ColourPop Haul Black Friday 2016

Hey guys!

I'm currently taking a break from studying for my last final. I wanted to share my ColourPop haul from Black Friday a few weeks ago. I've looked forward to owning ColourPop products and now I finally have some! Without further ado, let's jump right in!

The Black Friday sales gave me 20% off all lip products. The original price for the lip products I got here, which are the Ultra Matte Lips, and one Ultra Glossy Lip, is $6.00. After the discount they amounted to $4.80 each, which is such a steal.

There wasn't a sale on the Super Shock Shadows, so each one was $5.00, which really isn't that bad at all. 

Here's a picture of everything I got:

Here are all the lip products I got. If you didn't already know, I love lip products.

I looked up swatches of all the lip products (except Friday because it's new and limited edition). I wanted to find as many Kylie dupes as possible because as much as I love lipsticks, there's no freaking way I'm going to spend $30 on lipstick. Also, I don't want to be paying 5 times as much for something that looks really similar and literally paying just for the "Kylie" name. 

The one lip gloss I got is called Weho. It is such a pretty nude color and although I don't think it is mentioned as a dupe for any of the Kylie glosses, I still think it's such a pretty color and I would definitely be getting a lot of use out of this. I've worn this gloss before and it is actually really pigmented and sits comfortably on my lips. 

Moving on to the Ultra Matte Lips.

This shade is auto-correct and even though it seems like a color I would already have, I actually don't have a color like this. It's more warm toned and orange based. I plan to do swatches in the future so you can see what it looks like on my skin tone.

The next shade I got is Trap and it is a purplely-pink. Overall, even though this isn't mentioned as a dupe for any of the Kylie lip kits, it's definitely very unique.

I'm so excited for this shade called Limbo because it is said to be a dupe for Kylie's True Brown K. I've wanted to wear a brown lipstick for quite some time. If you're hesitant with wearing a brown lipstick, I would recommend Limbo since it is so much more inexpensive than True Brown K. 

Here's a comparison I found. Limbo leans towards a red undertone, but honestly I think they would look pretty much the same when applied on the lips.

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The next Ultra matte lip I got is called Beeper and this is also said to be a dupe for Kylie's Dolce K. I wore this once to a club meeting and my friend Shoko said she really liked this color! 10/10 would recommend.

Looks pretty similar to me. (I also have Kat Von D Bow N Arrow so you can probably tell this shade is right up my alley).

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Lastly, the limited edition Ultra matte lip I got is called Friday. It's an entirely black lipstick and I have wanted one for so long. Definitely not my everyday color, but I'm looking forward to wearing it to concerts or what not!

Here are all the lip products in order of appearance. I love me some nudes.

Time for the eyeshadows!

I'm not much of a person who wears eyeshadow everyday, so when I do wear eyeshadow, I go for pigmented ones. I've heard so much about these eyeshadows and I'm really excited to wear them more often.

I have already tried out the next 2 shades. I used an eyeshadow brush, but I could tell that they were more of a cream eyeshadow than a powder eyeshadow. However, it was still really easy to blend and there was no creasing at all.

This one is called La La, which is described as a true rose gold. I would say that it leans a little more copper than rose gold on me, but I still love it just as much.

The next shade is Stereo, which is described as a Blackened burgundy with copper and pink violet duo chrome glitter. I only used it in my crease so it wasn't enough for me to appreciate this shade's full beauty, but it's a very versatile color on many levels.

I also got this shade called Get Lucky, which is described as a true gold. I don't actually have a nice gold eyeshadow so I'm really excited about this!

The last shade I have is called Bae and I heard it's a really popular shade. It is a rich eggplant purple with an emerald, and turquoise, glittery duo chrome shadow. 

That is all I have!

Thank you so much for putting up with my inactivity. I always appreciate you taking the time to read my posts! I hope you found this helpful and have a nice day :)

Japan Beauty Haul Summer 2016

Hey guys!

I recently went to Japan (two times actually, one for my senior trip, and one for a family vacation) and got back some beauty products. The one thing that's hard for me is that everything on the packaging is in Japanese so I am not extremely knowledgable about the products, but hopefully after some time I can write reviews on them. I have a ton of stuff so let's get started right away.

These are the products I got while I was in Ishigaki.

Firstly, I got the KAO Megurhythm Steam Hot Eye Mask in the unscented version in a box of 5. I've seen this quite a couple times on the Internet so I thought I'd give it a try. I have already used this 2 times before I went on my family trip and wanted to try it out some more, so I got 2 more boxes but in a box of 14.

You simply tug on the center and it will allow the ear straps to come loose.

I also got the LuLuLun High Moisture (Blue) Mask. There are several different colors but I got this one because I have drier skin. I totally forgot to take a picture of one side of the mask, which states that this comes in a pack of 32 masks.

Another product that I got is the SANA Nameraka Honpo Extra Moisture Skin Lotion. Japan calls a toner skin lotion, while a lotion is usually called emulsion.

The next product I have here is the Rosette Cleansing Paste Acne Clear. I've seen this a lot of times on the Internet so I thought I would give this a try. There are different versions, such as "Ghassoul Bright (yellow)," "Kaidei Smooth (green)," and "Hakudei Lift (pink)." Since acne appears to be more of a concern, I got this one in blue.

I'm now moving onto the products I got while I was in Sapporo for my family trip. 

I got the next two items at the Shanghai Pudong Airport Duty Free store.

This Lancôme UV Expert XL-Shield BB Complete with SPF 50 PA+++ is actually my mom's haul, but I thought I would include it here anyway since I used it while I was in Ishigaki and felt like it really protected my skin and provided a little coverage with the BB complex. 

I wanted to give this Kiehl's Ultra Facial Deep Moisture Balm a try. I've actually done some research on the other Kiehl moisturizers, such as the Ultra Facial Cream, which is rather popular but had some mixed reviews. It seemed like the balm did not receive as many mixed reviews and from testing the product, I really liked how thick this moisturizer is. I'm definitely excited to try this out.

While I was in Japan, I visited the DHC store just to stock up on my favorite makeup remover, which is the Deep Cleansing Oil. I also went to the store because the drugstores I visited only sold the Cleansing Oils in bottles of 70mL but I wanted bottles of 200mL. Although it wasn't tax free, the promotion which sold the bottles in a pack of two made the total cost lower than if I just got the 70mL bottles from the drugstores. 

I did not want to rip open the packaging so this picture is from a previous haul, which you can view here.

The lady also gave me some samples.

I kinda went a little crazy at the drugstore.

The next two products are my mom's. She got the LuLuLun Brightening Face Mask (White) and the KOSE Clear Turn White Mask (Collagen) in a box of 5. Once again, KOSE has many different masks that serve different purposes, and I think it's better if you visit their website. 

This is the side of the mask that I missed in the previous blue mask pictures which shows that it comes in a pack of 32.

I got a few more boxes KAO Megurhythm Steam Hot Eye Mask in the unscented version and I'm giving one to my aunt.

Another extremely popular product in Japan that I got is the Oshima Tsubaki Camellia Hair Care Oil, in a bottle of 60mL. I seriously see this EVERYWHERE and since I have pretty dry hair, I wanted to give this a try.

I had to pick up a few more bottles of the Shiseido Perfect Whip, but somehow I think it may not be produced by Shiseido anymore since the bottle now says SENKA. The last bottle I was using had the brand SENKA on it and I felt like there wasn't a difference as to when the bottle had the brand Shiseido on it. Overall, it's still one of the better cleansing foams that I have used and it is very affordable.

The pack came with some samples from Tsubaki and I'm pretty sure Tsubaki is a line under Shiseido.

Of course, I had to stock up on my SANA Nameraka Honpo products. I got 5 bottles of the emulsion in the original version and 1 bottle of the emulsion with Q10. I'm not exactly sure what the Q10 does and there are literally almost no reviews on the Q10 line. Hopefully I can formulate my thoughts on it and write a review on it soon.

I got two containers of the SANA Nameraka Honpo Wrinkle Cream. My dad actually got one for me a few months ago and I've really been enjoying it. Most drugstores will only have the original version (white) and I thought since the price was not that different I might as well use this wrinkle one.

Since the lighting wasn't being kind, here are the photos I took previously when my dad first got the product. Somehow I never blogged about the products he got for me. I'll probably write reviews on them sometime later. 

I got three refills for the SANA Nameraka Honpo Extra Moisture Skin Lotion. The bottle on the left is actually the one I got in Ishigaki (shown previously). If you were wondering if SANA has refills for the emulsion, I only saw refills for the lotion. I think they are cheaper than if you were to get the bottles and easier to store. But also, I will use less plastic and save the Earth! The bottle comes with 200mL and the refill comes with 180mL. 

I also had to get one more of my favorite mascara, the Isehan Kiss Me Long and Curl Super Waterproof Mascara. 

My mom wanted an eyeliner so I picked this up for her. This is the K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Waterproof Eyeliner in Super Black. 

I've never had a good eyeliner pencil that did not smudge on me so I'm hoping that this K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Waterproof Eyepencil in Super Black will be nice to me. This pencil eyeliner is in a retractable form.

The last product I got is the K-Palette 1 Day Tattoo Lasting Eyeliner in 01 Black. This is in a pencil form. I'm just hoping one of the eyeliner pencils I got would finally work.

And that is it! Thanks for staying till the end of the post. I will write some reviews on some of them soon so you can be better informed on my picks. I hope you found this helpful and thank you so much for reading :)