BoBoDave Beauty Haul

Hello, thank you for reading my first post! Please excuse the picture quality, it will be better!
I'll jump right into the purchases I made from BoBoDave.com.

Beauty Haul

I've been eyeing the Jill Stuart eyeshadow for the longest time, and I've finally made the purchase. I'm a bit of a sucker for packaging and Jill Stuart has one of the most beautiful that I've ever seen. Here's a photo of my complete haul.

CLOCKWISE: Jill Stuart Eyeshadow, Jill Start Fragrance, CanMake Perfect Brown Eyes Eyeshadow, Kao NEKURIZUMU Vapor Relax Hot Eye Mask (Large box with masked lady), ESPRIQUE Precious Extra Moist Retouch, ESPRIQUE Dramatical Veil Pact UV, sample of RMK Creamy Foundation color 103 (Small yellow pack), sample of MISSHA Super Aqua Hydrating Emulsion (Small bottle with blue cap), sample of Missha Super Aqua Ultra Waterfull Cream (Small Pack with pic of jar).

Kao NEKURIZUMU Vapor Relax Hot Eye Mask, contains 5 lavender scented eye masks. I tried this last night before going to bed. When I first opened the packet, the smell of lavender was strong. After placing the mask on my eyes, I stopped noticing the scent. The mask gradually became warm, it was never too hot. After a few minutes, I felt condensation beginning to form, this was a good thing, my eyes lids have been dry and this should add moisture. As directed, I took the mask after 10 minutes and fell asleep. -.- zZzz
Rating: 6/10

Scroll down for more detailed pictures of my haul.

Jill Stuart Jewel Crystal Eyes in Eternal Platinum, ESPRIQUE Dramatical Veil Pact UV (Extra Moist) in OC410, Jill Stuart Fragrance 4ml travel size

Jill Stuart Jewel Crystal Eyes in Eternal Platinum. I couldn’t help but squeal a little when I opened this.

The small tray area where the applicator sits is clear! I’ve seen many pictures of this palette, and didn’t realize until this was in my hands. Let me introduce you to uhm, well I’ll just call her Kabuki Hello Kitty. I found her in a Korean gift store in LA. Kabuki Hello Kitty is a keychain, with the chain attached to the top of her head. Scroll down for a full pic of her. :)

Jill Stuart Fragrance 4ml travel size.
Product Description: Top notes are green apple, pear, black currant, lemon and water lilies. The heart includes a bouquet of peony, Bulgarian rose, lily of the valley, jasmine, magnolia and orange blossom. The base contains notes of musk, sandalwood, cedar, vanilla and amber.
My take: smells like many of the other fruity/floral perfumes you find at Macy’s or Sephora. Also, was disappointed it did not look like the picture on the site I purchased from, it didn’t have the silver embellishments circling the bottle. :( I was actually more impressed by the silver on the box it came in.

ESPRIQUE Dramatical Veil Pact UV (Extra Moist) in OC410. The case is soo pretty!

This pressed powder was first released for F/W 2010. When I ordered, I was afraid that since it’s an Asian brand, the colors going to be lighter than American brands. I think I did an okay job in picking OC410. I picked the color purely on the color swatches I saw on the site. It was definitely a lot darker in person than what I see on screen. Anyways, I gave it a try and it was a tad light, so now I’m curious how the OC415 looks. It covered my large pores well, I was impressed! I plan to find my MAC NC color when I get the chance, to give you a good reference. Will review this product in a later post.

ESPRIQUE Precious Extra Moist Retouch.
An essence you use to pat over dry patches of makeup. I couldn’t find much info in English. I've tried this on several on occasions, when my skin is okay to great, when I've got liquid, cream or powdered foundation. It has a thicker than normal gel-like consistency and was slighly opaque. Once applied, I had to be careful to blend out the area of the dry patch. This was okay for me.
Rating: 6/10

Canmake Perfect Brown Eyes in 01 Deep Brown. Product
Description: Effects of the cream eye base containing beauty essence ingredients. Carefully designed brown powder. A moist powder with an excellent coloring ability that has been calculated to go with the base cream
First Impressions: I didn’t found out until after my purchase, bloggers seem to think the quality is not worth the price, its not pigmented enough. I have yet to try this.

On the plus side, its got a small horizontal mirror on top, great for on the go. I hope you can tell from this pic but the bottom left color, the pan with the rounded corners, is the base cream. That is the full view of Kabuki Hello Kitty!

Bottom view of the palette. Shows you what to apply the shadows with and where to apply. Notice the cream base should be applied with a finger. :)

Another plus, instead of double end sponge tip applicators, one end is a flat rounded brush! For me this is a big plus because I like to apply the darkest shadow right at and above my lashline.

More Samples:

IPSA Metabolizer Moist White 2
Description: Prevents the occurrence of spots and freckles by inhibiting the melanin production and fills the stratum corneum with dewy moisture. Maintain the well-balanced proportion of moisture and oil. Mild and moist texture leaves skin non-sticky and silky smooth.

IPSA The Time Reset Essense W
Description: A medicated brightening essence that creates bright, translucent skin rich in moisture. Creates an artificial skin barrier on the skin surface to prevent moisture evaporation and increase moisture deep inside the skin. [Contains Double Barrier Actor II, an ingredient for preventing rough skin.]Also controls melanin production to prevent the development of dark spots and freckles for translucent skin with moisture. [Contains m-Tranexamic acid, a medicated brightening ingredient.]

UNO Fiber Neo Acrobat Wire
Description: UNO Fiber Neo Acrobat Wire Wax gives you strong hold, soft and flexible texture best used to style short to medium hair.

Shopping on bobodave.com

My first reaction to this site was, “WTH is bobodave? That’s a wierd name…” Bobo makes me think clowns (yuck and creepy), or the name Chinese people give their dogs (I know two Chinese families who named their dogs Bobo). Upon reading the Chinese characters on the site, its a direct sound tranlsation of 寶寶地. I can’t tell you what it means, but it has something to do with nurturing one’s beauty. Hope that makes more sense. :)

As I explored the site, I was excited about all the products they sell, especially all the Jill Stuart items they have. At some point, I realized the website will not tell you how much shipping to the States is. They won’t tell you until *after* you have paid. It’s all so questionable and inconvenient!

I found that some other US based bloggers have made purchases without problems, so I took the plunge and made my own purchase.

I ordered, paid via paypal, and received a confirmation email. After two days of not hearing from them on shipping fees, I emailed them. Turns out an item was sold out. They gave me options, so I asked them to use the refund for shipping. The package was received 9 days later. Though I asked several times, I was never told how much shipping was. The sold out product was $15, and I didn’t see a refund in my PayPal account, so I can assume shipping was $15.

I'm not sure if I'll order from them again, perhaps only if they sell an item that no other place does.
Rating of bobodave: 7/10