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Limited edition rage

I H A T E when you find a beauty product, love it to death, aaaaand it's limited edition... It's so annoying cause you wanna buy every single one that's left but you can't... * the stress ._.* 

This product is just so amazing it's not even funny... Holy grail bb! I have a review on this somewhere here if you wanna check it out ^^ 

I had to buy another one before I can't get hold of this anymore :'( 

[koreanmakeuplover]

Etude House SHINISTAR lipbalms Swatches/Review

So my first ever blogentry here was me showing the SHINISTAR lipbalms when I finally had collected all five. But I do realize I didn't do an in depth review on them and the lighting on the pictures was so shitty, so today I'm gonna share some swatches and my opinion on these cuties! :3

All five SHINee members has their own color and "flavour" ^^

So here we have all the lipbalms! I adore every single color, they are so pretty! I love everything about these babies! Very moisturizing, great pigmentation, super glossy, gives a pretty stain once the gloss is gone and they all smell so amazing *.*

#1 Shining Leader O: ONEW

Smells like peacheeees! Ahh so yum! More of a purple/pink color.

#2 Bling Bling J: Jonghyun

A very citrus influenced scent. It's supposed to smell like grapefruit but I can just tell it smells like som sort of citrus fruit, but yeah I could say it smells like grapefruit to! I have used this one the least since orange doesn't really suit me.

Then why did I buy it? Once I had four I just couldn't skip this one >.< But it is surprisingly pretty. Since it is a balm it's more sheer, not a in-your-face orange which I like so this one actually looks fine on me!

#3 Master Key K: Key

Okay so for this one, I'm not sure if Etude is wrong or my nose.. This is supposed to smell like passionfruit... This smells like roses to me, with a hint of citrus. I don't even know haha... But nevertheless it is such a gorgeous color! A pretty vibrant pink. This is my second favourite one!

#4 Flaming Charisma M: Minho

This scent is my least favourite. It does smells like cherries which it is supposed to do BUT, it smells like artificial cherries :s A bit plasticky sort to say. I can stand it but it's not really that good and when I searched reviews I saw more people than me who wasn't the biggest fan of the smell. But I can't deny that it still is a gorgeous raspbery red color and this was the first out of all the five that I got! And the scent doesn't last forever on the lips either so don't really worry to much :)

#5 Youngest T: Taemin

Okay do yall see dis?? Do yall SEE DIS? Once you finish each one of these lipbalms there is an autograph for each member in the bottom!!! Best selling point Etude has done for a long time! At least for me who loves SHINee.

You can tell this is my favourite since I already hit pan, and a big part to. I'm actually terrified to run out of this particular one, like seriously. This is the prettiest color ouf of all five (a sweet baby pink) and smells like heaven in a jar. It is stated "Guava" as the scent but I actually don't really know what guava smells like, so for me it's just a sweet, floral/ candyfloss/ bubblegum-esk without smelling like plastic or anything. At least to me. I suck at describing scents haha... but I heard some people don't like this scent so you just have to judge for yourself really.

I just love this one to death.

If you still can buy them, do so! I promise you won't be dissapointed!

xx

[koreanmakeuplover]

Etude House SHINISTAR BB Lotion Review

When I first got into Etude House they had just released the SHINISTAR collection. And as the huge SHINee fan I am, I desperately tried to collect all of the producs because they we're so exremely popular that they were sold out on so many websites ._. But I did manage to find everything that I was looking for which I'm so happy about, and that includes this BB Lotion.

So this is basically the first BB cream I ever got and I love it so much, so today I'm going to do a little more of an in depth review ^^

The SHINISTAR product line comes in a cute baby blue packaging. This product contains 30g so it's not extremely much.

It also has SPF20 PA++. Always appreciated when there is SPF in a product, because I'm to lazy to put sun protection before and I believe my face would look like a shiny mess with it underneath so no need for that ^^

It comes with a pump which is really convenient. It's cleaner and you have more control of how much product you dispense.

Description: BB lotion moisturizing foundation promotes a moist, brightened and natural complexion look.

It has no parabens, ethanol, mineral oil or benzophenone which was the most appealing thing to me! 

This BB lotion contains; water, zinc, milk protein extract, silica, rice extract, sesame seed extract, soybean seed extract, blackberry fruit extract, oat kernel extract, hydrolized wheat extract and many other things.

It smells a lot like the NIVEA face products to me, so really clean and not strong at all.

This only comes in one shade which can be a problem for darker skintones. It blends beautifully with my skin with a slight lightening effect. I'd say it's a light beige. But it does oxidise on my skin a little so it turns a tiny bit darker, but it's not a problem.

If you are looking for good coverage, this is not for you. Since it is more of a lotion, it gives "your-skin-but-more-even" look which I really like! It's lightweight both in consistency and on my skin. But if you have acne scars, redness, dark circles etc. you can either duouble up the product on that specific area or just use concealer.

It dries to a almost matte finish and seems to control my oily t-zone quite well actually. But if you're slightly oily like me, don't forget to set it with a light dusting of powder!

I don't know how this will work on dry skin but I don't think it will be a problem. But moisturize well before applying, because I once had some slight dry areas and it kind of clinged onto that but you could hardly see it.

I highly reccomend this BB lotion so get your hands on it before they sell out everywhere, because from what I've heard Etude don't manifacutre the SHINISTAR line anymore *sadface*. So I definitely have to get a backup of this baby!

I hope this was helpful! xx