unfortunately I'm the U.S. "power angel" so I'm only able to draw from people who also live in the States. Sorry D: But please look at the "power angels" representing other countries to enter their giveaway!:

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So lets get onto the review! (Even if this was sponsored, I'm going to be honest.)
I apologize in advance because there are some really unflattering pictures of me with no makeup on again;;; Sigh I didn't think I'd ever do it again XO

Ah~~ The generous package!
A packet that has information of all the products!

So many! :OOO
You can purchase at: http://luview.com/shop/
*THEY'RE HAVING A 50% OFF SALE RIGHT NOW!*

Crystal Cover BB Cream
This comes in two shades and they sent both!
Light Beige & Natural Beige
Natural Beige is way too dark for me

You can see my really bad dark circles, break out on the chin, uneven skin tone, my birth defect (that flap of skin next to my left eye XD), etc. And bah to my disappearing creases T_T

Close up! (Sorry about the different lighting. It was hard to get the picture taken of the same exact spot! x.x)
I have REALLY AWFUL blackheads on my nose. It's so gross! But the bb cream makes them less noticeable.
(To my anonymous reader who talked to me about milia on my formspring, now you can really see what chicken skin I'm talking about!)
Much more even and smoother! Dark circles are much less intense than before.

Price: $25.20
The packaging is so frikkin pretty and sleek! It feels lighter than my Lioele Beyond the Solution BB Cream and it also covers better. It's medium coverage and can be buildable. It has a slight baby powder scent. The only problem is that this looks powdery on me. BUT! This isn't the product's fault. I seem to have extremely dry skin nowadays so all the bb creams and foundations I've tried look powdery/cakey on me! Especially on my forehead and nose ;( Primer fixes this problem slightly. The finish is dewy on my cheeks. This bb cream is also chock full of really nice and natural ingredients (like a lot of Korean cosmetics) too. It's supposed to whiten, improve wrinkles, etc but I haven't used it long enough to see this. Check the site for more info!
4/5

Crystal Mineral Pact
Light Beige and Natural Beige
(Excuse my hairy hands XD)

More matte than before

Price: $20.40
I don't use pacts because my skin is too dry but for the reviews sake I did. I can't really rate this accurately though because I don't have anything to compare it to. Packaging is pretty but it is a bit bulky. The powder is very light on the skin. It also has SPF25!

Crystal Mini Makeup Set
Price: $16.80
This is a mini version of the first two products. Cute, no? I don't need this so I will also give this away. After choosing the 5 winners, I'll pick one more person and send this to them. I'm not sure if it's Light Beige or Natural Beige though. >.<

Gleam Full Long Lash Mascara
Slightly darker and more curled

Price: $14.40
Okay, I have to say this before you totally dismiss this mascara: I hate fiber mascaras. They just don't work with my lashes and it always ends up a mess. I hated the Fiberwig too but that seems to be a really loved one among a lot of people so if you are a fan of fiber mascaras, do give it a try. Or request it if you win! :3
But my rating is: 1/5

Glossy Kiss Lip Gloss
Excue my super chapped lips XD

Price: $13.20
Gosh I am the worst person for this kind of thing... I'm not a big gloss person either;;; But I will say what I think. This has a really cute strawberry scent to it. It's not overpowering either. It's not super sticky and I think it looks best when both colors are used. Sweet pink is really frosty and light and doesn't look nice on my purple toned lips. You need to wear it over a lip concealer or nude lipstick or something. The rosy pink or the colors combined are enough to wear enough alone. The packaging is pretty standard for a double ended lip gloss but it has weight to it. There is a LOT of product! The colors aren't too flattering one me so:
3.5/5

An all LUVIEW product face
I didn't put on concealer so my dark circles are still there. I also didn't ps my birth defect out XD
Sigh I just cannot take nice pictures these days...OTL

Whitening Capsule BB Cream
This is the day I also filmed the hair tutorial so I don't have my creases from crying the night before. GAH SORRY!

My face is hairy too T___T I need a good epilating or threading ha ha ha! This is really embarrassing but I'm showing this because when I was even more insecure and hated my face in my tween years, I was so ashamed of having all this body hair. I really thought I was the only one who had it. But seeing that other people had it and went through such pain to get rid of it and shit really made me feel better cause I wasn't the only one. So in case any younger girls are reading and have the same problem, yer not alone! Hair is always removable too! XD
Hee hee I look like a monkey

Okay so the point of these closeups are to show the little glittery/shimmer things cause you can't really see it in the next picture.
Price: $22.80
I really don't like this bb cream. It's cool that it comes out white and then adjusts to your skin tone, which it did fine but what bothers me is the shimmer! I don't want to look like Edward Cullen. Lulz it's not that extreme but it is noticeable in person. The coverage is light-medium. It's supposed to moisturize but I don't think it did for me. The packaging is really nice though. It's very expensive for it's small size too.
1.5/5

One Touch Brush Sun Powder
Price: $24.60
Super fine powder, SPF50, oil control, and even slight coverage. This is pretty win. I am definitely replacing my sun screen with this because it doesn't feel like I put anything on! There's a super slight pleasant scent to it. Not powdery, but maybe flowery? I really like this! I wouldn't use the brush though because it's not soft. A bit prickly and hard to use. It might also over pack the product on your face and because of that:
4.5/5

A face with the two LUVIEW products above.

Sorry for the super long post and ugly pictures XD
I hope some people enter and spread the word! <3 See you again in part 2!

2011-12-02

Food food food food food

Updating later than usual. I got home late XD

Tuesday the 29th
It was soooo cold that day especially cause my insides were all empty so I gave in and went to Panera to get soup. I like Panera but I hate paying for it. A tiny sandwich should not be $7! But they do give a lot of salad for Pick 2.
I really liked the BBQ Chicken Salad. And ha gingerbread man peeking out from back there.

Really hard gingerbread man and really awful peppermint hot chocolate. It tasted like really watered down chocolate milk! :/

I went to meet Sandy at Argo Tea after class so we could head to Sumi unni and Yunho oppa's house for her surprise birthday party together!
Getting ready

Party hats that choked us

Their apartment was decorated all pretty for Christmas. So pretty! But we were afraid we were gonna step on and break the lights on the ground XD

:D

Yunho oppa's friend, Lily, and June. All whom I met for the first time that day.

Surprise!!! She came back from work X3

Seeing this now, I realized I spelled her name wrong on the polaroid;;; Woops

Yunho oppa made everything! Well besides the fried rice but still! I don't like raw sushi but all those were good! Especially the squid!
Lulz they look like a couple! But they're brother and sister XD Yunho oppa's friend is hilarious!

*taken by Yunho oppa*
LMAO his friend!! And aww Sumi unni's face got covered D:


Today
Lunch
They always burn my bacon :(

I stayed after class for another shoot. It was pretty ridiculous but it was funny and took less than an hour. Since I stayed later, I decided to just watch the new big stage production at school. April came down from school to my school so we watched it together! :D
I really liked it! It was so funny! But some parts dragged and it was a bit confusing in the beginning. Still liked it a lot though!

Dinner
Wing Stop cause it was the only thing that was open. The play was really long! Terriyaki on top and Cajun on the bottom. They were a lot better than I expected!

I'm sorry if this post seems a bit rushed. It's 2:04 AM right now and my shift starts four hours earlier tomorrow so I need to go to bed X)
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