[ETUDE HOUSE] Sweet Recipe

After Princess Etoinette, [ETUDE HOUSE]'s most popular product line from 2012/ 2013 seems to be Sweet Recipe. Of course, I also checked out the products from this new line but unfortunately I found nothing really interesting at first, except for the nail polishes.
So, the first product I ordered was the Icecream Nail Polish in #4 Strawberry Star Candy. Afterwards, I somehow got more and more interested in other products and so I had some more stuff in my shopping card:
- Icecream Nails (#1 Mint Choco Chip & #3 Apricot Candy)
- Almond Chip Cookie Pact
- Cupcake All Over Color (#OR202 Peach Sugar Cake)
- Chocolate Eyes
- Chocolate Smudge Liner
- Chocostick Liner Brush

Description: You're invited to the Sweet Cookie House with irresistible desserts and delicious colors.

Since there are already soooo many reviews about this products I will try to keep it short.

Icecream Nails:

 Description: Colored sweet like icecream. Soft texture that makes nails melt little by little as sweet icecream.

The Icecream Nail Polishes are, as far as I know, peoples favorites. I find them very cute as well and that's why I got 3 out of 4 colors. I didn't get #2 Lemon Sherbet because I don't like yellow colors a lot.
Each color comes inside a glass flacon with 10ml inside and a lid on top that looks like a cone - a ice-cream cone to be more exact.

#1 Mint Choco Chip: A mint blue base with lotsa colorful glitter inside.
#3 Apricot Candy: A apricot/ beige base with tons of glitter. The glitter in this shade seem to be the most colorful ones: violet, red, green, yellow, white and more.
#4 Strawberry Star Candy: A light pink base color with many glitter mostly in pink, violet and blue. This color also contains some silver shimmer and star-shaped glitter.

I like all colors but my favorite is still Apricot Candy because I prefer more natural colors. I just need to apply one coat while I need more coats for Mint Choco Chip and Strawberry Star Candy. I don't know why but these two shades are more sheer and look streaky. Maybe I apply them wrong!

Almond Chip Cookie Pact:

Description: This baked face powder with chips of illuminating pearls creates a smooth and radiant complexion.

The outer packaging of this pressed powder is pink with cute cookie prints on it. The powder itself is housed inside a round container made of thick paper/ cardboard. The container contains 14g and the lid also got a cute cookie print. This Cookie Pact got almond chips while the Chocolate Chip Cookie Pact got choco chips.

A sponge is also included and can be found underneath the lid.

The Almond Chip Cookie Pact is the brighter shade and good for those with a lighter skin tone like me. The light beige powder contains whitish (almond) chips which have some shimmer in it. The powder pact is sweet scented, too!

I didn't use the powder on my face yet but on my hand it looks like it has just a light coverage. The shimmer is barely visible, what I like.

Cupcake All Over Color:

The clear plastic wrapping of the All Over Color has pink stripes on the bottom and a cupcake print on the top. The description on this product is in Korean only.

The small round metal container, with 10g of product inside, looks like a cupcake and comes in different colors. I got #OR202 Peach Sugar Cake and therefore the cupcake container is kept in peachy colors and even has a peach print on the lid.

The Cupcake All Over Color has a creamy consistency, a peachy pink color and even smells like fruity peaches.

The rather sheer color is non-sticky and can be used as eyeshadow, lip color or cream blush. I mainly use it on my eyes and lips because I prefer powder blushes.

Chocolate Eyes:

Description: This matte and silky eye shadow comes in a variety of chocolate brown colors that naturally blend to express deep, dramatic eyes.

The eyeshadow palette was, beside the nail polishes, the product that I wanted to have the most. The whole packaging looks like a chocolate bar and contains 13g.

The three (3) colors inside this palette are described as Cacao 45% (Beige-Brown), Cacao 65% (Milk Chocolate Brown) and Cacao 98% (Dark Brown).

01. Use Cacao 45% as base color.
02. Gradate with Cacao 65% color.
03. Contour outer corner of eyes with Cacao 98% color to complete deep and dramatic chocolate shaded eyes.
Tip: Depending on hair color, use each color alone or blended together.

I always use all colors together as described above and I like the result. I love natural colors especially for day make-up and these eyeshadow palette is perfect for that.
The colors are matte without any shimmer in it.

Chocolate Smudge Liner + Chocostick Liner Brush:

Description (Chocostick Liner Brush): This thin, flat eyeliner brush creates a precise and even line to define eyes.

The creamy Chocolate Smudge Liner has (for me) the cutest design out of all products: a heart-shaped chocolate praline. The Chocostick Liner Brush looks like those chocolate sticks you surely know, too ('MIKADO' or 'Pocky').

The container of the eyeliner can be opened at the bottom. Since I already own black and dark grey liquid eyeliners I decided to get this one in #2 Milk Choco Brown.

The consistency is creamy and I can apply it very easy with the Chocostick Liner Brush. I must say that I like it more than those liquid eyeliners... You can also smudge the eyeliner with the brush for a more dramatic look.
#2 Milk Choco Brown is the brighter shade and not as light brown as I expected it to be. Still, I find this color fits me way better than dark shades. 

Price: between 5,- € to 12,- €/ US$6 to US$16

Bought at: eBay (f2plus1)  

[Holika Holika] Magic pole mascara *#2 Longlash*

When I went to South Korea last year I spent most of my money for souvenirs. I brought so much stuff at home like traditional dolls, souvenir plates, cup coaster, magnets, a 'HAECHI' plush toy and STARBUCKS mugs/ tumbler. Btw, I collect STARBUCKS mugs from cities and countries I have visited or I'm interested in.

Anyway, in Seoul I also went to a [Holika Holika] Shop. Too bad that I didn't know much about Korean cosmetic at that time, so I just bought a few things like the Magic pole mascara in #2 Longlash. This mascara is also available as #1 Volume and WATERPROOF.

Watch the CM with CN Blue & Kim Min Ji here:

Description: With Magic ball brush and porous Sponge Ball Powder. It reaches 100% of lashes from every angle for a dramatic, flared-out effect. The unique spherical brush thickens, separates and adds volume to even tiny corner and lower lashes, transforming your look from everyday to explosive with a few sweeps.

The Magic pole mascara comes in a pink/purple/gold bottle and contains 9ml.

The brush has a unique design which I have never seen on a mascara before. 

It got a ball on top which is called 'Magic Ball' and helps to separate and lengthen the lashes. The longer part of the brush is the 'Magic Stick' and gives your eyelashes more volume with Light Wax Matrix. 
You can apply the mascara in different ways: Use the Magic Stick to cover all of your lashes and then use just the Magic Ball to separate them. You can either use the Magic Ball on the side for Long-Lash Volume or in the middle for Triple Power Volume. 
I use the ball also for the lower lashes.

The color is a deep black and is not waterproof. Nevertheless, it has a Smart Film Type that prevents the mascara from smudging by sebum, tears etc. But it is still easy to remove with a make-up remover and warm water.

My lashes without any mascara - looks like I got no lashes coz they are too bright to get captured by my cam:

With the Magic pole mascara in #2 Longlash. My lashes looking longer and more separated but they also look a bit like 'fly legs'. I wished they would have more volume...

I purchased this mascara directly in Seoul for around 9,900won but you can get it at eBay as well.

Price: around 7,- €/ 9,900won
Bought at: [Holika Holika] Shop @LOTTE WORLD, Seoul

What I love: 
The unique ball brush design.

What I don’t like: 

There is nothing I dislike.   

Will I buy this again? Not this one! If so, then I would try out #1 Volume.

[ETUDE HOUSE] LUCIDarling Fantastic Gradation Eyes *Caramel Sepia*

When it comes to eye make-up I'm always scared of too colorful eyeshadows. I don't wanna look like a clown or whatever, so I always prefer more naturally colors for everyday usage like white, beige, brown, gray or light pink. But I also own some eyeshadow palettes!

Not long ago I got one of these LUCIDarling Fantastic Gradation Eyes eye kits from [ETUDE HOUSE] and of course I got a naturally color again: #3 Caramel Sepia.

You can get nine (9) more colors:

- #1 Pinky Silver

- #2 Pink

- #4 Fully Olive Black

- #5 Golden Ratio Gold Khaki

- #6 Golden Khaki

- #7 Miss Tangerine

- #8 Miss Berry Berry

- #9 Nymph Brown Aura

- #10 Gold Pink Aura

Description: Makeup Line Promotes LED (Light Emitting Diode) Color, Radiance and Clarity to Makeup Expression. Gradation eye shades (base, main color, highlighter and liner) promote vivid eye expression.

The packaging looks chrome colored in purple and silver shades. The eyeshadows are inside a cute pearl pink container. This eye kit contains four (4) different colors with different NET weight: 2x 1,7g, 1x 2,3g and 1x 1,2g.

Inside the lid is a mirror and two (2) applicators are also included: 1x brush + big sponge applicator and 1x fine sponge/tip applicator for eye liner.

This eyeshadow kit consists of the 4 following steps:

A step) Base: The base color looks like (off)-white with some shimmer.

Use brush/tip to gather and apply makeup to entire upper eyelid area.

B step) Middle: A medium caramel brown. The shimmer seems to be a little more as in the base color.

Use brush to gather and apply color along upper eye lines.

C step) Highlighter: The silverish light pink highlighter got shimmer as well. 

Use brush to gather and apply highlighter to lower eyelids.

D step) Liner: The smallest eyeshadow in this kit is the eye liner which is a dark brown with some shimmer.

Use fine tip to gather apply makeup along upper/lower eye lines.

The colors of #3 Caramel Sepia are nice but the shimmer might be too much for some people. I don't really like the liner - it does stain. The color is then always over my (double) eyelid-line where I apply the base/ main color.

Price: around 10,- €/ US$13 
Bought at: eBay (rubyruby76)    

What I love:    

There is nothing I really love.

What I don’t like:
The liner does stain. A waterproof (liquid) eyeliner would be better.

Will I buy this again? Maybe because some other colors look nice, too.