It's a quarterly, not monthly box that contains deluxe beauty samples chosen by the Marie Claire editors for $25 per quarter. There were pretty high expectations for the Spring edition as deluxe means products we wouldn't normally find at our local drugstore, which is something most other beauty boxes are filled with. One of the most exciting things is that everyone gets the same products so no one is disappointed or upset with the things they received, except everyone gets different colours.
Lancome Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector
Because this retails for $97 there is no way I'll ever purchase the full size but I've still heard good things from those who also got the box.
L'Oreal Paris Purse Size Hairspray
I don't really use hairspray I find that they don't actually work on my hair, I'm not sure why but this has a nice mist spray and you can control how much comes out which I really like and it's a good size. It smells nice so I'll definitely give it a go and see if it works.
Gwen Stefani OPI Nail Lacquer
The colour I got is 4 in the Morning and it's a slightly shimmery dark charcoal/faded black satin matte finish. When it dries it does look black unless you look up close which I think is a shame but the finish is really lovely and it sets pretty hard I don't see it coming off or chipping too easily. I kind of wish I got a different colour.
Revlon ColourStay Moisture Stain
I was excited to get this product as I rarely delve much into Revlon because even though you can get it at the drugstore it's rather expensive in my books and I don't want to take the risk especially when there are much cheaper options I know work great. I got the colour Stockholm Chic(pictured above) which is a darker red/brown which I decided to swap with the fellow member of The Parcel Swap & Sell facebook page for hers which is in Shanghai Sizzle, a red which I'll definitely get a lot more wear out of.
Benefit They're Real Mascara/Liner
This is what I was most excited for! I haven't had the chance to purchase anything from Benefit yet but I love their counters and their products look amazing so I'm so happy to try these out! I've got a few mascaras open already and I definitely don't want to waste these little samples so I think I'll wait a bit before opening these up and giving them a go.
As a bonus we all received a mini shampoo and conditioner from Pantene. While it's nice to add little things like this in, a brand like Pantene shouldn't be in a box like this. BellaBox or VioletBox I'd understand but this is supposed to be more of a high end range. But as that's the only real issue I have with the entire box, I'll let it slide.
Overall, I think this was a great first box, I'm just hoping it wasn't a one off and the Summer edition will be good as well.
