Happy Blogmas Day 18!!
Yay!! My BoxyCharm came yesterday!!
I've been getting BoxyCharm for a few
months now and I freaking love it.
I chose this beauty subscription box
because I love the fact that everything you receive will be full
sized. I'd rather pay $21/month for full sized products than $10 for
dumb ass samples but obviously that's just my opinion because a lot
of people tend to love those other subscriptions too (hahaha).
I actually really like BoxyCharm
unboxings because everyone doesn't always get the same things and
it's just fun to see what else people got the same month.
I know not all people feel that way
because one day I decided to scroll through the BoxyCharm hash tag on
Instagram and holy shit! People take these boxes so seriously. I read
comments from so many people who were legit getting pissed because
they didn't get something that someone else got, threatening to
cancel, and just talking mad shit to and about BoxyCharm.
Seriously I was thinking to myself, if
you want that Makeup Geek blush that fucking bad then go order it,
it's only like $10. I mean isn't the whole point of these boxes to
get a random box sent to you every month? You go into it knowing that
you don't get you pick your items and it's the surprise aspect that
makes it so exciting and fun.
People are a trip.
Anyway on to the unboxing.
1) Blinc Black Lash Primer ($26)
I found this brand is available on
Sephora.
I loved the packaging on this mascara,
instead of a box it came in a black tin canister type tube with a
screw top lid. It was so cute I didn't want to throw it away.
The wand brush looked a little odd
featuring a flat paddle shape with super short hard rubber bristles
on the top and bottom of paddle.
While taking the pictures for this blog
I also noticed the flat sides of the paddle brush seemed to carry
quite a bit of product on it when you take it out of the tube which
seems like it could be messy or distribute too much product but
that's just a guess at this point.
2) IBY Lip Pencil ($14)
I got this in the shade Classic Red and is has
a slightly blue under tone.
It's a simple black wooden pencil with
white text and a color indicator on the end.
The formula was the perfect combo of
creamy and stiff.
The swatch applied easily and smooth
without pulling skin yet the tip held it's shape without breaking or
smashing down.
3) Ofra Metallic Long Lasting Liquid
Lipstick ($19)
I received the shade Napa Valley.
I was so excited when I saw this in my
box because I've been wanting to try the Ofra Liquid Lipstick formula
for quite a while now but I guess I just kinda forget about it until
I see something about it.
Even though I'm a nude whore I actually
really love this color. It's a very deep dark metallic purple.
When I swatched this it was fully
opaque and not at all patchy with only one light swipe, I was blown
away by the pigmentation for such a dark color especially a metallic
where some formulas can be streaky and we all know purples can also
be streaky or less opaque.
The packaging is sleek and simple with
a black cap and silver text on a clear tube with a standard doe foot
applicator.
4) Butter London Nail Lacquer ($15)
I received the shade Ruby Murray.
This brand is available at Ulta.
This shade is a beautiful vampy
burgundy and appears to be a shiny cream finish.
I've never tried any Butter London
products so once again I was excited to see a brand I've actually
been curious about. I've heard good things about the formula and I
actually do my own nails so this was perfect.
The packaging on this palette appears
cheap and opens rather weird.
Although the outside appears to be tin
(?) the inside is plastic and the lid top has these 2 prongs that
insert into the bottom and make it difficult to open and tends to
pull the bottom plastic out of the tin tray.
I couldn't find any kind of shade name
for this palette but it is clearly a dupe for the Naked 3.
This palette is based around mostly
cool toned pinks, mauves, and taupes, there's also a good range of
deeper browns to add definition and since they're all shimmer shades
they'd be beautiful all over the lid as well. The shimmer shades are
creamy and were super soft when I did my swatches, which could lead
to fallout and although they were beautiful in the pan there wasn't
much pigmentation when swatched especially on the lighter shades.
There's only 3 matte shades in this palette but seem to be sufficient
enough to complete a look, the matte were also lacking pigmentation
and were a bit powdery. I took a brush to the swatches after I took
my blog photos and when I did that most of the color comes off when
blending and the shimmers didn't hold their opacity either, even when
patted. I did not foil these during my testing but I'd recommend it
based on the horrible results dry otherwise these won't last long on
your eyes. It came with a double ended duo fiber brush which seems to
be the best thing about this palette. Hard to believe that this could
really retail for $50.
So that's everything that I personally
received in the December BoxyCharm.
I loved almost everything I received
but I am kinda skeptical about that palette.
I haven't tried any of the products yet
but I'll update when I do.
Have you tried any of these products?
Let me know in the comments below or on my social media.
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Products Mentioned (clickable):
Blinc Black Lash Primer
IBY Lip Pencil
Ofra Metallic Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick
Butter London Nail Lacquer
Pure Cosmetics Buff Collection Eyeshadow Palette
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