Boxycharm sends out 4 to 5 full size items every month which makes it really unique among the boxes I subscribe to. It is a nice change to get all full size products especially for $25 which is usually less then the cost of one item in the box. Boxycharm also joined the customization train and you can choose between a few items to have one in your box for the month. I really like that because Boxycharm was getting to the point where I was only liking one thing in my box and even though the value was there the fun wasn’t anymore.
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This is is like a lip oil but with the thickness of a gloss but it isn’t sticky at all and I surprisingly don’t hate it. It is totally clear on the lips so even though this comes in a bunch of shades they are all the same shade of clear and the same flavor. It claims the flavor is Coconut but it is more lightly fruity.
This was my choice for the month but I chose it to give to my gf. I wasn’t at all interested in any of the choices this month and this is a product I know she likes. I can’t stand the banana scent.
$22 dollars on fashion nova…..wtf……. I am sure you guys are as sick of reading it as I am of saying it but I can’t use this because allergic. This is a really shadey product this feels very overcharging for private labeled items type of thing.
So I have wanted this palette for over a year but had never bought it and I am pretty excited to be able to get it in Boxycharm. I am also glad I never purchased it because the quality and the shades once swatched are just fine they are nothing special the three shimmery/glittery shades at the top don’t have alot of base color so they are really just toppers. But she real cute and I am glad to add her to my collection.
So there were 3 pairs of these eye gels but I used one as soon as I opened the box. It wasn’t great they did not stay on well they weren’t that hydrating or refreshing on relaxing they really didn’t do a whole lot of anything.
Well I am really happy about the palette and will get way more use out of the lip oil then I would have expected so I guess it was a successful box?
So I didn’t do quite as good this month I am ahead of my average on items I need to use up per month but I am a little behind in value I need to use up each month but I am not too worried yet it is only February.
Skincare (9)
Origins Original Skin Retexturising Mask I really don’t care for Origins masks I find them to dry down really hard and be really difficult to take off which ruins the experience for me I don’t like masks that I need to scrub off my skin.
Repurchase: No
Victoria Secret Chill Out Calming Clay Mask so this was supposed to be 3 uses but there is like 20 or 30 uses in this packet. It heavily smells like cucumber like that perfume kinda cucumber which I really hate but it was fine as a calming clay mask it did what it claims to do. In that regard it was a pretty good mask.
Repurchase: Maybe
Murad Acne Clearing Solution this was fine but I really don’t think you need to spend this much on a spot treatment.
Repurchase: No
Rich Radiance Cocoa Butter Cleansing Wipes random wipes I picked up at the dollar store not great not bad.
Repurchase: Probably not
CVS Health Acne Spot Treatment this was fine it did its job but I still think the clean & clear one is more effective. But this was very very similar.
Repurchase: Maybe
Little Barn Apothecary Coconut + Pear Refreshing Mineral Mist this was fine, not my favorite face mist every but it was fine.
Repurchase: No
Beekman 1802 Milk Wash Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser I guess this was fine I didn’t have any lasting thoughts about it. I don’t really feel like I need expensive cleansers. Other than the Glamglow one that I really saw a difference with I don’t think they generally are worth it.
Repurchase: No
Soo Ae Acai Berry Revitalizing Sleeping Mask so there was like three uses in this little pack. I could really smell berries when I put this on but it was pretty soothing. But compared to some of the other sleeping masks I have used this is not as good.
Repurchase: No
Glamglow Youth Cleanse Daily Exfoliating Cleanser this isn’t even made anymore so it does not matter what I think but it was just a scrub I don’t like how the particles are all different sizes.
Repurchase: No
Random (1)
Parissa Azulene Oil I like using this stuff after waxing or tweezing if my skin is sore, I like to have some on hand but it doesn’t have to be this one. I go through it very slowly.
Repurchase: Maybe
Home Scents (2)
Wishes Candle Company in The Bookworm I didn’t really like this at all. I really really wanted to like these cand;es because of the whole pin inside thing but the candles themselves are not that great. This had scent notes of vanilla citrus and honey all things I love but the candle didn’t really smell like that it was just a bit weird and off smelling. Also I had major wick migrating which means the wick wasn’t properly glued down and for a $19 one wick candle I expect a lot better then that.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Wax Tart in Psych-O’s this was really upsetting because it smelled good but had no scent through.
Repurchase: No
Lip (1)
Dionis Goat Milk Lip Balm in Caramel Apple I wanted to love this I had been really curious about these lip balms and it was just ok. No wear near worth the price. I wanted more apple in the caramel apple flavor and it was more caramel. I t did have a really long use life I worked on this one for a few months since either Sept or Oct so at least 5 months of almost daily use.
Repurchase: No
Makeup (1)
Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara I don’t love lancome mascaras I find them very heavy and goopy.
Repurchase: No
Lotion (3)
Soap & Glory Heel Genius this was a cooling lotion which I did not expect and don’t really love but that is personal preference. I didn’t find it to be that moisturizing on my heels either. Now I thought I had used a foot cream from Soap & Glory before but this was totally different then what I remembered, so I don’t know if I remembered a different cream or if it was a totally different brand.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Hand Cream in Hot Cocoa & Cream well it smells like hot chocolate and that is certainly something I want in a hand cream. It isn’t that moisturizing but its smells nice.
Repurchase: Maybe
Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream I really like the scent of this but the cream is just fine I don’t get why it is so expensive other then the scent it seems like a pretty generic body cream.
Repurchase: No, I’d use it again but I wouldn’t buy it on purpose.
Bodycare (5)
Tree Hut Moisturizing Shave Oil in Coconut Lime I love the concept of a shave oil and this is the only one I have ever seen at a reasonable price. This is my least favorite scent I would rather have the vanilla one but that one is really hard to find around me so this is fine. I love how sleek and shiny my legs look after using this and how close of a shave I can get with it.
Repurchase: Yes
Trader Joe’s Body Scrub in Citrus I liked this one a lot more than the green tea one. I thought it did a better job at exfoliating but there was no scent and I was looking forward to a citrus scent.
Repurchase: Maybe
Fortune Cookie Soap Bath Bomb in My True North this changed the water such a deep purple color, I love bath bombs that make the water so dark you can’t see through it.
Repurchase: No
Fur Oil this just isn’t the product for me. It is meant to treat the health of your hair and prevent ingrown and stuff like that but it just isn’t it for me.
Repurchase: No
Trader Joe’s Body Scrub in Brown Sugar this was supposed to be coffee scented but it was really just vaguely brown sugary sweet I really liked this one a lot I would say tied with the citrus one.
Repurchase: Maybe
Perfume (1)
Lush Snow Fairy Body Spray smells like Snow Fairy which is a candy sweet scent that I love it also lasted on my skin and clothes for ever. Which I don’t hate but a lot of people would so be warned if you get this. Maybe do the mist and walk-through thing rather than spraying it on yourself directly.
Repurchase: Yes
Haircare (3)
Rated Green Cold Brew Rosemary Balancing Scalp Pack with Charcoal I actually really like this it soothes my scalp when it feels yucky and dry and itchy but it does it with out drying my hair out and it is a lot easier to work into my scalp then a traditional thick scrub is. The only thing is that it really smells like rosemary so strongly that it smells like savory food which is a bit weird and oft putting for me in the shower. But I don’t mind the scent of rosemary and I can’t smell it on my hair after a shower so it is ok.
Repurchase: Yes
Marc Anthony Refreshing Coconut Clear Dry Shampoo I hated this it didn’t make my hair look or feel cleaner, it was clear and it did smell nice like coconuts but it did not preform as a dry shampoo.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Tink Argan Hair Shine Serum this was one of those products that I was just trying to savor and keep forever. I loved it so much it was such a good shine oil it had the perfect thick not not too thick texture and it left my hair shiny but not greasy. The Tink scent it one of my all time favorite scents and you can very rarely get it so like I am so sad it is gone.
Repurchase: Yes
Declutter (8)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Warm Cozy Hydrate Me (not pictured) I just don’t ever find myself wanting to use these I don’t love in shower lotions and I thought I would like stick moisturizers and in general I don’t so I have one I am working on. And I have one in a scent I really love that I want to try and give a chance to so I am choosing to pass this one along to my gf because she likes stuff like this. If me and the other one don’t get along, I will pass that along to her as well but I really want to give it a chance and I am super committed to finishing up the one in my shower that is half used.
Small Toothbrush Style Brush (x2) these came in a set from Amazon and I really liked the set. It was pretty and soft but they are lesser quality and they are getting old and ratty now. I have tried to convince myself to use these tiny brushes but I just have no use for them and they take up the space of 2 or 3 brushes each so they just have to go I can’t keep them just cuz they are pretty and I have the whole set.
Royal and Langnickel Moda Small Toothbrush Style Brush pretty much same goes for this brush as the other two I just don’t reach for this style brush in this size.
Brush Cleaning Mat this is just old and disgusting and worn out. I don’t remember where I even got this mat but it has been used so much that its gotten soft so it doesn’t clean as well and the suction cups have worn out so it moves around a lot while I am trying to clean my brushes and it is just time for a new one.
SK-II Pietra Facial Treatment Essence (not pictured) someone I know wanted to try this so I rather pass it on to them then waste it on myself knowing I don’t think it does anything.
L’oreal Lacquer Liner in 172 Navy I have used this once in like 3 or 4 years so I am letting it go for space reasons I just don’t have a need for a navy blue gel liner. Natural Pure Honest Lip Balm in The Dreamer this one makes me sad because it smells so good and as a lip balm it isn’t bad it just it has that hard texture of like a chapstick which is fine but the problem is this is in a pit and you have to dig it out and its too hard to get out and once you get it out you get to much and it is all clumpy. If this had been in a tube I would have loved it, this is a totally packaging fail for me.
I really need to do some more decluttering this year but I got some stuff moved out this month which makes me feel really good.
Boxycharm sends out 4 to 5 full size items every month which makes it really unique among the boxes I subscribe to. It is a nice change to get all full size products especially for $25 which is usually less then the cost of one item in the box. Boxycharm also joined the customization train and you can choose between a few items to have one in your box for the month. I really like that because Boxycharm was getting to the point where I was only liking one thing in my box and even though the value was there the fun wasn’t anymore.
If you would like to subscribe you can use my referral link HERE. I don’t get anything other then points but would really appreciate it but do as you feel comfortable you are also welcome to use the link in the header that leads to the regular homepage.
You can also review your products and get “charms” which are their versions of points that you can use as money off in their shop.
I was pretty meh about the box this month. I didn’t love the choice selections we had and I really am not overly thrilled with anything I got.
This was my choice for the month and I wasn’t even all that excited to choose this. I chose dark for the brow shade but it means the concealer shade is far to dark for me. the pairing of brow shades and concealer shades really don’t work because far more people need dark brow products with out needing dark concealers. Plus putting a cream and a powder together in one palette is never a good thing it gets all gunky. So this comes with 2 brow shades which don’t work that great for me a highlight shade that I guess is fine but highlighting under the brow is a pretty dead trend at this point and a concealer shade that most people wont be able to use it it very warm and orange. It also came with a very basic brown brow pencil and a really shitty pair of tweezers, as well as a really crappy eyebrow brush. I don’t this this is worth the full price of $42 dollars or the sale price on amazon I wouldn’t even spend $10 on this.
Obviously these brushes are cute as hell, but they are not well made they are very stiff and very synthetic feeling these are not quality brushes at all. Will I keep them because they are cute absolutely will I get alot of use out of them no not at all.
Tula is just so expensive so this is probably the best thing in the box because I get to try some Tula products. This scrub does have actual sand in it and I usually hate face scrubs with sand so that has me worried about it. I am bougie enough to use a fancy face scrub as a body scrub if I don’t like it on my face though rather then waste it so it will get used one way or another.
I am sure I have expressed this in the past about how much I despise glitter setting sprays. Why would any one want randomly sprayed glitter all over their face and clothes ruining what ever look you did. This is like for festivals or kids. I’ll either give it away to a younger cousin or hoard it to see if festivals and concerts are every a thing again but I also have shimmer products already that I so rarely use because it was a 1 or 2 times a yr thing and now its a never thing. I’m not sick of doing nothing not at all.
I just nothing in this box wowed me or is really exciting or special. There is literally only one product I know I will use up and 2 that I might use.
Total: $147.77
Total Value to Me: $32 if I am being perfectly honest even though I am keeping all the items except the spray
