My Althea Birthday Shopping Spree!

Althea Korea gifted me with USD 100 worth of shopping credits last month for being an August baby/Althea Angel. 💖

Now I don't usually post photos of my pambahay look, but I couldn't resist taking a selfie with my HUGE Althea mail! 😍

Hello, K-beauty babies!!! 💖

Since I'm practical, I decided to just buy products that I could actually use every day. I think I have too many makeups in my stash anyway so these are more on skincare, hair care, and body care items. 😀

Nature Republic Argan Essential Deep Care Shampoo (P440)

Nature Republic Argan Essential Deep Care Hair Pack (P300)

These ones are way cheaper in Althea than mall price (P625 each). Time to pamper my hair because it's getting unruly and I don't know what to do with it anymore. 😂 Hopefully, this will help!

Banila Co Clean It Zero Original (790)

Again, it's cheaper to just buy from Althea than in the mall (P945). I've been using micellar water for years now, so I'm excited to switch things up a bit by using this cleansing balm. Plus, I don't have to buy cotton pads for this.

COSRX Oil-Free Ultra Moisturizing Lotion (P1,035)

COSRX Salicylic Acid Gentle Cleanser (P375)

COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patch (P190)

Most COSRX products are cheaper in Althea vs Watsons, while surprisingly there are a few of their products that are cheaper in Watsons vs Althea. You really have to canvass well. Of course I did my research and decided to get the best deals I could find in Althea. 😊

Etude House Soon Jung pH 5.5 Relief Toner (P390)

I've been super curious about Etude House's Soon Jung line. This toner seems so mild and harmless. Let's give it a try!

Natural 100 UV Mineral Sunkill RX (P540)

A sunscreen in loose powder form! So interesting. 😍 This comes in only 1 shade though, so I hope it's a match.

The Face Shop Designing Eyebrow Pencil (P150 each)

It's cheaper to buy this in Althea than the mall (at P225 each), unless there's a buy 1 take 1 promo in store. Finally, an eyebrow pencil that matches my microbladed brows! My hair is black so my makeup artist sister matched 06 Dark Gray on my brows and it looked perfectly natural. I never, ever would have thought that I needed a gray brow pencil, but here we are. I still don't feel the need to pencil in my brows every single day at work since I can still rock the #WokeUpLikeThis kilay because of my tattoo, but when I do full makeup, this is a must to look more polished.

Nine Point Perfume Hand & Nail Cream (P80 each)

These babies have already been repurchased since my last Althea haul. I bought more as backup and gifts. My favorite hand cream brand is still L'Occitane, but this one's a close second. It's huge at 60g, and as of now I'm halfway through with my first tube Marry Me, which is inspired by Lanvin's Marry Me.

Boom De Ah Dah Rose Body Lotion (P230)

Just because I needed a body lotion. Not too stoked with this one though. It's huge at 500ml but it has a very strong rose smell that may not be pleasing to everyone. I still have a year to use it up since it expires November 2019. I can decant and put in a small jar to use as hand cream, too! #TipidTips

 

Glamfox Fleurissant Lip Glow in Rose Flower (P510)

16 Brand Eye Magazine (P540)

And lastly, a little something for the BFF! 😍 These two are also repurchases from my last haul. Not happy with the Glamfox Fleurissant Lip Glow this time around - the stem inside the flower is broken so it's not aesthetically pleasing. It doesn't affect the product's performance though, but I still get OC about it because it's not perfect. 16 Brand Eye Magazine is super nice though, and I will review that soon! 💛

DISCOUNT ALERT! I'm sharing with you a 20% discount on your first order at Althea. (You're welcome!) 😉 Free shipping from Korea straight to your doorstep (not post office YAY!) on all orders P999+!

Tip: Pay online to get your orders faster. I didn't pick COD this time around, and my order got to me in just 4 days. I ordered August 20 afternoon, and got the package at August 24. Awesome job, Doora Logistics! 👍

I checked out my COD transaction July 25, and my package arrived August 6 with lots of followup on my part. That was 12 days. NinjaVan is in charge of COD transactions in the Philippines, and they also mishandled my parcel. I think my package was opened because some of the items were not properly bubble wrapped. Althea would never ship out items like that. 👎 So no more COD for me.

Love,
Helen

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Althea Haul

I always love reading and writing about Althea Korea haul posts. When I became an Althea Angel, I was gifted with a welcome gift plus some shopping credits to buy more pretty stuff for review. 💝

🌺 ALTHEA HAUL 🌺

One note though is that I promise to give unbiased reviews, so I'll start here. I checked out my order July 25. My order arrived in the Philippines on August 1, but it only got to me on August 6 since the local courier (Ninja Van) that handles COD transactions for Althea here in the Philippines caused the delay. My parcel was mishandled too: pink Althea plastic with holes that seemed like rat bites, flattened box, and my eyeshadow was not bubble-wrapped (?!). Althea would never ship out an item unprotected, so I have a feeling that my package was opened. Thank goodness nothing was broken or missing, but it gave me a mini heart attack. Next time, I'll just pay online via Paypal. I won't be doing COD anymore, unless another more trusted courier takes over COD transactions.

Now let's move on to happier things AKA makeup! 💄

16 BRAND EYE MAGAZINE (P540)

I've always been curious about this eyeshadow! 16 Brand Eye Magazine went viral, and I see a lot of FAKES over at Shopee and Carousell. NO TO FAKES! If the price is too good to be true, it's fake. This authentic one is quite pricey considering it only has 2 shades in it, and I could already get a decent drugstore eye palette at the same price, but I'm a sucker for cutesy packaging so I had to have this. 😂

GLAMFOX FLEURISSANT LIP GLOW (P510)

I had another case of "I know I don't need another lipstick but how can I resist" the moment I knew Althea was selling this type of lipstick. Kailijumei from China has the original concept of the flower jelly lipstick, but I got this one from Glamfox because it's more convenient for me to just buy from Althea. Isn't it just so pretty? 😍 It reminds me of Belle's magical rose in Beauty and the Beast. 🌹

INNISFREE NO SEBUM DAILY UV PROTECTION CREAM (P490)

I'm going back to being a good girl and wear my SPF everyday. I just turned 29 (!!!) and would love to not prematurely age because of the sun. My skin is oily, so among all the sunscreen selections available in Althea, this particular one from Innisfree called me because NO SEBUM. 👍

NATURE REPUBLIC ALOE VERA SOOTHING GEL (P180)

A bestseller in Althea! 💚 I reviewed this before! You can backread here. 😁 It's priced at P245 in the mall, but only P180 in Althea. Don't worry, Althea guarantees authenticity or 200% refund when proven fake. I got this one for M since it's his go-to moisturizer.

 

NINE POINT HAND & NAIL CREAM (P80 each)

Althea only had around 4 hand cream brands in their website during the time I ordered, and Nine Point seemed like the best deal. It had a lot of good reviews, and for it's size (60g), it's such a steal. I chose Marry Me (insipired by Lanvin's Marry Me) and Lavender Floral (because I need relaxation in my life). I was excited and half scared to try them because what if they ended up crappy... but the quality was actually great! 😲 I tried a cheap hand cream from Mumuso (a China brand) once and it dried up my hands (!). This one's not sticky at all and it hydrates well. Good job, Althea and Nine Point. I shall hoard these as backups and gifts. 🎁
 

ALTHEA PETAL VELVET POWDER in PINK LAVENDER (P230)

but I got it for free as GWP during Althea's 3rd birthday 🎂

During Althea's birth month last July, they had amazing promos every week. The final week was also the grand finale when they launched the newest shade of the Althea Petal Velvet Powder in a limited edition Pink Lavender shade. SOOO PRETTY! I made my purchases reach the minimum amount of P1,800 just to get it as a gift with purchase. The pinkish purple tones counteract sallow skin, just as how a lilac blush makes one look more youthful. Super happy to have this powder in my stash.

Althea Petal Velvet Powders originally came in a translucent shade,then #23 Warm Beige. This one's the third shade! I'm thinking maybe they'd come up with a green one too in the future to counter redness. Sounds good? 😉
 

DISCOUNT ALERT! I'm sharing with you a 20% discount on your first order at Althea. (You're welcome!) 😉 Free Shipping from Korea straight to your doorstep (not post office YAY!) on all orders P999+!

Love,
Helen

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