Review: Exo Nature Republic by Flower Tint Lip Balm

'ello!

Recently I bought two EXO Nature Republic By Flower Tint Lip Balms! This product was released in Spring early this year, but I don't think the stores stock them anymore? I could be wrong, but I do know that stock is selling fast online!

So as this is a new blog, and I haven't mentioned EXO in any posts before, I am indeed a massive EXO fan! I own every single one of their albums! However, I don't really buy EXO endorsed products etc (because they are normally very expensive, although I did buy the hand cream set a week ago and it should arrive sometime in the near future). I don't know why I decided to buy the lip balms, but after reading reviews I thought it was pretty cool how it's clear in the tub but when you apply it, the colour gradually turns pinker ((and cos they give you photocards)).

I bought the Luhan and Kyungsoo one!

Luhan and D.O! I feel weird to dig my fingers into their face!

The photocards!

#2 peach and #3 honey lemon; expiry dates: 2016/08 and 2016/09

1 swipe; 3 swipes

I originally wanted to buy Kyungsoo, Luhan and Suho, because they are my biases in EXO and surprisingly all 3 of them were different flavours but I didn't get Suho in the end, 'cos I'm not a big fan of the rose scent!

Overall, I do like this product, the scent from both lip balms are oh so yummy! The colour you get when you apply is a really pretty pink, also it's buildable so you can make your lips even more pink! It's definitely moisturising as it is a lip balm, and I think it's nice just to have this in my handbag :)

Memebox Unboxing: Superbox #17 Gangnam Style Box

My first ever Superbox from Memebox arrived this week, and too be honest, I actually forgot I had bought it until I received the email saying it got shipped (ahem, I bought it while I was procrastinating during revision period).

So what is Memebox and what is a Superbox?

Memebox is an online shop which releases boxes periodically i.e. memeboxes, superboxes, luckyboxes, containing Korean beauty products. A Superbox contains only full sized products, whilst the memebox and luckybox contains several full sized products along with sample sized products. It is similar to the glossybox, birchbox etc, however you don't need to subscribe to it, you just buy any box you like whenever you like (although buy early to avoid it being sold out)!

I bought Superbox #17 which was the Gangnam Style edition. It came with 7 full sized products, 2 being skincare and the other 5 being cosmetics.

I received the following (all full size):

1. Kskin Moisture Queen's Moisture Cream 100ml, $7

2. T.P.O. V-Line Banding Mask 60g, $24 (x2)

3. LadyKin Real Like Innateline Eyebrow 0.5g, $8
This comes in 2 colours, #1 Dark Brown and #2 Mocha Brown, I received #2.

4. Tosowoong Glam Aegyosal Liner 2g, $15 $12
It doesn't say on the card, but after checking the website, it comes in 2 colours #1 Glam White and #2 Glam Pink, I got #1.

5. Tosowoong Dual Shaking Lip Tint 5.7g, $28 $16
This comes in 3 colours: #1 Orange, #2 Vampire, #3 Blood - and I got #2!

6. Rivecowe Shine Blusher 7g, $14
This comes in 4 colours: #1 Shine Pink, #2 Shine Minky Pink, 3# Shine Coral, 4# Shine Orange - I received #4.

7. Grinif Skin Repair BB Blemish Balm 50ml, $65

The total price of the products is: $161, but after checking the memebox website, the Tosowoong products got marked down so the actual total price is: $146. I paid $36.99 ($32 for the box + $6.99 for shipping - $2 'cos of the sign up discount)!

Overall I am really happy with the products I got! I've read some other reviews where some people don't feel content with the mix of makeup vs skincare items. I will definitely buy again from Memebox, especially maybe try the Global Box, because I know they are really popular!

I will be reviewing some of the items, and I got a gmarket haul arriving soon, so stay tuned for more posts!

p.s. sorry for the bad quality photos! i'll improve over time (hopefully!)

An Introduction

Hello all! My name is Steph, and welcome to my blog!

I have always been interested in beauty, and I would always look up beauty blogs for reviews or info on new items! Recently I've been hooked on Asian beauty products, particularly Korean brands however some items I've bought and love have received little coverage online! I thought I'd create a blog and share my findings!

With that being said, I hope to share with everyone not just beauty but fashion, current favourites and everyday life!

To all future readers, hopefully you'll enjoy your stay here :)

p.s. I decided the blog name: date with steph, because I wanted my future readers and I to establish some sort of relationship, where it's like my posts are the information they'll get after going out to a lunch date with me or something, if that makes sense? and because my friend actually hashtagged #datewithsteph on instagram after taking a picture of her coffee on our quick lunch date. Please comment if you think I should change my blog name or if I should keep it, seeing as how I'm just starting my blog out :)