Nature Republic x EXO - By Flower Lip Balm : Kai's and Luhan's - Review & Swatches

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I'm back for good, and believe it or not I have a lot of articles coming up in the draft section (actually this article was written way before the LOW CLASSIC  or Memebox article).

 This time, around I'm reviewing the By Flower Lip Balm by the Korean brand Nature Republic. This product is the result of a collaboration with the Korean boygroup EXO as they are the main endorsers for Nature Republic. And I truly believe that this product is nothing but a fangirl product, let's see what I mean by that.


The packaging

The product comes in 3 different scents, Rose (pink packaging), Lemon (yellow packaging) and Peach (orange packaging). You get 12 different lip balms with the face of each of the 12 members and their photocards.
 




The product

 After my sister asked me to buy it for her, I thought I should get myself one as well. So, I have here, Kai's lip balm with the scent Rose and Luhan's lipbalm with the scent Lemon. Scent wise, I really like the scent of the rose one, I knew that this is the type of scent I like whereas Lemony kind of scent repulse me. To each his own, my sister loves her lipbalm's lemon scent. 

The actual product is a clear balm in a pot, in which you definitely have to put your fingers. Not the cleanest way indeed but the product isn't colorless either :


 All of the lipbalms have the same tint, a kind of berry tint that would leave a stain on your lips. It's definitely buildable and gets darker the more you apply it on your lips. The other thing is : Your finger gets likewise the same amount of color, this product definitely leaves you a stain on your fingers that's kind of hard to remove. Honestly, I love staining lip products as I like my lips to be colored in some way and staining products have the good point of staying put but that point can definitely be a negative one for the others.


Kai's photocard and the back of it. 

My thoughts

Now, as far as the product goes, I have to admit I really don't like this product and my sister shares my opinion. This wouldn't be what I'd call a lipbalm, it's sticky and feels sticky on the lips which is really uncomfortable. It reminds me of those cheap gloss I hate and that you only want to remove right away. I've tried using this product for days and even weeks, from time to time I wanted to give it a new shot thinking that maybe this time it'll work but no, I don't see any moisturizing effect of any kind. Apart from giving you a stain and leaving you with sticky lips, this product won't moisturize your lips nor will it get rid of chapped lips. 

I'd say that this product is obviously a product marketed towards EXO fangirls, the marketing for this is good but the product in itself is terrible. I don't really care about photocards or having the -handsome- face of Kai on the back of my product either so I definitely regret buying this product and feel like it's way too expensive for what it is. 

When you originally purchase this on beauty sites, you get a random member but because my sister and I wanted these specifics members we got it off Ebay and it was approximately 11$ each and with shipping and converted to euros it was 20€.


Pros 

  • Leaves a stain
  • You get a photocard of a member with it (only relevant to fangirls)
  • Scented

Cons 

  • Leaves a stain on both your fingers and lips
  • Sticky
  • Non moisturizing
  • Uncomfortable to wear
  • Hard to get a hold of but I believe they came out with new pictures 

Unboxing : Memebox's Superbox #9 Tony Moly

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Memebox is a beauty box containing Korean beauty products, but unlike the other beauty boxes, Memebox isn't a monthly subscription and you can decide every month (or even every week) if you want to purchase a box or not.
Memebox actually declines into a few types of boxes : You have the regular Memeboxes which comes packed with 4 - 8 full sized products and deluxe samples, Superboxes with full-size products and these superboxes are themed by brands, needs for example and finally , we have the Luckyboxes which are boxes concentrated with the popular products of the past Memeboxes. The site also has an e-shop where you can purchase the products from the boxes and whatnot.


SUPERBOX - Tony Moly 


I'm bit scared when it comes to beauty boxes, I've always wanted to try Birchbox for example but, I never could bring myself to simply because I'm scared of just wasting my money over some products I won't like and spending 20 bucks on samples/deluxes isn't my thing. The thing that I like with superboxes is the fact that these are all full size products and all of that for 39$. Just before purchasing this box, I've placed a Testerkorea order (to come next on the blog) and I didn't put any Tony Moly products in it because I wanted to see if I'd get what I wanted in this box.
The box is in a pretty pink color (always good when you want to re-use the boxes) and comes with a detailed card of what each products are and how to use them.



TOMATOX


80g of a "Magic Massage pack" : Enriched with fresh tomatoes and pearl powders, Tomatocs Magic Massage Pack brings you a multi-functional facial care, providing double effects of both a massage cream and a wash-off pack. Its soft, creamy texture will gently remove any residues on your skin, leaving it deeply energized and brightened.

EGG PORE SILKY SOOTHING BALM


This balm type primer gives you a smooth, silk skin tone & texture by tightening the enlarged pores and meticulously filling in the fine lines and acnes scares on your skin. (20g)

Now, this line of egg pore I wanted, no luck for me out of the 3 Egg Pore product I got the one I didn't want, the BlackOut Oil Gel (White packaging) and the Tightening Pack (beige packaging) were the one I wanted and I purposely didn't order them in my Testerkorea order because I thought I'd maybe get them in this Tony Moly superbox. The one thing , I absolutely love about this line, is the packaging. I'm a sucker for packaging but to my great luck, it came "damaged" the actual top part was off and stuck inside. The bottom of the top egg is kind of sticky and the top part was stuck to it. I tried putting back together but I couldn't, not matter how I tried. I was pretty bummed out by that. 

Mr. SMILE PATCH


With this hydro-gel type cooling patch, you won't even have to worry about those folds along your smile lines from the sides of your nose down towards the ends of your lips. The black secret complex consisting of black bean extracts, blueberry extracts, black sesame extracts, and mulberry extracts will help nullify the tick creases that may hold your back from smiling to your heart's content. 

The second most useless product of the box I'd say, I don't think that it would erase the smile lines or anything but I'll give it a try nevertheless. I guess it's just a cool thing to try once in a life time.

Pocket Bunny Sleek Mist



60 ml : If you feel your face gradually becoming shinier from facial oil not long after finishing you makeup in the morning, this sleek Mist would be just what you're looking for. With extracts from cabbage, pineapple and lemon, it will quickly soothe and re-adjust your skin to look nice and silky again. 

Seems that this is a make up setting spray, I always wanted to pick up MAC's Fix Plus , and now that summer is here, it's going to be easy to try out this new product. I've already started to use it.. Review to come !

Petite Bunny Gloss Bar


Lipstick and lip gloss combined together in the form of a creamy lip crayon, the petit Bunny Gloss Bar softly melts onto your lips for a long-lasting rosy look. It's easy to use and easy to apply whenever and wherever your lips need a little bit of color or hydration.

The most useless item of the box, in my opinion. This Gloss Bar would be the one thing I'd never purchase in the first place so I was kind of disappointed when I saw this in my box (and when I read some spoilers).

 Floria Nutra-Energy 100 Hours Cream


45 ml : The ultimate facial cream is packed with fermented extracts from argain oil, rosehip oil, evening primrose oil, calendual flower oil, and borage oil to provide intense hydration that will last for up to 100 hours. By deeply nourishing and filling up each layer of your skin with resillient, moisturizing enever, Nutra-Energy Cream Soothes, hydrates and maintains your skin's full potential all day long. 

Nail Foundation Kit




This gentle nail polish kit contains no chemical compositions and is consisted of nude color - #1 Pale Beige, #2 Classic and #3 Camel Beige - perfect for a basic feminine look.

I won't review this product but I wore these colors and I'd say that would need at least 2 to 3 coats to have a full coverage. The nail polish has kind of a jelly texture and lasts up to 3 days without chipping (with no top coat). The nude colors are great and looks great with my complexion (NC42) without making my hands look darker or anything. Each bottle contains 7 ml of products but applying 3 coats each time, greatly reduce the lifespan of your bottles.

EDIT : After only a few weeks (almost a month) after receiving this product, I put it onto my nails for a few hours and removed it the very next day. The nailpolish completely dried out my nails and made them looking a nasty yellow. I don't know if this product was a bad batch or just that Memebox sent us pretty old nailpolishes set but this was a complete disaster.



-> Individual reviews to come of each of these products (excluding the nail polishes)

 

NEXT ARTICLE TO COME : Nature Republic x EXO : By Flower Lip Balm (Kai and Luhan) REVIEW - LINK HERE


LOW CLASSIC - Spring/Summer 2014 Collection

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"Classical, Feminine Sensation. LOW CLASSIC"


 Low Classic was created in 2009 by Lee Myeong Sin, Hwang Hyun Ji and Park Jin Sun and is more of a  high street brand , with clean cuts , minimal yet stylish fashion. The brand only has shops in South Korea for now and their e-shop only ships within South Korea but Opening Ceremony sells the brand in the United States : Here

LINKS : Website - Facebook - Twitter - Tumblr

On a recent episode of K-Style, Irene visited the store which looks awesome : See here
(Talking about Irene.. She's also modeling for LOW CLASSIC, can you spot her in these shots ?)


SS14 Collection

















A few pieces I like










Fall/Winter 1415 Collection



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