Sunday, 4 April 2010

Etude cookie blush in 03


During my first visit to the etude house store, my first impression was what the **** everything is in pink! What I meant was the whole store was painted in pink. Even sales assistant was dressed in pink. Don't get me wrong, I had nothing against pink but the moment I set my eyes inside the store , I was swirling in pink- too much pink maybe which is not necessarily bad. I managed to get inside and started swatching some products and I ended up choosing this blush.

Etude is a Korean cosmetic brand. In it's native land Korea, their target market are mostly girls in their teens or adolescences. The same reason why their shops are usually cute pink houses or pink doll/princess/"loli" theme designs. Their price are reasonable which when paired with the quality of their product makes this cosmetic brand sell or appealing to international consumers.


Etude cookie range blush had 5 colors available:
01 in Pink
02 in Rose
03 in Orange
04 in Sugar Pink
05 in Lovely Pink

The blush that I bought was 03 in Orange. I must say that I like this blush. This blush is my current favorite. Below is a a swatch .


Here's why I like this blush:
  • The staying power - This blush really stayed on my face. It lasted even when I was perspiring and my face was oily.
  • Color - The color of this blush is gorgeous. It has an golden orange red colors with tiny glitters in it.
  • Afford ability - Like most etude products, this one is affordable.
  • Packaging - The packaging is really cute. It has a small orange round plastic case. The size of the blush is small and it is portable which is perfect for traveling. There's even a nice puff included.

Friday, 2 April 2010

Review: Egyptian Magic


After hearing about this product, I finally gave in and bought this one in hopes that it would reduce my keloid scar. I did however bought it also to try it on my face. The product claims to heal scars, improve complexion and relieve skin ailments. It contains natural ingredients like olive oil, bee wax , honey, bee polen , royal jelly , bee propolis.

Estimate time of use: Approximately 2 months. I use this product during night time before I go to bed. I try to use this as often as possible but I do forget to apply it on some nights.

Packaging: I have to say I was not impressed with it. If I haven't herd about this product before hand I would say the packaging would not have been sold. If not I would have thought it was hoax since I don't see any connection of a skin product with love and peace with moon on it.

The product: It is a yellowish color. It's hard solid gel type. Scooping the product is a challenge. When I first bought this product, I initially tried to use the product by rubbing my finger tips in the jar then applying it to my face. I learned later, that it is better to use a scooping spoon or use the back of your finger to scoop the product off the jar.

Smell :It has some kind of smell in it which reminds me of a coconut oil. It's not really a bother to me since the smell is really faint once it's applied on to my face.

Not a scar removing product: After 2 months of applying this product to my keloid scar, the scar was not reduced nor did I see any significant difference to it so I can only say that It has not worked wonders on my scar. I had also a few acne scar on my chin and after using the product, the redness nor the scaring didn't disappear like I expected it to be.

Moisturizing: I have to agree that this product works really well in terms of it's moisturizing after effect. My skin feels smoother and softer when I wake-up in the morning. Sometimes I think that my skin looks radiant.

Thick consistency: the product is a bit thick and I always think that it makes my skin feel warmer after the application. When I first use the product, it made my skin uncomfortable. It felt like those oils are clogging my pores and it made my face itchy. I guess it takes a bit of time getting use to it. It is very greasy so if you have an oily skin, I'm not sure if this product would work on you.

Will I repurchase? : Probably not. Although the product did make my skin smoother, with its price tag I don't think the product is worth it. This product is too expensive and the benefits just didn't justify it.

Testing the product with another : I tried this product with two different products on my face to see which product works better, a commercial face product or the egyptian magic. On the one side of my face I used Laneige's water bank essence and the other side Egyptian magic. I applied this product one night before I slept. When I woke up in the morning I called my sister to touch and see both sides of my face. She was not priorly told which products I've applied on which side so she would have not known what I've applied on my face. In the end she pick the side where I applied Laneige's water bank essence to be smoother and look nicer on my skin. Evidently, If you are only after the moisturizing effects of this product I suggest you spend your money on face serums or essences. Otherwise I suggest you buy a trial size from ebay to see how the product works on your skin. I've seen other people say that this product works well on them however this product just didn't workout for me as a scar removing product that I expected it to.