February BOXYCHARM Review

As always, BOXYCHARM have delivered a fabulous box for the month of February! In case you haven't heard of this company, they put together a monthly subscription box filled with makeup goodies! You get around 4-5 full size products every month for $21.

I have been receiving BOXYCHARM for around 6 months now and I am never disappointed! This month the contents have been great. My favorite so far is the Realtree Eau De Parfume. This is the perfect scent for me. It's very girly, sweet and flowery. 

I also am loving the Ofra Banana Powder. I have not noticed a banana scent but it really does work as a great setting powder, especially under the eyes where it brightens the area and helps conceal those dark circles.  I have even used it when I'm having a no-makeup-makeup day as a neutral eye-shadow, just to counteract any oiliness. 

I'm still working my way through the other products - a facial mask, and in-shower sponge and the eye cream.

I've never been a fan of cream blushes so I may not use the Blush & Glo. 

I'm looking forward to March's box!

Have a beauty-full day!

A 'Haul' Lotta Drugstore!

I'm sorry I've been MIA lately - although I have been going crazy with the makeup purchases! All of these products were from CVS and I cannot encourage you enough to sign up for their 'Extra Care' card as well as the Beauty Club if you are a regular shopper. I saved around $30 on all this stuff from the in-store deals as well as coupons I had already accumulated.

So on with the products...I picked up these 3 foundations. These were mostly recommendations from my favorite YouTubers but also I am all about the drugstore foundations! I love how affordable the are and how I can a have a different look everyday without breaking the bank.

The Rimmel Lasting Finish foundation is beautiful. The formula is great and I'm convinced it last all day! The only issue I had with it is it oxidized on my skin. After about 20 minutes of wear, I looked orange; an amazing complexion but an orange one! My shade is one of the lightest so I know it matches, it just didn't like me!

The Maybelline Dream Velvet foundation is becoming a favorite of mine. Lately my skin has been more oily than dry so the matte foundations have been a big help. This provides great coverage, good color match and also is long wearing. I really need to apply a good primer before hand though to help minimize pores and prevent any dry areas.

Now my favorite purchase was the Milani Conceal & Perfect 2-in-1 foundation and concealer. Although I picked up the lightest shade (creamy vanilla), it is still way too dark for me. I'm thinking this will be better in the summer when I'm not so pale. The coverage is amazing though! It really does cover everything and the finish is perfect! I am in love!

I saw Kathleen Lights use this same Milani foundation and she suggest using a corrector to change the shade. I purchased the Manic Panic Dreamtone Foundation from Amazon which really helps fix the color.

My other purchases were the Wet n Wild Contouring Palette in Dulce de Leche, the Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer and the Maybelline Master Fix Setting & Perfecting powder. 

I heard amazing reviews about the contouring palette and had to try it! And it truly is fabulous! The darker shade is perfect for contouring - it's so creamy and does not leave a powdery finish. I haven't used the lighter shade as much, only as a finishing powder and to blur any contour edges.

The bronzer also had rave reviews and really does smell like a tropical paradise (or a pina colada!). The finish is perfect - even on my super pale skin. I know it will be a summer favorite in my makeup kit!

And finally the powder is PERFECT! I've been desperate to get my hands on the RCMA No Color powder which remains out of stock so I was hoping this would have a similar effect. The powder is so fine that it does not leave a cakey finish. It is perfect for baking, setting and filling in pores! I'm pretty sure this has color to it - it lightens areas and can look white but with my skin tone, it's not a problem.

Here's how flawless the Milani foundation is!

Next time, I'll go over the other products in the haul - eye shadow palettes, brow pencil and nail polish!

Thanks for stopping by and as always...

Have a beauty-full day!