Jolse Haul #1

My Jolse order arrived yesterday morning, so in the spirit of Asian Beauty I gave up my thrilling evening of Netflix in order to unbox it. That's not to say it's a particularly enormous package (hehehe). I restrained myself from ordering all of the twenty items on my wishlist and narrowed it down to the 5 that I'm most eager to try. Of course, there's no reason why you can't enjoy opening a haul in style, so this is how I'm kicking it:

Beer, pizza and Bae - is there anything more beautiful?

(Yes, I have star wars coasters and yes, they're awesome)

But before we get to the good stuff, a few notes on shipping!

Shipping

I initially placed this order in mid September and it was shipped a couple of days later on the 19th.The estimated time (according to the confirmation email) until arrival was 15-25 business days, but it arrived in just 10. Out of curiosity, I splurged the extra US$2.50 for parcel tracking. When you click on the link a little dialogue pops up in Korean.

I assume this isn't asking me to donate a kidney or something

What this is asking, as far as I can gather, is if you want to download an app/add-on to your browser to help with tracking. Click "cancel" (and "cancel" again if you get another pop-up) and you'll be taken to the tracking page.

The tracking on this page lasts up until the package leaves Korea. From there, it's in the hands of your local postal agent. In some countries (I think the US?) you can enter the same tracking code into their website and continue to track your parcel. Unfortunately, in Australia, the page above is as far as you can go without paying the extra for a registered parcel. This means that your parcel is basically in limbo until then. It could arrive in three days (ahahah...I wish) or it could take a few more weeks depending on what your local service is like.

Here is the package in all its glory:

*insert epic evangelical music here*

And, of course, the now infamous signature of Bae <3

Thanks Bae!

From what I've read of other people's experiences with ordering from Jolse they frequently mark packages as Cosmetics with a value of $7, and always as a gift. This is to avoid any extra shipping or import taxes that your country might have, so they're doing you a big favour there :)

Unpackaging

Beer and pizza at the ready, I ripped into the box with all the eagerness of a kid on Christmas morning. I have to say, I was quite impressed with the care that had been taken to wrap everything in bubble wrap and neatly packaged together.

I definitely didn't pop all that bubble wrap later...

On top are all the little freebies and sample packages that are received with every order, although I have no idea when I'm going to get the time to try them out...my testing schedule currently runs through until mid January before there are any free places.

The first thing I unpacked was the CosRX Ultimate Moisturizing Honey Overnight Mask. This was only released a short time ago and the reviews have so far been really favourable. The one thing that got me about this is how much smaller it was than I was expecting. Here's the box:

I couldn't find a ruler so here's a pen for scale

From what I've read, a little bit goes a long way, so the jar will actually last longer than you'd expect, but I guess we'll find out. Outside of the box, it looks like this:

The blue on top is a reflection of the tv, not part of the packaging!

The next item I ordered was the CosRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence. A pen didn't really work for scale, so I ended up using the next closest object.

Erm...beer for scale

Outside of the box, it looks like there's a little pump on top. Awesome! I love it when products provide an easy way to get them out of the bottle that isn't...turning them upside down and shaking it (I'm looking at you, Missha FTE and your awkward dispensing system that leaves heaps of product on my hands rather than on my face).

Pretty much a colourless essence

I haven't used a snail product yet, but I gotta say I'm glad that it isn't too...snail-y looking. Just a normal, clear essence with what appears to be a gel-like texture.


The product I'm most looking forward to using is the OST C20 Original Pure Vitamin C20 Serum.

At this point I figured beer is actually a pretty good scale

I absolutely love the packaging! That little orange box is kind of...shimmery when you turn it back and forth and gives a much fancier feel than just slapping oranges on your face or something.

Out of the box, the C20 is in a little vial like a medicine bottle and comes with a packaged dropper that screws on to the top. The bottle is also plastic wrapped for integrity so that you know it hasn't been tampered with in any way! This is the next product on my testing schedule and I've already started patch testing.


The final two products I received were the CosRX Acne Pimple Master Patch (Um...you may be sensing a CosRX theme here) and SkinFood Black Sugar Mask. The pimple patch isn't just one, but 24 patches split into different sizes. I ordered them to try and curb some of that hormonal acne that pops up every month.  Sigh. The Black Sugar Mask isn't for daily use. I'm eventually planning on working it into my routine as a weekly or biweekly mask (possibly alternated with some of the other masks on my wishlist).

By this stage I'd finished drinking my scale, so you'll have to use your imagination

(or the group photo below)

Summary and Pricing

In each Jolse package, you also receive a selection of free samples:

Ooh, Blackhead power liquid!

Woo, a mask! I can always use more of those!

In all their glory

Each of these products are available from Jolse if you're interested in trying them for yourselves. Prices below are in US dollars (the only currency they deal with - which is a little crappy if, like Australian dollars, your exchange rate is in the toilet) and are current at the time of writing.

Skinfood Black Sugar Mask  - $10.88
OST C20 Original Pure Vitamin C20 Serum - $16.99
CosRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence - $16.89
CosRX Ultimate Moisturizing Honey Overnight Mask - $14.98
CosRX Acne Pimple Master Patch - $5.88 (for 24 patches)

Note that Jolse have weekly and seasonal sales (as of writing, they're having a 12% off "Happy Together" sale) so if you're looking to save money wait for those! Each jolse customer gets 3% credit for each purchase so that you can save money on the next one. There are also varying levels of membership depending on how much you've spent with them in total (giving you more samples and more credit for each subsequent purchase you make).


Happy Shopping!
Puzzle