We placed the two orders we did on the 30.&31. January and as you can see they were shipped out on the 6. Feburary. It took that long because of two reasons. First was that two things we ordered only came out on the 1.&2. and the other, more bothersome reason was that one item wasn’t send to Gmarket by the seller and it took really long to cancel it. After it was cancelled everything was send out the same day.
It was really amazing to see how fast the shipping actually is, and it really was until it was handed to Mr. Vogel, who was NOT us, nor a neighbour the package had been handed to but the person who brings packages from the local post office to our local customs. Which sadly means when it arrived on Friday it still took until Wednesday for us to pick up the package. But this is not the fault of Gmarket but of the German customs. Another thing you want to know if you live in the EU. Korea is a preference country which means you only have to pay 19% but no additional fees. This however only works if all the products you bought were ‘Made in Korea’ so no Japanese stuff or Chinese stuff. It’s a bit bothersome but really worth it, trust us.
Concerning the reviews of our cosmetics we ordered in a group of three people but only one of us, Greta, got herself skin care products, cremes and powder. This means all reviews are given based on her skin type which is a really,really fair, thin, sensitive, combination skin, acne scaring, (hormonal) breakouts, enlarged pores, uneven skin tone. If you have one or more of these her reviews will be right for you :D
Another thing we need to mention is that since the package only arrived a few days back all of the reviews we’re making are only our first thoughts and we didn’t have that much time to test everything. So these are more first thoughts.
This is how the package looked, I’m not sure if you can see how BIG it is but it’s huge, one of us could fit in there without a problem. It was only half full though.
Everything, still wrapped, unpacked.
Now unwrapped, sorted by what it is and neatly arranged.
Before I start writing the reviews. Once again we were three people that ordered stuff but only one person is writing this post, Maren, so everything (except for the cosmetic reviews from Greta who was nice enough to write these and send them to me) is written by me just to avoid confusion.
Skin Care / Cosmetics
These are all the cosmetics we ordered, plus freebies, as you can see we did a BIG Etude House Haul.
Etude
These are the Freebies we got from Etude. All of them so it’s really not that much which was quite disappointing after paying such an amount of money, we also got a pair of socks which are not included in the photos but you can see them in the videos at the end of this post. Shinee Post Its. Wonder Pore Freshener. Cottonpads.
Be Clear Skin Toner
The toner clears and purifies my skin after cleansing it. I have the feeling that it really helps healing, reducing and preventing break outs, but I’m not sure yet; it doesn’t burn or dry my skin too much, however it could be too harsh for very dry skin though.
Moistfull Collagen Cream
It’s a very light weight cream, neither thick nor sticky, it’s strongly scented though. Up till now it didn’t break me out, but I don’t want to jinx it. The cream settles very fast and acts as good make up base, too, using it leaves the skin looking healthy, radiant and plump and it seems to smooth out my complexion. I like that provides moisture without making my skin oily at all, could be richer fort he night time though … but a richer version of this cream already exists. It also seems to have a pretty good oil control, at least for not too extremely oily combination skin, although it doesn’t claim to have, so that’s nice
Moistfull Collagen First Essence
This one is, again, strongly scented, it smells like tulips. The essence smooths my skin structure, makes it really soft and firm, provides extra moisture plus until now it didn’t break me out.
Moistfull Collagen Essential Massage
The massage really seems to firm and smooth out desired areas, however it’s not for daytime use under makeup, since it’s slightly sticky. My eye area developed small rashes after applying it there though, so I have to see where this takes me.
Black Head Ghassoul Sleeping Paste
I didn’t get to try it yet, but I’m excited to do so since it got pretty good reviews.
Daily Mask Skin Essence Red Ginseng/Collagen
We got this one as a present so we can’t say anything about it :/ but the price for 20 sheet masks is really good! Lyza is also getting one for herself with our next order so stay tuned for a better review.
Precious Mineral BB Cream #1 Sheer Silky Skin
The color is light enough for me, thus suitable for very pale skin. It provides medium coverage, buildable, and it didn't break me out so far. Plus it doesn't make my face oily, it doesn't have a matte finish though and leaves skin looking more plump and sleek.
Dr. Oil Solution Anti-Shine Finish Pact
The powder has really good oil control, one touch-up during the day seems to be enough, however it doesn’t have much coverage, but it doesn't claim to have, so that's okay. Plus it doesn't look too cakey even if reapplied multiple times. I’m just concerned that it could maybe be too harsh on really dry skin.
Proof 10 Eye Primer
This is a truly amazing product and I have to say a little product goes a long way. It really makes the eye shadow stay in place all day and allows a smooth application ... my eye shadow never looked cakey on it up till now. The only downside is that it seemed to be a little drying on my under eye area again.
Line Nuance Duo #4
The color is really light and you definetly need to use a base to keep it to stay in place. But both of the colors are really pretty and compliment each other perfectly. I love the idea of these eyliners and they are also really handy for travelling.
Wannabe Scented Syrup Nailpolish
It’s really pretty. You don’t have to use them as a set, to make gradiant nails, even though it looks really really good when you do so, there is actually an explanation how to do them included, but the colors are pretty alone as well. The thing that put me off the most was that this nail polish is actually scented. When it’s still wet it just smells like normal nailpolish but when it dries it has a syrupy smell to it. I’m not sure if I like that. Like every other glitter nail polish this is really hard to remove again.
Wannabe Style Nailpolish Set #2 Cute Love
Two awesome colors that compliment each other really well when worn together but are pretty alone as well. Until now I haven’t used the stickers yet, but I’m looking forward to it. I like that they look like little sketches. Also, unlike the glitter nail polish, this one is easily to remove.
LUCIDarling Fantastic Nails Shimmering #2 Lavender Purple / Petite Darling Nails GR607 Sandgreen
I had the green nail polish on my nails (base+2 coatings+ topcoat) for at least five days and it only started to chip now. Really happy with this. I used the violet one as well but removed it from my nails in favour to try the green one. Both of them need two coatings to cover completely but most of my nail polishes do, so I’m cool with that. Another thing I want to note is that both of them look quite plain in artificial light but when you look at your nails while you’re outside they look gorgeous and all kinds of perfect.
Skin79
No freebies from this shop sadly I would have really liked to try some stuff from them.
Super+ BB Cream VIP Gold Label
This BB Cream is slightly darker and has a greyish tint when freshly applied, but somehow magically manages to adapt to my fair skin after a few moments when it has oxidized. The finish is more on the dewy side, but not oily and it has light coverage, but buildable to medium. It also didn't break me out and is a little easier to blend than the Etude House one. The Super+ BB Cream leaves my skin super soft and smooth, glides over pores, leaves complexion looking plump and healthy.
Diamond All Day Sun Powder
The powder smooths out the skin very nicely and the finish is not too matte, more natural, healthy and glowy looking, but not glittery at all. It has nice oil control and not very much coverage, it can look cakey if not applied carefully though, especially on dry patches of skin and I wouldn't recommend applying it around the eyes ... at least for me it was very drying.
Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Clay Mask
I’ve only used it once till now and it left my skin fresh and clear looking, but didn’t really do too much after this very first use … I guess I’ll gave to test and use it over a longer time
Tony Moly Tangerine Handcreme, Mini Lip Balm Berry and Mini Lip Tint Set
First of all even though we only ordered one thing from Tony Moly, worth about 10,000 Won, we got two free testers! The tangerine hand creme is smaller than I expected but smells heavenly, I’m currently using up my Bodyshop almond hand creme (which is really good as well!) and I’m happy I already have a new one waiting for me, also the one time I tried it I had to use quite a big amount of it because it seemes not to be as rich as some other hand cremes I tried, but I will see this in the future.
The Berry lip balm on the other hand is bigger than I thought it would be! Like with the handcreme you have to use quite much of it to see the results, but when you do your lips look shiny and plump and smell really good!
The lip tint is really small but I don’t care because I think it was also a freebie kind of and it’s a good size to put it into your bag or something. It doesn’t have a scent to it and well I think it works as good as any other tint, but since I did not have one I decided to get this set.
Fresh Light Blythe Bubble Foam Hairdye #Champagne Pink
Didn’t get around to try this until now but Lyza was really happy to find the color she has been looking for a color like this quite some while. But I’m really looking forward to having my hair dyed champagne pink!
Stationary
하이델
Even though the seller says, on his side, that you get a freebie note book when you order something over 10,000 Won, which we did, we did not get any gifts from them. Looking though other reviews people always got free stuff from them so I think you normally do, but we were maybe just forgotten, which is stupid for us but doesn’t have to scare you.
아자 아자 화이팅 Cellphone string
Got this one for a friend of Lisa. It says Aja Aja Fighting on the belly of this speechbubble which is really cute to start with I think. I also thought this looked kind of see though on the stock pictures but it's solid with the words and face being cut out but I still think it's really cute. Also it's really big, bigger than expected anyways.
Three Sticker Sets
The My little Friend set comes with three sheets and most of the stickers are quite big as well as slightly see though. There are pictures from my little friend and his/her animal friends as well as some words/phrases. Can't wait to use them. My little Friend is Lyza's favourite Korean stationary character.
Next we got two sets of Anne with the red hair travel stickers. I got the European Country Set and they are so adorable! Countries covered are: England, France, Germany and Italy. I think these are the most famous countries you travel to when you decide to go to Europe as a foreigner. There are stickers with important buildings of each country (like the Eiffel Tower) and some characters from the history of the countries as well as some words in the languages. There are also two extra sheets, one with only phrases not on the country sheets and with pronunciation as well as translation to Korean. On the last sheet are some stickers showing Anne as a traveller so you can use these for any other county/city you visit.
The other Anne travel stickers are just for Korea. There are different sheets for the different parts of Korea (for example Busan, Jeju or the Seoul area) and the phrases on the sheets are written in the matching accent/slang you speak there which is really adorable! Once again there are stickers from Anne in traditional clothing and important buildings from the places in Korea. If you are going to Korea and plan to keep diary, decorate the photos you took afterwards or are just in love with Korea in general you should consider getting these ones because they are so adorable!
Other Shops
Refill Sharp Pencils
Greta got these because she needed some pencils and wanted something cute and fun to keep her happy while sitting through boring classes.
Aimee Romantic Season Note
We got every color this note book was released in which are pink check, red dot, flower, deep green for Greta and the green one once again for Maren. This book’s smaller than it looks on the pictures so you better check the measurements before you order it. They are 88x125x13 mm. It’s really thick though with 208 pages and I will definitely use this as soon as I know what for.
Travel Note
This item was a huge disappointment. It’s really cute and the design and pages are awesome for any kind of travel you want to make, it even has a cute map in the beginning where you can mark where you already have been. However the one we got had already been used! There were notes taken inside on two different pages. We already contacted Gmarket with the problem, send pictures and everything, but until now we’re still not finished with this problem. But we will tell you what happened once we have solved the problem.
Solid dots stationary pad
The pages are actually colored and have lines to write on on one side and cute white dots on the other :D The paper is really sturdy. It’s 170x250mm big.
Screenguard Anti Fingerprint
Greta got this for her Samsung Galaxy SII. I’m not sure if she already used it so all I can tell you is that this thing comes with 2 sets of anti-fingerprint film, one microfiber screen wipe, fix tape, one dust removal sticker and a screen squeegee.
Galaxy-II Shinzi Katoh Jelly Phone Case
Once again for Greta’s Samsung Galaxy SII. She got the big red berry design and it fits perfectly. I find the engrish on it hilarious. It says: Big red berry, Big red berry, Now beautiful it is !, It’s Like a ruby...
Galaxy-II Shinzi Katoh Phone Pouch
The last one for Greta’s Galaxy SII is this phone pouch in red. The cell phone fits perfectly and it’s really nice that you can also put your most important cards in it as well. The material feels really good as well.
Kpop / Merch
Synnara
Synarra also didn’t send any freebies but I don’t think they ever do so huh. It’s still good to order there because their sales go into the Hanteo charts.
BAP - Warrior
One of the two things we ordered before they were released. We got two copies (one for Lyza and one for me) with the posters, which we didn’t take a picture of though. I really like the packaging even though it’s quite plain. The photos in the booklet are from three different shoots I think. The Album has four songs the intro, warrior, unbreakable and the song featuring Jieun from Secret, no instumental for warrior though, which makes me kind of sad.
B1A4 - It’s B1A4
To be honest I got that one for the 100 page photobook not the songs. The songs on the album are beautiful target, my love, chu chu chu, wonderful tonight, fooool, beautiful target (inst.) and even though I wasn’t really impressed by the album when it came out the songs slowly grew one me (especially my love and wonderful tonight). Music wise I still think their first album is stronger.
Infinite - First Invasion
This is the last album that was missing for my complete Infinite collection (minus the Japanese Albums, they are so expensive!). The songs on this album are ∞, 다시 돌아와, she’s back, 날개, 붙박이 별, 맡겨 which means the first two songs they did MVs for are on this album. I really enjoyed looking through the photobook and see how much they changed since their debut comparing their pictures from this allbum and Paradise was highly entertaining.
T-ara - John Travolta Wannabe
So I just recently fell for T-Ara completely. I liked most of the songs they released but never really cared about them. I think that changed when Roly Poly was released because I LOVE that song. Thus I decided to get this album (and because it’s really cheap) Next to two new songs this album also has many remixes of their older hits. These are the songs on the album: roly-poly, 진짜 진짜 좋아해, yayaya [remix], 왜 이러니 [remix], Ma boo [remix], 몰라요 [remix], 괜찮아요 [remix]. The packaging and photos are by far my favourite from all the albums I own and bought. The photos are taken to look like they were really taken in the sixties and they put so much effort in their clothing it’s really really adorable. The only thing I didn’t like was that they had closeups from each memeber in the beginning except for Boram that doesn’t make sense D:
T-ara - Funky Town
After putting JTW in my shopping card I decided that I really liked Lovey Dovey and Cry Cry as well and without pondering too much about it (once again the price is really good) I got this one as well. The songs on this one are Lovey-Dovey, 우리 사랑했잖아, Lovey-Dovey [Club Remix Ver.], Cry Cry, Goodbye, OK, O my god, I'm so bad, Cry Cry [Ballad Ver.]. What I really don’t like about T-Ara is that they bring out every album twice. I also, even though not as much as the JTW ones, really like the photos in this album they took the them in a club scene looking like a bunch of girls going out to party they look like really good friends.
Super Junior - A-CHa Repackage
Greta got herself the A-Cha album and the songs on the album are really pretty. The songs on the album are SUPERMAN, A-CHA, Mr. Simple (3:59초), Oops!! (Feat. F(x)), 하루에, 안단테, 오페라, 라라라라, Walkin’, 폭풍, 어느새 우린, 결투, 기억을 따라, 해바라기, 엉뚱한 상상, Y, My Love, My Kiss, My Heart. Superman is one of their best songs ever I think. What I really didn’t like, and I think I never saw someone liking it is the ‘booklet’. All you get are 5 cards, about the size of postcards. Each card has one member of super junior on it one on one side and one on the other which means if you wanted to hang them up you could only have 5 on display.
CN Blue - First Step
Lyza was really excited to get this. And I am slightly jealous now. The album is really amazing! It has twelve tracks which are: 직감, LOVE GIRL, 상상, I don’t know why, 사랑은 비를 타고, Lie, one time, Just Please, Wanna Be Like U, Ready N Go, 고마워요, One of a kind (Bonus Track). The first two being those they promoted. It is a really strong album and we basically love allt he tracks on their. The pictures in the booklet are quite pretty and the packaging looks vintage. Our high hopes have been reached and we are fully satisfied.
CN Blue - Blue Storm Asia Tour Concert DVD
The thing Lyza was anticipating this one the most. She basically stumbled upon this while browsing on Gmarket and then decided to get it. One of the reasons we really ordered in the end. The concert is wonderful. They perform 24 songs in total, Korean and Japanese songs alike. They run around the whole time and especially Jungshin is so entertaining. The Making DVD is not that great, but who cares? Recommendable buy for all the CN Blue fans out there, especially those who missed the Blue Storm concert tour. Next buy is going to be the Listen to the CN BLUE DVD.
K-Pop Socks Seller 1 / K-Pop Socks Seller 2
We got CN Blue, Jonghoon from FT Island, Jang Geunsuk and ⅘ of Shinee Socks. Because the seller had the buy 10 pairs of socks and get one for free special. The seller was nice enought to not just include a random pair of socks but the last missing one for Shinee. Also, we both have the European Shoesize 40-41 and the socks fit without a problem.
We just ordered CN Blue socks from the second seller. They are just too cute and awesome.
Okay this got a bit out of hand I think and I’m sorry for it next time we’re going to take pictures of more stuff together but once again this was our first order and review. If you still have questions about anything you can of couse leave a comment here. You can head over to our facebook page[LINK] and ask there. Or maybe you want to see the items in action or want to listen to our sweet voices? Check out the two videos we recorded concerning Gmarket:
That’s it for now :D Writing this review took way longer than I expected it to :/ anyways I hope you like it.
Love
Meron Satang
Lyza&Maren
