Unboxing: Summer 2024 Skincare Haul

As my skincare stash from Hong Kong is dwindling now, I decided to scope out some new products. But between summer sales, late-night T&T runs, and Amazon Prime Day, it got a little out of hand:

Fresh x Juno Shen Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence in Juno Purple, Lotus Youth Preserve Resurfacing Dream Serum, and Sugar Roll-On Deodorant Antiperspirant

Kumano Hatomugi Lotion and Etude House Soonjung pH 5.5 Relief Toner

Curel Japan Intensive Moisture Care Moisture Facial Lotion II, Moisture Facial Milk, and Moisture Facial Cream

Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Serum, Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream Moisturizer, Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Intensive Moisturizer, Water Sleeping Mask, and Pink Lemonade Lip Sleeping Mask

Farmacy Honey Halo Ultra-Hydrating Ceramide Moisturizer and Mango Lip Smoothie

Kracie Naive Face Wash in Peach Leaf and Yuzu Ceramide and Shiseido Super Mild Green Citrus Body Soap

Off & Relax Refresh Spa Shampoo and Spa Treatment

Kracie Limited Edition Ichikami Moonlight Beauty Shampoo and Conditioner Set

BTS TinyTan x Toy Story Shu Shu & Sassy Hand Cream in Jin as Alien, Suga as Hamm, J-Hope as Forky, Jimin as Rex, and Jungkook as Buzz Lightyear

BTS TinyTan x Toy Story Shu Shu & Sassy Hand Cream in Jin as Alien, Suga as Hamm, J-Hope as Forky, Jimin as Rex, and Jungkook as Buzz Lightyear

But this should last me until next year, right?

Unboxing: BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figures

My BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story figures arrived last week!

This marks the fourth official TinyTAN figure set by HYBE/BigHit, with the "Butter" set from 2022 preceding it, and is the first TinyTAN collaboration with a movie franchise. 

BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figures — Outer Boxes

Each BTS TinyTAN member has his own distinct cellophane windowed box with his name and his own illustration based on the Toy Story character he represents. Each figure comes with a stand colour-matched to his character with the name of the respective member and character on the base and one matching sticker each to decorate the stand. The figures measure anywhere from 7.1 to 8.2 cm in height, with all stands measuring 9cm in height, and are made of PVC and ABS plastics. Each figure retails for ₩29,000 or $23.78 USD on Weverse Shop Global. As of the date of this post, each figure is sold out with no updates as to whether they'll be restocked, but there are some non-official merchandise websites that are selling them at inflated prices.

BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figures — RM as Woody, Jin as Alien, and Suga as Hamm
BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figures — J-Hope as Forky, Jimin as Rex, V as Lotso, and Jungkook and Buzz Lightyear

This collaboration features each BTS TinyTAN member dressed up in a costume of a specific Toy Story character:

• RM as Woody (Brown)
• Jin as Alien (Green)
• Suga as Hamm (Navy)
• J-Hope as Forky (Aqua)
• Jimin as Rex (Yellow)
• V as Lotso (Pink)
• Jungkook as Buzz Lightyear (Purple)

BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figure — RM as Woody
BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figure — Jin as Alien
BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figure — Suga as Hamm
BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figure — J-Hope as Forky
BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figure — Jimin as Rex
BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figure — V as Lotso
BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figure — Jungkook as Buzz Lightyear
BTS TinyTAN x Toy Story Figures(Top row, left to right: RM as Woody, Jin as Alien, and Suga as Hamm
Bottom row, left to right: J-Hope as Forky, Jimin as Rex, V as Lotso, and Jungkook as Buzz Lightyear)

As if the BTS members as TinyTAN weren't adorable enough, they had to go and collaborate with Toy Story and make them DEVASTATINGLY ADORABLE. This collaboration actually features a plethora of products (they even opened up a pop-up store for it in Seoul), but the only items that were absolute must-haves to me were the figures. Because what is more essential to any Toy Story collaboration than THE TOYS? 

Unboxing: Banpresto BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figures

My BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket figures have arrived!

BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figures — Outer Box (Front)(Top: Jimin, V, and JungkookBottom: RM, Jin, Suga, and J-Hope)
BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figures — Outer Box (Back)(Top: Jimin, V, and JungkookBottom: RM, Jin, Suga, and J-Hope)
Q Posket figures come in two types: Version A and Version B. I had to really stare at online photos to see what the difference is because at first glance, they look exactly the same. But Version A is actually brighter and more vivid in colour, whereas Version B is darker and less saturated, so as with the "Dynamite" figures, I went with Version A. (For the "MIC Drop" figures, I didn't realize there were two versions and there was no choice in the listing I found on Amazon, so I ended up getting Version B. But based on photos I've seen online, it looks like it's the opposite for the "MIC Drop" set: Version B is actually the more vivid one. So I still ended up getting the version I wanted, anyway.)

BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figures(Left to right: RM, Jin, and Suga)
BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figures(Left to right: J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook)
On top of having the same outfit and hairstyles as the original figures, I realized that they also have the exact same poses as well, so these are a great option if you missed out on getting the original TinyTAN figure sets (which were only sold on Weverse Shop). 

BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figure — RM

BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figure — Jin
BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figure — Suga

BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figure — J-Hope
BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figure — Jimin
BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figure — V

BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figure — Jungkook
BTS TinyTAN "Butter" Q Posket Figures(Top, left to right: RM, Jin, and SugaBottom, left to right: J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook)

I got these from a Japanese vendor on eBay who sells brand new Q Posket figures for significantly less than Amazon or Walmart (approximately $22 CAD per figure vs. $33+ CAD per figure, and with FREE international shipping!), so if you're interested in these figure sets and are willing to wait a little bit longer for shipping (about 2 weeks), I would highly recommend checking out the listings on eBay first to save some money. Of course, now I wish TinyTAN and Banpresto made figures for "DNA," "IDOL," and "Boy With Luv" because the outfits from those MVs are ICONIC. Such a missed opportunity.

Unboxing: Banpresto BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figures

My BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket figures have arrived!

BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figures — Outer Box (Front)(Top: Jimin, V, and JungkookBottom: RM, Jin, Suga, and J-Hope)
BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figures — Outer Box (Back)(Top: Jimin, V, and JungkookBottom: RM, Jin, Suga, and J-Hope)
As it turns out, Q Posket figures come in two types: Version A and Version B. I had to really stare at online photos to see what the difference is because at first glance, they look exactly the same. But Version A is actually brighter and more vivid in colour, whereas Version B is darker and less saturated, so I went with Version A. (For the "MIC Drop" figures, I didn't realize there were two versions and there was no choice in the listing I found on Amazon, so I ended up getting Version B. But based on photos I've seen online, it looks like it's the opposite for the "MIC Drop" set: Version B is actually brighter and more vivid. So I still ended up getting the version I wanted, anyway.)

BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figures(Top, left to right: RM, Jin, and SugaBottom, left to right: J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook)

BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figures(Left to right: RM, Jin, and Suga)
BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figures(Left to right: J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook)
On top of having the same outfit and hairstyles as the original figures, I realized that they also have the exact same poses as well, so these are a great option if you missed out on getting the original TinyTAN figure sets (which were only sold on Weverse Shop). 

BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figure — RM

BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figure — Jin
BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figure — Suga

BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figure — J-Hope
BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figure — Jimin
BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figure — V

BTS TinyTAN "Dynamite" Q Posket Figure — Jungkook
I got these from a Japanese vendor on eBay who sells brand new Q Posket figures for significantly less than any vendor on Amazon or Walmart (approximately $22 CAD per figure vs. $33+ CAD per figure, and with FREE international shipping!), so if you're interested in these figure sets and are willing to wait a little bit longer for shipping (about 2 weeks), I would highly recommend checking out the listings on eBay first.

Unboxing: Banpresto BTS TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figures

I found new BTS figures to collect!

TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figures — Outer Box (Front)(Top: Jimin, V, and JungkookBottom: RM, Jin, Suga, and J-Hope)
TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figures — Outer Box (Back)(Top: Jimin, V, and JungkookBottom: RM, Jin, Suga, and J-Hope)
I was searching up acrylic displayers on Amazon one evening and these BTS figures popped up in the "Products related to this item" section that I had never seen before. Needless to say, as a pretty hardcore BTS merch collector, I had to do some research. As it turns out, these figures, apart of the Q Posket collection by Banpresto, are made in collaboration with TinyTAN in Japan, which is why I'd never seen them here before.

TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figures(Top, left to right: RM, Jin, and SugaBottom, left to right: J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook)

TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figures(Left to right: RM, Jin, and Suga)
TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figures(Left to right: J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook)
Like the original TinyTAN figure line-up, there are three collections based on BTS' most popular songs, starting with "MIC Drop." Amazon lists all these figures separately, but after much perusing, I found a listing from a Japanese seller on Amazon that had all seven figures available as a set so I snatched them up immediately.

TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figure — RM

TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figure — Jin
TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figure — Suga

TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figure — J-Hope
TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figure — Jimin
TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figure — V

TinyTAN "MIC Drop" Q Posket Figure — Jungkook
The outfits and hairstyles are the same as the original TinyTAN figures, but these ones are double the size with significantly more detail and much studier stands. They're like the big brothers of the baby TinyTAN figures and they are BEAUTIFUL. So now I'm hellbent on collecting them all.