K Beauty Online Shopping Featuring Cremorlab Haul From Brush As Well As Powder
I don't commonly practise store reviews.
Why?
It's been proven fourth dimension in addition to 1 time to a greater extent than that I am a bitter in addition to piteous human being. I dear to complain. I alive for complaining. No kvetchin', no life.
That makes me a nightmare of a customer.
I freely acknowledge it.
When I instruct online to practise some shopping, I usually tend to pass a fair amount of money. When I shop, I usually purchase the entire delineate (as evidenced past times some of the entries on this blog) instead of piddling piecemeal. I don't receive got the patience for "hauls" consisting of 1 product. When I instruct shopping, I hateful it. I shop.
Because of that, in addition to because I am a bitter in addition to piteous human being, my client service expectations are somewhat different. When shopping, I'm inward my special snowflake manner in addition to I facial expression to live treated equally such.
My commons shopping house is W2Beauty (affiliate link, this is the ONLY affiliate link inward this post), because Alice totally gets it. She treats me similar a special princess that I am. I dear Alice.
W2Beauty is to a greater extent than expensive than other online stores, but I am willing to pay to a greater extent than for the chance to live treated similar a spoiled brat. Because I am one. Alice knows that too, in addition to I dear her for that.
Last twelvemonth Alice went higher upward in addition to beyond her responsibilities of an cyberspace store possessor in addition to got something for me that was sold alone duty gratuitous at the airport. She was going on vacation. She lugged my shopping with her around Europe. She EMSed it to me when she returned to Korea. THAT'S why I dear Alice.
When I had questions nearly plastic surgical physical care for clinics inward Seoul, she truly asked her friends in addition to associates for recommendations. THAT'S why I dear Alice.
I never win whatever of her giveaways, I hardly ever post whatever reviews on her website. Apart from 1 W2Beauty sponsored review on this blog, everything is ever paid with my ain money. Because I dear Alice. And I volition proceed buying from her for equally long equally she stays inward business.
Another house I store at is TGI Wholesale, because despite the awful site design, they also instruct client service. And merely similar Alice, they instruct mental with samples in addition to freebies, equally well.
When I needed a particular recommendation, they truly wrote dorsum with a listing of what was trending at that fourth dimension inward Korea. And gauge what? On that listing they included items they did non deport in addition to did non sell. I appreciate such honesty.
Unfortunately, lately their selection seems to receive got shrunk. Pity. On the other hand, they are revamping their website. So maybe novel in addition to exciting things are going to come about soon. Good luck, TGI Wholesale!
Everybody's favorite Jolse is non my preferred shopping destination. Yes, I practise purchase from them from fourth dimension to time. But I never understood their high standing with unusual Asian beauty fans. Jolse used to live referred to equally BAE past times people who merely got their offset bundle total of CosRX something or the other. Because manifestly a handful of inexpensive foil packets made them facial expression hence generous in addition to special.
I receive got no move for low-end samples, I receive got no move for TonyMolys, or Skinfoods, or other Etude Houses. If I haul inward triple digits in addition to instruct Tony Moly Tomatox foils, I volition non live shopping at that spot again.
Sorry, that's merely my thing. Your thing mightiness live different. But I'm going to accept my concern elsewhere.
I receive got hauled from RoseRoseShop inward the past times in addition to it was a less than satisfying experience (see Jolse above) mainly due to looooong equally all eternity transportation times.
I receive got hauled from Koreadepart in addition to it was meh, too.
I am a semi-regular G-Market hauler in addition to due to the nature of that site, it tin live a rattling hitting or missy experience. I had to a greater extent than hits than misses, but their bespeak organisation sucks. For that reason, if I can, I tend to avoid G-Market altogether.
I receive got hauled from numerous Ebay sellers equally well. Overall, it was a decent experience. With 1 exception. But to a greater extent than nearly it soon.
(all links to Wishtrend are non-affiliate)
One house I pass upward to store at is Wishtrend.
Why? They allow, advise even, to mask affiliate links, because they are good aware of the fact that some people (like me) pick out non to click on a random affiliate link. That fact lone made me state "fuck you" to Wishtrend in addition to avoid whatever link with "wishtrend" inward it 100% of the time.
Pity, because I'd similar to endeavour their klairs brand. But I am non going to. Unless I tin instruct it from somewhere else.
However, despite my deep in addition to undying dear in addition to devotion to Alice at W2Beauty, I am ever on the picket for novel places to shop.
(no affiliate links below)
It seems that the bulk of novel online vendors these days are located either inward the US, or inward Canada, or inward Europe. That doesn't practise me whatever good.
Though at that spot is 1 store inward the UK, named rattling appropriately K-cosmetics, that offers gratuitous worldwide shipping, has an interesting build that I am lusting after (I'm From) in addition to decent prices (considering their physical location).
It seems similar a bang-up selection for folks inward Europe to try.
And they're also offering 40% off correct now, if y'all sign upward for their newsletter or something, something. Their website kinda sucks, but the prices are truly reasonable, in addition to that I'm From is calling my scream (especially since I pass upward to purchase from Wishtrend, which is similar the alone other house that stocks this brand).
(NO affiliate links below, this is NOT a sponsored review)
There is also a novel histrion based inward South Korea, 1 called Brush in addition to Powder.
I mentioned them earlier inward my Cremorlab review. They are notable for carrying a fuckton of Cremorlab in addition to having periodic "buy 1 instruct one" offers on Cremorlab Fresh Water Gel (and hopefully on other Cremorlab, too, listen this B&P???). It was 1 of these offers that lured me in.
Don't know nearly you, but I abhor the name. Sounds likewise much similar a makeup store. True, they also deport a bunch of makeup, including some lesser known brands (Unpretty Rapper, you're next!), but that's non all they have. So why the stupid makeupy name? No idea.
They are rattling active on Instagram in addition to that's how I flora them.
They are kind, friendly, in addition to for the most part, good organized. For the most part, because equally y'all volition see, at that spot was a niggling snafu with the discount code. However, overall, their client service is instant to none. They truly indulged my special snowflakedness in addition to did hence with a smile. Gotta dear that.
When shortly after my Cremorlab post, they announced on Instagram they were running their BOGO offering on Fresh Water Gel, I forthwith jumped on it. Cremorlab is good, but alone if I tin instruct it for less than the regular price.
And hence I placed an order. I also added Cremorlab Skin Tone-Up CC Cream, which I've been wanting to endeavour for a acre now, in addition to which turned out to live excellent.
Before I placed my order, I got this pop-up:
So y'all hateful non alone a BOGO offering on Cremorlab, but 10% off equally well?
Just unopen upward in addition to accept my coin already!
Of course of didactics I signed up.
I didn't instruct whatever e-mail with an activation code, or a discount code, hence I assumed it would live applied during checkout. I assumed wrong.
Now, my total wasn't that outrageous. It came out to 87 dollars. But 10% of 87 dollars that's 8 bucks. That's a fully customized Starbucks soy frappuccino inward Japan. Nothing to sneeze at.
I wanted to know if maybe I did something incorrect in addition to missed my 10% off, hence I sent an email. Even though it was almost midnight hither in addition to inward Korea, their lovely rep got dorsum to me almost immediately. Seriously people, don't y'all ever sleep???
She explained that emails are sent at sure as shooting times, in addition to that unfortunately, I missed my discount code for my offset order. Yeah, I was bummed. But hence she suggested that she could upgrade my shipment from normal registered air to K-packet to build upward for the inconvenience of missing the discount.
Now, y'all see, I alive inward Japan. I ever pick the cheapest transportation alternative when choices are available, because whether it's a K-packet, or a registered air package, they instruct hither around the same time. It doesn't build whatever difference. EMS, if it's sent out offset thing inward the morn inward Korea, gets to me the side past times side day. We are unopen plenty that extra transportation options don't truly build much sense. Better to move that coin towards an extra sail mask, or two.
Of course of didactics if y'all alive inward a soil with a less reliable postal system, past times all means, instruct for the safest option.
In all my years of buying from Korea, I receive got lost alone 1 package. With 3 su:m37 Miracle Rose Cleansing Sticks. From an Ebay seller, who didn't transportation it with a tracking number. But I placed that gild during the famous MRCS shortage, hence it's anybody's gauge whether the bundle was truly sent out at all. After a long hold off for my sticks in addition to a rattling brief Ebay dispute, I got my coin back. I ended upward ordering the sticks from W2Beauty, because past times hence they were dorsum inward stock in addition to available.
Back to Brush in addition to Powder...
While I appreciated the transportation upgrade gesture, I didn't truly demand it. I paid for the tracking release anyway. I would receive got preferred a duet of sail masks instead. I said hence to the Brush in addition to Powder rep, in addition to she basically replied "whatever makes y'all happy".
Time frame:
It was sent out equally K-packet AND at that spot were the masks I whined about. AND a packet of Cremorlab makeup cleansing sheets AND a bunch of samples in addition to foils. AND a handwritten personal note.
People, that's how y'all practise client service.
Am I going to live shopping at Brush in addition to Powder inward the future? Hell yeah! Especially since after all that, I tin STILL move my previously missing 10% discount code.
And that is WHY I am writing this post.
Too oftentimes I bitch nearly bad service (I pass upward to store at the flagship Shu Uemura store at Omotesando Hills), shady service (staff at SkinGarden inward Shin Okubo inward Tokyo diligently scratching off stamped expiration dates) or racist service (as detailed inward this entry).
So to ease it out, today I am writing nearly fantabulous service. And different my shopping experiences inward Japan, this fantabulous service is available worldwide with gratuitous shipping, no affair where y'all live.
But of course, I wouldn't live myself, if I didn't discovery something to bespeak out.
Now, this materials doesn't truly affair to me, because Nippon in addition to Korea receive got some sort of offcial understanding in addition to nobody cares what's written on customs slips.
However, if y'all alive inward a soil with an anal retentive customs office, y'all mightiness live inward for a rude surprise.
The bundle was marked equally a gift, but... the sender was listed equally "Brush in addition to Powder". That is an immediate cherry flag that the parcel is non a gift, but inward fact, merchandise.
In contrast, W2Beauty in addition to TGI Wholesale (don't recollect nearly Jolse) write the scream of an actual mortal equally a sender, hence the bundle has at to the lowest degree a semblance of beingness an actual, individual gift. H5N1 tiny thing but 1 that customs officers facial expression at when "randomly" selecting shipments for inspection.
Another thing that could live a cherry flag for bored customs staff was that the total value was listed equally "0" on the customs form. Yep, null dollars, null won, null yen, null anything.
Yeah, nosotros all play that lower-the-value-to-avoid-customs-fees game. I practise it every fourth dimension I transportation a bundle to Europe. But c'mon now. Keep it believable, please?
Anyway, that's merely my ii yen worth of bitching.
So...
What just did I buy?
This:
Here are the ii sail masks:
As y'all tin see, the combined total of these masks is nearly double of what my 10% would receive got been. Thank hence y'all much, Brush in addition to Powder!!!
The paw written Federal Reserve annotation recommended this mask:
I'm going to endeavour it this evening in addition to study dorsum :-)
And inward improver to all that, a generous stack of samples in addition to foils was included inward my shipment equally well.
Miss due north (the oily skinned friend) forthwith grabbed the CC cream samples. She's the 1 who reported dorsum that it worked similar magic.
Mineral Treatment Essence, Shadow-off Cream in addition to Essence Tonic are novel to me. While 1 foil is non plenty to instruct an thought nearly a product, I'm however looking frontward to trying them all.
Incidentally, September is my "use upward all the samples" months, because I am trying to reorganize my stash.
So at that spot y'all receive got it.
H5N1 totally honest, non-sponsored store review.
What are y'all waiting for?
Go, practise some shopping!
And now, if y'all excuse me, I receive got to start preparing for yet some other typhoon. Meh...
Why?
It's been proven fourth dimension in addition to 1 time to a greater extent than that I am a bitter in addition to piteous human being. I dear to complain. I alive for complaining. No kvetchin', no life.
That makes me a nightmare of a customer.
I freely acknowledge it.
When I instruct online to practise some shopping, I usually tend to pass a fair amount of money. When I shop, I usually purchase the entire delineate (as evidenced past times some of the entries on this blog) instead of piddling piecemeal. I don't receive got the patience for "hauls" consisting of 1 product. When I instruct shopping, I hateful it. I shop.
Because of that, in addition to because I am a bitter in addition to piteous human being, my client service expectations are somewhat different. When shopping, I'm inward my special snowflake manner in addition to I facial expression to live treated equally such.
My commons shopping house is W2Beauty (affiliate link, this is the ONLY affiliate link inward this post), because Alice totally gets it. She treats me similar a special princess that I am. I dear Alice.
W2Beauty is to a greater extent than expensive than other online stores, but I am willing to pay to a greater extent than for the chance to live treated similar a spoiled brat. Because I am one. Alice knows that too, in addition to I dear her for that.
Last twelvemonth Alice went higher upward in addition to beyond her responsibilities of an cyberspace store possessor in addition to got something for me that was sold alone duty gratuitous at the airport. She was going on vacation. She lugged my shopping with her around Europe. She EMSed it to me when she returned to Korea. THAT'S why I dear Alice.
When I had questions nearly plastic surgical physical care for clinics inward Seoul, she truly asked her friends in addition to associates for recommendations. THAT'S why I dear Alice.
I never win whatever of her giveaways, I hardly ever post whatever reviews on her website. Apart from 1 W2Beauty sponsored review on this blog, everything is ever paid with my ain money. Because I dear Alice. And I volition proceed buying from her for equally long equally she stays inward business.
Another house I store at is TGI Wholesale, because despite the awful site design, they also instruct client service. And merely similar Alice, they instruct mental with samples in addition to freebies, equally well.
When I needed a particular recommendation, they truly wrote dorsum with a listing of what was trending at that fourth dimension inward Korea. And gauge what? On that listing they included items they did non deport in addition to did non sell. I appreciate such honesty.
Unfortunately, lately their selection seems to receive got shrunk. Pity. On the other hand, they are revamping their website. So maybe novel in addition to exciting things are going to come about soon. Good luck, TGI Wholesale!
Everybody's favorite Jolse is non my preferred shopping destination. Yes, I practise purchase from them from fourth dimension to time. But I never understood their high standing with unusual Asian beauty fans. Jolse used to live referred to equally BAE past times people who merely got their offset bundle total of CosRX something or the other. Because manifestly a handful of inexpensive foil packets made them facial expression hence generous in addition to special.
I receive got no move for low-end samples, I receive got no move for TonyMolys, or Skinfoods, or other Etude Houses. If I haul inward triple digits in addition to instruct Tony Moly Tomatox foils, I volition non live shopping at that spot again.
Sorry, that's merely my thing. Your thing mightiness live different. But I'm going to accept my concern elsewhere.
I receive got hauled from RoseRoseShop inward the past times in addition to it was a less than satisfying experience (see Jolse above) mainly due to looooong equally all eternity transportation times.
I receive got hauled from Koreadepart in addition to it was meh, too.
I am a semi-regular G-Market hauler in addition to due to the nature of that site, it tin live a rattling hitting or missy experience. I had to a greater extent than hits than misses, but their bespeak organisation sucks. For that reason, if I can, I tend to avoid G-Market altogether.
I receive got hauled from numerous Ebay sellers equally well. Overall, it was a decent experience. With 1 exception. But to a greater extent than nearly it soon.
(all links to Wishtrend are non-affiliate)
One house I pass upward to store at is Wishtrend.
Why? They allow, advise even, to mask affiliate links, because they are good aware of the fact that some people (like me) pick out non to click on a random affiliate link. That fact lone made me state "fuck you" to Wishtrend in addition to avoid whatever link with "wishtrend" inward it 100% of the time.
Pity, because I'd similar to endeavour their klairs brand. But I am non going to. Unless I tin instruct it from somewhere else.
However, despite my deep in addition to undying dear in addition to devotion to Alice at W2Beauty, I am ever on the picket for novel places to shop.
- One, because I dear to shop.
- And two, because Alice does non stock every unmarried build nether the sun. She's trying, yes, that's true.
- And three, because whenever I desire something that she doesn't sell, I experience bad for bespeak her to practise me a favor in addition to instruct it for me anyway. Even I know at that spot are limits to my special snowflakeness.
(no affiliate links below)
It seems that the bulk of novel online vendors these days are located either inward the US, or inward Canada, or inward Europe. That doesn't practise me whatever good.
Though at that spot is 1 store inward the UK, named rattling appropriately K-cosmetics, that offers gratuitous worldwide shipping, has an interesting build that I am lusting after (I'm From) in addition to decent prices (considering their physical location).
It seems similar a bang-up selection for folks inward Europe to try.
And they're also offering 40% off correct now, if y'all sign upward for their newsletter or something, something. Their website kinda sucks, but the prices are truly reasonable, in addition to that I'm From is calling my scream (especially since I pass upward to purchase from Wishtrend, which is similar the alone other house that stocks this brand).
(NO affiliate links below, this is NOT a sponsored review)
There is also a novel histrion based inward South Korea, 1 called Brush in addition to Powder.
I mentioned them earlier inward my Cremorlab review. They are notable for carrying a fuckton of Cremorlab in addition to having periodic "buy 1 instruct one" offers on Cremorlab Fresh Water Gel (and hopefully on other Cremorlab, too, listen this B&P???). It was 1 of these offers that lured me in.
Don't know nearly you, but I abhor the name. Sounds likewise much similar a makeup store. True, they also deport a bunch of makeup, including some lesser known brands (Unpretty Rapper, you're next!), but that's non all they have. So why the stupid makeupy name? No idea.
They are rattling active on Instagram in addition to that's how I flora them.
They are kind, friendly, in addition to for the most part, good organized. For the most part, because equally y'all volition see, at that spot was a niggling snafu with the discount code. However, overall, their client service is instant to none. They truly indulged my special snowflakedness in addition to did hence with a smile. Gotta dear that.
When shortly after my Cremorlab post, they announced on Instagram they were running their BOGO offering on Fresh Water Gel, I forthwith jumped on it. Cremorlab is good, but alone if I tin instruct it for less than the regular price.
And hence I placed an order. I also added Cremorlab Skin Tone-Up CC Cream, which I've been wanting to endeavour for a acre now, in addition to which turned out to live excellent.
Before I placed my order, I got this pop-up:
So y'all hateful non alone a BOGO offering on Cremorlab, but 10% off equally well?
Just unopen upward in addition to accept my coin already!
Of course of didactics I signed up.
I didn't instruct whatever e-mail with an activation code, or a discount code, hence I assumed it would live applied during checkout. I assumed wrong.
Now, my total wasn't that outrageous. It came out to 87 dollars. But 10% of 87 dollars that's 8 bucks. That's a fully customized Starbucks soy frappuccino inward Japan. Nothing to sneeze at.
I wanted to know if maybe I did something incorrect in addition to missed my 10% off, hence I sent an email. Even though it was almost midnight hither in addition to inward Korea, their lovely rep got dorsum to me almost immediately. Seriously people, don't y'all ever sleep???
She explained that emails are sent at sure as shooting times, in addition to that unfortunately, I missed my discount code for my offset order. Yeah, I was bummed. But hence she suggested that she could upgrade my shipment from normal registered air to K-packet to build upward for the inconvenience of missing the discount.
Now, y'all see, I alive inward Japan. I ever pick the cheapest transportation alternative when choices are available, because whether it's a K-packet, or a registered air package, they instruct hither around the same time. It doesn't build whatever difference. EMS, if it's sent out offset thing inward the morn inward Korea, gets to me the side past times side day. We are unopen plenty that extra transportation options don't truly build much sense. Better to move that coin towards an extra sail mask, or two.
Of course of didactics if y'all alive inward a soil with a less reliable postal system, past times all means, instruct for the safest option.
In all my years of buying from Korea, I receive got lost alone 1 package. With 3 su:m37 Miracle Rose Cleansing Sticks. From an Ebay seller, who didn't transportation it with a tracking number. But I placed that gild during the famous MRCS shortage, hence it's anybody's gauge whether the bundle was truly sent out at all. After a long hold off for my sticks in addition to a rattling brief Ebay dispute, I got my coin back. I ended upward ordering the sticks from W2Beauty, because past times hence they were dorsum inward stock in addition to available.
Back to Brush in addition to Powder...
While I appreciated the transportation upgrade gesture, I didn't truly demand it. I paid for the tracking release anyway. I would receive got preferred a duet of sail masks instead. I said hence to the Brush in addition to Powder rep, in addition to she basically replied "whatever makes y'all happy".
Time frame:
- I placed my gild on Mon at midnight, or rattling early on Tuesday morning, we're talking similar null A.M. here.
- It was shipped out on Friday.
- It got to me a calendar week later.
It was sent out equally K-packet AND at that spot were the masks I whined about. AND a packet of Cremorlab makeup cleansing sheets AND a bunch of samples in addition to foils. AND a handwritten personal note.
People, that's how y'all practise client service.
Am I going to live shopping at Brush in addition to Powder inward the future? Hell yeah! Especially since after all that, I tin STILL move my previously missing 10% discount code.
And that is WHY I am writing this post.
Too oftentimes I bitch nearly bad service (I pass upward to store at the flagship Shu Uemura store at Omotesando Hills), shady service (staff at SkinGarden inward Shin Okubo inward Tokyo diligently scratching off stamped expiration dates) or racist service (as detailed inward this entry).
So to ease it out, today I am writing nearly fantabulous service. And different my shopping experiences inward Japan, this fantabulous service is available worldwide with gratuitous shipping, no affair where y'all live.
But of course, I wouldn't live myself, if I didn't discovery something to bespeak out.
Now, this materials doesn't truly affair to me, because Nippon in addition to Korea receive got some sort of offcial understanding in addition to nobody cares what's written on customs slips.
However, if y'all alive inward a soil with an anal retentive customs office, y'all mightiness live inward for a rude surprise.
The bundle was marked equally a gift, but... the sender was listed equally "Brush in addition to Powder". That is an immediate cherry flag that the parcel is non a gift, but inward fact, merchandise.
In contrast, W2Beauty in addition to TGI Wholesale (don't recollect nearly Jolse) write the scream of an actual mortal equally a sender, hence the bundle has at to the lowest degree a semblance of beingness an actual, individual gift. H5N1 tiny thing but 1 that customs officers facial expression at when "randomly" selecting shipments for inspection.
Another thing that could live a cherry flag for bored customs staff was that the total value was listed equally "0" on the customs form. Yep, null dollars, null won, null yen, null anything.
Yeah, nosotros all play that lower-the-value-to-avoid-customs-fees game. I practise it every fourth dimension I transportation a bundle to Europe. But c'mon now. Keep it believable, please?
Anyway, that's merely my ii yen worth of bitching.
So...
What just did I buy?
This:
- Cremorlab Fresh Water Gel - purchase 1 instruct 1 free, unmarried cost US$48.00
- Cremorlab Skin Tone-Up CC Cream - unmarried cost US$36.00. This materials is magnificent, perfect for hot in addition to humid weather. If y'all receive got oily or combo skin, this is going to live ideal for y'all (according to my rattling oily friend). It has yellowish undertones in addition to is suitable for low-cal in addition to rattling low-cal skintones upward to NC20, maybe. I'll post a total review after testing it some more.
- Cremorlab Cleansing Veil Sheets (10 sail pack) - this was a freebie. The total size pack has lxx sheets.
Here are the ii sail masks:
- Cremorlab Herb Tea Blemish Minus Calming Mask - unmarried cost US$5.00
- Cremorlab Nutrition Deep Hydro Plus Intensive Mask - unmarried cost US$10.00
As y'all tin see, the combined total of these masks is nearly double of what my 10% would receive got been. Thank hence y'all much, Brush in addition to Powder!!!
The paw written Federal Reserve annotation recommended this mask:
I'm going to endeavour it this evening in addition to study dorsum :-)
And inward improver to all that, a generous stack of samples in addition to foils was included inward my shipment equally well.
Miss due north (the oily skinned friend) forthwith grabbed the CC cream samples. She's the 1 who reported dorsum that it worked similar magic.
Mineral Treatment Essence, Shadow-off Cream in addition to Essence Tonic are novel to me. While 1 foil is non plenty to instruct an thought nearly a product, I'm however looking frontward to trying them all.
Incidentally, September is my "use upward all the samples" months, because I am trying to reorganize my stash.
So at that spot y'all receive got it.
H5N1 totally honest, non-sponsored store review.
What are y'all waiting for?
Go, practise some shopping!
And now, if y'all excuse me, I receive got to start preparing for yet some other typhoon. Meh...
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