|
Post by joannimation on May 5, 2014 1:13:14 GMT
Does anyone have any recommendations for Asian makeup brands? I just started exploring and am looking to learn what's hot and what's not
|
|
|
Post by eriles on May 5, 2014 17:05:00 GMT
I bought Mizon's King to the Kong toner and gel moisturizer (they are GIANT-the moisturizer is like 5 oz or something huge) I purchased them in November and I am not even halfway through the toner. The ingredients are pretty natural and my skin is happy. Urban Outfitters started carrying Mizon and Tonymoly and several other Korean brands. I purchased from www.beautynetkorea.com/ because blogger MusingsofaMuse recommended them and has purchased from them a lot (I feel like depending on how popular the brand is you have to be careful of fakes and whatnot). I noticed the moisturizer I bought was approx. $18 whereas on Urban Outfitters it was $38. I bought a petite bunny gloss bar from Tonymoly. It is cute and fun, I like it. I also bought these petite BB creams by Holika Holika and they are pretty decent too. Skinfood is another brand I have been interested in. And I have heard good things about The Face Shop. I have mostly explored Korean brands but I wanted to branch into Japanese (Majolica Majorca, Lavshuca, Jill Stuart). I am just trying to find a reliable retailer that isn't overprice/is safe to shop with/sells authentic items. I follow British beauty blogger and she posted about this newer Korean brand called Chosungah22 and it looks really intriguing. (http://en.chosungah22.com/)
|
|
|
Post by joannimation on May 5, 2014 18:17:08 GMT
I bought Mizon's King to the Kong toner and gel moisturizer (they are GIANT-the moisturizer is like 5 oz or something huge) I purchased them in November and I am not even halfway through the toner. The ingredients are pretty natural and my skin is happy. Urban Outfitters started carrying Mizon and Tonymoly and several other Korean brands. I purchased from www.beautynetkorea.com/ because blogger MusingsofaMuse recommended them and has purchased from them a lot (I feel like depending on how popular the brand is you have to be careful of fakes and whatnot). I noticed the moisturizer I bought was approx. $18 whereas on Urban Outfitters it was $38. I bought a petite bunny gloss bar from Tonymoly. It is cute and fun, I like it. I also bought these petite BB creams by Holika Holika and they are pretty decent too. Skinfood is another brand I have been interested in. And I have heard good things about The Face Shop. I have mostly explored Korean brands but I wanted to branch into Japanese (Majolica Majorca, Lavshuca, Jill Stuart). I am just trying to find a reliable retailer that isn't overprice/is safe to shop with/sells authentic items. I follow British beauty blogger and she posted about this newer Korean brand called Chosungah22 and it looks really intriguing. (http://en.chosungah22.com/) When I was looking around, I saw the Tonymoly stuff and they're so cute!! I want that Peach lip balm & hand creme (because who doesn't want to carry around cosmetics in the shape of a peach??)!! Asian cosmetics is a completely new arena for me, so I can't wait to see what they're like!! It's so unfamiliar to me, so it's a huge gamble to just get something without trying it. I've heard of Tonymoly, Skinfood, Holika Holika, and the Face Shop. I've also heard a lot about Etude House, so I want to try their stuff too!! (after the no-buy of course I got really curious after seeing this buzzfeed article: www.buzzfeed.com/chanelparks/cult-beauty-products-from-asia-you-didnt-know-existed
|
|
|
Post by eriles on May 5, 2014 19:01:04 GMT
Oh yeah I remember I bought this cute hand cream by etude house! Missing U is what it was called and they do different animals. So cute! I think after I use it I will clean it and put a different hand cream inside. I remember when Sephora had fairydrops. It was ok. I bought their primer from this store based out of LA to try. Again, it was just ok. I have used a lot of sheet masks before..I buy the ones from my beauty diary I think. I think a lot of the stuff in the pore line from Tonymoly has good reviews. If you lookup Musings of a Muse she buys a lot of asian makeup and skincare so she kinda got me started on it. I love Asian cosmetics. The packaging is cute and sometimes they have really odd but cool ideas. Like when it came to my Mizon face cream I was surprised how many botanical ingredients they shoved in there..and it was paraben free and all this other good stuff lol. I just wish there was an easier/cheaper way to get my hands on the stuff!
|
|
|
Post by joannimation on May 5, 2014 21:06:17 GMT
Oh yeah I remember I bought this cute hand cream by etude house! Missing U is what it was called and they do different animals. So cute! I think after I use it I will clean it and put a different hand cream inside. I remember when Sephora had fairydrops. It was ok. I bought their primer from this store based out of LA to try. Again, it was just ok. I have used a lot of sheet masks before..I buy the ones from my beauty diary I think. I think a lot of the stuff in the pore line from Tonymoly has good reviews. If you lookup Musings of a Muse she buys a lot of asian makeup and skincare so she kinda got me started on it. I love Asian cosmetics. The packaging is cute and sometimes they have really odd but cool ideas. Like when it came to my Mizon face cream I was surprised how many botanical ingredients they shoved in there..and it was paraben free and all this other good stuff lol. I just wish there was an easier/cheaper way to get my hands on the stuff! I MUST HAVE THAT SEAL!!! I will be finding Musings of a Muse as soon as I get home
|
|
|
Post by eriles on May 5, 2014 21:29:46 GMT
|
|