I pulled the cord and ended my Topbox sub in September due to the an overwhelming number of products in my life and the lack of excitement I was feeling from each Topbox. I have been a Topbox subscriber since November 2011, so it was a big part of my beauty blogging life. I do still LOVE their limited edition FLARE and LOULOU boxes so I will definitely have my eye on those!
August’s Topbox was fairly lackluster for me which is what really got me to break up with Topbox, but I believe the Jayne from 2011 would have really loved it because she had so little product back then. Nonetheless, I would use 50% of the items in this box, but that always seems to be the case with all of my more recent Topboxes. Shall we dive in?
Barefoot Venus | Macadamia Oil Hand Cream in Vanilla Shake
Dry, chafed skin magically vanishes when a tried and true potion of macadamia nut oil, sesame seed oil and wheat germ oil starts to mollycoddle your needy skin.
Thoughts: I always find it a little strange when a hand cream is in a bottle like this as it’s not the easiest to pour out. The bottle is also one of the harder plastics so I KNOW I won’t be able to get all of the moisturizer out. The scent is really nice though.
Full size: 60mL/$5.99
I received: *FULL SIZE*
Belvada Cosmetics | Nail Polish Remover Pads in Watermelon
Scented and acetone-free nail polish remover pads. Simply press saturated pad lightly and wipe of polish.
Thoughts: I’m pretty sure these nail pads are the same ones as the ones in this Topbox. I have some lemon-scented ones, but because these are acetone-free you will have to work quite hard to remove polish. The pads are very thin so I had to use one pad/hand.
Full size: $1.50/box (according to the Born Pretty website since I cannot find a Belvada price)
I received: *FULL SIZE*
Clinique | Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle Correcting Eye Cream
Wake up from those long summer nights looking fresh as a daisy with this miracle worker. It plumps your eyes and keeps them looking radiant, while smoothing fine lines.
Thoughts: I am so scared of eye creams now because I’ve been using some super hydrating ones that have left me with milia! I am terrified of trying anything with oil in it now although the product description makes it sound like it’ll do my tired eyes some good.
Full size: 30mL/$68, 15mL/$48
I received: 5mL/$11.33
LAQA & Co. | Bees Knees Sheer Lip Lube Pencil 
Lip Lube is a light and glossy hydrating lip balm – perfect for everyday wear. The peppermint shea butter formula delivers an oh-so addictive hint of mint and moisture with each application.
Thoughts: I like the smoothness of this pencil, but I wish it wasn’t called “Lip Lube”. Just don’t call any makeup product “lube”. I’m also not a fan of the lip colour for me personally as it is quite peachy and looks sort of funny with my yellow skin tone.
Full size: $20.00/pencil
I received: *FULL SIZE*
Total Value of August Topbox: $38.82
Not a bad value, just not a box for me.
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