Unboxing – Topbox Beauty Box, July

Time to unbox another Topbox monthly beauty box, the July box! I love my Topbox for two main reasons. First, it allows me to discover so many great beauty brands and products that are not mainstream and are not available in supermarkets and massmarket, which otherwise I wouldn't know about. And the second reason -- it saves me so much time by getting me my monthly beauty stack at my door, and this way I don't have to go shopping and I don't have to spend time at the beauty counter to select and buy all the beauty products that I need in my bathroom on a monthly basis, it's such a relief! Every month I get 4-5 beauty products in my Topbox beauty box, and they cover my beauty needs. Of course I have to complete my beauty stack and I still buy other products from beauty stores, but it really is a relief that I don't have to buy at least some of them, because I already get them in my mailbox on a monthly basis. For instance, I haven't bought products like lipsticks, lipglosses, nail polishes, face masks, face creams, hand creams and other types of products since last August, because I got enough of them in my Topbox beauty box every month. But I still have to buy other products like haircare (shampoos, conditioners, hair masks, hair detanglers etc.).

When I subscribed to Topbox last year in August, I only wanted to try the monthly beauty box experience to see what's this all about, and I chose the smallest and the cheapest beauty box that I could find, just to try it out. I found Topbox with an average of 4-5 beauty products per month. I tried it for a few months, I decided that I liked it, and I still subscribe to it. The Topbox content proved to be just right for me -- not too much, not too little, and for now I will keep subscribing to this beauty box, I feel that I do not need a bigger beauty box, because I wouldn't want to hoard beauty products in my bathroom without having the chance to use them, and I wouldn't want to get too many of them and have them add up and clutter my home.

This month I got a lipgloss, a mascara, a shower gel, a face mask and face cream.

And here they are.

Photo credit: Victoria West

LARITZY Cosmetics, Undressed liquid lipgloss in Pebble shade
Intensely pigmented, this velvet matte liquid lipgloss will give you a pop of color that lasts for hours! The lipgloss was also accompanied by a Laritzy coupon of 20% off which I may or may not decide to use to buy some Laritzy products on sale.
3.1 g, $20, available at Laritzy.com

Medusa's Make-Up, Witch Lash mascara
Medusa's Makeup Witch Lash mascara adds length and volume to your lashes with an easy to apply flexible rubber wand.
$12, available at MedusasMakeup.com

Fruits & Passion, Orange Cantaloup shower gel
Apply a small amount of this 8 fruits extracts enriched shower gel to a wet washcloth or shower puff. Lather all over body and rinse.
60 ml, available at Fruits-Passion.com

GLAMGLOW SUPERMUD® clearing treatment and face mask
Apply a thin layer to clean skin. Leave on for 5 - 20 minutes and remove with water. Use as a full face mask or spot treatment as often as needed. Avoid eye area.
15 g, available at Sephora.com

Garnier SkinActive gel cream
It's a great face cream, I currently use it. I love that it's light and absorbs quickly in the skin, without leaving any greasy traces on the skin.
6 ml.