Tag: Indie Makeup

Boxycharm March 2021 Subscription Box Review

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Boxycharm

Cost: $25

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 $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.

Well this month is much better than last month.

Kab Lip Oil in Honey Dew

Full Size: 6 g

Full Size Cost: $20.00

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.

Glow Recipe Banana Souffle Moisture Cream

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $39

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.

Maven Beauty Rose Water Setting Spray

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $22

$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.

Lime Crime Venus III Palette

Full Size: 6 g

Full Size Cost: $38

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.

The Beauty Crop Avocado Hydrating Eye Mask

Full Size: 3 pairs

Full Size Cost: $14

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?

Total: $133

Total Value to Me: $72

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Ipsy February 2021 Subscription Box Review

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Ipsy Bag

Cost: $12 monthly, $132 annual

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: Every month Ipsy sends out a cute makeup bag of samples and full size items. You can review your bag for points that you can trade in for reward items. The rewards change often and the range between 300 points and 1000 points. You can get around 95 points every month.

If you want to subscribe you can subscribe HERE and skip the waitlist. That is my referral link so I do get points to spend but I’m not an affiliate I don’t make any money or anything it’s just the same link any subscriber would get.

You can now customize your bag and pick out one sample per month that will get to be in your bag which is a pretty nice change even though it came with a price increase.

I really like this month’s bag first one in a while that I have liked. Mine seems to be misprinted the gold square is up too high leaving a gap at the bottoms and the top part not visible because it is on the fold.

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner

Full Size: 150 ml

Full Size Cost: $12.76

Sample Size: 13 ml

Value: $1.11

This is the first time I can remember that an item has been under the average or what I “paid” for it. On top of that it is an item I am not super excited about I don’t really care for hydrating toners I find them rather pointless.

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Full Size: 40 ml

Full Size Cost: $45

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $11.25

This is a really interesting product it is like a skincare mask but it is also a priming moisturizer this is alot like the Glossier priming moisturizer but feels much lighter and smoother on my skin. I think I am really going to enjoy using this. I did not expect it to be so expensive though when I looked up the price.

Codage Masque Micro-Peeling Mask

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $52

Sample Size: 15 ml

Value: $15.60

I thought at first this was one of those masks that balls up which I am not hugely into but this is actually and AHA mask and should actually do some nice chemical exfoliating.

Love You First Perfect Eyeshadow Duo

Full Size: 9g, 1g per shade

Full Size Cost: $10.99

Sample Size: 2.5g, 1.25g per shade

Value: $3.05

Look I am not going to swatch this because I wouldn’t use this. Looks nice though. Interestingly my palette seems to be mislabeled. The back says this is rose gold and ivory, when compared to the full size product this is actually the soft brown and bronze shades.

Nars High-Pigment Longwear Eyeliner in Via Veneto

Full Size: 0.04 oz

Full Size Cost: $24

Sample Size: 0.02 oz

Value: $12

So this was my choice this month, I love Nars eyeliners they are so smooth and creamy and pigmented and I am happy to have this black one.

So this bag had a really low value as did last months bag looking back. I checked and the bag is supposed to be valued at over $50 so I contacted Ipsy about that because I am a little annoyed the price has increased and it seems that despite having item choice the value is dropping. I will up date you next month on what they say about all this.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $43.01

Skincare: 3

Makeup: 2

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 2

Sample: 3

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Boxycharm January 2021 Subscription Box Review

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Boxycharm

Cost: $25

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 $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 know I know I missed last month’s review but holidays and car dying and laptop dying and just the world it got too late make it worth doing.

Ciate London The Velvet Palette

Full Size: 12 shades, 12 g

Full Size Cost: $30

I love the soft touch packaging on this but these colors do nothing for me at all. So I will pass it along unswatched.

The Lifestyle Co. Reset Mist

Full Size: 4 oz

Full Size Cost: $36

This was my pick and I had no idea what it was until it showed up and OMG it is a linen spray I am so excited it smells really nice and relaxing and I love linen sprays especially boujie ones I would never waste my real money on. There is “quartz” in this that is supposed to do, well nothing because it does nothing but also I am pretty sure its just like pretty plastic pieces they don’t look like real quartz lol.

Dr. Brandt DNA Triple Peptide Eye Cream

Full Size: 15 g

Full Size Cost: $82

So when you buy this in store it comes in a jar but for Boxycharm it comes in a tube so you can’t try to return it anywhere (also that’s why things with say exclusively for Boxycharm on them when it is a product that is in the normal line in case anyone wasn’t sure why that was) but I much prefer my eye creams in tubes so they are exposed to less air so that is a plus for me. Unfortunately I have found all Dr. Brandt products to be mediocre at best and not even close to worth the price they charge.

Farmacy Daily Greens Oil-Free Gel Moisturizer

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $38

This feels so nice and light and hydrating my favorite type of moisturizer.

Qveen Studio Dragon Duo

Full Size: Liquid 1.5 ml, Pencil 0.89 ml (that makes no sense)

Full Size Cost: $28.00

I really love the look of this box it reminds me of Nars. I really love all the little dragons on the packaging because DRAGONS! But uh I don’t think these eyeliners are very good. They are not very black a bit patchy a bit meh all around.

This was a pricey box this month around and we sorta got a bonus item with the eyeliner duo.

Total: $214

Total Value to Me: $184

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