I don't unremarkably exercise store reviews.
Why?
It's been proven fourth dimension in addition to i time again that I am a bitter in addition to pathetic human being. I honey to complain. I alive for complaining. No kvetchin', no life.
That makes me a nightmare of a customer.
I freely acknowledge it.
When I larn online to exercise some shopping, I usually tend to pass a fair amount of money. When I shop, I usually purchase the entire trace (as evidenced yesteryear some of the entries on this blog) instead of piddling piecemeal. I don't receive got the patience for "hauls" consisting of i product. When I larn shopping, I hateful it. I shop.
Because of that, in addition to because I am a bitter in addition to pathetic human being, my client service expectations are somewhat different. When shopping, I'm inwards my special snowflake way in addition to I await to live treated equally such.
My commons shopping house is W2Beauty (affiliate link, this is the ONLY affiliate link inwards this post), because Alice totally gets it. She treats me similar a special princess that I am. I honey Alice.
W2Beauty is to a greater extent than expensive than other online stores, but I am willing to pay to a greater extent than for the chance to live treated similar a spoiled brat. Because I am one. Alice knows that too, in addition to I honey her for that.
Last yr Alice went to a higher house in addition to beyond her responsibilities of an network store possessor in addition to got something for me that was sold solely duty gratis at the airport. She was going on vacation. She lugged my shopping with her around Europe. She EMSed it to me when she returned to Korea. THAT'S why I honey Alice.
When I had questions almost plastic operation clinics inwards Seoul, she truly asked her friends in addition to associates for recommendations. THAT'S why I honey Alice.
I never win whatsoever of her giveaways, I hardly ever post whatsoever reviews on her website. Apart from i W2Beauty sponsored review on this blog, everything is ever paid with my ain money. Because I honey Alice. And I volition popular off along buying from her for equally long equally she stays inwards business.
Another house I store at is TGI Wholesale, because despite the awful site design, they also larn client service. And simply similar Alice, they larn mental with samples in addition to freebies, equally well.
When I needed a particular recommendation, they truly wrote dorsum with a listing of what was trending at that fourth dimension inwards Korea. And gauge what? On that listing they included items they did non bear in addition to did non sell. I appreciate such honesty.
Unfortunately, lately their selection seems to receive got shrunk. Pity. On the other hand, they are revamping their website. So maybe novel in addition to exciting things are going to plow over soon. Good luck, TGI Wholesale!
Everybody's favorite Jolse is non my preferred shopping destination. Yes, I exercise purchase from them from fourth dimension to time. But I never understood their high standing with unusual Asian beauty fans. Jolse used to live referred to equally BAE yesteryear people who simply got their outset bundle total of CosRX something or the other. Because obviously a handful of inexpensive foil packets made them aspect hence generous in addition to special.
I receive got no purpose for low-end samples, I receive got no purpose for TonyMolys, or Skinfoods, or other Etude Houses. If I haul inwards triple digits in addition to larn Tony Moly Tomatox foils, I volition non live shopping at that spot again.
Sorry, that's simply my thing. Your thing mightiness live different. But I'm going to receive got my work organisation elsewhere.
I receive got hauled from RoseRoseShop inwards the yesteryear in addition to it was a less than satisfying experience (see Jolse above) mainly due to looooong equally all eternity transportation times.
I receive got hauled from Koreadepart in addition to it was meh, too.
I am a semi-regular G-Market hauler in addition to due to the nature of that site, it tin live a really hitting or girlfriend experience. I had to a greater extent than hits than misses, but their betoken organisation sucks. For that reason, if I can, I tend to avoid G-Market altogether.
I receive got hauled from numerous Ebay sellers equally well. Overall, it was a decent experience. With i exception. But to a greater extent than almost it soon.
(all links to Wishtrend are non-affiliate)
One house I turn down to store at is Wishtrend.
Why? They allow, advise even, to mask affiliate links, because they are good aware of the fact that some people (like me) select non to click on a random affiliate link. That fact solitary made me tell "fuck you" to Wishtrend in addition to avoid whatsoever link with "wishtrend" inwards it 100% of the time.
Pity, because I'd similar to endeavor their klairs brand. But I am non going to. Unless I tin larn it from somewhere else.
However, despite my deep in addition to undying honey in addition to devotion to Alice at W2Beauty, I am ever on the sentry for novel places to shop.
- One, because I honey to shop.
- And two, because Alice does non stock every unmarried build nether the sun. She's trying, yes, that's true.
- And three, because whenever I desire something that she doesn't sell, I experience bad for quest her to exercise me a favor in addition to larn it for me anyway. Even I know at that spot are limits to my special snowflakeness.
(no affiliate links below)
It seems that the bulk of novel online vendors these days are located either inwards the US, or inwards Canada, or inwards Europe. That doesn't exercise me whatsoever good.
Though at that spot is i store inwards the UK, named really appropriately K-cosmetics, that offers gratis worldwide shipping, has an interesting build that I am lusting after (I'm From) in addition to decent prices (considering their physical location).
It seems similar a smashing alternative for folks inwards Europe to try.
And they're also offering 40% off correct now, if yous sign upwards for their newsletter or something, something. Their website kinda sucks, but the prices are truly reasonable, in addition to that I'm From is calling my shout out (especially since I turn down to purchase from Wishtrend, which is similar the solely other house that stocks this brand).
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There is also a novel thespian based inwards South Korea, i called Brush in addition to Powder.
I mentioned them earlier inwards my Cremorlab review. They are notable for carrying a fuckton of Cremorlab in addition to having periodic "buy i larn one" offers on Cremorlab Fresh Water Gel (and hopefully on other Cremorlab, too, remove heed this B&P???). It was i of these offers that lured me in.
Don't know almost you, but I loathe the name. Sounds also much similar a makeup store. True, they also bear a bunch of makeup, including some lesser known brands (Unpretty Rapper, you're next!), but that's non all they have. So why the stupid makeupy name? No idea.
They are really active on Instagram in addition to that's how I constitute them.
They are kind, friendly, in addition to for the most part, good organized. For the most part, because equally yous volition see, at that spot was a footling snafu with the discount code. However, overall, their client service is minute to none. They truly indulged my special snowflakedness in addition to did hence with a smile. Gotta honey that.
When shortly after my Cremorlab post, they announced on Instagram they were running their BOGO offering on Fresh Water Gel, I straightaway jumped on it. Cremorlab is good, but solely if I tin larn it for less than the regular price.
And hence I placed an order. I also added Cremorlab Skin Tone-Up CC Cream, which I've been wanting to endeavor for a land now, in addition to which turned out to live excellent.
Before I placed my order, I got this pop-up:
So yous hateful non solely a BOGO offering on Cremorlab, but 10% off equally well?
Just closed upwards in addition to receive got my coin already!
Of course of study I signed up.
I didn't larn whatsoever e-mail with an activation code, or a discount code, hence I assumed it would live applied during checkout. I assumed wrong.
Now, my total wasn't that outrageous. It came out to 87 dollars. But 10% of 87 dollars that's 8 bucks. That's a fully customized Starbucks soy frappuccino inwards Japan. Nothing to sneeze at.
I wanted to know if maybe I did something incorrect in addition to missed my 10% off, hence I sent an email. Even though it was almost midnight hither in addition to inwards Korea, their lovely rep got dorsum to me almost immediately. Seriously people, don't yous ever sleep???
She explained that emails are sent at sure enough times, in addition to that unfortunately, I missed my discount code for my outset order. Yeah, I was bummed. But in addition to hence she suggested that she could upgrade my shipment from normal registered air to K-packet to build upwards for the inconvenience of missing the discount.
Now, yous see, I alive inwards Japan. I ever pick the cheapest transportation alternative when choices are available, because whether it's a K-packet, or a registered air package, they larn hither around the same time. It doesn't build whatsoever difference. EMS, if it's sent out outset thing inwards the forenoon inwards Korea, gets to me the adjacent day. We are closed plenty that extra transportation options don't truly build much sense. Better to purpose that coin towards an extra canvas mask, or two.
Of course of study if yous alive inwards a province with a less reliable postal system, yesteryear all means, larn for the safest option.
In all my years of buying from Korea, I receive got lost solely i package. With 3 su:m37 Miracle Rose Cleansing Sticks. From an Ebay seller, who didn't ship it with a tracking number. But I placed that lodge during the famous MRCS shortage, hence it's anybody's gauge whether the bundle was truly sent out at all. After a long hold off for my sticks in addition to a really brief Ebay dispute, I got my coin back. I ended upwards ordering the sticks from W2Beauty, because yesteryear in addition to hence they were dorsum inwards stock in addition to available.
Back to Brush in addition to Powder...
While I appreciated the transportation upgrade gesture, I didn't truly demand it. I paid for the tracking break anyway. I would receive got preferred a distich of canvas masks instead. I said hence to the Brush in addition to Powder rep, in addition to she basically replied "whatever makes yous happy".
Time frame:
- I placed my lodge on Mon at midnight, or really early on Tuesday morning, we're talking similar null A.M. here.
- It was shipped out on Friday.
- It got to me a calendar week later.
It was sent out equally K-packet AND at that spot were the masks I whined about. AND a packet of Cremorlab makeup cleansing sheets AND a bunch of samples in addition to foils. AND a handwritten personal note.
People, that's how yous exercise client service.
Am I going to live shopping at Brush in addition to Powder inwards the future? Hell yeah! Especially since after all that, I tin STILL purpose my previously missing 10% discount code.
And that is WHY I am writing this post.
Too oftentimes I bitch almost bad service (I turn down to store at the flagship Shu Uemura store at Omotesando Hills), shady service (staff at SkinGarden inwards Shin Okubo inwards Tokyo diligently scratching off stamped expiration dates) or racist service (as detailed inwards this entry).
So to residual it out, today I am writing almost first-class service. And different my shopping experiences inwards Japan, this first-class service is available worldwide with gratis shipping, no thing where yous live.
But of course, I wouldn't live myself, if I didn't uncovering something to betoken out.
Now, this materials doesn't truly thing to me, because Nippon in addition to Korea receive got some sort of offcial understanding in addition to nobody cares what's written on customs slips.
However, if yous alive inwards a province with an anal retentive customs office, yous mightiness live inwards for a rude surprise.
The bundle was marked equally a gift, but... the sender was listed equally "Brush in addition to Powder". That is an immediate ruby-red flag that the parcel is non a gift, but inwards fact, merchandise.
In contrast, W2Beauty in addition to TGI Wholesale (don't recall almost Jolse) write the shout out of an actual someone equally a sender, hence the bundle has at to the lowest degree a semblance of beingness an actual, individual gift. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 tiny thing but i that customs officers aspect at when "randomly" selecting shipments for inspection.
Another thing that could live a ruby-red flag for bored customs staff was that the total value was listed equally "0" on the customs form. Yep, null dollars, null won, null yen, null anything.
Yeah, nosotros all play that lower-the-value-to-avoid-customs-fees game. I exercise it every fourth dimension I ship a bundle to Europe. But c'mon now. Keep it believable, please?
Anyway, that's simply my 2 yen worth of bitching.
So...
What precisely did I buy?
This:
- Cremorlab Fresh Water Gel - purchase i larn i free, unmarried cost US$48.00
- Cremorlab Skin Tone-Up CC Cream - unmarried cost US$36.00. This materials is magnificent, perfect for hot in addition to humid weather. If yous receive got oily or combo skin, this is going to live ideal for yous (according to my really oily friend). It has yellowish undertones in addition to is suitable for lite in addition to really lite skintones upwards to NC20, maybe. I'll post a total review after testing it some more.
- Cremorlab Cleansing Veil Sheets (10 canvas pack) - this was a freebie. The total size pack has lxx sheets.
Here are the 2 canvas masks:
- Cremorlab Herb Tea Blemish Minus Calming Mask - unmarried cost US$5.00
- Cremorlab Nutrition Deep Hydro Plus Intensive Mask - unmarried cost US$10.00
As yous tin see, the combined total of these masks is nearly double of what my 10% would receive got been. Thank hence yous much, Brush in addition to Powder!!!
The paw written depository fiscal establishment complaint recommended this mask:
I'm going to endeavor it this evening in addition to study dorsum :-)
And inwards improver to all that, a generous stack of samples in addition to foils was included inwards my shipment equally well.
Miss northward (the oily skinned friend) straightaway grabbed the CC cream samples. She's the i who reported dorsum that it worked similar magic.
Mineral Treatment Essence, Shadow-off Cream in addition to Essence Tonic are novel to me. While i foil is non plenty to larn an thought almost a product, I'm all the same looking frontwards to trying them all.
Incidentally, September is my "use upwards all the samples" months, because I am trying to reorganize my stash.
So at that spot yous receive got it.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 totally honest, non-sponsored store review.
What are yous waiting for?
Go, exercise some shopping!
And now, if yous excuse me, I receive got to start preparing for yet some other typhoon. Meh...
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