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Boxycharm October 2019 Subscription Box Review

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Boxycharm

Cost: $21

Cycle: Every Month

What is it:

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 the reasonable price of $21 which is usually less then the cost of one item in the box.

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.

Boxycharm like Ipsy is raising its prices and allowing for one customized item and that starts next month so we’ll see how that all works out next month. I got a choice between 2 nice seeming skincare items which is cool.

Touch in Sol Pretty Filter Glassy Skin Balm

Full Size: 30 g

Full Size Cost: $32

This I was more excited for then I thought I would be. I expected this to be really sticky feeling but it is actually really nice it feels quite smooth on and looks dewy in a pretty way rather than a greasy way like alot of dewy primers do on me.

Steve Laurant Jelly Highlighter in Cotton Candy

Full Size: 7 g

Full Size Cost: $26

This is weird so in the pan it looks too dark for me and then it ends up being too light for me and mostly glitter. This has the same powder cream formula as Colourpop Supershock Highlighters and I don’t love that. This is kinda a no for me. Swatched Below.

Iconic London Lip Plumping Gloss in Lovestruck

Full Size: 5 ml

Full Size Cost: $26

This was quite sticky and thick. It also didn’t do much in the way of plumping it just did that minty tingling feeling and the color is very milky I don’t like this at all. Swatched Below.

Jonteblu Lip Liner in 935 Dark Natural

Full Size: 1.2 g

Full Size Cost: $5

This is very stiff for a lip liner and in a color I would never use it is a dark lip color like it is a very dark natural type of lip liner color it just isn’t for me. Swatched Below.

Dose of Colors Snow Angels Palette

Full Size: 1.7 g x 5 Shadows

Full Size Cost: $32

So I have this palette (so of course that would be the one I receive there were like 8 options and I own 2 of the options) that said I love this palette and don’t mind having a back up. These shades are so up my alley they blend and last well and are really pigmented I really love the does of colors formula. I would say of all the palettes this is the “worst” only because the bright blue and the pink need a bit of building just because of the type of shades they are not in like a negative way. I don’t really love the brush that comes with these palettes it is just a bit to tiny to be of much use for anything other then tiny little detail work.

I love a bruise colored shade Like the middle one so much.

This box was a bit of a miss for me since two products I won’t use one I really don’t love and one I own already. So kinda meh.

Total: $121

Total Value to Me: $64

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Boxycharm September 2019 Subscription Box Review

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Boxycharm

Cost: $21

Cycle: Every Month

What is it:

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 the reasonable price of $21 which is usually less then the cost of one item in the box.

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.

This was a really nice box this month I am super happy.

Dr. Brandt Hydro Biotic Recovery Sleeping Mask

Full Size: 1.7 oz

Full Size Cost: $52

I love calming masks like this when my skin is irritated which it isn’t right now, just broken out yay. I don’t know why this is in a tube when it is supposed to be in a jar it is a full size amount so I don’t know what that is about. This is so expensive as all the Dr. Brandt products are and honestly I find alot of them to be not worth the price but well see this feels nice at least.

Royal & Langnickel Moda Pro 5 pc Deluxe Eye Kit

Full Size: 5 Brushes

Full Size Cost: $19.57

This set contains the BMX-466 Shader, BMX-430 Crease, BMX-420 Detail, BMX-402 Smudger, BMX-498 Liner. So they have sent us a set that has the crease brush in it but I don’t care because I LOVE these brushes. They are so soft they are so easy to work with they wash well. They are great I love Royal & Langnickel brushes especially the ones from this line. the texture on these handles is that soft matte and they have those bumpy grips that make them super easy to hold. I just love these.

Hank & Henry Stick With it Long Wear Liquid Eyeliner in Blickity Black

Full Size: 0.55 ml

Full Size Cost: $17

I am always curious about this brand probably because their logo is an owl and I love owls. This is not as matte or as black as I would like from an eyeliner but it is pretty easy to get a line so I am not complaining too much. I am complaining about the size this is full size but 0.55 ml is like half the normal amount you get in an eyeliner so this will go really fast. It does have a bearing inside it to keep the eyeliner fluid and mixed well which I do appreciate. I just don’t think it is worth the price. The card also says this is $20 but it is only $17 and I don’t like when they fudge the prices on card and Boxycharm is guilty of that alot.

Billion Dollar Brows The Microblade Effect Brow Pen in Dark

Full Size: 0.7 ml

Full Size Cost: $18

I can’t comment on the size because I don’t really know brow product sizes. I am super excited to play with this because it seems fun but I have enough brow hair of my own that I don’t know that you will see this in my brow at all but it could be fun for designs like this is going to be a totaly knock around playtime type of priduct for me. I feel like if you wanted to use this seriously though there would be a big learning curve because even swatching it the angle and pressure really changed how it looked.

I guess it kinda looks like hair?

Violet Voss Essentials Eyeshadow Palette

Full Size: 13 g

Full Size Cost: $29

I actually got my first choice palette I think that is a first for me. Any way this is not as bright and vibrant as I was expecting but they really pack a color punch like you don’t need to build them they are smooth so I am happy enough with it but now I sorta wish I had gotten the Too Faced face palette but this will probably get more use that that would have. I am a bright colorful eyeshadow collector so this does fit in my collection super well.

You can always judge a palette by its black and that is just one swipe which is good.

I actually will keep and use everything in this box its a Boxycharm miracle. I am actually really happy with this months box The five brushes are the start for me because I will get the most use out of them. Hurray this is so rare with this box for me lately.

Total: $135.57

Total Value to Me: $135.57

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Boxycharm August 2019 Subscription Box Review

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Boxycharm

Cost: $21

Cycle: Every Month

What is it:

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 the reasonable price of $21 which is usually less then the cost of one item in the box.

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 am really not into this months box there is nothing in here I would have ever picked for myself and nothing in here that like I and most people don’t have a million of. There were some really cool options this month but I seem to always get the shitty options.

Tarte Big Ego Mascara

Full Size: 7 ml

Full Size Cost: $23

Another mascara like we all don’t have plenty but this is the thing in the box that I am most likely to use up and feel like I got value thankfully it is more then the cost of the box or I would be annoyed. I don’t usually like Tarte Mascaras alot of them make my eyes feel itchy or heavy but This one has had me curious just cuz the packaging is so bright and the before and after pictures look really amazing.

Lashaholic Luxury Lashes in Instaglam

Full Size: 1 pair

Full Size Cost: $14.99

I don’t wear lashes and just give them away so these are useless to me but they are soft and feel like then wouldn’t feel weird on but they don’t look real and if I was going to wear lashes I would want them to look and feel real.

Wander Beauty Glow Ahead Illuminating Face Oil

Full Size: 25 ml

Full Size Cost: $42

This is a similar type product to the water essence primer in a way. It is a think “primer” you put under makeup. This is a shimmer pink glitter sticky oil and left sticky glitter and made my skin slightly pink tone. This is gross.

Here you can see how pink and glittery it is like it looks like a liquid highlighter not like something you would put all over your face.

It is hard to tell how pink it is blended out on my hand but on my face you can. You can also really see the glimmer in it that I don’t like.

Pur x Barbie Glitterally Pink Brightening Peel-Off Mask

Full Size: 60 g

Full Size Cost: $20

I will preface this by saying it is cool that we got something that launched in August in the August box but masks like this make me mad. Glitter and dyes and over the top pink pigment for no reason do not belong in skincare this is a joke of skincare. I have tried the glitterally mask from Pur I tried the one from the Grinch collection and it was really drying it did nothing it was just shiny and pretty.

Becca Hydra-Mist Set & Refresh Powder in Original

Full Size: 10 g

Full Size Cost: $39

I love the packaging on this it is pretty and it doesn’t make a mess. This is so weird like it actually feels wet when you set your face with it but it is so light it makes me look like a fucking ghost. I will only be able to use this with foundation that is too dark for me and I tend not to do that so I don’t know what kind of use I will get out of this. Feels cool as heck though.

This month is just a totally fail for me in terms of things I would want or used or even excited about. I feel like I am having more and more fails from Boxycharm.

Total: $138.99

Total Value to Me: $23

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