ALLURE BEAUTY BOX
Price: $15.00/month
Box Type: Monthly beauty box featuring 6 high end beauty product samples (and sometimes full-sized products!).
Why you’ll love it: Top brands, great price, new products that you will love! A great way to sample expensive products without committing to the price tag. Each box comes with an Allure mini-magazine that showcases each product and is as quality as you’d expect from a magazine powerhouse like Allure.
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UNBOXING & REVIEW
As usual, the Mini-Mag discusses all of the products in the box in the typical Allure Editor fashion.
And here’s everything we got this month! I took a better picture of the black bag, but it… disappeared? Honestly not sure where it went but I already threw the bag into the recycling. It looked like last month’s red bag but black. And not ripped. I honestly wish they didn’t include any bag at all. I certainly don’t want to pay for it, and I just throw it in the recycling every month. I’d rather get more products. But I guess they didn’t ask me. 🙂
Wander Beauty Mile High Club Mascara ($26): I’ve only tried this mascara once but I’m really impressed so far, and I’m kind of hard to impress when it comes to mascara. I didn’t even use my lash curler, but my lashes looked long and thick. I need to see if the formula flakes off over time, but so far, so good! With what I know now, I’d buy this again. I also really like that it comes in a squeeze tube, so you’ll be able to use alllll of the product. Update after wearing again – I didn’t experience any flaking! I don’t think this is going to be my main mascara, but I REALLY like this for a lower lash mascara, and I would honestly consider getting buying this again just for my lower lashes because I’ve had some issues finding a great lower lash mascara, because I don’t really want to use a waterproof one, since those are a bit harsh. This one seems really nice, and I’m excited to keep using it!
The BrowGal The Instant Tinted Brow Gel ($22): Y’all know I have been devoted to Glossier’s Boy Brow ($16) and more recently, Colourpop’s Brow Boss Gel ($6), so I haven’t really been exploring any new brow gels lately, but this one is really nice! I really like the really skinny brush- makes it really easy to coat all of your brow hairs. And this formula does deposit little fibers to help maximize the brows you have. This is more expensive than my other two go-to’s, so I’m not sure if this is going to replace either one, but I’ll definitely use it, and then decide if I can’t live without it. 🙂
Moda Metallics Triad Eye Brush ($4.99): I have received some Moda brushes in other boxes and I ALWAYS love them and incorporate them into my routine. They are really good quality synthetic brushes, and pretty affordable, to boot. I think I might buy a few more someday. This particular one is really interesting because it’s angled. I actually don’t have any brushes this exact size/angle, etc., so I am really happy to see how I can incorporate this into my routine. I can see using this to blend around the edges and along my lower lash line.
Modelco Metallic Eyeshadow Trio in Mykonos ($18): These shadows were OK. Like, I could definitely make them work, but I have other similar colors in formulas I like better. Even the Allure mini mag said that you could wet them with a setting spray to make them more foiled and to pop more, which you can totes do. While the colors are pretty, I just don’t envision myself reaching for this very often. I might give this kind of thing to my niece. (I think it goes without saying that my niece gets really good makeup from her Aunt Lauren.)
La Ritzy Cosmetics Lip Pencil in Bare ($18): Lip pencils are one of those products that I never really think about buying but I use almost every day. Lip pencils aren’t fun, ya know? They are just a necessity. So I really appreciate when I get lip pencils in boxes, as I have some scattered all over the metroplex. Some in the office. My car. My purse. My bathroom, etc. This is a fairly universal neutral tone – kind of rosy/peachy.
Mamonde Petal Spa Oil to Foam Cleanser ($21): I am very intrigued by this, because as I am writing this, I haven’t used it yet but I’m planning on using it later, and I’ll be back with an update. The idea of it is that it combines the K-Beauty two-step cleansing method, which is an oil cleanser followed by another cleanser. In this case, it starts as an oil but then changes to a foamy cleanser when combined with water. I am interested to see how well this will break down makeup, since it starts as an oil. It’s also supposed to smell like roses, and we all know I’m a sucker for that. Update after trying: I do not like this. At all. I like how smoothly an oil spreads all over my face, and how it’s easy to rub all over to help break down my makeup. In terms of THIS product, you are supposed to put it on dry skin, like a regular oil, but it sort of sticks down, so you can’t spread it around without pulling on your skin. I also didn’t feel like it rinsed off very well, to the point where I went in with another cleanser to make sure my skin was clean. And the point of this cleanser is that it’s supposed to be one step, and it’s not.
Mamonde Flower Lab Essence Mask ($7): Ah yes, another sheet mask to add to my collection. I really need to start using them more often, as they are starting to pile up. This particular one is supposed to be hydrating and also smell like roses. Whenever I use anything with roses, I assume Lisa Vanderpump also uses them, and I want to be like Lisa Vanderpump, so I should use them, too.
FINAL GRADE: B
For any other box, this would be an A+++++ but because Allure sets the bar so high, this one was sort of meh for me this month. But only meh for Allure standards – the box was still really great. I’m excited to keep using the BrowGal Instant Tinted Brown Gel. I’m also pretty excited about the Wander Beauty Mascara. I’m also psyched about a new Moda brush! Those three items alone paid for the box three times over, so I’m happy.
Purchased; All opinions are my own
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laurenelectro
A self-proclaimed beauty junkie/hoarder with a serious Sephora problem. This blog is a total rationalization of that problem. Everything is TOTALLY fine. Her free time is a mixed combination of making fun of reality TV with her husband, hanging out with cats and finally trying to figure out how to do her hair.