Lavshuca Light Mix Eyes Part II

Having been surprised with the Lavshuca Light Mix Eyes palette GN-1, I very much looked forward to this BR-2 as it looks like a neutral taupe palette online. I got it for a really good price too, because it's quite old ^.^ It certainly looked very pretty and promising when it arrived.

The gradation of softness is slightly different with this BR-2 than with the GN-1 palette. With this BR-2, the base/highlighter at top left is still the driest, then the sparkling top wash at bottom right, then the liner shade at bottom left, and finally medium crease shade at top right is the softest. However, despite the high hopes I don't enjoy this palette. There's not a metallic shade, which is probably the biggest disappointment for me. And individually, the colors are pretty but they don't work well together at all as a palette. More details below.

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SkinFood Apple Can Multi Blusher

These SkinFood Apple Can Multi Blusher have been out a long time ago, like 5 years ago or even earlier. I've had mine since 2013 but they were stashed away in moving boxes and I'm now just opening them :( There are 4 colors available: 1 Apple Pink, 2 Apple Orange, 3 Apple Lavender, and 4 Apple Rose Gold.

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PharmaAct Deep Cleansing Oil

Finished Beaua Organic Link Cleansing Oil a while back and moved on to this 150mL refill of PharmaAct Deep Cleansing Oil.

To be honest I didn't expect much from this Deep Cleansing Oil. Kumano Yushi owns the brands PharmaAct as well as Beaua, and the Beaua Organic Link Cleansing Oil above as well as the PharmaAct Additive Free Cleansing Oil before that were identical in texture as well as scent. So I was weary, thinking I'm getting the same cleansing oil in yet another different packaging.

Suisse Programme Cellular Cleansing Milk

After having finished Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser, I moved on the 200mL/6.76fl oz. bottle of Suisse Programme Cellular Cleansing Milk. I bought this back in the summer of 2013 along with the Cellular Revitalizing Toner, and after having tortured myself every morning wiping my face with aunty perfume, I dragged my feet and didn't really want to use this Cleansing Milk.

Nanoce BB Mineral Powder SPF50+ PA+++

I bought this Nanoce BB Mineral Powder SPF50+ PA+++ together with Paseo UV Cut Powder from Rakuten JP and got free shipping ^.^ Thinking back though, I paid 2,000JPY for 4g of this Nanoce powder, which is way too expensive considering I can get 3.5g of Privacy UV Face Powder for 800-850JPY! Well, lesson learned.

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Paseo UV Cut Powder SPF50+ PA++++

Like Ruje Mineral BB Lucent Powder, this Paseo UV Cut Powder SPF50+ PA++++ was also a brain-washed purchase. And note both powders have an orange and gold "#1" sticker on their packaging, Ruje for #1 selling powder on Rakuten JP, and this Paseo one for #1 selling powder on Yahoo shopping. I mean, go figure! They both got me to buy after all! Ah, the power of [relentless] advertisement.

Anyway, this Paseo powder comes in 2 varieties, Cool and Normal, each contains 8g of product and goes for 1,600JPY plus tax and shipping. I bought the Cool version from Rakuten JP for only 1,350JPY plus tax and got free shipping (my order total was over 3,000JPY with another powder, Nanoce BB Mineral Powder SPF50+ PA+++, will review next).

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Ruje Cosmetics Mineral BB Lucent Powder SPF50 PA+++

I've never heard of this brand Ruje Cosmetics before, but then again, I certainly don't know every Japanese cosmetic brands out there. This Mineral BB Lucent Powder SPF50 PA+++ isn't so much an impulse buy as it was a brain-washed buy: every time I pulled up Rakuten JP, ads for this powder would pop up. After the umpteenth time, I was curious enough to buy it. I didn't actually click on the ad, just searched for it and picked a seller who offered the best price.

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The Saem Eco Soul UV Whitening Pact SPF50+ PA+++

The Saem Eco Soul UV Whitening Pact SPF50+ PA+++ is 11g of pressed powder with high sun protection, with an added benefit of whitening. There are 2 colors available, 21 Light Beige and 23 Natural Beige. I got 21 Light Beige.

I'm definitely a loose powder gal but will make exception for a pressed version every once in a while, like the Parasola UV Mineral BB Powder previously reviewed. But then I don't really care for whitening product, and there are other compact powders with the same high sun protection. In short, I don't know why I bought this powder and it was a total impulse buy ^.^"

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TonyMoly My Sunny Tok Tok Sun Powder SPF50+ PA+++

Here's yet another sun powder in the form of TonyMoly My Sunny Tok Tok Sun Powder SPF50+ PA+++. This item is readily available online and I paid about $10 + shipping for mine, which is actually quite expensive considering the pot contains a paltry 3g - yes, only 3g of product :( So the price alone appalled me a bit.

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VOV Showcase Ball on Cheek

I was surfing Korea Depart (not affiliated) when I spotted these cute VOV Showcase Ball on Cheek on sale, because they've been discontinued ^.^ So I grabbed both colors available, #1 Bebe Pink and #2 Bebe Light. You can still find these on E(vil)bay I think.

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