Now before I hop into my haul, a quick disclaimer seemed necessary. A portion of this haul was purchased using a 'birthday ang pao' Althea gave me during my birthday month(yes, I know I'm sharing this many moons late! Please forgive me m(_ _)m!!) However the products I chose to purchase with my birthday shopping credits were entirely up to me so without any further ado, here's a list of products I've hauled from Althea and can't wait to play with!
Huxley's Secret Of Sahara Cream: Anti-Gravity 50ml - RM110 (n/a)
Throughout the year I've heard a lot of buzz circling around Huxley products so naturally, I also want to try their products kan? So one day I was popping into Althea's website to see what's new in store, I caught glimpse of Huxley. When this product became available on Althea, my moisturizer at the time(Belif's water bomb) was about to finish so after reading a few reviews and seeing that Liah Yoo uses it as well, I cepat cepat added it to my cart. As the product was newly added to Althea, there was also a 10% off discount tag on it so after the discount I paid RM99 for this moisturizer.Mini review: I've been using this Huxley Anti-Gravity cream for about 2 months now and I think this moisturizer is just okay. While I find it very moisturizing, I don't find it hydrating enough. On most days I think it's okay but there are also times where I'll find it a little too heavy on my skin. It gives me the oil my skin needs but it's not hydrating enough to give my skin the soft hydrated feeling a gel moisturizer will give you. Does that make sense to you guys haha.
Overall, I don't think this is something I would repurchase because in the end, my moisturizer preference still lies towards gel/gel-cream based moisturizers. I have recently checked out the Huxley counter at Robinsons Four Seasons and over there I've tried one of their gel cream based moisturizer. I quite liked how it felt on my hand so I might consider getting that in the future to try!
Wangskin's White Flower Mask Pack x5 - RM15 // Lebaton Aloe Soothing Essence Mask (n/a)
Mini Review: The LeBaTon aloe sheet mask is a sheet mask I've repurchased 3+ times? They're really affordable and they do their job pretty well. Back then, I never really liked LeBaTon masks because I didn't like the 'dewy' feeling it left on my face. There was a point in my life where I expected my face to dry completely matte after a sheet mask LOL.
It's funny though, I've either grown to love the 'hydrated feeling' on my skin or it could also be that my skin nowadays is on the drier side so I'm actually pleased whenever I see my face looking dewy after a sheet mask. There were a few to choose from but my go-to one is always their Aloe Soothing Essence Mask. I wish I was able to link it up here but as I'm searching for it on Althea, I can't seem to find it anymore :( If you don't see me linking a certain product in this post, chances are it's no longer available on Althea but I'm sure you'll still be able to find em from other online retailers.
Mini Review: As for the Wangskin White Flower Mask, it was my first time trying it and I surprisingly really liked it. You can purchase the masks in singles(RM4 each) or in a set of 5(RM15/set). When purchasing the set of 5, each White Flower Mask costs RM3, really good deal considering how much my skin liked it!
Overall thoughts, the Wangskin White Flower Mask made my skin really happy. I didn't notice any 'whitening results' but my skin sure felt hydrated and soft after using it. + it has anti-aging benefits so 100% will repurchase! Oh and the reason why I was surprised by how my skin felt after using it was mainly because it's a mask claiming to have whitening benefits. I never purchase whitening sheet masks but I have used them in the past either because they were gifted to me/I liked the packaging(LOL, I know) and more often than not, masks specifically promoting 'whitening benefits' have reacted pretty badly on my skin so I try to stray away from them. When I bought this I only bought it because of the price, I didn't see what benefits it carries so lucky for me I didn't get any reaction from this sheet mask and on top of that my skin even felt so good after using it!!
Moremo Dear My Skin Quick Soothing Mask Pack/ More Moist Mask Pack - RM8 each (n/a)
When it comes to sheet mask shopping I usually only look into 3 benefits: acne care, soothing, and hydrating/moisturizing. I'm always looking at what new sheet masks are available on Althea Land and during the time of this purchase I believe these masks from Moremo were pretty new.
The prices were ok and since the soothing mask had acne fighting ingredient[s] like Licorice Root extract, I decided to buy a sheet to give em a try. Until today I have yet to try both of these masks but if I feel like it I might pop by to write a quick review on em. I'm just wondering if I do end up liking these where am I going to restock em because these masks are also no longer available on Althea :(
Another product I have yet to open until this date but simply said, I find the packaging super cute and their shade range seemed to have something I'll wear so I picked one up in the shade Pure Pink Coral. A lot of my friends have tried this velvet tint from Missha and they seemed to like it so I do hope that I'll like it too!
I've been testing different skincare products one after another over the past few months so sadly until this day I have yet to try this essence :( I don't really have any plans on taking up any new skincare reviews for the next few months so let's hope I can try it out soon and hopefully be able to incorporate this essence into my skincare routine!
Mini review: All I have to say is that my hair loves this shampoo but my scalp did not. No doubt that the shampoo was very conditioning. After washing my hair with this, there are days where I could even skip conditioner because my hair just felt so smooth to comb through after using it.
Unfortunately my scalp gets oily pretty quickly so while my hair feels really smooth from this, my scalp gets oily extra quickly. Usually I would wash my hair on alternate days or even go as long as not washing my hair for 2 days straight but whenever I'm using this, I'd have to wash my hair every single day, otherwise it'll start getting super oily and even itchy. Overall, tried it, finished it, not repurchasing again.
I originally wanted to get this together with Pure Pink Coral but this shade was sold out at the time. Since it was back in stock during my round 2 of shopping, of course I want one. No mini review on this shade either because I have still yet to try it.
It's My Skin Mask in Honey(moisturizing) x10 pack - RM33 (n/a)
I admit that my least wise purchase from this haul was probably this pack of 10 sheet masks haha. Since my purchase I've used this honey sheet mask from the brand It's My Skin a few times so here's a mini review for you guys!
Mini review: This sheet mask was only okayyy for me. To me this mask kind of felt like a very normal mask, it's not particularly moisturizing but it's not like it did completely nothing either. One thing I wasn't a fan of was the scent though. When it comes to honey 'flavoured' sheet masks, I personally prefer the one from the brand Papa Recipe(I think you can find this brand at Sasa...?)
I have yet to test this out but I heard my kawan Charmaine (a.k.a charmwasabi) recommending this as a quick 'oily hair day' touch-up product. When I'm out all day, my fringe does get oily quick so I decided to grab one.
Now that I think about it, this is probably the second product I own from Etude House leh(after this haul I think I'll have a total of 4 products from Etude?) Besides this, the only product I've ever bought from them was probably a lip tint many years back. I saw Kirstin wearing that lip tint and I was like 'Eh, nice leh, help me buy one back from Korea also!' In case you're wondering which lip tint I was talking about, here's the link to it!
This hair serum consists of 7 types of oils: Argan, Camelia, Marula, Jojoba, Coconut and Apricot oil promising to reduce tangles and overall improve your hair's condition. I've wanted to try this hair serum for quite some time and now that I've finally bought it, all I have to do is convince myself to stop being so lazy!!
There was a period of time where I wanted to try cotton pads that are not the typical local drugstore house brands haha. I still remember at that time, I was scouting for cotton pads from Etude House and since I couldn't find it, I bought this from Calmia to try. I have yet to put this to use but my current love is the Japan Unicharm Silcot one that I mentioned in the part 1 of this haul!
Skinfood Black Sugar Wash Off Mask 100g - RM20 (n/a)
This is easily Skinfood's best selling product right? At least this was what I think of whenever I hear/see the brand Skinfood. To put it simply, the black sugar will exfoliate your skin and it's shea butter base with help in moisturizing your skin. My acne has been really bad over the past few months so I have not touched anything but gentle chemical exfoliating products. Now that my skin is a whole lot better(just some tiny stress/hormonal zits and a lot of acne scars to fade), I can definitely see myself opening this mask to use soon!
Aaaaannnddddd that is all for my collective Althea haul! Once again I apologize for the delay but better late than never right? While I noticed that a few products are no longer available on Althea, I'm sure you'll be able to find em on other Kbeauty shopping sites! Thanks for reading and once again wishing everyone a happy new year! Now, back to my final assignment!
ciao ciao!
- Candy -
Post a Comment