[GUEST POST] Korean Skincare Myths & Beauty Secrets

Guest post by Laura - The Empties Diaries (Korean Skincare Reviews & Life in Korea) Hi, my name is Laura and I am happy to be sharing my thoughts on Vivian’s blog today! I came across her blog a few weeks (months?) ago now and really enjoy the posts, which is why I am happy …

[REVIEW] LILYBYRED Mood Liar Velvet Tint

I was extremely enamoured with LILYBYRED's Bloody Liar Coating Tint for the longest periiod of time (I even bought another shade of it!), so it was no surprise that I also went on to buy their Mood Liar Velvet Tint. Just curious though - why all the references to Liars for their lip product names? …

[REVIEW] Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Clay Mousse Mask EX

Although I am highly addicted to sheet masks, I have a love-hate relationship with clay masks. Granted, they're supposed to be very good for my combination, acne-prone skin, but I find that many of them tend to be very drying or just not as effective as I had hoped. Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Color Clay Mask …

[REVIEW] eSpoir 19 F/W Look Book Palette Dusty Brick

When it comes to makeup, I admit to being a sucker for fall-inspired colours. Having personally experienced the disaster and true horrors of cool-toned eyeshadows, I have realised (sadly) that only warm tones work well on me - but it also means I know exactly what works, and the good thing is that K-beauty usually …

[REVIEW] Etude House Look at My Eyes

If I were to lay out all my eyeshadows, it would be no surprise that the brand that I seem to love the most for this makeup product is Etude House. I have bought many of their palettes for the colour range & affordable prices, although initially I really disliked the terrible colour payoff. Then …

[REVIEW] peripera Pure Beam Flash Cheek

It's no secret that I'm a big fan of peripera's lip tints, particularly the Sugar Glow Tint. However, I haven't tried much of their other makeup products, so I thought it would be a good idea to give them a shot, especially since they're really very affordable (at least in Korea, they definitely are!) Product …

My top lip tints (all under USD 15 / SGD 20!)

Trying out new lip products used to be my job, and it remains one of my favourite hobbies (heh). I've had friends ask me for the occasional lipstick recommendation, but I have to say that my favourite lip product remains a lip tint, particularly those from K-beauty brands: they come in all sorts of beautiful …

[REVIEW] Colorgram:TOK Glow Pop Tint

I only heard of Colorgram:TOK after I went to Korea and saw IZ*ONE promoting their products in Olive Young. Let's just say that K-beauty does lip tints so well, I find it incredibly difficult to resist buying one every time I see the gorgeous packaging and promising swatches. Product Description An easy-to-apply lip tint with …

[REVIEW] HERA Black Foundation

Although I'm always up for trying new eyeshadows, blushes, and lipsticks, I barely ever change my foundation. I've grown out of BB, CC creams as the years went by and made the switch to liquid foundations, but for the longest period of time, the only one I would use was the Estee Lauder Double-Wear Foundation. …

[REVIEW] eSpoir Couture Lip Fluid Velvet

eSpoir is one of those K-beauty brands I made sure to check out when I was in Korea because it's currently not retailing in Singapore. The brand is currently fronted by Joy from Red Velvet, and you realise how apt it is because many of the products come in flattering MLBB nudes and a staggering …

[REVIEW] LAKA Smooth Matte Lipstick

I'm back after a looooong hiatus and I'm so excited to share more of my honest beauty reviews again! Today I'm here with one of my favourite new lippies that I purchased in Korea last year from a new favourite K-beauty brand, LAKA! If you follow their Instagram page, you'll realise that they're very big …

[REVIEW] Innisfree Smart Drawing (Blusher)

I read somewhere that liquid/cream blushes were better for people with bumpy skin, at least compared to powder blushes. Liquid and cream brushes are also better for creating the 'chok chok' glass skin that I've been trying to get for ages. Sadly, most of my blushes are the powder type (I only have one from …