Benevolent Beauty Box October 2016

Benevolent Beauty Box October 2016

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A very late post for the Benevolent Beauty Box for October.  This one arrived on time as usual, I’ve just had no time to get the blog post up!  Still a stellar box even if it’s not exactly one of my favorites.  Out of the two nail polish variants, I got the one I wasn’t interested in (I definitely liked the blue better) and the lipstick color was way too dark for my tastes, but the oil and eyeshadow are awesome!  I’m not quite sure how I’ll use the Punker shadow since it’s the darkest black and my eyes are too deep set to really look good with that whole smokey eye thing.  They’re still all awesome, full size products, just a little off the mark for me this time around, but the box has been so amazing overall that one slight miss isn’t a big deal for me.

  • Medusa’s Makeup Maracuja Oil – .34 oz / $12 – (Product is full size)  Also known as Passionfruit seed oil, this great oil is wonderful for dry skin.  It absorbs quickly and has a very faint nutty scent, almost a little like Cocoa butter.  My skin is alway dry, so this is great to see in the box, and I had never tried this oil before!
  • Modish Polish – .5 oz / $12 – (Product is full size)  I received the color, “No Time for Bullshit,” which is a nude-ish mauve.  I probably would’ve preferred the other color variant here since I definitely prefer blue over a pink toned color, but this goes on more like a warmer nude than a pink.  Surprisingly, it’s mostly opaque in one coat which is really awesome.  I gave it a quick try and it did dry quickly and seemed to be pretty durable!  I like a bunch of the other colors on the site so I may have to keep them on my radar.
  • Tat2U Lipstick – 4.5 g / $16 – (Product is full size)  The color received is, “New Generation,” and it’s described as a light plum, but it comes out more like a dark mauve  on me and is just a bit too dark for my comfort level.  I may have to try lightening this up a little with the Color Switch from the first box or going with a gold gloss over top to brighten it up a bit.. As it is, it just makes me look more pale than I already am!
  • Tat2U Lip Pencil – 1 g / $14 – (Product is full size)  The color received is, “Hyper,” and is described as a deep purple color.  It’s definitely a little darker than the lipstick but does go on nice and smooth.  Not sure again on the color since these dark, plummy purples just aren’t doing it for me, but again, I think with a sparkly gold gloss on top, it might work.
  • LaRitzy Eye Shadow – 1.48 g / $16 – (Product is full size)  The color received is, “Iced Malted,” and is a shimmery golden toned neutral tan color.  I’m really digging all the golden shimmer eyeshadows that have been popular this year, so this is a welcome addition!  It goes on velvety smooth and works nicely for a good pop of shimmer.
  • Ardency Inn Punker Eyes Like Fire Shadow – 2.2 mL / $21 – (Product is full size)  The product is a highly pigmented black eyeshadow with a brush attached to the applicator.  I really can’t pull off the smokey eye thing (or I feel like I can’t since my eyes are pretty deep set and it just makes them look even deeper and not in a good way!), so I’m not sure how to use this!  I think I might be able to make it work like a smudged eyeliner if I’m really careful with the applicator, but since the brush is attached, it makes that pretty difficult.  I think it might work as an eyeshadow base layer too since it does blend easily and seems to have great staying power.

The total value comes to $91 which is fantastic since the box costs $29.95 per month for a month-to-month subscription.  My personal cost is covered between the two products I really loved (the oil and eyeshadow), so I’m okay with that, even if the colors of the lip products weren’t quite a good match.  That may be on me though since my personal comfort zone for color goes more bright/vivid reds and pinks instead of dark/deep plums and mauves – someone else might think it looks fine on me, but to my eye it just looks off.  I’ll have to do some more playing with the color to see if I can get it to work though since I do like the formulas of both.  Looking forward to November’s box and December’s Special Edition box!

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