Boxycharm Unboxing: October 2014

Hello people!

My Boxycharm box just came in the mail today, so I thought I'd post about what I received. :)

If you haven't heard of boxycharm before, it's a monthly subscription box that contains 5 full & deluxe sized beauty items. (Every since I started receiving my box - in August - I have received 5 full sized items. I've just read blogs where they've stated boxycharm sends deluxe sized items too, and I don't want to tell you wrong from ignorance.)

The cost of the box is $21.00 with free shipping, which you pay for when you initially sign up and at about the 5th of every month.  Boxycharm starts to ship boxes in the middle of the month. I receive mine from the 15th to the 20th of every month. If you want to subscribe, feel free to use my referral link to get started.

This is what the box looks like when it ships to you. The shipping label is on the bottom of the box.

I cut open the seal and open it :)

On top is the information card that lists the theme for the box. This month's theme was "bewitched" for the Halloween season. On the back of the card, boxycharm also lists the items in the box, how much the full size costs, and tips for using the product.

There is also a coupon in this box for 20% Palmetto's Website by using the code: BCPD2 (Exp Dec. 31, 2014)

This time, all the products were wrapped in bubble wrap. (So I had fun popping bubble wrap earlier haha).

The first thing I pulled out of the bubble wrap was a Starlooks Ultra Gem eye pencil in the shade Ultra Violet (worth $14.00). This color isn't listed on the website, and has different packaging, so I'm not sure if you can get this yet. The color is a stunning blue-purple with silver glitter. It's very creamy and glides on pigmented. I'm very excited to use this!

The next item I pulled out was the "be a bombshell" eyeshadow in Halo - an iridescent white. On the website, it's listed for $14.00. I don't have a color like this in my collection currently, and the quality seems really good from swatching it! I'll probably use it most to lighten the inner corner of my eye.

The swatches:

The next item I saw was the Palmetto Derma Collegen Booster and Restoration Serum. This item is actually worth $48.00. I havn't had a chance to use this yet, but I'm excited to include it in my nighttime routine to test it out.

The next item I saw was the Cult/Commerce & Boxycharm Shady Nail polish in the colors B'Witched (a metallic dark grey with glitter) and Spell On (a metallic purple). The brushes on the nail polish were very stiff and impossible to use upon first glance. This is because "Cult/Commerce added extra lacquer to your brushes to prevent bristles from fraying during transit." Boxycharm released this information on their facebook page, along with a solution  on how to fix it. I didn't have nail polish remover with acetone in it, so I used another brush to apply these colors.

Since this is a boxycharm elxclusive item, I can't link to it. But the card lists the value at $21.00 for the set.

I applied one coat on each of my nails.

The last item included was the Eclipse Concealer Palette by Coastal Scents. This palette has a list price of $19.95, but it's currently on sale for $14.95 on their website.

This palette has 15 different shades. In the first column there is a shimmery highlight, a green, and a purple. The first one in the next column is a yellow tone. The rest are skin tone colors. Obviously, I wont be able to use all these shades, but I'm excited to use the palette and see how the quality of these products are.

In total (with the sale price), the box has a value of $111.95. I think I'm most excited to try the eyeliner and the concealer palette. But, I also loved getting the eye shadow! So overall this box was a hit for me :)

~Rachel