[Cosmetic & Skincare] Malaysia Beauty Store: Airish x All A-Box Skincare and Cosmetic

Isn't this just the loveliest box?! I received this PR Beauty box from All-ABox Malaysia in exchange for an honest review two weeks ago and have had some time to play around with everything in it, so I'll get to mini reviews in a bit! ^^ I do like to make in-depth reviews of skincare products though, so you can count on separate reviews for most of the items here as well. :) 

Before we delve into what's in the box, I just have to gush about how ridiculously beautiful this box is. Ahh... The fairytale theme is just awesome and makes me feel like I'm opening up a gift! I keep the nicer boxes I get from stores to reuse, and this is definitely going to be one of the boxes that's being reused as a storage box. Althea does these lovely thematic boxes as well ever holiday season, but this is lovelier, I think. :P

Anyways, a little background on All A Box Malaysia and the Airish brand. 

All A Box Malaysia

The story of All A-Box started in September 2017. It is a platform where the curators find and provide not just beauty products, but hair-products, supplements, and miscellaneous fashion and popular items sources overseas and also in Malaysia. 

The founders of All A Box Malaysia understands that the hot and humid weather here means not all beauty and skincare products are suitable to be used, so they  source brands that are more suitable here. They focus on brands from Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and others. Some of the more popular and well-known brands that they are selling include Tony Moly, Innisfree, and Nature Republic. One of their main sellers, however, is the Sparkling Skincare line, which is a fusion of technology from Korea and Philippines. They've included one of the Sparkling products in the box, which I'm really excited to be able to try out. :) 

Check Them Out Here

Airish London LTD (Airish) 

Airish London LTD (Airish), according to their about us page, "is a leading brand in the international cosmetics and beauty industry that uniquely exhibits a combination of fashion elements into a cosmetic product range." That's an odd description for a beauty product, but I can deal. They have branches in Malaysia and Indonesia, though I believe this brand is a lot more popular in Indonesia and they're expanding into the Malaysian market gradually. The makeup brand is found in 2016 and originated from London but their products are made in Korea. That threw me for a loop, definitely, because of the word 'London' in their names. XD 

Anyways, now that we've got their backgrounds out of the way, let's look at what pretty little things I get to paint my face with! ^^ 

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What's in my All A Box! :D 

The first thing I see upon opening are the two sheet masks! :D I am a huge fan of masks, so these intrigue me. I try to sheet mask at least once a week. I used to sheet mask a lot more frequently, but because the weather here in Malaysia has gone into raining season, it's too cold and humid to sheetmask as much. That said, these Images mask originate from China and are both pearl extract masks. I've actually had a fairly decent experience with masks from China. They tend to have more alcohol in their masks that makes it so that the end-result isn't so tacky, but since my skin isn't sensitive to alcohol in products, I'm fine with that. :) I can't seem to find this brand online, but I'll do a mini review on my instagram when I get to it. :) 

This white box contains a face towel. Towels are always useful. The texture for this is a bit on the harsher side though, and I kind of wish it was more colorful. XD Still, a good addition. :) 

The blue box is an All-A Box, which is another lovely addition to my collection of boxes. ^^ There's no such thing as too many boxes. ^^ Before we get to that though, let's look at the Fresh Sparkle Wipes and Airish Glow Cushion Foundation. 

The Fresh Sparkle Wipes contains 50 pieces of wipes that feels minty when applied. Apparently the main ingredient is lemon, which I'm a little iffy about since lemon on it's own is really harsh and when used incorrectly, could cause burns. I'm happy to report that the lemon content in this is fine. :) I'll do a fuller review once I've had a few more uses of this. :) 

The Airish Cushion Foundation retails for RM89 and is a water based foundation with SPF50 protection. There's 13g of product and the shade I received is natural beige. The only other shade is Natural White. Limited choices for sure, but natural beige worked pretty well for my skin. I normally wear a laneige N23, for your information. :) The coverage for this is pretty decent! I tried this on the back of my hand and it provided enough coverage to hide the veins all over my hand. It does leave somewhat of a tacky finish though, which is fine since it's only meant to be the first step of the makeup routine. :P 

Opening the All A Box blue box gives me more Airish products. Specifically, the Airish Beauteous Compact Powder. This retails for RM59, which is a decent price for a compact powder. It does look like it would last a long time since a little product goes a long way. The shade I received is Medium beige, which isn't a particularly good shade on me. It would work perfectly as a contouring powder though, so I've taken to using it for that. This goes perfectly on top of the Cushion Foundation and provides a smooth finish. 

Next is the Fancy Lady Blusher, which is RM39 in stores. I received the peach tone. It can be applied with your finger, or a regular blush. The color payoff is pretty decent and gives me a nice, healthy flush. ^^ 

My favorite thing of the lot is probably the Airish Blacky Bold Mascara. It's quite big for a mascara, but it's very light and the size allows me a better grip. It elongates my lashes perfectly and is fairly waterproof.  It gives a smooth and glossy finish and is safe for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers. I had this on for 5am to 10pm on a particularly long day as a bridesmaid and it was perfect throughout! No smudges, and waterproof. :D It was removable with cleansing water, though I do still find specks on it a day later, but it doesn't look like it's taken any lashes with it, which makes me happy because I have limited eyelashes and I don't want to lose any. 

Another free gift that I almost forgot is a Hyaluronic Acid Hydra Essence that comes in a really fun packaging that looks like it's a needle. :D It's just fancy packaging. There's no actual needles involved. Lol. This is meant to lift, moisturize, and replenish skin. With only 10ml of products, it won't take too long to finish it. ^^

Last is the Ice Whitening Cleanser Sparkling Skincare. This is a natural skincare that consists mainly of papaya, which has the enzyme papain that helps fade dark spots and induce skin fairness in addition to removing blemishes. The cleanser should be finished within 6 months of opening. I haven't used this long enough to see results, but will report back when I do! 

Overall, I'm really pleased with everything in the box. Airish is a new brand for me and I haven't seen it anywhere in stores. I tried to click the 'store locator' on it's official site and it didn't work, so I do believe they aren't available in brick-and-mortal stores yet. If you're interested in getting anything of theirs, do get in touch with the lovely people in All A Box! :) 

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[Review] StickWitMe Makeup Bag & PU Leather Stickers Collection

Guys, I got my very first makeup bag! This is a Malaysian made product from StickWitMe. StickWitMe is a fun fashion brand that designs and produces accessories as well as various bags that complete our daily lives.

When I was first introduced to the brand in one of my Cubecrate boxes, I went to check on their site and they appeared to be selling mainly stickers. Now, they've expanded and started carrying so many more products, including a big range of handbags and clutches that sing to me. Check out their store here: 

StickWitMe Store

They carry a variety of items on the store, not just stickers. In addition to fancy bages, totes, wristlets, clutches and makeup bags, they also carry lanyards, purses, pencil cases, and passport cases. Payments for local purchases can be made via most cards or online transfers from banking accounts (iPay88). Products is dispatched within 24 hours of the order and takes about 2 working days after. Items are delivered free within West Malaysia and RM5.00 for Sabah and Sarawak.

They also ship internationally, though shipping charges will differ and take longer, understandably. 

The founder started the brand and design with the mission to creat versatlie bags and small accessories ranges that can be customized in various ways that reflects the owner's unique personality. The designs on the bags, purses, cases, ect are all simple, one-colored exteriors. This deliberate design allows customers to customize their bags with different stickers that's also available on their stores. Or if you're like me, you'd just wait to get a pair of huge eyes stickers and stick that on the bag (then proceed to giggle like a five-year-old).

Stickers Review

I've gotten a few of their stickers thanks to my December's Cubecrate box (Christmas sticker) and October's Halloween themed stickers in Cubecrate's October box.

The stickers are made with PU leather, also known as bicast leather. It's a material made with a split leather backing covered iwth a layer of polyurethane (hence PU leather) that's applied to the surface and then embossed. This sort of leather is water resistant and has a high fade resistance. This means you don't have to worry too much about getting stains on the product.

It's basically a new and improved version of leather and has been used to manufacture products such as sofas, shoes, garments, bags, car seat covers, and upholstery, and is more often than not, indistinguishable from real leather.

Now for the stickers themselves. StickWitMe Stickers are designed to adhere to any surface permanently, so once you've attached them to a surface, they cannot be removed. This means you won't be able change the design once you've used the sticker, so choose wisely. It also means you won't lose the stick from wear and tear, which is usually what happens to the stickers at my place.

The material is sturdy and wonderfully printed, though the prices are a little on the expensive end. Still, good quiality comes at a price. ^^ 

Makeup Bag Review

The beaitful light pink makeup bag sent to me was large enough to house almost all of the makeup products that I own. The material is solid and sturdy leather with a glossy finish that promises to last. I've owned some of these glossy bags that falls apart at the seams but this is well-made.

The cutting and trims are perfectly done and the double zips don't snag and opens smoothly. The inside is lined with a sort of velvet soft material. As you can see in the second picture, I don't really have that many makeup products and everything I owned managed to fit into the bag perfectly. 

This is a more realistic view of how all my products are gonna look in the bag. If you're interested in their products, do check out their stores. The stickers are a bit more experience because they're leather and those. last. forever. As are most (all?) of the products on their store. I'm game with paying more for products that don't fall apart on me for no reason.

StickWitMe Store

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[Review] 7Hara Spotlight Cover Cushion 21 Peach Beige

Price: RM183.26

(Discounted to RM124.78 on 0.8L Malaysia) 
Verdict: 8/10
Repurchase: NA

7HARA Spotlight Cover Cushion #21 Peach Beige

I received this 7HARA Spotlight Cushion #21 Peach Beige from 08L Malaysia in exchange for an honest review, but all thoughts are my own, as always. It's available from Lazada at a discounted price of RM124.78.

When 08L offered to send me the 7HARA cushion to review, I was beyond estatic. I've been dealing with a bunch of breakouts on my cheeks recently and have been having a problem of not knowing how to hide them and the cushion could not have arrived at a more opportune time.

7HARA is a makeup and skincare brand from Korea. It produces makeup products that comibines convenience and enjoyance with a collection of products made with plant extracts. Some of the bestselling products include the tone up cushion, cover cushion, and their lipstick series. :)

Packaging

The Cover Cushion comes in two separate boxes. At first I thought the additional box was a refill, but I was quickly proven wrong. The silver box, shown on the left, contains the cushion case whereas the white box is what's carrying the actual 15g cushion. In order to use the product, I was to open the silver foil and fill that into the case (shown below).

One thing worth mentioning (that a lot of people miss) is that the mirror isn't blurry. As you can see in the picutre above, there is a protective layer over the mirror that's attached so perfectly that you wouldn't be able to tell it's there unless you scratch at a corner to take it off. Once off, you'll have a fully-functional mirror. ^^

The sponge for the 7HARA Cushion is also a little different from other formulations. It has a dual protection system with the ingredients kept nestled between the cushion so that it doesn't evaporate when unused. In addition, the moisture is locked inside the cushion and compressed within it, as illustrated by the diagram below:

7HARA has another cushion called the 7HARA Spolight Tone Up Cushion. The cover cushion covers, whereas the tone up cushion tones. ^^ It's pretty self-explanatory. To hide blemishes and scars, use the cover cushion. For brightening and a clearer complexion, use the tone up. The containers are compatible between the tone up and cover cushions, however. :)

In this review, I'll be talking about the 21 Peach Beige. 

Ingredients

The ingredient list is fairly long, but two things to note is that they're certified by the Korea Ministry of Food and Drug safety and passed the test of hypoallergenic cosmetics. In addition, in lieu with 7hara's mission to break the market perception of color makeup that's bad for th skin, 7hara products the makeup product that is made with natural and safe ingredients in addition to ingredients that are able to promote healthier skin.

The Cover Cushion continas extracts from 5 kinds of white flowers, Japenese apricot flower (anti-aging, whitening), cheery blossom (anti-again, soothing, exfoliating), white magnolia (anti-inflammatory), lotus flower (skin purifying, minimizing redness), & peach blossom (hydrating, whitening).

In general, I tend to not think about cushions as something that's good for my face cause it's makeup. It'll make my skin look good, yeah, but it's a given that in the long run, makeup is bad for my skin. I love that skincare and makeup brands are trying to counter that perception by putting good ingredients in makeup products. The 7HARA cushion is actually SPF50+ PA+++ as well, so if you forget your sunscreen, it's kind of okay? It would be good to apply your sunscreen before using the cushion nevertheless!

Directions & Texture

Instructions says to first moisturize your skin with skin care products but sto skin sun protection since this contains sun-protection properties, but I would suggest putting on sunscreen nevertheless. :) After skin care, gently press on the cushion sponge with an integral puff to release the liquid formula and apply onto the face along the texture of the skin. Careful not to drag the product and pat on the pad gently on your skin. :) 

This lauds as a sticky-free and smooth formula, which is pretty true. I didn't find the product hard to apply or being particularly sticky after application, so I was really happy with it. The scent is... like all other bb/cc creams I've tried. Smells slightly medicinal, but the scent goes away upon application so I was fine with it. :)

Performance

The cushion is supposed to brighten skin tone, provide coverage and create a luminous skin. It can cover blemishes and glides on skin without stickiness. It applies well, as I mentioned earlier, and leaves my skin feeling healthy and glowy without being suffocating.

I wasn't expecting #21 to be a perfect fit, since my skin tone seems to fall awkwardly between #21 and #23, depending on the brand, so I was pleasantly surprised when the color ended up not being too bad on my skin. It does leave my skin tone a tad too bright, but as long as I continue to apply cushion all the way down my neck, it shouldn't be too obvious. ^^

As you can see from the picture on the left, I'm suffering from a mild breakout that's just obvious enough to be annoying. After applying the cushion, my breakouts were a lot less glaring. It also made my skin more glowy~ The sheer coverage helps even out skin tone and makes me feel like a spotlight it focused on my skin. Lol. So glowy~

Ahhh. I was so pleased with the condition it left my skin in that I went on to apply eyeliner and a lipstick afterwards. XD

The only reason why it's not sitting on a perfect 10/10 is that the color still feels a tad too light for me and it never quite oxidizes enough for that to go unnoticed. In addition, the limited shades (shade?) of #21 Peach Beige means I can't try a shade above to see if that'll work better either. Even so, I'm glad to have this cushion in my makeup box. ^^

Price: RM183.26

(Discounted to RM124.78 on 0.8L Malaysia) 
Verdict: 8/10
Repurchase: NA

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[Review] RiRe Women's Lip Manicure Rouge High Fix

Price: $24.50 for 4 Lip colors + 1 Lip Remover Set

(Use affiliated coupon: C10T190S3 for 8% off) 
Verdict: 9/10
Repurchase: Yes (different colors)

Price & Shop

BBCosmetic.com sent these to me as sponsored products but all thoughts are my own, as always. It's sold for $6.70 per piece, but the entire set is $24.50, which makes it slightly cheaper if you're a fan of all the colors in the set, which are #04 Deep Plum, #05 Muse Red, #10 Wine Burgundy, and #11 Pink Brown. In addition, you get a free lip tint remover, which is a pretty sweet deal, but only if you're a fan of all these colors, I suppose! 

I've made about 9 purchases from bbcosmetic.com and am a huge fan of their shop, especially their 50% off deal on their facebook page. All the mini-purchases. I regret nothing. 

Ingredients and Directions

The directions simiply says to take a suitable amount of lip manicure and put it on, following the lip line. 

The lip remover is 15ml and says to rub the lips softly with a moderate amount of the liquid, then cleanse with a tissue. I found that using tissue can be really rough for my lips though, so I do prefer water. 

I couldn't find the extensive list of ingredients for the lip manicures, but the main ingredients were apparently rosehip oil, avocado oil, mascadamis seed oil, vitamin e, and so on. I do wonder how much of these ingredients are present, however, since the lip products were all a little on the drying side. 

First Impressions

I wasn't really keen on trying these when bbcosmetic sent them to me in the beginning, to be completely honest. They were gorgeous, don't get me wrong, but I have a few lip tints that I have yet to finish, such as the Choonee Lip Tint Balms and Berrisom Oops My Lip Tint Pack. However, this brought another thing to the table altogether. I was really surprised by how much I'm loving these. I would never have bought these on my own, but now that I've tried a few, I really want to try out more of the other colors. There's 10 available, from #01 Warm Peach to #11 Pink Brown. #06 is a transluscent top coat. 

The colors here are #05 Muse Red, #10 Wine Burgundy, #11 Pink Brown and #04 Deep Plum respectively. I smeared a fair bit of the product on my wrist, as you can see, and was quite pleased by how the colors look on my hand! The colors were really vivid and dries ridiculously quickly! I was hoping that I could just take these off with water if I do everything quickly, but merely seconds later, I was left with a smear of colors over my entire arm that I had to bath in oil cleanser to get clean again. 

I'm really surprised by how matte this dries. The color turned out to be not as scary as I thought! It dries to a gorgeous matte that can be a little bit on the drying side, so an additional lip balm application would be perfect. I was prepared to hate these, but they turned out really lovely. They dry super quickly and leaves a full coverage that lasts a good few hours.

I'm a little confused why the application wands are different. There appears to be two different wands, but both get the job done, so I'm alright with that. They're also a litle on the short side and while the packaging is cute, it's also not really optimal for holding, to be honest.

The scent is faintly fruity and quite pleasant. It was pretty tasteless too. >< I tend to be overeager with application and get it too close to my lipline and end up tasting them, so that's a huge plus.

Without further ado, here are the swatches of all the different lip colors I received in the box. Apologies in advance for picture quality. My phone's front camera isn't as good as it's main camera.

#03 Deep Plum

This was the first one that I tried and I love, love it. It dries so matte and is a really beautiful shade of dark pink that I'm absolutely in love with. The color was not as striking or as out of place as I had thought it would be just by looking at the swatch on my hand. I can see myself wearing this lip manicure on fun dates whilst wearing bright colored dresses. ^^

#05 Muse Red

The Muse Red applies a little orange in certain lighting for me. This is taken in natural light. When the room's dimmer, the color is noticably redder. It's a beautiful shade as well, but I prefer the plum more than the red.

#10 Wine Burgundy

This particular color was a miss for me, unfortunatley. No matter what I did, the color difference on my inner lip just won't go away, so I end up looking just like what it feels, like I'm wearing a lip tint that's way too dark for my lip color. Maybe I'm doing something wrong and there's a trick to applying darker lip tints. If so, please let me know in the comments? It does have a fairly badass feel to it though. ^^ 

#11 Pink Brown

This was an odd color for me! It actually ended up complementing my lip color, bringing it up to a brighter shade pink brown like a mild emphasis on my lips. As you can see in the picture, it's just the tiniest difference, but noticable nevertheless!

Lip Tint Remover

The lip tint remover gets the job done, as you can see. All I needed to do was rub the dense liquid on my lip, then rub it off with a tissue. It leaves my lip fairly moist, which I appreciate because the lip manicure is drying.

Performance

I'm really pleased with these overall! I was surprised by how much I ended up loving these because I initially thought I would hate them and just ignore them completely after testing them. I couldn't have been more wrong! These were really much better than I expected. They dry really quickly and the color lasts throughout the day. I can also apply a second layer over it to play around. For example, I layered #11 Pink Brown over #03 Deep Plum and ended up with the tint shown above. I'm a fan, for sure.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• None-staining since it dries quickly
• Possible to layer other colors over tint and apply lip balm
• 10 colors to choose from
• Smells delightful
• Good staying power

Cons:

• A little drying (but can be offset with lip balm) ^^ 

Price: $24.50 for 4 Lip colors + 1 Lip Remover Set on bbcosmetic.com

(Use affiliated coupon: C10T190S3 for 8% off) 
Verdict: 9/10
Repurchase: Yes (different colors)

A blogger, berriesinthesnow, compared this to Clio's Lipnicure and preferered these. You can check out her blog here! ^^

[Review] Berrisom Oops My Lip Tint Pack (Virgin Red)

Price: $5.98 (~RM25) 

from bbcosmetic.com (enter C10T190S3 for 10% off)

Verdict: 8/10 

Repurchase: Yes!

Berrisom Oops My Lip Tint Pack

I thought this was magic the first time I read it up. It's a smudge-proof lip tint that, after you let it dry on your lips for a few minutes, you peel off the outer layer to leave a clear stain of your desired color on your lip. 

And then, get this, it stays on without smudging anything and everything you love. This lipstick tattoo is resistant to water, sebum, sweat, chocolate, soup, kisses, and a zombie apocaplyse for all I know. The color stays for 12 hours, during which time you can do whatever you want without having to reapply lipstick. Glorious. 

Price

I bought this for $5.98, which is roughly RM25 on bbcosmetic.com. I've seen the same thing being sold on 11street for RM25, but shipping adds an additional fee of RM6 for West Malaysia and RM10 for East Malaysia. 

In comparison, bbcosmetic ships for free directly from Korea, so you have the advantage of knowing that you're definitely getting an original product. In addition, you get free samples with your orders. There's a 10% coupon code you can use to save on the order as well. Just enter C10T190S3 upon checkout to get the discount. 

Purchased from: BBCosmetic.com

Samples: Loads! A whole load! 

Delivery Time: 12 - 35 business days. 

First Impression 

Before: My lips before the lip tint. My lips do have a natural red tint to them, but my skin is fairly tanned, so it negates the natural redness.

Application: Getting it on was pretty simple. I applied the product directly on my lips and peeled it off after waiting 5-10 minutes. I was impatient and waited only 5. A lovely redditor testing putting the tint on overnight to see if it would leave a better stain/ have better staying power and found out that it doesn't.

After: Immediately after applying lip tint. It is really incredibly red, which is to be expected since I used the blood-red (virgin-red) option of lip tint. Applicaiton was a little messy and I ended up getting the tint all over my fingers since I clumsily tried to clean off the excess with my finger tips. 

Peeling was both effortless and painless, except for the part where I messed up and had lip tint on the inside of my mouth (where it's a little wet). Don't get any on the inside of your mouth (duh. :( ). The lip tint should come off smoothly and in one piece. 

Protip: Use a lip brush for application and apply lip balm after peeling off a lyer of the lip stain. ^^ It won't even stain your lip balm! So polite I love it. 

Post-Lunch: After lunch, which was approximately 6 hours later. It's still a little red, but most of the vivid color has gone away, which was good, since I felt a little too self-conscious with my lips being so bright red. 

As you can tell, my application was not the best, since you can see that the sides were more stained than the outer lip and the upper lip was darker than the bottom lip. Something to work on, but not too bad! 

Post Dinner: This was taken after dinner, approximately 12 hours later. Compared to my pre-tint picture, my lips was definitely still stained red. That's incredible!0

Now the only problem I had left was on how to get rid of the tint! I couldn't get it off with my normal oil cleanser, but I did apply lip balm on my lips prior to sleeping and the stain was gone the next day. 

Performance

The application was a little messy but I reckon it's one of those things you'd learn how to do perfectly after the first few times. ^^

Frankly, I'm blown away by how well this worked! I've never liked how lipstick stains everything I touch with my lips and how I'd have to reapply makeup after meals so this is the perfect solution for it. It says it's moisturizing, but I felt like my lip was drier the whole time I had it on. Luckily, I could just smear on my lip balm without worrying about that staining. Oh, I do love it.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• No staining on anything past application!
• Staying power is incredible
• Water-, food-, & generally life-proof
• Possible to layer other colors over the tint and apply lip balm
• Doesn't smell like anything and doesn't leave a sticky residue. You'd barely notice it's there. 
• 9 colors to choose from 

Cons:

• Takes 5 minutes to dry (seriously, this isn't even a complain as much as it is a PSA) 
• Hard to remove at the end of the day (but if you apply in the morning, you needn't worry about that)
• Touchups are hard and you need to apply it right the first time
• A little drying on your lip (just apply lip balm) 
• Once it's on, you're stuck with the color, so do test out the color before any important events!

10% Off Coupon Code at BB Cosmetic: C10T190S3

Price: $5.98 (~RM25) 

from bbcosmetic.com (enter C10T190S3 for 10% off)

Verdict: 8/10 

(minus 2 points for being drying and impossibility to be removed)

Repurchase: Yes!