BotanicES - Australian Skincare Brand Spotlight + Giveaway!

Hi lovely people! <3

Have you heard of the brand BotanicES?



BotanicES is an Australian-made, environmentally sustainable brand of skincare that is also contains:
- no synthetic fragrances
- no Parabens
- no harsh detergents
- no phthalates
- no Petrochemicals
- no Ethanolamines
- no SLS/SLES
- no animal testing
- no Nanomaterials
- no EDTA
- no mineral oils
- no artificial colours

I was lucky enough to give their three star products a try lately! Here are my impressions =)

♥ On The Range Overall

A photo posted by (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･✧ athy. (@pynkbunnyy) on Apr 27, 2016 at 11:43pm PDT

The three products (face creme, eye creme and body creme) all smell amazing! (And the same.)
I'm impressed that there is no added synthetic fragrance - maybe they add a natural fragrance? It smells very gently of coffee - almost like if it was a hint of the scent thrown in. Maybe like a cafe passing by? Or an Asian bakery? The scent is delicious but also not very noticeable, if that makes sense!

Each creme also boasts the same primary ingredients; the natural benefits of coconut and olive oils, Kakadu plum extract, Vitamin E, Shea Butter and Licorice Root extract. All of these ingredients are pretty great =)
Shea Butter is excellent for dry skin, and Vitamin E is a natural healer of the skin. These two ingredients are the ones I'm most excited for my skin when using these products!

Face Creme [x]


This is probably my favourite product from BotanicES that I tried. It is a light moisturiser that absorbs easily into the skin and feels weightless/not even there after application.

I've been incorporating it into my skincare regime, (which you can see here if you haven't already) as a light moisturiser before my heavier moisturiser. Or simply just as a final moisturiser for days my skin isn't in need of great moisture. My skin gets rather oily, so some days I just want something lighter, and this is perfect for that.

Some moisturisers leave your face feeling heavy - this one doesn't at all. Some moisturisers also leave it feeling super hydrated - this moisturiser doesn't do that either. That doesn't necessarily mean it's not moisturising - my skin still looks radiant after application!


Eye Cream [x]



The eye cream feels and smells quite similarly to the face creme. If I had to make a comparison, I would say the eye cream is lighter and runnier in consistency, yet it also is "stickier".

The eye cream promises to address puffiness, fine lines and wrinkles, as well as to brighten the eye area.

I think the main difference between the eye creme and the face creme is that the eye creme has a slight sheen to it that is meant for brightening the eye area. It is so subtle it won't photograph, but when you have dark circles as bad as mine, any little difference counts, huh? :P

Body Creme [x]

Once upon a time, I used to use Sorbolene as a body moisturiser.

Now don't get me wrong - Sorbolene is fine. But it's kind of the bare minimum of caring for your body's skin.

Lately, I've been going so crazy with the oil EVERYTHING trend that I don't have enough surface area for this oil. Coconut oil, Rosehip oil, Jojoba oil, Macademia oil.... I've been trying all of that to nourish my skin.

What does that have to do with this body creme?

THIS STUFF DOES A WONDERFUL JOB of applying on top of it and making it so you don't look like you climbed out of an oil well.

Lately I've been using body creams and body moistiurisers to "seal in" coconut oil and this really does a good job!

By itself, it also works well to moisturiser without feeling like you applied anything. (Despite it being similar to the face creme and eye creme, it's almost eerie how you can't really feel it - shouldn't there be some sort of sensation of it sitting on top of the skin? How does it feel like nothing? Is it voodoo magic?)



♥ Giveaway

So now that you know more about the products, I bet you're eager to give it a try yourself!

Lucky for you guys, I'm partnering up with BotanicES to give away TEN (10!) sample packs which contain each of these products! That's a lot of sample packs - and a lot of winners!

Joining is very easy, just use the Rafflecopter below =)

The only requirement is that you are subscribed to my YouTube channel. (This is a sneaky celebration for my channel hitting 500 subscribers ;D)
The rest is optional, but will get you more chances to win!

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The giveaway closes on Saturday 21 May, Midnight AEDT (Sydney Time)

Most of these are free entries since my loyal readers follow me on everything ;D But if you're new here feel free to participate too!

Best of luck to everyone and hope you're having a lovely day!

And a big thanks to our lovely friends at BotanicES for making this possible xx

-- athy

My Asian/K-Beauty Skincare Routine! 9.10.15

Hey everyone!

Here is my evening/morning skincare routine as of today! I hope this will be informative - I delayed getting this out because I really really REALLY wanted to get this right, but I realised that skincare in general is a work in progress and it'll be literally forever until I feel like it's anywhere close to perfect.

My skincare routine does have its merits - I rarely ever break out/get pimples, whenever I do get pimples they're gone within a day (amazing right?), and my face never ever feels oily/my pores never feel clogged because I have SKINCARE that addresses all of it!

Because my skin is combination, I often find myself "feeling for" and just reaching for whatever feels right to my skin. So my skincare routine might seem all over the place, but heck, it does a decent job! I'm also really lazy, so hopefully my post helps you guys out.




This video could have gone on forever, so I tried to only talk about important parts.

But I love talking about skincare - please ask me if you have any questions =)

My take on the multi-step Korean skincare routine...

♥ Put your hair back! ♥

Me bare-faced, in my PJs, with my Etude House Lovely Etti Headband =)

Don't want your hair getting in the way of your skincare!

♥ Get your face CLEAN! ♥

If your face isn't clean, your awesome moisturising products won't make it past all that sebum, old makeup, dirt, skin cells, etc... to get to your actual skin and provide its moisturising effects!
Cleansing is very important to get right because having bad cleansing means your products might not be as effective as they could be!

1. Makeup removal
Straightforward! Use a wipe or micellar water or makeup remover if you're wearing makeup. It makes cleansing easier!

Examples of products: Lancome Sensitive-Eyes Instant Cleanser, Wotnot wipes, Simple wipes, Palmer's Wipes, Neutrogena Wipes, Bioderma Micellar Water, Garnier Micellar Water, you get the point... Baby wipes if you really have nothing else!

2. Double Cleanse (oil, then foam)
You use oil cleanser to get rid of makeup/sunscreen, and then foam cleanser to get rid of the oily feeling the oil cleanser leaves you with =) Or the oily feeling in general!
Sometimes I'll skip oil cleanser and just foam cleanse on days where I haven't used makeup but my face feels gross.

Examples of products: Banila Co Clean It Zero, Etude House Essential Foam, Dermalogica Precleanse, Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel

3. Exfoliate
I only do this once a week, because exfoliating is harsh on the skin. (Literally removing the dead skin cells from your skin! If you use a physical exfoliant, you're using the equivalent of sandpaper.)
I know physical exfoliants are very popular in Western skincare (yes, I'm looking at you St Ives Apricot!), but I strongly suggest chemical ones instead. Your skin will love you for it!

Examples of products: Paula's Choice BHA 2% Skin Perfecting Liquid, Cure Aqua Peeling Gel

Cure Aqua Peeling Gel

♥ ACTIVES ♥

Depending on your skin, you might want to use Vitamin C, BHA, AHA, and prescription medication here if you have a skin condition like eczema for example! I use my Cure Peeling Gel and BHA interchangably, and I don't need AHA or Vitamin C, so I have nothing here. =)

Paula's Choice 2% BHA Skin Perfecting Liquid (baby & mummy :P)

Things like modelling masks, clay masks, CHOCOLATE masks should also be here
... :P

Wonderuci Cacao Brightening Mask

I don't use this too often, but it smells absolutely amazing and makes my skin instantly brighter =D My special occasion mask. It's super thick in texture and is messy to wash off, but just amazing.

♥ MOISTURE! ♥

This is straightforward! Now that your skin is squeaky clean, let's deliver the good stuff!

4. Toner
Preparing your skin for all the good stuff to come =) A mist works fine in toner's place if you're lazy like me! :P
A lot of toners tend to contain alcohols, which you want to avoid since they dry out your skin. This is why I traded out my Etude House Wonder Pore Toner, and have not been too adventurous with toners in general.

Examples of products: Purebess Galactomyces 100%, The Skin House Aloe Water Mist

5. Facial Mask
My favourite part! Facial masks are one-use masks that deliver intense moisture to your skin, as well as other benefits depending on the ingredients =) You leave it on for about 20 minutes, but I like to leave it on until it is coming off/feels dry. There's also masks for the neck area, eye area, lip area... you get the gist!

Because it's so time intensive, I only tend to do this once per week. You can do more or less! =)

I know r/asianbeauty really love looking at lots of masks, so here we go..

My favorite mask is the Sally's Box Hydrogels! I most recently used the Innisfree squeeze mask in Bamboo which my face loved.

6. Essence
The lightest of the trio! (Essence, serum, ampoule)!
In case you haven't noticed, we go in order from most watery to thickest/least watery product! That's the magic of Korean layering =) This gives you the chance to target three different things that you'd like to fix with your face. If that makes sense?
The essence I currently use is a brightening one! Which gives me a more radiant complexion :P

Toosooswong Rosehip Essence
Eon Wheatgerm Brightening Essence

7. Ampoule
The next step, also moisturisey, and does other things! The current ampoule I use has the ingredient propolis, which is for anti-blemish properties!

Beauty Recipe Propolis Ampoule

8. Serum
The next step, also moisturisey, but can do other things. The current serum I use contains the ingredient snail, and is for intense moisture and anti-wrinkle properties. (Prevention is key! :3)

Miss Age Anti-Aging Snail Serum

Western Skincare will use different names that don't say essence/ampoule/serum, so just feel for it by 'heaviness' or 'wateriness'.

Rosehip+ Cold Pressed Rosehip Oil, Lancome Genefique Advanced Youth Concentrate

9. Emulsion
At this stage, your face might feel kind of watery! Emulsion is a lotion, so you're starting to seal in the deal =)

Sana Soy Emulsion,
Etude House Moistfull Collagen Emulsion

10. Cream
At this stage, you're getting bored of me saying everything is heavier and more moisturising, so yeah. That's what cream is! You've probably used a face cream before, without all this other stuff :P

Nuxe Creme Nirvanesque

11. Eye Cream
The eye area is very delicate and needs special care!

Benefit It's Potent! Eye Cream, Indio Eye Rise

I know I have quite a few here, but some are morning (the roller ball ones) and the thicker ones are for the evening routine... And yes, I use all of these interchangably... eek.

12. Spot Treatment
I only ever do this when I have pimples, which is a rare enough occasion that I forgot to mention it in my video. This stuff is AMAZING. Two different friends on two different occasions asked me to help them with pimples, and I passed them a depot of spot cream. This stuff is a MIRACLE WORKER and I don't know of any Western equivalent of this stuff.
The actual solution to pimples - double cleanse and spot treatment. That is all you need =)

Shara Shara Bee Tox Spot Cream


13. Sleeping Pack / "Night Cream"

Seal all that goodness into your skin before a good night's sleep!
I find that using a sleeping pack prevents that feeling in the morning where you wake up and there's still skincare on top of your skin instead of inside. Of course, patting your skin in to make the products absorb is also a thing which you do :P But still! ;-;

Palmer's Night Cream
Kiehls Hydrating Masque
Heart Face Ultra Pore Sleeping Pack

 ♥ Caring for the rest of your skin  ♥
Stuff like lipcare, neckcare, body lotion, haircare...

This is an overwhelming amount of information, so I'm going to end it here for now =) Let me know if you enjoyed this post/want to see more! I really enjoyed making this!

A fantastic resource on the Korean multi-step routine is this post at fanserviced-b! She's one of my favourite k-beauty bloggers and I definitely recommend checking her out =)

This post is linked up on FabulousandFunLife! Click to see other great Australian beauty-related posts here!

Hope you guys enjoyed! Love you all~

xx pynkbunny

pynkbunny x MaskGenie x BangkokFace GIVEAWAY!

Hey everyone!

Today I'm collaborating with MaskGenie and Bangkok Face to be providing you guys with a GIVEAWAY!

My excuse for this giveaway is 400 subscribers, but honestly, MaskGenie is an awesome friend of mine and I just jumped at the opportunity to give you guys free stuff because let's be real, you guys are all awesome and deserve a chance at free stuff.

My previous MaskGenie reviews can be found here !
Visit MaskGenie here and here!

One winner will win the ENTIRE SET of FULL-SIZED Bangkok Face Sleeping Masks (Lychee, Mangosteen, Lotus)

(Disclaimer: sponsored prizes, I'm not paying anything for these prizes or being compensated for doing this post, just doing this because I want you lovely guys to have free stuff, etcetc~)

Look how pretty these masks are! So much pink!

BUUUUT you probably want to know why you want these masks, so let's give you guys some more information~


♥ Lychee Anti-Melasma Mask ♥

"Anti-what?!" You ask.

"Melasma is a patchy brown discoloration of the skin on the face. When it occurs in pregnancy, it's called chloasma." Replies Google. :D
My first thought was to my freckles! I wonder if this product would help?

According to this neat web-graphic, yes!

"What if I don't have any discoloration on my face?"

Well, you can gift it away and your friend will be eternally thankful, but you can still use the cream for a ton of other benefits.

"Nah, I want something for my acne. I'll give this product and giveaway a pass."

WAIT! HALT FIEND!

I HAVE JUST THE THING FOR YOU!

How about... their ~~



♥ Mangosteen Anti-Acne Mask ♥

Look how pretty and purple it is! Mangosteens aren't mangoes by the way, this totally reminds me of this argument I had a few years ago with a friend of mine.

"What will this AMAZING mask do for me?!" You ask.

"Mangosteens are purple, and I don't use purple ingredients on my face." You retort.

To which I would think you're being ridiculous and unreasonable, but regardless, LOOK AT ALL THESE OTHER FABULOUS INGREDIENTS in this cream that AREN'T PURPLE!




"I don't have melasma or acne, seriously I'm out."

NOPE. I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST. YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE.

BEHOLD THE UBER EPIC MAGICAL POWERS OF ~~





♥ The Lotus Sparkling Mask ♥

This seems to be their all star product!

Look at all these benefits!

HOW DO I EVEN HOLD ALL THESE BENEFITS?!

This product even has an analysis on CosDNA!

You can have a look at all these ingredients on CosDNA here.

"Wow, I really should enter this giveaway! But I'm not located in Australia!"

NO WORRIES, THIS GIVEAWAY IS OPEN INTERNATIONALLY!

This giveaway ends at midnight on 11th September. The winner will be announced once they've responded to my email on this post. If you're under 18, please get permission from your parents or caretakers.

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Thank you all again for subscribing, reading my blog, etc!

Lots & lots of love,

pynkbunny~

(Disclaimer: sponsored prizes, thank you Bangkok Face and MaskGenie!)

Sasa Haul 2015! ♥ {My Beauty Diary, Koji, Banila Co, Fairy Drops, more!}

Hi everyone!

My Sasa package arrived!

I ordered on July 27, got my dispatch notification on July 29, and it arrived to me safely in Australia on August 5th. Pretty quick - it took nine days from ordering!

I had been eyeing some Sasa products when a kind AB soul (u/MsMacquarie) posted a PSA on the asianbeauty subreddit about the MBD sale, and I knew I had to get on it!

Without further ado, here's what I got...

♥ The Contents!



♥ The items - with clickable Sasa links!
1. My Beauty Diary NATURAL KEY LINE Black Pearl Whitening Mask (10pc); $13.50 (with a $4 discount! 30% off)
2. My Beauty Diary NATURAL KEY LINE Arbutin Whitening Mask (10pc): $15.5 (with a $4.60 discount! 30% off)
3. Banila Co Clean It Zero (180ml): $30
4. Suisse Programme Hydra-Solution Recovery Eye Gel-Cream (3ml sample): $9.50
5. SNP 99% Snail Soothing Gel (300g): $6 (flash sale)
6. Koelf Ruby Bulgarian Rose Hydro Gel Eye Patch (30 pairs): $13.50 
7. Koji Spring Heart Eyelash Fix (Black): $2.10
8. Koji Steam Eye Mask (Lavender, 5pcs): $8
9. Fairy Drops Waterproof Pplatinum Mascara Film T2 (Black): $17.50
10. Koji Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner III: $15.90
11. Belle madame Konjac Sponge (round-shape); $13.50
12. Bawang Anti-Dandruff Shampoo (400ml) $7.90 (it was in different packaging so it missed the picture!.. the link is gone for some reason)

Free samples:
♥ SUISSE PROGRAMME Platinum Precious Luxury Up-lift Serum (3ml)
♥ SUISSE PROGRAMME CELLULAR Aqua Night Cream (2ml)

Altogether: $134.30 with free shipping!

I'm really happy I managed to get a lot of items I've been having my eye on - I've been lusting over Fairy Drops mascara since EVER, I've heard such great things about the Konjac sponge, and finally busting out my small sample of the Banila Co Clean It Zero was seriously one of the best skincare decisions I've ever made.

Everything was well-wrapped, shipping was fast, and the prices were very affordable! :D

♥ For my full impressions on my haul, I made a video!

(My university semester has started, and it's faster than typing a lot of text :P)


If you want a more in-depth review on any of the products, please let me know because I tend to be lazy and just use them and be happy with them XD

Thanks for reading/watching guys and stay beeeeautiful xxx

pynkbunny

(non-sponsored, non-affiliated, purchased with my own money, you know the drill!) 

Rakuten - Master of Life Mini-Haul & Review!

Hi r/asianbeauty! (Just kidding, I obviously mean hi everyone :P)

Today I finally received my Master of Life mini-haul!

Thanks to this post [x] on r/asianbeauty, I managed to snag a free 2000 JPY coupon for any store on Rakuten! (It was only valid until May 31st, sorry!) Rakuten is kind of like Japanese ebay for those who haven't heard of it ^^ ~

I used it on none other than the very much recommended store Master of Life. You can check out the store here [x]! Mainly r/asianbeauty love their sunscreens (especially the much loved Biore ones), but of course they have other products!

There is also this excellent resource on how to request SAL shipping and order from Rakuten here [x]

SAL is significantly cheaper but also slower, hence why I ordered on May 29, got my shipment notification on June 9 and only received it today on July 6. (I'm in Australia BTW!)

Let's get on with my parcel! >=)



This is how it arrived! Without the pink bag of course, that's covering up my address. Nice big cardboard box!



How the box looks opened... Not sure what that mysterious piece of paper is since I can't read Japanese... X_X



I see some items peeking out!



Here we go! :D



1. Mommy UV Mild Gel 100g [x] 796 yen

2. Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence Sunscreen SPF50++++ [x] 679 yen

3. Hyaluronic Acid Masks [x] 916 yen

+SAL shipping (918 yen) and handling charge (117 yen)

All up: 3438 yen - 2000 yen = 1438 yen! (Around $16, and around a discount of $20 =))

So I got the Mommy bear sunscreen because it was cute basically. It's so perfect to sit on top of a vanity or something, and that pump is so convenient looking! I could easily get my whole family into sunscreen. Hehe.

The Biore Aqua Rich Watery Essence is like THE most raved about sunscreen on r/asianbeauty. I just had to know what the fuss was about. So naturally, that too was purchased. Let's just ignore my huge stash of brand new, shiny, unused sunscreen. Hehe.

The third item... Well, the coupon was for 2000yen excluding shipping, and honestly I just looked on the thread and saw someone purchasing this and thought, heck I've barely tried any Hyaluronic acid products and I love masks, why not?


Overall thoughts!
All up, these three items only cost me $16 so of course I'm happy with my experience. All the items arrived safely, at expected speed, were well packaged, and I had no issues ordering and requesting SAL shipping. 10/10 would shop with them again (:

I'm so excited to use these products and thank you so much to u/Babosaur for posting the Rakuten link!


I can't wait to try everything and review everything, eek!

What did you guys get with your Rakuten coupon? Show me, I'd love to see!

~~
My previous kbeauty unboxing [x] (Brad's K Beauty Box - My Cute Box!)
My previous kbeauty haul [x] (Tonymoly Delight Eyeshadows)
~~

Until next time guys, thanks for reading <3

pynkbunny

Brad's KBeauty Box "My Cute Box" Unboxing & Review

Hi everyone!

Have you heard of Brad's K Beauty box? It's one of the latest to hit the Australian market, alongside K beauty by K. Both of them are awesome awesome people and super friendly!

But I digress. Today I'm unboxing "Brad's My Cute Box"! This is the first official box that has been received in the general public!

This box was $30 + $10 for shipping. With a 10% off discount coupon code (that was available in a promotional time period upon release), I paid $37. (I'm going to have a discount code of my own for you guys at the end of this post! Stick around for that!)

Without further ado, let's get into the items!



The contents~
1. Tonymoly Fruit Princess Gloss in Peach (7USD on KoreaDepart)
2. Tonymoly Latte Art Cacao Pore Pack (11USD on KoreaDepart)
3. Etude House Wonder Pore Mixing Bowl  (4USD on EtudeHouse)
4. Etude House Help My Finger Pink Nail Ampoule  (2.50USD on EtudeHouse)
5. Tonymoly I'm Real Mask Sheet in Tea Tree ($1 on KoreaDepart (5 for <5USD)
6. Tonymoly Kiss Kiss Lovely Lip Patch ($2 on KoreaDepart (5 for 9USD)
7. Tonymoly Red Cheeks Girl's Patch ($2 on KoreaDepart (5 for 9USD)

+ Samples;
♥ The Face Shop Mango Seed Heart Volume Heart Butter
♥ The Face Shop Herb Day Cleansing Foam
♥ Face It BB Cream Power Perfection SPF37/ PA ++


Let's discuss the box!

Value ♥ 3/5
Unfortunately that comes about to $37 of value if you round up with exchange rates and such. $28.50USD becomes almost $37AUD exactly says a quick google search, Paypal exchange rates are more expensive though, and thus using those that 28.50USD might have cost more in AUD to buy.
You must also keep in mind these prices exclude shipping from KoreaDepart. So with $37, you can't actually afford to buy and get shipped to Australia every single item in the box.
Regardless, on paper, you are paying $37 and receiving back literally $37 in things shipped free to your door. =) Again, excluding shipping and time for research etc. Not necessarily a good or bad thing, just saying it like it is.

Theme ♥ 5/5
Everything is definitely cute! I'd have to comment that the gloss is the cutest thing there. The only thing I'd say that isn't "cute" there is maybe the bowl, but even then the colour is cute, it's small, and it's a bowl specifically for mixing products we don't even have. ie. probably useless = cute. I was discussing this with my friends this day - cute things are either small or useless once you think about it. :P Just kidding guys, I know I'll use the bowl and the material is kind of nifty and unique. The website describes it as "rubbery" and thus perfect for modelling packs. Hmm!


Curation ♥ 4/5
Slightly different to theme - this box's curation is pretty decent. Most things in there are fairly useable for everyone - lip gloss is definitely appealing and a makeup staple, even for those who don't use too much makeup. There's skincare and even nail care. The masks are different sorts for different areas!
The only thing keeping the curation from being a 5/5 is that everything is from two brands - Etude House and Tonymoly. And even though those two brands are two very well-loved brands (heck they're my two favourite Korean brands, I'm just going to come out and say it) - these boxes should be about trying new things, and although the nail ampoule is new to me, I'd like to be discovering new brands too. I know that to kbeauty newbies these of course will be new, but I know some veterans who will want to be buying these boxes too!
This might just be too close to a "My Cute TonyMoly Box" rather than just a "My Cute Box".

Presentation ♥ 4/5

Look at the cute bag everything came in!



Even a tag with a handwritten note - aww! I didn't notice that while I was unboxing in my video, oops. Everything was neatly inside, and there were even some official looking K Beauty by Brad stickers sealing the bag and the package on the outside. Really nicely done!
An information card and an actual BOX is coming soon too for future boxes so nothing more to say on presentation :D But when these things come, I'm sure I'll give the whole box a 5/51

Overall ♥ 4/5
Definitely a box I would recommend for kbeauty lovers and especially people new to the kbeauty world! I know a lot of my friends would definitely be impressed with EVERYTHING in this box.
I think I got some great items I'll definitely use. I can't wait to see my friends react to this little gloss, and Snapchat my friends with those masks on (even though I always Snapchat them really crazy masks... Who knows, maybe one of these will surprise them, haha!)
The coffee latte art is just LOVE and I can't wait to try it. The box hits all the nails and it's only just come out from a very new company! It's crazy and it's only going to get better and more amazing. ^^ I know soon it will be hitting that 5/5 =DD

My Unboxing Video as always
-coming soon-


DISCOUNT CODE
For 15% off your next order (of as many boxes as you'd like), use my code "PINKBUNNY". That spelt's PINKBUNNY, NOT pynkbunny. :)  One order/use per person.
You can use them for any currently in stock or soon to be in stock boxes.

Currently in stock: [x]
Brad's Fruit and Veg Box [x]
Brad's 2 box bundle The Mask only With Brad Box & The Fruit and Veg Box [x]

Will be in stock at 7:30 AEST TONIGHT (Sydney time, 26/6):
Honey Bee Box
OMG Box
The Candy Shop Box

Get yours here
Brad's K Beauty Box FB

Have you checked out my huge give away yet? Click here!

With lots of well wishes for both your skin and your health!

pynkbunny.


Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post and this box was purchased with my own money. All thoughts and opinions are my own :)

June Bellabox Unboxing & Review ~ Winter Warrior! 2015

Hi everyone!

Just a quick fix spoiler post~

My June Bellabox arrived today! In June! WOW.

You know what's even more amazing?!

THE CONTENTS.




The information card~



This box was $15 for $90 value!! O______O

Bellabox rarely ever impressed me (quite the opposite actually) so just... wow!

I love and would use ALL the colours in the Stefan eyeshadow palette, there's two lip products which I LOVE and I do say I want from my profile, and I love single sachet makeup cleanser wipes. I think they're a handy sample. :K

WOOOOO~

Who would've thought that Bellabox could impress me, even amongst all the boxes of things I've been receiving lately?

My unboxing video as always~



stay safe and healthy everyone!

pynkbunny

Marie Claire The Parcel - Winter Edit - Unboxing & Review!

Hi everyone!

I finally received my Marie Claire "The Parcel" today!

The payment day was by 29th of April, and shipping dates were from 8th-24th June. Some people got theirs shipped out on the 8th! Mine shipped out right at the end, I received mine today on the 23rd!

GRR. :K

ANWAY, let's open up this bad baby!



Contents;

♥ OPI Nail Lacquer in Orange You Stylish ($20)
♥ L'oreal Paris Volume Million Lashes So Couture ($27.95)
♥ Lanolips Lemonaid Lip Aid ($15.95)
♥ Estee Lauder Revitalising Supreme Global Anti-Aging Creme, 5ml sample ($13.33)
♥ Neutrogena Hydroboost Masks x3 ($15)
♥ Neutrogena Make-up Remover Cleansing Towlettes ($4)
♥ John Frieda Beach Blonde Cool Dip Shampoo 50ml sample ($3) ($17 for 300ml)
♥ John Frieda Smooth Seas Detangling Shampoo 50ml sample ($3)
♥ John Frieda Ocean Waves Sea Salt Spray 30ml sample ($3) ($17 for 150ml)
♥ Woolworths Select Quick & Easy Nail Remover Wipes 30x ($2)

Altogether - $107!


Information card:






I'M SO EXCITED TO TRY THE LANOLIPS. & so happy it's in this box!

I know I'll use the Neutrogena masks, Neutrogena makeup wipes, the Estee Lauder cream, and the Woolworths wipes eventually =)

Also happy to put the OPI in my ever-growing nail polish collection.

The only products I'm meh about is the mascara and the John Frieda, and even then I might be pleasantly surprised, so this is a really great value box, both in $$ monetary terms and usability terms too!


My unboxing video:




Thanks for reading everyone xx

pynkbunny

Priceline Skincare Gift Bag Goody Bag - Unbagging, Breakdown & Review

Hi everyone!

Did you know Priceline does regular "destash" goody bags, just like we try to do with our own makeup/skincare? :P

This skincare goody bag was the biggest one yet, so I knew I had to be in on it!

It started today (Thursday 16th June 2015) and there were fliers everywhere~

To get it, you had to buy $69 or more on participating brands~



Participating Brands: Antipodes, Biore, Burts Bees, Avene, Bondi Sands, Dr. Lewinns, Innoxa, Pure Paw Paw, Lanolips, Model Co, Jergens, Laboratoire Pharmaceutique, Le Tan, Montagne Jeunesse, Nuxe, Physiogel, Rosken, Swisspers, Palmers, Essano, Sukin, Thursday Plantation, Formula 10.0.6, Key Sun, lOreal, Neutrogena, Oxa, Bioderma, Nivea, Garnier.

(In store, a lot of these brands were on sale too!)

Without further ado, I''m going to show you what came in my bag...



SO MUCH STUFF! This is excluding the four free vouchers - ModelCo Cleanser of your choice, Innoxa Cleanser of your choice, Physiogel Cream and Garnier Skin Cream. ALL FULL SIZE.

Let's have a breakdown...

Tanning items

1. Bondi Sands Mitts (RRP $10)
2. Le Tan Instant Tan in Dark Bronze 110ml (RRP $13.50)

I don't tan, but definitely know some tanning junkies would be all over it. :P A miss for me personally though.

Cleansing

3. Sukin Detoxifying Clay Masque 50ml (RRP $16 for 100ml, $8)
4. Neutrogena Deep Clean Facial Cleanser 200ml (RRP $14)
5. Biore Pore Unclogging Scrub 135ml (RRP $10)
6. Montagne Jeunesse Blemish Mud Mask (RRP $4)

Especially excited for the Sukin clay mask! The rest though.. I'm very set (as in, have too much of) on cleansers in general...

Hand creams

7. Essano Rosehip Nourishing Hand Creme in Wild Rose and Jojoba 120ml (RRP $15)
8. Rosken Intensive Moisture Hand Cream 75ml (RRP $4)

The Essano hand creme looks really nice! Loving the pink packaging, it looks sleek and cute at the same time. Rosehip oil is a much-loved ingredient and I'm curious to know what it'll do for my hands! The other hand cream I'll probably give away though.

Oils

9. Thursday Plantation Nurture Oil Bio-Perfecting 60ml (RRP $13.49)
10. Antipodes Apostle Skin-Brightening & Tone-Correcting Serum 10ml sample (RRP $60 for 30ml, $20)
11. Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse (One use sample)

I repeat - RRP $60?! For this Antipodes Serum? It's also sold in Myer for $59, so the story checks out. We have a fancy pants item here guys. :K who doesn't love free expensive skincare? How do people justify spending this much on a product they've never tried before?! Excited!

Moisturiser

12. Antipodes Vanilla  Pod Hydrating Day Cream (one use sample)
13. Dr Lewinn's Multi-Moisture Balm 50g (RRP. $30)
14. Jergens Daily Moisture 250ml (RRP $6) 
15. Palmer's Shea Butter Formula With Vitamin E Lotion 250ml (RRP. $7.50)

Palmer's! YAY!
That Antipodes sachet also sounds nice. The rest I'll probably use to see how it goes, but don't know much/currently have no strong feelings about.

"After-moisturiser"?

16. L'oreal Paris Revitalift Magic Blur Instant Skin Smoother Finishing Cream 30ml (RRP $25)
17. Garnier Miracle Skin Cream (5ml sample)

Again, no strong feelings. I should mention that you also get a voucher for the full size of the Garnier, but more on that later.

Lips

18. Pure Paw Paw Ointment in Strawberry 25g (RRP $6)
19. Lanolips 101 Ointment in Rose SPF15 12.5ml(RRP $14) 
20. Nivea Lip Butter Unscented 16.7g (RRP $5.69)
21. Key Sunn Zinke SPF50+ in Pink 12g (RRP $4)
22. La Roche Posay Cicaplast Soothing Repairing Balm 7.5ml sample (RRP $16 for 40ml, ~$3)

SO MANY LIP ITEMS. I LOVE LIPCARE. I WILL LOVE AND USE ALL OF THIS.
The Zinke does confuse me just a little bit though - I don't feel like I've ever seen this item in Priceline, and even search the Priceline website doesn't offer any Key Sun items... Weird..
And hey... isn't there meant to be a Burt's Bees lip product here?! D:

Face wipes

23. Swisspers Original Unscented Facial Cleansing Wipes (25 wipes) (RRP $6.30)
24. Formula 10.0.6 Wipe Your Face off Make-up Removing Facial Wipes in Pink Grapefruit and Apple (25 wipes) (RRP $7)

I know that Formula 10.0.6 is very popular - I love the packaging of this wipe and make-up removal wipes are always welcome! I will give both a go, both sound really nice!

Miscellaneous

25. Swisspers 400 Cotton Tips (RRP $5.80)
26. Avene Eau Thermale Spring Water Mist 50ml (RRP $10)
27. Innoxa Organic Brightening Eye Creme 15ml (RRP $20)

I needed new cotton tips! I really wanted the pads pictured in the sample bag but seeing other people's unbaggings - no one was getting the cotton pads and everyone was getting the tips, which was a shame. The Avene is such a perfect summer item (it's currently freezing in Sydney though) but a welcome addition to my stash. The Innoxa Organic Eye Creme is probably one of the highlights of the bag for me! My dark circles are my main problem area!

Vouchers!

28. ModelCo Cleanser - choose from their Gel Cleanser, Cream Cleanser or Cleansing Foam (RRP $15)
29. Innoxa Cleanser - choose from Innoxa's Renew Triple Action Gel Wash, Renew Anti-Ageing Exfoliator, or Super Sensitive Creme Cleansing Milk (RRP $18)
30. Physiogel Calming Relief Cream 50ml sample (RRP. $13 for 100ml, $6.50 sample)
31. Garnier Miracle Skin Cream 50ml (RRP $20)

So these vouchers work the same as the Priceline Sister Club ones would I assume. There's a barcode and you take it in store and let them scan it to redeem your free product. :)

So what was the total value of this bag?

$321

(*thank you Benscrub Indonesia for drawing my attention to things and helping me fix this number up!)

Excluding the Garnier sample ($2) and the Nuxe (not sure what to value this at.)

Over $400? $323 seems hardly. Then again, they will probably just claim the bag itself is worth over $80...? =/

Meh! I'm still really happy with the bag, just amused that it doesn't calculate to be over $400. Even if I was rather generous with the RRPs (I mean $5.80 for a pack of cotton buds? pls Priceline)

If you assume everything was 40% off (like the typical skincare sale that Priceline does have semi-regularly), then everything in this bag could have been purchased with $192.60.

Still great value. And you still got the original $69+ of things you bought in the first place. :)



Anyway, this was a LOOOOONG POST. It took a look amount of time because I had to individually search up the prices of everything, but you guys are worth it ;) I would've loved something like this for when I was deciding if I was going to get the bag or not, so I hope someone finds this helpful.

Of course be sensible - even though it's a lot of stuff, if you'll use only one item worth $20 in here it's not worth your money. I'm a sucker for gift with purchase promotions too, but I knew I'd definitely get my money's worth from this bag from looking at the picture.

Personally, I thought this was a fantastic bag with lots of products that I personally will use or have been wanting to try. The value is pretty great and the item selection and range of things is HUGE! Very well-rounded bag that covers most aspects of Western skincare.

If you want to see my first impressions of it as I was unbagging, here's my video as always!


 

Here's what you add to your cart online once you've carted your $69 or more of qualifying item. HERE

The promotion started on June 18 and technically runs until July 1st, but I think they will definitely run out by then, so be quick if you want one to avoid disappointment!

This is linked up with fabulousandfunlife!

Hope you guys enjoyed and I'll talk to you guys again very soon!

xoxo

pynkbunny~


-x- A QUICK UPDATE to this post:

Priceline did quote the RRP of the bag itself to be $40. They have also been fantastic in sending replacement items, so that the value of the bag did end up reaching just over $400. If you had any missing items with your own bag, contact their customer service! It's quite excellent :)

xx pynkbunny