Going Korean With My Beauty Haul From Althea!!!
First of all, I know that "It's Not Poison..." is a beauty and lifestyle blog and I often come here to share my experience about beauty products or latest misadventures with my daughter; very seldom do I come here to rant about the political situation in my country, the Philippines. However, something BIG happened yesterday. I never thought I'd live to see the day that former president Ferdinand E. Marcos would be buried in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (Heroes Cemetery). I am still wallowing in the sadness of it, especially because I feel that it will not give the longed for "closure" for the families of those who were raped, killed and tortured during the Martial Law.
Far from being a closure, I think this story is not yet over. My eyes are peeled and my fingers are crossed for what's to come next.
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| My beauty haul from Althea. |
On a lighter note, I didn't come home empty handed during my last surfing sesh at Althea's online shopping site. If you don't already know, Althea is a "one-stop shopping destination for authentic K-beauty (Korean beauty) products at a reasonable price." I know I always consider buying Proudly Pinoy products but I decided to try something Korean for a bit of change. He he. I think this is the first time that I am doing so and I am always wary about buying Korean cosmetics from other sites because there are a lot of fake makeups being sold in the market. The last thing I want to happen is to have an ugly skin instead of getting that K-beauty glow!
So the deal is, you shop from ph.althea.kr and the stuff gets shipped fresh from Korea! Upon arrival of any product that I buy, I always check the expiration dates just to be sure if they sold me something stale. These babies all have a 2018-2019 expiry dates which means that they are indeed just freshly manufactured. For purchases of Php 999.00 and up, you get free shipping; if you spend below that amount you get charged an additional Php 250.00 for shipping so of course, the no-brainer decision is to spend about a thousand grands, just like I did. Check out my loot. ;)
ABBAMART GET YOUR LIP CRAYON IN RED VELVET
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| Price: Php |
Got one because I don't own a single red lipstick these days. Shame!
Pros: Great color pay-off, flattering shade of red, stays put for hours; minimal transfer; very matte, non-drying on the lips and the crayon tip makes for easy, breezy, mess-free, lip brush-free application.
Cons: I cannot think of any as of the moment.
ABBAMART SHY SMILE BLUSHER PEARL IN ROSE GOLD
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| Size: 8g//Price: Php |
This blusher is a great pick for something under Php 300.00. It looks too reddish on the pan but when applied with a light hand, you get a natural looking flush of pink. And thank God the shimmers on this one are not chunky! I repeat, apply with a light hand. :)
WITCH'S POUCH SELFIE PERFECT EYEBROW IN GRAY BROWN
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| Price: Php |
For once in my life, I wanted to do away from sharpening an eyebrow pencil. Thanks to this one's twist-up mechanism I no longer have to, at least for a while. I originally wanted the dark brown variety but it was out of stock but this color is just as fine, if not better. My hair isn't died and it's in its natural black state that's why gray brown fits well, it isn't too dark or too light. And it came with a free refill. That is seriously sick!
MISSHA UNDER EYE BRIGHTENER IN NATURAL BEIGE
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| Size: 5g//Price Php |
Finally an under eye brightener for those sleepless nights. Cannot wait to test this one and one day make a proper review!
Y.E.T. DON'T WORRY MASK SHEET IN POLICE MASK (OIL CONTROL)
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| 5 pieces for Php |
..And last but not the least, the masks sheets which came at Php 24.00 each. They were the perfect addition to my cart when I needed to complete the Php 999.00 content to avail of a free-shipping. I haven't tried 'em yet but I know they're perfect for me since I have oily skin. It's called the Police Mask; perfect for me since I work for the Philippine National Police. LOL. I read the ingredients at the back of the sheet and it has lots of plant extracts which I know will help address oiliness issues.
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I am totes happy about all of these tingamajigs that I purchased from Althea. The makeups are all very useful for my everyday prepping-up routine.
This definitely isn't the last time that I'm shopping with Althea. On their site it says that your package will arrive within 5 to 10 days. I got it after about a week so I was really delighted.
Have you shopped from Althea? Do share what you got!
XO,
Carissa
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This definitely isn't the last time that I'm shopping with Althea. On their site it says that your package will arrive within 5 to 10 days. I got it after about a week so I was really delighted.
Have you shopped from Althea? Do share what you got!
XO,
Carissa
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