Shanghai Trip ☛ part 2 ☚ Beauty

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Here comes the second part of my Shanghai Haul!

But before that...

I got my ears pierced! My paranoid parents wouldn't let me get one until I turn 18 lol, its still in the process of healing so it hurts a little  

Anyways, I was able to get my hands on a few things that weren't available in New York. Most of them are either wayyy over priced (Uh, 30 dollar for a tube of mascara ? No thanks!)  or they only came in selected types. So, since they are all manufactured in Asia, the price is a lot cheaper in comparison

OK! Let's start with a product that is super popular right now. BB cream!

Beauty bloggers everywhere had some sort of definition for this product. So I won't post a whole essay about it but I'll give a small introduction. BB cream, or AKA the Blemish Balm Cream first started in Germany. A few Korea celebrities started using this product and well, a star was born! The texture of a BB cream is light like a moisturizer but covers like a foundation. Though unlike foundations, BB cream actually contains properties that could help to whiten your skin, lighten your acne scars and also help improve wrinkles. All the while making you face look natural and glowy.  Sounds nice? It is!

Only recently did I start using BB creams, and boy do I regret not using this earlier. The downside was that where I live, each bottle of BB cream cost about 40 - 60 dollars.   In china? Approximately 18 dollars. . . I grabbed it immediately haha.

The BB Diamond Collection: The prestige BB cream

Wrinkle Improvement

Whitening

UV protecting SPF 25 PA++

This BB cream is a shade lighter than my face, but that's because it has diamond power and jewel complexion powder infused in the cream. Which when used on cheeks, forehead or chin can help highlight and brighten the face. 

Majolica Majorca : Lash Enamel Glamour Volume On Mascara

(Yes this is the 30 dollar tube of mascara I was talking about.)

The comb like applicator kind of reminds me of cockroaches...maybe it's because I saw too many cockroaches in china?  

Dolly wink: Liquid Eye liner in Deep Black

Finally able to replace my old one, this is my favorite eyeliner!

Bobbi Brown Kabuki brush

Now, I don't know if Bobbie Brown ever came out with this type of Kabuki brush before. But for as far as I know, he never did. This was placed next to a real Bobbie Kabuki brush that I picked up, but the sales lady talked me into getting this one instead. Since it was cheaper and her reason sounded pretty convincing, I went for it. I'm not angry or upset because I only paid like 6 dollars for it, and the quality isn't actually that bad! 

The brush is very dense, and super super soft. It also picks up my powder fairly well and does a good job buffing it into my skin. The only downside is that it smells really gross, but I am hoping it goes away after a while.

So I didn't become a mask junki up until early this year, but of course the same problem as the mascara, they are pretty expensive. Those masks were just a few that I grabbed out of my suit case, there's still a whole hand full left out.  And that just means, MASK REVIEWS! I'll be doing reviews on each and everyone of these, after I finish posting all of my hauls. 

Chocolate Truffle - Moisturizing & softening the face YUm! 

Earl Grey Tea & Macaron - Illuminating & clarifying the face

 I haven't tried this one yet but I smelt it when my cousin tired it, and its super sweet 

Aloe Vera

Japanese cherry blossom 

Strawberry Yogurt (yum again!)

Apple Polyphenol 

Hydrangea 

Orange blossom

Next up will be nail products! I got these beautiful silver flakes, they are great for gradient nail designs or if you're up to it, sparkly french nails  

They were also selling these mini O.P.I polishes, so cute I couldn't resist picking them up. They were only 2 dollars for 3!

I was going to give them all to my friend as a souvenir, but I ended up really liking the sparkly one so I kept that one hehehe 

Oh I almost forgot, I also had my nails done while I was there! They were also really cheap   oh, how I wish NY is like that. It was fun though, my first time doing gel extensions, now I can abuse my nails however I want without worrying about breaking them ~  

And that was an extremely long post!   All of these items will be up for review as soon as I finish posting everything I bought. I'll even try out doing my first nail tutorial.

Bye bye! 

P.S. Next up is FOOD! Get a towel ready because some of them are known to increase saliva production. You've been warned!