July BoxyCharm thoughts
July‘s theme was Road Trippin and everything in this box was supposed to be something you could take with you on a road trip. Since my June box was so good I knew that the July box was going to be rough simply because I knew it wasn’t going to compare. However, this box ended up being better than I thought it would in comparison so let’s talk about what I got in my July Boxycharm and what I thought about it.
First up and my least favorite item in the box is the Note Cosmetics Luminous Silk Compact Blusher in Desert Rose. This blush is sort of a dusty peach color and it's very pretty but it’s also very pigmented on the skin. For me, since I prefer to build up my blushes, that’s not a good thing. Since I am very fair, Pigmented blushes tend to make me look clownish which is why I prefer to build up my blushes. I found myself having to use a very light hand applying this and really blending it in for it to work for me which is why I just didn’t really like this blush.
The next item I’m going to talk about and my second least favorite thing in the box is the Crown Brush Fuego Eyeshadow Collection. It’s not that this isn’t a good pallet. The shades are fairly pigmented and blend well, it’s just that this looks so much like a lot of other things I have that I like much much better. I mean, if you’re starting out and you don’t have a lot of warm shadows I think this would be a nice pallet to add to your collection. However, if like me you have a lot of warm pallets already it just seems like more of the same shades in a formula that isn’t as great as some of the ones I already own.
Next item in is the Farmacy Beauty Bright-on mask. This mask turns from purple to green when you rub it in and it supposed to remove impurities and build up while improving skin’s brightness, texture, and tone. I do like the feeling of this mask when it’s on. It has a slight cooling feeling and I do feel think it improves the brightness and tone of my skin but I don’t think it removes impurities and build up. That’s why this is in the middle of the pack. I like the mask but I don’t really think it does everything it says it does.
The next item and my second favorite item in the box is the Chella Beauty Eyebrow Cream. The packaging of this is a little deceiving. It looks like it’s going to be a regular eyebrow pencil but when you take off the one end it’s actually a brush and when you remove the bottom part it’s a cream. That alone had me intrigued but after using this, I have to say I’m impressed. It applies really well, the brush works nicely, and it has really nice staying power. The shade name did make me worry a little bit because Tantalizing Taupe sounds pretty light but it actually worked out really well for me and my medium brown hair. Definitely would consider buying this.
The last item and my favorite item from my July box is the Wander Beauty Unlashed Volume and Curl Mascara. The wand for this mascara has a slightly curved bristle brush which I find separates and lengthens my lashes the best. The formula was also nice as it did not smudge or flake off during the day. Mainly, I just really liked how my lashes looked using this mascara and I would consider buying this.
Overall this month wasn’t a bad month in regards to items I just think that June was such a home run that the July box kind of didn’t have a chance to live up to that. However, I did find a couple of really good product so I am pretty happy with my box.
Those were my thoughts on my July BoxyCharm next up will be my June and July favorites so until then.
Later weirdos,
Snow