I may have been on point with
my prediction from a few months back that the K-beauty industry would be banking on collaborations with food brands. There's the
Peko Collection from Holika Holika (which I am currently testing as I write and will be doing a review of real soon), and the
Coca-Cola Collection from The Face Shop which started the trend this year.
And just when I thought I have seen it all, here comes
Tony Moly with a collection that's bound to be hot, hot, hot! That's because they're collaborating with
Samyang, makers of the
buldak bokkeum-myeon (aka Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen) which gave rise to the world-famous
Fire Noodle Challenge.
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| Tony Moly x Samyang Collection. |
The star of this collection would have to be the
Hot Edition Hot Coverdak Cushion, which comes in a quirky cup noodle packaging.
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| Hot Edition Hot Coverdak Cushion, 12000 won. |
The packet that comes with the cushion is actually the refill. Once the original cushion runs out, simply squeeze out the contents of the packet, the way you'd squeeze out the buldak spicy sauce.
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| Squeeze out the 'sauce'! |
There's also the
Hot Edition Noodle Blusher, which comes in two shades -
Bad Red, a bright red blush that screams for attention, and
Carborator, a soft, shimmery shade of pink that you can also use as a highlighter.
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| Hot Edition Noodle Blusher, 7000 won. |
This collection also includes the
Hot Edition Lip Care Stick, a colorless lip balm to moisturize your lips and keep them from chapping.
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| Hot Edition Lip Care Stick, 6000 won. |
To give your lips a pop of color, there's the
Hot Edition Lip Sauce Tint which comes in two shades -
Chicken Red and
Cheese Chicken. Not sure if these lip tints have the same scent as the real thing; if that's the case, then this collection would be taking quirkiness to the next level, lol.
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| Hot Edition Lip Sauce Tint, 8000 won. |
Finally, there's the
Hot Lucky Box, which comes in an even bigger cup noodle packaging. Like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates
(you'll never know what you're gonna get), the
Hot Lucky Box contains five or six items selected at random.
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| Hot Lucky Box, 25000 won. |
If you're really lucky, you might get the box that contains the Perfect Eyes Mood Eye Palette which originally sells for 22000 won.
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| What's inside the Hot Lucky Box? |
The
Tony Moly x Samyang Collection was officially launched last Friday, September 7, and is now available at all Tony Moly stores across South Korea.
