(gasps)
- This is so cute!
- Oh my god.
(spunky music)
- [Narrator] The world is a vast, weird, wonderful place.
It can be hard to imagine what it's like
to live in a different city all the way across the globe.
So we're going to pair two strangers
from two different countries and have them send
a care package to each other, full of their favorite
beauty, style, and self care items.
This time, we've paired Amal in Los Angeles
and Sohan in Sydney.
- Hi, my name's Amal and I live in Los Angeles, California.
I'm 28 years old, I work at BuzzFeed
as a freelance producer, I'm super into fashion and makeup.
I love skin care, it's something that I've gotten into
as I've been getting older.
Ever since I really moved to LA, it's super cool
because literally in a place like Los Angeles
you can walk out your door and just be inspired
by all the cool trends.
I love living here.
- Hey guys, I'm Sohan, I'm 26 years old,
and I live in Sydney, Australia.
I am a video producer for BuzzFeedOz.
In my spare time I also direct
some fashion, style, beauty editorials.
I also have a cat, Kepler, who is my son.
♪ I'll always love you baby, that much I know ♪
- I am really into fashion, makeup, skincare.
I wouldn't say I'm an expert at it or anything,
but I definitely use makeup and fashion as a way
to express myself every day and also when I'm going out.
- I have to say that I'm actually really nervous
for this mystery box swap.
I really want them to like it.
- I am so excited to receive this box,
I can't wait to see what Amal picks out for me.
I'm excited to have some new things
to play around with this week, it's gonna be really fun.
- Hopefully this box challenge will give me
the confidence I need to be a better gift giver,
and I'm really excited to also make a friend potentially.
- [Narrator] Each box can be decorated
in any way the sender likes,
but they should contain one cosmetic item,
one self-care item, one fashion item, one snack,
and two items to be opened later, at a specific time.
- Going for a bit of a shop.
- We're in the mall.
Finding some things, you know, we're lookin'.
(upbeat music)
- I have an idea of what I wanna get Amal,
but like, I've got Isha here to help me out
because I always need a second opinion
and the approval of my friends.
- Two heads are better than one.
- Exactly.
- The things that I want are easily accessible, I think,
and really define what it means to be in LA.
- Ooh, that's so fun, that's also very summery.
- Oh wow.
- I think she'll really like that.
- Yeah.
(jazzy music)
- Look so dramatic.
- [Isha] Are you just grabbing everything?
- It's Australian, I'm all natural.
- No pictures, no pictures please.
- And now we're gonna go and shop for snacks for Amal, so.
- [Isha] Get something Australian.
- This is my favorite.
This is, like, iconically Australian.
It's the correct way to eat fries.
- [Isha] I think it's like, the Australian way really.
- Yes.
- [Friend Of Amal] We have one more location to go,
but I think that we'll be able to find
the last things we need there.
- So I got something fun in the mail today.
- Okay.
Yay!
- This is some hefty tape.
Does America have like really strong tape?
- Am I doing this right?
- My god, it's very heavily protected.
(gasps)
- It's gold.
(sighs)
- That took a while.
- If this was a highlight color I would wear it.
- Is this a velvet card?
"Apologies for the lackluster wrapping job."
What do you mean, this is amazing.
- "Some represent me, some represent Australia,
and some I chose thinking of you in mind."
- "Inside I hope you find items
that bring you a little joy."
Oh my god, I'm so excited, this is such a cute card
and everything's so nice and colorful already!
- Fashion, okay.
- Oh my gosh!
It's like a belt bag.
- Something that I personally have been wanting to get into
is the side fanny pack bag.
It's a really bold red, something that I've seen
a lot of people wearing.
- This is nice, I love the color, it fully goes
with what I'm wearing as well.
- Mm, expertly wrapped.
They are sunglasses!
These are so cute, they're like
the Skinny Cold Bad Bunny kind.
- I'm not sure if tiny sunglasses
has been a trend in the US, but it's been a massive trend
here in Australia and I love wearing tiny sunglasses.
They're not too dark, so you can wear them
indoors and outdoors.
- Oh my god, very cute.
I own similar glasses to this, but these are definitely
the cooler version of the ones I have.
- Self-care.
Galaxy Diamond Glitter Violet Mask.
As if this isn't 100% me, does Amal know who I am?
I am obsessed with everything to do with space.
- It's a glitter mask.
If she's having kind of a slow day, she can put it on,
and it looks like the freaking galaxy.
- Purifying and firming diamond amethyst super berry complex
for all skin types.
Oh my god, I'm gonna use this tonight.
(gasps) (claps)
- Coffee and coconut exfoliating masque.
(gasps)
Wow, this is amazing.
- I got Amal a coffee and coconut exfoliating masque.
I love that it's natural.
It exfoliates your face.
So that's a bit of Australian self-care.
- I love a good exfoliant.
And it's coffee, which literally might be my favorite thing
in the entire world.
Next, we have the cosmetic item.
- Oh, is this a lipstick?
Glitter Topper Liquid Glitter Gel!
- After you put your eyeshadow on, and you wanna kinda look
a little bit, you know, extra.
This is basically just a glitter highlight for your eye.
- Oh, that's so beautiful.
I love this.
It's all like galaxy sparkle themed, I'm so into it.
- Okay, already a brand that I'm not familiar with.
It's Mecca Mex?
Mecca Max, I can read.
- The cosmetic item that I got for Amal is
this liquid highlighter in a color
which is called Rose Quartz.
I've got one myself, and I find that it
has a really beautiful shimmery effect on my skin color.
I thought Amal would like this,
and you can kinda see the color, it's like
a beautiful pinky gold.
- Very excited about this, I love a good highlight!
The snack takes up prime real estate.
I'm a international gal,
and I appreciate international snacks.
Ohh, it's Vegemite.
I spent a year living in London,
and I successfully avoided Vegemite.
But I don't think I can avoid it any longer
because it's in this snack right now!
- This is one of my favorite things I got.
Shapes are an iconic snack in Australia.
They come in lots of different flavors
like barbecue, pizza.
But this is a new flavor, it's Vegemite and cheese.
These are so delicious.
- They just smell like Cheez-Its?
They truly do taste like a mix between Cheez-Its
and Goldfish.
That's my snack analysis for the day ladies and gentlemen.
- Cheetos!
What is this, Flamin' Hot Limon, like lemon?
- I wanted to get her something that really shouted LA
when you first opened it.
And what else other than hot Cheetos?
I've been invasively having this forever,
and it's still my guilty pleasure
whenever I'm having a slow day.
- I actually am really bad at handling spicy food,
but lately I've been kind of trying
to increase my tolerance.
Maybe I'll open this later and have a try.
Yummy.
- We've come to the end, and these are the two Open Laters.
"Open next time you're doing your makeup to go.
Or for a shoot."
"Open next time you order fries."
(gasps)
What could it mean?
- "Open when you need to pamper yourself."
Okay, so I feel like this might be another self-care-y vibe.
"Open when you need to get something off your mind."
They're perfect for like going out.
Which I do every weekend.
- I feel like the time for me to open these
will be very very soon, so.
(calm music)
- Okay, so I just tried on the Liquid Light,
and mixed it in to my foundation,
and I'm standing right against the window
so you can see this.
Look at this glow.
It's very dewy but very natural.
I love it.
- Okay, so it's 3 pm, which means Snack Time.
And I have these to try.
(crunching)
Oh my god, yum!
I don't normally do well with spice but this is really good.
Ooh, I can see me going through this packet very easily
and very quickly.
- I just shared the Vegemite chips with Troy.
- It's like Goldfish and freakin' Cheez-Its
or something like that.
- That's what I said.
- They're really good though.
Good job Australia.
- Do you wanna try Cheetos?
- Oh my god.
Okay.
Oh yeah.
- [Sohan] Yeah.
- It's good.
- The color of that doesn't look natural.
Yeah, that's really addictive.
- [Sohan] Hey, they're mine.
- Here you go.
- [Sohan] Thank you.
- [Amal] Okay, I'm hanging out with some friends today
and I think its time for me to open the next gift.
Kay...
(gasps)
This is so pretty.
I'm gonna be incorporating this into my look today.
Super excited.
- I got Amal a super colorful eyeshadow palette.
It's very pastel, which I'm very into right now,
it's pastel colors, you can kinda see it on the back.
It shows, like, examples of colors.
And I thought, why not get something for Amal
that next time she's going out,
and she wants to try something new with her face,
she can do some colorful eyeshadow.
- I went for like the brighter blue.
I'm also not like an eyeshadow expert,
so I'm still kinda playing around with everything.
I think I really like it.
Okay, headed out, but I can not forget my new glasses.
- So, I've just come home from a really long day at work.
I thought this was the perfect thing to open right now.
- Okay, so it's a book.
It's got beautiful art on the front.
Paper goods, 160 page journal, oh my god!
- For this one I wanted to give her something
that helped when she's maybe feeling in a creative rut,
or she just needs to get something off her mind.
And what better way to do that than to write it down
in a very cute journal.
Yeah, I hope she uses this
when she wants to get a little creative but also
when she needs a little comfort when, you know,
things get a little hectic.
- I have been wanting to consciously be more mindful
and just focus on appreciating everything
that I do have in my life.
I think this is a great thing that I can use to just
every day, jot down some things that I'm grateful for
and remember them.
- Time for me to open this gift.
Okay, this is what was inside.
- Another iconic Australian thing
is having chicken salt on your fries.
Whenever they ask, "oh, do you want salt or chicken salt
on your chips?", it's always chicken salt.
- I finally got a chance to try the chicken salt.
It tastes pretty good.
I was really skeptical because I thought it'd be
like a fun sauce, or like, you know, catchup
with like a fun ingredient.
It's interesting to see what other people eat
with their fries, so, yeah.
- Self-care Sunday, this is the day of the week
where I've decided to pamper myself for sure.
So, let's open this up.
Oh my gosh.
I have literally never heard of a lip sleeping mask.
- A lot of people have been talking about this product.
I've used it and I actually really like it.
When you go to sleep, you wake up with really soft lips.
You can conquer the world.
- Smells like strawberry.
This is thicker than any lip balm I've ever used
and I can just tell that overnight
it's gonna stick to my lips and keep them
so nice and moisturized.
In Australia it's actually winter right now,
so it's freezing and my skin gets really dry,
so this is gonna be 100% part of my new skin care routine.
- So I'm having kind of a chill day today,
so I think I'm gonna try this masque.
It smells amazing.
It smells exactly like coffee and it's making me
really crave coffee.
Excited for that smooth, Australian skin.
- This is the most, like, bougie, sparkly, face mask
I've ever used.
Sparkles.
Oh hey.
It's me.
Just a galaxy face and my friend the moon.
- I had so much fun shopping for the gifts.
I also had a lot of fun trying out the products
that I received.
- I really enjoyed this whole experience.
It kind of reminded me of when I was ten years old
and had a pen pal across the world and we would send letters
to each other and get to know each other.
So it was kind of like a nice nostalgic feel in a way.
- I don't know, I mean I feel like a lot of times
we stick with the same types of things that we get,
and it's really cool to be able to be given a chance
to try something that I wouldn't normally,
especially something from a different country.
- [Sohan] I wanna do it again, with more people,
in all parts of the world.
It was such a good experience.
(disco music)