Iphonex 4800 mAh Battery Charger

"Eh, your thing charging my room for almost 2 days liao.." I turned towards the monotonous voice of my bro, and gave a puzzled look. My thing?

A few moments later, a wave of realization hit me, and I hit myself in the forehead while rushing to his room to retrive my newly-bought charger. It's going to be roasted, omg. Cradling the device in my hand, I inspected the overly-charged charger for any signs of damage.

Shiny, black, rectangular, sides liend with a blue stripe, one micro-usb port, one mini-used port, a round button framed with blue outline, the letterings "Mimi" etched at the bottom, weighing approximately 110 grams.. Seems like it's still intact.

Oh wait, what about the charging capacity? Immediately, I whipped out my Samsung GS2 and connected the charger.

11:34, 26% battery.

13:35, 96% battery.

14:08, 100% battery.

Hitting the charger button after which, it was a pleasant surprise to find that there were still 2 out of 4 lighted blue specks (image below shows 3 specks). 2.5 hours for 74% of battery charge, and the charger still has approximately 50% charge left.

Like any typical human who likes to compare, I dug out the white 5000 mAh charger and placed it together with this black one. For almost similar charging capacity and unequivocally lower price, this charger is more petite and lighter than the white one. 

Honestly, I would have gotten this right from the start if I had seen it first.

Source: Gmarket

Price: $19.90 + Free shipping
Item Rating: 4/5
Processing time: 3 day (s)
Delivery time: 6 day (s)

Agape Babies California Baby Sunscreen Unscented

This has to be the most oddly shaped article that I have retrieved from my mailbox - a wrapped tube of sunscreen. Strange as it might be, I knew what the item was before opening it. 

Ranking a low hazard score of 2 on EWG, this product has been on my shopping list since I have set eyes on it. In my last USA haul, I did not order the item to avoid additional shipping since it was not from the same merchandiser that I was purchasing items from. And it's pretty costly for 82 grams of sunscreen, which probably wouldn't last for a month if slathered on daily. I eventually gave in to my temptation after chancing upon a listing on California Baby products on Gmarket.

Sunscreen in a tube strikes me as creamy, thick and luscious. However, this one is more like a lotion, and flowed out profusely when I tilted the tube.

Due to the high percentage of micronised titanium dioxide inside, it is no doubt that the sunscreen can be "whitening". So no matter how much I spread the layer, the sunscreen still imparts a ghastly sheen to my skin. Did the director of Twilight use this product to make the vampires glisten under sunlight? 

To put the sunscreen to test, I rinsed my arm under running water and the sunscreen stayed put (image on left). A piece of tissue and water made most of it come off. But my skin continues to have that eerie glow.

I would think that this product would be good for outdoor sports since it is water-resistant and stays on the skin long. For daily use, it can be too greasy and a hassle to spread evenly (unless you wish to audition for a role in Twilight). I had to wash my arm countless times to get the greasy feeling off, so scrub your skin well if planning to use this product!

Source: Gmarket

Price: $30 + Free shipping
Item Rating: 3/5 
Processing time: 3 day (s)
Delivery time: 1 day (s)

Sweet Reika 5000 mAh Battery Charger (dual port)

After being piqued by the charger that didn't last very long, I bought another one at a staggering $31.90. Currently there is a discount and it's selling at $29.90 =< It's infuriating that prices are so dynamic and when the selling price is lower than what I have bought the item at, I'll fume. 

One special feature of this charger is that there are two ports, one 500Awhile the other is 1000A output. The former one charges phone while the latter one charges larger appliances like ipads. I did not use the higher output one, so it's kinda wasted. If only charging phones, I recommend another cheaper alternative: Power Crystal Black, which I will have a review done soon. There is a 1/2 year warranty, which made me feel more assured, and the seller informed me my warranty number when I threw away my card. Thumbs up! 

The charger managed to charge my Samsung GS2 for about twice before going flat. On my last attempt to charge my handphone, I had some problems charging as my phone didn't seem to pick up the charging, akin to my experience with my previous charger. Hopefully, there wouldn't be more of such trouble but only time will tell.

Do remember to press the button to charge, if not your handphone is charging the charger instead.

Source: Gmarket

Item Rating: 3/5

Price: $31.90 + Free registered mail shipping
Processing time: 1 day (s)
Delivery time: 2 day (s)

Pretty Shop Cosmetics (Secret Beam Highlighter, Raspberry Eye Mask)

Secret Beam Highlight Pink/White ($10.50)

Usually powders for highlighting are of one shade. Thus, when I first laid eyes on Secret Beam Highlight from Etude House, it intrigued me as there appears to be a myriad of colours featured for the item. Out of curiosity, I purchased one along with my raspberry eye masks. 

As I gingerly swirl my blending brush into the colourful palette, white powder flaked off the surface and to my disappointment, there wasn't a rainbow of colours on my brush.. What was I thinking of?? =/

Still having hope that there will be more colours than that white tinge, I swiped the brush on the back of my hand and looked on in dismay.. seriously, what was I thinking of??

Anyway, I found that the highlight does make a difference to the radiance of the whole face, but do not overdo it. Tap your brush to remove excess powder before blending into your skin. By the way, it can be too bright for yellow or tanned skin, so if you have typical Asian skin, either go for the gold version or lighten your face with a fairer foundation. 

For those who new to highlighting, it's as simple as highlighting your lecture notes - just refer to the image (borrowed from NYX listing) below on the areas to highlight. 

Raspberry Line Lift Collagen Eye Pad ($1.40)

These eye masks are $0.50 cheaper than that time when I first bought them from another seller! Please read review of the item here.  

It seems that Korean cosmetic industries are fond of dishing out samples. If I were to collect a lot of those of the same type, wouldn't it mean that I can get a retail amount from it? But what if the samples are made from leftover long-expired products? I shudder at that thought. 

Source: Gmarket (Secret Beam) (Raspberry Eye Pad)

Price: Refer to above + Free shipping

Item Rating: 4/5
Processing time: 5 day (s)
Delivery time: 11 day (s)

Hakim LCD Cleaner Stickers

I'm those fortunate ones who did not have to deal with lost packages, or rather, I'm those who are patient enough to wait for the items from Korea. Delivery time was 9 days and I consider that as pretty fast for overseas shipment. When buying from Ebay, the delivery time can go up to a month or two! 

Back to the stickers, these consisted my second purchase. Each sticker was about 1.5" and has a sticky base which looked like glue but did not wash off when rinsed with soap. The picture side is made of cloth, or microfibre as so claimed by the seller's listing. Cleaning fingerprints are chicken-feet for these mini cuties, but when it came to those tougher ones (like tacky stuff), a wet tissue might do a better job. Since they dirty quite easily, especially along the edges, I had to clean them often, but the tackiness still remained! Excellent! 

However, try to get the stickers in multiples of 3 when there is a discount. I bought at $2.90 after factoring in the shipping fee, and a few days later, they sold at $1.90 each assuming delivery fee is $1 each. Imagine my grief-stricken face (don't bother if you can't)!

Source: Gmarket

Price: $1.90 + $3.00 shipping per 3 stickers
Item Rating: 4.5/5
Processing time: 2 day (s)
Delivery time: 9 day (s)

G_LovelyShop Apparel (GA4714)

I wouldn't call this a cotton dress, as it is too short for a 157cm me. When I lifted my arms, the dress went all the way up showing off my undies. I know I just bought new undies as well as a slimming underwear, but I'm really not keen to show them on the streets. The sleeves are rather tight while the waist loose. Is it just me that my dimensions are not very proportional? 

Delivery took 4 working days to reach me.The seller was very meticulous in packing the item - placed the dress in a ziplock bag and packed it with my other tubes in a neat fashion. It makes complete business sense to pack the items well, as Singpost has different charges based on the way you pack your items.

Source: Gmarket

Price: $10.12 + $1.50 shipping

Item Rating: 2.5/5
Processing time: 2 day (s)
Delivery time: 2 day (s)

Cutiepie Anti-Slip Adhesive Shoe Pads

The quality is just okay since there are some minor issues like the areas which are already smoothened out before I even use the pads. Since they are flat, the pads would probably work best on those smooth soles like say from Charles and Keith, and probably wouldn't fit soles with deep grooves like those from Crocs.

The sticky area appears to be a double-sided tape, so don't expect it to last too long. I stuck my on the night before and then the next day, the edges of the pads detached from my shoes. =( Nevertheless, I tried wearing my pair of shoes out and fortunately, I did not slip and none of the pads dropped out, though they didn't stay stationery at their original spots.

Source: Gmarket

Price: $1.50 + $0.25 shipping

Item Rating: 3/5
Processing time: 0 day (s)
Delivery time: 4 day (s)