Gmarket Haul #10

Haul 10 from Gmarket Korea!!

Just like Haul #9, this haul was triggered by the awesome Innisfree sale. I love Innisfree a little too much.

I ordered twice & combined both shipping. I actually exceeded the 30 items per cart limit (because of the masks) and had to split my order.

I placed my order on 20 February (thursday), most items reached the warehouse over the weekend. It was dispatched from Gmarket Warehouse on 25 February (tuesday), reached Singapore in the early hours of 26 February, and it was delivered to my doorstep on the 27th. 7 days to my doorstep is pretty impressive!!! (my record was 4 days though!!). Total shipping was about S$30, which is quite okay considering the number of items I got! Most items are mine, some are my sister's and some are my friend's (had to put that out there in case you think I bought all these myself! lol)

Mandatory box shot 

Once again, it came in a box that was wayyyy too big for what it holds!

Barely half full (or half empty, if you're a pessimist, lol)

All the individual parcels from each seller!

 My Innisfree came in 2 boxes because I ordered twice. One was filled to the brim, while the other was half full. 

All items unpacked!

As you can see, without the extra bubble wrap & individual boxes, my items could fit into one of the small Innisfree box and a little more outside. I've mentioned before that I guess that Gmarket does not repack so as to prevent disputes, since they are just the middleman. (although I think now some sellers combine parcels  from different buyers & send to Gmarket..) As long as my items reach my in good condition, I'm alright with it.

Again! I shall start with my Innisfree purchases! NOT all items are mine! But most are... The sale prices were good & I had been waiting for a long time! (I bookmark the shop & check a little too obsessively).

Innisfree Soybean Energy Essence, Innisfree Bija Anti-Trouble Skin

Innisfree Soybean Energy Essence is actually one of the top sellers and there were a lot of good reviews on this product. It is a first care product, meaning it should be the first product to apply in your skincare routine. It was only about 23,000+ won for the 150ml bottle, down from 35,000 won.
I also ordered the bija anti-trouble skin because I loved the facial cleanser [reviewed here] & I was thinking of trying a new toner.


Innisfree It's Real sheet masks

These are the 6 'flavours' I've chosen to try. The Rose, Bija & Royal Jelly ones are one of their latest. I've already tried the rose mask & I love it!! Made my skin so smooth the next day and it smells so good. I bought multiple of each. These were 470 won each. So much cheaper than anything I can get anywhere so I had to stock up!


Innisfree Intensive Ampoule Masks

This was the first time I ever knew of this mask actually. It is a two-step mask and it was almost 5 times the price of the It's Real mask.


Innisfree Eco Quick Dry Multi Coat, Eco Base Coat & Eco Nail Color Pro

I love Innisfree nail products. They are really pocket friendly & the formula is good too. Easy to apply & some are one-coaters! I also got a multi-coat & base coat to try.


Innisfree Daphne Blossom Perfumed Diffuser

These were 50% off & at 11,000 won, it is a pretty good deal. It is a room diffuser. I've yet to try it, but I will open it this week!

Innisfree Jeju Cedar Wood Hand Cream, Jeju Sugar Berry Hand cream

These are 30ml each & they were soooo much cheaper than in SG stores. The SG store retails them for $6, which I personally think is still a reasonable price and it is also good that you can smell them before purchasing. I wanted to buy them online before smelling but thank goodness I didn't! Some smelled really weird to me!!


Innisfree Make up Lip Brush, Melting Lip Balm in #2, Glossy Lip Lacquer in #3, Color Glow Lips in #2 & #6

I haven't tried much Innisfree makeup products but I like their lip products. Color Glow #6 is the one that Yoona wore on the ad and it was (is?) so popular!


Innisfree Bija Anti-trouble Spot Essence W

This was about 9,500 Won after discount. Pretty good price for what it is meant for!


Innisfree Olive Real Oil Mist, Jeju Sudachi Soothing Mask

I love my facial mists! I wanted to order the Green Tea mist but that was in an aerosol bottle so I thought I'll give this a try.


Moving on from my Innisfree haul!


Earrings from Rinda Rinda (린다린다)

I needed some 925 silver earrings that I could wear on a daily basis as mine were getting old & gross. The cheap ones from Forever21 or Lovisa kinda get old easily & I wanted one that will last longer. Lovisa sells 925 silver earrings but those were $20!! & so I turned to Gmarket. These are all mostly <$10.


Earrings from Su & Su (수앤수)

All of these are also <$10 & they are all quite well made!


Banila Co Eye Love Deep Brown Eye Pencil

Sis wanted this because it had good reviews. Banila Co was very generous with their samples!
(if you didn't realise, Innisfree didn't give any samples again, despite a big order. But the sale prices were good enough)


Etude House Fresh Cherry Tint

Again, not mine. Etude House does not ship to Singapore (probably because they have stores here). I had to get these from another seller. The price was somehow cheaper than the official Etude House minishop, but thank goodness the manufacturing date was alright!


W Magazine (January 2014)

Just because.
Lol. This came in that huge thick yellow bubble wrap envelope & inside, the magazine was ALSO wrapped with 3 more layers of bubble wrap!! The seller also gave me the cover that I wanted (I left them a memo with my first & second choice). The edge was actually slightly crumpled (probably even before it was wrapped) but it was alright... Beware of buying magazines from Gmarket too because magazines actually weigh a lot! I would advise you to order only if you have a lot of other small light items that can split the shipping fee.. or unless you don't mind the shipping fee.



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That's all! I'm overall really happy with how fast & efficient Gmarket still is. Their customer service also seemed to have improved a bit. I sent 2 inquiries & they were answered well (i.e. they understood what I was asking & gave me what I wanted to know).

If you have any questions regarding Gmarket Global (Korea), feel free to leave me a comment anytime! I'll be happy to help :)

Quick Review: OPI Avoplex High Intensity Hand & Nail Cream

Hi all! Just here to do a quick review about OPI Avoplex High Intensity Hand & Nail Cream today!

I got this as a gift from my friend but I've only started to use this recently. I love hand creams but I don't use them very religiously because Singapore's air is definitely NOT dry. lol. I started to use this because my hands were getting really dry from sitting under the aircon all day and they started to look really dry & old (!!). I always forget to use hand cream so I decided to put this by my bedside so that I'll remember to use it. I wasn't really having high expectations and I wasn't really expecting to see much effect until after a long term use. It was only until one day when I happened to look at my hands while I was typing and I noticed that my hands looked A  LOT better!! And they feel really smooth too. And that was after only using this for slightly more than a week.

I've also mentioned before that my nails became really weak after using a Holika Holika nail polish (sorry HH, I love your bb cream but the nail polish really made my nails horrible). My nails became really weak and it is those kind which you can... bend? that sounds really gross but I hope someone can relate to that. My nails broke easily but then, I thought that was inevitable because of my long nails (actually my nails aren't that long...). But now that I think of it, I think these problems only came after using that HH nail polish... ):
After using this OPI hand & nail cream, I realised my nails are also a lot stronger & harder! They look a lot healthier too. I was only expecting the cream to moisturise my skin, but it helped my nails too. I never really believed how a cream can help nails get stronger but now I'm proven wrong. I've also grown my nails out slightly longer than usual for my xmas manicure and my nails still did not break.

I personally don't really love the scent, but it isn't unpleasant. I use just a big pea size amount every night before I sleep. I can't use it during the day because I wash my hands really often and it is kinda a waste. But I find that just using it at night already helps my hands & nails a lot. I was actually trying to finish this tube up so that I can move on to other hand creams but now I find myself hoping that I won't run out of this!

I definitely recommend this hand & nail cream. It worked wonders for me. I read that it is also an award winning product. I actually never really cared about what awards a product has won because I've used a lot of great products that haven't won any awards anyway.

If you have any favourite hand & nail care products, do leave a comment & recommend them to me! :)