Sasa and Ebay Haul!

At long last, an update! I'm very sorry for how long it's taken me to write up another post, but I promise that I'll start updating more regularly again. Despite having a looong list of products I need to review, I thought I would ease back into blogging with a simple haul post! 

I purchased these products from Sasa and Ebay seller AlphaBeautyUK, who sells a lot of Japanese products at a reasonable price. I'll list out the products and give a brief description where neccessary.

Skincare

Left to Right

1) Mentholatum Skin Aqua UV Moisture Milk SPF 50+ PA+++

I'm constantly on the search for the perfect sunscreen! This one is alcohol free and quite gentle, and so far I like it a lot.

2) Kracie Naive Naive Deep Cleansing Oil (Olive)

It was cheap and simple.

3) Avene Retrinal+ 0.1 Cream 

Not Asian, but I've been wanting to incorporate retinoids into my routine for awhile. Unfortunately, I won't be able to book an appointment with the dermatologist until I'm back in Texas this December, so I got an OTC product instead. This was purchased at Dermstore.com

4) Juju Aquamoist Vitamin C Toner

I wanted to get my Vitamin C in a different skincare step, versus my previous serums. Cheap and has great reviews :)

5) Hada Labo Gokujyn Hyaluronic Acid Lotion 

It's getting colder and dryer here in Norway, and this is cheap but works sooo well so far. Really happy with it!

6) Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin Cream

Omg this cream is so good so far. I wanted the benefits of ceramides, but I hate the texture of popular ceramide creams like CeraVe. 

Makeup

Left to Right

1) Majolica Majorca Lash Enamel Glamour Volume on

I was tired of being unsatisfied with my cheap but unremarkable mascara, so I finally coughed up the $15 for this. So far I really like it.

2) K-Palette 24hr Real Lasting Eyeliner (waterproof) 

I just realized that I accidently bought the waterproof version haha... oh well. So far it's quite nice, I'll write a comparison post between this and Dolly Wink eyeliner later.

3) Canmake Lasting Creamy Liner (black) 

I didn't have a pencil eyeliner, and everything is expensive in Norway.

4) Kate Designing Eyebrow N

My current eyebrow pencil was too dark for my hair, so I got this. I really like it so far, though it's a lot smaller than I expected.

It's Skin Babyface Petit Blusher (01 Pink) Review

Super sorry for my laziness in posting reviews ): I lost my SD card, and because my camera is from 2005 or something, it can't use the new SD cards that have been released... so I'm trying to find places that ship SD cards from 2005 to me... with limited success. I know that the picture's quality is lacking, but please bear with me! As for the product... it's adorable and you get what you pay for (in a good way).

An update on my life / Please be patient with me!

Hiiiii y'alll!! First of all- I'm really, honestly, very sorry for my lack of quality updates lately. My life has just been changing a lot these past couple of weeks, so I don't have a set schedule and I'm quite busy most of the time. Secondly- I lost my SD card for my camera haha... woops. I need to buy one, possibly this weekend? But yea, it's impossible to do reviews without it ): So please be patient while I try and get my life sorted out! I love blogging and I appreciate your (collective) support so much, so please forgive me if it takes me some time to respond to comments or questions.

As for the details of whats going on in my life... it's a lot. I live in Norway now, and my classes have begun! My Norwegian has improved rapidly, but I still have a long way to go before I'm fully fluent. I'm also taking a course in Old Norse, so I get two Germanic languages for the price of one! I figure after I get fully fluent in Norwegian and get to a decent point in Old Norse, I can try to learn Japanese or Korean... maybe.

As many of you know, I was in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend for over 3 years. Now that we are finally together in the same city, I've been spending tons of time with him AND LOVING IT! But unfortunately that means my priorities have slightly shifted, so it's very easy to get distracted from what I used to occupy my time with (blogging, running, etc).

Anyway, here are a few pictures from a recent adventure, I hope this suffices for an update!

Baviphat Grape Juicy Mask Sheet

First of all- sorry for the poor quality of this review!! I lost the pictures for this review, so please excuse that ): As for the actual product, its better than previous Baviphat masks, but still nothing great compared to my favorites. I wouldn't repurchase this mask, but it was fine for maintaining moisture and reducing a little bit of redness.

Etude House Color POP Shine Tint (Swing Pop) Swatch & Review

 

I received this tint as a part of my Reddit beauty exchange, and I quite like it! It's not the best tint ever, but it's a unique color and moisturizes nicely, so I cannot really complain. I also want to apologize for the delay in posting, just been busy with moving and settling in! I'm still around though!!!

Laneige Perfect Renew Emulsion Review

My favorite out of the two Perfect Renew products I've tried- it's really just lovely. It has everything I need in an emulsion, and smells nice to boot!

Laneige Perfect Renew Essence Review

 

Since I'm already half way through this essence in a month, I thought that I should get this review done earlier rather than later. I like this essence, but don't love it. It's great for hydration and firming, but I'm just looking for different things for my skin right now.

By the way I'm moving to a different country in about 8 hours.  More after the jump.