Etude House Petite Darling Lipstick PK006

Price: P278.00
Location Bought: Etude House SM Megamall
Approximate Date Bought: I seriously can't remember. Somewhere between January - today? :P

Packaging: Typical Etude House pink. Translucent pink cover, chrome pink base. Super portable - it's slightly shorter than a Chapstick tube, and about as chubby as a Nivea Caregloss tube.
Color: A nice, slightly sheer, slightly glossy hot pink.

Pigmentation: Moderate. Gives a good wash of color that stays until you eat and/or wipe it off with tissue.

Actual Usage: It's not drying! Yay!

Check out Martha's and BeautySwatch's swatches on this product too!

I hope you're not getting bored with Etude House yet, I've still got many more reviews to go!

Etude House Oh M'Eye Lash Maxi Volume Mascara

I mentioned before that I don't like using products and tools for the eyelashes, but OH M'EYE! I'm actually using mascara now! :P

Price: around P248.00
Location Bought: Etude House SM Megamall
Approximate Date Bought: one month ago

Packaging: It's a super simple, slightly chubby mascara tube. I wasn't expecting much from the packaging anyway - this was EH's cheapest mascara variant. (Don't buy expensive mascara, remember? It expires quickly!)
Colors: Blaaaack.

Actual Usage: Why did I hold off on using mascara for so long?! I have sleepy eyes that tend to make me look masungit, and this mascara makes me look more awake (and therefore less masungit yay!). And it doesn't feel clumpy too!

Lasting power on me stays the whole day, even without eyelash curler. (I still haven't gotten over my fear of using that ahahaha) Take note that this isn't waterproof though.

Side Note: I don't like the way the mascara tends to clump at the very tip of the wand. But for "my first mascara", this is still a pretty good product.

I think I'm turning into an Etude House brand whore. :)) I can't help it tho, I've had a good track record with their products so far!

Etude House LUCIDarling Fantastic Cheek Gradation in Orange

Price: P748.00
Location Bought: Etude House SM Megamall
Approximate Date Bought: three weeks ago

Packaging: This is actually the main reason why I got this. :)) The compact is sleek and handy, the mirror is of a good size, and the brush is very soft.
Colors: LUCIDarling Fantastic Cheek Gradations are similar, if not identical to Jill Stuart blushes in concept. Use the four colors by themselves (altho the top left one is a highlighter), or swirl your brush around them to mix. I got Orange because I already have a pink blush from Etude.

Pigmentation: Weak, but that's actually why I like it. It's very buildable, so you can never go overboard. Perfect for busy school days when you have very little time to go to the restroom and re-apply blush so that it's just right - some haphazard swipes of this blush (without looking at the mirror, even), and you're good to go!

Actual Usage: The problem with not-so-pigmented blushes is that I can't tell if I've photographed them well or not. Anyway, here it is on my cheek. I like the way it gives me a very natural flush in person.

I'm actually considering getting the pink variant of this, but maybe in the distant future. It's quite pricey for an Etude House product.

Etude House Princess Finger Food Hand Lotion in Strawberry Lollipop

Price: around P200.00
Location Bought: Etude House SM Megamall
Approximate Date Bought: January 2010

Packaging: simple flip-top bottle with a cute strawberry-print label, very portable

This lotion moisturizes my hands well, absorbs super quickly, and has a yummy strawberry scent. Other variants available are Lemon Sugar, Steamed Milk and May Rose Tea (which smells really bad, IMO).

What's an "Etude House" anyway?

(aka Why Etude House is the Closet Makeup Geek's Brand of Choice, aaka Why I should Stop Buying From Etude House for the remainder of January)

Etude House is one of the strangest Korean brand names I've encountered. In English, the word "etude" refers to a musical piece that requires a high level of skill to play. Literally speaking, therefore, an "Etude House" is a house where really difficult music is played. That doesn't sound right - Etude House is a makeup store, not a classical concert hall!

In French, the word "etude" means "to study". Study House?! That's a terribly nerdy name for such a girly store! I like it though, it's very me! Geeky on the outside, girly on the inside!

Weird name aside, I SUPER LOVE THIS BRAND! I even made two more hauls after my first visit, much to my wallet's dismay.

Below is Haul 2, which I bought last December 29.

Peach Skin Pact (because I want to try out the dewy look), Cute & Sexy Eyes quad #1, Code B Eyelash Curler, 3 bottles of nail polish

This qualified for a GWP, which was the Code B Eyelash curler. Still haven't used it yet as I'm DEATHLY SCARED of curling my eyelashes. I'll have to get one of my kikay-er blockmates at school to teach me haha

And this is Haul 3, which I bought last January 2.

Strawberry Lolly Pop hand lotion, BB Magic Pact (to replace my Elianto baked powder which recently hit pan), two Petit Darling Eyes matte shadows, Dear Darling matte lipstick 07, and 3 more bottles of nail polish

This also qualified for another GWP: the Etude House folder with a Korean actor on it. I chose not to get it though. LOL sorry, not a fan. XD (If it were a geek icon like sexy sexy Zac Quinto I would've gotten it, though. >:D But then again, what does the actor who plays Sylar in Heroes and Spock in Star Trek have to do with makeup?)

Reviews of these products coming soon! In the meantime, I should probably glue my hands together so I don't end up spending my money on makeup for the rest of the month. :P

Awards

Sis Jing gave this to me last year, and I only noticed now! Sorry I didn't post it sooner, and thank you! <3

And then sis Sarah gave me this Happy 101 award! Thank you!

Post 10 things that make you happy, try to do at least one of them today.

1. Painting my nails
2. Playing DS games
3. Listening to techno music
4. Having totally random YM conversations with friends
5. Losing weight without putting in too much effort (I KNOW, NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DO. XD)
6. Blogging
7. Shopping
8. The beagle puppy that my neighbor has
9. Ordering interesting looking things in restaurants (like the Cha Soba at Teriyaki Boy - image from the Black Tie, White Tie blog, not from Teriyaki Boy itself but that's pretty much what the dish looks like)
10. Grocery shopping (Idk why but I do like doing this LOL)

Let's see, I did 2, 3, 4, 6 and 10 today. Half! Not bad!