This months theme was totally boxy charm its odd theme, I
figured for the month of August they would about going back to school. There
are a lot of people going back to school in August, unless you are like me well
finished with school. I have been out of school for three years now, I
graduated back in 2016 with my Masters Degree in Cyber Security. Anyway I was a
little disappointed in what I received in this months box. I was hoping to get
the Glass skin refining serum and the ace beauty cotton candy and ice
latte. I did receive my second order
from Colourpop, so ill have that post up soon.
Becca Hydra Mist Set and Refresh Powder- I haven’t tried this yet Im still finishing up my Maybelline Fit Me Powder. I like a lot of the Becca products especially their highlighters so I think this will be nice setting powder.
Tarte Big Ego Mascara- I haven’t tried this mascara out yet
either, I do like tarte cosmetics because they are made out of mostly plant
based ingredients. I really liked their lights camera action mascara.
Wander Beauty Glow Ahead Illuminating Oil- I have used this
a couple of times already, I felt that it gave my skin a nice healthy glow
without being over the top. I used this under my foundation, and I felt like my
foundation applied more smoothly after putting this on.
Ace Beaute Glimmer Eyeshadow Duo in Huckleberry and French- These shadows reminded me of the Colour pop super shock shadows, and the MAC Electric Cool eyeshadows. I believe the MAC shadows are discontinued, I have not seen them in while. I still have a couple they are almost gone. I really liked these types of shadows I find that they last on my lids longer and they are easy to blend and apply. I apply these with my fingers or a flat shader brush. These glimmer shadows really pigmented, I think the huckleberry shade is great shade for the fall.
Hollywood and Vine- long eyeliner pencil in black. I
actually wore this yesterday its very pigmented, easy to apply, and didn’t
irate my eyes at all. I did find that it did smudge after a while. It was sort
of hot outside it was around 80 degrees, and I ran around the mall to. I think would
be a great eye pencil to make a smokey eye look
These are
the things I got in my boxy charm box for August what did you receive in your
box?
Last weekend I stopped by Ulta to get a one thing, it was on my list of stores to go last weekend. I had tried a small packet of Freemans Feeling Beautiful Hydrating Glacier water pink peony gel cream mask. I really enjoyed, I found it to be hydrating, lightweight, and cooling especially at night. Its been a hot summer this year, when its hot I tend to gravitate towards gel like skincare products. While I was at Ulta I found a couple of things from ELF Jelly Pop Collection. I had seen a lot of pictures of the collection on Instagram so I wanted to get things.
Freemans Feeling Beautiful Hydrating Cream mask- It has
glacier water and pink peony. Its supposed to be anti pollution so its suppose
to protect your skin from environmental pollutants. I work for a plastics
manufacture so Im not sure how that will help me there. This is very hydrating,
lightweight mask that you can leave on at night. I have been using it almost
every night since I got it, its easy to just put on at the end of night and go
to bed. I find that it also helps me relax at night, its been an intense two
weeks at work just been so busy with everything going on.
ELF Jelly Pop Face and Eye Gloss in creamsicle pop- I did
wear it a couple of days this week, I wore it as a highlighter. It was really
pretty on, it gave me this iridescent glow on my face. I did wear it to work,
and did wear nicely throughout the workday. It’s a light shimmery champagne
gloss, I felt that the texture of the gloss was thicker than the flush blush I
tried, I think that it makes it easier to apply to the skin.
ELF Jelly Pop Flush Blush in Berry Pop- It’s a beautiful shimmery cranberry color, I feel like the formula is a bit to runny, for me it makes it harder to use. I used the stippling brush to apply the blush, it was best way I could find to apply the blush. At first I tried with my fingers, I felt the formula was to runny.
Ulta Beauty Skin Soothing Sheet Mash in Calming Rose- I
grabbed this up a whim while I was looking at skincare products. Its supposed
to be for dry stressed overworked skin. Since I have dry skin I picked it up
and decided to try it. So it contains tea tree leaf oil and rose flower oil.
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 ?
I started subscribing to the Fab Fit Fun boxes back in October of last year, so my first box was the Fall 18 one with the Vince Camuto tote in brown. I was not sure when I got the first box how much I would use the products that were inside the box. To my surprise I find that I use most of the products that I get in each box, with some exceptions. In one box I got the swell water bottle, I don’t use all that much, sadly it stays in one of the pockets of swiss gear backpack for work. As I write this I realize that I don’t drink a ton of water, I should drink more than I am currently, and my work place provides free water.
In the Summer box I received several things I’m already using, I also had two add-ons to my package which was the Ciate Astrolights Jewelled Palette, and the Butter London Gel Highlighter in Champagne.
VIX Paula Hermanny
Lotus Towel- This one of the first things I took out of the box, I was kind of
surprised to get a towel in the box, its not something I was expecting. I think
its meant to be more of a beach towel, I use it as a regular towel. Being in
Southern Ohio there are hardly any beaches around me unless you want to go the
lake, Im not down for that. I ended up liking the towel its very cute.
Summer
& Rose Diamond Toted
This is a nice summery tote, Im actually using the bag as my everyday bag. The bag is pretty sturdy and it holds quite a bit. It fits my I Pad Pro the 12.9 inch one, I don’t have to many bags or totes in my collection that would fit my Ipad. I could also fit my laptop too that’s to much weight in one bag to carry around. I take my ipad to work, I have the apple pencil that goes with it, its wear I take all my notes on my ipad. I take two foreign languages, and Im going through firewall training currently. I was happy the bag was big enough for my ipad. I occasionally put my ipad in my backup with my work laptop and it hurts my back. This tote is sturdy, and the handles are very soft.
Odeme
What a Pair of 2 Silicone Wine Glasses
The ones I received the box were pink, they have a strong plastic smell when I opened them, I find that the scent goes away some after washing them. I washed mine with some Dawn and hot water, then I poured myself some Barefoot Pink Moscato wine. I’m taking them out next week with me to a 4th of July party that I always go to. I like that the glasses are silicone it makes them very durable and very portable friendly.
Intelligent
Nutrients Refining Micro polish
This a plant based micro polish, I like using skincare with plant-based ingredients, I don’t believe in harming helpless animals. I have tried this out a few times, it has jojoba beads in it which help exfoliate the skin, the beads are very gentle on the skin. I also have sensitive skin so I found that this didn’t break me out. If you have sensitive skin this would be a good fit for you.
Invisibobble Original
Duo Pack
I had seen these before in another magazine before and wanted to try them, but I could never find them where I live. So I was excited to get these in the box, they work really well especially since I have really thick hair.
Generation Clay
Ultra Brightening Face Purple Clay Face Mask-
I only tried this once it burned my skin immediately, I tried it again last night and it still burned my skin I don’t know why exactly. Im going to take a closer look at the ingredients to try to figure out why it burned my skin. This is odd I have tried dozens of skin care products, there have only been a random few that have burned my skin.
Grace and Stella
Rose Facial Spray
It’s a nice light spray that gives your face instant hydration.
Whish Exfoliating Foot Mask- I havent used it yet, I don’t have an opinion on yet. I did smell it, and it smelled like coconuts. I like anything that smells tropical especially during the summer.
Ciate Astrolights
Jewelled Palette- I seen this palette and the Astrolights Burnt palette, I
really liked both of the palettes. When I saw the Jewelled Palette on sale I
bought it, I intend to get the burnt palette too. I wore one of the shadows
from the palatte today to work, its really pigmented and has great staying
power, the shadows lasted more than eight hours on me with little fading.
Butter London Highlighting Gel in Champagne- Its beautiful lightweight highlighter, to me it seems like it has more of golden sheen, I find that the name Champagne doesn’t fit the product. When I think of champagne I think of a golden beige color.
Cuccio Cooling
Spot Therapy- This was the mystery item in my box. It says that its supposed to
relieve tension and stress after a long day. It’s a lightweight formula with
peppermint and green tea. The instructions say you can rub it on the back of
your neck and your temples. I use it at night after I get off work, when I lay
down on my pranamat, and I find it to be very relaxing.
These are the items I got in my box for Summer 19 what did you get in yours. Happy Friday Im glad it’s the weekend even though the heat index here in Southern Ohio is 95.
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