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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*disclaimer of doom!*
All opinions are my own, boxes are provided by Lust Have It as part of an affiliate program.
July box!!
(shuuush, I know its September...)
Lust have it is a monthly subscription service from Australia. The land of Kangaroos, Drop Bears, and cosmetics.
On with the show!!!
Be A Bomshell The One Stick - Southern Belle
Full Size: $24
For a "one and done" stick, this isn't too bad. It blends out nicely, has a powder-finish, and isn't overly bright. I'd suggest layering a lipbalm over the colour if you plan to use it as a lip product, because of this powderyness.
Be A Bombshell Lip Gloss - Sugar Lips
Full Size: $21
Not a fan. Nope. I don't like sticky, I don't like the colour, and I'm having trouble liking this one.
If it was a lipstick, I'd like it a million times more. It's just the sticky!!
Hikari Eyeshadow Quad - Halle
Full Size: $22.50
Halle has 4 shades perfect for creating a smoky natural look.
Almond, Champagne, Majestic and Brownie.
They'd build up nice, but I tend to wear it a little on the sheer side.
Paula's Choice Resist Intensive Wrinkle-Repair Retinol Serum
Full Size: $52 (30ml). Sample: $ 12.13 (7ml)
Try saying that name 3 times fast!
I haven't used this, and I will probably pass it onto a family member, but how do you do that without seeming insulting?
If anyone out there in blog land wants to try this product, let me know, and I'll give it to you.
Marsk Certified Organic Eyeliner - Pitch Black
Full Size: $33.50
It's a repeat! But a good one.
I used my last one as a base for duochromatic eyeshadows (like the last one we got from LHI, Marsk's Mudcake), and it's fantastic.
It's not too draggy, and it stays in place for a decent amount of time.
Just your average non-gel-based eyeliner.
Seeing as I didn't need another one yet, I've passed this along to my sister.
Garnier Fructis Shampoo Samples.
Full Size: $5.95 (250ml). Sample: $0.24 each (10ml)
I'm not sure that this was really worth including as a bonus.
I've used this one before, and it's fine as a shampoo.
Unfortunately, because there is such a small amount, and we all know how long my hair has gotten, this small amount just isn't gonna cut it.
I did a full face makeup with the products - winter/spring lighting is pretty harsh.
Inika Primer, 2Glo concealer, Beau Box Wonder Powder foundation, Kleancolor Eye Primer, Be A Bombshell Southern Belle blush, Hikari Halle eyeshadow quad, Marsk eyeliner, Be A Bombshell lipgloss.
Total cost of the box: $19.95.
Total value of this box: $113.61
So pretty good! I gave the eyeliner and the lipgloss to my sister, and I've used the blush a couple times, as both lip colour and blush!
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Lust have it had some problems with their shipping and packing department, so the January bags didn't get out till February.
Lets get on with the pretties!
Another pink mesh bag. I'm getting so much use out of these.
Onto the products:
Designer Brands Chubby Lipstick Crayon - Dollface
Full Size: $7.99
I love this colour. Its slightly less intense than it looks on the swatch, but has a lovely pigmentation.
Urban Skincare Co Infuse Body Balm
Full size: $12.95 (100ml), $35.95 (500ml)
Sample: $4.78 (35ml)
I did some extreme maths for that one.
The balm has a citrus scent, common with the addition of vitamin C in products. It absorbed quickly and didn't leave a residue.
Small enough to throw into a hand bag, I'd use it for my hands and cuticles because it is designed for dry skin.
Marsk Certified Organic Eye Liner - Pitch Black
Full Size: $33.50
It's a smooth formula, and smudges out quite easily for a smoky look.
Marsk Mineral Eyeshadow - Mudcake
Full Size $24.95 (1.2g). Interestingly enough, $22.50 on the website.
On the website this looks like a flat brown tone. On the skin and in the tub, however, it is a medium brown with a bright green/teal flash. I have a very similar colour in Bundle Monsters Forest Nymph.
Swatches above show the product alone and over black. You can see the brown pigment is more visible when seen from straight on, whereas the green takes over when over black or from an angle.
Comparing to Black Comedy, the other mineral eyeshadow from Marsk that I've received, I must say that this one had a much smoother formula.
Beau Box mineral foundation in Nearly Nude.
Full Size: $20 (6g)
I tend to shy away from foundations that I get in boxes, mainly because I don't get the option to pick my own.
This one is designed to work with "most" skin tones. It seemed to match me quite well, and I would hazard a guess to say it is somewhere on the sheer-medium coverage scale.
I like that it has SPF in it - something very useful in NZ.
Colour by T.B.N - Pash Tasch
Full Size: $2.50
You know that smell that "cheap" nail polish has? That kinda sharp plasticy smell?
Other than the aroma, the polish was smooth, and dried relatively quickly. They call it a Fluoro... and I have no idea what colour to call it. It looks coral in the bottle, it looks red on the nails, and it looks pink in some lighting.
The closest match I could find to it: The red on the Canon boxes.
So bright, so wearable, and also a little distracting.
Last but not least, vouchers.
I will probably never use the Urban one, so feel free to make use of the code.
If someone out there in Australia would like the Hello Fresh voucher, hit me up on facebook and I'll msg you the code on the back of the card.
Using all the makeup products from the box this month, and the Primer and Blusher from previous boxes, I put together this look for a friends birthday.
I smudge the black liner up my lid and covered it with the eyeshadow, to bring out that green flash. Then I re-lined the lids with the liner.
Thanks Lust Have It for another box. Fingers crossed that the next one comes soon, and they aren't playing catch-up for the rest of the year!
Total cost for the Womans Box: $19.95AU
Total value for this month: $93.72 (without the vouchers).
*DISCLAIMER*
Lust Have It provides their Womans Box to me for free for review. All opinions are my own.
