[Store Review] BBcosmetic.com To Sarawak, Malaysia (Korean Store Free International Shipping No Minimum)

Prices: 8/10 
(Enter C10T190S3 for 8% discount)

Packaging: 10/10 

Shipping: 10/10

Samples: 10/10

Repurchase: Yes 

Full disclosure: The only product I paid for in this haul was the Berrisom Tint. Everything else was sponsored by BB Cosmetic. None of the links are affiliated. Everything I've written reflects my personal opinion.

BBcosmetic.com

I saw this website quite by chance. It popped up during a discussion thread in /r/asianbeauty. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the source (it was lost the moment I closed the tab).

Truthfully, at first glance the site was lacklustre. It lacked the oomph and energy that some selling sites imbue their front page with. Instead, they have a very no-nonsense approach to their front page (white background with black font), which has it's advantages because the first thing I saw that they were having a Cosrx sale, which had me really excited. I am very curious about all things Cosrx and am constantly experimenting with new products. The sale brought their prices down to the lowest I have ever seen on any site (when you include shipping). It's an especially sweet deal because they offer free worldwide shipping. 

 A Little Background

AKA, Are they any good/trustworthy? Short answer: Yes.  

That led me to do a little digging. BB Cosmetic is based in Korea and has been in business for 5 years to customers all over the world. but they have a USA branch that allows them to ship items via USPS to buyers in Korea. This means their shipping time would be spectacular for those of you in the US. 

Nevertheless, it was really impressive for me in Malaysia too. Their staff boast impressive language skills, ranging from English and Japanese, to Russian and well, I'm assuming Korean. 

Tips & Tricks 

Like Jolse, this BBcosmetic has occasional sales featuring different brands. They do, however, go up to 30% instead of Jolse's 20%. Coincidentally, Jolse is having a 20% off all brands right now. A quick price comparison shows that BBCosmetics Cosrx Natural Skin Returning Emulsion is selling for $13.99 whereas Jolse is selling it for $15.20. Their Cosrx Natural BHA Skin Returning A-Sol is also selling for cheaper at $13.99 instead of $14.40. 

On the other hand, their low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser is a tad more expensive at $9.35 compared to Jolse's $8.80. This is only one site though, so you do have to do more price comparisons to be certain that you're getting the best deal. I'm comparing BBcosmetic with Jolse since both sites offer free international shipping with no minimum purchase and I've bought from both sites before. 

Also, be sure to like their facebook page since they do flash 50% off sales for different items randomly once a day. The other day, they had a 50% sale off their Cosrx BHA and was selling it for only $10.50. I can't believe I missed that sale. They've also sold 15 Innisfree Face Masks for $8.99. The catch is that they only have 5 of this for sale at any one time. 

Update: They've discontinued this deal. :( 

Shipping & Packaging

USA buyers will get their orders via USPS and have a tracking number included. Their estimation is 3 - 10 business days. Orders over $140 gets free expedited shipping service. They have a warehouse in the states, which means shipping is faster for those of you there! :)

Everyone else won't have a tracking number unless you reach $40 and the estimation is about 12-35 business days. They had my package expedited. I ordered my product on the 16th and it arrived on the 22nd, which is ridiculously amazing. 

The box itself is quite sturdy and they have my box packed to the brim. The items were well protected though, as you can see, which was all that mattered. 10/10 packaging. 

Samples 

If you've read any of my posts, you would know that I'm a lover of sample products and from the samples given to me, I have to declare BBcosmetic my new favourite shopping site.

As you can see from the picture above, every purchase gets 2 The Face Shop Cushion Puffs, 1 Face it Power Perfection BB Cream Sample & 1 Blanclouding White Moisture Cream Sample. Once you reach the $30 threshold, you get an additional Lumilayer Primal (this is what I got).

I love that they let you know in advance exactly what you're getting. Personally, I love that they do this since the uncertainty is annoying for me. More often than not, I end up being disappointed by the samples given. In addition to the promised samples, I was given an Verite Ultra Moist Skin Watery Cream. I haven't gotten around to using most items from this haul yet, so reviews will have to wait until I've tested everything for a sufficient period. ^^

Orders over $50 gets a Makeup Pouch from The Face Shop and orders over $100 gets an additional Natural Sun Eco Sebum Control Moisture Sun 50ml from The Face Shop. I love that the samples stack up.

They've updated their free samples, which is still awesome. :) Link here.

My Haul

Here's what I ended up getting from BB Cosmetic (individual reviews coming up after a reasonable testing period): 

• Berrisom Oops My Lip Tint Pack (Virgin Red) for $5.98 
• I was incredibly curious about how long-lasting this lip tint is. 
• The fact that it peels off and leaves your lip colored but doesn't stain is mind-blowing to me. 
• Cosrx BHA Skin Returning Emulsion & Cosrx BHA Skin Returning A-Sol $13.99 & $13.98 
• The A-sol I've been eyeing since forever since /r/asianbeauty lauds it as the best spot treatment for pimples. It also helps in controlling sebum production and clearing off dead skin cells. 
• It is recommended that the A-sol is used priod to the Emulsion, which works to deliver a light exfoliating effect and remove dead skin while providing hydration as well. It is designed with Centella asiatica extract water as a base and less liquidy than other Cosrx products I've tried. 
• Cosrx Acne Pimple Master Patch $7.98 
• This is pretty self explanatory. It's a non-irritating hydrocolloid protective patch for when you have acne wounds. 
• Cosrx Blackhead Silk Finger Ball $4.49 
• These 100% natural silk balls are used as gentle physical exfoliates, which is something I've been curious to try on my blackheads.  

Pros & Cons

Pros 

• Free Shipping and free tracking at $40 
• Gives a LOT of samples with each 
• Like I mentioned earlier, I love that they let buyers know in advance exactly what they're getting. 
• The picture above shows what you would get for one purchase on their site, which is ridiculously generous. 
• Competitive prices when discounted and mind-bogglingly amazing prices during the 50% off 
• Do remember to like and stalk their Facebook Page.
• Customer service is amazing. 
• I talked to one of their lovely cs, Chloe and she's been nothing but curteous and polite. 
• They're still relatively small and I always feel like you would get more care from cs from small business compared to bigger businesses where you turn into just another number in the pile. 

Cons 

• Some prices not as competitive, as proven above where some prices are still cheaper at Jolse.
• You'll also have to remember that Jolse does give credit for giving reviews, which I don't think BB Cosmetic is doing. They've started offering free credit for reviews!
• Do price comparisons. They definitely have better prices for some of their products, though. 

Conclusion

Do I like them? Yeah, definitely! I especially enjoy the 50% off sales. Those are fun to stalk especially if I end up getting a good deal. I actually got one the other day. A Holika Holika Wine Therapy Sleeping Mask for $6.45. It's insane.

Prices: 8/10 

(Enter C10T190S3 for 10% discount)

Packaging: 10/10 

Shipping: 10/10

Samples: 10/10

Repurchase: Yes 

(I've already made another purchase (during their flash 50% off sale. I have no self control and their prices are great.)

8% Off Coupon Code: C10T190S3

If you'd like to make an order with BB Cosmetic, you can enter my coupon code for a 8% discount: Just enter  C10T190S3 upon checkout!

Coupon Code: C10T190S3 

Full disclosure: The only product I paid for was the Berrisom Tint. Everything else was sponsored. None of the links are affiliated. Everything I've written reflects my personal opinion.

Jolse.com To Sarawak, Malaysia

I have bad news. My phone died along with everything I love in it. I knew I should've transferred my pictures to my laptop. The thing is, there was no warning prior to death. One minute I was staring at Reddit and the next minute the screen was an ominous darkness that stared back at me. 

I couldn't get my hands to the pictures in the phone since it's stupid beyond believe. Therefore, there aren't any pictures of the wonderful haul I bought from Jolse, which is just fan-fucking-tastic. Fuck that stupid phone. Now I have no phone, which means no pictures, but I do love my haul from Jolse so I'll do a review nevertheless. 

Jolse.com

Jolse is another Korean site that caught my attention. It's especially tempting since it offers free shipping all the way from Korea. Basically, if you put no-minimum free shipping on your site, I'll automatically want to buy something from you. Admittedly price-wise per item is not as competitive, but that's negated by free shipping.

So, the same thing might be cheaper elsewhere, but once you add shipping, it would actually be cheaper to get it from Jolse. The site itself is pretty straightforward. You find what you want, click on it, and pay with paypal. But first - this is very important - Jolse does 20% off sales during the weekend so whatever you want to buy, wait for the weekend.

Wait For 20% Off Sale

Here's what the banner looks like. If you want something from Jolse, wait for the 20% off.

Also, you get $3 credit the first time you buy something on Jolse so there's an instant discount right there.

Now, onwards to what I bought:

My Haul

Here's what I bought from Jolse on April 23rd, 2016:

• Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask 100g - $8.67 (RM35)
• I'll be frank, I bought this because of the discount and also because of the hilarious video reviews of the bubbles. ^^ It was sold for $8.67, which is around RM35. 

• COSRX BHA BLACKHEAD POWER LIQUID 100 ML - $16.80 (RM69)
• COSRX AHA 7 WHITEHEAD POWER LIQUID 100ml - $14.43 (RM59)
• The BHA and AHA are one-two punches for dealing with the stubborn blackhead and enlarged pores on my nose and cheeks. These are actives and both require consistent and careful usage to see result.

• Innisfree NO SEBUM MINERAL POWDER 5g - $5.58 (RM23) 
• This softens skin and controls sebum production. I have an oil-overproduction problem so I got this to help control my face's oiliness. 

Total: $42.80 (RM175.59) after applying $3 coupon

My package took a few days to ship and about two weeks to finally arrive in Sarawak. I reached the $40 treshold to get free tracking, which was nice for stalking where my package is at all times. In addition to my products, Jolse added a few foil samples (BHA snail essence, ect.). Nothing spectacular and nothing full-sized.

Pros & Cons

Pros 

• Free Shipping
• Gives samples
• Reasonable prices when discounted
• Each purchase gets credit (a tiny percentage. My $42 earned $1.7 so about 4% (I'm not quite certain about this)
• Reviewing items bought from jolse gives you $0.50 credit to be used for the next order (you have six months to complete the review)

Cons

• Shipping takes a while. 
• Some prices not as competitive

Prices: 8/10 

Packaging: 10/10

Shipping: 9/10 

Samples: 5/10

Repurchase: Yes!

RoseRoseShop To Sarawak, Malaysia [Mizon Snail] More Beauty Haul!

Guys, I have a problem. My bank account isn't unlimited but my yearning for more beauty products is. So, here you have it. Yet another beauty haul. When I told my mom and sisters I'm getting things from this store they requested a copy of everything I'm getting, which means 3 additional sets of all my Mizon gels.

So, RoseRoseShop is a site that sells Korean beauty products for korean prices, which is amazing~ The company is located in South Korea and it began as an eBay shop (rubyrubyshop or rubyruby76). Business there was good enough for them to branch out of eBay and open their own shop, but they do continue to sell things on eBay, albeit it's a little more expensive there. It does ship for free on eBay though, so if you're only buying one or two products, it makes more sense to go for free shipping.



Since this is my first Mizon buy, I've only chosen two products: Mizon Snail Recovery Gel Cream & Mizon Good Night White Sleeping Mask. All Mizon products ship for a flat shipping rate of $2.55, so I thought I might as well get everything in one go (And this is why I have a problem).

4 Sets of each product brings my total to a reasonable $34.68. Here's a breakdown of the price. The Mizon Snail Recovery Gel Cream was priced at $4.32 and Good Night White Sleeping Mask was priced at $3.94. Even with shipping, this was pretty cheap.

In comparison, eBay rubyrubystore is selling the Mizon Snail Recovery Gel Cream for $5.40. So if you're only getting one, it's actually cheaper to get it from eBay, since $4.32 + $2.55shipping = $6.57 > $5.40. :)

I made the order on April 28th and it arrived yesterday, on May 5th, which is pretty incredible considering it flew all the way here from Korea.

The Snail Recovery Gel is a multifunction hypoallergenic cream that works to treat darkened and redened skin tone (making skin brighter), encourage skin regeneration, and heal skin rashes and scars. I'm really excited to try this out.

The Mizon Good Night White Sleeping Mask has a brightening effect and lauds to improve skin tone, & build protection for night time. It's the last step for the skin care routine so it also works to keep all the wonderful products you've already slathered on your face and if you sleep in an airconditioned room, it'll keep the moisture in as well. XD My mom's super excited about the brightening effect, so we'll wait and see if this works. I like that in order to claim it has whitening effects, Korean skin care products needs to have certain products that actually do whiten. Yay for quality assurance.


Everything was packed in thick bubble wrap and the individual boxes were inside another box, which kept them in perfect condition. I was too excited to open the box so I didn't manage to snap a picture, but it's just a nondescript brown box.

In addition to my complete order, I also received 10 Neulli samples. Neulli is a cosmetic brand that's launched by RoseRoseShop. I'm kind of disappointed that instead of sending me different samples, it ended up being 5 anti-wrinkle and 5 whitening serum. Nevertheless, yay samples! I'm excited to be trying these out.

The reviews for the product will have to wait, since I've just gotten the products. My skin's not picky when it comes to facial products (*touchwood*), but I don't want to take it for granted. Patch testing will need to wait till I'm done patch testing my BHA. :)

Two sets will be going to my two sisters and my mom. My mom's tried out the gel and the night white mask. I'll let ya'll know how she likes them once it's been a few weeks/months for the magic snails to do their thing!