Lust have it! Box - February 2013

Week four of the month and I finally received the first of my two monthly subscription boxes (still waiting for my Bellabox to turn up). This month they emailed us beforehand to say that this month's items were too big to fit in their new collectible packaging so it got sent in a plain white box. Due to the weight of the parcel we also mised out on receiving our fifth product, although that will apparently be coming in next month's box. Here's hoping next month's box will be a mega haul of stuff!

I apologise for the overexposed picture, I haven't quite worked out the best lighting for my pictures yet.


The items received are as follows:

1. Summer Tan by Mancine Self-Action Tan - Dark

This is the large full size product that caused all the troubles for this month's box. As with the bronzing powder from last month, fake tanning (or even sun tanning) isn't something I've ever really embraced, so I doubt I will use this product myself. Nevertheless I will give it a try and may review it at a later date.

2. Styli-Style L3 Timeless Lipstick - Colour 1513 Eternal Flame

Another full size product, this isn't a brand I've heard of before and I was expecting it to be like many other pale, tinted moisturising lippies in the marketplace. I was, however, quite pleasantly surprised that it is more pigmented and has a subtle gold shimmer. It pretty much lives up to its claims as being long-lasting and moisturising, so I am very happy to have received this product.

3. The Natural Source Camouflage Colour Nail Lacquers - Colour Lilac

These nail lacquers are free of synthetic colourants and made from sand and horsetail plant. There were a range of colours sent out, and I was pleased to not receive the chocolate brown or gluggy red colours which some of the other ladies received in their boxes. I really like this colour, so much so that I had only last week bought a China Glaze polish in EXACTLY the same colour! I have been very happy with this though, so far it has not chipped at all after two days, so I'm interested to see if it does last up to ten days.

4. Kerastase Paris Nectar Thermique

This is the product that didn't fit in - I look forward to trying it out next month.

5. Lon Vitalite C9 Moisturising Hand Mask

I've never even thought to purchase something like this, I don't even use up all the hand cream samples that I get sent. I will certainly give this a try on one of those days when I feel the need for some pampering.

The total RRP of this box is over $65, so on the whole, even though I may not use the tanning lotion, I still feel I got value for my $15 outlay.Beauty,