Etude House Haul + Review + Nail Art

I really should stop going to this store.  My savings have started suffering ever since I discovered Etude House T__T  I just can't help myself, I want everything they have in there!  It's gotten even worse ever since my sister started liking the store too after seeing it in the Korean drama "You're Beautiful".

Anyway, our family went to Megamall this morning to have lunch with some relatives at Saisaki/Dad's.  And of course, no trip to Megamall is complete without a visit to Etude House, but this time I was there for a specific reason.  Brinks asked me to get her a tube of the BB Magic Cream I've been telling her about.  I promised myself that was all I'm going to buy today ... which of course didn't happen.

Here's my haul for today:

Two bottles of nailpolish and some nail art stickers.  I've never tried any type of nail art before (at least I don't think so), and I've always been curious about those nail stickers.  I see them all the time when I buy something since they're right next to the register, so I decided to try them out.
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Apricot stick #3.  This thing smells so good!  I love it~  And the color's really nice too.  I've been looking for a substitute to my Burt's Bees tinted lip balm (my favorite lip product right now), and this looks promising.  And it's only P198, weeeee~

EDIT: I've been using this for over a month now and I still love it.  I just wish it was more moisturizing on my lips, like my Burt's Bees lip balm.  But other than that it's great :D

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Fresh Nailwash Safe: Nail color remover.  I normally use Sally Hansen's nail polish remover and it works well for me, but I've heard good reviews about this product so I decided to try it out.  The thing I love most about it is the smell.  It doesn't have that strong chemical smell that most nail polish removers have.  I mean it still smells like nail polish remover, but it doesn't burn my nostrils as much as the others.  It also leaves a sweet fruity (?) scent on your nails after you use it.  This also comes in blue, which supposedly has a different scent, but when I tried it at the store they smelled the same, so I went for the pink one.  The best part?  It's only P78!
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And of course, Brinks' BB cream.  I've been using this for about 2 months now and I love it.  It evens out my skin tone and covers up my blemishes pretty well.  It also gives my skin that dewy effect :)

BB stands for "blemish balm".  Basically, this product is supposed to conceal your blemishes, and at the same time, improve your skin complexion.  Skin care and makeup in one product, wow~

When I first started using it, I started getting pimples on my forehead, so I thought I was allergic to it.  I've read reviews where people claim to have broken out because of certain BB creams (though I haven't come across reviews saying that Etude's BB cream caused them to break out).  It made me so sad because I was excited about this product.  But, because I didn't want my money to go to waste, I continued using it, hoping that my breakout was just due to my period.  After a while, my pimples started to clear up, so I guess it the BB cream wasn't to blame, phew!  I still get breakouts once a month, but I'm pretty sure its due to hormones (since they happen right before my period) and not my BB cream.

I love how it looks on my skin, but I'm not really sure about the skin care part of it.  So far I haven't seen any drastic improvements in my skin, but my boyfriend's been telling me that my acne scars have lightened and that my skin's much clearer now. Weeee~  (Although that could just be because the BB cream conceals my scars pretty well)

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Since I spent over P1000 at the store, they gave me a freebie : a tiny tube of Precious Mineral BB cream.  I haven't tried this yet since its more expensive than the BB Magic cream, so I'm glad I got a sample so I can see the difference between the two BB creams.
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I might as well include my review from my first Etude House haul (entry here) since its long overdue.

Lip and Eye makeup remover:  Another product I absolutely love!  I wear waterproof mascara almost everyday, and taking it off is such a pain.  This product dissolves the mascara instantly~  Also, it doesn't leave you with that greasy feeling other eye makeup removers give.  I think this only costs about P198, definitely a bargain.
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Eyebrow shapers.  My friend Aprille uses something similar to this, and she always has well groomed brows, so I decided to try this out.  It works pretty well.  I like that it has a "safety feature".  I'm not sure what you call it, the metal guard things so you don't slice your forehead open with the razor. A pack of two costs about P98 (if I remember correctly).
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I got an eyelash curler for free on my first visit there.  It doesn't really do much for me, and I'm terrified eyelash curlers, so I gave it to my sister.  She says it works alright for her.
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Strawberry Lollipop hand lotion.  This smells so good and it moisturizes pretty well and the scent lasts pretty well.  I've got it on right now :) 

Anyway, my dad dropped me off at my apartment today at around 2pm, right after our lunch at Saisaki.  My class wasn't until 6pm so I decided to try out the nail stickers.

First, I applied two layers of the pink nailpolish:

I was pleased to see that this stuff dries quickly, so I didn't have to wait a long time in between layers.

Then the stickers:

Weeeeeee~
Coat your nails with some clear polish and ta-dah!  Instant pretty nails :)

Since I'm a klutz, I ended up tearing some of the sticker in half, I guess its better if I use tweezers next time.  I still love the results though :D

Wadya think? :)

I hope they last for at least a week.