On this Blog i'll be sharing to you why these curated boxes became so popular that it's very hard to get your hands on these limited edition boxes, you have to stalk their site if you really want to get one, also i'll be sharing my personal opinion on these products if it's really worth the bucks or not, so with out further adieu let proceed with my unboxing.
I was a bit bummed when i received my package on their original Althea Pink Box, i was expecting it to be on their Limited edition Chinese New year Box since i ordered this during their Chinese New Year promo, i guess they run out of boxes due to massive volume of orders but still they should have prepared enough!! i collect boxes that's why i was sooo disappointed, but anyway they did gave me an Ampao so that will do.
So The 1st product is the All in One Essence A Cushion in the Shade 23 Natural Beige click for product link.
This Cushion contains SPF50 +, PA +++ whitening, Anti Wrinkles and sunscreen. This has 2 Shades #21 Light Beige and #23 Natural Beige and has 9 grams pf product.
I tried this product twice and for me it's a typical cushion. The coverage is light to medium, it has a dewy finish and kinda sticky so i always set my face with a matte powder to get rid of that stickiness. i have no problem with this product i actually love cushions specially when i'm in a rush, this is very easy and fast to apply, however if you require full coverage you need to put high coverage concealer because this is almost sheer finish, although this is also buildable it's coverage is only up to medium, dark spots and deep scars even cheek veins are still visible.
Next is the A:Shape of my Face Triple Contour Powder click for product link.
This Contour Powder Contains three shades the Multi Player which i assume the Highlighting shade, the Warm Glow a medium shade Contour and the No Blush the Deep shade contour. This Contouring Powder contains 11 grams of product.
(shades : Multiplayer, Warm Glow and No Blush)
The Powders are very creamy, easy to blend and pigmented, Although the Medium contouring shade is too light for me so i usually use the Light and the Deep shades for my contour and highlight.
Next Product is The Eye Light Daily Kit Click here for product Link .
Now i find this Tin Can case very pretty, it has a Dual Chrome effect on the letters where it changes colors in different angle. soooo Pretty!!
This Contains three eyeshadows two Shimmers and one Matte, in the shades Cotton Pink (matte), Delight Pink (shimmer), Warm Brown (shimmer) and two Mascara, the A:Mascara Fixer which Lengthens your lashes and the Black A:Mascara that Volumized the Lashes.
I really don't know how much product is on this kit because it was not stated on the box and on their website, Anyway the Eyeshadows are very pretty it is pretty light though but if you try to dampen your skin or use a dampen brush it becomes very pigmented especially the shimmer shades.
Shades: Warm brown, Delight Pink and Cotton Pink
The two Mascara is amazing aswell, if you want to lenthen your lashes you need to use the Mascara Fixer let it dry for a few min. then top it with the black mascara. It will give you a "Falsie" effect on your lashes, the only cons with these Mascaras is it's a bit hard to remove , It took me almost 15 minutes until i completely removed all the product from my lashes.
Next is the A:Concealer Click for the product link .
Their concealer has only one shade. The shade has no name or even shade number but it's in the shade NC 20 on the Mac concealer shade guide. I don't usually use a stick concealer under my eyes because i find it hard to blend, and it could ruin my foundation but when i tried this it was very creamy and blendable, it's not sticky like a typical stick concealer it blends easy and it does not crease on me. It's a good concealer but the shade is very limited so if you have a deep skin this will definitely won't work for you.
Next product is the A:Lipstick Click here for product link .
The Box contains three lipstick in the shade Brick Brown, Rose Brown and Pink Brown.
Each Lipstick contains 1.5 grams of products. I love the formulation on these Lipstick it's almost the same as the Colourpop Lippie stix, very creamy and all you need is one swipe to get the pigment. Although it's in matte finish it is not drying, it's moisturizing and very comfortable on the lips. The only thing that i hate is when you wear it very long a "white film" like line starts to form on your lips, like the ones you always get when you wear a tinted lip balm, it's very annoying.
(shades: Rose Brown, Pink Brown and Brick Brown)
The Box also comes with a small Canvas Cloth Make up Pouch and a spare Air Cushion Sponge.
The also gave me an Ampao with 188.00 Php Off coupon valid until the Last month of February 2017.
So to sum up the total Value of the products on this box:
1. All in one Essence Cushion - 1,354.00 Php less 28% in allthea korea - 970.00 Php.
2. Shape of my Face Triple Contour - 1,070.00 Php less %0% in Althea Korea - 530.00 Php
3. Eye Light Lovely Kit - 1,540.00 Php less 38% in Althea Korea - 940.00 Php
4. A:Lipstick - 515.00 Php each less 47% in Althea Korea - 270.00 Php Each
5. A:Concealer - 515.00 Php less 47% in Althea Korea - 270.00 Php
Total value in the Market - 6,024.00 Php
Total Value in Althea Korea site - 3,520.00 Php.
What i paid - 1,042.00 Php.
Now it's very obvious that i got more than what i paid for. Is worth it? well if you're like me who love makeup and whose into Korean products then yes it is worth it... the formulation on each of this products are high quality and really good,it also contains ingredients that is beneficial to the skin so not only you wear make up but you also enhance your skin what more can you ask???
Personally i love Korean cosmetics i think they are as good as those western highend products, also these are made by asians so i always think that their products are well suited to my skin since i'm asian too, i don't know if that make sense but that's what i felt ..
Anyway thanks for dropping by!! you can also check my mini Unboxing and swatching video below... thank you till next time!! mwah!!
