Lust have It January 2017 Unboxing and Review

Hi everyone!

Here's my January Lust Have It unboxing for 2017.







Information card 



(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!

With lots of love,

pynkbunny.

Lust Have It May 2015 - Women's Box, Review, Spoilers & Impressions!

Hi everyone!

A Lust Have It May 2015 (not-box) for you guys today!

I say not box because this is the thing the contents came in...

What happened?! Did I miss the memo?!

My last LustHaveIt was in November 2011, and it was actually my first subscription box ever. It cost $10, I did a very crappy unboxing video in my ex-boyfriend's room with 10pm lighting, and I had no idea what I was talking about. I promptly unsubscribed to LHI after that because although the box was great for $10, I wouldn't pay $20 for it and I did not have nearly as much disposable income back then as I do today.

So it's actually a little sentimental for me to have my second box when my blog has just hit 30,000views... Even though it's low to some people, it's a big number to me and it really makes me feel like I've learnt so much between then and now :)

So since it's been so long, I got emailed a coupon for "$10 for my first box." After carting it, it became $8, which I did not mind at all!



I was very impressed with the contents of this box!

That's a LOT of good items for $8, and even though half the box are repeat items from other boxes, there are two very new items that are full sized and are more than enough to make up for it.



The brush and the Hola are worth at least $53 already. Add in the masks, $20. Add in the samples and you have something like another $8.

That's $81 value for an $8 box.

I would have happily paid the full $20 for this, this box was insane!


It was more skincare than makeup focused, which I personally like, but some people don't tend to. Either way, they probably chose the foundation stick instead, which still would have paid off the value of the box by itself.
(You could choose the foundation stick or foundation brush via emailed survey - otherwise it was randomly chosen for you.)

I don't see how anyone could complain about this box. It's probably one of the best value Australia boxes I've received so far. (Big claim!)

It shipped and arrived on time, it had a great spoiler item with options, it had a little something in there for everyone, and it had fantastic value.

My only complaint is.... Where is the physical box?! 

I'm a cardboard box junkie and I love my boxes to store things in and collect! -grr-

This probably has been something ongoing for a while that I just didn't know about because I wasn't staying updated with LustHaveIt news. All I knew is they were having issues before May, and now they seem to be getting their act together again.

As always, here's my unboxing video!



Here's the link I used to get an $8 box if you're interested - click here.
Even though my review and experience with this box is good, you must keep in mind that LustHaveIt has recently been undergoing legal issues, heavy delays with shipping times and other issues that have not affected me personally. Please consider this before you buy, and always pay with Paypal so you are protected.

with lots of love,

pynkbunny.

LustHaveIt June 2014 Unboxing and Review - Teeez Nail Lacquer Version!

Hi everyone!

My June 2014 LustHaveIt finally arrived today (on the third of July haha T.T)

Here are the contents:





I have to say that although I was initially disappointed I didn't receive the Teez eyeliner, after checking out what was in the eyeliner version of the box, I'm relieved I got this one instead =)

Would definitely rather have the blush and lip lacquer instead of the peeling exfoliator! And I have too many eyeliners anyway =)

For $5 I think this box was okay, but I've definitely cancelled LustHaveIt again because no way would I pay $20 for this. I'd much rather have memebox :P

Receiving this really made me realise how much Memebox spoils us! =)



Bonus pictures of the nude products - you can see the crack in my blush. :(


Here is my full unboxing and review:


xoxo Athy