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I want to preface this entire post by saying that it is EXTREMELY PIC HEAVY! Everything in the January 2014 Wantable Makeup Box is so beautiful and perfect that I couldn’t stop taking pictures of it! In case you are unfamiliar with the service, Wantable is a monthly subscription service that delivers Makeup, Accessories, or Intimates boxes depending on what you choose. I love the name of it, because it is a box that always leaves me wanting more!
January’s box is a little bit different because it was curated by the beauty blogger behind Love For Lacquer, Jessica Scull. She is a sweet lady and has awesome taste, which she shares with us this month!
The first thing I saw when I opened the box is an insert that says “Hello Again, Beauty!”. It’s mama taught it well because flattery will get you EVERYWHERE! :) I am a stickler for packaging and presentation and this is a really nice touch.
At the top of every packing slip they have their return policy (which is awesome) and a list of our preferences. I love how they hold themselves accountable for really providing the products that we want. My box contained 4 full-sized products and one sample!
From FACE Stockholm, the exclusive grey-blue shade called Want-A-Blue (get it?) is so pretty. I am not sure if everyone knows this, but this brand is actually sold in J. Crew stores! Anyway, they include a Beauty Tip on the packing slip: “For the longest lasting manicure, apply 2 oats of polish over a base and finish with a top coat. Make sure to let each layer dry before applying the next.” And I do concur!
Dex New York is represented in this box with the Revita-C Lip Treatment. It looks like it is a lipstick with a center of something moisturizing, but it is actually completely colorless. I love having a nice lip balm/treatment with me at all times and the packaging on this is so lovely that it just found a permanent home in my handbag! This lip treatment has intensive healing and environmentally protective properties. The Beauty Tip included on this product reads: “Can be worn alone as a lip balm or underneath your favorite lipstick to keep your pout in tip top shape.”
I was excited to see a Michael Marcus lipstick included in this box because I had never tried them and I have wanted to for quite some time now. The shade I received is Inviting. The formula of this lipstick is great, it is creamy as well as long-wearing; usually you have to compromise one for the other but not in this lipstick! I actually applied it over the previous product and I am in love. The shade is a bright pink and it has a subtle violet shimmer. The Beauty Tip on this says: “For extended wear, layer over a coordinating lip pencil. Apply with a lip brush for expert precision.” I didn’t do either of these when applying and I still came out with a gorgeous long-wearing shade!
Here are the swatches of the two lip products. The one on the right is the balm and the left is Inviting. This picture really showcases that violet shimmer I mentioned before. This is something that I don’t have in my collection so it is really unique!
Starlooks offeres pro-quality, deeply pigmented, incredibly smooth eyeshadows! The shade included in this box is Pearl. The packaging is very reminiscent of MAC Cosmetics single eyeshadows, and honestly I find the pigmentation to be better than a lot of MAC shadows. I would describe this shade as a satin cream color, so the name fits really nicely! I am fairly certain that this brand has their own monthly subscription service, also. Beauty Tip: “Use this gorgeous satin shade as an all-over wash of color or to softly highlight the brow bone and inner corner of the eye.”
The sample product in this box is from Lise Watier, which is a brand I am extremely interested in since trying a lipgloss in my first Wantable box. The Ombre Souffle Supreme are creamy, mousey eyshadows that are EXTREMELY beautiful. They are also good for you with their anti-aging technology that uses Labrador Tea extract. Beauty Tip: “Apply with your fingertips, blending out towards the crease.”
The next two pictures showcase all of the eyeshadows in the box. The two on the right are the Lise Watier cream shadows and the one on the left is the Starlooks eyeshadow. The finish and texture of all of these are AMAZING!!
The January 2014 Wantable Makeup Box blew me away! I am excited that the first box of the year was perfect, good sign for the rest of the year. If you haven’t signed up already, you need to! It retails for $36 a month but you ALWAYS get your money’s worth. If you purchased all oft he products from this post separately it would retail for $73.
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