Horror Block for July!

So my Horror Block arrived this morning. I was excited to break into it and even more delighted when I saw what was inside. You guys HAVE to see all the loot in here this month. I screeched when I saw what the PoP! vinyl was this time around.... Sharknado. It is effing adorable. I haven't even seen the movie but I HAD seen pictures of this when it debuted on the net (I run in certain circles and usually see the stuff when it drops) and I thought I was gonna die of a cute explosion. I'm a dork.

Ok. Ok. I'm gonna just start with the pictures and talk as we go. Ready? Yeah, you are!

LOVE this shirt, dude. LOVE IT.

I've NEVER heard of these before but he is adorable! Success Juju. Perfect timing! 

Here is a list of all the others.

Alien pins. Very cool!

This is the 'dorablest one I have EVER SEEN!

*dies from acute CUTE attack*

Looking forward to this. Rue Morgue is such a good quality 'zine.

I figured I'd give you a glance at a couple pages

And a couple more

Now this said it was a blind box on the packing list but it clearly tells you who you have inside.

Works for me. Sally is my favorite.

And that wraps up this months Horror Block. It was EVEN BETTER than the first. I am totally refusing to cancel this box yet. I have already become REALLY attached to that Zumbie.  The shirt and magazine alone make the box worth it for me. Everything else is just a fun extra. My favorite thing about these kinds of things is that you almost never know what you're going to get. I love surprises! I hope you guys enjoyed looking with me as much as I enjoyed opening it.

Boxycharm for July

So not only was Boxycharm EXTREMELY late this month but there have been subsequent problems with "Charms" (their referral points and such) and email communication and poorly designed website. On top of all those already aggravating circumstances, this months box just really sucked for me. I will explain as we go through the pictures. Are you ready? Let's do this!!

America the Beautiful? I don't really "get" that from this box. So just because it's July, eh? *sigh*

I do like the white and gold "worms"

Bella Pierre shadow? 

Before I took off the sticker and swatched.

You can barely see it, but it's there. Look for the vague shimmer.

I like this red. Cool with it.

Rodeo Drive Red

Now I KNOW this is a good brand of sunscreen but I JUST got a small size in my Ipsy bag. Now I have a full size too?? I'm cool on the SPF front, guys. 

Lip liner in Cinnamon. I do NOT have a lipstick that goes with this....

How it looks with my skin tone.

The lipstick they DID give me.... the fresh hell?

This is entirely too TOO pink. Too blue based.

Looks effing terrible on my skin. Looks horrid on my mother too. Can't use it, and now it's GONE. Good riddance.

It is with a slightly heavy heart that I have decided to cancel Boxycharm. The deed is done. The wait for this months box, the lack of apology, the shorting me on reward points from a prior referral and the nonsense of the contents of this box all contributed to this decision. 

Don't get me wrong, most of the time they do right by you. Great stuff in the boxes but I find I really only need SO MUCH makeup before it just starts to become a frivolous waste of money. So I'm done on that front.

Q Box: Summer Fun Special Edition Box

Sooooo..... Q Box. Q Box is a subscription box that gathers up a mix of items that are popular over in Korea and Japan. Every month is different but you are always guaranteed to get something pretty cute (from the looks of other un-boxings I have seen). This is my first experience with Q Box. This is actually the Special Edition Summer Fun box. I believe it costs 60.00 (well, when they still had them available... these boxes go FAST!). At this point in my blogging you may have begun to wonder where on earth does this chick get the money for all this tomfoolerly. Sure. Some of these I pay for myself. On others I get a discount. This one came from my boyfriend who decided to go a little overboard and pre-purchased it for me. It arrived yesterday. 

Enough with my ramblings, let us move on to what's on the inside!

The first thing I notice is this. It is a pearl and crystal headband. You tie it up under your hair with the beautiful white ribbon. I haven't really played with it yet, hence the lack of a more descriptive picture.

Interesting "Noodle" headphones. I'll be trying these out at dialysis tomorrow.

It's cute but not 55.00 cute. Whoa.

It's a cute little makeup bag. Those styrofoam things are just space holders to keep the ribbon from being smashed out of shape. They go in the garbage. I haven't bothered removing them yet.

Bath/Beach Towel in Elegant Rose.

Now I KNEW I was getting this because it was part of the sneak-peek email. It is a bit smaller than I had anticipated. I hope I would be able to use it for dialysis, but my blanket will not fit in it.

Tube.

The primer. #001 Mild Peach. It smells nice. Very delicate. 

Primer after blending.

The liner bottle. Cute.

A nice, fine tip for perfect and delicate lines. I approve.

Hm. Not sure what to think. Liner keeps a shiny look to it and it rubs off fairly easily. Peels, more like.

And the insert shows the "supposed" value of these objects. Seems a tad inflated to me, but perhaps I am just THAT out of touch with this sort of a thing. But since this was all a gift I am certainly more than happy with it. It was exciting and fun and I can't wait to play with all of it more.

If you're interested in this box, check out this link.

Grazebox: Delivery number 4

So far it seems that Graze always shows up in my mailbox on a day I have dialysis, which is awesome because then I already have a snack of my choosing just waiting for me! This time around, they actually already gave me a repeat of something I've already tried and "loved". That was the Immunity Nuts so I won't be discussing those this time around. Travel down with me and I'll tell you about the other snacks. 

If you would like to sign up for you own Graze box, just follow my referral link and you will get your first and fifth box free. The other boxes are 6 dollars per box. You can have them sent weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly depending on your financial situation. 

So as you can see in this box we have the repeat of the Immunity Nuts (those are seriously my top three favorite nuts all in one place... cashews, pistachios, and brazil nuts.) There is a British BBQ Mix (No idea what that is really supposed to mean). Black pepper popping corn and a Key Lime Pie theme snack mix.

I don't really care for rosemary, but this was truly delicious. I loved it. Especially the smoked almonds.

There were two different sorts of raisins here... green ones and the regular looking ones were lime flavored. I took one of each thing and tossed it into my mouth. Magical. Key Lime is made from aliens ;D

You know.

I already make my own popcorn this way so I KNOW it's good.

Key Lime close up. 

British BBQ close up.

A look into the corn.

Mmmmm.... peppery and delicious! 

This box was a complete win this time. I actually enjoyed everything they sent. So grateful to not have something weird I know I wouldn't like this time.