This one arrived last week, but in the craziness that was husband’s last week home before heading out to sea for something like 4 months, it waited patiently for its day in front of the lens! BEHOLD the glory of the June BOOM!Box from Espionage Cosmetics! This month’s theme was, “Naturally Awesome.” Now I had to wonder what sort of things they’d fit into the theme.. Dinosaurs? Carnivorous plants? I’m pleased to say I was right on both accounts and was then was surprised by a few extra additions I hadn’t even considered! On to the contents..
On the left is a candle from Boonzy Arts in honor of that famous man-eating plant. The candle is a wicked green color, made from soy wax, and smells like fresh cut grass with just a wee twist of citrus. It’s a lovely scent and just what I’d imagine to work perfectly with the theme. They also included a card for 10% off a future purchase. I KNOW I’m going to use that since I see a bunch of candles that would make great gifts.
On the right is a set of Treestar Hair Pins. This is a fantastic way to include the dinosaur bit of the theme by a reference to Land Before Time, a movie I know and love from my childhood. In fact, I live near a school district called the Great Valley School District, not on purpose though, honest! A friend, whenever she comes to visit and we drive by the school, shouts out, “IT’S THE GREAT VALLEYYYYY!” Endless source of amusement. Back to the pins! I have long curly hair and use pins like this ALL the time, so these are going straight into regular rotation for hair-wrangling purposes.
Next up are TWO nail wraps this month. I honestly can’t pick a favorite – they’re both SO neat and perfect for the theme. The left is the Turquoise nail wrap with silver and gold foil accents. One half of the nail wrap set has silver foil and the other half has gold foil. I’m torn between making one hand gold and one silver, or mixing them together on both hands. They’re just stunningly lovely. The right nail wrap is Pretty Poison and features foil accents on the leaves and a clear background with poison ivy vines and a venus fly trap design. Carnivorous plants are probably one of nature’s neatest creations, and I absolutely cannot wait to wear these. Also included, as usual, is a EC branded nail file.
No box themed, “Naturally Awesome,” would be complete without a nod to CAPTAIN PLANET! Oh man, this box is hitting all the nostalgia for me. They included a sweet set of double-sided colored pencils and three coloring pages. The pages are the Espionage Cosmetics Crest, a cute woodlands fairy scene, and that sweet Captain Planet logo that’s been Espionage-Cosmeticized. All the coloring pages were designed by the ever talented Sam Skyler. I really should work on one today since it’s a dreary rainy day and I could use a little coloring-therapy.
WHOA! Okay, so this is really neat. It’s a contouring set featuring three pigments. There are two highlighters: Cryosphere is a cool toned highlighter and Thermosphere is a warm toned highlighter. Terrafirma completes the set as the darker color to create depth. Now, I’ll admit that I’ve never done any sort of contouring before, so this is all new to me, but thankfully there’s a fantastic tutorial in the package with the pigments that gives you an idea of how they work, what to highlight and what to darken and how it all comes together for a final look. I haven’t yet had a chance to try these, but I’m amped to see how it works out! This is a BOOM!Box debut exclusive, so subscribers get to try this set first before they’re released on the website.
I can’t even begin to calculate a value, but with just the two nail wraps and the contouring set, we’re already well over the cost of the box which is between $25 and $30 depending on the length of the subscription. The box this month was SO full of fun things and well exceeded what I expected with the subtle nods to my childhood – clearly, these are my people, and they are awesome, naturally! In case you’re thinking about subscribing and want to send me some love, hit up my referral link!