eBay Purchases: Eyemazing and Innisfree

So lately I've been getting into buying cosmetic products off eBay. I hear so much about it from my friends that I decided to give it a shot. I've only ever bought clothing off eBay (You know, all that taobao stuff that's resold there) but I've never attempted to buy cosmetics because the risks of buying cosmetic products online is higher than that of clothing due to hygiene and authenticity.

After researching on legit sellers and checking feedback, I settled for sellers f2plus1 and rainbow-japan and I am really pleased with everything!

f2plus1 is the go-to seller for popular Korean cosmetic brands such as Etude House, Holika Holika, Skin Food and so on (Look at the 35000+ feedback will ya?) who not only sells for really good prices, but also offer wholesale and 2pc/3pc listings. Rainbow-Japan doesn't have as much feedback but all their feedback is from real customers (You can tell with the amount of detail in the reviews). As they are a much smaller group, they really take time to personalize all their orders.

I started out small, one product from both sellers.

From f2plus1, I purchased the Innisfree Skinny Waterproof Microcara and from rainbow-japan, I purchased the Eyemazing x Amoyamo eyelashes in Rockabilly. Both arrived in small parcel boxes.

Review: EOS Adult Brown from HoneyColor.com

A short review today of a pair of lenses I received a couple of weeks ago!

I bought the EOS New Adult Brown lenses from HoneyColor.com for my future Kuriyama Mirai (Kyoukai no Kanata) cosplay.

As you can see, Mirai's eyes are a light brown. I already own a pair of brown lenses (A3 Bambi, supposed to look like the Masuwaka Tsubasa produced ones) however it's too dark of a brown.

The Adult Brown lenses are perfect for this!

Link to the listing: http://www.honeycolor.com/eos-new-adult-brown.html



I placed my order on Honeycolor during a promotion period (Free shipping above $18 I believe it was). It was also my first ever purchase on Honeycolor. I have bought lenses from Pinkyparadise, Lensvillage and my friend's own batch order group, Cosqueen, on Facebook.

The lenses took a couple days to ship out and arrived about two weeks later, which is standard for regular shipping.

Honeycolor packages their products very well! It arrived in a small cardboard box, and inside was another small little box with the lens cases fitted to the side.

On the back of the box with the lenses, there are instructions on how to put on contacts. This is really useful for those who are purchasing circle lenses for the first time.

The lens vials are placed really neatly inside the box. Out of all the sites I have ordered from, Honeycolor wins in packaging!

So there were no troubles ordering from Honeycolor and I am more than pleased with the way everything was shipped! The only concern I would have is the lack of cushioning inside the parcel since the lenses are placed inside slots in the box.

Onto the lenses!

  

Specifications

BC:  8.6 mm
DIA:  14.0 mm
Water content:  38%

Colour & Pattern: A light, honey brown that shows up very well on my chocolate-brown eyes. In regards to my cosplay, I think it's a very suitable brown. The pattern is like a softer version of the EOS Dolly Eye series, which are incredibly opaque and solid coloured. It makes your eyes look slightly crystal-like and very delicate. I'm in love with the effect!

Size: These lenses are 14.0mm which are smaller than I am used to. All of my other lenses are either 14.2mm or 14.5mm so they aren't as enlarging as I would like (Especially for the cosplay of such a moe-looking character). On the other hand, it's more suitable for normal daytime wear if you want a more subtle but noticeable effect on your eyes.

Comfort: I have had no problems with discomfort with these lenses. The first day I wore them, I stayed out for about 10 hours. As with all lenses, they tend to dry out the longer you wear them, usually around the 6-7 hour point. Always keep eye drops that are contact-safe on you whenever you wear lenses!

All in all, I love these lenses and the effect it gives to my eyes. I have been trying to wear smaller lenses nowadays since I've been getting over the whole dolly-eye look, but I don't want to give it up completely either so I find these lenses a good compromise!

Photo gallery: Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Photo gallery posts are all pictures, less words. Pictures taken by myself of course c:
This post will be photos from my Hong Kong trip (｡･･｡)

As expected of being in TST (Tsim Sha Tsui), lots of pictures of the Hong Kong Island harbour!

View from Daikiya Japanese restaurant

View #2 from Daikiya

Intersection outside of the MTR station

HarbourCity Christmas decorations

BONUS! Hong Kong's own Brother Cream!

Brother Cream is Hong Kong's most famous cat. He resides in a convenience store in Tsim Tung in TST, who are now booming in business. They have a wall signed by HK celebrities who have visited and taken photos with Brother Cream, newspaper clippings etc.

How did Brother Cream become famous? Brother Cream disappeared from the convenience shop last year, and so the convenience store owners and people who were already fans (Assuming they were regular customers) put up posters and asked people in the area about the lost cat. Brother Cream was found two weeks later and the story made the HK newspaper, propelling him to fame!

I follow his facebook page too so when it was decided that I would be going to Hong Kong, I definitely made it a goal to visit the convenience store!

Their store carries Brother Cream merchandise such as badges, stickers, red pockets, postcards, and so forth. Definitely their highest selling products!

Catch up & Etude House Review

Long time no post! Forever neglecting this blog but not for long (I hope) since I have a nice camera now! I received a Canon EOS 600D the other day as a gift from my father because he thought it would be useful in my career. I love him so much（´・｀ ）♡

I didn't have a nice camera before so it put me off from taking pictures often. I like my photos high quality and to be able to show true colour and detail, and with my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, colour and detail is often not possible. With the addition of a DSLR, hopefully I can post more!

Speed catch up! I'm in Hong Kong at the moment (Leaving in a two days -sobs-). That means, cheap(er) Japanese and Korean cosmetics yayyy!

Cosmetics and lenses @ Laforet (Causeway Bay, HK)

I finally picked up some Etude House products since I have always wanted to try them out. Mong Kok has an Etude House store now (Along with a Skinfood and Holika Holika). The other Etude location I know of is in Causeway Bay near Sogo and Laforet.

What did I buy?
- Precious Minerals BB Cream Bright Fit in W13 Natural Beige
- Lovely Cookie Blusher in Raspberry Tart
- Dear My Blooming Lips-Talk in Thrilling Red

*For reference: my skin is combination (Oily T-zone, normal everywhere else with some slightly drier spots).

 

Quick LA and AX2013 Recap (IMAGE HEAVY)

It's been a month oh my god. As previously mentioned, I traveled to Los Angeles for Anime Expo 2013! I'll just do some quick recaps because I've uploaded pictures onto my Ameblo blog already. Super delayed but here it is anyways!

My trip was from July 2nd - 8th. AX was July 4th - 7th.

Day 1:
- Arrive at LAX around 10:30AM, wait for friend from Vancouver who arrived an hour after
- Check into first hotel (Stayed for one night only)

Daiso swag from my Vancouver friend

- Roamed the area we called 'Downtown LA to the left' (Read: slightly ghetto) and downtown LA
- Went to massive City Target to buy some booze and bathing suits. Left with $120 worth of junk food, and some booze

Sprinkles cupcake I decided to eat before kbbq

 - Ate Korean BBQ for dinner (Which was really good, had an awesome server)

- Random explosion outside our hotel??? Probably fireworks
- Lazed around cuz we were tired.

Day 2:
- FREE BREAKFAST! Pancakes, but no maple syrup...just regular syrupヽ(´□｀。)ﾉ
- Rented a car, then checked into the JW Marriott!

Our view of the LACC!

The bootiful room

Obligatory hotel bathroom selfie

- Went to Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles. It was so delicious *(*´∀｀*)☆

Best fried chicken + waffles NA

 - Walked around The Grove (Bought stuff at F21 OTL)

 - Killed 6 hours walking along Hollywood Blvd. Stared in awe at Hollywood and Highland

- Got back to JW (With many GPS troubles lol) around midnight
- Ordered margherita pizza from room service because hungry and lazy
- Worked on cosplay while watching the first episode of Free! 

Day 3 (AX Day 1):
- Got changed into Morgiana cosplay

Morgiana + Inori!

- Waited in line for 3 hours to get pre-reg passes (」゜ロ゜)」
- Visited friend at Funimation booth
- Went back to hotel to change into galaxy seifuku because too sweaty from waiting in line

- Roamed dealer's room for a bit
- Met up with people for dinner
- Worked on cosplay...again

Day 4 (AX Day 2):
- Changed into OTT gothic lolita coord (Unfortunately, no photo of this one > <)
- Went to LIZ LISA, Tralala and LIZ LISA Doll fashion show for a bit

Sorry about the shit picture, couldn't get close enough @_@

- Went to Cosplay Photographer's booth to visit friend
- Ate lunch at the Pantry Cafe
- Walked to City Target to buy more stuff
- Went through dealer's room thoroughly
- Met up with people and we got bombarded for pictures when we walked together
- CHANGED OUT BECAUSE TVXQ CONCERT AHHHHHHHHHHH 

HOLY SHIT THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING

MY TICKET AHHH pleasedon'tlookattheprice

HOLY SHIT LOOK HOW CLOSE I AM

HOLY SHIT THEY'RE REAL

THEY'RE REALLLLLL

- Went for dinner and then worked on cosplay againnnn

Day 5 (AX Day 3):
- Woke up late and ran to George Wada's Attack on Titan panel

Lol at the folder names

- Went back to hotel to change into Mikasa cosplay
- Get pictures taken at Cosplay Photographer's booth

Mikasa cosplay!

- GOT A PICTURE WITH THE TALLEST COLOSSAL TITAN 

DREAM COME TRUE

- Change out because IT WAS TOO GOD DAMN HOT
- Dinner with new LA friends
- Tried to look for room parties and failed OTL (It sucks not knowing many people in a different city)
- Got haircuts in our rooms from new LA friend???

Day 6 (AX Day 4):
- Change into Ayanami Rei cosplay and checked out

With a Shinji!

- Dealer's room, BOUGHT THE $50 OFFICIAL K GUIDEBOOK TO MEET KANAME
- Went to Evangelion photoshoot, then left because I lost my phone OTL OTL OTL
- Found phone and then met Kaname and took a picture with him

MY FACE WAS TOO DERP OTL

- Last minute dealer's room shopping
- Closing ceremonies
- Bummed at new LA friend's place, went to awesome Korean cafe for dinner
- Watched Karneval and Cabin in the Woods

Day 7:
- Caught a cab to LAX early in the morning :(
- Flight to San Fran gets delayed 3 hours
- Get to San Fran, connecting flight already left
- Get rebooked to 10:00PM flight back to Toronto
- Flight to Toronto gets delayed to 12:30AM due to flood and rain

Day 8: Finally arriving home after almost 24 hours OTL OTL OTL

THE SWAG

K Official Guidebook: A MEMORY OF KINGS

Look at dat Mikoto

Cute Korilakkuma headphones!

Okita Souji figurine <3

I didn't really buy much because I already spent too much money...

And that's it pretty much.
Last weekend was Atomic Lollipop so there will be a short post about that soon!