Hi Asian beauty products,
Here is a shopping guide for Asian Beauty products in Malaysia.
If you are coming to Malaysia or having overlay in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia you might be interested to shop for Asian cosmetics or skincare products in Malaysia because like many people said, it is a shopping paradise because everything is cheap here.
It isn't the same thing for us who doesn't earn much but well...
I actually put up this guide as a request so I hope that you will find this helpful. Since I cannot afford to travel to Kuala Lumpur often because of reasons(money problem&the distance of 8 hours away), I hope for your understanding.
If you are in Kuala Lumpur, you can actually find most of the popular drugstore places for Asian brands. Most of shopping places are in popular shopping malls such as the
Midvalley Megamall,
One Utama, Paradigm, Pavilion, Suria KLCC, Sunway Pyramid. Another shopping place are
Queensbay in Penang and
Suria Sabah Mall which is in Sabah.
There are information counters in all those shopping malls where one can ask for the direction for the shop. Those shopping malls opened from 10am to 10pm so shop all you want. It is just most malls are really very crowded during weekends XD so becareful with your things.
In Every shopping Malls
Daiso-Best Japanese place to shop for RM5.90(price increased). I have been to the one in Pavillion, Midvalley(2 floor) and Sungai Wang are really big. Konjac sponge, silicon mask, decant spray bottles, snacks are some of the stuff worth buying.
Watsons- This is Asian drugstore where you can find many varieties of Taiwanese brands, Korean and Japanese brands. Each Watsons has different kind of brands depending on the size of that outlets. Some of the brands are in the lowest shelves so look everywhere for them XD. They have house brand as well. Do check the link for the list of full brands available in Watsons since there are too many of them for me to list them all down here.
However, there are some brands that are only available online such as Cosrx(only saw two of the products in there) because of the limited amount of products. There are also some brands(Canmake, Peripera, Marjolica Marjoca) that are not available online but they available in Watsons outlets.
Hada Labo, Naruko, My Beauty Diary, My scheming, Himalaya neem products, Mediheal Line friend, Dr.Check Hydrocolloid, Miacare hydrocolloid acne patches, Ellips for hair, Mandom Bifesta cleansing water, Coni beauty jelly mask, Leaders sheet mask, Sexy look sheet mask, Lovemore sheet masks, Kinohitmisu health products, Liese hair products, Moist Diane Japanese hair product, Mediheal sheet masks, Freshel are some of the products that you can check it out. As for makeup, Koji Dolly Wink, Kiss Me, Canmake, Ma Cherie, Senka, Tsubaki, Peripera lip ink and Clio are some of the brands.
Guardian-This is another popular drugstore that has a lot of brands that are exclusive to them. So, always do go into Guardian to check and compare the prices with Watsons for that extra saving XD.
They also have their own house brands.
List of all their exclusive brands
HERE
Cathy Dolls(Thailand brand), Berrisom, Aiken tea tree oil(dupe of Body Shop), Garden of Eden (facial oils), Dr.Morita, Lakme, K Palette, Dejavu,
Canmake, Biore, Sunplay, Hello Kitty,
Forencos 7 day masks, Japan Gals, Hada Labo. Linsay Modelling Mask, Miacare Acne Patch, My Beauty Diary, Pure Smile, Senka, Sister Diary, Soo Ae, Thursday Plantation tea tree oil (Non AB), ZA eyebrow pencil. Kailijumei jelly lipstick, Choonee, Mentholatum(lip balm), Paladio and etc.
Himalaya Herbal Healthcare- this is a quiet shop which feels really healthy and so mostly people are afraid to walk in. However, I said to walk in and find that
Neem capsules and some of the Aryuvedic herbs which are available in their outlets and not in Watsons outlets or Guardian outlets. However, one might have to ask a few outlets as it is always sold out. I like their Neem mask pack and their Neem cleanser.
Sasa Malaysia- one of the biggest Sasa is in Midvalley so here you can find a lot of products as well. Mediheal, Dr.Young, Dr. Wu, Haruhada, Shills, Kikumasamune, Oozoo, Pupa, Koji, JayJun, Canmake, Kiss Me, Koji Dolly Wink, Kose, Dejavu, B'Liv, Darkness, Son&Park etc
1.Midvalley Megamall
Address: Mid Valley Megamall, 75, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, 58000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Opened: November 20, 1999
Hours: Open today · 10AM–10PM
Phone: +60 3-2938 3333
Number of stores and services: 430
This is the shopping mall that I always go to. Taxi, bus or train KTM (
LRT Station KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur and Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur)
It is very crowded on weekends. It is not in the middle of the Kuala Lumpur but it is the mall I will say worth to check it out for a lot of the brands.
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| Midvalley |
Aeon Wellness in Midvalley-this is in the ground the same level as where people get their groceries from the Aeon. There are a lot of brands that is not found in Watsons or Guardian. There are some Taiwanese brands, French brands and Japanese brands. Senka, Silcot Uru uru, Hada Labo, Herbal Yuan Soap and Kikumasamune are available here.
Inside
AEON Mid Valley. On the other end of the Aeon Wellness in the women's clothing stores(ground floor) , there are some brands tuck away such as UGB(ginseng waterdrop cream). There are also some high end department Asian brands such as Kose, Shiseido, Kanebo and Laneige.
Selectiv' by Sa Sa (first floor) - This is under Sasa but they are specially selling Japanese&Korean brands so you find a lot of brands here such Papa Recipe, Canmake, Neogen, SNP, Dr.G, Chosungah22, BRTC, the Face Inc, 3CE, Soo Beaute, etc
Thefaceshop (1st floor) , Skinfood, Guardian(1st floor), Guardian(Lower floor LG/P1/P2),
Watsons(1st floor), SaSa(G floor), Sephora(G floor), shu uemura((G floor), Shins.my (Lower floor LG/P1/P2)-the have mix of Taiwanese brands, Himalaya Herbal Healthcare (Lower floor LG/P1/P2)
Banila Co- available at The Gardens Mall(it is actually next to Midvalley) | Sunway Pyramid | Pavilion
Belif believe in truth (G-001A)- Korean outlet for Belif skincare. It is more expensive than in Korea from what I heard.
Elianto(1st Floor) -this is a local Malaysian brand that has some good makeup. I don't really use skincare from here but one can check out their eyeshadow =)
HAIRDEPOT (LG/PI/P2 floor - SP1-02)-this is a shop for everything hair-Redken, Wella, L'Oreal, Schwarzkopf, Paul Mitchell, Nioxin, Joico, JS, Midori, Kerasys, Sebastian, Bain de Terre, Senciense, Seah SPA, Shiseiso Fuente, ISO, CO.E Olive and more!
This is nothing related to beauty but the places worth to check out when you are in Midvalley-
KitKat Chocolatory,
Koong Woh Tong (
reviewed),
TNS skinlab (Trilogy rose hip oil)
2. Suria KLCC
Address: 241, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Opened: May 1998
Total retail floor area: 35 acres
Hours:
Open today · 10AM–10PM
Phone: +60 3-2382 2828
Suria KlCC is easily accessible via
LRT (Putra line) from KL Sentral (type in KL Sentral and KLCC) . There are KTM, Putra LRT and Monorail (inside
KL Sentral Mall). The LRT station will stop underground and need to walk 10minutes to go up to the concourse area of KLCC. Then, need to walk to another end of KLCC for the information counter if you want to go to Pavilion.
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| Suria Klcc |
There is a walkway between Suria Klcc and Pavillion so do use it =)
There isn't much place to shop about in Suria KLCC, There is Isetan with higher ends brands such as Shiseido, Kose, Kanebo, Charmzone
Sephora, belif and innifree are located at the Concourse Level
Sasa is located at the Level 3
ISETAN -SKII, Shiseido
Parkson - History of Whoo, Sulwhasoo, Kose, Laneige, ZA
Kinokuniya- This is a Japanese bookstore if you are interested to get some Japanese Manga or some Japanese magazine that comes with freebies XD. This is my place to go for books.
3.Pavilion
Address: 168, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Opened: September 20, 2007
Total retail floor area: 32 acres
Hours: Open today · 11AM–9PM
Phone: +60 3-2118 8833
One can actually reach Pavilion by using the walkway between Suria KlCC and Pavillion. Inside KLCC concourse, walk from Maybank (the information counter) until one passed the Aquaria KLCC and go up the stairs (a little a bit outside you can see a board and a walkway.
If you are from KL central, then walk into the Sentral Mall to take the Monorail and take the one Bukit Bintang. Then you need to walk about 10minutes to Pavillion. There are machine there to put in money to buy the token (blue round).
Here is the website
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| walkway between Suria Klcc and Pavilion |
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| Pavilion |
Here they offer the free Wifi at centre court&at the Main entrance. If you have the tourist card, You can shop tax free. Redeem your Tourist Reward Card at Fashion Avenue Concierge at Level 2 or Concierge Desk at Level 3.
There are many Asian Stores inside Pavilion.
Daiso(6.24.05 & 6.24.06B, Level 6)
SA SA (1.22.00, Level 1)
Nature Republic (1.32.00, Level 1)-There aren't many Nature Republic and this is one of it.
Guardian (1.26.00, Level 1)
Watson's Your Personal Store (1.35.00, Level 1)
Three cosmetics- Japanese brand.Prices are something like Nars T_T which is not really affordable for me.
Banilla Co. (P5.05.00, Level 5) -Korean brand popular for their Zero Clean it
THEFACESHOP (4.52.01, Level 4)- There are some of the popular products and sheet masks.
Aimi( P6.43.00, Level 6)- Here is where they sells Mizon.
Laneige (4.106.02, Level 4)
Innisfree( Lot No 4.02.02, Level 4)
Shu Uemura (P3.10.00, Level 3)
Tonymoly(P5.12.00, Level 5)
Etude House(P4.13.00, Level 4)
Parkson Pavilion (Level 3,4,5&6)- Inside Parkson Pavilion, there are other department cosmetics such as Sulwhasoo, Kose, Anna Sui, Cle De Peau,Freshel, RMK, Kose, Laneige,
ZA
4. Sunway Pyramid
Address: Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall, 3, Jalan PJS 11/15, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Opened: 1997
Hours: 10AM–10PM
Phone: +60 3-7494 3100
Number of stores and services: 718
This is another huge shopping malls that is hard to reach. One can only reach it by bus (troublesome) or by taxi. So, I don't go because Malaysian buses (doesn't follow the time). I have only taken the bus from KTM Subang Jaya (need to walk outside and wait (it is not good if it is raining since there is no shelter ).
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| Sunway Pyramid (photo from the Sunway Pyramid website) |
Sorry, I do have any photos from Sunway so this photos is from the website.
Spend & redeem an exclusive Royal Selangor pewter fridge magnet with a minimum spend of RM400 (max 3 receipts)* AND Flash your passport at our concierge on Ground floor to receive an envelope of shopping vouchers!
Direction to all the shop
HERE
Banilla Co. LG 1.21
Belif G1.82
Club Clio LG 1.128A
Etude House F1.47
Holika Holika LG1.82
Innisfree G1.70
Laneige G 1.126
Missha LG 1.39
Sasa LG 1.20
Sasa Selective LG 2.143
Shins LG2.138
Shu Uemura G1.131
Skin Food LG 1.40
Sulwhasoo G1.130
The Face Shop G 1.73
Tony Moly LG 1.96
Himalaya LG2.130
Guardian LG2.06
Watsons LG2.67
Muse by Watsons (LG 2) -It is located in Sunway Pyramid. It is actually under Watsons so you will find brand like Cremorlab(Korean brand) and Indeed Laboratory from US.
Parkson-Kate, Kose, Laneige, ZA
5. One Utama Shopping Centre
Address: 1, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama City Centre, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Phone:+60 3-7710 8118
Hours:
Open: 10AM–10PM
This is another favourite of the local but public transportation is hard. Can only reach by taking bus or taxi at
Kelana Jaya Putra LRT station.
Getting Here by the Mall
I always get lost inside it as I am not familiar with the structure of the building. There is a secret Garden on top of One Utama Shopping Centre.
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| One Utama Shopping Centre |
Here is the
Directory
Etude House LG313 / Lower Ground Floor
Guardian G143A / Ground Floor
Himalaya LG216A / Lower Ground Floor
L’HERBOFLORE FK103 / First Floor- The only place that has the main outlet of the L'herboflore mask.
Nature Republic S201 / Second Floor
Sa Sa G115 / Ground Floor
Selective by Sa Sa F333A / First Floor
Sephora G139C / Ground Floor
Shins S207 / Second Floor
Shu Uemura G328 / Ground Floor
Skin Food LG346 / Lower Ground Floor
The Face Shop F137A / First Floor
The Olive Tree FK5 / First Floor- local Essential oil products
U TWO F123 / First Floor-hair products
Watson's F223 / First Floor
These three are under
Store&Supermarket
AEON (F - ladies & men wears/cosmetic) F125 / First Floor-look for the Aeon Wellness for some brands like Kikumasamune
ISETAN(G - cosmetic / bags) G102 / Ground Floor-also some high end brands in there
Parkson (G - beauty & women's fashion) G320 / Ground Floor- Freshel, Kose, Laneige, Sulwhasoo,
ZA
* You could click on the main words to go into the website of the malls. Then, click on the beauty and wellness to look into the shops that you would like to check out.
The Saem Malaysia outlets are in only in Kuching and Miri Sarawak. You can find it in famous online shopping Hermo.MY
Always21-an affordable Korean brand for students.
Here is for list of outlets if interested. Also not transport friendly.
I think this is all for the guide. Enjoy your shopping in Malaysia and let me know if there are any questions. There are some other shopping malls within walking distance near Pavillion such as Lot10, Sungai Wang and Times Square which you can check them out as well. The structure in Sungai Wang is confusing and there isn't much to shop in there so not mentioning it here. Many of the shops in Times Square are available in Pavillion so I guess it is pointless to make you walk 20 minutes over to that malls XD.
I am not paid for this guide and not affiliated with them. As of today, there are some companies that did not reply to my request for list of brands in their shop so I couldn't accurately list out everything.
The opinions expressed here are my own and honest as always.
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