*Cookiie; Gmarket Order & More Packaging Fail

Now I have to face it: I have no excuses anymore to not update more regularly. After more than a week not updating, I will have to treat you all two posts within 24 hours. Haha, yeah I know that's not that impressive, but I think you will understand if you're an old follower of us (read: we simply fail updating regularly). :P

In this post I'll be writing about my first Gmarket order. I wanted to get a cute planner and Gmarket has plenty of them. They have fixed shipping rates, and they're not that cheap at all if you're not being careful with picking out the right products. So I picked some other items to make full use of the flat rate. Maybe I'll write more about the order process later, but it's kind of earlylate now and my brains don't want to work properly anymore.
The packages. Not sure if they came seperate or together in one big box, but I had it sent to Hong Kong because my brother was there and could bring it home with him when he came back to Holland.

The planner. I got free gifts inside each package and with this one I received two pens and some coupons. I'm not sure if I'm right though, because I can't read Korean and obviously can't use them either. The pens are really cute though (there's like a ball on the top which I failed to capture on the picture) and write nicely in black.

And now the extras: nail polishes! These are from the brand Npeal and they have some really nice pastel colours. I also got a white nail art polish so I can make cute little dots and stuff. I'm planning on wearing nail polish more often now, so be prepared for some nails of the days~ As for the free gifts: Why hullo thar Mr. Kim Bum! Inside the box are some cotton pads that go with the free nail polish remover. It's a pretty big bottle, so I'm reaally happy with this seller.

Lacvert Ice Kiss lipstick in 'Yuna Peach'. Milk has been raving about this lipstick, so I decided to order the peach one. I'm not so sure about this seller since, although it was packed nicely in a box, the bubble wrap wasn't really securely wrapped around the lipstick. There's also something wrong with the packaging of the lipstick, as I can't twist back once I twisted it up (I asked Milk and hers is perfectly fine). Ended up chipping the product a bit, so that makes me a little unhappy. As a gift I got a PureDerm mask..not sure if I'm going to use it though.

That's all for the Gmarket order. I might be ordering again when I go to Hong Kong myself in July, since I'm overally quite satisfied with the order. It's a shame for me that the shipping rates to Holland are kind of crazy, but if you're in Asia, you'll definitely be able to enjoy some nice shipping rates. :)

I'll be ending this post with a pseudo teaser for the next post, as this packaging fail is part of another sasa haul of mine.

Yes, about 1/3rd of the product has spilled. I guess both Milk and I need to be careful with ordering serums this month, haha.

Good night! And anticipate my next post within 24 hours, hehe ~

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*Milk; collective haul & update

A few weeks ago, I went through my beauty products and found that I have accumulated quite a lot of stuff over the past two years. I've started getting into make up since May 2008 (first MAC purchase!) and that is when the addiction began. Overall, my collection isn't that big, but my problem is that I rarely finish anything. Of course, make up also has an expiry date so if I don't use them now, I'd end up having to toss them anyway. So in order to downsize my collection and to make myself feel like my purchases were not a complete waste of money, I decided to cut down on the hauling and be more appreciative towards the products that I already have.

Aside from the few items I bought over the past two months, I feel that I've been doing pretty well. I've already managed to finish 4 products! hoho~

Anyway, here are the items that I bought since the beginning of the year. Not bad at all right?


I've been wanting to upgrade my shampoo and conditioner from drugstore to salon products so I ended up getting a set from Sebatian Professional. The set comes with the Penetraitt Daily Strength shampoo, conditioner and Reconstructive Protein Treatment. So far, I have to say that it does work better than the shampoo and conditioner I had before, but the results aren't that noticable yet.

When I was still using the Andrelon (Dutch brand) shampoo, conditioner and hair mask; I found that my hair felt soft to the touch but when I woke up the next day, my ends would be really dry and tangled. I have been using the Sebastian Penetraitt line for about a month now, and I haven't had that problem since. Both the shampoo and conditioner have the generic clean, soapy scent and the reconstructive treatment smell a bit like a chemical version of dried apricots. LOL.

Of course, being the skincare fanatic that I am, a haul is not a haul without at least one skincare item. I never really had much interest in Dermalogica, but because I was experiencing itchiness around my chin area I thought it was best to use fragrance-free products. The two products I got are the Intensive Moisture Balance and the Skin Hydrating Booster. I've only received them in the mail a few days ago so I can't really say how I feel about them yet. I will do a detailed review on both products once I've used them for at least 2 weeks or so.


This hand cream by Les Couvent Des Minimes is simply fantastic! I tried this in the store and instantly fell in love with it. It has a very thick consistency but it's not greasy at all! I actually didn't buy it the first time I tried it because it was a bit on the pricey side, but I ended up going back and admitted defeat. I really want to get the honey & sheabutter one as well!


Lastly, I finally got the Lacvert Ice Kiss lipstick in 'Yuna Pink'. The first time I saw it was in this Jung Saem Mool video. It is the perfect glossy pink lipstick. Despite it having a glossy formula, the color pay off is not bad at all and I love how it doesn't have any glitter unlike most 'glossy' lipsticks.


Steph also included a few goodies for me in her swap with Tiffany. So sweet of her to think of me as well. ♥♥♥


Thank you so much sweetheart!

And we're very close to hitting the 150 followers mark! I suppose it's time to prepare for our next contest/giveaway!

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