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Etude House X Minnie Mouse Collection

Thursday, December 26, 2013 |Comment(s)

Fredfredtan says...

Saw a message from a friend and felt so guilty! I'm so sorry for the long hiatus. However, today, I would like to blog on a topic which excites me- Korean Make up. :D

A few weeks ago, I found out about the collaboration between Etude House and Minnie Mouse.

Look at Sulli for f(x)! She looks so cute with the Minnie Mouse ears and her make-up looks so cute too!

Sulli's make up's focus is more on the orange/red tones from the Minnie Mouse Series.

And Krystal from f(x). Looking so sweet with the pink tones makeup from the series.

And of course, the most important question is "What are the products from this collaboration?" I am pleased to say that there are many new and cute products from this series! Nothing less from Disney and one of the top Korean Make Up store that specializes in making cute and pretty stuff for young girls. :)

As you can see, there are nail polish, nail glitter, eye shadow, lipstick, Mascara, falsies, blusher and highlighter!

For the nail art fanatics, rejoice! In this series, there are two new solid colours- No.1 Minnie Red and No. 2 Bubble Pink. I think No. 2 is a very nice colour for young girls or for summer. Personally, I prefer No. 1 as I think it is more appropriate for work and is such a nice shade of red. :D And the nail polish are said to give a Gel Effect- providing Gloss, Vivid Coloration and Long Lasting!

And of course there would be fun colours in this series too. I had liked the previous Ice Cream nails series with the colourful bits added into pastel colours. This time round, there are cute designs added into transparent nail polish. There are 4 different shapes and colours to choose from. No.3 Minnie White Face, No. 4 Minnie Pink Ribbon, No. 5 Minnie Silver Ribbon and No. 6 Minnie Black Face. You can actually mix the solid Gel colours No. 1 & 2 with the other 4 design polishes to achieve cute nail arts as shown above.

There are also small pots of the decorative patterns available for sale as well, available in 4 different colours- White, Black, Pink and Silver!

There are 3 colours in this series. PK006- Bubble Pink, BE104 Shining Beige and PK005 Minnie Peach. The two colours in the PK series are matte eye shadows while BE as the name suggests is the shimmery type.

Next up, the lipsticks. There are two colours in this series. 01. Minnie Red and 02. Bubble Pink. (You can see that most of the products have these 2 colours as they are the iconic Minnie Mouse Colours, and Sulli wears the Minnie Red while Krystal wears the Bubble Pink). Personally prefer the 02. Bubble Pink as I think it is more suitable for young Asian girls. Imo, I don't think everyone can carry off red lippie and if done incorrectly, you will look rather scary.

And of course Mascara! I'm sure Minnie Mouse lashes are not real, she either put on mascara or false eye lashes! Haha. Offered in this collection is the 3 Step Volumecara which is said to add dolly volume and "perm" your lashes for a day. However, unlike the rest of the collection, there are no cute Minnie Mouse Prints on the mascara nor any cute design on the mascara wand. Such a disappointment. :(

And the Falsies! There is technically only one set of falsies available. The longer lashes are 01 Minnie Up Lash for your upper eye lids and 02 Minnie Under Lash for your lower eye lids. For the extra volume, try pairing them up with the mascara. *winks

And for those who are using the any cushion BB foundation, you can get this cute Minnie Mouse case to place yours! I think it is really cute.

And my favourites from this collection: Highlighter and Blusher!

The one on the right is the Blusher while the one on the left is the highlighter! It's so cute, because not only is the casing Minnie Mouse, the actual product is also a Minnie Mouse!

However, the saddest thing is that these products are only available in Korea due to copyright issues, as such, I could only get them via online. After much contemplation, I decided to get the highlighter. After a week, I finally laid my hands on my highlighter.

The packing is so cute, with all the bows, polka dots, hearts and xoxo. The casing is equally cute. I actually like the fact that is is drawn in black over a white surface- minimalist and simple. Just like that.

HOWEVER, horrors. When I opened the casing...

The highlighter was smashed! with no Minnie Mouse. I was so upset. :,( I asked for a replacement, however, due to a communication breakdown, the seller gave me a full refund instead. It was really disappointing. My Minnie Mouse had been destroyed. However, I think it is a waste to simply throw it away. Hence I decided to do something to save the highlighter.

How to save smashed powdered make up packs

Following the steps I learnt from 女人我最大, I emptied out the entire content onto a clean piece of tissue. Then I smashed the the entire highlighter into powdery form. After, I poured the powdered form back and pressed the content down with a piece of tissue to ensure a smooth flat surface and prevent the powdered form from spilling. And....

IT WORKS! I'm still pretty upset that my Minnie Mouse face is gone. But on the bright side, the highlighter 3 part colours are meant to be used together, hence, now, my highlighter is indeed well-mixed. Haha.

And this marks the end of my post. Hope it had been an enjoyable read. :)

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Labels: Blush, Etude House, Eye Shadow, False Eye Lashes, Falsies, Highlighter, Korea, Korean Make Up, Lip Stick, Mascara, Minnie Mouse, Nail Polish

REMINISCING KOREA - A JOURNEY MADE A YEAR AGO PART 5

Saturday, November 2, 2013 |Comment(s)

Fredfredtan says...

So, I've been missing for close to a month! I apologize for the lack of updates, I have been really busy with work and my other commitments. However, the long weekends are finally here! So here I am continuing with my post.

Just before I start, just a little update of what I have been doing. I went on a business trip to Bangkok! Woohoo. And this time round, I stayed at Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit. I ventured out to eat as well such as SomTum and had fabulous mango sticky rice at Mango Tango. They are both found at Soi 5 of Siam Square. I think it is SO WORTH IT! I went for SHE Concert and had such a good time! They are all so cute (Ella has and always will be my fave! HEHE)

Okay, without future a-do, I shall continue on my Korea post! Actually, the real reason I've been procrastinating is because I really miss Korea and looking at those pictures and writing this post just bring back all those wonderful memories. I really hope I was back there. BUT, I'm sure I will see Korea again in 2014. Wait for me. :D

July 10,2012 Korea-Seoul Namiseom Island

Namiseom Island, is an island that is close to Seoul. It is the filming location for many Korean dramas. It is made famous by the drama Winter Sonata. The leads - Bae Yong-Joon and Choi Ji-Woo filmed their romantic rendezvous at this island. As such, this island is known to be a romantic location for couples to take photoshoot as well.

Getting there is pretty easy. You can take a shuttle bus to the ferry terminal. There are actually 2 shuttle bus services available, so you can choose which is more convenient for you! Please remember to call to book your seats.

Shuttle Bus (From Seoul to Namiseom Island)
* Bus Stop 1) Insa-dong (Jonggak Station, Subway Line 1, Exit 3): Next to Tapgol Park 2) Jamsil Station (Subway Line 2, Exit 4): In front of Lotte Mart

* Shuttle Bus Schedule: Insa-dong, Jamsil Station → Namiseom Island: 09:30
Namiseom Island
Namiseom Island → Insa-dong, Jamsil Station: 16:00
※ Advanced reservation required. (Inquiries +82-2-753-1247)

On board the ferry to Nami! It was an air-conditioned ferry! So a really comfortable ride to the island.

With my B <3

The Snowmen couple greeting us at the entrance to the lovely island.

The Famous Forest Trail!

The food street!

And we saw a group of artists drawing caricatures. We stood there and watched them work their magic, and could not resist wanting one for ourselves! The picture that front my header is the very drawing we did at Nami! :D

We weren't in that pose actually, we were just seated and smiling, waiting excitedly for our drawing. :D (We actually observe all the artists drawing style and chose the one we liked the best! I think everyone was just going with the flow, that who ever is free. Hahhaha!) The picture is with B now!

And we met this group of really cute youngsters who were going round taking pictures with everyone for LG's latest campaign!

And we ended the night with a show from NANTA! We were deciding between JUMP! or NANTA, but NANTA won because of it's location and content. :D It was a really good show!

The Myeong Dong NANTA Theatre

Unesco Building 3F, 50-14, Myeong Dong 2 Ga, Jung Gu, Seoul

July 11,2012 Korea-Seoul DMZ

How could a trip to Seoul be complete without a trip to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)? It is at the 32 parallel divide between the South and North Korea. And the main reason we are there is to have a glimpse of the North Korea's capital Pyong Yang.

The Freedom Bridge

It was a rainy day which I think is so befitting the occasion. I was quite overwhelmed with emotions that day.

The way which bears the wishes of the South Koreans for a unification of Korea. Many of them still have family members in the North and they wish that they could see them again. :,( Imagine being separated from your love ones because of the border.

The train that used to run between the two Koreas.

All the necessary barb wires to prevent infiltration of spies from the North.

A better look of the train.

More Ribbons.

The only train service which is under the military watch that runs to PyongYang.

Look at how ridiculous I look beside the solder! And we had to dress up for the visit. No shorts, no short skirts, no slippers, no singlet. Basically, dress respectful.

And a glimpse of Pyongyang! There is a farm area at the demilitarized zone called the Freedom Village which are people from South Korea.

And we went to walk one of the tunnels that the North dug towards the South to attack them, but was discovered before any harm could be done. No photos there for security purposes. BUT IT WAS SO CLAUSTROPHOBIC!

Our tour dropped us at some random part of Seoul after. We have no idea where we were, so we just walked around, searching for food, ginseng chicken, in particular! Hahah.

And we went back to Hotel to concuss as we were so tired from the whole DMZ tour. We actually woke up really early for the tour! We set of at night to Dongdaemun! Some Bonchon fried chicken with Hite Beer for dinner!

The next post shall be my last post on Korea. I will be blogging about Changdeokgung Palace, Insadong Ssamziegil, Coffee Prince Cafe & N Seoul Tower. Stay Tuned! :D

Labels: Bonchon Chicken, Couple, DMZ, Dongdaemun, Ginseng Chicken, Hite Beer, Korea, Namiseom Island, NANTA, Pyongyang, Seoul

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