Boxycharm just posted their first spoiler for the September box!
The theme is going to be “Fashion Week Fabulous” and the first item is a tarte Lipsurgence lip gloss (yay tarte, ick lipgloss!) in “Blushing Bride”, “Exposed”, “Tipsy”, or “Park Ave Princess.” The lip gloss is listed as $19 on tartecosmetics.com (no affiliate) and you can browse through the colors to find the 4 possible shades you can get.
I’m not really sure how lip gloss = fashion week, but that’s just me.
Absolute
Bee All Natural
Cali Cosmetics
Coastal Scents
Dr. Brandt
Free Your Mane
GLAMGLOW®
J. Cat
Jersey Shore Sun
Klorane
Lord & Berry
Manna Kadar Cosmetics
Paula’s Choice Skincare
StriVectin
Urban Decay
Hi everyone,
Sorry for the delay in posting – it’s been a hectic 2 weeks. Recently I received samples from Glamour Doll Eyes (Link to site, no affiliate). Glamour Doll Eyes is a little more established than say, an indie favorite I’ve been watching, Hello Waffle (still love HW a lot!). I picked out 6 samples I would like to try, and I’m probably not the best person to pick. Ha. I picked colors I thought I didn’t have in my collection, or I loved. So, I ended up with greens (foresty, mint), white, bright pink, gold, and a purple.
As you can see the colors are really pretty. Also, there is a coupon to Sedona Lace. Use glamourdoll to get $4.00 off your order.
I picked 6 samples: Midnight Kiss, Candy Floss, Oddity, Mackinac, Gold Digger, Angel Wings. These are from various collections (Blogger, Best Seller, Circus).
They use the shiny black tops that a lot of other brands use as well.
I really like the packaging on these because I like when items are sealed. coughLooking at you Nyx cough
Midnight Kiss is the purple that I ordered. On their site it is described as purple with a red and blue shift. the red shift is a little more subtle than the blue shift in person. I personally find it to be a pretty cool toned silver with a much more noticeable blue shift than red.
I love how bright this color is! It’s a bright fuchsia with a cool shimmer! It definitely needs a primer underneath it though. If you go down to the swatches you can see tht it isn’t as bright if there isn’t primer. Here is a link to the item: http://www.glamourdolleyes.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=31_32&products_id=851
This is my favorite eyeshadow out of the ones sampled. The payoff on this shade is great and I love the foresty/warm green. This is something I would wear a lot. Link to item: http://www.glamourdolleyes.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=92_95_99&products_id=460
I love mint greens, but I kind of wish this one was more matte. It’s payoff is pretty good, but it’s reallllly shimmery. Link to item: http://www.glamourdolleyes.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=92_106_107&products_id=926
I wanted to love this one. I love greens and golds, but something about it falls flat. I think I wanted it to be a bit more shimmery. It photographs well, but in person I wish it was a bit brighter I think.
I thought I needed a white, lol. The payoff on this is good and it’s pretty close to a pure white, just has a cool toned shimmer. Link to item: http://www.glamourdolleyes.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=31_32&products_id=592
Primer is definitely needed under most of these, but color payoff without them isn’t bad. Oddity is by far the most pigmented.
Overall thoughts:
These are nicely formulated, but you definitely need a primer under them because they won’t stay on long. I am preferential to NARS Smudgeproof. The colors are beautiful, though they don’t blend all their colors themselves (some are the ones they buy from their distributor). I think that is a little odd. Some of the colors fell flat for me (Mackinac, Gold Digger), but I looooove Oddity.
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This is my August Ipsy, what’d you get?
Boxycharm shared this picture on their instagram! The theme for this month is Beach babe. if you look at the center of the picture (in middle row, right next to empty box) you can see there is a brush as well. Looks like a foundation brush maybe. It’s hard to tell.
Source: Boxycharm instagram
Sneak Peek #1: Charmers will receive either the Ofra ‘Americano’ Bronzer ($35 Value) or the EnterPronoun ‘Blowtorch’ Bronzer ($35 Value). Sneak Peek #2: Charmers will receive one Tarina Tarantino Conditioning Lip Sheen ($22 Value).
The second sneak peak for Boxycharm was released! Also I don’t know what’s up with Boxycharm’s images, but they look kind of washed out. The second item is a Tarina Tarantino Conditioning Lip Sheen.
Temptalia reviewed the conditioning lip sheen (2 years ago), and this is Christine’s take on it:
This lipstick formula is supposed to be lightweight, hydrating, and have “medium pigmentation.” The color coverage is mostly opaque with a light translucency that allows for some of the natural lip color to come through. It has a light, balm-like consistency that slides on like butter, but it manages to stay on lips for a full five and a half hours. The formula is moderately hydrating (and more so than the last shade I tried in this range), so lips don’t feel parched post-application and you won’t feel compelled to run for your lip balm right away. It’s also scent- and taste-free. It comes in a gunmetal tube that clicks into place well and doesn’t show fingerprints for the most part.
Birchbox just launched a new service called Birchbox Weddings! You can find it here (non affiliate – just the website)
See screenshots of it below! You basically get the modern mermaid box if you spend $90+ in subscriptions or gifts. I don’t think the modern mermaid box is that great, but these could be a cute little gift for your bridesmaids or something. Though I think it’s kind of a small and slightly impersonal gift.
This is cool though:
Hi everyone!
Delancy, the founder of Sunset45, sent me a box of her just released subscription service to review. If you would like to read my interview with her as to her motivations behind this box, you can find it here.
?Sunset45 is a monthly subscription box that offers you an affordable and wearable way to keep up with runway trends. Each month you will pay $30 to receive $100 of curated jewelry, perfume, sunglasses, and other accessories. This will not be like other subscription boxes where everyone receives the same items and there is only one pricier items with 2-3 cheaper items, each item will be worth the money.
June 2014 Lavish BoxCost: $30
Cycle: Monthly
Types of Items: Jewelry, accessories, perfume, etc.
Number of items: 3-6
The spread for this month!
This month is so glam! The falsies + the really sparkly earrings would be really nice for a formal night, and the earrings with the star bursts on them are great for casual wear.
The classics box
I really like this starter kit! These come with an applicator to help attach the lashes. I always have some issues getting them on right, so the lash applicator is very very nice.
Source: Target
Ingredients of the glue:
Water (Aqua, Eau), Rubber Latex, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Ammonium Hydroxide, Fragrance (Parfum), Coumarin, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Formaldehyde.
Don’t use this if you’re allergic to Latex!
At first glance, I wasn’t so sure about them. I thought they looked a little juvenile at first. It seemed liked something teenage me would wear. But, when I put them on they didn’t seem so juvenile like and I really like them! They reflect light really nicely with the starbursts. These are 925 sterling silver.
I can’t change my bottom earrings, so I put this in my cartilage hole. Here is an awkward profile shot:
It was really hard for me to get a good picture of these with my camera. See the overall picture at the top for a smaller version of them. These are more formal earrings. I’m not really digging the top of the earrings, but the bottom looks nice. They can easily class up an outfit.
I don’t really know if these would match any necklaces I had, so maybe getting the matching necklace to this would have been nice.
This is my third box with Sunset45, and my first classics box. If you like simpler (by that I mean more classic – heh) jewelry the classics box is for you. I think the lavish box is better if you like statement pieces (like me!) I think I prefer getting necklaces over earrings because I will wear them more often than earrings, but that is my personal preference. These pieces (earrings + falsies) can be easily added to an outfit to spice it up. I’ve already added the Stella earrings to some of my outfits! The earring backs for these two sets provided is much nicer than the standard ones you receive. It is hard calculating value for this box, but it’s not as high for me as the last two lavish boxes I have received. I think that’s because I feel that necklaces are most likely more expensive than earrings, but one of the earrings provided is also 925 silver. That being said, if you like earrings the value of this box might be higher for you. Either way, the value of this box is still over $30. I will still wear all of these pieces, but I would prefer more necklaces – and I believe you can weight your profile like so. I’m excited for next month’s theme – leaves/forest-ish !
Thanks Dede 🙂
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