<div class="list">

  <a class="item item-icon-right" href="#">
    <i class="icon ion-email"></i>
    <i class="icon ion-compose"></i>
    Check mail
  </a>
      </div>

.item-icon-right i.icon {
  display: inline-block;
  float: right;
  position: relative;
  right: auto;
}

.item-icon-right .icon {
  /* right: 11px; */
  display: inline-block;
  float: right;
}
.item-icon-left .icon, .item-icon-right .icon {
  display: -webkit-box;
  display: -webkit-flex;
  display: -moz-box;
  display: -moz-flex;
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: flex;
  -webkit-box-align: center;
  -ms-flex-align: center;
  -webkit-align-items: center;
  -moz-align-items: center;
  align-items: center;
  /* position: absolute; */
  /* top: 0; */
  height: 100%;
  font-size: 32px;
}

.item-icon-right i:nth-child(1) {
  right: 50px;
}

.icon-holder-right {
  float: right;
}