Coco rave 2010

Etude Ginger Sugar Essential Lip Balm; Rom&nd Glasting Balm in 01 Coco Nude; Peripera Ink Mood Glowy Tint in 01 Best Beige Menu
I've been in a glowy lip phase for months and recently bought these to try out after hearing rave reviews about them. Here are my thoughts:
Etude's Ginger Sugar Lip Balm is a cult favourite among the sub and has sold over 2 million units worldwide, but unfortunately, it was just mid for me. The balm has a super thick and sticky texture that doesn't really glide onto the lips smoothly. I have to swipe the applicator from side-to-side for even coverage, but even then it's not as hydrating or luscious feeling as other lip balms I've tried like the Rohto Mentholatum - Melty Cream Lip Balm (one of my HGs!) or Missha's Superfood Avocado Lip Balm. I find myself constantly rubbing my lips together while wearing this Ginger Sugar Lip Balm because it just feels thin on and like it's sitting on top of my lips. There's also an ingredient in there that I suspect makes my lips peel so I probably won't repurchase again.
Rom&nd Glasting Melting Balm is another really hyped up product that I was apprehensive about because I saw a lot of reviews saying it was sticky, but it's actually really comfortable to wear. The consistency and texture of the balm is actually a bit stiffer than other tinted "melting" balms I've tried. It doesn't melt immediately on application (you need a few swipes to deposit and build up the tint), but once it's on, the balm leaves a lovely, healthy glow to your lips. I have naturally rosy, pigmented lips so the shade Coco Nude isn't as opaque as I would like it, but it's a nice understated nude for when I want to do a dramatic eye look. The citrus-y scent also makes it super pleasant to apply. I'd definitely repurchase more shades after I finish this one.
Peripera Ink Mood Glowy Tint has been subject to much discussion lately because there are rumours about the company discontinuing them? I really hope that's not the case cause this product is wonderful! The tint is wonderfully hydrating upon application, almost like you're applying water to your lips. There's a wonderful translucency to the gloss layer that makes your lips look super juicy and hydrated, but with zero tack, and the tint is quite nice as well. I'd say it lasts a little over 2 1/2 hours on me without drinking or eating. There's a little bit of transfer, but it's not really a problem for me because nothing really lasts a super long time on my weird lips (even with long wearing lip linelipstick). I mainly love how the tint makes my lips look super healthy and plump.
Hope y'all enjoyed these mini reviews! I used to be a high-end girly, but since I've stepped into the K-Beauty world, I don't think I'll ever go back to high-end lip products. The quality and price of K-beauty lip products can't be beat!
By the way, if anyone has recommendations for warm, semi-pigmented nude lip tints/melting balms, please leave them down below! I have way too much coral lipsticks and am trying to switch it up.

Yall, I said I would never buy from Tik Tok shop again…but I kept seeing ads from this one shop called PrtyGrlBeauty. All the reviews talked about how long lasting and potent her perfume oils are. I was suspicious and did my research though. I couldn’t find her scents as stock oils or fragrance oils at all. And one of her videos talking about having a perfumer make her perfumes.
And then on top of that, I ordered 7 bottles and they all have varying colors. So that’s a good sign. She’s also not an indie business, but a small business. Shipping took about 2 weeks, most of the time being her preparing the order. I ordered white mocha, princess peach, juicy mango, warm cream, fruit snacks, milky coconut, and strawberry cake. They all passed the bottle smell test!!
I immediately tried fruit snacks and I fell in love. It has notes of citrus, juicy and sweet fruit, raspberry, citrus candy, and rose. It reminds me of Candy by Prada. I only applied a small amount to the back of my wrist and it was SO strong. The smell kept wafting back up to my nose. Then I went to smoke and I still kept getting whiffs AND it survived my smoke session, still strong (my perfume oils don’t really do that). Then I took a shower and after scrubbing 3 times I swear I still faintly smelled it.
Then I tried milky coconut. This has notes of coconut, vanilla, chamomile, and aloe Vera. It smelled so refreshing and good. I layered it with my coco paradise FFM. It didn’t last all through the night for me but it still had decent projection.
Finally, I’m wearing warm cream. The notes are white, sweet vanilla backed by a heavy and rich amber. This also has some type of citrus smell to it that other people also noticed. It gives it a candy creamy type of smell.
And all these were for such a good price! $8 a piece with 3 for $20 perfume bundles. She also sells body milks and oils that everyone raves about so I’m interested in those now too.

This is the tales of the infamous magic Knight. Once is regarded as one of the most righteous and pure hearted individual who fight for justice and vanquished forces of evil left and right. A noble knight in shining armor beloved and adored by all, true heroic figure.
But now, Sir Based is nothing but a tainted symbol of cruel and uncaring unchecked capitalism where human life and righteousness is worth less than a few gold coins. Where horrid exploitation of fellow men and women is seen as norm. A staunch sigil of Chivalry industrial complex that send countless soldiers and squires to face their doom in the pointless crusade, to be slaughtered and dehumanised on unforgiving dunes of Levantine and other middle Eastern caliphate. Just for the higher entourage and echelon of Knights, military generals and Chaplains to fatten and enriched themselves on the spoils of war paid by blood and tear of their subordinates covered by a facade of holy war.
Many thinks Sir based is a cruel hearted bastard since the beginning but that's not what happened. He only walks down the darker side because of an incident.
An incident that cause Sir based his heart and mind. A story of a blade, a knight and his journey to the great waste.
Many years ago, there's was a great war when a lunatic King from nation faraway has gone coo coo for coco puffs and for some unfathomable reason. Declared war against the world. That tyrant waging the great senseless war against his neighbouring kingdoms and countries, causing untold loss and suffering.
After the alliance is formed and coalition is dead set to dethrone the mad monarch, 18 years of bloodshed and battles. The coalition gain the ground inches by inches against the strange preter natural strength of the tyrant's army that fight with unmatched ferocity. It's like the whole army is infected with rabies or something.
But with the pure determination of the coalition army and overwhelming amount of soldier consisted of nation and fiefdom that has been ravaged by the unhinged monarch's force. They finally break into the grand city, barged into the throne room and have a final showdown with the mad king.
But what they saw is not what they expected at all, they expected morbidly obese manchild that has been pampered all his life and order with ignorance but what they seen is rabid, enraged and really beefed up howling madman that make werewolf look like a chihuahua. His oversized false body builder muscle and shaking body is nothing when compared to his angry face that look like crude caricature of a supervillain.
After the fight with that crazed tyrant, after that mad king single handedly crushed 15 seasoned warriors with super natural brute force but lost to 50 more that swarmed him, one of them is Sir based who successfully disarmed the cruel king from his trusty sword. After the coalition army beheaded him and cremated his body.
They have a bigger problem in hand, they found the source of the evil and strange might of the vile monarch's force. The sword that mad king use is one of the most accursed artifact of doom that give user untold strength at the cost of corruption in their mind and body. The shiny pale grey blade adorned with golden lion shaped hilt and fiery red ruby, the legendary Pride Edge.
This blade though being lost forever find it's way into the hand of King and corrupted him into rabid despot. The Coalition know that this is serious matters since this thing is one of the artifact sought after by many many evil sorcerer, necromancer and other unsavory mages. If they know Pride Edge is here then Coalition going fight 50 lich Kings and evil witches bun rush at this kingdom to take Pride edge for themselves.
Within that night, the Coalition higher council decided that this thing need to be destroyed as fast as possible to prevent future tragedy and to denied any evil wizard from using it to causing more suffering to the world. And since they have ridiculously low imagination, they decided that this blade need to be cast into the pit of molten magma inside the great waste. Probably because these knight watched too much Halfling adventure when they were kids.
The great waste a vast moorland and barren volcanic landscape full of monsters and many horror that called those accursed place a home. They decided that to safest and fastest route to magma pit is located inside the Indigo valley. Probably the only place where you don't need to wading through 200 rabid dragons, incomprehensible eldritch abomination and Vampire army that like to spam mosquito swarm(no one like mosquito anyway)​.
But the true challenge is deliver the blade, Pride edge is famous for it's corruption ability. It can turned a holy Paladin into raving mad frenzied berserker devoided of reason and attacking anything that breath just by holding it for mere minute.
And there's no time to create a golem to hold the blade, the howling sound from faraway is already a sign that the news already reaches werewolves pack. If werewolf know, the world will know. Those mangy mutt just can't shut the hell up. Any delay of this quest means there's even more chance that the evil sorcerer army will mad dash on their way into this city.
And Sir Based is the most Qualified individual, he has pure heart that can resisted the temptation for long time, he also a magic knight who know how to use protective spell to neutralised the corruption property of this evil sword. The head of coalition order Sir based to journey into Great waste and indigo valley as fast as possible and before the dawn, Sir based is hopped on his trusty steed and breezing to the great Badland.
The Indigo Valley is home of many hostile forces. It's the main den of spider queen Fenza and she lord over several Pigmen clans with iron fist, in the swamp part of the Valley is home of blight Hydra infamous for their acidic glob and also the location of Kobold publishing building where they churning out "Knight bad, Dragon​ good"​ magazine every Saturday morning. Luckily Sir based don't have to hassle with them since those Kobolds probably too occupied with their overtime editorial job to care about his quest.
As fast as the wind(because being a magic knight, Sir based empowered his horse with wind magic), Sir based finally reached the border to great waste and he realised that he need Visa to enter.
While Sir based is busy with paper work and entry permit, unbeknownst to him an Arachne who is one of Spider queen Fenza's daughter is watching and she recognised the Pride Edge. That half spider woman quickly mad dash her way back home and gathering the Porcine-archinid army for the accursed blade.
Due some spider politics, if she bring the blade back to her mom. She'll be the crown princess and inherit the cobweb throne after her mother bite the dust. Well you know how much offspring spider made you know what she means, the competition in great waste is rough.
Immediately after getting entry permit, Sir based is riding his horse at mach speed heading to the Indigo valley.
But as he expected, this adventure is not a real adventure without adversary and obstacles. The pigmen clan is coming, the merciless cloven hooves and half squeal half roar sound echoes through the valley. The beast folks closed in from surrounding sallow half dead tall grass and under the windy gloomy weather. Their dark pink skin and ugly snout popped up everywhere ready for battle.
"We demand the cursed blade, Pride Edge. Give it to us and we'll let you go. We can do this easy way or fun way"
Proclaimed the Swine chieftain as he holding his battle axe and wearing ridiculous horned helmet.
Too bad Sir Based​ is not a coward and fight his way out of the encirclement, he dash out of sticky situation with grace.
But deep down he know he is in big trouble, the Arachne know he's here which means more and more bad piggies will shows up. He cannot afford to get exhausted or else he'll not have enough Mana to sustain his protective charm and the Corruption of the blade will win.
After several hour of charging into the Valley, he see a Volcanic spot that look like small orange puddle. His destination is there.
He also see the hundreds of Pigmen troops awaiting him, with half spider woman barking order at them. She look desperate like someone who didn't study and now in the final test room with emptied head.
Sir based come up with a plan and summon a scarecrow, dress it up like himself and put it on his horse. He use the scarecrow to lure the piggies army away from the Volcanic spot.
It's worked and now tide of Pigmen is now rushing at his horse with scarecrow.
Sir based then crawling through the high grass, using the chaos that unfolded as his distraction and then getting near the magma pit but he stumbled on a trap, a sticky spider web like trap. And a bell ring.
"Ayo, Hey, come back here you stupid pigs. The real tin can clown is here" the spider woman scream and order the confused pigmen under her rule to attack real sir based.
Too bad Sir based is skilled enough to get himself out of the trap and fend off the Arachne while blocking and strinking back at another pigman with sword.
He quickly reach the edge of Volcanic pool, where bright red and orange magma swirling like a lava lamp, where the blade will finally be destroyed. Without wasting any time, The Knight throwing the blasted sword into the volcanic pool as the spider woman scream her heart out, her chance to finally be someone other than total failure in her mother eyes is forever ruined.
The Vile weapon sending a seething smoke out immediately when it's metal touched the magma's extreme heat. The blade rattled violently as it's malevolent magic is being undone. The super natural dark cloud forming above the pit of molten stone and the pale weird moon with a hint of green shining bright on the cursed artifact. Signifies that the evil of the item is being cleanse from the land.
The blade can no longer take a heat and shattered into thousand of metallic pieces before being melted away.
Unfortunately, one of the blade fragment darts out of the magma pool from sheer explosive strength. Nick into Sir based's arm and cause a small wound.
"Mine!!!​" The​ spider woman jumped and dashing to the spot where fragment of evil artifact is landed but sir based quickly grab it and throw it back into the pit of lava. He couldn't risk fragments of this evil item being in the wrong hand.
"Awww, Come on!!! Can't I have anything good happened in my life for freaking once!!!, can't have shit in the great waste apparently." she screamed in pure frustration as she look like she trying to claw her face off. Sir based is ready to fight her and the Swine horde.
"yo boss, can I have an OT payment now? you promised us that if we go to work in Saturday night you'll . . . "
"No​body get extra payments OK? We failed, we didn't get the sword for my mom so I can't afford to pay anyone extras. Just, just go back to your pen or something, my sisters gonna mock me until the day I died and I need a therapy."
"Dang it, we should go joined Charlotte's force instead of stuck here with you"
"that's your problem I guess, the jig is up. Everyone go home, I'm freaking hate knight but I'm too tired and too sad to care now so, go back to wherever you came from I guess. Now how am I going to pay for my college." as spider woman nagging her way out of the volcanic spot with her pig folks army in sheer disappointment. Let's say that she just pulled off the most pathetic rage quit you'll ever heard in villain story ever.
Sir based is confused with the situation but he glad that he don't have to fight 500 pigmen forces to get out of great waste. His mission is completed so no beef with that nervous wreck of a spider girl.
But as he slowly headed back home on his horse, through gloomy yellowish brown grassland and slightly muddy soil. He feels something awakening inside of him, something that give him a thrilled sensation that he never felt before, it come from a slight gash on his arm that the cursed blade's fragment caused.
This adventure changed the noble knight forever, the evil power seeping into his body and soul. His empathy dried up and his malice grows. Sir based letting out his strange cackle as a bad omen. His wicked smile reaching ears to ears as nefarious plots started to taking over his mind.
5 years later
As Sir based walking through the city narrow, seeking new recruits for the next crusade against the Levantine. He saw 3 late teenagers loitering and chatting about their issue.
A blond boy with tanned skin who is desperate for money, he want to make his mother proud and given his family some comforts.
A brunette girl with pale skin in salt miner overall uniform, she want to go on adventure and proven to the world that her life can be more than slow, sluggish miner in dark and cold cavern. Seeking grand adventure.
A brown skinned boy in tattered clothes, poor and starving. He seeking a bright future that this crumbling cityscape cannot provided to him. He refused to die poor here.
A perfect candidate for Chivalry industrial complex.
"Hello kids, how are you do day"
"Whoa, a knight, wait a minute. Is that Sir Based? Sir based the brave from the legend"
"that's corrected my boy, now the crusade is near and I need some assistance. Would you kids want to join?"
"that's rad, do we gonna be a knight in shining armor? We gonna be glorious fighter? When I'm going back to salt mine I'll finally prove to my dad that I can be more than a miner"
"that's absolutely right young lass, who like salt anyway. Come with me and I'll show you what's life is all about. Soldiery is not limited to men afterall."
"and we'll be there in the light, with bright future, I'll finally be somebody. Pulling my family out of that slum and we'll have a good life."
"it's up to your performance afterall, this is free market economy. All of you have a chance to be a great knight like me. Just that you given it all. I give you a chance to joining my crusade."
"Now kids, what's your name may I asked"
"my name is Jeffrey, that's Susan and the last guy in Benjamin. You can called him just Ben"
"what a lovely bunch of folks, I'm assured you that we'll go to the great crusade, fighting for justice everywhere, where all of you became a true heroes. Into the foreign land that you can see what you will never seen before. You have no ideas what's in store for you kids"​
"Jeffrey, you'll have a wholesome life and make your mother proud. With the wealth and comforts for the rest of your life"​
"Susan, you'll have a glorious existence. With your name recognised by everyone and beloved by all. You'll stand proudly and walks home to prove your parents you are more than just another human. Life will be fast, fanciful and fun."
"And Ben, you'll have a long fruitful life with sparkling bright future awaits you. A long road for sure but it's worth it. Just given it all OK?"
The dramatic irony is recruiter always lied and they'll get the exact opposite of what they're promised.
As 3 unsuspecting teenagers accepted the offer of their life. They followed the tainted knight into the main street giddy and gleefully for their unbelievable stroke of luck. As local wizard boy see their shadow in the wall.
He only see a shadow of an amputee who lost everything, a weeping snail that can no longer go home and a shadow of boy with no head. A prophecy that will soon become a harsh reality.
"Hi diddle dee dee,​ a soldier life for me"
The catchy tunes echo through the busy street, like a knight role playing as pied piper leading the street rats to their final fate. To have their dream crushed on the dune of Levantine where war crime and curses awaits them.
The end.