Pink Flowers!

Something my oppa gave me .. Aren't they pretty?? 

Hehe love them!

Review - Qoo10 shopping experience

While scrolling and surfing around to find stuff to shop, I accidentally entered this site called Gmarket and then stumbled upon Qoo10.

Qoo10 is founded by Giosis, a joint venture company formed with eBay, the world's largest online marketplace, which aims to become Asia's leading online marketplace. Giosis provides a powerful online marketplace platform that allows its buyers enjoy highly secure and convenient shopping experience. The company currently operates 7 localized online marketplaces in 5 countries including Japan, Singapore and plans to expand into more Asian countries in the near future. 

Vision : Our vision is to bring together diverse buyers and sellers worldwide and improve life everywhere. We will strive to provide enjoyable and great shopping experience.

So you might wonder, what does Qoo10 stands for? 

I mean, for me, it's kinda hard to pronounce that word err Q-oh-oh-ten? 

Well, "Q" stands for "Quest", "oo" stands for "Search" and 10 stands for "Perfection and completeness". They claim to deliver 3Q services to their customers - 

Quest - We will dedicate to our customers "Quest" for fun and value.

Quick - We will provide "Quick" and seamless shopping services.

Quality - We will ensure "Quality" in our entire services.

Giosis currently has partnerships with various companies involving advertising, promotion, event, payment, and shipping service. This means that you can have a shot in other things by partnering with Giosis! 

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Now, lets move on to my shopping experience with Qoo10!

I'm an avid online shopper, and overall I'm really satisfied with the services Qoo10 provides.

I was browsing through Google Play store to search for some shopping apps in Malaysia, and found this app (again). Previously I downloaded it but I didn't really get the way it works, also I wasn't sure if it's a trusted seller bla bla and had some misconception about it. 

Few months ago I downloaded it back, only to find out it was extremely easy to use, and there were other fun stuffs like the Lucky Lounge etc.

So if you were to download their mobile app "Qoo10 App"

it will be something like this .. *prepare for a spamload of photos* :D

After opening the app, you will come across their user interface:

The homepage button

The search toolbar

 Membership status

As you can see, mine is green here :P

Membership level

VIP : Credit points more than 50 + at least 20 purchases & $200 total within 3 months

GOLD : 30 < Credit points < 50 + at least 10 purchases & $50 total within 3 months

SILVER : 15 < Credit points < 30 + at least 5 purchases & $50 total within 3 months

GREEN : 0 < Credit points < 15

What is credit point?

Credit points are issued to a member when orders are made or deducted when orders are cancelled. A member's accumulated credit points are used to determine one's membership level.

[Credit point issued] 

Qoo10 member registration : 5 points

Order completion : 1 point

[Credit point deducted]

Order cancelled or refunded : 1~4 points deducted

Categories of products 

From their homepage itself, 

you can have a quick glance on their Bestsellers, Time Sale

 Daily Deal, Group Buy, Q-chance Sale

 Q Special, Lucky Price

Auction, Brand Zone, Q stamp zone and Roulette Q

 There is a user bar at the bottom, 

where you can check out Today's Sale, Bestsellers, Lucky Lounge, Cart, Q Box 

for quick navigation

Lucky Lounge is the same as the Roulette Q. 

It's where you spin a roulette and win vouchers on a daily basis. If you play the roulette everyday, you can get MameQ points (Green, Silver, or Gold) depending on your "attendance card". 

Honestly, I think it's so cute and also it's super rewarding as I can use the vouchers to save on shipping and item discounts! That's why I open this app every single day. 

You can use the MameQ points to "Shoot your Lucky Price", where if your bidding price is the most unique price, you will win the stuff! 

For example for today, under the Lucky Price section, there is an epsilator. 

That is what you will win if your price is the most unique price! Hehe. But be aware that the seller might claim that the item is out of stock, as I saw quite a number of people are dissatisfied as they did not receive their prize.

 Under Today's Sale, there is Time Sale 

in which the products are in promotion price within the limited time. 

If there's something you want, be sure to grab it!

 Bestsellers give you a guide on what are the best selling products, it changes week to week (or day to day?) and I always find my goodies here :D you can choose your categories at the top toolbar. I usually choose beauty mwahahah

Since it's a bestseller, it means that most of them have good reviews and many people purchase them :)

 This is how your cart looks like. 

You can use your Cart Coupons on the cart 

and Item Coupons on the item for more discount!

Place order if you confirm you are going to order your stuff :)

1. My List 

Today's View - What products you viewed today

Wish List - Add something you want to buy in the future! :D I add so many stuff everyday

Following Shop List - List of shops you followed. I follow those reliable shops with the things I want :) Its also easier to check out what new products they have!

My Review - My reviews about the products I received. Posting reviews lets you gain more Qpoints that you can use!

2. My Orders

Recent Orders - Recent orders I made (in March, April, May .. etc)

Cancel/Refund - Items that are canceled/refunded to me

My Auction - Auction .. in case you wanna have one :P

eTicket Voucher - Not really sure what is this. But for sure I do not have a eTicket voucher. 

3. Q account 

Coupon - All the coupons I've collected so far

Q account - My account details

My event - No events .. I wonder what is this for. Creating own events?

4. Customer Center

Qpost - Post questions you wanna ask to your seller and check for their replies. Also Qoo10 sends notifications if your payment is completed, items shipped .. etc.

Qdesk - Something like a helpdesk where you ask Qoo10 questions

Help - Help information you need

5. My info

Personal info

Settings

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You really need to be careful while shopping on Qoo10 and watch out for customer reviews. Since there are MANY sellers on Qoo10, you really need to make sure your seller is a reliable one before you make any orders. 

Most of the sellers are from Korea, so sometimes at the item Q&A section (where customers post and inquire about the products and other info to the seller), the seller's reply is kinda like .. weird. Its because they are Korean, so they translated their reply into English then posted it. 
If you can understand Korean then you'll know why the verbs and nouns are like all terbalik mixed up. Likewise, your questions need to be easy to understand and typed properly, so that they can translate it into Korean and understand what you're asking. Get it? :D

Until now I've seen sellers ranging from Singapore, Japan, China, Korea, and even Malaysia! So sometimes, their English will be correct. :)

I don't really dare to buy from sellers who doesn't have reviews. Likewise, if I really dared to buy an item without reviews and received it in a good condition, I would post a review about it to encourage others to buy the same product! Heheh.

Another thing that I think is that, after you made your payment, the money is with Giosis, and after you clicked "Confirm Delivery", then they'll release the money to the seller. That's my concept, Giosis acts like a middle-man? So be sure to confirm your delivery after you receive your items. Pity the sellers. They sent the parcels all the way from Korea (??) and didn't get their money (??). Haha. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Also, if they sent wrong or damaged item, let them know in your review or heck yeah, you can even ask the seller yourself whether can get refund or some sort of compensation. 
For me, I ordered a 3ce 1+1 Mist which should be 2 Full sized mist, but I got one full sized and one mini Aqua Mist. =_= 

I thought I looked wrongly at the item description, turns out the seller sent the wrong item. 
The seller refunded the money back into my Qaccount, and I transferred the money back out to my bank account. It was all very convenient and done quickly. Sometimes, if your items are damaged, the seller will send back another same item for you. Well, it all depends on the seller.

If your order is On Request for a long time, it might be because of the item is out of stock and the seller is waiting for the item to be back in stock, and then they will send it out to you.
Anyway, for my case, I ordered something then it ran out of stock, 
the seller just cancelled the order himself and refunded me the money 
(without asking me whether to keep the order on hold or whatever)

Before this, during my "research mode", I emailed the customs about tax on buying cosmetics and books overseas and ship to Malaysia. They replied after 1 or 2 days, telling me that cosmetics and books are non-taxable. However I've seen on some websites or forums saying that they are required to fill out a Notification form or some sort because they ordered too much cosmetics. Like bulk purchase and combined with families and others .. So I was quite worried.

Just to be safe, make sure your order on cosmetics does not exceed RM 500. Divide them into separate parcels. Better pay for shipping rather than going through all these procedures! They can be really "taxing", you know.

Even if the customs do not claim tax from you, if your parcel is way too big and got unlucky = inspected by the customs, the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Board will hold onto your stuff (since they're cosmetics) and requires you to do MORE procedures in order to get your stuff. 

From what I know, you need to have a company to fill in the Notification form, since you buy so many stuff until which they considered import! If you don't get your things, they will destroy it. Means your stuff will go whooosh tata!

Very bad.

You'll be the most dissatisfied customer in the whole wide world!! *yells and flip table*

I know the feeling of paying for it and NOT GETTING IT .. 

I myself is anxious for my stuff since the day I placed my order. 

Don't wanna disappoint yourself? Then be careful. Hehe.

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Overall, I'm a satisfied customer from Qoo10! Shopping is a breeze if you use the mobile app ~
Never regret downloading the app and enjoyed myself browsing through new and fun stuff every single day! And beware of EXTREME SHOPPING ADDICTION with this app. My boyfriend wanted to delete it every single time he sees me browsing thru it again.
Seriously. It can create a huge damn BLACK HOLE right in your pocket. 

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So these are some of the stuffs I got from Qoo10 :D
Gonna post about them soon!

What I posted is all my honest opinion and in no way sponsored by anyone. I just wanted to share out my experience on buying cosmetics online (there's always a chance of getting cheated by online sellers since you can't touch or see the products in real life). If anything is sponsored (if I'm lucky enough to get sponsored), it will be stated and I will always give honest opinions about my experience, I myself don't like getting cheated into buying something that isn't good. 

Also it feels really bad if I ended up buying something from a "sucky" website as nobody said anything bad about it (because talking about it might be a hassle), I would be really pissed off. So, yeah. Lets be fair! Hehe honest opinions help out the companies to know their products AND consumers better too :)

Link (Desktop site) : http://www.qoo10.my/
Qoo10 FAQ : http://www.qoo10.my/gmkt.inc/CS/NHelpFaq.aspx

P.S: you would reaaaally want to read the FAQ and get to know more about the process first before purchasing anything :) I know you're a wise consumer *smirks*

Beauty Bag - Bag of Love March/April Edition

Hi guys, again another super late post! 

So this time I'm gonna share something else, 
instead of a beauty box, this time around it's a Beauty Bag!

Yeah you heard it right, 
Bag of Love sends out useful beauty bags that 
you can use for storing your cosmetics and use it as a daily make-up bag. 
Sounds very convenient to me >:)

I bought the March/April bag and this time, the founder of Bag of Love, Mimi, sent us an adorable light blue bag that can be used to keep books! The theme was even "Stay Beautiful and Read On"! How nice is it that it reminds us while taking care of our outer beauty, we shouldn't forget about our inner beauty as well! :D
And it reminds me to start buying some novels to read .. 
instead of facing my medical books everyday :/ ughh

So what is it all about?
Bag of Love is a beauty bag with 5 deluxe sample-sized beauty products - ranging from hair care to skincare, body care, make up, nails and fragrances - delivered to your doorstep so you get to sample the products before buying it. Previously they sent bags monthly, however since March they will send bags bi-monthly. Which means I bought mine on March, but it's the March/April bag :)

According to their website, 
they carry many brands  from mass to luxury and local to international -  
and you won’t know what items will be in the bags until you get it, 
so prepare yourself to be surprised! 

Instead of packing the items in a box, they are packed in a pretty cosmetic bag with different designs every month, which is really cute, and a girl can never have enough cosmetic bags! :P

So this is how it looks like after taking off the courier packaging!

Beauty and brains: the perfect combination of today's woman! 

This bag (which is a beauty cum book bag) is a celebration of us and so, 

you will find inside a selection of beauty products that will make you that bit more beautiful and confident. Enjoy!

She even included a paper with some intro about the bag and an overview of all the products I received!

The overview was really useful, I can have a quick glance at what's in my beauty bag before exploring them! :D

There was a voucher for Fashion Couture Box and

another discount voucher for Covo up to 20% off plus a flash MAKEOVER worth RM60!

Miacare Acne Patch for Day (3 Patches)

There were three types of them in the range : Day, Night and Day & Night.

After cleansing, attach a patch on the center of the acne and leave on up to 12 hours
Full size is 12 patches (RM 9.50)

Calvin Klein One Red Edition For Her - Body Wash
Lather a small amount on body then rinse.
Full size is 200mL (RM 75)

Covo HD Pic. BB Cream SPF50 PA+++

Made in Korea

Squeeze a small amount to your palm and blend onto face.

Full size is 30mL (RM89)

Unico Mask of Love - Soothing and Hydrating Bio Cellular Mask

with Phyto H.A + Cactus + Honey (Full sized!)

Remove plastic foil and apply mask on face. 
Remove blue layer and leave on for 20 minutes.
RM 19.90

Human Nature Overnight Elixir

Massage 4 drops on to cleansed skin every night. 
(Every of its product sold helps the poor and homeless in Phillipines, 
directly and sustainably)
Good to know that I'm helping someone out if I were to buy its product! :D
Full size is 30 mL (RM 129.90)

Dove Hair Intense Repair Conditioner (Full-sized! RM9.90)

Apply from middle of hair to ends. Leave on for 1-3 minutes then rinse.
My hair is dry and damaged, so this is the perfect hair conditioner for me! 
*jumping out of joy*

Ubermen Hydrating Mist (Full-sized!! RM16.90)
Hold at arms length from face and spritz.
Something for ma boyy :P 
I gave it to him before I managed to take a photo, so this is a googled one. 
Sorry haha

Philosophy Hope in a Jar Moisturiser 7mL

a hopeful mind is free to dream, a hopeful heart free to love. 
let it in, and hope you set you free to soar

Oil-free gel moisturizer for normal to oily skin
Apply morning and/or evening after cleanser and treatment.
Full size is 60 mL (RM140)

Always "believe in miracles"! I really need some miracles in my life :O
Oh I already had them. I passed my exams hahaha

This is how it looks like inside, I wonder why is there a small partition?

This is how it looks like! Hehe its a cute mini sample 7mL


There's another product that wasn't in this beauty bag, its either I will received this Philosophy product or a Nuxe Nirvanesque Cream (sample). I'm glad I received the Philosopy one since I've been dying to try out its products! I have absolutely no idea about Nuxe .. Maybe will try them in the future :D
(The price of the Nuxe cream is RM 160 for full size)

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So that's it!

March/April Bag of Love included a total of 8 products and samples. 
There were 3 full sized products! Thumbs up for that! I love full-sized products in beauty boxes/bags. Feel like I'm getting all my money back already :P
I bought this beauty bag after putting in some consideration about what products are included in this bag. I saw teasers of this March/April bag in their Facebook page, and decided to buy it since I'm gonna use or try out almost every single item in the bag :D
I was wanting to buy a hair conditioner and something for my boy before this, 
then I saw this bag included a full-sized hair conditioner! 
Also a facial mist for men hoho
And I was like, "This bag came at the right time! Mwahahahaaaa"

Immediately after the teaser that basically revealed all the stuff in the beauty bag, 
I ordered one and to be honest, 
I'm very satisfied for just paying RM39.90 for a beauty bag for 8 products!
My beauty stash just goes on and on .. gonna be higher than my books combined @_@

For East Malaysians, the beauty bag costs RM 39.90 + RM 8 (postage). 
They have limited bags and it will be allocated to a first come first serve basis. 
Once that month's subscription is full, your subscription will automatically be for the following month. If you have any questions, feel free to message them on their facebook!

Be sure to pay attention on their Facebook page for special bags that pop out on special events! During the beginning of this month they offered a "Mummy Bag", which was specially made for those who wants to give their mum a special gift on Mothers' Day :D
I personally thinks that they are super considerate (not to mention that the contents of the bag was like OMGGG - I mean, they even included a hairdryer! :O) But the prices of the special bags will be different as well. Higher price for more big stufff :3


Link : www.bag-of-love.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/BagofLove

Beauty Box - The Lilac Box 7

Now lets move on to another beauty box! 
I received my Lilac Box 7 last week (finally! not an super overdue post :D) and 
I'm really excited about this because this is the first beauty box that I don't know what I will receive! 
They don't even give teasers :( 

but I bought it anyway. And again, it's another impulse buying. *clears throat*

The Lilac Box is a beauty box whereby you will receive a box filled with beauty, grooming and lifestyle samples from both up-and-coming and premium brands! 

Each delivery will include a mix of products across different categories. Their samples come in various sizes, but rest assured that they try to ensure the quantity is more than enough to allow you to figure out if they're right for you. (Let's see if they really live up to the claim :P) 

The products are kept in secret until you receive them, so it will be like a TOTAL SURPRISE!! Hehe. But if you're still curious, you can check the list of their brand partners to get a hint :)

After creating an account in their website, you will need to fill out a beauty questionnaire for your beauty profile. Why? It's simply because they will customise the boxes! According to them , some samples are sent to everyone and those products were chosen carefully to ensure that they'll work for a wide range of styles, skin types and colourings. Others will be chosen specifically for your beauty and grooming needs, that's why filling out your beauty profile is that important! It lets them know about your style and you will be getting what you need! They are also committed to never sending their customers the same sample twice!

:D How thoughtful of them! 

This was one of the reason I decided to invest in buy The Lilac Box 7 

>:D Nye heh heh

Now lets go onto the unboxing ~

After opening the package : 
It comes nicely packed in a sturdy black box with a little yellow ribbon~

Prepare .. for the unknown!! :O 

It was nicely wrapped with flower paper and some .. strings (??) fillers for decoration haha 

When I first opened it, I was greeted with a very strong scent! I even thought something spilled out or what, turns out it was the perfume (read on :D) I'm so excited for this!!

WOW! These were what they sent me. I was first stunned by the size of the L'oreal product kyaaaaaa! Are they full sized?? 

I'm 100% thought that some of them are not samples .. how can a sample be this big?

I'm such a stingy person .. get more for less is always the best! :3

 L'oreal Professional - Absolut Repair Cellular Repairing Shampoo & Repairing Mask

L'oreal Professional - Absolut Repair Cellular Repairing Shampoo

Hair Type : For very dry, damaged hair

Benefit : Damaged hair adores this fabulous shampoo. Enriched with Lactic Acid technology, the formula gently eliminates residue while protecting the hair fiber for regained strength and shine.

Application : Distribute evenly through wet hair and lather. Rinse thoroughly. Repeat process if necessary.

 L'oreal Professional - Absolut Repair Cellular Repairing Mask

Hair Type : For very dry, damaged hair

Benefit : Care for severely dry, damaged hair with this nourishing makeover masque. The luxurious formula helps repair the hair and deeply conditions to restore softness and shine, for hair that is healthy and easier to manage.

Application : Apply and massage evenly to shampooed hair. Spread well. Leave on for 2-3 minutes. Rinse thoroughly.

 Guerlain Eau De Parfum Couture - La petite Robe noire

A new long dress sewn with fresh floral notes and 
top-stitched with glamorous woody notes.

 Clarins - White Plus Total Luminescent Brightening Hydrating Emulsion SPF 20 
and Intensive Brightening Serum

Brightening Hydrating Emulsion : The moisturizing day care which ensures bright, radiant, comfortable and matte skin, all day long. Protects against pollution and UV rays. Make-up is easier to apply and long wearing 

Intensive Brightening Serum : The most advanced skin care for fairer, more even skin with rosy luminescence. Muchlike a smooth, caress, this brightening serum glides on the skin and instantly blends and dissolves.

 Vagheggi Phytocosmetic - Body Massage Oil with Yang + Anti Cellulite (10mL)

Essential oils ideal for skins with cellulite and localised fat.

Product of Vagheggi, S.p.A, Italy

 BeYu Lip Cream (9mL)

Intense lip colour with high gloss effect

Made in Germany

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So that basically sums up all the products I got from Lilac Box 7! 
Overall I'm super satisfied and I really think that they live up to the claim! I mean, I received samples that even look like full sizes! (L'oreal). I can say that I'm a total Lilac Box fan now! *fangirl mode on* *adrenalinerushhhh*
I'm curious to try out all the products they sent me and totally looking forward to their next box! This is soooo exciting!! One happy customer here :D


A box costs RM49.90 each (shipping included) and it is shipped in Peninsular Malaysia by courier. They currently do not ship internationally. 
Sometimes they will have special edition boxes, be sure to keep an eye of them! 
(Probably getting one in the future *evil smirk*)

They also have Lilac Points in which they are loyalty points you earn on your account. You can use them to redeem for free boxes! How good is THAT? 
Every "standard-series" box costs 100 Lilac Points and so does the Special edition boxes that are sold for less than their standard boxes. However, special edition boxes that cost more than their standard box cannot be redeemed with Lilac Points. You get Lilac Points by submitting reviews about their products~
They have not yet provided a subscription service, so it's on a box-to-box basis.

Remember to visit them at their website and follow them on Facebook so that you'll be getting latest updates on their boxes!



Link : http://www.thelilacbox.com/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/thelilacbox