The Newest From Althea Korea: Petal Velvet Sunaway SPF50+ and PA++++

If you are a die-hard fan of Althea Korea's Petal Velvet Powder, here's something you'll love just as much. Althea Korea has been mum about this until just recently when they informed us all that something new from their Petal Velvet line is coming out. I am so lucky to be one of those who got first dibs on and so I would just like to share the good news with you if ever you're missing out.

According to Althea Korea, the new Petal Velvet Sunaway SPF50+ and PA++++ will shield your skin from the sun's rays and give it some petal protection! Ultra lightweight, this invisible sunscreen is formulated with hyaluronic acid and Damask rose extracts, ensuring that your skin stays fresh and hydrated throughout the day without any streakiness or a white cast. It has an SPF of 50+ and PA++++, so your skin'll be kept protected all day. As part of the Petal Velvet line, it also contains micro-powder particles that give you a smooth, petal-like complexion.

There are so many things I love about Althea and one of which is producing beauty products that are cost-efficient with performances that are at par with some high-end cosmetics. With just an initial use, the product ticks off so many things in my what-a-good-sunscreen-is criteria: protection, little to no cast in photography and breathability. I am still putting the product to a test run before I finally give my  thoughts about it so watch out for that.

For the meantime, you may want to visit ALTHEA KOREA to score Petal Velvet Sunaway for 10% off or you may avail the Petal Velvet Set (Petal Velvet Sunaway + a powder of your choice) for 20% off., your choice!

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Lameila PH: Korean Online Shop Where You Can Score Makeup and Beauty Tools Ranging From P20-P400

I just want to share with you, girls, my latest discovery in Shopee. I love doing quick visits to the site everyday especially during Tuesday because they give out 30% off coupon (capped at P100) for items found and being sold by their official shops. One of which is the Lameila PH which just recently started online selling and launched their first online shop in the aforementioned e-commerce site.

Lameila Makeup & Beauty Tools Brand belongs to Korea Shangmei Cosmetic International Group, a professional makeup and beauty tool provider in Korea, China and Japan.

If you frequent to Miniso, Daiso or say Mumuso and alike, you basically already has an idea what's in store for you. Lameila PH sells almost the same thing, focusing more on providing good quality makeup and beauty tools that are both useful and affordable (even made affordable with the coupon!).

Just recently, I ordered a few things I lack and was able to find only at Lameila.

• Lameila Face Wipe Oil Blotting Sheets in Green and Blue - P29 each
• Lameila 460 Pieces Makeup Cotton Pads and Cotton Wipes - P168
• Lameila Safety Sharp Eyebrow Trimmer - P36
• Lameila Facial Mask Set (Compressed Bowl, Stick Brush, Measuring Spoons, Stirrer) - P96

I'm sure to repurchase more in the near future! If it's your first time buying in Shopee, you can also use my code HANNA226 for P100 off!

***I'm not in any way affiliated with Shopee nor Lameila PH. Using the referral code will give me 50 Shopee coins to use for future shopping.

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Online Shopping and Selling With Shopee Philippines

First of all, I was not sponsored in any way to do this post. It's just that I have realized that I have my Shopee Philippines App installed in my old Oppo Neo 5 for two years straight now. I do not intend to let go of it either until the end of time (oh diba, may forever with Shopee!). There's just too many of good experiences I had with Shopee Philippines that I think it deserves some feature, you know. This is just a little way of showing my appreciation and commendation to all the people behind the growing online shopping destination.

I love shopping online--it's my escape after a stressful day even way back when I was still studying and up until now that I am working (means more moolah to buy things!). Oh, how I missed visiting malls but being a night-shifter, I lack the time from now on. Good thing, online shopping has been made more convenient that we can shop while we lie down on bed and expect the parcel right at our doorstep.

MY EXPERIENCE -- AS A SELLER (@hannapoleng)

I started selling stuff on Facebook years ago to clear my closet and declutter. I switched to Ebay, to OLX, down to Instagram and two years ago, to Shopee. I remember why I first created my Shopee account. It was recommended by a friend who, like me, started selling preloved stuff. She received free delivery for her shop when she signed up which is a very good thing since online buyers preferred that. It's just a very wonderful feeling whenever we get to have our ordered items free of shipping, right? Anyway, I send her some of my clothes for her to post on her account and I noticed that my items got sold out faster. I eventually took the leap and signed up and there it began. I just use my Shopee account to sell preloved items but after 2 years, I am so happy that I was able to find mothers to my (over) 500 items consisting of clothes, skin care and other apparels.

I know that the free shipping helped me out a ton. I can also put my items on discounted prices as easy as 1, 2, 3 which means more buyers! I just wish Shopee Philippines won't kick me out the group.

MY EXPERIENCE -- AS A BUYER

With all the promotions Shopee Philippines has to offer, I even wonder why they are not losing money (lol). Seriously, you'll love a lot of things once you signed up for an account! Here are the things (and more) which make Shopee Philippines a cut above the rest.

• Free shipping or discounts on shipping fee. This is for approved shops only. You will get free shipping for orders above P500 and discounts on shipping fee for less than P500. Every now and then, they are also having promotions that on certain days, items worth P100 or P250 will be charge P0 for shipping.

• Best Customer Service Experience. This is the only shopping destination that I get instant replies every time I have disputes over something I sold or purchased. They reply within 24 hours and they make sure to update you with the status of your inquiry. Best customer service indeed.

• 50% discount / P150 off to selected items every Monday and Saturday / P100 off every Tuesday / Flash Deals. They are the only online shop that give away vouchers worth P150/P100 every week on selected items.

• Orange Days. They have what they call Órange Days wherein a lot of items are on their unbelievable sale prices, you'll surely want to hoard a lot!

• Weekend Sale. They are hosting weekend sale (and yes, that's every week, Friday-Sunday), with items are as low as 90% off!

• Easy browsing. Items are well-categorized so you won't have any problems browsing. You can filter items depends on their category, prices, etc!

• Guarantee of safety. The best thing about Shopee Philippines is that they hold all payments so both seller and buyers are protected. They give both buyers and sellers multiple options for the best transaction experiences ever. Which other site offer refund/return arrangements as easy as a click? Buyers have the power to raise disputes if they did not receive the item or allow Shopee to release payments to the sellers once they receive their orders.

• The latest: Shopee Wallet. Shopee now does not direct all payments on your registered bank accounts, but keep them in what you call 'Shopee Wallet' which you have the options to deposit on your bank account or use to pay items just in case you want to buy some items. Ex. I sell stuff online so all earnings accumulate on my Shopee Wallet which I also use to buy stuff online. The best thing about it is that Shopee Wallet, a virtual wallet, is one of the payment methods so you don't have to pay over the counter. Just as long as you have sufficient balance on your wallet then you can choose it to pay your items.

• Shopee Coins. Ex. P100 worth of product is equal to 100 points which are also equal to P1 which you can use to get a more discounted price on your order.

• Easy tracking of parcels. No need to provide waybills for buyers can track their parcels as soon as the rider picked up the item.

• They can hold items for up to 5 days. Once you choose Bank Transfer as your mode of payment, you are given 5 days to settle your payments so there's no need to rush. You can switch paying from Bank Transfer to Shopee Wallet, etc within that 5 days so you get all the guarantee that the items are yours!

• You can make offers and leave feed backs to each other. There are ways to communicate with sellers/buyers for even better transactions!

• Portability. Earn and shop anywhere, anytime with ease!

WHAT I FIND DISAPPOINTING

• Couriers does not arrive sometimes even after scheduling pickup twice.

• It takes time before a single transaction gets completed. I'm not taking it against Shopee but there are failed pickups so reordering is necessary (sometimes, buyers don't cooperate anymore once order has been canceled or once they already receive the item.) Shopee are allowing days to transfer payments on wallet and it takes days as well before it gets reflected on the bank account if you prefer to deposit it).

Up until now, people are asking me where I shop online. Whenever I tell them where, I get confused faces asking me, what's that? Is it like Lazada/Zalora? It's a bit saddening to know that they haven't heard of Shopee Philippines when, for me, it is, by far, the best shopping destination. I even get proud of myself whenever I figure out they had consider my recommendation.

Whooo, I've said a lot! Don't disappoint me, Shopee, I am counting on you for more memorable shopping and selling experiences! ;)

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Top 5 Highlighters That Work in Illuminating Your Face Without The Greasy Look This Summer

Top 5 Highlighters That Work in Illuminating Your Face Without The Greasy Look This Summer

Being born with large pores and oily skin, makeup products which claim to give some luminous touch to our faces dreaded us the most. Sounds right? Summer season just made the feeling worst because it is when we perspire the most and these fluids we try to keep on hold just won't cooperate and then come few minutes and our faces look like it has been badly covered with oil slick. Don't worry though, I have come up with top five highlighters which could give us that star-like glow without looking like a grease ball under the scorching heat of the sun!

However, if you really want these products to work, don't forget the base makeups of course. I would suggest wearing anything lighter during the summer so your skin can breathe easily and avoid the heavy sticky feeling. Even though you wear the most expensive or best highlighter in the world, nothing beats investing on the best products that are suitable for your skin type. You might want to use a reliable mattifying primer, foundation, and powder under your highlighter.

Having oily skin, we ought to stay away from 'too much glow' which we might get from applying luminizing foundations or illuminators that give that 'blinding' shine on our faces. Believe me, we would not need that much because once our pores secrete sebum, we are now ready to say hello to natural shine. So unless you have all the time in the world to retouch frequently and blot out excess shine, start avoiding those products. And oh, before I forget, try to limit highlighter usage on your brow bone, upper cheeks, cupid's bow and tip of the nose only to reduce shine on the face. Do this and get ready to shine gorgeously this summer!

Without further ado, here's my top 5 highlighters that work in illuminating the face without the greasy look!

1. ZOEVE SPRING STROBE SPECTRUM, SEPHORA, P1500

These are four gorgeous pearlescent highlighters housed in one single black palette. Each shade (fresh green, bright blue, vigorous pink and sunny yellow) has pigmented duo-chrome finishes that could look beautifully subtle to blinding depends on the amount you put on. These are also infused with nourishing Vitamin E to make skin glowing just like a spring morning.

2. BENEFIT COSMETICS 1ST-PRIZE HIGHLIGHTERS - STROBING AND HIGHLIGHTING SET, SEPHORA, P1100

These trio provides flattering glow without going a little overboard. High Beam would be my top pick because it looks natural on my skin whatever season I'm in as it blends with subtle sheen and shimmer. The other two also give beautiful highlights which will undoubtedly give instant brightening effect into your overall complexion.

3. BECCA SHIMMERING SKIN PERFECTOR PRESSED IN MOONSTONE, SEPHORA, P1943

This highlighter in a pressed powder form features ultra-fine pearls that absorb, reflect and refract light with its multi-toned pearls which adjust to natural undertones. Unlike other Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Products, this shade in Moonstone give the least intense glow that is perfect for any skin type. Its ultralight and creamy texture pave way to better and easier application and astounding longevity.

4. THE BALM MARY-LOU MANIZER, SEPHORA, P1237

Housed in a sturdy and endearing compact with a full-sized mirror, this Mary-Lou Manizer is a beautiful shade that can be used in three ways: highlighter, shadow and shimmer. The pigmentation can be easily build up depending on your glow preference.

5. 3CE MAGIC TOUCH FACE MAKER, SEPHORA, P771

The best thing about the highlighter from this compact is that it features highlighting pigments that looks natural to the eyes. It does not have too much shimmers on it so it works as a brightener for dull skin that is completely shine-free.

For your reference, I swatched the products aforementioned on my arms and look at those subtle but gorgeous shimmers! All the shades are really wearable just as long as you know how to properly apply them. Hope this blog post help in keeping all the shines at bay. Get ready to glow this summer, girls!

Althea Turns 1!

Okay, let me tell you how ecstatic I got when Ms. Tammy told me that Althea's turning one. Is it? It only feels like yesterday when I fortunately became one of their bloggers. No wonder how successful they have become knowing that they do care so much both to their influencers as seen with their overflowing generosity and customers who eventually and predictably became loyal buyers. This post, however, aims to greet Althea a happy, happy 1st birthday!

Imagine, today's Althea's birthday but they are the ones who's gonna shower us with birthday presents. Curious? Later! For now let me share to you what I got from Althea using their credits that they sent me! All of them are makeup products that I have been eyeing for so long already! I think its already my 7th box from them? By the way, there's other two boxes which I purchased long before their birthday celebration and which I haven't posted here yet. They are going to be the meat for my next blog post!

First thing that I got is the Witch Pouch Color Corrector Cream in Natural Beige with SPF50 + PA+++. I like to try it because it's an editor's pick and I haven't bought myself any CC Cream much from the brand, Witch Pouch, before. Let's see if this is really good! 

Next is this Witch Pouch Foundation Renewal in Shade 21 (Natural Beige) which I bought to accomodate my CC Cream. I would definitely use them both. Normally, I would get the shade 21 for foundations and bb creams but upon trying out Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream both in Shade 21 and 23, I figured out I'm more of a 23. However, I don't know if there was a mistake but I got the shade in 21.

Third one is the Aura Radiance BB Foundation Cream. This is kinda new to me that's why I purchased it. I'm currently into BB Creams and Foundations too so it becomes an addition to my growing stash. Plus it's a 2-in-1! Yay!

Currently, my go-to lip products are lip tints. I like them, unfortunately, it seems they do not like me back because they tend to dry my lips big time. That is why, I am finding a brand that will keep it moisturized. Hope this The Saem Saemmul Real Tint in No. 01. would do the trick!

Last but definitely not the least, I've got Missha Under Eye Brightener in Fair. I am not really a fan of concealers or concealer user and fortunately, my undereyes are not that dark to be needing any brightening in the first place but I'd like to still try to use one. It's the most affordable in the selection so yeah, might as well put it in the cart.

And those are my new makeup haul! Hope you could share yours sometime. I bet you are going to hoard once you hear this big news!

Althea's Birthday Celebration will run from 20th to 31st July, 2016. You may avail items that will come with a Limited Edition Birthday Box and DIY Party Kit for orders placed on 20/7 onwards. Hurry because there are only limited boxes! There will also be free goodies for first 1,500 shoppers with full size beauty products, again, until stocks last. Another birthday giveaway? Pick 3 Top Sellers for 100% REBATE! Rebate will be credited into your account. 

There will also be an #AltheaTurns1 Instagram Contest! How to join? Read further! If you have your Althea party kit, wish Althea a happy birthday including the hashtag #AltheaTurns1 and stand a chance to win amazing prizes such as Macbook Air, Ipad Air 2, iPhone 6S, Galaxy S6 Edge, Canon EOS M10 Selfie Camera, Althea credits and beauty hampers from Althea! Prizes total worth KRW10,000,000 to be won.Contest starts from 20th July - 15th August, 2016. (Look! I even have my entry down below! Sorry for the awkward makeup, still working on my skills! Lol!)

*Terms and conditions apply. Please refer to www.althea.kr and Althea Facebook for more information.