LHI August Birthday box!!

I've been very late with this box.  

My month filled up so quickly!

This is the Lust Have It August Beauty Box, and unfortunately it is also the last in the affiliate program.  

This flatlay will just NOT rotate, no matter what I do with it.

It's their birthday!

The Cosmetic Kitchen Raw Cacao Bath Salts
Full Size: $24.95

I've had these before and they are pretty awesome.  If you have the face mask and the foot mask, make them both up and while those do their magic, run your bath.  By the time the masks are ready to wash off, you can soak in even MORE chocolate!

OFRA Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick - Mocha
Full Size: $27

Try saying that 10 times fast!

It's a moisturing lipstick with a matt finish.  It's not gonna hold through eating or drinking though.  Make sure that you are able to apply it throughout the day if you're going out for a lunch or dinner date.

Manna Kadar Radiance split pan bronzer and highlight
Full Size: $28

It is very sparkly!  I'm not a huge contourer, so I will probably use this as an eyeshadow duo.  

GOSH Mineral Pigments - Pink Melon
Full Size: $14

This is an interesting pigment.  It looks pink in the jar, and pink on the skin, but it has a very orange flash.
It is very sheer though.  I need to experiment with using this wet.

This is what I mean by pink and orange... it has a pink/orange thing going for it.  

Baimeni Eye & Face Serum.
Full Size: $42 (30ml).  Sample: $3.57 (3ml)

This was listed as being a full size item on the info sheet, with a value of $25, so I have NO idea what actually happened between the info card being printed and the box being shipped.  I'm not really sure what it is, or how to use it.  It's not a hell of a lot of oil - even the body shop oil of life is twice the size, and that's only 7ml.  




There was meant to be bonus "affiliate" gift, but it was missed out.  I kinda wish that it was there!


Cost of the Box: $19.95 AU
Value of this box: $97.52.

It claimed to be "OVER $100 value" but mine just falls short.  I'm not unhappy with it.  

Click on the image to get your first box $10 off.  It's pretty good value!


I had a lot of fun with this affiliate program and got to experience a tonne of new products that I would of never seen before!

Thanks so much for letting me be part of it for the last 2 years!




Box provided for review by Lust Have It.  All opinions are my own.

Lust Have It April box!!

 Everyone's favorite time of the month...

LUST HAVE IT!!

Appelles Blackseed Shampoo and Tamanu Conditioner
Full size: 500ml ($47).  Sample Size: 35ml ($3.29)

This stuff smells amazing.  Its herby and leaves your hair feeling really soft. 

Manna Kadar Beauty 3-in-one Fantasy blush-highlighter-eyeshadow
Full Size: $25

This is such a pretty neutral colour.  I have worn it a couple of times, but everytime I try to photograph it, it doesn't show up.  

I prefer to use it as an eyeshadow, but as a 3 in one product, you can totally get a variety of use out of it.  
It doesn't really work as a blush on my colouring - its just too close to my regular skin tone.

Still very pretty and wearable as a highlight or an eyeshadow though. 

Marsk Certified Organic Browliner - Marilyn
Full Size: $28.95

I had to pass this onto my blonde-haired sister after taking a swatch, because honestly, I would never use this.  I have medium/dark brown hair and my brows are generally the same colour.  

See how light it is?  It just wouldn't work for me.

Marsk Certified Organic Eyeliner  - Pitch Black
Full Size: $28.95

I'm still going on the 1st Marsk Eyeliners that we were sent, so I gave this one also to my sister.

It's a pretty basic black eyeliner pencil.  Takes a couple swipes to build up colour, but its decent enough for a day look, and pretty easy to smudge out for a smoky eye.

Personail Nail Strips
Full size: $18

Not sure of the style name, I think these are called Perfectionist.

I've tried these kinda strips in the past, and they are OK for a week or so and do the job.

The half-moon design was interesting.  I'm not sure if you are meant to put them over polish or not.

Because I had done my nails a few days prior with some full coverage water decals, I tried to accent one nail on each hand.

You can see that the silver isn't really opaque - you can still see the decal through the glitter.  

Filed the end off and yea, it looks OK.  I'm not sure that I would choose a design like this in future though..

Added a top coat to it after the photos were taken, and it lasted a good couple of days before I took everything off (the decals were getting a little on the tatty side).

I'm sure my sister would get more use out of them than I would anyway!


So thats it, folks!

Total cost of the box: $19.95
Total Value:  $107.48
Total useful value to me personally (because I passed on most of the items): $31.58.

Still a decent return on a $20 box!


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All opinions are my own, boxes are provided by Lust Have It as part of an affiliate program.

November Lust Have It!

Holy photos, Batman!  It's time (well past time) to post the November Lust Have It!

The December one is due to show up in a couple days, so lets get this good time started!

Some good stuff this month!

Ulta3 Blush Stick - Bold Apricot

Full Size: $6.95

This is a cream to powder blush and despite it saying "bold", it's not overpowering.  It seems a little chalky going on, but it blends out to almost nothing, just a subtle hint of colour.

Left side is smudged/blended out, right side is untouched.

It's very subtle.  I think this was 3 or 4 swipes, blending out each one with my fingers.  I guess you could build it up, but its summer, and lets embrace the non-heavy makeup.  Also, freckles.  I has them.

Evelyn Iona Natural and Organic Concealer - Flawless
Full Size: $19.80 (3g).  Sample: $11.22 (1.7g)

This is a very creamy formula and it pretty perfectly matches my skin colour.  The sample size is small enough that I can throw it into my makeup bag and not worry about carrying a huge pottle around.

Can you even see it?  Its there... somewhere...

Coral Colours Love Lips - Peach Sorbet

Full Size: $6.99

This colour is a bit light on me, its OK but not sure I could wear it on the daily.  It is a little patchy when applied straight from the... bullet?  It's shaped like an EOS balm, which just makes me want to rub it all over my mouth instead of trying to actually get it ON my lips.

It's still a pretty colour though.  I'd need to be a little paler I think to pull it off.

Manna Kadar Liplocked Lippie - XOXO
Full Size: $24

I'm a sucker for a good lip colour.

This one is a hard colour to describe.  In the tube it shows as a dark pink-leaning nude, but on the skin it changes into something more mauve, and on the lips its different again.  Application is great, but it tends to catch on bits that need to be exfoliated, and that is something I haven't done in a while.  Naughty Stacey.

Garnier Miracle Skin Cream

Full Size: $19.99 (50ml).  Sample: $1.99 (5ml)

For a daily moisturiser this isn't too bad.  Its light and goes on without a greasy feel.  It has a very strong scent of floral and is tinted.  The whole thing isn't tinted though, it appears to have little beads of colour in it that burst as you rub it in.  You need to be careful to get it all even or else you'll have streaks.  

Also, It has SPF15, which is good for daily skin care, but will cause havoc with flash photography, so plan wisely and maybe change it out for a normal moisturiser if you're going out or know you're gonna be somewhere with flashing lights.

I'd buy this in full size.  

BONUS!

Stayfree UltraThins.
Full Size: $4.29.  Not sure how many are in a full pack, I don't use this brand normally.

Personally, I don't understand why companies send samples of sanitary products.  I know they fit the "women" section of the bag, but I would rather have a voucher to go get a product that suits my needs rather than the actual product.  In saying that, most of the vouchers we get are for Australia, and we can't use them here in NZ.




Total value this month:  $51.99

Not bad!

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