
The latest BoxyCharm by Ipsy is here! The theme was The Beauty Olympics and I received 5 products that included a combo palette, makeup brushes, a time-traveling sunscreen, and more – see all of my items below! Please keep in mind that BoxyCharm by Ipsy sends out lots of different box combos so my products may vary from yours. Plus, subscribers get to choose three of their five items (the other two are chosen by Ipsy). My box was chosen for me so it doesn’t always match my beauty needs and preferences but subscribers have more control over their box!
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Vacation Inc Classic Lotion SPF30 ($18) Just stop what you’re doing and go check out this brand’s website, it’s hilarious and takes me back to the ’80’s! There’s even a QR code on the back of this bottle that takes you to a Poolsuite radio station. While I may have worn SPF 4 back in the day, this sunscreen is FDA compliant with SPF 30 and it’s water resistant up to 80 minutes. The scent is described as a blend of “coconut, banana, pool water, pool toy and swimsuit lycra” but for those of us who’ve been around a while, I think it smells like classic Hawaiian Tropic. Also, if you’re interested, the have an Orange Gelee that reminds me of the classic Bain de Soleil in the metal tube, but instead of SPF 4, they’ve upped it to SPF 30.
Too Faced Better Than Sex Volumizing Mascara ($29) One day I had nothing going on at all so I didn’t wear makeup. Then I remembered that I wanted to try this mascara again so I did, without applying anything else. See, when I applied it the first time with makeup there wasn’t really a difference, but when I applied it when bare-faced, there was a huge difference, and I only applied it to one eye so it really stood out. Of course, I still needed a close-up mirror to see anything, and again, it wasn’t as noticeable when my eye makeup was on, but I was surprised to discover I have longer lashes than I thought. Now, I think this effect would have been noticeable with any mascara, and overall this one went on clumpy and the hourglass shape meant I couldn’t really get into the base of my lashes, but when you search best selling mascaras, this one shows up near or at the top so I’m sure it’s pretty popular for a reason.
BYOD 3-Piece Face Brush Set ($38) I was quite happy with this brush set, they worked well for me. The brushes had letter and numbers on them and at least I knew that CB stood for contour brush, FB for foundation brush, and HB for highlighter brush, it’s very helpful. It says they can be used with liquid or powder products so I tried them with both and either way, I thought they did a good job and had the right amount of density for application. I’m a sucker for a rose gold ferrule and these look good and are now added to my regular rotation of brushes!
Love + Craft + Beauty Retractable Lip Liner and Brush in Galactic Glamour ($18) It’s possible I’ve already received this but after sampling it again I’m not sure why this isn’t in my daily makeup Caboodle. The liner has a retractable tip and angled shape that makes lining my lips a breeze. The shade is mauve and matches my lips very closely. I ended up applying it all over my lips and smudged it with the brush that’s attached to the other end and the liner had a matte texture. Then I went over it with a similar shade of lipstick (I think it’s from Tarte) and it stayed in place for a good amount of time.

Here’s the Love Craft Beauty lip liner swatch. This is the shade Galactic Glamour.
Ofra Cosmetics Mini Mix Palette in Unconditional ($39) I’m not even going to pretend that I know who the woman is on the inside of this palette, and her look isn’t what I’m going for myself, but I watched her video that was posted on the OFRA website for some ideas on how to use this palette. When I first saw the shades I wasn’t thrilled, and the shadows aren’t the best at blending and you must make sure to tap your brush against the sink or you will have all that extra shadow everywhere. The shimmery eyeshadow on the top row didn’t work well at all — I ended up with glitter everywhere and whatever I tried putting on my lids didn’t stick (and it didn’t double as a highlighter, as suggested). The actual highlighter (along the bottom) was perfect, but then OFRA does a good job with those. The blush was pretty bright but then I have light skin so it works. The bronzer was way too dark, but I did try using one of the eyeshadows as bronzer instead and it worked ok, try either Fam Bam or Soulmate. Patience looked good as a liner. The pans are magnetic and can be popped out and you can add other colors if you like.

Swatches from the OFRA Mini Mix Palette in Unconditional, from the top: Blush, bronzer, highlighter, followed by five of the eyeshadows.
Looking back at my August BoxyCharm box, I must say I am pretty happy with the products that I received! The sunscreen from Vacation sent me back in time about 40 years, I felt like a teen again when I smelled it! I think the lipliner and brush duo from Love Craft Beauty may be a repeat from the past, but I can’t believe I haven’t been using it all this time so it’s now in my makeup box. I also added the face brushes from BYOD to that box and have been using them daily. While I wasn’t initially impressed with the Better Than Sex mascara, I’ve decided that in the future I will test all mascaras on a bare eye, because I could really see a difference, even if that difference isn’t as dramatic when the rest of my eye is done. Finally, the OFRA Unconditional palette was just ok. Some of the colors aren’t my jam but then no palette is perfect every time so I will use what I like, like that amazing highlighter. The value for my box was around $142!

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