December 2018: 'Tis the Sea-sun
Products: A mini hair straightener, portable charger & bag, buffer, lip gloss, anti-aging cream, face palette, face brush set, mascara and an eyeshadow palette.
Brands: Crimes of Beauty, Elemis, Grande Cosmetics, Luxie Beauty, PYT, Spongelle, tarte, Violet Voss, Wander Beauty.
Pro Collagen Marine Cream by Elemis, valued at $89. The brand's hype around this is something about nature and science and every damn cream/serum/whatever skincare product these days is "groundbreaking". ...Yeah so I have no use for this, but it makes a nice gift for someone else.
Wristlet & Portable Charger by Crimes of Beauty, valued at $22. I think this counts as two products...which is slightly annoying. It's your standard makeup clutch bag - not short on those thanks to ipsy - and a portable charger that is so thin it feels like it's going to break in half any second.
Dusk to Dawn Blush & Highlighter Palette by Wander Beauty, valued at $26. Just a tiny little palette with three shades that could have definitely taken up more room in that space... but the shades are super pretty! I'm not big on non-matte blushes but still looking forward to using this.
Complete Rose Gold Face Brush Set by Luxie, valued at $65. LUXIE. COMPLETE BRuSH SET. LUXIE. (we know how I feel about Luxie and brushes in general.)
Mini Hair Straightener by PYT, valued at $75. I'm actually so happy about this, and it's a huge surprise. Mini's seem hard to come by which, as someone with short hair, has been very frustrating. The colour I received is pink.
GrandeMascara by Grande Cosmetics, valued at $25. I have a mini sample size of this mascara - same brand, anyway. It's nice. Nothing hugely special, though.
Body Wash Infused Buffer by Spongelle, valued at $20. In "Blossom Bliss". It's a star shaped sponge... and it confuses me a bit... but it intrigues me.
Pro HG Palette by Violet Voss, valued at $45. Hello, beautiful palette!! I'm surprised it retails for only $45 - most palettes I've seen from this brand are over $100.
Glitter Lip Paint by tarte, valued at $20. Love tarte. Don't love lip gloss. Don't love glitter. Definitely don't love glittery lipgloss... but since it's tarte, I'm keeping an open mind. It's a pretty light pink, pictured at the bottom below. But I do hate the name "Insta-famous". Cue eye-roll.
Total value = $387
Overall rating: 3.5/5
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