Hello and I miss you all!
With work, life, and school my life has been extremely busy.
However, I have missed blogging and Instagraming so much! So I made it my New Year’s resolution to restart and revamp my blog and Instagram.
What kind of content would you like to see? Throw all your ideas in the comments!
Be on the look out for new posts from me.
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There is a lot to un-box here, so let’s jump in!
111 Skin Rose Gold Brightening Facial Treatment Masks x5 $135
$135!? These face masks better solve every problem I have! They are supposed to give you a glowing complexion.
Milk Makeup Matcha Detoxifying Face Mask $ 26
This is one of the products I picked for this month. I have been wanting to give it a go for a while now. It is supposed to control oil, balance skin, and calm redness.
Keratherapy Deep Conditioning Mask $24
This mask comes in a giant size and smells soooo good. I can’t wait to try it. I really love hair masks.
Kate Somerville Exfolikate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment $85
This is the second item I picked for my box this month. I have tried a few samples of this product and love it. I’m excited to have the full size.
Pür Signature Travel Essentials 12 piece cruelty free brush set $49
This is such a cute brush set. I love the shade of pink and that it comes in a nice sturdy holder. I have used a few of the brushes already and they are very soft with no shedding.
Persona Season One lip gloss “honey” $16
Now this is a gloss I can get behind. No glitter and the shade looks perfect for fall!
Fenty Killawatt Foil Freestyle Highlight “Mimosa sunrise/ Sangria Sunset” $36
While these shades are pretty, I’m never going to use this. I am passing it along to one of my sisters.
Hipdot Zion Palette $30
This palette is beautiful! I am in love with the color story. I am really excited to finally get to try the Hipdot formula.
That is it for my Fall 2020 BoxyLuxe! I am pretty happy with this box, and it’s value of $401!!!
What was in your box this season? Comment below!
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Kinder Beauty Box is $25 a month. All products are cruelty free and vegan. You receive 5 products, two of which will be full sized.
Delia Organics Dew Drops Serum $30
This serum is lightweight and meant to balance out your complexion while providing hydration. This is going to be the serum I use bevy after I finish my Kypris one!
Delizioso Watermelon & COQ10 Facial Polish $39.95
Here we have a very fine facial polish that is packed full of skin loving ingredients. Oh, and it smells ahhhmazing!
Glov BioBased Pocket Mirror $10
This is actually an awesome little mirror. Mine is going right into my backpack so I can do makeup touch ups while at work and college.
Eco Tools Lip and Cheek Tint “Pink” $8.99
I am obsessed with cream blush and multi tasking products lately, so I am really excited about this. The shade isn’t too pink, and looks illuminating as well. You will see more of this guy in an upcoming post.
100% Pure Creamy Long Last Liner “Dark Cacao” $26
I already own this eyeliner, and it is by far my favorite liner. It’s long wearing and very pigmented. I’m so happy so have another!
I am really happy with this box! It’s full of amazing products and I’m excited about everything. My box came to a total of $114.94.
What product interests you most from this months box? Comment below!
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Kinder Beauty Box retails for $25 a month. It contains all cruelty free and vegan products. You get 5-6 items, two of which will be full-size.
Glov Makeup Remover $12.99
This is so useful! I have been obsessed with my makeup eraser as of late, and I’m glad to have another similar product. It’s very soft and fits nicely on the hand for better control. Not only does it remove makeup, but it is supposed to help leave your skin balanced and soft.
Dirty Lamb Ultra Night Serum $52
Great timing! I am on the last few uses of my current night serum. This serum contains a high antioxidant blend of fatty acids to really hydrate skin through the night. It also has a hint of lavender, ylang-ylang, and orange. It smells great! I also love the little lamb on the bottle.
100% Pure Bright Eyes Mask $7
These are a caffeinated eye mask to brighten and de-puff. I have tried these before and really enjoy them.
Fleur & Bee Eyes Eyes Baby Anti-Aging Eye Cream $22
This eye cream contains botanicals, vitamins, and moisturizing ingredients to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. This is a really nice sized jar for $22. It’s going to last ages!
Medusa’s Makeup Eye Dust “Penny Wise” $8
This pigment is a really pretty metallic copper. I have other eye dusts from Medusa’s makeup and they are all wonderful and really pack a punch. If you haven’t check out Medusa’s Makeup, I highly recommend you do.
BONUS ITEM Folly Fire Lipstick “Full House”
I used a coupon code I found, which I believe was MSA, and got a mystery bonus item. Unfortunately, it is a lipstick I already own. However, it is a beautiful color and formula and I know one of my sisters will love it!
Over all thoughts?
I am so happy with my first box! I am blown away! I have replaced my VeganCuts subscription with this one, and I am very happy with that decision! For $25 I got a total of $101.99 worth of products. That’s fantastic!
What item is most interesting to you in this box? Comment below!
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Let’s play with some eyeshadow!
Clove + Hallow is a cruelty free, vegan, and clean beauty brand. I hear a lot that it is more affordable, and in the green beauty space I would agree. However, it is still rather pricey in my opinion.
The Sunrise Pressed Pigment Palette contains six shades. Two lattes and four shimmers. It retails for $36.
It also has some nourishing ingredients for the eye area. There is rosemary, rice bran, and sunflower extract to protect and soothe the eye area.
The pigments are contained in recyclable cardboard, mirror free, packaging.
There are no shade names, so I will try to do a little bit of a description.
I did a super light take on a halo eye.
Over all thoughts?
I enjoy this palette. I think the pigmentation is lovely, and the formula is rather creamy. I didn’t notice much kick up, which can be a bit of a problem with more natural shadows, which isn’t an issue for me. If you are into, or just getting into using more cleaner beauty items, I recommend picking up this little palette. You can get a variety of day time and night time looks, with very little effort!
Have you tried anything from Clove + Hallow? What were your thoughts? Comment below!
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The Vegan Cuts Beauty Box retails for around $25 a month. You receive 4-5 full or deluxe sample sized beauty items. All items are always cruelty free and vegan! The box will have a $50+ value.
This months box supports the Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary in Deer Trail, CO.
Let’s hope into the unboxing!
Suki Skincare Exfoliate Foaming Cleanser $11.95
This cleanser is meant to gently exfoliate your skin while revealing its natural radiance. I am almost done with my current exfoliator, so I’m anxious to give this one a try
This Way Fave Sunscreen SPF 35 $15
Who doesn’t need sunscreen? I have been flying through these sample tubes I have been sent. This sunscreen is meant to adapt to your skin tone, so it doesn’t leave a white caste. Neat! The little duck on the packaging is a super cute touch.
Authentic Beauty Concept Hydrate Hair Mask $10
This mask is light weight, but still intensely moisturizes hair. It smells soooo good, and can also be used as a detangler!
Wicked Good Perfume Roller “Sugared Violets” $15.95
The scent is very sweet and floral. From the few times I’ve used it, I’ve noticed that it is very long wearing. I am absolutely in love with it.
Pacifica Underarm Deodorant Wipes $3.50
I have seen these before at Target and have been interested in how well they work. It just seems a bit wasteful to use so many wipes, when you could just use a deodorant stick or cream. I am very intrigued to see how well they work in this horrible heat though.
That is it for my July Vegan Cuts Beauty Box! I am very happy with everything, and excited to try what I haven’t, and continue to love what I have tried. My box came to a total of $56.40.
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The basic ipsy glam bag retails for $12 a month. You get 5 sample or full sized beauty products.
To start with. We have another cute bag! It’s well made and has the same cute airplane decal on the zipper. This is definitely a bag I’ll be using.
Ariul Fresh Herb Hand Cream
I’m not big on hand creams, though I have been using them more lately with the constant hand washing and sanitizing. The scent is really fresh and a bit floral. It’s smells beautiful and sinks in very well.
Skin Regimen Cleansing Cream
Next we have a nice little sample of a face wash. This cleansing cream is meant to have anti pollution properties, which is fantastic.
Naked Cosmetics Loose pigment “Naturally Nude”
I really enjoy the naked cosmetics pigments. They are all beautiful and pack a punch. I can’t wait to put this one to good use.
The Balm Will Powder Blush “Perseverance”
This blush is full of glitter, so I may end up just using it as a shadow, but we will see. The packaging says this is a clean beauty products with recyclable packaging. Which is fantastic!
Thrive Causemetics Lip Liner “Ghizlan”
The shade is a beautiful plum mauve. I really enjoy Thrive. So, I was very excited to see this in my bag.
For $12 I’m very happy with everything I got. I have sense resubscribing cancelled this version of the Glam bag, just because I am trying out different subscriptions now.
What was in your Ipsy bag? Comment below!
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Today, we are doing a little look and review with the Midas Cosmetics Decaf Chocolate Raspberry Quad. This quad retails for $12, though it is currently sold out. However, I still wanted to give it a little attention.
You get 3 mattes and a shimmer. All pinky berry shades.
For some reason the shades are showing up a bit more orange in the swatches than they actually are.
I am in love with this little quad and have been getting a ton of use out of it. $12 very well spent!
The formula is very buttery and the pigmentation is top notch.
I highly recommend keeping your eye out for this little guy!
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Look! A post that isn’t subscription box or empties related!
Today, I am going to give y’all my thoughts on the Karity Picante Palette.
It is a warm toned palette, with beautiful splashes of berry and purple.
The Picante palette retails for $29, Pick it up here! It is cruelty free and vegan, as well as paraben free. There are 21 shadows, coming out to $1.38 a shadow.
As you can see, there are a lot of warm browns in this palette, you will never need another warm blending shade in your collection.
Every single one of these shadows is very buttery, pigmented, and easy to blend. This palette is a breeze to work with!
* Peep my boyfriends Hawaiian shirt I wore for the luau themed rehearsal dinner for my brothers wedding!*
I promise one day I will start listing the actual brush I used. Just know they are mostly Luxie.
I LOVE how the look turned out. I highly recommend this palette. It’s so easy to work with and the shadow quality is phenomenal. This has quickly become my most reached for palette. Honestly, it’s probably one of my favorite palettes in my collection!
Have you ever tried this palette or another one from Karity? What are your thoughts? Comment below!
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It’s time for my longest post of the month! Ipsy Ultimate. It is $50 a month. Ipsy also has a $25 and a $12 option.
Let’s jump right into the products!
We will begin with the add-ons. Yes, I actually remembered the add-ons this month!
Nomad Kiss of Sun Palette
This palette was a $12 add on. It’s a highlighting and bronzer palette. I thought it was super cute. I also love supporting Indie brands, which Nomad is.
I should be able to use a few of these shades. I can’t wait to give them a try.
MOTD Eye Brush Set
I also believe that this was a $12 add on. I have wanted to try MOTF brushes for a while now, so there was no way I was passing up on this offer.
Wander Beauty Nude Illusion Foundation “Fair Light” & Yensa BC Concealer “Light Neutral “
These add-ons were either $6 or $3 dollars. Either way, I thought it would be a fun little way to test a new foundation and concealer.
They both seem like they will be pretty good matches.
Please be aware, that Ipsy did not include a pricing card this month.
Innbeauty Project Lip Oil “Candy Apple”
This lip oil taste and smells amazing. It is a bit more like a gloss than I am use to in an oil. It gives a slight little tint of color.
Hey Honey Look into My Eyes Eye Mask
I have never tried an eye mask. I am interested to see if this product is helpful or not. My under eye are has been dry.
Invigorating Hand And Body Lotion “Sweet Orange & Elemi
This lotion is slightly thick, so it feels amazing. The citrusy scent is magnificent. It is a little hard to get out of the bottle though.
KISMET Buff Sugar Scrub
I do believe I got a Kisment primer in my last Ipsy box. I am currently using a different lip scrub, but I will not have a back up!
The Beautiful Factr. Water Jam Cleansing Gel Balm
I love balm cleansers! I really love trying out new ones as well. I have never tried a gel balm, so this should be fun to try.
PureHeals Pore Clear Black Charcoal Peel Off Mask
I just finished a toner from this brand! I just had to throw away my yes to tomatoes charcoal peel off mask because I neglected it and it tried out. This couldn’t have arrived at a better time.
Murad Resurgence Renewing Eyecream
Strange, on my profile I said I rarely wanted eye treatment products. Yet this month I got two. However, I do enjoy Murad, so I will give this product a go.
Dermedicine Weightless Face Moisturizer SPF 25
A moisturizer and an SPF. I am all for being able to skip a step in my routine. With this I can knock out moisturizer and SPF.
Araceil Ojos Perfectos Liquid Liner “Black” and “Brown”
I could do with out another black liquid liner. But, I have really been wanting a brown one. Now I’ve got it! I will probably pass the black one along to someone else.
Dr. Huang Beauty Lab Shea Butter Nourishing Mask & British Rose Hydrating Mask
I love sheet masks. I use one basically every night. These two seem like they will both work well for my current, crazy dry skin, concerns.
Huda Beauty Golden Sands Highlighter Palette
I am not sure if these shades will work for my skin tone or not. But, I sure am going to try it. The formulas in the palette are nice, and the shades are very pretty.
Smashbox Cover Shot Ablaze Eye Palette
I chose this palette this month. Yes! I actually remembered to make my choice as well.
I love the Cover Shot palettes and have wanted this one for a while. I am excited to have it, Ablaze will be a great, easy, go to palette.
That was all that I got in Ipsy this month! I really enjoyed this box. Not so much all the eye creams, but I loved everything else! And will use the eye creams regardless.
What was in your Ipsy bag or box this month?
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