Tag: Skincare

What’s In My Trash? July 2020

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Well this is super late because I have been intensely busy I had about 4 days off in the past 6 weeks and that trend is about to continue for at least the next 6 week so so yea my life is like just a busy trainwreck right now. And these empties really show it I only used up 16 things that’s probably the lowest I have ever used up. I did use up alot of high value items though so I’m still ahead of the game for my goal but the amount of items coming in is way exceeding what is moving out right now. But that seems like a problem for some time in the future when things are less insane.

Skincare (6)

NuFace Prep-n-Glow Dual Sided Cloth I love these wipes they are so good and they don’t feel like they are wrecking my skin when I use them they feel like they are doing something good for my skin.

Repurchase: Yes

Sunday Riley C.E.O. Glow Vitamin C + Tumeric Face Oil very much loved this but I love vitamin c oils in general. I don’t know that I loved this more than cheaper vitamin c oils. It was brightening and just makes my skin glow but without being super oily and greasy.

Repurchase: Probably Not

Elemis Superfood Cica Calm Hydration Juice another thing I really loved but I don’t think is worth the steep price for how fast I went through it. It was a really hydrating gel I really liked it it was a bit cooling I liked it a lot but it only lasted like a month and it is expensive. It broke down in cost to like a little over a dollar a day.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Afterparty Walnut Body Scrub so I know this is technically a body scrub but this is really a rebrand of a face scrub they used to make years ago that I loved to death. I know you aren’t supposed to use walnut shells on your face because they can cause micro tears but my skin responds so well to them and is so soft and clearer after that I feel like as long as I’m gentle it is fine and it is my face my rules.

Repurchase: Yes

Dr. Brandt 24/7 Retinol Eye Cream this did nothing? Like I really expected to see a difference with this and I saw more of a difference with the ROC eye cream that is half the price of this. Also I cut this open because expensive thinking there would be like one or two more uses stuck in the tube and there was like 2 weeks of eye cream in there.

Repurchase: No

Belif The True Cream Moisturizing Bomb this is ok it’s a fine moisturizer but it is nothing special equal to its price.

Repurchase: No

Random (1)

Forever 21 Cotton Rounds these are great cotton rounds, cheap and not linty or scratchy but they don’t make them any more.

Repurchase: Guess not

Home Scents (5)

Bath and Body Works Firecracker Candle this was pretty lackluster. It really didn’t smell much like a rocket pop like it was supposed to and it burned really fast.

Repurchase: No

Swan Creek Candle Co. Herbal Melts in Saturday Morning Cereal & Milk these are some of my favorite wax melts. This really did smell like cereal but it wasn’t as strong as a lot of their other wax melts.

Repurchase: I don’t know

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Fresh Sea Walk I liked this it was strong and very beachy.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Fresh Orange Candle I liked this but it wasn’t strong enough.

Repurchase: No

Ulta Beauty Foaming Hand Soap in Citrus Fizz I like the Ulta soaps they last forever like they just last and last and last I also really appreciate the pumps on them you can actually get every last bit of soap out with out struggling. This citrus scent was fun I liked it, it was limited edition so I don’t think you can get it. But I will buy more soaps from Ulta.

Repurchase: Yes

Lip (1)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Lip Scrub in What’s This? I wasn’t keen on this flavor. But I used it up it was a little dry for my liking.

Repurchase: No

Lotions (2)

Bath and Body Works Body Lotion in Clementine & Mint Leaves I am slowly getting through my BBW collection I do really want to limit what I buy from them to just really special things. They keep raising the prices and lessening the sales and coupons and I feel like the quality isn’t worth what they are now charging. Either way this was fine the scent was nice it was the main reason I bought it.

Repurchase: No, because reasons

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Whipped Cream in Aqua Scum I like the whipped creams and this scent was nice very sea like and summer and nice.

Repurchase: Yes

Bodycare (1)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Third Times The Charm Bath Fizzy this was a very relaxing scent I enjoyed it and it turned the water a very pretty mostly opaque grey another plus. It lose marks for leaving a glitter ring around my tub that I had to clean off.

Repurchase: No

It was a rough July and it is a rough August and I anticipate a rough September. Stay tuned and join me on the struggle bus.

Total This Month: 16

Total: 245

Approx Value This Month: $223.30

Approx Paid This Month: $48.76

Approx Total Value: $2164.05

Approx Total Paid: $467.78

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Boxycharm July 2020 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 want to give Boxycharm the benefit of the doubt here with the state of things but this is the second month it was really lat. My palette arrived broken and after contacting them they said sent me a shipping notification for a replacement that has still yet to ship. I am really not please with the customer service they have been providing of late.

Lavish Quick Color Switch

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $1

This was listed for $20 fucking dollars on their website but has since been taken down. I own an identical one that I bought at the Dollar Tree for a $1. So I only feel right giving this a value of $1, I linked to a $4 one I found on amazon. These are really all the same they are a bit of foam you can spot clean eyeshadow brushes on to get the powder off so you can keep using the brush but I don’t really find them that useful.

Pur Festival 2.0 Palette

Full Size: 14.2 g

Full Size Cost: $36

This is the the palette that arrived broken I can still use it luckily the shade that broke is the dark glittery black shade that I never would have used any way. Other wise this palette is very very pretty I love the first festival palette they put out. This doesn’t have the same chunky glitters instead it has so really metallic glitter shades it is really pretty but the metallics are a bit dark compared to the matte they chose to put in the palette. The shades are all super smooth and buttery though.

The Creme Shop Clean Canvas Primer in Purple

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $20

I don’t really like products like this. I don’t like cushion products much it is really hard to get the amount of product you wan tout and to get an even application. I also don’t really like purple primers I don’t really feel like they serve a huge purpose. I will probably end up trying this once and decluttering it.

Ciate London Everyday Vacay Coconut Setting Spray

Full Size: 75 ml

Full Size Cost: $22

We don’t get setting spray often so I like when we do but this one is pretty lackluster. It doesn’t smell like coconuts and it doesn’t really provide much staying power.

Clean Skin Club Vitamin C Brightening Booster

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $50

This was my choice for the month. So of course I am into this. I love brightening serums and vitamin c so I am excited to incorporate this into my routine.

This was not a great month for me not alot of things I am happy with a damaged item that still hasn’t been replaced. Not great I feel like Boxycharm has been on a steady downward decline.

Total: $129

Total Value to Me: $108

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Boxycharm June 2020 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.

This came super late this month I got it like on the 25th or 26th of June and haven’t had time to post about it until now. Normally my Boxycharm comes early in the month but this shipped late and got lost in the mail for awhile.

QMS Intensive Eye Care Day & Night Eye Cream

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $140

This brand I just can’t there is nothing special about the ingredients to warrant this price this is one of those brands that everything has these crazy prices but like who even are they. This is a very basic moisturizing eye cream nice but certainly not for fucking $140. I just fucking can’t with this QMS brand.

Lilly Lashes Triple X Mascara

Full Size: 8.8 g

Full Size Cost: $24

This was my pick for the month I didn’t really need a mascara but this just really kinda drew me in and it was the best of all the choice options. I know this brand makes really large fake lashes so I am hoping this is really good mascara.

Hola Neon Velvet Liquid Lipstick in The Easy Sell

Full Size: 6.5 ml

Full Size Cost: $17

Very mauve and very moussey in texture. I still love liquid lips so this is a great win for me. Not that we can wear lipstick at all because it ends up all over our masks so there it no point but one day lol. Swatched Below

Cover Fx Custom Enhancer Glitter Drops in Halo

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $42

I love these so much I have a few shades that I have gotten in Boxycharm but I think the prices are outrageous for these. I do love them though they give that like otherwordly mythical fairy type of look and I just love them so much.

Lipstick, heavy swatch of the Cover Fx and a blended out swatch

Boxycharm Hello Charmer Eyeshadow Palette

Full Size: 8.4 g

Full Size Cost: $39

I had wanted this from the last month so I am pretty happy that I got this the metallics and the glitters are really nice and I kinda love the random color story. The weird selection of brown mattes don’t really do it for me but that’s alright.

This was a really good month for me I am super happy with everything I got this month. Even if the eye cream is ridiculous and the mascara is sorta boring but useful.

Total: $262

Total Value to Me: $262

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