Tale of 3 Boxes / Glossybox October 2012

And after the 3 month experiment, the winner is....GLOSSYBOX.

After one too many crappy Birchboxes (see rant HERE), I cancelled my subscription.  Despite a miss this month with Sample Society (see review HERE), I'm still happy enough to continue with my subscription.

The hands down winner of the Tale of 3 boxes is Glossybox - bottom line: I've been consistently happy with my Glossybox products and I actually USE a lot of the products that I get from them.

October's Glossybox clinched it for me. What's in this month's box?

See product descriptions after 2nd photo

1.  Kryolan for Glossybox Blush in Glossy Rosewood  2. ModelCo's Dusk Lipstick (part of Duo)  3. ModelCo's Strip Tease Gloss (part of Duo)  4.  Dusk lipstick with Striptease Gloss layered on top
Pic 2 (on right) - My new fave nude lip look

1) Alterna Bamboo Luminous Shine Mist - Full size $22 for 4oz - Sample Value (0.85oz) $4.68

I love hair shine products and will be using this happily to get me through the holiday party season.

2) Heartland Fragrances Exfoliating Loofah Soap in Peppermint - FULL SIZE -  $8.00 for 6 oz.

While peppermint isn't one of my favorite fragrances, my guy loves it. The exfoliating factor also is great for this season's drier skin.

3) Kryolan for Glossybox Blush in Glossy Rosewood - FULL SIZE - $9.00 for 2.5g

This is the 2nd Glossybox / Kryolan parternship product that I've received and I'm not disappointed. The blush shade is flattering and reminds me a bit of MAC's Cubic blush, which I loved so much, I hit the pan - something which rarely happens. It's nicely pigmented and the mauve-y pink shade will be great for the fall.

4) Nastassja Skin Enzyme Facial Peel - Full Size $40 for 2oz - Sample Value (0.25oz) $5.00

I'm a skincare junkie and I have paid lots of money for enzyme peels at spas. Gentler than chemical peels, enzyme peels, like this one are derived from fruit enzymes (in this case, papaya). Looking forward to trying this one.

5) ModelCo Lip Duo Lipstick and Ultrashine Gloss in Dusk / Strip Tease - FULL SIZE - $39.00

The star of the box. After struggling with the nude lip, either picking products that were way to light / chalky / ashy/ sheer, I FINALLY found something that gives me the perfect nude color that I've been hunting for.   I'm sad that I can't find the Duo Lipstick for purchase, but was able to find the lipstick and the gloss separately and have already purchased to make sure I have backups.

TOTAL BOX VALUE:  $65.68 and THREE full size products. WOOT!

Oh, Glossybox. I heart you. Please keep it up!