HAUL: Things I Picked-Up from YesStyle

YesStyle is the first online retailer to globally distribute a wide range of beauty, fashion and lifestyle products from Asia through their website YesStyle.com. Every season, YesStyle brings customers the latest trends along with thousands of items from brands across Asia. YesStyle.com now represents the best platform for brands in Asia to connect with customers worldwide.

 

I’ve first come across Yesstyle through YesAsia back in 2008 when, as a college student, I had more access to anything K-Pop related. They’re both based in Hong Kong and that’s where all products are shipped from (at least based on my experience). So. Recently, I got too interested in K-Beauty and skincare in general. I got back from my winter trip to Korea and my skin was soooooo dry I had to do something about it.

After checking a lot of websites that sell Korean beauty products, I settled with YesStyle as they sell the product I was eyeing for at the cheapest price.

Since they offer free shipping and customs fee at an estimated amount of Php2,000, I bundled up a bunch of other things and I’m sharing my review of them with you!

Etude House Soon Jung 5-Panthensoside Cica Balm 15ml. This has Madecassoside, which is a component of Centella Asiatica, and is good in healing damaged skin. I use this to spot treat my pimple marks. So far, for the up and coming pimples, they do a better job than the Acne solution I got from my derma. It doesn’t leave a stinging effect and dries out the pimple without turning them into black spots. So far so good!

dear, Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop. It has Ascorbic Acid which helps brighten the skin and Centella Asiatica that’s good in healing (pimple marks in my case).This comes with a dropper so contamination is less – just avoid touching the tip of the dropper to your skin. It feels warm when applied but not burning warm. I patch tested this at my chin area for 2 days before using it all over my face. So far, no irritation occurred but no remarkable difference yet!

Laneige Water Sleeping Mask 15ml. I have used Laneige products before in the travel sized tubes and we got along well, but the full size one was expensive (plus I got the Benton gel) so I just picked up the small one. It’s supposed to have a really good smell for deeper sleep (but I have yet to smell that). I’ve only tried it twice, it left my skin a little oilier the next morning – not sure if that’s how its supposed to be though. The instructions said to use it 2-3 times a week so we’ll see!

dear, Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin E Mask. Have not used it yet as I’m still testing out the Vitamin C serum. I just bought the 15ml one and will let you guys know how these combo work.

Benton Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel. Bought this for added moisture as I read a bunch of good reviews on this. It was at 60%++ discount so I just grabbed it while on sale. Have not used it yet, again, because I don’t want to abuse my skin by introducing so many products all at once.

True Glam Rabbit Ear Headband. I bought this as a gift for my cousin and its of high quality. Looks exactly like in the picture and the band is nice and snug. Thumbs up!

HEDGY Asymmetric Drop Earrings. I’ve been meaning to buy asymmetric earrings and these were one of the best-selling ones. The quality is not that high – the silver will probably fade after a few wears but it’s cheap and they look exactly like in the picture. They’re also lightweight! But because of its lightweightness (so to speak), it’s very flimsy.

Cutie Bazaar Elephant Mobile Stand. I thought this was the same as the one I already own but it’s lighter and more hollow. It’s made of hard plastic, while mine was of rubber. But it is indeed cute (looks exactly in the photo) and still serves its purpose of supporting / holding my phone (LG G5) so it’s still good. I will not buy it again though because it didn’t live up to its price. If you’re phone is bigger / wider than mine, I can’t recommend this as I think this is too small to support the phone when in portrait mode.

Seirios Alloy Heart Choker. The FREE of the day! Yes, YesStyle offers daily free gifts. You just need to follow their instagram account to get the code, or if you’re on mobile, it automatically drops to $0.0 (Php0.0) in your cart. Unless they ran out of stock.

All of these items are shown in the video (except the elephant and the choker) so make sure to check it out also! When I got the package, it was exactly 16 days after I have placed my order. Do take note that it was available for shipping within 24 hours as all products were already on-hand. However, the processing got delayed due to the Lunar New Year. It also came with a Tony Moly mask as free gift – but the gift only comes when you exceed a certain amount.

There you go! If you have any questions regarding making orders through YesStyle, please let me know. And don’t forget to use my Friend Rewards Code for discounts in your purchase and to also help me run this bog! Until next time!

[SEOUL 2019] What I Buy in Seoul

It’s 2019! And here’s a new post following my latest trip to Seoul.

Whenever I plan on going to Seoul, there are always things that I put on my to-buy list – things that I’ve been buying since the first time I went there, and new stuff that have become *hot* topics. As we all know, Korea is very much known for make-up and all things Kpop (trust me, I’m always asked to buy make-up and K-pop whenever I visit), but what other things can you splurge on when in the city?

Here are a few things I usually buy, and also things that I’ve bought for the first time. I’ve linked some of the products to their original Korean website and some of the products to YesStyle. If you order from them, please use my YesStyle Friend Rewards – as this will give you a discount, and will also give me the same amount. It will really help me with the running of this blog. If you have questions, please feel free to comment below!

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SOUTH KOREA 2016: Shopping in HongDae, MyeongDong and Ehwa

This will be a rather short post compared to the others.

Comparing the shopping experience in HongDae, MyeongDong, and Ehwa is hard, if not impossible. The three places cater to different markets, but are all popular shopping destinations. That said, this will be just a general overview of what to expect from the three – in case you’re pressed for time and just have one place to visit.

MyeongDong Shopping Street

MyeongDong Shopping Street

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SOUTH KOREA 2016: Credit Card or Philippine Peso

February 2017

This post has been edited for accuracy. Added a sample computation at the bottom!

Since I am from the Philippines, I will be writing this topic with perspective of the Philippine Peso (referred to as PHP later in this article).

During my first trip to Seoul in April 2013, I had a hard time exchanging my then US dollars (USD) to Korean won (KRW). My province does not have many KRW users, apparently. I didn’t want to go to Manila just to exchange my money so I settled with what small conversion I got, and just brought a few hundred USDs to exchange in Seoul.

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SOUTH KOREA 2015 Day 6: (Oh Gosh the memories of Day 6!!!): M Plaza, Ehwa Womans University and Café J Holic

This is the last day we’ll be spending in Korea, and we made sure we covered a lot of places.

day6 4

The last time I went to Korea, my sister teased me that I did not even try wearing a hanbok – Korea’s traditional clothing. I actually forgot about it, to be honest.

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SOUTH KOREA 2013 Day 2: MyeongDong Area

Just a quick summary of day 2: Myeongdong Cathedral, Paris Baguette, Myeongdong Shopping, N Soul Tower, Teddy Bear Museum, Lotteria, SPAO

I officially admire the weather forecast in Seoul. They said it was going to rain on April 6 and it actually rained! The whole day we were there, it was raining non-stop. Imagine the cold wind and freezing rain water.

With this arrangement, we decided to venture around one place with roofs to protect us from the cold rain.

At around 9am, we set out for Myeongdong Cathedral. Our original schedule was to attend Mass here on Sunday, but my relative invited us to attend one with Filipinos at Hyehwa.

MyeongDong Cathedral: taken from its patio

MyeongDong Cathedral: taken from its patio

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