Price: $75 + $10 shipping = $85
My annual Beautylish Lucky Bag. This was only my third year, but my year is never quite complete without having partaken in this holiday (?) tradition.
You normally receive these babies mid to late January. The whole experience is akin to rejoicing a second Christmas. Santa forgot a few knickknacks and is sending everyone a second batch of presents, just the cosmetics.
They’ve upped the shipping price from $8 to $10.
And this time, the staff at Beautylish separated the Jeffree Star bags from the Regular Bags. Jeffree Star bags will only hold items from Jeffree Star, while Regular bags may or may not have included a JS item in their stash.
Bags were sold out by the time I rechecked their site, around 4:00 pm PT!
I got my Regular bag around 11 am PT, which by then, were the only items left for purchase. The XL bags were long gone. Obviously, everyone grabbed one when the bags went live at Early Access, 9:00 am PT.
My items (from left to right):
- Avene Gentle Body Scrub ($24)
- Lina Choo Lipstick – 21 Duras ($32)
- Viseart Theory Palette – Amethyst ($45)
- Wayne Goss – 13 Face Brush ($53)
- Good Molecules – Wake Up Eye Serum ($8)
- Becca Glow on the Go Set ($20)
A total $182 value.
Especially smitten with my face brush.
I’ve been using the Lucky Bag as an excuse to collect Wayne Goss brushes, and am a happy trooper with what I’ve got. No dupes so far! Love them all; they’re a staple in my brush rotation.
I’ve debated getting this exact Theory Palette before and always backed down at the last minute. Now I have one! This is the moment my semi-no-buy pays off lol. Viseart and Laura Mercier makes such beautiful plummy shades.
(Also would’ve liked ABH Sultry, despite it being old news.)
I’ve never heard of or used Lina Choo, but the packaging was beautiful enough to win me over.
And Duras is exactly the shade I would’ve picked had I sought the brand out myself.
I was pleasantly surprised by Good Molecules… because the item itself seemed like such a throwaway “extra,” and a shameless promotion at that.
They call this “eye serum,” but I prefer to mix it up with “The Ordinary’s Hyaluronic Acid 2%” + “Estee Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair Serum” to spread it all over my face.
The mixture keeps my skin moisturized and soft until the crummy heaters inevitably wreak havoc on my everything and I start over. February of Michigan is the cruelest month.
Admittedly, a confusing addition to my stash, only because it seems so random in a Beautylish Lucky Bag.
I haven’t seen enough variations in lucky bags to confirm the validity of my feelings, but this felt like an “I need something to round out this bag but ran out of everything. Let’s include this random product!” Haven’t seen this in anyone else’s bag so far.
At the same time, I love body scrubs, gentler the better. So am mollified.
Sadly, the only item in my bag I wasn’t excited about.
Beautiful products, but I already own Becca highlighters, one FS and one DS sample. Those two are enough to last me years and then some. Ah well. 5/6 isn’t bad in my book.
Honestly, the wait this year was … a bummer. I’d have liked to receive my box sometime around mid-January, but it landed three days before February butted in. At that point, I forgot I even ordered this thing, hence the ridiculously late post date. My excitement had already peaked and died.
In summary: Liked the box; didn’t like the wait.
13.5 FL OZ – 400 ml. For hand washes, this is on the bigger size.
Ethical and nature-friendly.
Simply pump, lather, and rinse.
The product is a clear slippery gel that lathers gently when you mix it with water.
Now the hair oil. This one’s vetiver & jojoba.
Ingredients list & directions. As is the case with the hand wash, there are a lot of plant-based ingredients.
The oil is clear and rather runny. It feels lighter than most hair oils I’ve used.
(Left is before, right is after I applied the hair oil)
Final glam bag of 2018.
As is the case with my October bag, love the concept but not so much the execution. The bag feels flimsy and cheap; the spangle side almost rustles like paper.
Six items in total. 5/6. This was a good bag.
Here’s a close-up of the brush. It’s gorgeous.
Decent amount of empties for two months, don’t you think?
My November 2018 Glam Bag.
This is not okay. This is Randall from Monsters Inc. with a heart motif, but purple. (Technically, Monsters University, which I watched on a plane flight from the US to Korea one summer. TMuselessI) Why would you make a bag out of Randall?
That being said, the categories of items received are pretty great. I love sheet masks, powder, blush, nail polish, and lippies.
Cute color. A fleshy Ivory?
Pan is a decent size. I could use this for weeks with daily use. Color is a bit deeper than what I’d normally reach for.
I got “BE01 – Almond Choux” and “BE03 – Black Tea Pong.”
The Heartful line has two types of texture, “Chiffon Cream” and “Melting Cream.”
Ah. Can’t say much about packaging design. Pretty slapdash… but sturdy enough to stash in your pouch. The top stays on.
Look at this beauty. This redeems the flimsy packaging and then some.
Adorable.
From left to right, BE03 – Black Tea Pong” and “BE01 – Almond Choux.”
Really enjoyed the color of Almond Choux. For the price you’re paying, this is as good as it gets.
This Eau de Toilette is about the only woodsy & earthy scent I love. It reminds me of the sea shore, of minerals and sea salt and the ocean.
Some fragrances remind me of their separate notes, of how they smell like bergamot and lavender before diving into vanilla, but Merveilles Bleue just is what it is. This may be due to my lack of capacity for discerning notes … but I argue that it also says something about how expertly it was crafted.
Such a pretty cobalt teal.
Ingredients list.
Size: 1.7 oz / 50 ml
Constellations and then some. The bottle reminds me of those snow globes that sparkle glitter everywhere.
Or a large drop of jewel.
Or a galaxy.
The fragrance is not overwhelming like some scents can be. Light and fresh enough to not cause nausea to the general public, but staying power is decent! Better than JoMalone (which has beautiful scents but lasts about ten to thirty minutes tops on my skin).
A practical scent, in the sense I can wear this to literally any occasion whether it be a wedding, a classroom, the workplace, or a night out at the bar. Love.
Order was made Oct 8. Box was shipped Oct 10 and delivered Oct 13. With tax, price was $5.30.
Hello Autumn Groove.
Here are the list of items, along with that $5 off $15 Beauty Purchase coupon.
These are pretty substantial for minis. Am especially loving the Cetaphil, Olay, and the bliss because they’re the perfect size for traveling.
Looking forward to the next box 🙂
Summer Empties, just the likes and loves (I tossed the rest…). I accumulated these from May to September.
Everything here is at least a like or a love, things I’d most likely purchase and use again.
Here are my loves:
Starting next month I hope to do bi-monthly Empties!
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