Testerkorea Haul + How to set up your Etude House Princess Makeup Table

Hi everyone!

I'm here today with a small Testerkorea haul :D As well as a quick review on the Etude House Princess Makeup Table.

I ordered on May 15, it shipped out on May 19, and it arrived on May 28 - I live in Australia so I'm very impressed with the fast shipping time! It seems like TK really has gotten their act together!



The huge box cardboard box! Seemed very excessive for what I ordered, I wondered why...



Opening the box up made it clear why the box was huge... There was so much foam and bubble wrap omg.



Here are all my things wrapped up! No free samples unfortunately :( Boo.

Everything out of one layer of packaging =3


Here's what I got: (with clickable links straight to TesterKorea!)

1. Etude House Princess Makeup Table
2. Memebox It's My Cushion DIY Pact
3. Innisfree Eye Primer
4. Memebox It's My Cushion DIY Pact Cushion Refill x2
5. NonCo Tea Tree Spot Pack

So everything cost me $36.35 USD ^^

How cute is the big cardboard box? That's the Etude House Princess Makeup Table in there!

I really struggled with it - I originally filmed a video but it was a complete failure :c



The instructions...

My version! HOW TO PUT TOGETHER AN ETUDE HOUSE PRINCESS MAKEUP TABLE! C;

Step 1: Put the long things in the base



Step 2: After you understand how the things click, use the glue included!



Step 3: Put the top on



Step 4: Put the other top thing on



Step 5: Insert the triangles into however high you'd like them



The triangles are quite weak so after you've experimented with them a bit, you should glue those on too.

And just like that, you're done!

I'm pretty pleased I figured it out - even with my repetitive failing and confusion at fairly easy to follow instructions, it only took me about 10 minutes.

I thought a picture guide would help other people like me. I tried looking for one at some point because I was a bit lost :P

A video posted by (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･✧ (@pynkbunnyy) on May 28, 2015 at 4:17am PDT

I instagrammed what I did with mine! c:

I love this! The top is deceptively deep and I can reach for everything so much more easily than my clunky previous system,

And it looks so cute and pink! I'M SO IN LOVE WITH THIS.

Expect a how-to on the DIY Cushion Pact soon! If that sounds like something you'd be interested in, you should subscribe to me here to get updated ;) or Follow my blog with Bloglovin~ I only joined just today!
I post videos pretty regularly, and I would have had a TK haul video... I just have the flu, haha.

As for my experiences with TesterKorea - I'm surprised at how fast they shipped out after hearing horror stories. I ordered from Jolse on the same day (only one item) and my TK order arrived faster! No free samples though :'( I cry a little inside. I think I got some good items at a price I was very happy to pay though!

Thanks for reading everyone and hope you all enjoyed!

Do you have the Etude House Princess Makeup Table? I'd love to see yours! Show meeee ^^ ~

With lots of love,

pynkbunny

(PS - AB mods - I am also pynkbunny on Reddit and r/asianbeauty)

Nature's Beauty Bag Unbagging - Pink! Spoiler & Review

Hi guys!

Long overdue post, sorry!

Nature's beauty bag used to be a subscription service - they are now having one huge one-off finale bag as they are focusing on another part of their business.

It costs $30 and is still available to Australians and New Zealanders in pink or blue for order here.

This is the bag! 

I love how cute and pink it is, as well as the scalloped design =)

Their justification for putting it in this eco bag instead of a box was that it's reuseable - really sticking to their theme there!

The bag is a bit too small to take shopping or whatever though - it's more like a small-medium sized gift bag.

Hoooooooly crap that's a lot of stuff in there.

That furless stiffling brush is worth $17 alone and is amazing quality - so so so SOFT. While I was filming my unboxing (that I can not salvage due to audio issues) I couldn't stop brushing it along my hand because it was the softest thing ever. I'M IN LOVE WITH IT.

What a great balance of makeup, skincare, body and even tea!

Creamy cleanser, Aloe Vera, Hair treatment, eyeshadow, concealer, face scrub, body butter, lip balm, blush, brush, tea and face wipes. This bag is seriously so well-rounded.

And every single item in this box is 100% organic!

Not everyone's nature beauty bags will be exactly the same, but mostly share the same contents.

Either way, there is easily over $150 value here, 

Again, if you're interested,  it's still available for $30 order here. Shipping is free!

Their next business is Vegan Made Delights which focuses on vegan and organic snacks, and you can check out their facebook here.  The lady who runs this business was so nice and replied to me instantly on facebook when I had a query about my bag - truly shows passion and commitment to customer service!

Very impressed with this bag on all counts, completely would recommend to you guys!

Thanks for reading,

Love from pynkbunny ~

My Maybelline Baby Lips Collection - & Why I love them!

Hi everyone!

I am going to talk about a line of products that are by no means new - but I want my 2c out there anyway :) 

It's the Maybelline Baby Lips! This is my own personal collection of them:

I'm going to admit, what inspired this post was a good friend of mine going through my humble cosmetic pouch this week. 

She was enjoying herself, pulling out items and asking what things were, when near the end she pulls out two of my baby lips and throws me a confused look.

"Athy, do you really need two of these?"

In short, my answer is no - I need AT LEAST EIGHT OF THESE.

I'm going to go through them one by one!

1. Maybelline Baby Lips in Pink Glow Mixed Berry

- Very subtle pink tint

- Smells like blueberries! (in my opinion)

- Very moisturising, no greasy/stickiness

- SPF20

The tint is so subtle I don't really consider it when reaching for this one. The main reason I would reach for this one is because this packaging is one of the pinker ones. :P

2. Maybelline Baby Lips in 04 Orange

This was my first ever Baby Lips and I've almost hit pan on it. :(

- No tint

- Love the smell/taste! (Oranges are my favourite - smells like "artificial" orange, like chuppa chupps for example.)

- Did a remarkable job - since this was my first baby lips, it was the one that made me feel in love with the moisturising formula ^^

- No SPF

My favourite to reach for when I'm at home because of the flavour! :D 

3. Maybelline Baby Lips in Lychee Addict

- No tint

- Smells nice, but not like lychee

- SPF20

- Very moisturising, no greasy/stickiness

I don't use this one very much to be honest.

4. Maybelline Baby Lips Love Colour in Berry Crush

- Lovely tint that is quite buildable - despite looking red in the tube, the colour on lips is more of a deep pink

- Smell/scent is tolerable, but I'm not a fan of berries. 

- SPF20

- I don't actually feel like this one is as moisturising as the ones I've talked about so far. I don't know if anyone else has had similar complaints, but I do reach for this one for the pigment and it definitely does not do a comparable job in moisturising my lips. 

I use this as a lip balm when I'm going to be wearing darker lipsticks because I think it really helps!

5. Maybelline Baby Lips Love Colour in Pink Lolita

- Lovely tint that is very buildable - the colour is as cute as it looks in the tube / as the name suggests! I love the pigmentation - it's perfect for softer looks with lighter pink and healthy looking lips.

- I don't notice the scent much - I think it's fruity?

- SPF16

- Decently moisturising! Not as good as the transparent ones, but not as terrible as the Berry Crush. 

This one is my favourite. It's usually in my purse because it's great for lazy little me - one swipe with this and I don't even feel like I need lipstick or lipgloss because my lips look made up. Even with eyeliner, primer and concealer I feel happy with just this lipbalm on - it's the perfect pigmentation for me and I love the colour.

6. Baby Lips Electropop in Oh Orange

- Meh pigmentation - it's pretty sheer. Like most orange tints, it doesn't actually show up as orange, but instead just gives your lips that Korean healthy look that orange does. It's kind of buildable!

- Smells more like actual oranges than the transparent orange one I talked about! Not so much the artifical scent. I really like it but it's rather subtle compared to the other orange baby lips. 

- No SPF

- Not as moisturising as the transparent ones, but it's passable. The electropop range in general doesn't "feel" as moisturising when you apply it - you can't feel that nice protective layer I suppose.

I like to use this one before I apply my Just Bitten Kissable Balmstain in Rendezvous. Kind of to prime my lips with something a bit orange before going the whole way. It does a good job of that!

By itself it does a good job of just adding a natural, healthier look to your lips. 

7. Baby Lips Electropop in Pink Shock

This is a slightly more pigmented, slightly more moisturising, no SPF version of Maybelline Baby Lips Love Colour in Berry Crush. I'd argue it also has cuter packaging.

I don't have any strong feelings about it and don't use it much, but I'll probably start reaching for it once I hit pan on my Love Colour in Berry Crush.

8. Baby Lips Electropop in Berry Bomb

- Meh pigmentation, quite sheer - yet having said that, it's purple so it's still obvious applied.

- Another berry scent :( I'm sure it's appealing to most people! I find it okay.

- No SPF

- Again, not as moisturising as its predecessors, but still does the job.

I reach for this when I want to build up to a purple!

So here's the verdict...

All of them:

- Glide on smoothly

- Do at least an okay job of moisturising

- Are very affordable! $4 each at priceline, but you can always get them at a 40% off sale ;)

- Smell nice, and have different scents

- Have adorable packaging

These three are good for:

- Moisturising with no colour

- SPF20 (Except the orange one!)

These three are good for:

- Building up to other lip products. I personally wouldn't wear these alone because they aren't flattering to me, but for some of you guys it might be.

These two are good for:

- Wearing standalone. That's why these two are often in my purse!

And that's why you need these eight baby lips guys. 

I SUPPORT ALL YOUR BUYING DECISIONS. GO FORTH AND BUY YOURSELF ONE! I don't think you'll regret it! ^_^ And it's so cheap even if you do regret it, haha.

I hope this review was helpful and of course, all opinions are my own and what works for me might not work for you!

I don't know if other people also use these baby lips to prepare their lips for lipstick colours - do you do that? ^_^

until next time guys!

xx pynkbunny

Moxie Box Club Unboxing & Review!

Hi everyone!

Today I have a Moxie Box Club unboxing!

For those who don't know, it's a new box (it only got launched last month! WOW!) that sends out five Moxie items of your choice for $30 shipped.

It comes in this beautiful cardboard box!



I'm in love with it to be honest. Pink cardboard boxes make me so happy. And look at that bow on the top!

Here is what was inside...

I'm not good at taking these pretty pictures zomg.

The items I chose were the pads, the panty liners, and the underwear! (SO CUTE)

The bonuses I got were samples of the overnights and the lindt chocolate :)



Tins, yay!

Here are my overall thoughts on the box...

♥ Love the packaging of everything! The tins are a great idea and I love that I have some different designs.
♥ Love free shipping! Since the items in the box are worth approximately what you pay for them, this can be REALLY handy for those who live far away from a Woolworths etc.
♥ Love how fast it shipped out! Even though they say give 14 days, it took them like three days to get to me. WOW.
♥ Love that you can change your plan (the contents and how regularly it's shipped out) at any time.
♥ CHOCOLATE OMG.
♥ Buying a box donates to charity! Read more about Pads for Pads initiative here

Things that be improved upon..
♥ "Bonuses". If you guys have seen Le Parcel or any similar such boxes that don't ship to Australia, you see they like to include random beauty gifts such as makeup or skincare. That would be a really great addition to an already great box!
♥ "Value". For $30, you receive around that amount in pads/tampons. Even though it's convenient, and saves you the hassle of going to a local Woolies or Chemist Warehouse, these places normally have sales and it will probably save you a few dollars to buy from there than get the box. (BUt then again, time is money. #realtalk)


Conclusion
I love my box and I can't wait to see how Moxie Box Club is going to grow and improve! I'm really rooting for them and I love love love the idea!

It is especially great for those who are embarrassed about shopping for their period, forgetful about their period, or just don't live very close to a stockist. (Also for packaging junkies like me who love pink! HAHA.)

Get your Moxie Box NOW by clicking here!

It will take you to a page where you choose to get a box monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly, and then after you get this screen where you pick your five items!

You can choose five pairs of underwear if you really love the design like I do ;D

My video as always ;)



xoxo pynkbunny

(I just realised my sign out was very similar to Moxie's "xoxo your ultimate wingwoman" HAHA!)



Disclaimer: This box was provided very generously by Moxie Box Club to pynkbunny for review purposes. For full disclosure policy, please click here.

Bellabox May 2015 Unboxing & Review

Hi everyone!

Today's post will be a little different - I have a damn bad case of influenza and so when I tried to shoot my unboxing video I was coughing all over the place and my voice sounded quite icky!

So I'll just have a really detailed post instead :P



Here were this month's contents!

The box actually looks a little empty, but the little items are still packing a punch in value! Let's take a look at the info card..



1. Chella Cinnamon Highlighter Pencil (RRP $24.95, Available for $15 at Bellabox store)



I don't contour, but I really should!

Chella was the spoiler brand and I love the one Chella product I tried (an eyebrow pencil from a Violetbox a while ago) so I'm excited to try to learn to contour!

Bellabox even included this neato contouring guide on the back of the info card!

This card is cute enough for me to hang on my beauty wall for reference :)

(I usually keep all my info cards in a stack, it's a very thick stack but eventually I'll decorate my walls with all of them! mhahaha! ^^)

Even if it's unlikely I'll actually make good use of this item, it's an item I don't have anything of, so I'm happy to try it.


2. Eye of Horus Goddess Pencil in Olive (RRP $30)



A $30 eye pencil?! Bellabox is seriously spoiling us this month!

Eyeliner is something every subscription box veteran has too much of, but it's an addiction. For me at least. :D I love trying new eyeliner and comparing it and I have a hard time destashing it when I know I should. Silly me.

It's a beautiful black ("dark olive" - you know a brand is fancy when black becomes "dark olive" - the whole gold and black colour scheme also gives that away) with gold shimmers in it. The texture is so smooth and creamy! I don't actually have an eyeliner like it - unfortunately where I swatched it on my hand faded significantly after just four hours.

It was hard to take a picture that showed the glitters so this one is blurry!

If you have oily lids this product might not be for you 

3. Impulse Romantic Spark (Sample)



Funnily enough I think I'm more likely to use this than the above two products.

The spray is teensy and convenient to just throw into your purse on the go! It smells nice and works for those little touch ups like when you feel self conscious about feeling gross :) My current little spray perfume is at like 10times larger than this one and I often worry it'll spill in my purse or something, so this will be put to good use! Hooray for useful samples!

4. Chapstick Cookies and Cream (RRP $5)





I'm a lipbalm addict. I have so many damn lip balms and I have NEVER emptied a lip balm in my life. (I'm close to emptying my Pure Smile Mixed Fruits, but only because I went and bought a backup and I needed to justify that purchase. I digress)

So I was so excited to see this! Cookies and cream is my second favourite ice cream flavour. Not only that, we're one of the first to try out this Chapstick - no kidding! I did a quick internet search and the only website that even mentions it is Bellabox.

BB, why you so good to us this month???

I opened it up and smelled it and it smelled delicious. Then I took a sanitary lip brush and actually applied it to my lips and it didn't taste as good =( Tasted like chapstick to be honest. But the smell is still amazing and exactly like cookies and cream. Since I have so much lip balm I might give this one away/swap this away though. 

5. Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Moisture Rich Night Cream

Wow! A palmer's sample I'm actually very keen on using!

Contains Shea Butter, Retinol AND Aloe?! 

We all love those ingredients, Shea Butter is a deep moisturiser and Retinol is an active ingredient known for its anti-aging properties... But how far are these up the ingredient list?

Not very... It seems..

Either way I'm excited to give it a try =D

Bonus: J Bronze Tanning Cream

NOPE I have a bunch of these already and nothing to do with these  - next!

Overall...

A really good box with over $60 worth in items! $60 is in full sized items alone, which is damn impressive for Bellabox.

You even have 3/6 of the items fitting with the theme of "Sugar Fix" - Cinnamon, Cookies and Cream, Cocoa! ^__^ Even the perfume smells kind of sweet... okay that might be a bit of a stretch haha!

Most other months have like one item fitting the theme max, so I'm impressed!

GOOD JOB BELLABOX. YOU'RE DOING OKAY. MAYBE ONE DAY YOU'LL BE A REALLY GREAT BOX. 

For now I just pay the $15 expecting only a blue cardboard box and a few products I might want to use. My expectations are so low this box really impressed me. Congratulations Bellabox.

until next time guys!

xoxo pynkbunny

Bradbox ♥ Mystery Box ♥ First Impressions & Review! ♥

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Hi everyone!

If you're not in the Korean Beauty Addicts Australia group, you probably haven't heard of Brad Rilen. So I'm going to tell you a bit about him.

♥♥ HE'S TOTALLY FREAKING AWESOME. ♥♥

Recently, he did five mystery destash boxes. 

Each were $40 (including shipping) and would be filled with at least that much worth in Korean beauty items. 

Only three brands were spoiled and no items were spoiled: Etude House, Innisfree and Elizavecca. I LOVE Etude House, so of course I had to jump on that!

The reveal! ♥

Here are the contents of my box! (I'm so impressed this all fit in a Memebox!)

♥ Etude House Age Defense Essential Softener (full size, RRP $22USD)

♥ echoice Dear Iris Perfume Body Mist (full size, RRP $4)

♥ Etude House Belle Dress Body Lotion (full size, RRP $9USD)

♥ Beauty People Gel Pencil Eyeliner in Glimmer Bronze (full size, RRP $20~? Conflicting sources on this)

♥ Innisfree Jeju Volanic Pore Toner (70ml sample, ~$8)

♥ Etude House Moistfull Colagen Sleeping Pack (30ml sample, ~$3)

♥ Etude House Moistfull Collagen Cream (20ml, ~$5)

♥ Etude House Moistfull Collagen Emulsion (25ml, ~$7)

♥ Etude House Age Defense Emulsion (25ml, ~$4)

That's ~$87! And I rounded down for the samples guys. So it was more than that. O:

I was so happy and excited with this box that I had to refilm because my constant "OMG" noises were making my microphone upset and creating audio issues xD

After filming I asked Brad if he was a psychic magician because I loved every single item in the box and he said he watched my videos so he knew what to pick! What a thoughtful and sweet guy! Seriously!

You can't purchase this exact box since it was a "destash", but he is starting his own box business! It is very exciting and the first set of boxes is already on its way out, and I'm so excited to unbox it for you guys soon.

For all the latest updates on Brad's new Bradbox, join the Korean Beauty Addicts Australia group here . Hopefully he gets his own website soon so it's more convenient for you guys to have a look, but it's very new and I'm always all for giving you guys the latest in Australian Korean beauty -.^

I hope you guys enjoyed this post and as always, here is my unboxing...

Fun fact: usually youtube gives you a default thumbnail, but most people change it so it's obvious what you're doing with the video. (Eg. Adding a title with bigger text, or making it more obvious it's a box by choosing a thumbnail where the person is holding up the box.)

But I quite like the default youtube chose, and I almost kept it... It looked like this...

This is an image! The real video is up there guys!

Just me holding too much stuff and being unable to hold it. PRETTY GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THIS BOX. TOO MUCH STUFF I'M IN LOVE WITH OMG WAT DO

Thanks for reading guys and I'll talk to you all later!

Lots & lots of love,

pynkbunny xx