(Last video I mentioned my lack of working camera other than my webcam - so sorry for quality of these images, lol.)
The Items
Your Tea Her Tea + Marsk Eyeliner in Snowflake || Burt's Bees Lipstick + OPI in Shattered Super Bass
OFRA Eyeshadow/Highlighting Powder in Bohemian + Unani Dermo Defense Face Mask || The Bag
I appreciate the ease of flatlays a lot more after this post.
I assume that most people come to my blog to avoid my face, but this time was impossible. Sorry. :P
Swatches
Those nice swatches I did during the video smudged not 5 minutes later while I was taking these photos.
I'm not sure what they smudged on, but surprisingly this hasn't happened before. Not looking too good for either of these products.
Fresh swatches. It is really hard to capture the true colour of the Burt's Bees Lipstick, so I spent some time on the MS paint colour picker, and here is the colour I think it's closest to when swatched.
Overall
A very meh box.
Sure, the items "exceeded" the amount I paid for it in value ($22 vs $90.50.)
And I'm also really happy to see LustHaveIt fixing that mistake from last month where they forgot the Her Tea. That was great of them to include, (although I'm wondering if I would have gotten the extra Tea if I didn't remain subbed?)
But... They keep repeating the same brands over and over. Unani, Marsk, Ofra, Your Tea - we're all sick of seeing the same brands over and over again. At least, I am. These brands are grossly overvalued for what I believe is drugstore/pharmacy quality cosmetics.
There's no longer a real discovery aspect to these bags and thus my decision to not subscribe to Lust Have It anymore. For sheer value, Marie Claire The Parcel is a better choice for Australians.
Thanks for reading!
This is obviously not one of my best posts, but hey! I improvised. :P
Hope you guys enjoyed despite the shoddy camera xx
And to my fellow Aussies - hope you're remembering to wear sunscreen and a hat :) Stay hydrated!
A convenient excuse would be to blame my phone dying (and hence my camera), but let's be real - I worked around it today. (Because I love you guys a lot :D)
So yes, this is my first time doing an actual try-on post from a fukubukuro. I had to take the pictures with my webcam, so very sorry about awkward positioning etc etc. Anyway, on with the post!
♥ What is a fukubukuro?
Every new year, brands will release lucky bags filled with old stock. Generally, they exceed the value you pay for them. This is a Japanese tradition. :) Not only gyaru brands do this - even convenience stores, the Japanese Apple store, and Japanese Krispy Kreme all release them!)
♥ How did you purchase it?
I pre-ordered it from Tokyo Otaku Mode on the 9th of December. It shipped out on the 28th December, and I received it in Australia today (3rd January).
It cost 220USD with free shipping.
It is still in-stock here: [x] (Pink version is even on sale for 190USD!)
Use my referral link for $5 off here: [x]
Thank you so much to Emiii-chan for letting me know they were back in-stock! The lovely Emiii-chan here: [x]
Without further ado...
♥ Here's my Swan Kiss Fukubukuro reveal! ♥
I almost finished writing this post up when I realised that my contents were exactly the same as shown in the Tokyo Otaku Mode website. I thought they would be different but they weren't! So I get to compare my items with the stock pictures too :D
1. The bag itself ♥
This bag is LARGE.
It comes in options white or pink, and I chose white since I liked the look of it more than pink.
The size and material of the bag make it very practical - I think it's perfect for trips away and just shoving everything in. Or safely carrying very large board games :)
I wasn't a big fan of the appearance, but I know the bag will be useful because of it's size.
Small nitpick - in the original picture, the handles look a lot better because of how it is positioned. The ribbon is also different from the original picture. I'm fine with this since I wasn't a big fan of the bag anyway.
2. The coat ♥
This coat comes with every bag.
It has the heart corset motif on each pocket. The pockets are very shallow, as shown through me trying to stick my hand into it in the pictures!
It is also very long. As you can see in the picture, it goes past the black dress that I also got in the pack.
The material is very thick and the colour is truly a statement colour - in the pictures it shows as a pale pink but the true colour is closer to the stock picture on the TOM website.
The only difference I can pick out between the stock picture and the coat itself is that the ribbon detail on my coat is white and sheer, as opposed to the pink in the picture. It is also a thicker ribbon.
Despite the pockets, I think this item is fairly easy to incorporate into an everyday winter wardrobe :) Not to work, but to lunch with friends or something.
3. The sweater ♥
Ohmygoshguys.
This sweater is everything. Just look at it!
At first I was very skeptical because I'm not a turtleneck person at all.
BUT JUST LOOK AT THE RIBBON DETAILING AND THE COLOUR AND AAAAAA IT'S ALL PERFECT.
The quality is very good - it's thick and warm.
4. The dress ♥
Hands down my favourite item in this lucky pack!
When I revealed it, I was quite underwhelmed because of the colour. It wasn't until I tried it on that the small details of the dress really popped out.
The straps tied on are very cute, and the frill details throughout the dress really make it very adorable.
It is also very comfortable and lightweight.
I know I'll wear it a lot already :)! It's very cute but also not a piece that stands out like a lot of other gyaru pieces.
This is shown to be styled with the pink lace top on the bottom. It definitely gives it a much cutesier feel.
This actually makes so much more sense to me since I tried wearing the pink lace top by itself and it looked terrible xD As an under-shirt it makes a lot more sense!
5. The top ♥
I think in hindsight, this top was made for styling with that black dress.
The lace areas that peak out are so cute - the ribbon detail, the frills, EVERYTHING ABOUT IS ADORABLE.
But the pink slip area... goodness, it is shapeless and awful. I think the model had to pose in a way where it looked less shapeless in the stock pictures!
(it could also be that I'm too big :P Maybe it's fine if you're smaller!)
6. The pants ♥
I for the life of my could not rock these. Sorry. xD
Same as the top - the model obviously had to pose in a way which it looked nice. She managed to make it look like a maxi skirt, which would be quite nice.
Alas, these are pants. omg. xD
♥ Overall... ♥
Would I recommend? Probably not, last year's angel bag was way better.
The bag itself was better quality, and the contents were amazing.
I don't regret buying this bag, but also the quality definitely suffer compared to the contents of last year.
I don't own a lot of Swankiss items, so I'm happy now that I do. :)
$210USD is quite a steep price however. The fun of unboxing was there, but since the items were identical to the stock pictures, it is a little more disappointing for me.
