July Boxy Charm

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              This month’s box was all about being natural box which I found to be an interesting theme for the month of July. I would of thought the theme for the box would be waterproof summer makeup. In the humid weather makeup can just melt off your face, there is a good foundation out there that is sweatproof its Estee Lauder’s Double Wear Stay in Place Foundation. I wore this foundation at my wedding, a music festival, and other events, it really holds up. Here are the items that I received in my box this month.  

Butter London Natural Goddess Eyeshadow Palette

              The palette contains six eyeshadows, its very good quality the eyeshadows are very buttery and pigmented. They are very easy to blend, my favorite shades are the lighter shades in the palette they are very work friendly.

Elemis Superfood Vital Veggie Mask-

            I was really excited to get this my box, I really like their products. In one of the earlier boxy charm boxes I got a collagen cream in it, which I used every morning I really enjoyed it. I have tried this mask a couple of times its really nice so far it leaves my feeling very soft, and hydrated. It contains good for you ingredients such as avocado, kale, chia seed oils, and more.

Koh Gen Do Spa Cleansing water cloths

              These are nice thick cloths that remove makeup really well, however I think they are overpriced you can the makeup remover wipes from Neutrogena and save some money. I don’t typically don’t remove my makeup with wipes I use the Philosophy Purity Cleanser and my Luna Facial Cleansing Device.

Luxie Gaea Piece Brush Set

              This set comes a foundation brush, precision crease brush, and blending brush. I have only used the foundation brush so far and I really like it. I use it to apply skin masks, and I used this weekend to apply Boscia Black Charcoal Mask which is black. After applying the mask I was immediately it cleaned really well. I was afraid the mask my stain the brush bristles, but it didn’t.

Luna By Luna Lip Gloss in Mars

              Its pretty gloss its non sticky, it has just the right amount of shimmer in it. Its work wear friendly, its currently in my purse, I have been wearing it to work. It last about three or fours on me which is fine for me, after about four hours its time for lunch. I reapply it again for the afternoon.

              These are the things that I got in my boxy charm for this month my favorite products from  box have to be the Elemis Veggie Mask, the luxie brush set, and the luna lipgloss. What did you get in this months boxy charm box ?                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Crabfest and TjMaxx Haul

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Its currently crab fest at Red Lobster, I wanted some crab legs for my birthday which next Tuesday. So this was early birthday present to myself, I got the crab lovers dream dish it came with King crab, snow crabs, linguine with crab meat, rice, and asparagus. It was all delicious my favorites were the crab legs. After we finished our dinner, we stopped by TjMaxx and Walmart. We stopped by TjMaxx to see if we could find a highchair or a booster seat for the baby. We did find a booster seat for the baby, and I stopped by the beauty aisle.

I found a few things in the beauty aisle that I liked. Too Faced Bronzed Peach Melting Powder Bronzer in Toasted Peach- On my skin tone it shows up as a medium bronze, Im more olive skin toned. I swatched it on my hand its cream to powder formula, and dries down fast, the shade had some gold shimmers in it It also smells like peaches

Nars Highlighter in Albatross- its an opalescent golden highlighter, it has a beautiful golden sheen to it. I tend to gravitate towards highlighters gold shimmers in them, I think it looks more flattering on my skin.

Esfolio Egg Cleansing Foam- I really enjoy Korean skincare so when I saw this for only four dollars, I decided to try it out. I used it last night when I got home, I think it was nice gentle foaming cleanser.

Pearlessence Coconut and Rose Makeup Setting Spray- Since Im almost out of the Rimmel Stay Matte Makeup setting spray I decided to try this one. I tried it as soon as I got in the car, so far I like it. The sprayer produces a nice fine mist, and it has a floral scent to it. I got for six dollars not too bad.

I was pretty happy with all the deals I acquired at Tjmaxx and my birthday dinner at Red Lobster.

All You Will Ever Know By Nicole Chung

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Im an avid reader/audio book listener, I tend to listen to audio books more due to my busy schedule. I finished this audio book the other day, I was really moved by the book. I first heard about the book on book of the month’s instagram page, I follow their page to see what their picks are. I have listen to several books that they have mentioned on their page, and they are all really good. I dont have a subscription to them, I have one to audible.

I found the book to be deeply moving, its a memoir about Nicole. Its her experience as a Korean adoptee. She talks the many challenges she faced growing up with nobody that looked like her. She talked about not really understanding her ancestry. She finds her birth parents and her sisters, she forms a close bond with one of her sisters. Overall I think gives readers a better understanding of how complicated Adoption is, and how the adoptee suffers many losses when they are adopted. If you are interested in understanding adoption I recommend the book.

June 19 Hits and Misses

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As the weekend of the 4th of July comes to a close, I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend with family and friends. I would like to take moment and thank all the Veterans who have served our country. I cant believe July is already here the month of June flew by pretty quickly. My little one turned four months and she now eats solid foods. The weather in June was colder than usual, there were days I found myself wearing fleece pants on some days. Towards the end of the month it was humid, I kept my little one inside most of the time to avoid the warmer weather, and the heat has also dried out my skin especially on my face. Here is a cute pic of my forth month old.

           

   IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Foundation in Medium Tan- This is one of the few foundations that I tried that is actually hydrating, it helps keep my skin from flaking around my nose, my chin and the corners around the corners of my mouth. It also has SPF 50 which is great for the hot weather and protects my face from the sun. It also has lasting power it gets me through an eight-hour day at work.

              Mac Cosmetics Face Powder in Here Comes Joy- I use this as a highlighter it gives me this golden glow. This came out a couple of years ago in 2017 for one of MACs holiday collections.

              Maybelline Strobing liquid in Deep Gold- I tried using this on its on own it would only last on me for about an hour or two. I was disappointed in it because its very pretty on my skin but the staying power is horrible.

              Rimmel Stay Matte 2 in 1 Primer setting spray- I use this to set my makeup I found it did help my makeup stay I really disliked the sprayer that came with it, I felt that didn’t really spray very well. I was wanting more of a finer mist.

              Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs, and Rosewater- I have not tried to many of their products. I had tried a mini of the lavender spray and I loved it, I decided to get this one because they nice size bottle of it compared to the lavender one. This bottle is more than half way gone, it has nice sprayer which allows for a finer mist which I really like. I find to be hydrating especially since Ohio weather right now is very humid. The smell is a nice clean smell.

              Butter London Power Up Mascara in Power Black- This was in a past boxy luxe box, I have tried to like it just doesn’t work for me all. I find after a couple of hours the mascara smears on me, cant have that during a long work day.

              Sunday Riley Juno Essential Face oil- Its made of cold pressed oils which in my opinion preserves the nutrients. On the bottle it says it helps restore moisture and gives you a healthy glow. This product has been a game changer in my skin care routine, I use day and night. I really have dehydrated skin, it gets worse in humid weather and very cold weather. If Ohio would stay 70 degrees year around my skin would be in better shape.

These are products that I have used and tried the most throughout the month of June. Not a ton of products, I don’t wear a ton of makeup especially during the summer, I don’t like my makeup to feel heavy. What were your favorites for the month of June?