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Althea Korea has been available to other Asian countries like Singapore and Malaysia but they have officially launched here in the Philippines last February 15. I'm sure you've seen them around as there were a slew of advertisements on Facebook (as well as write ups from bloggers). Upon looking at their website, the pricing is indeed cheaper than what I would usually find locally. They always have promos going on, and there was a brief time I considered buying from them because they were selling Nature Republic Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel for 0 bucks (free!). I actually still have an almost full tub of it, but it's a great product for unexpected use (mosquito bite relief and quick skin cooling effect among others) so it's great to have an extra tub lying around. Maybe I should review it sometime.  Anyway, after adding the items on the cart I forgot about it and the free Nature Republic Aloe Vera Gel promo ended but they had a promo on Easter. You just need to fi...

I honestly forgot about this product. I remember buying this last January but I discovered cushion bb creams (only tried one out for the first time this year) and I forgot that I had this.  I actually like this more than the bb creams that I was using prior to this (the pink Skin79 and Canmake). Canmake was working for me well before my face got tanned due to prolonged sun exposure because it has more yellow tint than usual bb creams from Korean brands. Korean bb creams tend to give me a white cast (on indoors lighting but not visible outdoors) I specifically chose a darker shade than what I would normally get. It turned out to be a great foresight as I'm tanned right now and the Honey Beige shade is perfect.  At first I really wasn't expecting much as it was cheap. I bought it online on sale for less than 300php ($6.5) but on the online store I bought it from sells it at 395php regular price (around $8.6). I don't know if it's cheaper on the actual Tony ...

I've had this for almost 3 months now and I'm really happy with it. It's one of my HGs. Yes, I like this primer that much  Lioele Secret Pore Rich Balm I don't have perfect skin but it really doesn't bother me that much so I don't wear make up on a daily basis. I know other people use primers (mainly to help make glide more smoothly but some primers also 'blur' the pores), but after buying one and it doing absolutely nothing for my face (Canmake, because my ass is cheap) I never really tried out other primers. For years I just figured I have to live with my skin until it clears up someday so all this time whenever I go out with make up on I just walk around with my face looking like rice krispies  Lioele Secret Pore Rich Balm Box I don't really know what possessed me to buy this, as I have said previously I gave up on primers. It might be because it was on sale at the time but I can't really remember. Anyway, it's one of...

I admit I'm a lip balm whore  hoarder. Even at groceries or drugstores, if I see one that I haven't tried before I'm just itching to buy it! I think it's because lip balms are usually cheap that's why I always end up buying one even if I still have several other lip balms lying around the house. Enter A'Pieu Honey & Milk Lip Balm. The packaging is bright and cute so it was hard to pass it up. Main active ingredients are: Honey - makes lip skin healthy Milk Protein Extracts - makes lips firm and moisturized Vitamin E acetate - skin protectant I have chappy lips days prior to using it, and it has calmed the chapping down after around 1-2 days of mild use. I do not lick my lips so I don't really reapply lip balm that much. I don't know if I'm just crazy but the smell reminds me also of sponge cakes that are baked with lemon rind. I do not think there is any lemon or citrus ingredients list, but the perfume may be citrus based....

I ran out of Biore pore strips and I've been wanting to use a pore strip for a few days now and suddenly remembered I have a Cosrx Blackhead and Pore Zero Patch sample lying around. I was disappointed upon opening it, as it wasn't a pore strip - it's a cotton like patch/mask soaked in liquid. It also has two strips inside and I wasn't sure what to do with the second one so I just sealed the package again for later use (the packaging doesn't reseal but I have my ways). Instructions for the Step 1 Patch I applied it on my nose and waited for around 15 minutes. It was the longest 15 minutes of my life since I'm anxious to find out if it will really remove blackheads, because it wasn't exactly a pore strip, it's literally just like other Korean face mask sheets except it is specifically shaped for the nose area. After removing it, I inspected my face under a flashlight (lol). The instruction was to use a q-tip/cotton swab to remove rai...

Three Meals a Day - Gate to the Night Tea I remember googling Gate to the Night Tea when they first had it at 'Three Meals a Day' but I guess since the English Sub from Channel M is a loose translation of the tea I couldn't find any info. Or maybe my Google Search skills that day was weak. I really liked 3 Meals a Day so I was really bummed out that it ended last year. I suddenly remembered the tea that they always drink; I don't really like tea that much (I drink it when it's there but it's not a staple item for me except the sugar loaded flavored instant tea drinks) but I'm just really curious since they seem to like drinking that tea especially Kim Kwang Kyu. Apparently, the tea they are drinking is Yagwanmun (야관문 - Chinese name 夜关门 - scientific name Lespedeza Cuneata). The Korean and Chinese pronunciation are similar. If I try translating it using Google Translate (by separating each character because if you translate it as one wor...

A’PIEU Deep Clean Clear Water is a water based cleansing water ideal for cleansing make up residue. The key ingredients are Baking Soda (helps in purifying pores) and Heroget Carbonated water (containing enriched minerals for clarifying skin).  To be honest I only got this because of Crayon Shin Chan. Most toners/cleansing waters from Korean brands that I've tried are either too mild or just leaves a 'moist' feeling after use. It's not necessarily bad, in fact I think gentle/moist cleansers are preferred by most nowadays but it's just much more satisfying for me whenever I get that squeaky clean feeling after using a toner so I'm really happy that this one does just that. I'm not sure if Deep Clean Clear Water is part of their regular line and I really hope it does so I can still purchase it when this one runs out (in case they retire the design soon, it's still on the website but I also saw a Doraemon face contour set on their website recently a...