JX's Neverland

It is a 8-colors eye-shadow palette. 

The first generation of shine easy glam has a bulkier design. The eye-shadows are potted in round shape and there are two small brush (heard that the quality is just me-eh). While the repackage version claimed that it has upgraded in 5 aspects in terms of quality and quantity. It no longer consists of the brushes and the size of one color has increase relatively. Also the case consists of magnet, user is easier to open and close the lid. 

The case's surface is a reflective black color with gold printing for the name of Pony and Memebox. It comes with a sturdy box which there are description printed at the back of the box. 

There is a plastic cover with the name of the eye-shadow. 

Upper row from left to right: Easy Base, Easy Shadow, Shine Rosegold and Shine Gold.

Lower row from left to right: Easy Brown, Easy Charcoal, Glam Espresso and Glam Cocoa.

Consists of 4 matte colors (4 on the left) and 4 glitter colors (4 on the right). 

This is taken in natural lightning environment.

Taken in indoor artificial lightning.

Here are the swatches of the colors: 

1. Easy Base: Matte white. Just like its name, it could be use as a base that makes other colors pop. 

2. Easy Shadow: Light brown with a hint of grey. Best for nose shading.

3. Easy Brown: Deep brown. 

4. Easy Charcoal: Dark brown, almost black (but not pure black). 

5. Shine Rosegold: Pink with gold glitters.

6. Shine Gold: Copperish brown with glitters.

7. Glam Espresso: Deep grey brown, almost satin. 

8. Glam Cocoa: Rich brown, almost satin. 

The quality of the palette is average, matte shadows are not very pigment and glitter shadows tends to have a lot of fallout (especially Shine Rosegold). It is very suitable for a everyday makeup look and glam makeup look using the darker shades, but since it only consists of 8-colors, not much of a different look can be achieve by using this palette. This is suitable for makeup beginner as you don't have to think much about which color to use and less pigmentation means easier to control. 

However, I do reach for this palette quite often as I always use Easy Shadow for nose contour since it is not super pigmented, it is easy to control the amount and gives a natural shading effect. 

Repurchase? Probably not. It is quite pricey for its quality. Unless it is on sale, else I dont think it is worth the price (USD30 if purchase form Memebox).

Cheers <3

Isn't cute? I have purchased the cushion blusher in pink which I will review it some other time. 

Just recently I have purchased A'PIEU Marker Pen Tint in RD02 which is a red shade. It is very affordable, cost only 2800won for each marker pen tint. The tip design is very user-friendly as it has a spoon-shaped tip to fit the curve of your lips. 

Simple design and convenient to bring around. It does look like a marker pen.

 It can be stored up to 6months once it has been opened for usage.

My shade is in RD02 which is a deep red shade.Once opened for use, the sticker sealed will be torn.

Spoon-shaped tip to enable easy application along the curve of the lips.

This marker pen tint comes with eight different shades, which is as below.

Swatches from the official A'PIEU website:

Below is my own swatches using my RD02 Marker Pen Tint (differ from the official swatches as the lighting is different and no further touch up is applied on my swatches). 

Bare lips without any product.

First layer, trying to achieve the gradient lips.

Multiple layers for full lips.

I would say the color look different from the official swatches. It is almost as deep red as RD03 in the official swatches (again, mine is RD02). Super pigmented. Texture wise, it is very lightweight. There is no stickiness nor heavy on the lips. I almost feel as if I was wearing nothing. It is not drying nor providing moisture to the lips. It just purely provides color on the lips. 

It does transfer a bit but still considered as long lasting as it can last through a few drinks. It leaves a sheer tint on the lips after it wears off and it is easy to remove with a lip and eye remover (you know, sometimes the long lasting tint need a lot of effort to remove and may end up hurting your lips. but this is just easy to remove). 

Will I repurchase this? It is a great product for its price and outcome. I would say I would like to try more shades but not repurchasing the same shade (I have a lot of lip products and I don't think I will be able to finish it any soon so that is why). I would recommend this if you are on a tight budget as it is super affordable. But if you are looking for something that provides you moisture or glossy finish, this is not for you. 

Cheers <3

I bought it when it is on offer from Always21 (sister brand of Nature Republic), where I must buy an Always21 product to get a 50% off on Nature Republic product. The original price of this The First Essence was around RM100++, which after 50% off I got it at the price of RM50. However, when I visited Nature Republic store again after a few months I have purchased this, the price tag has gone up to RM140++. I asked the promoter on that store (located in Times Square) about why the price has gone up so much and she answered it was because the price fluctuates in Korea so this batch was affected. I am not sure what is the price for now because it has been a really long time since I last visit any Nature Republic store. 

The reason I purchased this The First Essence was because the promoter told me that this is actually a dupe for SK-II First Treatment Essence as they contain the same ingredient (the fermented essence). But is it true? After searching online, the main ingredient in The First Essence is saccharomyces while the main ingredient in SK-II First Treatment Essence is galactomyces. Although both are actually different in ingredients, but I find The First Essence works the same (maybe a bit less effective in exact) as SK-II First Treatment Essence. I have used SK-II First Treatment Essence before and the smell... just cant bear it. Maybe The First Essence is a bit less effective as compare to First Treatment Essence, but considering that The First Essence does not have that smelly smell and the price is way more affordable than SK-II, The First Essence is considered as a very good product itself. 

The First Essence has a very watery texture, and it must be used with a cotton. This is because if you pour it on your hand, the fermented ingredients will be absorbed in your hand immediately and for what you apply on face afterwards are all useless. As I mentioned on the above, it doesnt stink. It rather has no smell at all. I did find a difference if I were to use this or when I dont. There was less whiteheads on my nose area and it enabled fast absorption for the skincare applied afterwards. 

However, as compare to some other fermented essence that I have used before, The First Essence does not provide moisture to the skin at all. It simply enhance the skincare effect that applied afterwards and reduce blemishes and whiteheads. If you are dry skin, please do not look forward that this product will provide moisture to your skin. 

Rating: 4.7/5

Repurchase? Yes, when it is on offer.

Cheers. <3