Beauty Box 5 April 2014 Review, Pictures, Swatches

In April, Beauty Box 5 showered us with fabulous beauty samples! The theme – “Shades of Beauty” – is very appropriate for the amount of makeup products we got.

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For $12/month subscribers will receive a box filled with a carefully selected mixture of five travel-sized, deluxe-sized and full-sized cosmetic products from luxury, commonly known brands, niche brands, eco-conscious and even vegan brands. Aimed at introducing women to new cosmetic products and educating them on best practices, Beauty Box 5 scours the market to find the best products for your lifestyle.
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Beauty Box 5 April 2014 – contents

BH Cosmetics California Collection Eyeshadow Palette

Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizer

Bonne Bell Lip Definer

Nicka K New York Hydro Lipstick in “Daring”

Blum Naturals All Purpose Cleansing Wipes

BH Cosmetics California Collection Eyeshadow Palette – I actually received this palette sample before. It features three pretty shimmery shades: a vivid purple, a bronzey beige and a golden yellow. The colors aren’t super pigmented on their own, but they show up and stay put really well if applied over primer.

Nicka K New York Hydro Lipstick in Daring – Daring is a hot red, it’s very moisturizing and feels pleasantly buttery on the lips. It’s not the kind of color I’d wear every day, but it looks nice and vampy – perfect to rock on special occasions.

Blum Naturals All Purpose Cleansing Wipes – There were variations of these sent out, and I got the citrus variety. They are really multi-purpose, because so far I have used them to wipe my face, hands and even my computer desk. They actually work surprisingly well!

Bonne Bell Lip Definer – This nude shade is good for altering the shape of the lips, but I found the pencil itself too hard. The color payoff is decent, but the application just didn’t feel very comfortable.

Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizer – You know me, I don’t tan and don’t use self-tanners, so I’ll probably throw in this sample as an extra with my sister’s other gifts. She used to tan a lot, but now she mostly uses self-tanners. Good for her, the real sun is bad after all! 🙂 I think she will like this lotion, I heard a lot of good things about it.

THE VERDICT
This box was more makeup-based than most other months, which I’m sure made a lot of subscribers very happy. Personally, I’m glad to receive an extra sample of BH palette, because I actually use the gold and brown colors a lot, and the previous one I got already has dents in them.