Why I shouldn't be allowed near makeup stores
Sooooo... I have a problem. And the problem's name is Etude House.
I'm a bit obsessed. I've actually been wanting their makeup for awhile, even before 2NE1 advertised for them. And I had heard of the Miss Tangerine line before I got to Korea. It looked cute, and I do like me some orange, so I decided to check it out.
TWO WEEKS LATER
A lot of it is free samples. Not ALL of it. But a lot of it.
The thing is, I can barely contain my cosmetics purchasing normally. When you figure in that - a: this is sold ONLY in Asia, and b: the Miss Tangerine line is limited edition... well, then I have a problem.
My haul?
- Miss Tangerine Cream Choux Blush, #1 Miss Tangerine
- Miss Tangerine Cream Choux Blush, #2 Miss Peach
- Miss Tangerine Sweet Shower Lips, #3 Miss Sunny Tangerine
- Miss Tangerine Cheek Ball
- Miss Tangerine Veiling Powder, #1 Miss Tangerine (BEST. THING. EVER)
- Miss Tangerine LUCIDarling Eyeshadow Palette, #7 Miss Tangerine
- Miss Tangerine LUCIDarling Eyeshadow Palette, #7 Miss Berry Berry
- BB Magic Cream
- Moistfull Collagen Balm
- Moistfull Collagen Essence-In Primer
- Golden Ratio Tear Drop Powder, #02 Brown
- Pudding Diashadow, #01 Fresh Cream Pudding
- Pudding Diashadow, #02 Pink Pudding (Bought as a gift)
- Orange glitter nailpolish
- Teal glitter nailpolish
- Black holographic nailpolish
- Lime green glitter nailpolish
- Baby volume false lashes (Bought as a gift)
- Baking Powder Deep Cleansing Foam (BEST. THING. EVER. Part 2)
- Collagen Eye Patch
- Essence Mask, Vitamin E
- Essence Mask, Hyaluronic Acid
- Hydro Wrapping Mask, Firming
AND the free samples
- Precious Mineral BB Cream (x3)
- Precious Mineral BB Cream (Deluxe Sample, x1)
- Baking Powder Pore Cleansing Foam (x5)
- Baking Powder Pore Cleaning Foam (Deluxe Sample, x1)
- Total Age Repair Royal Essence (x3)
- Total Age Repair Wrinkle Reduce Royal BB Cream (x1)
- Total Age Repair Activating Toner (Deluxe Sample, x1)
- Total Age Repair Activating Emulsion (Deluxe Sample, x1)
- Moistfull Collagen Cream (x1)
- Moistfull Collagen Cream (Deluxe Sample, x2)
- Moistfull Collagen First Essence (Deluxe Sample, x1)
- Moistfull Collagen Facial Freshener (Deluxe Sample, x3)
- Moistfull Collagen Collagen Emulsion (Deluxe Sample, x3)
- Moistfull Collagen Peeling Wash (x1)
- Moistfull Collagen Mask (x2)
- Fresh Cherry Tint (x2)
- Darling Cream (x1)
- Enzyme Pack Peeling Mask (x1)
- First Snow Pack (x1)
- Aqua Sherbet Mask Sheet (x1)
- Sweet Appleade Body Wash (x1)
- Sweet Appleade Body Scrub (x1)
- Cleansing Dream Soft Cleansing Foam (x1)
- Happy Teatime Green Tea Cleansing Tissue (x1)
- Petit Bijou Cotton Snow Soft Body Wash (Deluxe Sample, x2)
- Petit Bijou Cotton Snow Moisture Body Lotion (Deluxe Sample, x2)
- Lip and Eye Makeup Remover (Deluxe Sample, x1)
- Pink Velcro Bow (x2)
- Cotton Pads (x1)
- Q-Tips (x1)
- Travel Makeup Case (x1)
YEAH. Like, half the reason I love going there so much is all the free shit I get. I GOT A TRAVEL MAKEUP CASE TODAY. And it's not shitty either, it's REALLY cute. They keep giving me shit, and I keep going back there. It's a horrible, horrible cycle of spending money and getting samples. *sigh*
This is my life~
Also, a disclaimer. (This is not because of anyone else, it's because of me.)
Regarding Japan - I sort of feel shitty posting about other stuff when there was such a great tragedy. But at the same time, it's better to think about happier things. I found out around 2 hours after the earthquake. It was around 3:30pm Taiwan time. I heard that there had been a horrible tsunami, and that it was probably going to hit Taiwan around 5:30pm. So for two hours I was scared. I've never been in that situation before, and I didn't know what to make of it (we don't get natural disasters where I live - the worst we get are the occasional blizzard, but that's it). Plus, I was just SAD. All the pictures and videos coming in from Japan were heartbreaking. I watched the news for HOURS, trying to find out if Taiwan was going to be hit, and then how bad it was hit. I wasn't scared for me, really. I was scared for Taiwan. I love Taiwan. So so so much. I didn't want to see a disaster happen here too. Luckily Taiwan was spared. Unfortunately Japan wasn't. So yes, I am posting about silly stuff, but after being in a state of sadness and anxiety for quite a long time I'm cool with being silly.