Julep Maven for August: Boho Glam box

I haven't really posted much about Julep. It's a nail polish subscription. You're either into it or you're really not. For me, I'm into artistic endeavors and nail painting is something I've been trying to branch out into as a creative outlet. Nothing terribly fancy and certainly not for a side business. Just for my own amusement, I suppose.

I will talk more about how this sub box works, but first, to the box.

This months tissue paper and worms are pretty. *shrug*

From the left: India, Waleska, Avni

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Avni was an add-on polish that I paid for with Jules (it's like their point system currency). I had enough to cover an additional polish and Avni was such a lovely purple, how could I resist?

There was also an eye liner in Smoky Plum, but I have already given it to my mother who has needed a purple liner for some length of time. I'll throw up a stock image

That was my box for the month. It costs 25 a month. You usually get your first box free. (They tell you what the code is when you sign up.) I like this box but I will more than likely quit fairly soon. You really only NEED so much polish. I am starting to reach ridiculous amounts and I've only been a member for three months. 

The deal with this sub is you take their little beauty quiz and they will decide what category best fits you based on how you answered. I got Boho Glam.

You can customize your box on the 20th of every month when the Maven window opens. You can see what they have on offer and if you don't like what is in your box you can switch to any of the other ones that have polishes/products that you DO like, so it's not set in stone.


If you like what you see and you feel like you want to give this a shot, please feel free to use my  Maven referral code. I'm pretty sure the code to get your first box free is FREEBOX, but don't quote me on that. You will have to pay 2.99 for shipping, so keep that in mind if you order.

Graze for the week of August 10-17

I have discovered a brand new love from this round of Graze. Banana shortbread with caramel dipping sauce. HO-LY CRAAAAAP. It is forbidden fruit (bananas) but when it's just three little cookies, I'm sure it won't hurt too bad. (I'm a dialysis patient and bananas are high in potassium, which is bad. If you want to know more, ask in the comment section.)

Everything else was good too, but the shortbread wins. I could eat this every day for the rest of EVER.

If you'd like to get a free box, follow my referral link right HERE!



Would you like to have a look? Of course you would!

The guts

Shortbread and caramel by themselves are fantastic. This was heaven on earth for me.

Jealous? You should be! 

Scandinavian Forest mix. Lingonberries, blueberries, cherries, raisins and apples.

Sour cream and onion cashews. Just as good as it sounds!

Americas Nut Mix. Peanuts, almonds, pecans, and brazil nuts.

I have to say I was extremely pleased with this box. Everything that came in it was delicious. The shortbread was the absolute best and now I have to find and perfect my own recipe for banana-caramel shortbread.

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.

Loot Crate for July! Villains

This is also running quite a bit behind schedule since I've had this well over a week and a half. What can I say? I'm a lazy girl sometimes. July's theme was Villians. I loved the box but they seemed to be very Joker focused this time around. I felt perhaps they could have mixed it up just a lil bit more. I am still over-all very happy with these guys. Every month has been fun. Lots of useless, silly things but the shirts are always good and things like socks are a nice bonus. Cannot argue with that at all. 

If you'd like a Loot Crate of your own, now is the time to sign up!! Follow my Loot Crate referral link and be sure to enter the coupon code: HEROES to get 10% off your first box. I think you know by the coupon code that August's box theme will be based around hero figures, just like this box was based around villians. Now come enjoy my box with me!

VANDALS!!! Cute ^_^

Deadpool socks rock! Also there is the "magazine: where they discuss this months Loot Crate picks.

He has been added to the monster metal closet doors in my living room where I am planning an army of magnets.

Luke, I am your.... keychain? 

Harley Quinn has always been one of my favorites.

THIS is bad-ass.

Loot Crate exclusive variant. Niiiice!

The collectible pin for July

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

If Joker and Loki somehow crossed dimensions and had a terrible splicing accident.

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Splendies for July: The Red, The White, The Blue!!

Splendies is seriously one of my favorite boxes right now. Well, not so much a box, but surprise mail. They are almost always cute and sometimes even comfortable. Want to get them for yourself? Use my referral link and be sure to mention my name (Heather Clark) when they ask who referred you. You can get 4 dollars off your first month with the code: SPLENDIES. 8 dollars for three cute pairs? HELL YES!!!

These are soooo cute. I love polka dots AND red so I get the best of both worlds here!

Eh. This is not so friendly on the sensitive scar tissue of my midline at the moment. I may appreciate these more once the scar is older. Right now, it sort of bites into me and hurts. 

These are absolutely my favorite. I love the ivory panel and the cute bow with the little charm hanging form it. And of course the lace detail.

I look forward to seeing what new pair I'm going to get every month. If you guys subscribe let me know what you get too!

Ipsy July 2014

I've been running quite a bit behind on my unboxing reviews, so bear with me while I play catch up. 

Here we have this months Ipsy bag. I didn't really care for the makeup bag. Just some hot pink pleather looking thing that I feel a grade school child could have made in a home ec. class. Maybe I am being too harsh, or perhaps it was just a very gifted child. I don't know. I'll probably pass it along or sell it or something. 

Am I being too harsh or do you think my opinion is dead-on?

I DO like the zipper pull. Cutest part of the bag. 

The first thing I saw in the bag was a tiny little sample card and inside it was the tiniest little tube of cream eyeshadow I've ever seen. It's adorable. Endearing. 

It is a 5-in-1 BB shadow in Divine Wine from Bare Minerals. The description reads:

Meet the next generation in eyeshadow: creamy, long-wearing color meets exceptional skincare benefits and broad spectrum SPF protection. Chock-full of skin-loving ingredients, this breakthrough product delivers 5 benefits in one luxurious formula: 

1.) 12-hour long-wearing color 

2.) Super-charged primer 

3.) Powerful brightening benefits 

4.) Smoothes fine lines 

5.) Protects with SPF 

Available in a range of 10 seductively neutral shades.

Next up we have a bronzer from PoP Beauty. I didn't even open it. Is that bad? Haha! I just really don't use bronzer. I will play with it, but yeah, it is still not opened and I've had it for at least two weeks. It's "Secret Sunshine".

Stock image because I TOTALLY forgot to take a proper picture out of excitement. 

Next up is a lip gloss from Pixi. The color is Unique Pink. It's my favorite item out of the bag this month! 

Won't use this. Gave it to my dad who is out in the sun 500x more than I am. *shrug*

Baby size sun screen.

Swatch of the gloss and the shadow.

Overall, I was not impressed with this month. I'm keeping them for one last month but I think after August, I'm done with Ipsy for now.