Violet Box; July 2013

I received a dispatch email in the monring, so i knew my Violet Box was coming today, horrible, because I was sitting all through school just waiting til I could go home and see what goodies were waiting for me.
(My LHI box also arrived today but I'll save that for another post)

My first impression of the box itself was positive. It seemed like Violet Box had cared enough to listen to what their customers had had to say and while most loved last month's contents, the box itself has been unimpressive. So they improved it, maintaining it's sleek and modern theme but now studier and reusable.

[Back] Vouchers to use when buying from some of the brands online. 

(Pictures turned out a little weird. Too saturated..)

Admittedly, when I got over the joy of the improved box and opened it, I was unimpressed. It looked rather empty and the first thing I spotted was the lip gloss which I immediately disliked. (1. I don't like Model

Co. 2. I don't like lip gloss)

Then, when I actually examined the products I actually came to like this month's box.

Starting with my favourite...

Catalinageo Mascara

I love mascaras and this one comes with a refill. Super excited about this product.

The formula is nice but the brush seems rather generic, but those work, so, why not ?

Adorn Eyeshadow

My thoughts when I first saw this was 'Dirt?' but soon after, I realised that VB could not have chosen colours better for me. I'm a naturals girl and I love my mattes and neutrals.
I got the colours Quartz, a dark matte brown, and Jasper, a shimmery lighter brown.

The eyeshadows themselves, to be honest, were not amazing. They are not very pigmented and come off very easily. However, they are buildable.

St. Tropez Self Tan Bronzing Mousse

My initial thoughts were that this smelt nice. It doesn't have that irritating or sickly sweet smell a lot of these products seem to have.

The product itself comes out a little runny and does not resemble a mousse no matter how much I shook it, but the colour is nice and not streaky. 

Peony Eyecream

I have yet to try this out but I will edit this when I do.

I did notice though, that the cream ... deflated ? after a couple of minutes. Haha, weird.

Model Co. Lip Gloss

Meh. (:

Overall, I am happy with this month's box and Violet Box has proved that (so far at least) they can maintain a constant standard. VB has won over my other subscriptions again this month and I'm eagerly awaiting the next box.

t. x