My Etude House Collection + Etude House Review

My current Etude House babies!

Hi goise!

It's been a long while since I last blogged about something. But I'm back!

Just a few weeks ago, I got an invitation from FilKor, a Filipino-Korean Association here in my country, to perform in an exhibit in Glorietta Activity Center for two consecutive days. The exhibit was attended by different people from different industries in Korea, and its main objective was to promote and sell good quality and useful products straight from Korea. Performers, including me, are one of the highlights of the event, as our performance also made some noise which gathered a few people around the place and is a good way to call people's attention.

Most of the performers performed KPop dances, while I performed two song numbers.

After the event, I realized it would be nice if I reward myself a bit for a job well done. I was with my mom, so we went straight to Etude House in SM North EDSA (it was our route home btw), and helped myself. I bought the things I've been longing to buy since forever and I couldn't be happier.

The things I bought!

These are everything I bought. I have used them in two weeks, and I'm liking every one of them so far. I'm gonna make an individual post about my reviews for each product in the photo above!

• Skin Malgeum in Smoother
• OH MY GOD!! Dry Shampoo
• Eye's Cream in Vanilla Moist
• Perfect Brow Kit
• Put Your Hands Up! Face Waxing Patch
• Long Lash Clear Line #7 (I won't be doing a review about this. They're just lashes haha.)
• Precious Mineral BBdation + Applicator

Etude House: Put Your Hands Up! Face Waxing Patch Review

Lady Mustaches are a major turn off, so I decided to purchase this product to try it out. I must admit that I have baby lady mustaches and you just can't get rid of it by shaving it off. It'll just grow thicker. The wise idea is to wax it off. 
The box contains 10 strips of waxing patches. My sister from Saudi Arabia also has baby lady mustaches, so I gave her half of it. We badly needed this, as I am a singer, performing in different events, and she's a model. Of course, who would want to see a singer and a model with mustaches?
So yeah, I used one strip of this and I wasn't happy. My baby lady mustaches are still there, and it just worked like a black head remover, not exactly a mustache remover. I am sure I followed the instructions real well, but I've no idea why I didn't like the result. I'm going to use it one more time to see if it's gonna work, but if not, I will officially UNLIKE this product.

Etude House: Perfect Brow Kit Review

The Perfect Brow Kit is indeed, the perfect brow kit you will ever get!
My brows are pretty bushy when not groomed, and I don't groom it all the time, so I needed something to shape my brows without looking like a Sasquatch. Before, when my brows weren't groomed, I tend to use Etude's Drawing Eyebrow #03, without realizing that I really looked like I Sasquatch. Of course, with groomed brows, the Drawing Eyebrow works fine.
Now, I still shape and fill my brows (they're already groomed btw), but I don't use the Drawing Eyebrow to school anymore. It's just too obvious I'm wearing make up. To look not so obvious, I bought the Perfect Brow Kit. The lines aren't harsh, you don't even need to brush it anymore. The palette also has three shades: the left one for highlighting, the middle for natural look, and the right one for a little edgier look or even for dimensions. Two brushes are also included, one for the actual filling of brows, and one for fading it out (I don't know what it's called but it looks like the brush for mascara haha).
Here's how the colors look like on skin.

I brushed each of them back and forth for three times. See how it smudges itself?
I prefer the middle one for a really natural look. The highlighter also works great on highlighting different parts of the face and not just the highest point of the brows. I use it on my nose bridge, on my cheeks, and on the inner corners of my eyes. Very useful!

Etude House: Eye's Cream in Vanilla Moist Review

Eye's Cream in Vanilla Moist

You guys may notice how dark and puffy my eye bags are. It's the result of stress and staying up late. I'm not sure if I have insomnia or whatever, but ever since I was a child, I already have these dark circles. I just don't know how to get rid of them.
So I bought this Eye's Cream in Vanilla Moist. It's in a stick form, making it easier to apply. Just pop out the cap and sweep it under your eyes. You can also apply it on your lids. I use this after I cleaned my face with Skin Malgeum. After a few minutes of applying it, it feels a little warm around the area where I put it but then it gets better. 
The Eye's Cream in Vanilla Moist only works your puffy eye bags, according to the sales ladies in Etude. It lessens the puffiness, they said. Looking at the mirror now, I don't see changes in my eye bags yet, but of course, I've been using it for two weeks and I should not expect instant result. 
Also, there's another one of Eye's Cream, and it's Peppermint I think? It lightens your dark circles. I was going to buy it, but then I realized I have allergies for mints. Using that might kill me. Haha.

Etude House: OH MY GOD!! Dry Shampoo Review

OH MY GOD!! Dry Shampoo

You know the days when you're just too lazy to take a shower because of the cold weather? Or you're running late to work or school and you don't have the time to at least take a shower? This is the best product for us, then!

I admit, I am super lazy when it comes to taking a shower during cold days. And when I discovered about Etude's new dry shampoo, I started wanting it at that instant. I don't know about you guys, but that would be my first time hearing about dry shampoo. I've never heard of it in my entire life, until now.

Basically, the dry shampoo gets rid of all the unnecessary oils in your hair and leaves a floral fragrance that can also work as a perfume. Haha. I love the scent. The bottle is not that big and fits my kit.

Just spray it onto your hair, and massage it for a while, so the product will be able to absorb all the oils to the deepest of your hair jungle. Why I call it a hair jungle, I have no idea.

I've used this for at least once and I can say that it felt like I just finished blow drying my hair after a hot shower. Not really refreshing to the scalp but the result of the smoothness of the hair without the oils is amazing. I will definitely repurchase this after I finish the bottle.

Etude House: Skin Malgeum in Smoother Review

Skin Malgeum in Smoother

Ever since I saw that commercial of Dara having fun in her bedroom, spraying stuff on her face, I was always curious about what exactly was she spraying all over her face? So I watched the full version of the commercial on YouTube and I found out it was Skin Malgeum. Whenever I went to Etude House, I always saw these cute fragile-looking bottles displayed on one shelf. I would buy this soon, I always said.

It's basically a cleanser/toner, a mist and it can also be a face mask! You just have to buy that cotton thingy from Etude, immerse it in Skin Malgeum and voila! DIY Face Mask! Although, I didn't purchase that cotton thingy (sorry I don't know what it's called).

I bought the Smoother one because my skin tends to have pimple break outs, so the objective of this Skin Malgeum in Smoother is to basically smooth the skin and cleanse it deeply. The Smoother also has this sweet fruity smell that I love so much I'm fighting the urge to drink it. There are also other types of Skin Malgeum that will suit your skin, so don't be afraid to ask the pretty sales ladies!

The good thing about this is that it can also be used as a mist. I've been using Etude's Magic Mist for a long time now and I found out they were out of stock, so I bought a little spray bottle instead. All I did was I transferred a little amount of Skin Malgeum to the little spray bottle, and I bring it wherever I go. When I feel hot, I just spray it to my face. Instant freshener! (Just don't pat it though. Let it just air dry on your face.)

The cute little spray bottle made especially for Skin Malgeum!