Dr Jart haul(s)!

Dr Jart official shop on Gmarket: Dr Jart (닥터자르트 직영샵)

I ordered a lot of Dr Jart stuff from Gmarket a while back, partly because there were so many coupons available and Dr Jart was having a sale, so the items ended up quite discounted ^^ This is their official shop on Gmarket, so all products are directly from Dr Jart (ie not 2nd party sellers or suppliers) Shipping is super fast, if you place an order before 2pm, the items reach the Gmarket warehouse the next day.

These were the freebies! ♥ (From all 4 orders)

Dr Jart has it's own tape and boxes which I thought was really cool ^^

The first time I ordered from Dr Jart was to get the Silver Label BB Cream.

I'd been using the Black Label and it had finished, so I though I'd get the Silver Label. This was originally 27,000won, but Dr Jart was having 4,600 off that item, and I applied a 10% off Beauty VIP coupon and 10% off Overseas shipping Super coupon, so it ended up 17,000won. Freebies were a Pore Medic mask, Whitening Water Drop 30ml, 2 sachets of the Silver Label BB cream and a 5,000won coupon (which can only be used in their physical stores in Korea, valid till 31 Dec 2011)

To be honest, after using the Silver Label for a few months, I find that I prefer the Black Label, which gives a dewier, more natural finish. Silver Label is a lot creamier and harder to spread, and dries super matte, which magnifies any dry patches. While I do love the good coverage, because of the thick consistency I'm starting to be mehhh about it :(

The second time I ordered I got the V7 series to try out.

I got the Turnover Booster, Vitalaser and Renewal Serum from the V7 line, and the Re-tighten Mask from the Pore Medic line. The Vitalaser and Renewal Serum were selling in a bundle. (Good way to save on coupons! It was already on 10% off, and I used a 20% off Dr Jart coupon and the 2,000won off overseas Super coupon)

The rest were all freebies. Freebies were the Multi-purpose Eyebalm 8ml x2, Silver Label BB Cream 10ml, Black Label BB Cream 10ml, Whitening Water Drop 30ml, Pore Medic Mask x2, Acne-x mask, Water Sure Gel 25ml, and V7 sachet set x2.

V7 series, which contain 7 vitamins (A, B3, B5, C, E, F and H) to nourish skin and "improve skin's youthful quality" with an "advanced regenerating system". Serum is so-so. Vitalaser has an ointment-ish texture. It doesn't smell the best but it helps clear redness.

The Dr Jart V7 Turnover Booster is like a toner to prep skin for absorption. It's thin and runny, comes in a dropper form. It "Balances skin after face wash and keeps moisture locked for moisturizing effect". The black willow bark extract, which claims to calm skin and remove dead skin cells without causing irritation, smells nice! It's quite soothing! And because it's thin, it spreads easily and is easily absorbed. I pat this on after the skin mist, before other skincare.

The Dr Jart V7 Renewal Serum is so-so for me. Nothing spectacular, but nothing detrimental. It contains adenosin which nourishes and maintains firmness in skin. This comes in a pump dispenser and is a clear liquid.

The Dr Jart V7 VitaLaser ♥ is a "skin perfecting revitalizer" with a "high performance whitening treatment". This comes in a tube form, it's like an ointment. It can be used as a spot treatment or all-over face cream, I figure might as well spread on whole face! It's not bad, I like it! It reduces redness, and when I wake up I notice that the redness faded, and that my face is brighter and clearer. But because it's an ointment, and with Singapore's extremely humid weather, applying too much makes my face oily when I get up.

Clockwise from left: Turnover Booster, Renewal Serum, Vitalaser.

The 3rd time I ordered I got the Tight Effect Skin Mist and Anti-redness Vitamin-K Serum (I love this!) Can't remember what the freebies were but I think it included at least one Pore Medic mask!

According to Dr Jart, the Pore Medic Tight Effect Skin Mist ♥ is an "oil control mist-type toner in powder form with sebum absorption". This has powder bits in it, so shake well before use. Spray 20~30cm away from face and when it dries you'll notice a smooth powdery texture on your face. For me I use it as a toner to clean any residue/dirt from air before applying other products. I spray it onto a cotton pad and wipe ^^ This is alcohol-free, talc-free, paraben-free and chemical-free, and leaves my face feeling clean and soft, I like it and will probably purchase again (or try the Most White Skin Mist!). This was 27,000won, became 24,000won after using a Living/Beauty 2,000won off coupon and 1,000won off Super coupon.

Anti-redness Vitamin-K Serum ♥

Its "Vitamin K liposome components present bright and vitalized skin through prevention of capillary vessel dilation, the main cause of hot flush and redness of skin." This is one of my favorite Dr Jart products! It's a thin yellow liquid that's easily absorbed, without stickiness (: Contains vitamin K, allantoin, hyaluronic acid.

It's thin and easily absorbed, so I stopped using Vitalaser after I got this! I use this before I go to sleep, and when I wakeup the redness (flush from capillary dilation) on my skin is gone (:

The 4th time I ordered I didn't take a picture, so I just took one now ^^

I got the Recover Prebase, Mineral Powder, Acne-X Spot Cover (a concealer) and Pore Medic Peeling Gel. Freebies were a 2011 calendar, Advanced Hand Cream 30ml, Water Sure Gel 25ml, Multi Action Eye Balm 8ml, Most Moist sachet set and Pore Medic sachet set.

The Acne-X Spot Cover is a treatment concealer, you're supposed to use it on blemishes/red spots to conceal and heal. (haha that rhymes!) It's a bit thick and quite dry. Maybe it's just not suited for me in Singapore's weather cos Koreans seem to rate it quite highly.

The Mineral in Powder is blah to me. This contains mica and is talc-free. There are lotsa better mineral powders out there.

From left: Peeling Gel, Re-tighten Mash, Recover Pre-base.

Pore Medic Recover Pre-base. It has a very fresh lemon scent, and makes your skin really smooth after application. It's oil-free, preservative-free, pigment-free and alcohol-free, and is labelled a "preservative-free pore primer" that has "high adhesiveness and long lasting"

This is the Pore Medic Peeling Gel, which "Exfoliates and smoothes skin's surface". Apply to face/skin and rub.

Like any other peeling gel you rub it and dead skin cells clumps together and roll off. But for some reason my face doesn't like this, every time I use it I break out/red patches appear on my skin. I tried it thrice and same problem all three times so guess it's not suited for me, I'm not gonna risk my face anymore!

The Pore Medic Re-tighten Mask is a "Pore and sebum control clay mask", it smells really nice! (to me) Put it on, leave it for 10minutes or until it hardens/dries, then rinse it of. It cleanses your pores and causes all the impurities to surface. This has kaolin clay I think. I love using this, it smells good and my pores feel/look clean after.

These were all the freebies I got from the 4 times I ordered from Dr Jart ♥ Lots of sachet sets & masks (1 Acne-x and lotsa Pore Medic of which I've used^^) Multi Action Eyebalm 8ml x3, Whitening Water Drop 30ml x2, Advanced Hand Cream 30ml, Water Sure Gel 25ml x2, Silver Label BB Cream 10ml, Black Label BB Cream 10ml.

Also got a 2011 calendar as one of my orders was near the end of the year. Dr Jart's current spokesperson is Park Hanbyul, actress/model, former eoljjang, Se7en's girlfriend of 7?/8? years. (I think she's really pretty! Even without makeup! ♥)

At the back of the calendar is a bunch of coupons which can be used at their physical stores in Korea, valid till the Dec 2011.

Currently (April) the Gmarket shop is having discounts on most of its items! (: There are also launched new products in the V7 series:

- V7 Beauty Balm, a BB cream with SPF30, PA++

- V7 Relief Vita Drop, a hydrating moisturizer

- V7 Cleansing Foam, which "rehydrates environmentally damaged skin"

Currently if you purchase any of the above 3 you get a free V7 Cleansing Bar Soap (: There are also free gifts with every purchase, as well as additional gift if you purchase over 30,000won and 50,000won. These change every few weeks or so.

I used to buy Skin79 and Lioele from Gmarket 2 years ago, but sadly their shop stopped selling overseas :( Same for Hanskin :( (Skin79 and Lioele I think because they started selling in stores here/the region; Hanskin I don't know, now even their Gmarket shop seems to have stopped/no items for sale) It's a pity cos I reaallly reallly want to try Hanskin's skincare. I loved the old Super Magic Premium BB Cream, the first BB cream I used and finished a tube of! ♥

Gmarket Haul - Books, CDs, DVDs and misc ♥

Hello all~ This time round I hauled Korean books, CDs and DVDs! Wanted to make use of the books category coupons available this month, as well as the Bravo Gmarket overseas shipping coupons, hence the haul ♥♥　

Two shipments because I forgot to combine shipping T_T Other than books, CDs and DVDs I actually ordered clothes but since everyone orders clothes/shoes from Gmarket I shalln't be reviewing that today~ Onto the DVDs first!

Clockwise from top left: SS501 Step Up Concert, All About DBSK Season 1, All About DBSK Season 3, DBSK Mirotic Concert, Tohoshinki The Secret Code Concert, DBSK 'O' Concert.

Okay, so I only ordered the last four, the other two I already had but wanted to include in the picture (: Sadly All About DBSK Season 2 was not available on Gmarket, I don't know why. Neither was the Five in the Black Concert DVD. Maybe they're out of stock or I wasn't searching with the right terms?

The O and Mirotic DVDs were from the seller 케이아트+. They were about 23,000 won and 33,000 won after coupons. The Mirotic DVD was supposed to come with 5 bookmarks, but I didn't even get a single one! What happened to it! :( And the posters included weren't matching with the product, they were just random posters of DBSK. The O DVD was supposed to come with a standing calendar, what happened to it!? I never got that either :( But the packaging is cool, the silver portions actually change color reflecting light, that's why you can see the rainbow/spectrum of colors in the picture above ^^

I got the Secret Code and AADBSK3 from 뮤직코리아. Great to watch! :D They were 25,000 won and 33,000 won after coupons. Of the 4 DVDs, only All About has English subtitles, but I speak/read Japanese so Japanese subtitles/audio were fine for me (:

Clockwise from top left: Jejung&Yuchun - Colors, Melody and Harmony; DBSK - Mirotic Ver. C, DBSK - A Christmas Gift from DBSK, DBSK - Hug, DBSK - Vacation OST.

CDs! These are some of their older singles and mini albums, which aren't available in Singapore, so I wanted to grab in case they cease production or something :/ From the seller 음반몰. I actually wanted to grab a couple more but I shouldn't bee too greedy, and get them next time! Totally love the packaging of the Christmas gift, it's so cute, like a gift! Comes with postcards (:

Got some textbooks/workbooks for learning Korean~♥ The Kyunghee University series. The Singapore Korean School uses this for teaching Korean, and apparently in South Korea it's used to teach some foreign diplomats and their family, so it must be effective right? I haven't started reading it yet though! Top row is textbooks, the bottom row the accompanying workbooks. Blue is Beginner's I, red is Beginner's II, green is Intermediate I. I didn't get the Intermediate II and Advanced I&II, I have to actually get started on and finish these three first! :P

Got the workbooks from Libro and the textbooks from 영풍문고. The workbooks come in a 30-hole ring binder, but sadly due to the (rather bad) packaging of the seller, when they reached me the plastic cover and ring openings were cracked and broken. Even worse, the broken bits were nowhere to be found in the boxes! So... Shipping was rather slow too. So I bought new files to put them in. They were around 12-13,000 won each after coupons. The textbooks on the other hand were quick in shipping and came in good condition. They were around 15,000 won.

The 3 thicker bottom ones are workbooks, and the 2 thinner ones are the textbooks. The textbooks are in English and Korean and the paper is of thick, glossy, good quality. However as you can see I'm missing the textbook for the red, Beginner's II, as the two sellers selling it on Gmarket both do not ship it overseas! Which I find odd as everything else in the series (Beginner I, Intermediate I & II, Advanced I & II) all ship overseas! Just not the Beginner's II...

Masking stickers! They're sheets of patterned stickers in strips/circles which you can use to decorate notes, cards etc. Really pretty and can't wait to use them! Hehe I started by decorated the tin above :D

Also got 2 books from (주)수송사샵. They were on 50% sale and cost only 5,400won each! Lee Hyeyoung's Beauty Bible and Fashion Bible. Honestly I doubt I can read them since I don't know much Korean yet but there are pictures, and who could resist such a pretty hot pink book like that! The cover is just so, so pretty, pink, lace pattern, mirror-like image in the middle.

The Beauty Bible also has a sweet pink ribbon bookmark :D

They also came with download coupons (which I do not know how to use since it's in Korean, but maybe someday I'll learn how to!) That is if they don't expire first!

Also got 5 rings (the ones in plastics) from the seller 테이커. The rest are all freebies!

I love these two the most ♥

I love the ribbon one as well, it's so sweet! ♥

Ordered the Dr Jart+ Silver Label BB cream after I finished my Black Label. From the GmarketDr Jart+ shop. I have to say I LOVE THIS! ♥♥ Coverage is really good, yet the finish is natural enough. However I like the Black Label more cos it has a more natural finish, Silver Label can be a bit too dry/matte! Came with 2 satchets of the Silver label, a 30ml miniature of the Whitening Water Drop (which I adore as well, it's great for moisturizing and calms the redness my skin has been experiencing lately), a Pore Medic sheet mask, and a 5,000 won coupon to be used in any of the physical Korea stores, valid till Dec 2011. Also came with a brochure listing their products. Shipping was super quick, I ordered Sunday evening, it finished domestic shipping by Tuesday morning? Hehe I made use of a 20% Beauty VIP coupon for the category foundations I think? Plus Dr Jart+ was having a promotion so it cost 17,000 won if I recall correctly.

I'm going to order a bunch more stuff from Dr Jart+, which I shall review again when it comes! The Vitalaser series (:


Here's the current batch of BB creams I'm trying to finish. I've finished up a Dr Jart Black label, Liole Water Drop. BRTC's almost finishing, but it has no SPF so I'm not using it as often anymore. The Hanskin's almost gone as well. But I can't use it anymore cos I got tanner over summer and it's too white for me now T_T I really loved it, coverage was great. For now my fave is the Silver Label, followed by Banila Co's Let Me Bebe, comes in a hygienic pump tube, I got it from Gmarket a few months ago!

So that's it this time round. Next time shall be my Dr Jart haul! ♥ xoxo