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ETUDE HOUSE COLOR LIPS-FIT REVIEW

March 7, 2014 /

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Is it a lipstick? Is it a tint? Is it a gloss? I suppose it’s a little of everything. Color Lips Fit is the latest lip release from Etude House. It’s a liquid lip colour that has to be shaken before use. Once applied it dries to a powdery matte finish. There are seven shades available, along with a clear glossy topcoat. I chose shades PK003 Fantasy Fit Pink and BR101 See-Thru Fit Beige. (A choice I both congratulate and hate myself for, more on that below).
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 When they say dries to a matte finish, they aren’t messing around. This dries completely matte and powdery. You better have an absolutely perfect canvas to work with here because these things cling and accentuate any little bit of dryness or cracks you may have. The formula is super watery almost like a tint, but the colour is very rich and vibrant with just one coat. You can do a second coat with no problem if you do so before they have dried and set. But a word of warning, do not accidentally get any in your mouth or on your tongue before it dries, it tastes like bug spray! Fantasy Fit Pink is my definite favourite between the two shades I got. It’s beautiful! It really lends itself well to the bare faced with bright lips look that’s popular in Korea right now. It also makes a pretty gradient lip look with concealer mixed with the beige colour.
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See Thru-Fit Beige on it’s own was a total miss with my complexion. It looked less like the pretty nude I expected and more like baby shit mustard colour on me in the sunlight. The fact that I was accidentally sent two of them makes it extra sad (Oh well, it might make it’s way into a future giveaway 😉 ). I’m sure it would look great on someone else though! The wear time is pretty good with these, there is a bit of transfer before drying, but they won’t stain a wineglass once set. My biggest complaint for this formulation is the nasty taste and the way it can really settle into cracks. I love the matte look but this one calls for a glossy top coat to completely stop that nonsense. The available colours are really great for spring and will integrate well into your summer makeup. They’re also only about $9 so it’s not a huge gamble. I’m going to go with 3.5 out of 5 turtles for Etude House Color Lips Fit.
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ETUDE HOUSE SOFT TOUCH AUTO LIP LINER REVIEW

February 18, 2014 /

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I’ve been really into lip heavy looks lately. It’s a big change from the super neutral mouth I’ve been sporting since, well, forever. After years of just tracing my lips with a nude coloured pencil to stop feathering, it dawned on me that I needed a lipliner to compliment these new bolder lipsticks I’ve been favouring. So, I went out in search of the best ones to bring back to you guys.

Etude House Soft Touch Auto Lip Liner is exactly what it says it is, an automatic lip liner. I love these so much more than pencil liners. It seems so archaic to drag out a sharpener and crank a pencil through it. What really sold me on the Soft Touch Auto Liners is that they are fully retractable! No more swiveling up a liner too high only to have it break off because you can’t retract it back to a more manageable size. The mechanism is extremely smooth and has never given me a problem.

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Soft Rose and Milky Brown are the two shades I picked up to try. Both are great colours that could be used with a lot of different lipstick and glosses I have. The formulation is extremely nice. These are neither chalky nor dry. Unlike some dry pencil liners, these glide on and never drag. You could pretty much wear them alone on top of a lip balm if you wanted to. They apply easily, smoothly, and wonderfully. The wear time is the same as any other lipliner, it lasts as long as you want it to as long as you’re not eating or kissing someone. My only complaint with these are the limited shade selections available. There are only five shades and they are mostly earthy neutral sort of tones. Other than that though these are great! I’m very impressed, especially considering how ridiculously cheap they are. They can be had for under five dollars on ebay here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ETUDE-HOUSE-Soft-Touch-Auto-Lipliner-sing-sing-girl-/141521245989?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item20f352d725
and the various online Korean cosmetic stores. I think these great little liners deserve 4.5 out of 5 turtles.
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ETUDE HOUSE LIP PERFUME BREATH MIST REVIEW

February 4, 2014 /

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The number one question I got from my friends when I posted a picture of this product on instagram (follow me!) was ‘what the hell is that?’. I know the name is a little meandering and misleading, but it is not perfume for your lips, it is indeed a breath spray. A very cute one at that. Etude House Lip Perfume Breath Spray is a tiny pocket sized breath freshener that comes in three different flavours, 01 Peach, 02 Grapefruit, and 03 Green Apple.

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I got 01 Peach thinking it would be a sweet little candy like spray, that might possibly take the edge off of funky breath until I could get home to brush my teeth. I think I was mislead by the cute packaging because when I sprayed this, wooo damn! I was not expecting what came out! It’s powerful! The xylitol is strong with this one. There’s only a faint after taste of peach, the full force of the spray’s taste being a punch of xylitol. It’s a very overpowering taste if you’re not used to it. I will say this though, it really does work. I that was a pleasant surprise from how well it performed, I wish I could say the same thing for the flavour. I have a theory that the Apple one would lend itself a little better to the xylitol blast. Either way, because this does exactly what it’s supposed to do, I can’t help but give this cute little spray 4 out of 5 fresh breathed turtles.

Available on ebay here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ETUDE-HOUSE-Lip-Perfume-Breath-Mist-6-5ml-sing-sing-girl-/161536861807?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item259c58e66f
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ETUDE HOUSE LOOK AT MY EYES CAFE EYESHADOW REVIEW

January 28, 2014 /

lookatmyeyescafeNorth America is in the grip of this bleak Polar Vortex. Time to break out some warm colours so at least your eyes don’t look like they’re from the sixth planet of the remote Hoth system. Today we’re looking at BR404 Chocolat Latte, PK004 Deep Berry Soda, PK003 Berry Berry Soda, and BE102 Honey Milk.

The Etude House Look At My Eyes collection is made up of single pots of eyeshadow in clear plastic cases that span a whole rainbow of colours. They’ve also released different collections within the Look At My Eyes umbrella, like the Look At My Eyes Jewel selection, which includes ultra shimmery colours. Then there’s the Look At My Eyes Cafe collection, which are mattes and where these shadows are from. I was very slow to embrace Korean eyeshadows. In the past their formulas were light colour washes that ranged from shimmery nightmare to glittery damnation. More recently they’ve really stepped up their game and are charging full force into the great payoff and awesome colour market. On colour alone I picked up these little yummy beauties and decided to give them a try.

Here they are swatched twice over Etude House Proof 10 Eye Primer
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These wear extremely well and have no real fall out. They blend wonderfully and have a dramatic buildable colour payoff. As a testament to both these shadows, and the Proof 10 Eye Primer, I could not remove these swatches without the help of my Tony Moly Aqua Sherbet Cleanser.

 BR404 Chocolate Latte is a deep warm brown with a matte finish that’s extremely easy to wear. It’s almost kind of like a root beer syrup colour. Pretty, pretty, pretty!
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PK004 Deep Berry Soda is a gorgeous cranberry maroon with the same finish as B404. This is also so very pretty. I’ve really been so drawn to this colour family lately. It pairs especially well with both BR404 and our next shadow
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PK003 Berry Berry Soda is a sweet raspberry red/pink that calls to mind a delicious raspberry milk smoothie. It also shares the same finish as the previous two shades. All three of these colours together make for some crazy awesome eye looks, you can coax both a sweet innocent eye and a serious edgy eye out of these. There’s a lot of room to play with these and they’re a lot of fun.

.BE102 Honey Milk: Ugh, goddamn it. I have the absolute worst luck with highlighter shades. My skin is very pale with a neutral yellow tone and it almost always ends up being the exact colour of most highlighter shades. Once again, that’s the case with this one. That being said there’s nothing wrong with this shade in and of itself, it’s a pretty, well, honey milk shade. It would work nicely with just about anyone else than myself.

I haven’t tried depotting these yet but I’d really like to. They seem to be roughly the same size as a MAC eyeshadow pot. My one complaint about these shadows have nothing to do with the finish or product itself but with the damn containers. Lordt, they’re the worst. Two out of the four I bought have defective lids that are such an ordeal to get open. I’ve broken nails trying to pry these fuckers open like an oyster refusing to give up it’s pearl. I’ve taken to just leaving the lids ever so slightly open and not snapping them fully closed. Although, it’s really tough to complain when these sell at about a $5 price point.
Grab them here
amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Etude-House-Look-Shadow-PK004/dp/B00N71QXJ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433090733&sr=8-1&keywords=PK004+look+at+my+eyes+cafe

and ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ETUDE-HOUSE-Look-At-My-Eyes-Cafe-Korea-Cosmetic-/111613218596?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item19fcaa8f24
And the Etude House website
http://www.etudehouse.com/index.php/eyes/eyeshadow/look-at-my-eyes-1.html
Etude House Look At My Eyes Cafe Eyeshadows get 4 out of 5 delicious little turtles
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ETUDE HOUSE PROOF 10 EYE PRIMER REVIEW & URBAN DECAY PRIMER POTION BATTLE

January 8, 2014 /
proof10Everyone has been a fan of Urban Decay’s Primer Potion (UDPP) for so long, that it’s just a given. It’s been running unchecked as everyone’s favourite eyeshadow primer. Well folks, a new contender is stepping up to try to take the throne.

Etude House Proof 10 Eye Primer isn’t exactly a new product, but it’s one not too many people might know about in North America. As I’ve written about before, Korean cosmetic houses love to take global fan favourites and reproduce them for cheaper. And I mean cheap only in price point, not in quality, because a lot of times they end up improving upon the original. I think once again that’s the case with Proof 10 Eye Primer.
It comes in a little plastic container with a doe foot applicator in place of UDPP’s squeeze tube. That squeeze tube is sometimes a mess so the wand is a welcome alternative. The doe foot is a much better delivery system in my opinion. If you’re not comfortable with applying it directly to your lids with the wand there’s always the option of swiping it on your fingers first and then applying that way.The texture of the Proof 10 Eye Primer is not as thick as UDPP, it’s slightly more watery. It doesn’t affect it’s performance at all though. In fact, it’s another welcome change for me because I find the thick concealer like texture of the UDPP takes longer to dry than the Proof 10. That being said, because the Proof 10 dries and sets so fast you have to make quick work of getting it on and spread out where you want it before it sets. That may take some getting used to if you’re used to the forgiving nature of the UDPP.
proof10swaOn the left of the Proof 10 and the right is UDPP. I’ve swatched a shadow from the Too Face A Few Of My Favorite Things palette I reviewed earlier. Both primers work pretty much equally as you can see. In person there’s no difference between the two.So here’s the real test, I scrubbed my hand with soap and water and this is what we’re left with. The Proof 10 on the left actually held onto the eyeshadow at it’s first point on contact the best, the UDPP smudged around a lot. I actually rubbed the Proof 10 a lot more than the UDPP just to make sure it was really holding up better so if it looks slightly more faded that’s why. It took makeup remover to get rid of both shadows but the shadow used on top of the Proof 10 took more elbow grease to completely erase.
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Now if that weren’t enough to sway you over, here’s the kicker. Urban Decay Primer Potion retails at around $20. You can get Etude House Proof 10 Eye Primer for the ridiculous sum of $5.79 here . LOL, bye UDPP.Etude House Proof 10 Primer Potion, you get five indelible turtles.
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