MY CURRENT FAVORITE AB LIP PRODUCTS

I'm doing a short post today to share some of my current AB lip product favorites. These are my most wore lip products for the past two to three months and they are all very affordable.

#1 Innisfree Creamy Tint Lipstick in #1

I love this lipstick for its awesome color payoff and long-lasting effect. It is also very light weight and will not dry out your lips. #1 is a lovely bright rosy pink color, which is great if you want your lip to be the main focus of your makeup. (see swatches at the end of the post)

 #2 Innisfree Vivid Tint Rouge in #2 Flushed Peach

As you probably can tell by now, I'm a big fan of innisfree's lip products. This lip tint has been my favorite lip product for months now. 

It has a jelly like light weight texture. Once it sets, it does not feel sticky at all and to be honest, I can barely feel it on my lips! It gives a beauty glossy and vivid color and will leave a nice tint on your lips even after the lip product wears out. The #2 color looks really nice on my asian skin tone!

#3 BBIA Last Lipstick Velvet Matte in #4 Intelligent

I usually turn to my AB lip products when I want a glossy lip look and use my non-AB lipsticks for a matte lip look. This lipstick totally changed that! It beat all my non-AB lipsticks and became my favorite matte lipstick! 

It has a velvet like texture; very moisturizing on the lips and gives a nice matte finish on the lips. The #4 color is a really nice rosy color that is great color for everyday use.

From L to R: BBIA Last Lipstick Velvet Matte in #4 Intelligent; Innisfree Vivid Tint Rouge in #2 Flushed Peach; Innisfree Creamy Tint Lipstick in #1

#4 Secret Key Sweet Glam Tint Glow in Funky Pink

I posted a detailed review of this lipstick couple months ago and have been using it ever since. It is still one of my go to AB lip products. See my previous review here.

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MARCH FAVORITES

Today, I'm sharing with you my favorite products for the month of March. March has not been a very adventures month for me, thus many favorites in this post are actually my all time favorite products.

These Mediental healing masks are my absolute favorite masks for a long time. They are very gentle and calming but effective at the same time. The masks are great at bringing moisture back to the skin and calming down any skin irritations. Also, the mask sheet fits my face perfectly.

I love all of them but I have to say that my favorite is the green one, which is for troubled skin. I found the green ones are extra calming and great at reducing skin redness.

Another mask that I'm in love with in the month of March is Sulwhasoo's Clarifying Mask. This mask is one of the lower price item from Sulwhasoo but its performance is excellent. Normally, I'm not a fan of peel off masks as they are quite harsh for the skin. However, I found this peel off clarifying mask is not as harsh as other peel off masks and it is very easy to peel off once it is dried. I found my skin looks instantly brighter and feels smoother after every use and the result will last until the next day. 
This is now a Holy Grail product for me.

As a lip product addict, of course there will always be lip products in my monthly favorites. 

This month, I have been loving these two products: NYX Whipped Lip & Cheek Soufflé in Berry Tea and MAKE UP FOR EVER Rouge Artist Natural Lipstick in N9

NYX Whipped Lip & Cheek Soufflé is a new product that I discussed this month. Unlike traditional lip products, it has a mousse like texture and dries to a semi-matte finish. I like how lightweight this product feels on my lips and it is fairly long lasting too. Also,this product is very versatile as you can use it for both lip and cheek, which is great for traveling.

The color I like is called Berry Tea, which is a gorgeous berry pink color that looks nice for both lip and cheek. 

I got this MAKE UP FOR EVER lipstick in N9 for Sephora's birthday gift about a year ago. I swatched it a and totally forgot about it. This month, I totally rediscovered this product and found it to be the perfect everyday lip color for work. I will probably purchase a full size after I'm done with the mini sample.

These are all the products i liked in the month of March. Hope you enjoyed reading this post!

NÜGG LIP MASK REVIEW

Today, I'm going to review one of the new things I picked up from Target recently: nügg lip mask.

What is it?
Lip mask is essentially just like a wash off face mask for your lip. You leave it on for 15-20 mins and then tissue off the remains.

Price
I got mine from Target for $7.99.


The Claim
This highly nourishing mask is a delicious treat for your lips. Shea Butter & Coconut Oil help to hydrate and soften, while Licorice Root Complex helps to create the highly sought after plumping effect. 100% Natural, 100% Vegan and produced without petrochemicals, parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances and colors.

Packaging
The golden ball shape packaging is really cute and unique. The brand also recommended to use the empty case as a jewelry holder for rings or ear rings, which is a very nice feature.

Scent
This product has a light minty scent.

Texture
It feels like a heavy cream moisturizer.

Performance
My lips do feel more hydrated and softer after I use this product. I also saw a slight plumping effect, which is nice.However, the hydration effect does not last very long so I think this is more of an emergency or primer type of product instead of a lip treatment product.

Score
3/5
I will use up what I have but will not repurchase it.

SECRET KISS SWEET GLAM TINT GLOW VS. DIOR ADDICT LIPSTICK

I heard a lot of people said the secret kiss sweet glam tint glow is a dupe for the Dior addict lipstick. I happen to own both lipsticks so I decided to do a comparison between these two lipsticks and find out if they are a dupe or not. Please note that I'm not talking about color dupes but formula and product finish/texture dupes.

Secret Kiss Sweet Glam Tint Glow

Dior Addict Lipstick

Packaging
One of the main reason people think these are dupes are because they have very similar packaging designs. Dior's has a magnetic closure and the packaging is heavier and feels much more premium than secret kiss' packaging. 

Price
I got my secret kiss sweet glam tint glow from seller beautynetkorea on eBay for $8.01.
Dior Addict lipstick retails for $35 in the US.


Scent
Secret Kiss: It doesn't has any scent.Dior: has a villainy sweet scent. It is not overpowering and you can barely smell it once it is on the lips.

Secret Kiss Sweet Glam Tint Glow in Funky Pink

Dior Addict Lipstick in 780 Bold

Texture & Application

Secret Kiss: The lipstick goes on very smoothly and it has a very lightweight and almost gel-like texture. I almost feel like I'm not wearing anything on my lips.

Dior: It feels heavier than the secret kiss one and this one has a very buttery and balm like texture.

Finish

Both lipsticks have a glossy shine finish. The secret kiss one has a better color payoff than the Dior Addict lipstick and the Dior one is glossier.

Swatch of Secret Kiss Sweet Glam Tint Glow in Funky Pink

Dior Addict Lipstick in 780 Bold

PerformanceBoth of them are very moisturizing but none of them are long lasting lipsticks. Both lipsticks last on the lips for about 4 hours. However, the secret kiss one will stain your lip, so even after the lipstick wore off, there will still be color on the lips, which I like a lot.

Are they dupes for each other? I would say: NO, they are not dupes for each other. I think they are two completely different formulas and the texture of the products are quiet different as well.

Which one do I like better?
I have to say I like the secret kiss sweet glam tint glow better since it last longer on the lips (because it stains the lips) and it feels very light weight!

See more lipstick reviews here.

ASIAN BEAUTY ONLINE SELLER PRICE COMPARISON - AHA/BHA RELATED ITEMS

This is the first post of a new series on my blog. In this series, I'm going to compare price of popular Asian beauty products in each category. I picked 5 popular overseas sellers to do the comparison, they are: RoseRoseShop; Jolse; Wishtrend; Beautynetkorea and Cosmetic Love. I also added in Memebox for comparison if they carry that product.

In today's post, we will start with popular AHA/BHA related products (including the actual actives as well as toners) since I'm looking to add AHA/BHA into my routine and have been doing price comparison of those items.

Here is my comparisons (all the shipping are calculated based on ship to southeastern US):

I hope this is helpful. If you want to see the price comparison of  any other items in this category, please let me know!

EBAY ASIAN BEAUTY SELLER FACEDOWN

I love buying asian beauty products from eBay due to the wide product selections. However, buying asian beauty products on eBay can be tricky sometimes, since the products are priced very differently and there is also a risk of getting fake products.

I did a lot of research on trustworthy asian beauty product eBay sellers and picked 4 of them to place my orders. In order to test out their shipping speed, I placed all my orders on the same day. I live in southeastern US and this where all the items were shipped to.

Here is my comparisons and comments on all four of the eBay sellers:

Final Thoughts

• I like both beautynetkorea and biz-inside and will continually purchase from both of them. (see my haul from beautynetkorea here)
• Alphabeautyul is a good source to get Japanese products. However, I think the shipping cost is a little bit high. Still in the search of other Japanese beauty product sellers on eBay.
• I'm not impressed with cosmetic.love because their price seem to be slightly higher and shipping is not very fast. I will only purchase from them if I can't find the product from both beautynetkorea and biz-inside.

I hope this post is helpful for those who is thinking about buying asian beauty products from eBay!

See my new price comparison series here.

EBAY KOREAN BEAUTY HAUL

I recently placed a big order on eBay from seller beautynetkorea (f2plus1) and wanted to share with all of you what I got.

First, I got the jewel light under eye maker in #2 pink from Holika Holika. I heard lots of good things about this product and can't wait to try it out.

Next, I got the blush in #4 Releve Purple from the Etude House dreaming swam collection. This collection is just too pretty to pass.

A repurchase of the hyaluronic acid 3 seconds starter from Holika Holika.

I also bought some interesting masks.

As a lipstick addict, once again, I went crazy with lipsticks... 

Here are all the lipsticks I got (L to R):

• Etude House color lips-fit in #PK003

• BBIA list lipstick (velvet matte) in #4 Intelligent

• Secret Kiss sweet glam tint glowing Funky Pink

• Etude House fresh cherry tin in #PK001

• EGLIPS lolly flower lipstick in #17 Ylang Ylan Peach

• Innisfree vivid tine rouge in #2 Shy Peach

• Etude House Apricot lip gloss stick in #4

All the samples:

I'm planning to do individual reviews with some of the products. If you are interested in seeing a review of any of the above products, please comment below.