Lootbag: Etude House, Tony Moly

SM Fairview: I was on a mission --- look for a hydration backpack for my brother and get some diapers for the babies. I was determined to breeze thru the crowd and head straight to sports shops, I didn't have the luxury of time coz I left my calf in the care of the in-laws not before making sure he's well-fed, of course I digress. But I made a wrong turn (or did I, really?) and so lo and behold! Etude House boutique!! No, I couldn't, I just couldn't but I did. Sigh, I walked away from the store with a paper bag filled with bottles of polishes and a membership card! All along thinking, hubby's not going to like this... As I was walking towards a sports shop, I spotted a large white sign, the simplistic design caught my eye --- Tony Moly! My heart skipped a beat, again I was torn ---- should I go? It will only be for a few minutes, I thought. Yep, after just a few minutes I got out of the store with four more bottles of nail polishes.

Here's what I got,

Open.... Sesame!

Miss Tangerine Petit Darling Nails Kit, matte black, matte gray, GD011

Tony Moly Milky Sky, True Red, Milky Mint, Real Red

So many polishes, so little time...

Oh and yes, the hydration pack and diapers? I got 'em ,too ;)

Tinted Wings: Etude House and Miss Tangerine

Before the Philippine invasion of Etude House, I have been introduced to the brand some three years ago. My mom came home with goodies from a trip to Korea, and one of those is make-up. I got a pressed powder, which was too light on me so I ended up giving it to Nanay (she is much much fairer than I am), I kept the blush/highlighter (to this day I don't know what it is called, I don't read Korean hehehe) and the kabuki brush. I was pleasantly surprised and excited when I saw a kiosk in SM Fairview last year. So I bought a couple of the pressed powder which Nanay loved ("hongganda sa balat ko!") and when I gave it to her she was beside herself, her expression was classic! Hahaha! She thought I ordered it from someone in Korea (sly sly) but 0f course, I had to tell her the truth :)

Anyway, I didn't give it much thought though coz I don't know much about the brand but then when I saw that Etude House is in SM Cubao I thought it was time to look into their other products. I love their Precious Mineral BB cream for sheer glowing skin with SPF 30. This goes on smooth and light, medium to full coverage. Downside to this is it only has one shade. Oh well, I am acidic so the color blends into my skin given a few minutes.

On to my current addiction - nail polish! I've bought quite a few from EH (which will be posted sometime soon, translation: when the kiddos are asleep) and I'm quite happy with the consistency and application. When I read from Pam's blog about Miss Tangerine Petit Darling's Nail Kit, why not give it a try? It seemed easy enough, looks like fool proof. I have always been fascinated with nail art and gradients but alas, I have no creative cell in my body nor patience (this has never been my virtue, I've ruined quite a number of manis because I can't wait for the polish to dry-enter the fast dry top coat lalala!) to do it myself.

So pretty! It was as if I had my nails done at the salon, if I must say so myself :P

From Pam's blog : Tangerine Pink Nail Coat, Sparkling Tangerine Pearl Coat and Bling Bling Tangerine Pearl Coat

If I had not read it, I would have no clue as to the names of the bottles, it only has numbers and letters :P

One more thing,

What's this?! Oh no...

Should I trim these stubborn bristles? I was really really bothered when I opened the bottle and saw this. I almost didn't want to go on with the mani... But hey, maybe I could return it or not. I went on with the mani, and the wayward strands were not much troublesome - it was just annoying to look at! - however, the base color Tangerine Pink showed some streaks upon application. There was thickening of the polish in the bottle after a few minutes. I could live with it because of this ... :)