So let's get started straight away and get a detailed look into each of the products of the box! I'm going to start off with this fabulous little bottle of Mascara Remover, which hasn't really been featured by Etude House before. Well, at least, I have not heard of it before receiving this box. I'm super glad they did send it to me though, because it is a 25mL bottle of 'one shot remover', which is perfect for melting mascara and cleansing your eyelashes. It only costs around $5-6 and it really is true to its word when it calls itself 'one shot clean'. It has the ability to melt waterproof and long-lasting mascara and eyeliner. The mascara remover has a quick emulsifying formula, which leaves the eye zone clean in one swipe. This reduces the rubbing and repeated swiping motions on your eyes, so you can avoid pressure that leads to lines and wrinkles.


I found the formula of this mascara to be really interesting! It seems to have 2 liquids in it, one which is more dense than the other. There's a pink layer that sits on the bottom of the bottle, whilst the clear layer floats to the top. You're supposed to shake the bottle thoroughly before you use this, so the two layers mix. It's got a pretty oily consistency, which makes it so effective for removing mascara. I really adore this product, because lately I've been experiencing problems with removing my mascara and having it stay on for days, even clumping and causing damage to my eyes. So when I tried this out, I was super impressed with its function. Furthermore, from checking out general reviews online for this mascara remover, it overall has a very good reputation, with an average of 4.2/5 rating.


Inside the kit, you receive 'Cream Glue', two icing tips and a bunch of cabochons in the shape of food and random stuff! The cream glue is really awesome because I assume it's like a silicone consistency that you can pipe on your case to look like 'icing' or cream. I actually made a Decoden tutorial ages ago on my blog, which you can read here and find out how to do just that!


So as you can see, everything is sorted and organised in the box so well. It contains a nice assortment of eyeshadows, the curl fix mascara and a basic Play 101 pencil. If bought individually, these items would probably be over 30$, hence buying this kit and getting them together is such a great deal. It's like your saving a lot of money and investing in a complete, all you need eye kit :)


I was first introduced to Play 101 pencils last year, when Etude House sent me one of their early boxes. I found it incredibly interesting how these multi functional pencils worked. You can essentially use them for anything on your face, from lips to cheeks to eyes etc. They are so convenient to bring around, due to their small size and it kind of reminded me of drawing on my face - where makeup really meets art aye? This Open Your Eyes kit includes #01 in the Play 101 pencil collection, which is a black shade. It's primary use is for eyeliner or a smokey black shadow. I also reviewed this exact same pencil in one of my older Etude House reviews (Wow, actually last year's June Box!), so check it out here if you're interested in finding out more.


Its a gel type/crayon pencil, which is very creamy to slick on. It gives you quite a bit of control over your eyeliner line, allowing clean lines when the pencil is sharp. Luckily, it has a sharpener on one end, so you can always sharpen up the pencil whenever/wherever it starts getting a little blunt.


The Etude House Lash Perm Curl Fix mascara is an awesome 24-hour product in the Etude House Lash Perm range. It can be bought on their online website for $14.40 and comes with a free One Shot Mascara remover. It also comes in a few different shades: Black, brown, plum burgundy and pink. I find the pink shade to be really interesting because when would you get the chance to wear that out? ^_^


The curl fix mascara is perfect for completely powerfully curled, fine eyelashes using its strongly adhering Curl 24HR technology on normally droopy or lifeless lashes. It can deliver a powerful performance to life, define and curl even tiny lashes. This is done with the dual jelly brush and Curl 24HR tech. It leaves long lashes without smudge or clump due to its waterproof function.


The brush has a dual jelly feature, that suits different types of lashes. It has the 'flat jelly' to comb lashes in a zigzag to make them easier to curl. On the other side, it's got the 'jelly dome', to curl lashes upwards lightly and fix for long periods of time. I found the longer side of the wand to be better for my top lashes and really lengthening and adding volume to them. On the other hand, the short wand bristles were amazing on my lower lashes, creating subtle effects but avoiding a lot of smudge or clumping.


Finally, in the Open Your Eyes special eye kit, there were 2 Etude House eyeshadows. They are both part of the 'Look at My Eyes' eyeshadow collection, which is found on their global website for $4.60. The brown colour is the shade #BR402 and the peach shade is #OR202. They both carry a bit of shimmer, which made for a fun and flirty look.


Here are the swatches and photos with the completed look using all the items from the box:

I used the brown as a base shadow, over my entire eyelid. Then I took a small brush and dabbed some of the peach shade in the centre on my eyelid, just so it created some highlighting and depth. It also makes the look a little less plain and a lot more interesting.



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