☼☼April Boxycharm Unboxing + March Review☼☼

April Boxycharm Unboxing + March Review

Boxycharm is a monthly beauty subscription box that sends 4-5 full-size beauty/makeup products.

I was not given this box. All opinions are my own. Based off my preferences! :D

Cost: $21 per month (FREE SHIPPING!)

My referral link

https://www.boxycharm.com/rewardsref/index/refer/id/38747/

They only ship to 48 U.S. states. (They don't ship to Hawaii or Alaska yet.) Unfortunately, they don't shop Internationally yet either.

1. Coastal Scents Revealed Palette 2 $39.95 (On sale for $19.95 right now) FULL SIZE

I'm SO happy to have this. Seriously is there anyone who isn't excited to get a full palette? I wouldn't even mind getting a giant hard candy palette! 20 shadows is 20 SHADOWS! That being said I'm most excited about the bottom row of colors. There are no NAMES to these which is annoying. The black and the greyish color next to it are weak. FOURTH in from the right on the bottom... that cranberry shade. *sigh* Luuuuuuuv I want to rub it all over my FACE! I swatched it and then just STARED! Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes. The top yellows are unusual and I don't own anything like them so that is a plus. This is a selection of mattes and shimmers.

2. Ofra Cosmetics Blush Stripes Powder Cake $35 FULL SIZE

Below in the swatches it is from left to right on the bottom. The horizontal swipe is all of the colors swirled together. I like this as a blush!

 I guess Boxycharm is branching out. I'm really excited about this. There was a second product in circulation from Ofra a loose mineral highlight. If you've been reading my blog you'll know that I ADORE Ofra cosmetics but I really didn't want a loose mineral highlight. STOKED that I got this blush strip powder cake. It's it BEAUTIFUL? I love the shades individually as well so I'll be using them AS eye-shadows as well!

3. Coolway hair smoothing lotion 2oz $24.95 FULL SIZE

 This says that you can apply it to wet or dry hair. I have very wavy frizzy hair but it's also oily. So, I hope this works for me! It has a subtle sweetish smell that I like. It has a milky sticky consistency on my hands. I'll let you know next month how this performs. I have high hopes for it after getting a hair oil from Coolway in a previous Ipsy bag. I ADORE that product so I was excited to see this one in my boxycharm box this month. Also, it being a full size 2oz seems like it will last me quite awhile! 

4. Jing Ai Velvet Shine Lip Jewel Lip Crayon in "Red Rascal" $22 FULL SIZE

So, this item kind of confused me. I received this exact item in "red rascal" in February (two months ago). Here is a link to that unboxing. I contacted Boxycharm about this and they apologized saying they meant to send out the color "Raspberry Ice" in February and "Red Rascal" and "Pink a boo" colors were to go out this month. I checked and both of mine are clearly marked as "Red Rascal" they apologized and said they are sending me "Pink a boo" in May's box. This is another flawless customer service example from Boxycharm. However, if you look at this swatch and the one I got in February... I'm starting to this is Raspberry Ice and I got Red Rascal in February... the colors are ALMOST identical though. They look like they are meant to be the same color but are from different batches or something. When swatched together on my hand here are the colors RIGHT next to each other.

The one I got in Feb is on the right and this one is on the left. What do you think?

5. Harvey Prince Mini Roller EDP Perfume in "Hello" 8.8 ml  MINI SIZE

This was the item I was least excited about but I quickly changed my mind when I wore it out. My lung are super sensitive to chemicals. When I smell them I can have allergic reactions, burning lungs, scratchy throat, or asthma attacks. I ran it across each wrist (I've been told never to rub my wrists together with perfume as it breaks up the molecular blah de blah's of the scent) I made sure it soaked in then went about my day with cation. I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't have a single reaction to it except I felt a little nauseous later in the day so the follow day (today) I put one dab on each wrist and went about my day. I received compliments for this as well as a good comment from my Hubbins! This smell... is like citrus lemon, sweet, with a little musk.

Here is what the website says the scent is.

Notes: Meyer Lemon, White Grapefruit, Satsuma Mandarin, Summer Forsythia, Pink Plumeria, Wild Verbena, Tahitian Vanilla, Sensual Musk.

So, the citrus is lemon, white grapefruit, satsuma. The sweet is vanilla. The musk is Sensual musk (whatever that means!), I did not smell the flower notes of forsythia, plumeria, and verbena. It is a lovely smell. I could do without the musk though.. I'm not that big a fan of it but it is subtle!

Total spent for the bag: $21

Total bag is worth: $142.90 without discount to palette ($122.90 when discount on palette)

Total saved: $121.90 or $101.90

That is as always a FANTASTIC deal regardless of the difference between pricing on the palettes.

Before I add in the March Review... I'd like to mention that Boxycharm lets you review your items on their website. You get points for each approved review, for signing up, and after being subscribed a certain amount of time.  I racked up some points and spent them in their store! They add things usually from past boxes in this section for you to spend the points on! Of course it was on an Ofra Long lasting liquid lipstick! I adore them! I have three other shades "Laguna Beach" from a lip monthly unboxing, purchased "New Orleans" and "Atlantic City". This is my fourth shade redeemed with my points in the shade "Hollywood". Click here to see my other three shades with before and after pictures. I love the shades, smell, texture and FEEL of these long lasting liquid to matte. Perfection!

MARCH REVIEW! (link to unboxing here)

I love this previse face tonic! The smell is almost nonexistent, it didn't break out my skin, and I enjoyed putting it on. I'm not sure I see any noticeable different in the brightening of my skin though. I have noticed my skin is clearer but there are other factors I've changed in the last month that might be responsible. I just can't say. Either way I really like this product! I'll use it up but I won't repurchase. 

Ofra eyeliner in "coffee bean" this was my first brown eyeliner and I love it for use in neutral eyeshadow looks. It really softens. I'm glad I received it. I love OFRA cosmetics and they didn't let me down. The pencil is soft enough for the eye and depending on pressure I can make it very light to dark brown. This was my favorite item in this box!

Oscar blandi dry shampoo spray. This sprays white which is annoying with my dark hair some times. It didn't combat the oil in my hair any better than any other dry shampoo has. I wish I could go ONE day without washing my hair. I envy people who can. I didn't have my hopes very high for this though so no harm done. I plan on passing this on.

Tarte Cosmetics Lip Surgence Lip Tint. I still like the color and the minty flavor. It isn't very long lasting but isn't any worse that the average tinted balm. It is really SOFT though and I broke the tip almost immediately! I complain too much to Boxycharm ha ha. The tip is still on I'm just careful with it when I apply it since it doesn't extend more product I can't sharpen it. A disappointment.

The LVX nail polish in "Lemon Drop" was my least favorite item in this box. Even though it has a large purchase price it is one of the worst polishes I've ever used in my life. Three streaky coats and it still isn't full opaque! I love the color and I'll keep it to use in nail art. Extremely disappointed when a $3 JulieG polish performs better than this $16 one. 

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Influenster Vaseline Unboxing with Test Strips Review

•••Where to Find This Product•••

Vaseline Intenstive Advanced Repair Non-Greasy Lotion (available in 2oz, 10oz, 20.3oz, and 32oz)

(Fragrance Free) $3.99 for 10oz at Walgreens.

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/vaseline-intensive-rescue-intensive-rescue-repairing-moisture-lotion/ID=prod1401663-product?AID=10652189&PID=751771&CID=720783&ext=751771

•••INFLUENSTER•••

Free to sign up. "Flex your social media influence" Post reviews. Take surveys. Get boxes to try!

https://www.influenster.com/

So, yeah.. that kind of says it all. You make an inflenster account and eventually (hopefully) you'll get something in the mail. It is really up to what companies want to send you though (meeting their criteria.)

I'm posting this because I got only one product but it came with NEAT test strips! Read on.

This card kind of outlines what you need to do (since they sent it to you for free)

Here is the product. I received the 10oz in "Rich." Which, I wish I had gotten "light" but I've been using this on my feet for three days and the crack I had on the bottom of my right foot is GONE. I mean.. G.O.N.E. I'll spare you foot photos. Take my word for it. I've been putting lotion on my feet for MONTHS trying to rid myself of the crack and nothing worked. This stuff SMOKED it in three days. On the bottle it says "healed in 5 days." Yeah.. 5 is generous.

The lotion soaks in quickly and completely 100% scentless. Which, is perfection for me. When I go through this bottle I will be purchasing another. It helps that it is very affordable too! They aren't paying me to say that. Ha ha. It sounded a bit... forced. I'm just so excited about this. 

Okay, so here is the fun bit! It came with these little test strips. A before one and one for after.

I peeled off the before stripe and held it to my elbow for 3 seconds. When I peeled it off, I sat it down and compared it to the card below. The stripe on the left is the before. CRACKED. Gross.

It matches the second circle which is "dry skin" (the other two are normal skin and very dry skin.) Then I used the lotion on the same spot. It soaked in immediately. So, I picked up the after and held it to my elbow for 3 seconds and peeled it off. Now.... when I peeled it off it was FLAWLESS. Watch my video that I've posted at the bottom. It gives you a view of both right after I do it and the process. In the video I accidentally TOUCHED the black part which feels sticky like a sticker. So.. anything you see on the one on the right is actually from my thumb! So disappoint!

I'm absolutely sold on this product. I will be purchasing it again in the future and I've already recommended it to three people and I've only used it for three days. It is flawless. 

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I was given this box for free for taking surveys and writing reviews on the influenster website. It will always be my honest opinion about the products. If I am ever compensated for products, I will let you know either in the video or in this description box. Honesty is the best policy. :D

Here is the video!

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☻☻September Lip Monthly Unboxing + August REVIEW ☻☻

Lip Monthly is a monthly subscription box for LIP products (plus one non-lip item.) Every month, they will send out a new set of lip products. Sometimes the lip boxes have different colors but usually they are all the same brand.

I was not given this box. All opinions are my own. Based off my preferences! :D

Cost: $10 per month

You can use the coupon code FALL5 and get your first box for only $5

They ship to the U.S., Canada, and Internationally

This is my third Lip Monthly Box.

If you do a video review of the box and send them a link to the public video you get 25 reward points on their website! You must log into your Lip Monthly account to upload the link to get the points.

They used to throw in an extra item if you had done a video review.

JulieG Nail Color in the color "Romeo": 0.35oz - $3.99

Very opaque! I didn't even have to do a second coat. One of my new favorites! This polish is part of a "perfect pair" line on the Jesse's Girl website. Basically they have three polishes that go with three lipsticks. This polish Romeo goes with the "And Juliet" Lipstick. They also have Fred and Anthony polishes that go with the "And Cleopatra" and "And Ginger" lipsticks. I'm keen on getting the "And Juliet" lipstick that goes with my Romeo polish. :D

 Cherimoya Lip Crayon in the color "Fig": 0.07oz *full size* $8 on the Cherimoya Webiste
It's also for purchase from Style 21 for $1.99 and Aubergine for $4.99 though....

That being said I'm glad it's in my box! I adore it!
Here are two pictures of my lips: On top is my lips without product. On the bottom is with the lip crayon above.

Cherimoya in "Fig"

Pur~lisse Hydra-Balance pur~moist moisturizer: 0.5oz $18 (full size is 1.7oz $55)

I can't say that I like this one yet or not but I did put some on my hands and it felt very nice! Not a lot of people were excited to get this one because it is in almost every subscription box out there. I was though because I haven't gotten one! I was disappointed though when I pulled it out of the bag though because when Lip Monthly gave a sneak peek I assumed it would be Pur~lisse's pur~lip comfort daily lip nourisher because that would make sense right? :/

Eco Lips Hemp USDA Certified Lip Balm in "Vanilla": *Full size* $3.49

I love the smell of this (grass/sweet) and the feel. It is very soft and easy to apply. I adore lip balms so this was a welcome sight!

Here are two pictures of my lips: On top is my lips without product. On the bottom is my lips with the Eco Lips above.

The next is a lip liner AND eye liner. I don't care for this product and I probably won't use it. It seems silly to market it as a lip pencil. Its SHARP and feels awful on the lips AND eyes. I couldn't get any product to show up on my eyes but here it is on my lips.

Makeup by Cherimoya Retractable Lip & Eye Liner in the color "Latte 24": *Full size* $3.99

The back comes off and becomes the sharpener that is built in.

Below are my lips without product

Below are my lips with the Lip Liner on them.

I'm not a fan of this product at all. The only one out of all the products I didn't like. That is still a successful box!

Before Lip Monthly started this rewards points system for doing unboxings they offered a free ITEM in the box of everyone whos done one. I review two boxes and I've never gotten anything. I wrote to them and gave them the benefit of the doubt before complaining in my videos. They apologized and said in Septembers box I would get TWO products.

I only received one extra which is below.

Fran Wilson Cool Mint Kiss Me Lip Gloss Lip Treatment 0.5oz $5 100% Natural Mint

Above are my lips with no product and below are my lips with the gloss on them.

Lip gloss is my least favorite lip product but I actually quite like this. I guess I'm not a fan of tinted gloss. I'm not afraid of this one wiping off on everything and the mint is quite refreshing!

BOX RUNDOWN BY Lip Monthly: $37.47 + my $5 extra = $42.47
BOX RUNDOWN BY me (buying the crayon elsewhere): $31.46 + my $5 extra = $36.46

Either way its a GREAT DEAL! Even without the $18 moisturizer.. its still almost double what I paid.

So, that is my ONE extra. I'm not bummed at ALL about not getting a second because I don't get these boxes for the extras. I don't write these blogs for extras. I don't do videos for extras. I do it all because I like to! This cool mint gloss is a nice extra and I accept it for BOTH videos that were done. I'm assuming they are dropping this plan and going with points because it is easier. I commend them on that switch. I'm looking forward to a smoother sailing ship in the future. I already can't wait for the October box. I hoping for ONE green lipstick in honor of Halloween!!!

Thank you so much for following along!