May's Boxycharm box contains five full size products, two for brows and one each for lips, nails and cheeks.
The information card is clear and concise. Since full size items are in the box, the prices shown are relevant. That's not always the case with beauty boxes that send samples, then misleadingly put the full size retail prices on their information cards. At a glance, you can see that the combined retail value of the May box is $98...already impressive!
The first item is a lipstick from The Lip Bar, a brand I'm not familiar with. It came in a black velvet drawstring bag and has the most innovative packaging for a lip product that I've ever seen. The shade I received is "Kiss Me", which is a bright coral pink.
Next is the Essential Brow Trio from Bodyography. This compact contains three matte brow powders that should be flattering for all hair colors. Since brow shaping and coloring has been a major beauty focus for a while now, this product is right on trend.
It's going to take some courage to flaunt this nail lacquer from Lauren B, which is on the greenish side of chartreuse. The shade is aptly named "I'm Juicing" and the website describes it as "like kiwi sloshed with green apples...delicious and bright"! It's rare for me to get a nail polish shade I don't already own so this strikes me as both fresh and chic. (The color is actually a bit darker and more muted than my camera's flash allowed.)
Another product from Bodyography (isn't that a great name for a cosmetic company?) is a double ended brow brush. One end has a mascara wand and the other end has an angled brow brush. The information card is a little confusing, saying that the mascara end is to separate clumpy lashes. I have a little comb that does a much better job of that; seems like this would be more useful for brow maintenance. This tool pairs well with the Essential Brow Trio above.
The "Wow!" item in this box is the Bronze Shimmer from ModelCo. This is a BIG bronzer; I don't think I would ever hit pan on this one! This bronzer has a bit of shimmer so I'm guessing it should be used sparingly. Contouring is another area of beauty science that is exploding right now; have you noticed the astonishing array of new bronzer products out there? ModelCo seems to be riding that wave. I've always enjoyed their blushes so have high hopes for this bronzer.
What do you think? As always, I don't know how Boxycharm provides so much value for the price paid. All of these items are right on trend and the brands are ones I want to see in beauty boxes. I'm not usually quick to recommend annual subscriptions but Boxycharm has been around for a while now and has a track record of providing consistent quality in their boxes. At an average monthly price of $19.25 (on an annual plan), this is an outstanding value!
If you're interested in trying Boxycharm, click here. Shipping is free and you can unsubscribe at any time. I have not seen many discount codes for Boxycharm, but as always, be sure to do your due diligence...Google for current discounts and check their Facebook page.
By the way, if you're already a Boxycharm subscriber, they are in the midst of migrating to a new site. In the interim, the Charms rewards program is apparently down but they assure us that existing charms will be transferred to the new platform. Hopefully, we'll see some communication letting us know when that is done.
Thanks for reading,
Cheryl
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