Hello Girlfriends and welcome to another episode of Tried and tested!
Today we'll be trying out some products that are endorsed by K-Pop stars!
EXO is a 9 member boy band that has been on the top 5 of the Forbes Korea power celebrity list for the past 5 years.
Now, they have been working together with Nature Republic since 2013,
so one of the things that they have is this yam oil control paper with their faces on it.
Kai's face is kind of just a sticker that they put on here.
This is Kai and Kai is going to absorb my sebum. That's so gross!
Oh! It comes with a mirror! Very handy!
Very thin, a little bit waxy.
This is paper-y but it kind of still folds quite easily.
Part of the joy of doing this is seeing how much sebum you manage to collect.
You can sort of see it but then it's not super obvious.
I think what's great is that it's really quite discreet.
It's absorbed a lot of the shine. Actually, almost all of the shine, but it doesn't leave my skin feeling super dry.
It still feels hydrated.
If I were a fan of someone, and I saw something like this, yeah, I'd get a kick out of it.
Song Joong Ki.
I would give this a 10 out of 10.
So BTS is this super popular 7 member boy band and they did a collaboration with VT Cosmetics.
And this is the Glorious Gloria Primer.
I wonder if their blood sweat and tears are in this.
This primer is supposed to give you bright and glossy skin without being cake-y or patchy.
I was kind of expecting something that's a bit more serum-like,
but this feels more like a cream with an iridescent shine.
It's actually spreading very easily. It almost is like a water gel?
And you can see there's a really nice sheen to it.
It's totally absorbed into my skin and it's totally smoothed it out and it's got a slight cooling effect?
It's not sticky at all!
As I put this on, I do feel that it absorbs pretty well
and in fact, it almost leaves a powdery kind of finish?
Mattifying products usually sorts of tightens the skin just a little bit,
so it does feel like it's tightened my skin.
I feel like after you put it on, it does seem to brighten the face.
It feels like it's making my foundation a little bit harder to put on.
I can feel more of a drag and it feels as though my foundation is dry.
I'm going to try it with a different type of foundation just to see how it fares.
It is a cushion foundation.
Please ignore the colour because I took the wrong colour out.
The cushion foundation is a lighter texture and it's more dewy,
and I think it works as a better match to this primer.
And also it's makes the cushion foundation look a little bit more polished.
So, I feel like with the lighter base, the primer actually serves to increase the coverage and also brightens everything,
whereas with my regular foundation, it made my foundation look worse.
So I think it really depends on what kind of base you're using.
Honestly, I can't really see the iridescent effect after putting everything on.
Also because I found the dropper a little bit weird for this type of product because it's harder to pick up.
I will give it a 6.5/10.
BT21 was created by BTS members together with Line Friends.
So they came out with a series of 8 super cute characters,
that represented each of their personalities.
The one that we're looking at today is by Jungkook,
and this one is called Cooky! He is a cute but tough bunny.
Oh! It's very cute! I'm so sold on the packaging.
This colour is called mellow coral.
It's very liquid-y.
Oh! It's a cream lip lacquer, so it looks creamy but it's thinner like a lacquer.
The application was super easy, it's very water-y,
there's no drag at all but I think because it's so runny,
you don't really get an even coat.
The colour payoff is really actually solid.
It's a very neat application, it stays within the lines.
The one thing that's really standing out to me right now though, is the smell.
I feel like it almost smells like some kind of strange fruity soap?
I am really liking the colour though, so that's a bit of a pity.
Love yourself!
We've waited quite long for it to dry, and it's still kind of like transferring a lot.
And it's supposed to have a super long staying power right?
But after all of these, the colour is still there,
but I feel like it's kind of a bit patchy already.
I think I would give this like a 5.5/10.
Packaging is so cute though! So I will add a 0.5?
If you're into that.
As I was removing it, I realised that the smell and it tastes really funny.
So with the smell and the taste, I would give it 3.
I a bit scared you know.
Because the fans can be very intense. I admire the love.
But you know what, if anyone says anything about Song Joong Ki I'd be really upset.
But this is not them right? The character is cute!
It's just the lipstick I'm not sure.
Red Velvet is a 5 member girl band and the Red plays on their brighter, bubblier side,
and Velvet plays on their softer, mature, more elegant side.
And together, they are Red Velvet.
So they have been Etude house models since 2018, and this range includes 5 all new shades,
and they are also inspired by and named after each member of the group.
This one is Wendy Brown.
Oh! That's interesting, I was expecting brown but this actually looks quite red.
Ah. It's like a reddish brown. Or a brownish red, depending on how you look at it.
Application is pretty easy, it's a slightly creamier texture, and it dries pretty matte and quite fast.
The formula is pretty good, the only thing is that the colour kinda doesn't match the description or the picture,
or what you expect. Based on the picture, as well as based on the name of this thing, which is Wendy Brown,
I was expecting something that is a little more autumn-y, a little bit more brown,
and then now, after I put it on, it kinds of feel a bit pinky red?
More than a browny red. So if let's say you bought it off the photo,
I think maybe you will be slightly disappointed because it really doesn't look like the photo.
If I were to rate the lipstick itself, maybe like an 8?
But then if based on the colour and all that stuff, I will give it a 6?
No actually I would give it a 5 because I'd be very annoyed if I was looking for a brown and then this came.
Even though it's nice, I'd be like huh? This is not what I ordered!
Taeyeon is the leader of famous girl band SNSD also known a Girls' Generation.
They've been around since 2007 and are still very popular today.
And Taeyeon has been the model for Banila Co since 2016.
Now this is their Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm.
So this is hyper-allergenic cleanser that changes from a sherbet-like texture to an oil.
This is a lip and eye makeup remover as well as a cleansing oil and a foam cleanser.
This is supposed to deeply cleanse and exfoliate your skin, leaving it hydrated and fresh.
That's a lot of things in 1.
You're supposed to massage it into dry skin and then rinse it off.
When you first put it on, it feels like wax?
So as you rub it in, you can kind of see it turning into an oil.
It's a really uncomfortable texture 'cause it feels like quite a thick oil.
So then, you're supposed to rinse it off with water.
That was actually quite effective!
And it actually managed to get off the eye makeup pretty fast and easily which I was quite impressed by.
My skin definitely feels clean, and it does feel very hydrated.
I felt that it was averagely easy to remove compared to other oils.
It has a slightly artificial floral smell which I'm not a huge fan of.
I do think it's just slightly fussy with the tub and the spatula,
and turning from this solid thing to an oil.
Personally, not a huge fan, but it does the job.
I think it's ok, I would give this a 7/10.
Monsta X is a boy band that was created during a reality show.
And Tony Moly is Monsta X's first beauty endorsement deal.
This is the LIPTONE Get It Tint.
The packaging is different, but from what we understand, the product is the same,
and the shade is Oh My Rose.
Oh it's very watery. It's very pretty! I'm loving this colour.
It's a coral with just the right hint of reds in it.
It's a very flattering colour.
It feels slightly sticky, not too bad, quite comfortable.
Application very easy, kind of easy manage and blend.
8, actually, 9. 9/10.
Seventeen is a band that consists of 13 members.
17 is the average age they were when they first got together.
And they have earned the reputation of a self-producing idol group,
and they are actively involved in song writing as well as other aspects of the group.
They became The SAEM global ambassadors in 2018,
so all of the hand creams here, ta-da!
Their individual scents were picked by the members themselves,
and then they're all autographed, everything?
So cute! I was looking at the box thinking, which one do I want to try?
I pick this one. I picked him because I thought he looked really cool. You know, just like 'Hey, whassup?'
Do you think DK uses this too? Do his hands smell like that? Is that the idea?
Kind of smells like a peach Hi-Chew.
I find it slightly oily, maybe in colder climates, that will be ok?
Slightly tacky, also a bit sticky, not a huge fan.
But then, can I just say, I feel like looking at this, it feels like it was meant to be a collector's item,
not so much a set of hand creams to be used, because, look!
They are all autographed. How do you have the heart to open that and use it right?
I will give this a - as a hand cream,
a 3.5.
But in terms of packaging and everything, if I were a fan, I will definitely buy this.
I would so be like, 'Yes! Give it to me!'
Because if you were a fan, it really isn't about the hand cream,
it's just all of these together, you know, like all of it.
Would you risk putting this in your bag and getting marks on their face or their pristine white shirts?
Or like having parts of them scratched off? No right? I don't think so.
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