loser; likes lipstick

I signed up for Lust Have It because, as we all know, mail. When I bought in, I had a fever and I was in a hospital bed, and I wasn’t actually expecting to get the April bag. I totally spoiled it for myself by watching a bunch of unbaggings, so I come into this a little bit dampened on the enthusiasm front. That said, this is not a bad bag. Let’s dig in!

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Appelles Blackseed Shampoo (35mL) and Tamanu Conditioner (35mL) (Full sizes are 500mL and are $47) - My mother loves Appelles, so these might go to her. They smell gorgeous - herbal and fresh - but my hair is currently, as you may have noticed, bright blue, so I’m using a pretty specific range of products.

Personail Nail Polish Wraps (RRP $18) - I received a design called “Charmingly Cute”, which is actually a really classy white and cream design. I’ve never used nail wraps, but I’m not insulted by this inclusion like I was by Bellabox’s jamberry inclusion, so I’ll give them a try at some point. They did also include a $10 voucher, but I’ll most likely never buy these ever.

Manna Kadar Fantasy 3-in-1 Blush Highlighter Eyeshadow (RRP $25) - This is a very pretty colour (and 100% not a blush). I own 300 of this colour, but it’s pretty and I’ll use it. The formula is lovely and smooth. I’ve put all of the colour swatches below.

Marsk Certified Organic Brow Liner in Marilyn (RRP $28.95) - So this brow liner is FAR too light for me, but thankfully it’s a smooth, creamy formula, rather than a waxy one. I tend to prefer waxiness for my brows, but seeing as it’s too light, I can use it as an eyeliner. I don’t really give a shit that it’s certified organic, because that is such an arbitrary term that is so easy to buy and it doesn’t necessarily indicate anything about quality or “natural”-ness, but I get what they’re going for and a lot of people will appreciate it.

Marsk Certified Organic Eyeliner in Morning Coffee (RRP $28.95) - A little jealous of the girls who got a light colour, because I have three million dark brown liners, but at least it’s not black, and at least it’s a gorgeous creamy formula. It’ll definitely get used.

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Top to bottom: Morning Coffee, Marilyn, Fantasy

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I’m pretty happy with this bag, but there are definitely notes. It’s definitely less polished than Bellabox - the cards and the mailers feel less quality, things feel a little cheaper, and it doesn’t mean anything, but it’s just a little thing to keep in mind where you’re paying the same price for it. The brands are also a consideration. Bellabox tends to take brands you’ve heard of, even if they’re crap, and will try to grab different brands. Lust Have It will select some brand that they love, lesser known brands, and get you familiar with their stuff. From what I can tell.

You’ve had a few extra days to ready yourself, but I promise you it’s a light month. I’ve only got two pictures for you - I’m doing full size things, and sample sized things. Let’s see what I finished off in the time I didn’t spend lying in a hospital bed, trying not to move.

As per usual, I’ll disclaim that I do work for The Body Shop - just in retail - so I do get products discounted, but I still pay for them, use other products, and have ones that I loathe and ones that I love, just like any other brand. I’m not a salesperson on this blog worried about figures, so I’m not pushing any agenda, I just so happen to have a lot more access to the products. As always, any questions, hit me up.

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Simple Kind to Skin Cleansing Wipes - I use these up every month and say very boring things about them not irritating my skin and being gentle while effective. Don’t rely on wipes, but when you use them, try these. Repurchase? Obviously

Target Essentials Cosmetic Pads - These are cheap and they are the softest cotton rounds on the market, but they do tend to come apart quite easily. It’s a trade up I’ll take, though - I’d prefer the texture of these with the flimsiness over the texture of the swisspers standard. Repurchase? Um, it’s $2 for 100 of them. I bought some today.

Lush Miranda Soap - This is the old version of Miranda which I picked up on sale. I like the smell of Miranda - it’s nice and fruity, heavy on the kiwi, and it’s got a nice creaminess. The new one seems far more glycerine-y, so I’d be curious as to if it’s retained that softness on the skin and doesn’t make you feel squeaky. Repurchase? Maybe on sale, but I wouldn’t go out of my way.

The Body Shop Aloe Vera Day Cream - Hot damn I lovee the aloe skincare. They keep adding all these fancy new ranges and I just wish they’d slow down and give me like...and aloe face mist or something. This stuff doesn’t do anything special, but it also doesn’t fuck anything up. I use it especially when I’m testing other new products, because I can really get an idea how they are working - the aloe products are my baseline. I like to use something else when I want something to actually do something, but to just maintain and soothe, aloe is my jam. Repurchase? I need to

The Body Shop Hemp Foot Protector - This foot cream is lovely and rich, but it’s about on par with every other decent foot cream around. It’s not miraculous. I’m tempted to buy the intense rescue balm, because that’s how gross my heels are, but the evasive quest for the best foot cream will just continue on. Repurchase? Yes, in the meantime. It’s accessible and easy.

Lush Beautiful Shower Gel - I liked this shower gel enough. It had a nice apricot resinous smell, and it didn’t dry my skin out (unlike the shower creams), but it was a weird thick chunky jelly consistency that made it nearly impossible to get out of the bottle. Repurchase? Nah, not my favourite.

Solstice Scents Blackburn’s Parlour Perfume Oil - I am legitimately DEVESTATED that I have finished this. It is hands down my single favourite perfume in the world and I am going to need to either track it down on the indie exchange or pull the trigger and make another international order (for this and the next one, it will cost about $70AUD). This smells like a banana split with chocolate and vanilla ice cream and waffle cone bits, and it’s incredible. I have never received more compliments on my perfume than while wearing this. Repurchase? Living without it is legitimately difficult.

Solstice Scents Snowmint Mallow Perfume Oil - and here we have my second favourite perfume, which smells like peppermints and marshmallow and vanilla with the slightest hint of fresh cracked coconut. This is my “I smell kind of gross” perfume, because it freshens me up but also manages to be sweet without ever being cloying or too much. Repurchase? I think I’ll have to.

The Body Shop Define & Lengthen Mascara in 01 Black - This is a lovely mascara for every day, gives me a nice amount of length (yep) and definition (you guessed it). It’s not going to give you drama, but that’s not what I go for most of the time. Repurchase? After I’ve worked through the rest of the Body Shop mascaras

The Body Shop Skinny Felt Tip Liner - I mean, this liner is no Kat Von D tattoo liner - it doesn’t have the same flexibility, ease of application or precision, but I use it for work everday. It dries out after a month or two, which is the only real downside, and if you like a felt tip over a brush, it’s pretty decent. Repurchase? Yeah

The Body Shop Vitamin E toner - Despite being generally into the Aloe range, I think I prefer the Vitamin E toner. I’m using up a couple of the Aloe toners I have backed up, but this one goes further because of the thicker formula, and it’s the other alcohol free one. It smells nice but doesn’t irritate the skin and just leaves me lovely and soft. Repurchase? Yes

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Sample sizes below

April has come and gone and I’ve been pretty quiet, I know. I spent the last two weeks in varying states of illness, and the last week in hospital. There was a lot of fever induced online shopping. Yep. This box did actually come on the twenty something-th of April, but of course, I wasn’t able to do much with it because I was bedridden.. I have actually subscribed to Lust Have It, so I will now be on two similar subscriptions to sort of compare, because you guys know my relationship with Bellabox is tumultuous. We’re often lovers, sometime enemies. Let’s see where April had us standing.

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“Relax, refresh, rejuvenate”

I mean, themes are all rubbish, but sure.

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For those keeping track of my Bellabox adventure. My first box was good! I liked it. The second, I faltered a little. Things got a bit rocky. The illusion started to falter. Then came November, which was a good box, and was the one notable for containing a razor. Cool. Razor. December, month of my birth, sucked shit. That’s when they sent tampons. Yeah. Tampons. They stepped it up for January, down for February, and then March was back on a high. So where are we now?

Thankfully, I think I’m into this box. A weird perk of the late unboxing/review is that I have actually used a few of the products, so I can give a bit of an in depth review.

First thing in the box are some Wotnot Organic Facial Wipes ($8.99 for 25 wipes, this is a sample pack of 5). I got the ones for normal/sensitive skin, and I hope that was decided based on my profile on the site, because it’s exactly my skin type. It apparently has “aloe vera, rosehip, and sweet almond oils” so...cool. I mean, even if they suck, they’ll probably clean my mirror? Not exciting, but practical.

Then there’s a Nuxe White Brightening Paper Mask (one here, but it’s 6 for $49.99). I very very rarely use sheet masks, and this is a very fucking expensive sheet mask. I should probably use it?

The little “extra” is the Nourish Naturals Dry Skin Lotion ($21.99 for 750mL), which is very boring again, but practical. I actually used it right away because I was having some kind reaction around my IV site and on my chest when I was in hospital. It’s weirdly light for something designed to be “intensely” hydrating, kind of watery, but it’s unscented and it did a good job. I wouldn't buy it, though. There are other simple lotions I prefer.

I actually already own the Rimmel 24HR Supercurler Mascara ($17.95), but I’m always jazzed at receiving a) full sizes and b) makeup. It’s actually a lovely mascara - a lot more volumising and dramatic than I tend do go for, because I’m usually more about length and definition. I actually took a photo of it on one eye so you can see it, in case you were interested (ha)

Obviously on the left I’m not wearing mascara, and on the right I have the Rimmel one (they sent out three different types and I’m glad I ended up with one I know I enjoy). I’m blessed with pretty naturally lovely lashes, but I’m not about to turn down a mascara because I do buy it anyway.

I was confused by the Nivea Q10 Anti-Wrinkles Plus Replenishing Pearls ($27.99 for 40mL) because...what? The sample sachet size is super cool for multi use because it’s got a tiny neck, but it’s not practical at all (it’s really difficult to squeeze), and I’m super confused as to the purpose. I get that’s supposed to be anti-aging, and maybe it’s just because I’m not really worried about wrinkles just yet, but this just feels like nothing and leaves my skin feeling kind of exactly the same? Who knows, maybe it’s miraculous.

And lastly, the preview item we saw on social media, the Sukin Hydrating Masque ($15.95 for 100mL, this is a deluxe sample size wore about seven or eight dollars). As I mentioned, fresh from hospital, my skin is in rotten shape, so I was completely up for a mask promising hydration. This mask feels like a cream and smells beautiful, but it does semi-set on the skin. Honestly, I did this last night, and my skin does feel so much nicer this morning. I am about to go back in with a more intensive mask, but I actually kind of love this, because I like when a hydration mask is still wash off.

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Pretty decent box! The mascara cost about the same price as the box itself, and it helps that it’s a good mascara - Bellabox has a great mascara track record, because the last one they sent me was the Max Factor Masterpiece Transform which is more subtle but also fabulous. I’m a big fan of the Sukin mask, as well, and together those are enough for me. I’m curious about the Nivea Q10 and I’ll keep trying it, the Nourish lotion was fine, I’m ambivalent towards sheet masks regardless of price, and the face wipes might be great or they might be totally fine.

I used up a normal amount of stuff this month and my usual bizarre amount of shower gel. I did also try out the new Drops of Light range for The Body Shop - working there means I get a lot of previews - so I’ve kept those little samples for the bottom because it’s kind of an overall review for that range (unbiased, obviously, you know me).

The usual disclaimers, plenty of boring crap, all of which have been used up over the passage of time. Lots of Body Shop, again, because it’s convenient and I work there but I also really like most of the products? Most - I am a human, and there’s shit that does not work for me, and you will hear that in all its glory. Lots of samples and foil packets and soaps and look, let’s just plunge in. Worse photos than usual because I had to be downstairs catering to my desperately attention hungry dog.

Full size bottles/tubs above the jump, the rest of it below.

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The Body Shop Frosted Plum Body Butter - In terms of TBS Christmas scents, give me back Vanilla Brulee any day. Plum took a while for me to warm up to, and I definitely gravitated towards Glazed Apple this year, but this scent kind of crept up on me. It’s sweet but not too sweet and floral but a bit of a fruity floral, and the scent is okay but the texture of this particular body butter was phenomenal. Almost light and whipped in texture, like a softer version of the Camellia cream (if you’re familiar). As a result of the lighter texture, I did go through it way faster than i would ordinarily use up a body butter. I can’t use it on my legs after I’ve shaved (that’s the case with anything heavily scented - I always have a shea or cocoa butter one on hand for leg shaving days), but this was fantastic for the rest of the time. We sold out of it super fast, so I’m glad I snagged one when they came on sale. Repurchase? If it came out again for Christmas was the same formula, or this formula in a different scent,definitely!

CocoaPink Shampink in Peaches and Cream - This was a nice shampoo, but not incredible. I think I preferred the Squeaky one, but I have severely dyed hair now, so I’m using specific stuff for coloured hair now. I wasn’t a fan of this scent - peaches and cream ended up smelling like plastic. Eh. Repurchase? Nope

CocoaPink Argan Therapy Conditioner in Gingerbread Noel - Love this conditioner formula - nourishing but not too heavy, leaves my hair really soft. Again, using one for coloured hair right now, but I’ll return to this (I have a couple of backup bottles in different scents). Gingerbread Noel is one of my favourite CP scents. Repurchase? Maybe one day

CocoaPink Souffle Sugar Scrub in Buttercream Marshmallow Frosting - I liked the formula of this, but I generally prefer a grittier scrub. I liked that it left my skin really soft, but I did go through it really quickly because it went to nothing on the skin almost instantly. Wasn’t a fan of the scent, either. Repurchase? No

The Body Shop Calming Aloe Cleanser - I use this up every month and it turns out that’s because my sister uses it as well. She loves it as much as I do, so I guess I’ll just keep going through it at an alarming rate. It doesn’t sting your eyes, doesn’t irritate acne, makes your skin soft and doesn’t dry you out. It’s been my faithful for a long time. Repurchase? Already have, always will

The Body Shop Vineyard Peach Body Mist - Another limited edition, but this one tends to come around fairly often (I think it’s even permanent in some places? or at least seasonal). It’s one of my favourites, and I liked spraying it on my sheets. Repurchase? I would.

The Body Shop Olive Shower Gel - Probably my favourite in the normal Body Shop lineup (along with Green Tea), Olive is a beautiful fresh smell - and I hate olives. No bias, flat out love TBS shower gels - non drying, good lather, non-irritating. My mother also really loved this one. Repurchase? Eventually, but I have so many damn shower gels to use up.

Philosophy Raspberry Sorbet Shower Gel - This straight up sucked. No problem with the formula, but the smell was just weird. To the extent that I was just heaping it on, trying to use it up. It was weirdly artificial, but not in a nice sweet way - in a soapy, gross way. Repurchase? Oh god no.

Lush The Comforter Shower Cream - A much more satisfyingly sweet blackberry smell, like lollies and jam. Sickly sweet, but in a way that I enjoyed in a little bottle. Don’t think I could handle a big bottle, and it wasn’t to my family’s taste. Also, I found the shower cream formula easy to separate and weirdly drying. Repurchase? Maybe one day? Or for travel?

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More things!

I never thought I would order from Impulse Cosmetics.

When I first started exploring unconventional lip colours, they were an oft suggested option, but something about them always rubbed me wrong. Perhaps it was the ultra-shopped and by all accounts, inaccurate, swatches. Then there was the debacle with the photo theft - from Fyrinnae, of all sites. A lot of stuff went down, and it all made me uncomfortable. But in recent years, the line has been quiet. In the way of scandal, I haven’t heard anything new. They brought out a range of liquid matte lipsticks,with imperfect swatches and a phenomenal colour range, and you might have noticed that liquid matte lipsticks are my kryptonite.

Finding swatches and reviews for these was a nightmare. I saw one review on Youtube, and a great post on the Indie Makeup and More subreddit, and look - I wanted to take one for the team.

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Top row, l-r, duochrome liquid lipsticks: Superstition, Charisma, Haphazard, Centrefold, Exploit, Riccochet, Hypnosis, Cryptic, Slander

Bottom row, l-r, matte liquid lipsticks: Texas Tea, Boggart, Sweet Nothings, Medusa, Lobotomy, Go Ninja, Tough Love, Berried Alive (not available in fs, only in trial size), Forget Me Not, Asphyxiate

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A quick overview, before I dig into the indivudal swatches.

You can find Impulse Cosmetics here. They ship internationally, and I actually got my second order with free shipping (a $50 purchase, but still like - free international shipping).

Pros:

     - Shade range: impeccable. They have every colour of the rainbow in all manner of finishes - metallic, flat matte, duochrome. It’s overwhelming, but it’s great for the lipstick enthusiast.

     - Size options: The full sizes are a little over $10, but the trial sizes - the little vials - are about $3 (prices in USD) and for someone with such a big collection of colours, I don’t need full sizes because they’ll never get used. This gives me the freedom to try more, test formulas, broaden horizons, etc

     - Formula, generally speaking: with a few notable exceptions, the formula on these is pretty damn great. They are light on the lips, dry but not drying. They aren’t transfer-proof, but the colour lasts without needing constant reapplication. In general, they are easy to apply and fast drying.

Cons:

     - Packaging: Guys. These need to be individually labelled. I have a lot of them, I need to know which colour is which without having the crosscheck my receipt with the website. One of them - Haphazard - has a label, so why don’t they all? Why do Boggart and Superstition have their names on the bottom, but not Texas Tea?

     - Not the longest wearing. Not terrible, but not the best.

     - Inconsistency: The great ones are so great, but the duds are atrocious. I’d definitely look into swatches and reviews of your desired colours where possible, or order trial sizes if you aren’t sure. Some are moussey, some are liquid, some are streaky and some are perfect.

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Beneath the jump, I swatched them all on my lips and I’ll chat about them in my traditionally verbose manner.

Oh Bellabox, you fickle beast. Do I hate you? Do I love you?

Last month, I got mad. I said some things I shouldn’t have. I know that I have you for the novelty, and the thrill of getting things in the post, but it’s hard not to get disappointed when I’ve seen the highs we can reach together.

And this month, you push those buttons that you know get me going. It’s like you’re winking at me. It’s a metaphorical “you know you want me”. Were my expectations just low after that big flop of a Marie Claire parcel? Should the inclusion of a HelloFresh voucher have me walking out the door? I don’t know, Bellabox. I just don’t know.

This anthropomorphism is getting weird. Let’s look at the box.

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The HelloFresh voucher is not in the photo because it literally went straight into the bin it made me so angry, and it was bringing down the good-box-vibe. Last week they were handing them out right outside the door of my shop and people kept littering them everywhere and I had to pick up so many HelloFresh vouchers that I never want to look at a $35 HelloFresh voucher again in my life, let alone type the word HelloFresh again. Plus, two months in a row? Come on, Bellabox. This is much weirder than sending me pads two months in a row - at least I used those.

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The theme is “Beauty Quick Fix”, but as we all know, disregarding indie subscriptions, monthly box themes are a hoax.

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I did actually like the inclusion of the $5 off Benefit Porefessional purchase at Myer discount card. That’s the perfect voucher, Bellabox! It’s relevant to a product you’ve sent out, a nice amount off of a product a lot of people will buy anyway so it has the illusion of value even if you don’t use it, in line with an upcoming product release (don’t get me started on those gimicky mask packs, but the matte rescue gel looks cool), and applicable at a major retailer. I’ve never been a fan of Benefit’s aesthetic, but I also really like the comic book style art on the card.

I also really appreciate the addition of an estimate of how many uses you’ll get out of the sample sized products to help you assign mental value to them.

Aside from that, products!

Monoderma Skin Vitamins - Soothing Hydrating (2 caps; 28 capsules are $49.95) - At first, I was really angry at the inclusion of edible vitamins. Especially after I glanced at the ingredients list and was like “um, there’s a lot of dimethicone in this”. I’m glad Bellabox put an allcaps DO NOT SWALLOW on the card, and that the blister sheet says “External use”, but I would suggest even more emphatic usage warnings because damn, these look like wacky vitamins. I like the idea of these single use serums, and i understand the benefit of the packaging, but I’d almost definitely never buy it because blah blah vitamins and also what a pain in the ass.

Benefit Porefessional Pro Balm (3mL; 22mL cost $53) - I’m glad they aren’t marketing this as a primer any more, because it does bugger all for makeup wear time, but it is a pretty great pore filler. I wouldn’t say $53 great, but I appreciate the little sample, because I like to use it on my nose and cheeks. I have other pore filling primers I prefer that don’t give me any greasiness with extended use, but I won’t turn my nose up at this. It says 5+ uses, and because I only use this to spot prime, I usually get about 10 from a tube this size.

Neon & Co Treatment Oil (30mL; 125mL is $24.95) - This seemed like an expensive product but it’s not, which is nice. It’s also totally not my thing and will probably go to my sister after I get frustrated with it, because it’s suggested for “before and after blow drying hair” and the last time I heat styled my own hair was about two years ago. My hair also isn’t particularly dry yet, although I am planning on getting it bleached before the semester starts, so it may come in useful then. Who knows? Also, this tiny sample claims to contain 20 uses, which is promising.

Monomola Eyebrow Tattoo (RRP $15) - The outer packaging on this says “7days tattoo” which is outrageous. Monomola, are you drunk? I do love me a good gimicky product, and I’ve yet to try out one of these felt tip brow pens. On swatch, it seems like it might be a tad too light for my brows, but again, getting my hair bleached and dyed, so who knows what will happen then. I’m also curious as to the wear power.

Bioderma Sensibio H20 (20mL; 100mL is $20.99) - In my Marie Claire parcel, I bitched about receiving an endless flow of micellar water and declared oversaturation. Turns out, I was just bitching about the Garnier version. I love Bioderma. I’m one of those snobs who claims that the far cheaper Garnier and Simple versions just “aren’t the same”. Look, if you have normal skin and normal person eyes, you don’t need to pay $21 for 100mL of micellar water - go for the Garnier. But if you have sensitive baby eyes like myself or my mother, this stuff is a godsend. It evaporates makeup, even the waterproof stuff, and you could practically pour it directly into your eye without it stinging (I have made some mistakes in my life). This tiny tiny sample size is actually perfect for travel, considering how long a 100mL bottle lasts me - approximately a year - and is way more convenient than the Garnier version, although the open neck will lead to taking more product than you need. I’m always a slut for Bioderma, and any Bioderma I don’t have to pay for is the best bioderma. You got me, Bellabox. You got me good.

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Harvest Box Health Bombs in Berry Bazooka (RRP $2.50) - Look, no games, I have no time for the “guilt-free snacking” this packet suggests. My guilt free snacking is like...potato chips, because I’m working to eliminate guilt from my life. Also, my inflammatory bowel disease tends to hate anything that is actively designed to be healthy and fibrous, so I am not even going to risk these. They are, however, right up my sister’s alley. She loves that stuff. You put vegan or organic or all-natural and cold-pressed on something and she will pay top dollar for it. So this will go straight to her.

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Ehhhhhhhhhhhh.

My last parcel was phenomenal, so it was kind of inevitable that this one would be a letdown. Well, okay. It wasn’t that bad. It wasn’t great, though, but it’s one of the more expensive subscription services, so thankfully it wasn’t a complete write off.

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Meet my new dog! His name is Buddy, he’s a pomeranian-chihuahua rescue dog with anxiety and a lot of issues but he’s also my tiny angel and he wanted to be in this photo.

Oh right, the box. It’s fine and sturdy and the pictures are okay I guess.

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So you open the box and you are SMACKED in the face with overpowering floral intensity. Honestly, a little nauseating. More on that shortly, I guess.

Gilded Cage Unleashed Lipstick in 107 (valued at allegedly $40??? good god) I have never heard of this brand, whose lipstick I received in a weird frosty rose colour. At first, I responded positively to the nice packaging, but once I got past that and tried this on...Look, the packaging is nice, but I will never in my life where this lipstick. The colour goes on sheer and takes way more building than I like, and then it feels slippy and waxy. If you want me to consider spending more money than I would on a Mac or Kat Von D lipstick, I’m expecting quality and a killer first impression. This will get offered to a friend, or my mother.

Estee Lauder New Dimension Shape + Fill Expert Serum (30mL is $140) - Imagine a world where I spend $140 on a serum. That said, I like getting to try these out to really suss out that level of spending. The proposed pro-collagen complex and shaping technology sounds a little bit, you know, iffy, but I’ll test out claims of most kinds. This is one of the okay items in the box.

Crop Natural Pure Macadamia Oil ($18) - I’m cool with the inclusion of this in the box, because we’re going into winter and I dig oils. I like the multipurpose nature - this will probably end up being used either to oil cleanse or as a general moisturiser, depending on how I like it, but I enjoy the lack of scent. I do have a facial oil I currently use and adore (I have already spoken about how much I goddamn love the body shop facial oil and I’m so annoyed that I’m going to have to keep buying it because I’m totally hooked), but it’s nice to have options.

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water (125mL, $6.95) - I have officially reached Micellar water oversaturation. I don’t mind the Garnier version, although I much prefer Bioderma (the Garnier one burns my eyes a little), but I already have the full size and the lovely travel size. This has gone straight to my mum.

OPI Nail Polish in Suzi’s Hungary Again ($19.95) - This is a lovely coral pink colour, but I seldom wear nail polish. This will probably get passed on to my mother as well.

MOR Emporium Classics Triple-Milled Soap in Blood Orange ($19.95) - Get this away from me. I love a good scent but MOR products, generally speaking, are just WAY too strong. This has such a ridiculous radius and it’s going to end up as a downstairs communal bathroom handsoap because I can’t handle it alone.

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I like the oil and I’m okay with the serum. The micellar water would be fine if it stopped getting sent to me, and I’d love the nail polish if I wore nail polish. The lipstick and the soap were total duds, for me.

Underwhelming, I’ve got to say.