I'm Back! + 1st Etude House Haul! ♥

As you all know I've been gone for quite some time. I have been extremely busy with work, school, family and just life in general. And it's seriously been bothering me that I haven't been posting as much as I used to. Trust me, even my fanfictions have been taking a beat down. 

But! I have somewhat revamped my blog and I tried to keep it as minimal and simple as possible. I will be changing a few more things of course as the days go along. I also want to ensure better posting quality and soon picture quality, I'm saving up for a new camera!

Anywho! I thought a good 'welcome back' kind of post would be a little haul of THE best and most popular Korean cosmetic line 'Etude House!' Many Idols like Dara, Krystal, Sulli and even my favourite K-Pop group SHINee are representatives of this charming brand. The packaging is super enticing and I've always wanted my hand on their products and well...I finally got the chance to do so!

Now, I didn't make a major purchase or buy really glamourous things because I really only wanted to try the products before I invest my money into it further.

It took about 2-2 1/2 weeks for it to get here and I almost gave up and thought it would never come. Right when the tracking number wasn't working and unavailable, the package came in the mail! 

It was a small, compact cardboard box with pink writing and I don't know, it just made me feel special!

Here are a few details-

And of course with any package, there's gonna be some damage. But luckily, there wasn't too much! It truly didn't matter because everything was wrapped in bubble wrap!

And now the big reveal! 

I don't think it's that much...right? 

Right...?

hmm...

How about a closer look, shall we?

Oh Happy Day Hand Bouguet in 'Collagen.'

(s/n) Lately I've been obsessed with everything collagen because I don't wanna look old even down to my hands! As small as this product is, a little goes a long way and it has a light, clean smell.

Colour Pop Tint Mini in 'AD03.'

(s/n) When they say 'mini,' they mean MINI. Ok? Like, I forgot all about and almost threw this little generic looking sucker away. It's not very pigmented but it does have a nice natural colour and has the perfect amount of shine just...the colour is not powerful and I'm not sure if I'll be ordering this again or not. Ｏｏ｡｡(￣￢￣*)

Play Nail in '#42.'

Green Tea Nose Pack.

Collagen Eye Patch.

Moonlight In Spoon in 'Firm & Moist Royal Jelly.'

Moonlight In Spoon in 'Nourishing & Moist Shea Butter.'

Sunshine In Spoon in 'Yogurt Sugar Apple.'

I Need You Mask in 'Skin Firming Collagen.'

I Need You Mask in 'Royal Jelly Smooth Hydration.'

I Need You Mask in 'Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizing.'

Terrible pictures I know...I have a shaky hand alright! 

To sum up this cuute little package, I will be doing a few product reviews from this order soon so keep a look out, ok?

And don't forget, Be Dazzling~! ♥

DISCLAIMER: I DO EDIT pictures to some extent. Only to further quality to show products better, or to lighten, soften and filter for dramatic effect on SOME pictures. No Photoshop etc. is being used or body configuring. Thank You.

♥Intro.♥

              ♥♥1st Blog Post.♥♥

My blog may not look like the best beauty blog out there right now because...It's not. I'm just starting out. Brand new to the game. With not a lot of equipment and contacts. But, I hope you lovely ladies will bare with me through my journey. I don't expect to be an overnight success but my main goal is to help out as many people as I can and to me, that's all that truly matters.

But before we get to any actual beauty posts, I figured I should make an introductory post about me, my life, and my interests. ♥

My full name is Dakota Cree Cooper-Scott. Cree being my middle name. I prefer to be called Kota which is what my friends call me. I look to you guys as friends so...feel free! I'm 17 years old and I live in a small city in Ohio called Toledo. It may be cheap but never go here. It's so...sad, depressing and full of the same closed-minded people. There is one thing I like though, the diversity. I feel diversity is needed in any community and I just love to see all the different colours of people. Not many Asians though, they're hiding keke. 

I started getting into hair, makeup etc. since...I can remember really. It's always been a passion of mine. That's why I'll be enrolling into college for it Cosmetology next year. That's also around the time I will be moving ALL the way to Spokane, Washington. So, if any of you are near there, hit me up! 

I don't really like to stick to one style but I do have a style that I'm still working on and is mostly me. Gyaru.* I know there are tons of sub styles and I guess I would fit more into the Onii style the most. The more mature gyaru. Gyaru all grown up! Happie Nuts gyaru...Sayoko Ozaki inspired gyaru...It takes a lot to achieve this style, and I'm working on it, of course with tweaking it to fit my own personal style. But, I'm also a huge fan of vintage/retro styles. Circa 20's-60's. 50's is my favourite to do though. I seriously have Betty Bangs as we speak. But of course there are others I like to do, Eoljjang,** KHip-Hop etc.

Sayoko Ozaki.
As you can tell already, I'm a HUGE fan of Asian things. I got into it when I was about 8. My cousins were from Okinawa and they would always bring me back things and I got into J-Pop. It started out with MiniMoni. I bought a few of their music DVD's and they taught me numbers, basic Japanese phrases etc. Then I started getting into other J-Pop artists. REAL ones. Not all the vocaloid, Kyary stuff. Yeah, those are ok but it's not real to me. My number 1 Idol is Ayumi Hamasaki.*** Have posters, been there with her for a LONG time and she's just great. Other I like are Namie Amuro,*** BENI,*** Koda Kumi etc. 

Ayumi Hamasaki.

I'm still a fan of J-Pop but, I had gotten into K-Pop a few years ago. It all started with G-Dragon and let's just say...there's no turning back and I'm ok with that.

     Top 3 Boy Groups.

• SHINee
• GOT7
• B.A.P

SHINee.

   Top 3 Girl Groups.

• 2NE1
• Secret
• Wa$$up

2NE1.

   Ultimate Female Bias.

• Lee Hyori

Lee Hyori.

Ultimate Male Bias.

• Henry Lau.

Henry.

                             Seriously, that's only to name a few. 

         There a few things to expect from my blog as far as posts go. 

• Makeup Tutorials.
• Nail Tutorials.
• Hair Tutorials.
• Product Reviews.
• OOTD'S.
• Idol Of The Week.
• Other Blog Recommendations.
• AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE.

Thank You So Much for taking the time to read all of this. Feel free to comment below and even email me at : kota143486@gmail.com ♥

Oh No! I forgot to add a few things! Here are some pictures.

Me And My BESTEST Friend Angel.

My Little Sister, Madison.

My Teacup Yorkie Montana.

♥Thanks For Reading, Be Dazzling!♥

NOTE:*Gyaru stands for/means Gal. It is a style based in Japan and has way too many sub-styles to describe. Maybe I'll do a future post! **More commonly spelled Ulzzang. Means, best face. It is a style based in South Korea. It focuses on the face and having perfect glowing skin and a very youthful look. ***Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro and BENI are widely known faces of Gyaru. Tsubasa Masukawa is the biggest known Gyaru. Namie, is said to have started the Kogal and Gyaru trend.