Boxycharm - July 2015

Summertime Radness!!! #BoxyRadness

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1. Vasanti Professional Blush Brush (Full Size) - Retail: $29.00  (Received full size - Value: $29.00)

Made with high-quality nylon fibres, Vasanti's Blush Brush softly and smootly blends any blush powder onto the skin.

How-To: Use to apply blush to the apples of your cheeks and blend outward for a natural look.

Vasanti Cosmetics

2. yourMinerals Transparent Veil Setting Powder (Full Size) - Retail: $26.00 (Received full size - Value: $26.00)

A soft transparent setting powder with an ultralight silk texture that settles into a smooth, matte surface while minimizing fine lines and pores.

How-To: Apply over your foundation to reduce shine and to set your makup for an all day performace.

your minerals

3. gorge I'll make you look amazing daily spray (Full Size) - Retail: $29.95 (Received full size - Value: $29.95)

A magical leave in conditioning spray that instantly restores your hair to bring out it's natural luster.  Leaves hair smooth, frizz-free, shiny, stronger, and healthier with every use.

How-To: Spritz liberally onto damp hair and work it in throroughly with your fingertips.  Style as usual.

gorge hair

4. OFRA Cosmetics Lip Liner (Full Size) - Retail: $13.00 (Received full size - Value: $13.00)

Water resistant lip liner pencil made with a synthetic beeswas base for a smooth, soft and long lasting application.

How-To: Apply along the edges of your natural lip line to help prevent lipstick bleeding or feathering.

OFRA Cosmetics

5. MDMflow Greater Than Mascara (Full Size) - Retail: $35.00  (Received full size - Value: $35.00)

The most intense, highly pigmented XXL black, volumizing mascara with an easy off formulation. This mascara is being introduced in the U.S. through BOXYCHARM and will be available for purchase at the end of July for $35.00 USD.

How-To: Place wand at the base of your lashes and using a back and forth motion move the wand up your lashes and weep upward for a curied effect.

MDMflow

*** Boxycharm send me an email regarding this mascara before I received it to let me know that this mascara has a cutting edge package design and needed to be primed.  They sent instruction along with that email on out to prime it.  I added the email below for your refrence. 

Hello Charmer, We are reaching out to you as there is concern regarding the MDMflow Greater Than Mascara featured in your July BOXYCHARM.    MDMflow has advised that the "Greater Than Mascara" utilizes a cutting edge packaging design which prevents ingress of air into the mascara tube.” Due to this special feature, it is necessary to prime the mascara wand for use before first application. We have included the priming instructions below for your reference and so that you may get the most out of your MDMflow Greater Than Volumizing Mascara. If you believe that your mascara is indeed damaged or if you have any questions or additional concerns about your mascara, please contact our Customer Service Team as they will be more than happy to help you! To prime the mascara wand for use from new, please follow the below instructions: 1. Remove from carton. 2. Unscrew the cap and remove mascara wand fully from its tube. 3. Re-insert wand fully into its tube and screw shut. Shake the closed mascara for 10 seconds. 4. Unscrew the cap and 'pump' the wand in and out of the tube a minimum of 10 times. After this process, the mascara wand will be adequately 'primed' for use. XOXO, Your BOXYCHARM Team

YSL Mascara

Before and After comparison for the YSL Falsies Effect Volumizing Mascara in Black. Influenster sent this mascara to me complimentary to try out and review. 

I've been using this mascara everyday for a week now with no complaints. 

Pros: Non-drying formula leaves my lashes soft all day while sustaining super black lengthy lashes. Added Bonus: The femine scent makes it feel so luxurious!

Influenster Voxbox YSL Volume Mascara

I received an amazing new product today!! Influenster sent me the newly formulated volume mascara from Yves Saint Laurent to try complimentary. Retail price: $32.00

First impressions of the Mascara:

1. Love, love, LOOVEE!!!  It smells and feels like your coating a conditioner on your lashes.

2. It smells amazing w/ notes of mandarin, black current, basil, jasmine, and vanilla.

3. It coats your lashes like butter, so smooth and effortless. I'm pretty sure its due to the added ingredients such as castor oil, argan oil, carthanum oil, and almond oil.

4.  It had no smudging or clumping throughout the day.  And the lashes stayed soft the all day long.


I filmed an unboxing video on YouTube and is currently being edited.  I will have it up ASAP.

"All my Ex's..." Products I won't be repurchasing.

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May-July Ex's:
1. Mac- oil free eye makeup remover . (What a waste. It was damaging my under eyes and skin around my eyes because it was so hard to get off)
2. Almay- eye makeup remover. (so greasy it would seep into my eyes and a coat of grease covered my eyes..lol..I couldn't even see!) Opt for the oil free. They're much better.
3. Lorea'l- Collagen Mascara (didn't separate. It was an extremely wet mascara and looked "cakey" after application.)
August-October Ex's:
1. Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation (Normal/Dry Skin)- I know this may come as a shock to many "revlon-colorstay-fans", but I have dry skin and this made my skin look even MORE dry after application. The staying power is wonderful, the medium-full coverage is wonderful, but it was such a let down to see it made my skin look dry and dull. I'll be trying the whipped foundation next to see if it works out better for my skin type.
2. Rimmel Scandal Eyes Curve Alert Mascara- The brush was VERY full and I had a hard time separating the lashes during application. The brush was also too soft. I have long lashes and need more separation rather than plumping.