Hello fam! Just few days ago, I received two Althea boxes at my doorstep. One of them being my purchase that I made online and the other one is a gift that I won from one of their contests. I was soooo excited to open everything up.


When you open the courrier packaging, this is what it looks like inside. The althea box is well wrapped with bubble wrap that keeps the box from denting or destroyed. The box itself is made from a high quality cardboard or some sort so you can totally reuse it to store your stuff or use it as a gift 's box. Now let's get hauling!

Box #1 : My purchase


Again, they wrap each and everything that you ordered nice and secure with the bubble wraps. You really don't have to worry about your products breaking or leaking, Althea got you covered. No pun intended.

Skin&Lab Red Serum



Basically, this product is what made me buy everything else in this box so that I am eligible for the free shipping. HAHA! I was in need of  a great serum because because I feel like moisturizer alone at night is not doing enough for my skin. I remembered trying out the sample of this serum back then and I really loved it so here I am with the full size! I have already used it couple times, so far so good. Will let you its progress for my skin soon.

Skinfood Premium Tomato Whitening Toner



I am running out of my current toner which is from Eucerin. I do like that one but being the typical me, I like trying out new products as well. I picked this one up for the brightening effect to help with some of my pigmentation that are so degil.

Secret Key Chubby Sweet Lip Scrub


Can't go wrong with a lip scrub, right? Wrong, already tried this but I do not really enjoy it like how I was expecting it to work. But I'll give this more chances! We'll see if my thoughts will change if I use other methods of exfoliating my lips with this.

Witch's Pouch Selfie Perfect Eyebrow Pencil


One word, WOW. This is the most easiest eyebrow pencil that I've ever worked with. This is a retractable eyebrow pencil which is perfect, because I hate resharpening products. It comes with a spoolie on the other end and the quality is not bad at all. See that little black tube at the side? That's a free refill! Mine is in the color dark brown and it compliments my brows very well. Very easy to work with and it looks very natural too. For the price, it is definitely one of the must try products from Althea.

It's My Brushes


I bought their eyebrow brush before and I really love that one a lot, so I decided to pick up a couple more. You won't believe how much I paid for these two. I want to say affordable but really, it is actually cheap lol. The top one is a smudge brush for RM7, and the bottom one is an eyeliner brush for RM5. I KNOW RIGHT?!

And that's all for my purchase! I paid everything for RM105. Oh yeah, they have reduced the minimum purchase for free shipping to RM99. It used to be RM150 before, so thank you Althea! The only thing that disappoint me this time around is that I did not get any free samples. Boohoo, because I love trying out samples, especially skincare ones. That's how I discovered most of my favourite korean skincare products anyway. But nevermind, still love ya Althea!

Box #2 : Ready Set Mask Contest Gifts


Althea do giveaways on their blog and facebook from time to time, so I always check them out the grab the opportunities! This is actually the second time of winning their contest. I got a free RM30 credit from a contest during Christmas before. So guys, just take your chances! There's nothing to lose, the Althea pixies are nice gals ya know.

B&Soap Fresh Wash Off Pack in Apate Black




This mask is made of charcoal, Jeju volcanic ash, Kaolin, Sea Grape and Trehalos. Just by reading the ingredients I know exactly that it is going to do wonders for my oily skin. It promises to deliver a lot of benefits such as purely cleansing the pores, moisturising, nourishing, softening, increase elasticity and so much more! I really appreciate that it comes with a spatula too because not a lot of masks even moisturizers will provide that.

Kocostar V-Line Hydrogel Chin Pack





If you're wondering what's inside the yellow angpow packets in both of the boxes, it is a free coupon code that you can use to get RM18 off your purchase! Just type in "2017LNY18" during checkout. This code will be valid until February 28 2017. Thank you for your time reading and Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

Drench Lip Splash Lipstick in Living

First of all, love the packaging. So sleek, the only thing I don't really like is that it leaves fingerprints. Not a huge matter though. Formula wise, it is sooooo buttery smooth and so pigmented! One swipe can already give you full coverage, but you can totally layer it on for more opacity. The color is like a mauve pink shade. Some people said it is their MLBB lipstick, personally for me it's way darker than my natural lip color, but perfectly okay for an everyday lipstick. Longevity is okay, definitely transferrable as it is so creamy, but as long as you do not eat or drink, you are safe haha.

Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara




Swatches :





 Last but not least, my favorite from the bunch! This blush is A-MA-ZING. Pigmentation is not overly high which is good for me because you can never go too overboard with it. The last thing I want is having clown cheeks lol. Very buildable and easy to blend too. The shade Unstoppable is a muted peachy or salmoney color, which is great everyday blusher for my warm skin color. It does last very long too! Not sure about 12 hours but wore this from 10 am to 6pm and it is still there blushing.

 I'll have to warn that there is Methylparaben used as preservative for this cream. The arguments about parabens in skincare will never end I guess so it is basically a personal preference. If you want to avoid it, then you do you! I personally am okay with it since I do not want fungal or any bacterias to grow in my products lolol. You can read more about parabens being used in skincare here.

Now reading from the description, it has a lot of claims, huh? I'll list them down for you



Texture wise, is very interesting. It is more like a balm, rather than a cream. It is very thick but it melts right into your skin once you rub it in. This cream has a minty scent to it and you'll feel a mild cooling sensation when you apply it to your skin, which I loveee. The first time of using it will be very significant, but you'll get used to it and may not realize the cooling sensation anymore after awhile lol. For oily skinned people like me, don't worry. Despite the thickness, it does not make my skin oily at all.

This cream retails for RM125 from their website, but you can get it for cheaper if you buy them in sets of your preferences. I personally get mine from an instagram shop for RM120 and I got this cream, Royal Expert Whitening Soap and a free beauty mask. I use the soap only in the morning because I like to use a more intense cleanser to get rid of my makeup. I do mostly use this cream in the morning. I have about three night creams including this one and switch them up depending on my skin needs at that time. But hey, for using it only once a day now, the result that I'm getting is remarkable. Here's proof in pictures :
I mean, obviously the lighting is totally different but you cannot deny how faded my hyperpigmentation and scars are! My overall skin tone has evened out and brightened. This is after 3 months of using it religiously. Whaa? Just where did most of the pigmentation on my nose and cheeks gone lol! I cannot tell if this cream actually help with pimples because yes, I do not get pimples anymore except for that time of the month but I solely believe that is majorly due to my Clarisonic. But just try it! You won't regret I promise haha.

Hands down, by far the best topical cream ever. You'll see results I can guarantee. Price wise, not very friendly to the pocket but hey, for 50ml? It is so worth it! Almost four months of using it and I'm just at almost half of the tub. Oh yeah, speaking about tub, this does not come with any spatula so if you're afraid of contamination, I would advise using your own spatula instead of your bare fingers. Even if you've already washed them, okay?

You can get your Royal Expert products here

Pros :

• Brightening
• Fades acne scars and hyperpigmentation
• Even out skin tone
• Just overall makes your skin glow

• Have products targeting for every skin type
• Generous sample sizes