I very rarely buy off eBay because I have an irrational fear that somehow I'll be scammed and someone will run away with my money. Although I suppose there are much more worthwhile customers than scamming a lowly student, but maybe beggars can't be choosers. However after having made a lengthy list of some more Korean products I wanted to try out, eBay seemed like the most affordable option to feed my beauty hunger. I liked the prices I saw on testerkorea, but with the amount of stuff I was buying, shipping (based on weight) would cost a bomb. So eBay it was, which came with free standard shipping that would roughly take 3-8 weeks to arrive. I decided to place my first order with the seller rubyruby76 (who also has a website named roseroseshop) based on the huge amount of positive reviews. I was pleasantly surprised when a package arrived on my doorstep in Auckland just 10 working days after I had placed the order. Everything was wrapped nicely and although they don't have a free sample policy, they chucked in some samples of their new skincare line, Neulii. The next seller I placed my order with was f2plus1. This one is even more established on eBay than rubyruby76 but I did find they were just a tiny bit more pricier for some products at least. However it's good to check out both stores because each has products the other doesn't. I was equally impressed with this seller's fast shipping, I also received the package within 10 working days after I placed the order. I know I would have received more free samples here if I hadn't divided my order between the two sellers but I wanted to try both out and ultimately I saved some dosh in the process #winning. So I now have even more products to try out over the next few months but I'm sooo not complaining! I've actually opened a few of the products already and I'll be posting my short reviews in the coming days. I've had a few hits and misses, but so far my obsession with all things Korean beauty-related has not lost its steam!
Lots of love, Kiwi Girl xx
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Welcome to my corner, where I get to indulge in all things beauty-related without judgment from Kampung Boy =) For my first post I thought I'd share my purchases from a recent trip to Kuala Lumpur. Now I have to be honest about something. For most of my life I've treated Asian beauty products with derision and disdain, believing such products were sub-standard and cheap. I guess it was because a lot of the time I couldn't take the cutesy packaging seriously and perhaps I was just ignorant about Asia in general. I know it seems odd that as an Asian myself, I should be buying products that are catered for Asian faces. But in my (stupid) belief, I felt that the Western world were lightyears ahead of anything Asians could produce. Boy had I ever been more wrong. I'm not really sure the point where I suddenly became a champion of Korean beauty products, but as I walked around Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur I couldn't help but be intrigued at the TonyMoly and Etude House that had just moved in. So of course I made a cursory google search on whether these brands were any good (my expectations at an all time low), but instead I was blown away at the rave reviews and the fanatic following Korean cosmetics and skincare. Which leads me to here, after having trawled through the main Korean "roadshops" in Kuala Lumpur, I've come back to New Zealand with a bag full of must-haves to test and review. Left to Right: Innisfree Capsule Sleeping Pack (Rice); Innisfree Super volcanic pore clay mask; Dear My Blooming Lips-talk in PK002; Etude House Beauty Shot Face Blur; Etude House Precious Mineral Any Cushion in Natural Beige; Innisfree Apple Juicy Emulsion Lip & Eye Remover; Innisfree Wine Jelly Sleeping Pack; Innisfree Orchid Enriched Cream (sample); Etude House Dear My Blooming Lips-talk in PK018; Innisfree The green tea seed serum; Skinfood Strawberry Black Sugar Mask Wash-off; and Innisfree Capsule Massage Pack (Canola Honey). So as you can see there are a lot of products to get through! I'm looking forward to trying these out to determine if Korean beauty products are the real deal and if they make any difference on my skin.
Stay tuned! Kiwi Girl xx |
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