Hautelook Order: Loafers!

This is a little late, but it was a small order I made with Hautelook. If you don't know what hautelook is, it's basically a site where more "prominent" recognized brands sell things for a good 30-70% discount. Depending on the company. There's lots of clothes, shoes and makeup. Some of the reoccurring brands recently are Orly(nail polishes), Crown Brush, Urban Decay. The deals aren't as great as the past when i first started purchasing but you can find very reasonable deals. They are also owned by Nordstrom now. (Many of the brands are the ones you find at Nordstrom as well)
Click here if you'd like to join
I only make purchases if the costs + shipping + taxes are worth it because there is a small extra fee for shipping to Canada. However usually that depends on what you're purchasing but it's minimal!

I bought a pair of leopard studded loafers: check them out down below!

Sally's Beauty Haul

To start off my blogging again (excuse my absence) A quick haul on the products i bought recently from Sally's Beauty Supply.

I bought: Color Brilliance by Ion in Dark Brown, Queen Helene's Mint Julep natural facial scrub, Salon Care 20 volume, Mystic divine Shampoo + oil treatment and an Ion Small Ceramic round boar bristle brush. The ORLY sweet peacock polish was free for a special  :) I will link everything below if you'd like to purchase them for yourself!

November Gmarket Haul #1: 1$ Sale

So this is going to be a quick short haul(because i take too long to edit more photos >< !) There was a special happening during the month of November where ever week or so they had items special for 1$ (not including Shipping) for overseas buyers! There were about 4-6 different items depending on the week and this went on for all of November. I personally thought it was a great deal even with shipping to Canada so I bought two things that I liked in the first week! p.s. I also fixed my edited photo quality issues now! I forgot to set my resolution to 300 whenever I resized =-=" Please ignore the very bolded logo... :$

I received my package about 1 1/2 weeks after? I can't remember haha. But it was fast enough :)


(I actually had no idea they were part of Ebay now)

Shopping Online/in Store for the Kpop Fan

This post is quite overdue, since i'm an incredibly lazy blogger... Which I apologize for. Before I begin writing about my lengthy month and half trip in Hong Kong and the events there I'll talk about shopping online specifically the sites(or places) I've bought from and what I have bought related to kpop merchandise.

I'll also give some tips on shopping online and where is best to buy(based on my own experience of course!) And no I am not sponsored in any way by these companies, if i ever do get sponsored I will put a disclaimer.

A quick summary of the site/place ordered from will be given and a score as well. Each will be given a score out of 5 from the following: service, delivery time, cost and overall comments & ratings.

G-Market

G-Market is a korea based site, similar to Ebay but the Korean version of it. There are many sellers on the site each with their own "shops" and listings. Provided if you live in Korea you can directly have items shipped from the seller to you, but there are many overseas buyers and G-Market deals mainly with these customers. They have a warehouse where sellers ship the items to and package it together, weigh and EMS out to almost anywhere worldwide.
Service
★★★★☆ 4/5
Most sellers do not speak English so G-Market does provide online chat service for translations and have a way of contacting them directly with other questions. Most were prompt and tried their best to answer my questions in English. G-Market usually has good service although I do know many people have encountered problems with unresolved issues. However, that is a minority and I have yet to encounter problems with ordering.
Delivery Time
★★★★☆ 4/5
Because G-Market does not deal directly with sellers, you must inquire sellers if your item has not been shipped to the warehouse yet. 90% of sellers are quick and efficient with shipping but there is a small percent that take FOREVER to ship. I only encounter this problem when I buy clothes but KPOP merchandise I buy usually from Synnara or Hot Tracks any official seller and don't encounter problems.
Cost
★★★☆☆ 3.5/5
(Because I don't have a half star...) Cost varies with G-Market. Because they use EMS shipping it arrives much faster but it also costs a lot more. Shipping costs are also dependent by country and determined by weight. I mainly ship to Hong Kong in bulk order because my parents travel back often and can pick it up, and the shipping is half of what it is to Canada. If you plan to buy from G-Market make it a bulk order to save on costs.
Overall
★★★★☆ 4/5
I am content with G-Market and I do know for sure when I buy my kpop products off Synnara it counts toward Hanteo Charts. The costs vary and shipping is sometimes pricey but if you feel the need to be reassured that your purchase counts, g-market is definitely a go to place for your merchandise.