[Lifestyle] Malaysia Subscription Box: Cubecrate October Box Featuring Oishi Tea, Savee Mask Malaysia, Candlenuts By Nadia, and More

Price: RM35/RM44 for Sabah/Sarawak

(Given a free in exchange for an honest review by cubecrate.com) 

Verdict: 4/10

Repurchase: NA

Cubecrate is a surprise subscription box that costs RM35 per month and includes a variety of locally sourced products ranging from beauty to decor and handmade items that you wouldn't think to try out on your own. For three months, the subscription is RM90. They also have a wine subscription if you're into fine wine, personalized boxes for a loved one, or an entire team of people, and many other options. ^^

Subscribe With Cubecrate Here.

Disclaimer: I received this box in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own, as usual. ^^ You can also check out: 

2016: October's Box, November's Box, December's Box

2017: January's Box, February's Box, March's Box, April's Box, May's Box, June Box, July's Box, August's Box, September's Box

September's Box

Cubecrate's October box was very aptly Halloween-themed. ^^ I actually scared myself a little opening the box at first, since they've decorated the box with spiders. lol. I actually closed the box again when I first opened it cause I thought actual spiders got in.

Oishi Tea: Black Tea

The Oishi black tea contributes to the black and orange theme nicely and #oishi is never too sweet so I can enjoy it without worrying about my calories intake. XD

Oishi Green Tea is brewed with 100% organic tea leaves, grown on certified organic plantations. Using only natural ingredients, Oishi preserves the authentic Japanese feel and flavor while maintaining the key benefits of green tea.

Oishi Malaysia: Facebook | Instagram

 Candle Nuts By Nadia

The orange candle is from Candle Nuts By Nadia, which smells really good. Cubecrate informed us that the candle is meant to be loose in case we'd like to remove it to use it as decorations elsewhere (or have a nice and spooky case for it). This smells pretty amazing and I've been slowly using it up the past few days.

Candle Nuts: Website | Instagram

 Savee Mask

An unexpectedly addition here is the Savee Malaysia face mask. These are locally made masks that, according to my West Malaysian friends, are found easily in markets. I've never seen them in stores here, but online prices start from RM1, which is fairly cheap. I'm actually quite excited to try these out and see how well they do! The ingredients list looks decent enough, and the charcoal mask is meant for detoxifying sensitive skin.

Savee Mask: Website

Cubecrate has also included a few pieces of Halloween tissues that are pretty fun.  They suggest using it for treat tables. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with these. They feel too pretty to be used up as tissues and too flimsy as decorative pieces. XD

Anyways, this month's box has a nice combination of fun items and brands, though a little lackluster in terms of price. especially given that the oishi tea is only RM2 in supermarkets, the savee masks are RM1+, and the prices for the candle and the tissue papers aren't exactly substantial. But, it sort of makes up for it in the 'surprise' halloween factor, especially since the spider got a good scare out of me. Hopefully, next month's box will make up for this month's performance, I suppose. :) 

For the unitiated, Cubecrate also carter to custom favors, birthday boxes, wedding favors, and events!

Price: RM35

(Given a free in exchange for an honest review by cubecrate.com) 

Verdict: 4/10

Repurchase: NA

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[Lifestyle] Malaysia Subscription Box: Cubecrate July Box Featuring Oishi, Amora Scarlett, Rackun Kiss, & Tinkerberry

Price: RM35/RM44 for Sabah/Sarawak

(Given a free in exchange for an honest review by cubecrate.com) 

Verdict: 10/10

Repurchase: NA

Cubecrate is a surprise subscription box that costs RM35 per month and includes a variety of locally sourced products ranging from beauty to decor and handmade items that you wouldn't think to try out on your own. For three months, the subscription is RM90. They also have a wine subscription if you're into fine wine, personalized boxes for a loved one, or an entire team of people, and many other options. ^^

Subscribe With Cubecrate Here.

Disclaimer: I received this box in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own, as usual. ^^ You can also check out: 

2016: October's Box, November's Box, December's Box

2017: January's Box, February's Box, March's Box, April's Box, May's Box, June Box

July's Box

The theme for July's Cubecrate box is Picnic! This was such a weighty box that I was quite surprised when the postman handed it to me. Upon opening the box, I found not one, but two culprits! The Aloe Vera and Oishi tea are both quite heavy! 

RackunKiss makes another appearance in the box, but they're such delightful cookies that I didn't mind at all. Anyways, here's the breakdown of everything in the box!

Amora Scarlett Sunglasses

I want to start with the star of the box! This fancy sunglasses were such a surprise, especially since I have been looking to get sunglasses for my drives out in the sun since forever but couldn't find one that I enjoyed. These were delightful!

The sunglasses are kept in a luxurious leather pouch that is embossed with my name on it! It was such a surprise and really does go to show that Cubecrate personalize these boxes. If I understand correctly, these glasses were only available for those who subscribed for 3 or 6 months to cubecrate, which is very understandable since these retail for more than RM100 on the site!

Amora Scarlett is a global brand that brings in new categories of eyewear styles in affordable prices and provides eyewear pouch engraving. There's 6 month warranty with each pair and delivery on orders are made within 24 hours.

The brand will be debuting their sporty glam RTW catering to both men and women at their official launch in September 2017.

Amora Scarlett: Website | Instagram

Chocolate Chip Cookies from Rackun Kiss

Next is the other food in the box! The assorted chocolate chip cookies from Rackun Kiss tastes like cookies from famous amos, which I absolutely adore. This is the third time the cookies have been included, but I didn't mind in the least, since it's delicious cookies. 

The cookies are made from butter, brown sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, vanilla essence, chocolate chips, coco powder, and walnut. 

Rackun_Kiss: Instagram

Oishi Tea: Honey Lemon

What's a picnic without honey lemon tea? ^^ I've actually tried this particular flavor of Oishi Tea back in erm... 2016's December box! That was an incredible box as well, with a nice Christmas theme that gave me a 2017 calender from Moodooles that I'm still using! ^^

Oishi Green Tea is brewed with 100% organic tea leaves, grown on certified organic plantations. Using only natural ingredients, Oishi preserves the authentic Japanese feel and flavor while maintaining the key benefits of green tea.

Oishi Malaysia: Facebook | Instagram

Tinkerberry: Chocolate Lip Balm

Tinkerberry is a Dessert-inspired range of bath and body products. Each product is carefully crafted with the finest organic ingredients and hand-made in small batches. I've tried their chocolate face scrub back in May's box, but this is something else altogether. 

The balm is chocolate flavored and is actually fairly sweet. XD It's quite moisturizing so I'm looking forward to using this to cover up the more drying lipsticks that I own. 

Tinkerberry: Website | Instagram

Aloe Vera Gel

Last but not least is a huge tube of Aloe Vera gel. I have stockpiles of these that I use on my body, since the weather here is really hot and humid, so having light moisturizers that are cooling is the best thing ever. ^^ These do seem to be brandless (even though the inner cover suspiciously says Nature Republic), but I've seen lots of brands come up with these aloe vera gels.

The scent of alcohol on this is quite high though, so I've been using this on my legs since my skin there is less fussy and can take harsher alcohols/creams/ect. :)

Overall Impression

If you can't tell already, I'm really pleased with this box overall! The these of picnic is really nice, especially since the weather has gone to hot and humid, to scorching, suffocating heat. Everything is put to good use and I'm particularly impressed by the fact that the sunglasses were personalized with my name engraved on it! Makes me feel super loved. ^^ This is probably the best box I've gotten from Cubecrate, though the New Year Box from January is a close contender. 

For the unitiated, Cubecrate also carter to custom favors, birthday boxes, wedding favors, and events!

Subscribe With Cubecrate Here.

Price: RM35/RM44 for Sabah/Sarawak

(Given a free in exchange for an honest review by cubecrate.com) 

Verdict: 10/10

Repurchase: NA

I also do quick, short reviews on my instagram so if you're up for it, do follow me here too! :D https://www.instagram.com/peachy_amy/

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[Lifestyle] Malaysia Subscription Box: Cubecrate June Box

Price: RM35/RM44 for Sabah/Sarawak

(Given a free in exchange for an honest review by cubecrate.com) 

Verdict: 9/10

Repurchase: NA

Cubecrate is a surprise subscription box that costs RM35 per month and includes a variety of locally sourced products ranging from beauty to decor and handmade items that you wouldn't think to try out on your own. For three months, the subscription is RM90. They also have a wine subscription if you're into fine wine. ^^

Subscribe With Cubecrate Here.

Disclaimer: I received this box in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own, as usual. ^^ You can also check out: 

2016: October's Box, November's Box, December's Box

2017: January's Box, February's Box, March's Box, April's Box, May's Box

June's Box

Cubecrate's June box is Raya Themed, as you can probably tell. It's a wonderfully festive box with plenty of variety and a familiar brand. ^^ There's plenty to look at and try out here, which makes it a good box for all occasions. I spy a few repeats in the box, but I didn't really mind it all that much considering those can be counted as bonuses and extras, since the box is pretty full already. 

Oishi Tea: Lychee

Oishi Malaysia Green Tea is back! The flavor of the month being Lychee. I'm saving this for a rainy day. Or a particularly hot day, where a cold, sweet cup of tea would put me in the best mood.

Oishi Green tea is brewed from 100% organic tea leaves, grown on certified organic plantations. Using only natural ingredients, Oishi preserves the authentic Japanese feel and flavour while maintaining the key benefits of green tea. I've tried plenty of flavors of the tea, but this seemed to be particularly local, lychee being a local fruit, so I'm quite looking forward to it. Their tea isn't too sweet or fragranced with a mildly bitter tea that leaves a sweet aftertaste.

PepperMint Avenue: Nail Polish

This is a new name in the box. Peppermint Avenus is a vegan nail polish brand that doesn't use unnecessary chemicals but is able to ensure that the nail polish is long-lasting, glossy, and looks stunning. They have plenty of variety and the colors Cubecrate sent out were different. 

I'm quite fond of the color that I got! I wore it for a good long while without anyone noticing I was wearing it at all, which is how I like my nail polish, unnoticeable. ^^  The color is quite similiar to my nail color, allowing me to get away with wearing it. :) 

After a week or so of wearing it, the colors have chipped somewhat, but since it's near my skin color anyways, the only one who notices that my nails were no longer perfectly colored is me. XD 

PepperMint Avenue: Website | Instagram

Dirty Benefits: Classic Obsession Coffee Scrub

I'm really excited to see this in the box. Dirty Benefits is an all-natural skincare brand created for the bold and adventurous. I've been a follower of their instagram for a while and it's exciting that I can finally get to try this out! 

Classic Obsession Coffee Scrub is made with coffee, raw brown sugar, pink himalayan salt, cold pressed avocado oil and cold pressed grape seed oil. A full sized 220g pack is RM69 on their site. @.@ Pretty expensive if you ask me, but I'm excited to see if it's as good as it promises. 

It's aimed to heal dry, flaky skin and target pesky skin conditions like cellulite, stretch marks, eczema, and psoriasis. Lots of promises! I'm keen to see if it delivers. 

Dirty Benefits: Website | Instagram

Wunderbath: Kuih Soaps

My favorite items in the box is probably these two soaps that look so much like kuih (dessert!). I've seen Wunderbath's realistic soaps of food around since I follow their instagram and am estatic to finally get to try them! They've also included a gift voucher.

The Kuih Talam and Kuih Dahlia are made from coconut oil, palm oil, stearic acid, vegetable glycerin, sucrose, sodium hydroxide, decyl glucoside, cocomide KET, propylene glycol, sorbitol, citric acid, titanium dioxide, fragrance oil, and soap color. Nothing too jarring on cosdna, which surprised me a little considering how beautiful it is. 

They're coco-pandan scented. You can get a set of four of these for RM20.90. 

Wunderbath: Website | Instagram

Chocolate Chip Cookies from Rackun Kiss

Next is the other food in the box! The assorted chocolate chip cookies from Rackun Kiss tastes like cookies from famous amos, which I absolutely adore. This is a repeat from last month's box that I didn't mind in the least, since it's delicious cookies. 

The cookies are made from butter, brown sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, vanilla essence, chocolate chips, coco powder, and walnut. 

Rackun_Kiss: Instagram

Curated By Popculture 

Last but not least is a year-long Curated by Popculture e-magazine subscription worth RM72, which is pretty cool! This is actually a repeat from last month, but I didn't really mind since it makes sense to have it in case of new subscribers. There's also a pretty pink and purple raya packet. :) 

Curated: Website | Instagram

Overall Impression

I'm really pleased with the items in this month's box, though I'm docking a point for not one, but two repeats, even though they might just be extras (three if you count the oishi tea). The selection of items are delightful though, and for the price, it's definitely worth trying the box out! 

For the initiated, Cubecrate also carter to custom favors, birthday boxes, wedding favors, and events!

Subscribe With Cubecrate Here.

Price: RM35/RM44 for Sabah/Sarawak

(Given a free in exchange for an honest review by cubecrate.com) 

Verdict: 9/10

Repurchase: NA

I also do quick, short reviews on my instagram so if you're up for it, do follow me here too! :D https://www.instagram.com/peachy_amy/

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[Review] Malaysia Subscription Box: Cubecrate December Box

Price: RM35

(Given a free in exchange for an honest review by cubecrate.com) 

Verdict: 10/10

Repurchase: NA

This month's Cubecrate subscription box is expectedly Christmas-themed and it's gorgeous. I'm so in love with the theme of the month and everything that's included in the box. If you're uncertain about what Cubecrate is, it's a surprise subscription box that costs RM35 per month and includes a variety of locally sourced products ranging from beauty to decor and handmade items that you wouldn't think to try out on your own. For three months, the subscription is RM90, so it's cheaper to buy more, as is the case with most things online. :)

Subscribe With Cubecrate Here.

Disclaimer: I received this box in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own, as usual. ^^ You can also check out: 

October's Box

November's Box

December's Box

This month's box arrived on the 15th December, which is really early, in my opinion, but just perfect. They've packed such a beautiful, luxurious box for December that it really feels like Christmas came early! ^^ First thing's first, Cubebrate's box has a new look, which I'm totally on board with. Instead of their usual slightly oversized box, this box is much smaller and much more to scale compared to the items included in the box. That means the items aren't banging around in the box and risk getting broken during delivery. So the items are all snuggled safely inside the boxes. ^^

December's box is overflowing with goodies and the box is really jammed packed with items that are well-thought-out and Christmas themed. It's all quite lovely. 

Oishi Tea: Lemon Honey Tea

Like I mentioned, this month's box has so many goodies I'm not sure where to start, so I'll begin with what's now a monthly staple: Oishi Malaysia Green Tea. This month, I was sent honey lemon green tea, which didn't disappoint. As usual. ^^ Cubecrate is slowly turning me into an Oishi fan at this point. I watered this down though, since it is a little sweet for my buds. :) 

Cubecrate 2017 Calender Designed by Moodoodles

I love this calender so much. It's a 2017 calendar that's designed by Moodoodles. The design is simple and sweet, with the front and back covers designed with a giant fat... cat? I'm not so sure. ^^ The calender inside is nondescript though, which is a tad disappointing considering how beautiful her art is. I did a little stalking and found that Moodoodles does a bunch of beautiful Word Arts that're available for sale on her Facebook and Instagram page.

Tatoos by Taratats 

This is an interesting addition to the box. It's a temporary tattoo by Taratats. From the pamplet: "Taras is a revolutionary idea making metallic temporary tattoos the new age must have accessory." That's a bold new idea! XD The tattoo is supposed to last from 4-6 days, depending on how well you applied it and where. The instructions are easy enough and it works exactly how those cute temporary tattoos I used as a kid works, by wetting the tattoo and putting it face down on the skin for 20-30seconds. 

I'm not a paritcular big fan on the designs provided though, if only because I'm not good with coming up with cool designs, so I'm not sure what I can do with these. XD Still, it'll be fun to play with! 

Fraiche Designer Delectables Snackable Granola 

Next is a Snackablesfdd sample pack of granola choco-gingersnap, another handcrafted guilt-free snack. Fraiche Designer Delectables is a team of two sisters who use only fresh and high quality ingredients to create their snacks. I had this with milk and the ginger aroma was actually a little over-bearing for my liking. I still finished it regardless though, cause it's healthy and it's lunch. XD

Beyond Beauty Voucher & JE Botanicals Body & Room Spray

 There's a voucher for Beyond Beauty that's just an extra for me, since it's unlikely that I'll make a trip to kl just to use the voucher seeing as there's no Beyond Beauty in Kuching. 

There's actually also a tiny spray that's a Christmas themed room and body spray by J & E Botanicals that I failed to take a picture of. >< I'm sorry. It smells like how you would expect Christmas to smell like, cinnamon, spice, and everything nice. The tube's cap came loose during transit, which is more of a design flaw of the bottle. There's a little less than half of the product left by the time it got to me. On the plus side, the entire package smells delightful!

 Candle Nuts By Nadia

This month's candle by CandleNuts by Nadia is such an improvement from last month's box, where we saw a tiny candle (here). They boasts to be the first handpoured candle in Malaysia that uses palm wax as their wax source. True to it's claims, there was much less soot produced with this candle compared to the other candles I've tried. 

The candle doesn't seemed to be named, but it smells sweet and mildly fruity. Maybe it's candy-cane? :) The last candle from her  that I used, while tiny, managed to keep my house smelling delightful for hours after. 

 Stick Wit Me Sticker

There's also a Stickwitme Christmas Wreath sticker that can be used to personalize bags and accessories. It's leather and designed to adhere permanently, so I'll have to be certain where I want this forever. 

Glitter Angel Chrismas Ornament

Last but not least is a glitter angel christmas ornament from cubecrate, which is so glittery it's making everything it touches shimmer. Honestly, the glitter goes everywhere, so do be careful with this. XD 

Overall Impression

As you can probably tell, I'm incredibly pleased by this month's box, not just because there were so many items in the box, but because it's so Christmas-y. Everything seemed to be well-thought out instead of just a bunch of items thrown together. My favorite item is probably the calendar by @moodoodles. It's such a beautiful, practicle, and useful item.

In terms of getting your money's worth, this month is definitely worth RM35. This month's box definitely deserves a 10 out of 10.

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