*Cookiie; Collective Sasa Haul

Holy smokes, it's been a while! Life has been waay too hectic so it was really hard for me to make some free time to blog as well. And to be honest, I haven't really been purchasing much lately since I've become a real typically poor student. *cries* Even this haul post consists of three seperate orders and it isn't even that much! Customs have been more strict lately, so I could only order when Sasa does those $19 free shipping offers. I'm glad Sasa does those offers now, since I really still love them Asian products, hehe.




My cleansers are running out, so I thought it was time to try some new products out. The Kose Softymo White Cleansing Oil sounded really interesting as I read the short reviews on the website. It is supposed to have some sort of melanin-eliminating effects on the skin, but I'm not too confident on that. I've been a fan of the Naive-line from Kanebo, so when I saw the Kanebo Naive Facial Cleansing Foam (Raspberry & Grape Leaf) I just had to get it. It smells really good, but I also haven't tried it out yet. Reviews will definitely come as soon as I've tried them out properly.


Now onto one of my favourite brands for skincare: de herbs! I tried their products out before and despite liking them back then as well, they used to have really sucky packaging. Few years later and the packaging improved so much, that I figured I should try some of their stuff out again. Always having these promotional offers also help by the way. I got this de herbs Hyaluronic Acid Moisture Moist locksas Eye Serum on a BOGO special offer, so I'm all stocked up for now when it comes to eye moisturizers.


Another special offer that I enjoyed was from the de herbs Hyaluronic Acid actif White locksas Toner that came with three full-size au lait-Milky Treatment Masks for free. I don't really feel much for the mask and I haven't tried the toner yet, so maybe a review after I've used it long enough.


These de herbs Rosewater Soothe Moisture Mask were also on a BOGO special offer. I already used a few of these and I have to say that de herbs is very generous with their products. The masks are completely soaked and there would still be some liquid left in the sachet. I'm quite satisfied with these, so I definitely recommend trying them out.

Sasa also gave me a Foot Repair Essence, but I'm really not impressed by it that I don't even bother saying more about it than this. De herbs always having special offers going on, so check the brand out if you plan on ordering at Sasa.


The last two items were picked along for the order because I simply needed to reach the $19 limit for free shipping. I use this Acne Needle to pop my pimples yeah I know gross haha. Whenever I went for a facial treatment I'd see them use this tool to do so as well, so I think this is probably the best way of doing it. Remember to never force it if you plan on using this tool, because then it'll be more likely that you will hurt the skin around the pimple which can lead to scarring.


Last but not least, I got this sample-sized Estee Lauder Pure Color Long-lasting Lipstick. I'm a little greedy when it comes to my lipstick collection because I'm always so in love with the packaging. With this little lipstick I don't really have to worry about finishing it and yet I get the good quality from Estee Lauder. I do like the colour as it seems like a very universal red that will probably look good on anyone.

That's ittt, let me know if you've tried these products already or if you want to see a review of them. Or just anything, because it's been waaay too long that I've talked to you guys.

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*cookiie; five of my favourite products (short reviews)

Since I don't use/buy new products that often to actually have new favourites every month, I'll just list five of products that I currently like a lot. Coincidentally, four of the five products can be purchased at Sasa.com..maybe I should just stop ordering so much.

Kanebo Kate Deep Eyes Eyeshadow Palette in 'BK-1'

I bought this palette when I was in Hong Kong, because I felt like I "needed" more shimmery eyeshadows. This palette is definitely shimmery and very pigmented, good to use if you are lazy like me and usually just put one colour on the lids.

Kiss Me Goodlash Power Beam Eyes Mascara


Now you know why we're giving away this mascara. This mascara does everything a mascara needs to do: it lengthens, volumizes, holds a curl and doesn't budge for a whole day. However, on bad days when you have been tearing or rubbing in your eyes, it can flake a little. Yes, it flakes rather than smearing or running, so that it won't make you look freaking scary.

Meishoku Delclear Bright & Peel Fruits Peel Peeling Jelly


This product has improved my skin condition a lot. After getting straight bangs for my 18th birthday last year, my forehead started to break out a lot and had been suffering from an endless amount of blackheads. It didn't even go away after I grew out my bangs again. This peeling gel has cleared up most of my forehead and also other areas where I tend to get pimples a lot. My skin still isn't completely flawless (which I believe it will never be), but this product certainly did help me to get a step closer to that.

Silk Whitia Masks


More specifically, the Quick Action Moisturizing Mask and the Pearl Finest Powder Moisturizing Mask. I tried the Quick Action one first on recommendation from Milk and I just thought it was a good mask, like any other good mask. I got them through Sasa.com during a BOGO special offer, so I didn't realize that these are actually quite pricey (US$16.60 for 5 sheets) and didn't batch order them at first. I didn't use them for a long time after using them up, and boy did I miss these. They are the most juiciest and moisturizing sheet masks that I have ever used, so I highly recommend anyone to try them. They're having the BOGO special offer again (hence the pile of goodness on the picture), so get them while you still can!

Laozhongyi Acne Removing Cream


After changing my skincare routine and not keeping you guys updated about it over and over again, I have not once thought of skipping this cream. It gives a really nice tingly feeling when you apply it on your skin, that will soothe and calm your skin immediatly. This is the only moisturizer that have completely gotten rid of my eczema around my nose, so I actually have to keep using it for it to stay that way. I used to have super sensitive skin (especially around my jawline) that would break out at the slightest irritation, but this really helped my skin to become more tolerant. I get this from my beautician so I have no idea where to purchase this online, but I listed this because I thought it is worth mentioning, in case some of you have more access to this brand. If you recognize this brand and know where you can purchase it (online), do let me know~

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*cookiie; sasa haul & milk's souvenirs

Between the previous Sasa haul post and this post, I actually ordered a few more times than I'm actually going to show on this update. It's just that I don't really remember what I ordered before, so it's going to be a bit difficult to collect everything again for pictures. I'll probably write about them later on anyways, so no worries. Sasa haul begins!

No packages shot this time, since they're all the same. I actually had 3 of them coming in this time, because I ordered twice within a month. You will probably think it's a LOT, but most of it was actually for a friend and for my mom. xD You can tell if you continue reading this post~

First product is a hair treatment, called Cosmetex Roland
Hair Repairment Repair Esthe Treatment (300g, $7.70). I don't know if you can tell by comparing my lens holder with the tube, but it's huge! I haven't tried it yet, but hopefully it's good.

The jar on top of the blue box is the de herbs HA MOISTURE MOIST LOCKSAS HA Moisture moist locksas Gel (50 ml, $11.50). This is the moisturizer version of the serum with the failed packaging. I've been using it for a few nights now and I kind of like it so far. I actually quite like 'de herbs' in general, as their ingredients contain no fragrances, parabens, etc. I just think their packaging is poor, as you can tell on the picture with the pink box. There is a special offer going on at Sasa.com at the moment where you get free gifts when you purchase de herbs products. I got the Aromatic Hand & Feet Care F/G: Foot Masque (5 ml) and Aromatic Hand & Feet Care F/G: Foot Refreshing Mist (30 ml) which makes me think I have an awful foot odor..but who knows, I'm considering of trying these stuff out, haha.


From left to right: Sexy Girl Hand & Body Butter Cream (Strawberry Short Cake) (100 g, $12.60), Kanebo Naive Deep Cleansing Foam (Green Tea) (140 g, $4.20), Meishoku Declear Bright & Peel Fruits Peel Peeling Jelly (180 ml, $12.30), Skin Food Nail Top Coat (13 ml, $3) and a Vitacreme B12 Regenerative Cream (3 ml) sample.
The Hand & Butter Cream smells sooo yummy, like strawberry yoghurt. They really did try to make the texture look like whipped cream and I think they've done a pretty good job imitating that. It does contain parabens, so I definitely don't recommend it for people who can't have that on their skin. Other than that, it's really moisturizing and it's not sticky at all.

The peeling gel smells really nice as well, even though it doesn't really matter as you're going to wash it off right after anyways. I'm not sure if the smell comes from artificial fragrances or naturally from the essences that they used for this peeling. I can put out the ingredients list if anyone is interested, but I can't read Japanese to find it out myself. :( No parabens though, so that's a big plus! As for the peeling effect, it is working great for me. I got no other peeling gel to compare it with, but I see a lot of dead skin cells coming off when I use this. Afterwards it feels really smooth, so I'm really liking this.

As for the Naive cleanser, it's basically the same as my previous one. I thought it was going to be a lot more foaming, because of some reviews I read on Sasa's website, but it's not. It smells, feels, lathers exactly the same. So probably all Naive cleansers are the same, despite having slightly different names.

I also read some nice reviews about this top coat from Skinfood. I'll be trying it out when I paint my nails tomorrow night!

That's all I got for Sasa hauling. But it's not everything I got from Sasa to show you guys. :P

My Beauty Diary and Hisamitsu masks! I've wanted to try the Hisamitsu eye masks for a while now, but never got to it to order them myself. Milk was sweet enough to surprise me with them when she got back from Hong Kong, so thank you! ♥

And some more stuff that I got from Milk. And yes, on the make up bag it says "HamburGirl". xD It's totally random, but that's why I like it even more.

She also got me an adorable lenses box and a cute plushie hanger that's looking in the mirror of the lenses box. Oh, and the bow on top of the plushie is actually a clip, and it's really cute. I'm not sure if I'll ever wear it myself though, since I'm not sure if it'll fit me haha~

As you might read from her Hong Kong haul post, she didn't buy much make up, but she didn't forget to buy me some make up related items as well. The powder pad was actually something she remembered Fuzkittie mentioning, so she bought that randomly as well. xD

The earrings are so cute! The first thing I thought was "BLACK JACK!" and I'm sure 2NE1 (a Korean girl group) fans would know what I mean It's their fanclub name. Aand some genius packaged hair pins. I always lose them so this is great for storing my hair pins.

That's all! Barely made it, but I'm done! Ok I cheated by roughly typing it out and published it a minute before 3.28 am but I was basically done As always, don't hesitate to comment and ask/request me anything. ^^

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*Cookiie; A Package from Korea to Sweden to Holland

Three more days to go! E-mail us your entry asap!! Click here to go to the giveaway post.

It's been a while guys! I just finished retaking two exams, which ends my hellish period full with essays and exams. Hopefully, I'll be able to post more often again, because I have quite some posts planned, haha~ I'm actually doing one of those, which I am feeling quite sorry for. A while ago, my friend Mo from Sweden had a pretty long trip to Japan and South Korea. I guess it goes without saying that I had to ask him for some beauty products right? Haha, thankfully, he didn't mind at all (once again, thank you!! I know you're reading this xD).


The package~ I really like the fact that it's green, I don't know why.



And this was what was in it: Etude products! For the Big Bang fans, he also included me a Big Bang phone hanger, hehe.


These are called Etude House Milk Screws. I honestly don't know why they're called Milk Screws (well they all smell a liiitle bit like milk mixed with fruit flavours), but it's a rather funny name. They're basically deliciously smelling lip balms that are quite moisturizing too. They give a tiny bit color off, just enough to make you look alive. I asked him to buy the flavours/colours Lime and Mango, but there are three more flavours called Apple, Berry and Coconut.


And these are the Etude House Fresh Cherry Tints. I read about them at A Beautfyful Sentiment as I was looking for lip tints to try out. I really like the colours, they stick pretty well and just like the Milk Screws they smell really nice and fruity (in this case it's cherry flavoured of course!). Oh, and I got all three colours: Red, Pink and Peach.


Mo was nice enough to ask me if there was anything I wanted to try out in Japan as well. Since I didn't want to bother him too much, I tried to restrain myself from asking too much stuff. I asked him if he could get me the Kanebo Naive Facial Cleansing Foam that supposedly has Green Tea extract in it. I haven't tried it out yet as I still have plenty left of my Zarqa cleanser, so I'll have to talk about this product later.


Samples from Etude House Aqua Sherbet~ There was supposed to be some masks and moisturizer samples from the same line as well, but those got lost during travelling.


It's okay though, since I got these handy travel bags! I think it was a gift for purchasing at Etude House, I love how you can get so much free stuff when you buy so little.

That's all! Here's are some extra pictures that my friend took while he was at the Etude House store:


Isn't it adorable ?! My friend described it as pink, frills, flowers, (birds?), fluffy and shiny... and it's so true. xD The roof thingy at the front (2nd picture) is so cute, I wish I was there myself. ;o;

And before I end this post, I want to thank all of you who have participated in our giveaway and that are following us. Milk talked about passing the 100 mark in her last post and now we have 110 followers! Thank you soo much and even though our first giveaway hasn't ended yet, we'll be preparing another one to properly thank you guys. ^^

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