May Lust Have It Review

After Aprils little hiccup I wasn't sure about resubscribing to LHI. However I decided you can't judge a box by one edition, so I have it a second go and I'm glad I did. The May edition is a nice surprise.

It didn't have the pretty plastic bag the previous one did, it instead came in a box with pretty tissue paper and a $20 voucher to make up for the new basic packaging. 

On to the box!

Mary Kay Lip Lacquer (4g RRP $22) Full Size

For intense high-shine, kissable lips use limited edition Mary Kay lip Lacquer with mini retractable lip brush. With its smooth, jelly finish and stay-true colour, your lips will feel quenched in moisture as it glides on easily. Use Pink Pagoda for attention-getting lips or apply Chai Latte for for a more subdued, classic look. 

Coral Colour Eyebrow Definer Pencil (RRP $7.95) Full Size

Shape and define your eyebrows naturally or create dramatic definition with this easy to use brow pencil. The professional formula glides, blends easily and is long lasting.

Coral Colours Eyeshadow Quartet - Vibrant Forest (3.2g RRP$7.95) Full Size

Four coordinated shades of eyeshadow lets you create your own look from natural daywear to sultry night. Our advanced silky soft formula produces fade-proof, crease resistant colour that stays true all day and all night

The Cosmetic Kitchen Pure Mineral Blush (6g RRP$34.95) Full Size, Limited Edition.

Define your cheek bones and add a healthy glow with this limited edition velvet smooth strawberry blush. Highly pigmented minerals make a tiny amount easy to spread across the cheeks. Talc free, nano free, no bismuth, cruelty free.

Premium Spa Face and Body Mask (150g RRP$14.99) Full Size

Purify and condition with moisture rich, organic rosehip and calming organic chamomile combined with the purifying properties of Australian kaolin clay and Australian sandalwood.

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Mary Kay Lip Lacquer
Coral Colour Eyebrow Definer Pencil
Coral Colours Eyeshadow Quartet from lightest to darkest.







Conclusion:

 The Mary Kay Lip Lacquer came in a cute little glass container with a plastic lid. I was very happy to see that it did come with the retractable lip brush that was in the image Lust Have It used to promote the item. I chose the 'Pink Pagoda' colour and the lip lacquer itself is a very nice subtle pink with a glossy shimmer. I loved the look and feel of this on my lips! The retractable lip brush was a little difficult to use though, as you actually had to hold the little switch up while you were using it, otherwise the brush would spring back into its protective casing.  Would I buy this again? Yes. Do I think I'll need to? Probably not! I foresee this lasting a while, even with daily use.

The Coral Colour Eyebrow Definer Pencil was too dark for my hair colour. I received 'dark brown'. While I do have blonde hair and the dark eyebrow is the trend at the moment, I think I could have gotten away with a brown rather than dark brown. I love how smooth it was to apply and blending was very easy, especially with the attached brow brush on the lid! This is a product I will buy again, especially in a lighter shade.

Coral Colours Eyeshadow Quartet - Vibrant Forest is a colour combination I wouldn't have thought of buying. I like the browns but the green thrown in looks a tad out of place in its container.  The container fought me to be opened hahaha, but once I managed to open it I rather liked the colors; even the green. Even when rubbed, the colour stayed fairly well on my wrist. On the ingredient list talc is before mica, so I'm not sure on that as I'm used to most eyeshadows having more mica than talc. (Talc is a cheap filler) All the colors were beautiful and shimmery and you could create a gorgeous smokey eye with the browns and maybe use the green as an eyeliner? For the price, I think it's a good product, purse sized for those days you're running late. I'm unsure if it's a product I would buy again though.

The Cosmetic Kitchen Pure Mineral Blush didn't want to be opened either. There's a little catch to it, it's not your traditional screw lid, but rather a twist and open. But if you twist too far it will just lock back into place. The colour is beautiful! I don't quite think the picture does it justice, but it does live up to its strawberry name with a beautiful pink natural-flush colour. You only needed the smallest amount as its highly pigmented and it's cruelty free! I would buy this again, and have been looking at their other products on their Facebook page.

The Premium Spa Face and Body Mask was the biggest item in the box, and I am very happy to have received this item, rather than the substitute soap which I've received with a different subscription box. Doubling up would just be annoying! This smells nice, I can definitely smell the bergamot and sandalwood, but I'm wondering if the smell is too strong to have directly under your nose for 10 minutes, unless it's designed to be aromatherapy as well? This product is made in Australia and contains no parabens, mineral oils, propylene glycol, sulphates, detergents, synthetic fillers and no polybeads. After just reading an article on how those tiny little plastic beads in our facial scrubs are killing the environment, I'm very happy to hear that this product doesn't have any.

After trying it, it's like a clay and dries on your face making it hard to move your face. If you keep laughing at how funny you look (maybe at a friend you're having a girly night with, like I did) then you'll end up cracking the clay and ending up with tiny bits falling off everywhere. Unless you soak your face in water, it's a little difficult to get off. You have to scrub it off, and it left my face feeling nice and soft but a little red in colour. I put moisturiser on afterwards out of habit. I think my face feels a little softer a day later, but I can't be entirely sure that was the mask and not the moisturiser.

The June Lust Have It will be my last. Simply because I am not happy with their customer service. I used the $20 voucher to buy a few new boxes, the June FaB and Eco box, however I received two May boxes. When I emailed them wondering why that was, 'apparently' I bought two women's boxes. This was taken out of my PayPal account. I didn't receive an apology at all. There was another error as well, which turned out to be on paypals side of things, but I was overcharged and when I called them (as talking on the phone is better than email) they only have an answering machine and it took over a week and a half for them to call me back. I don't think that's acceptable. The lady also hung up on me when I was trying to say "I appreciate you getting back to me" at the end of the conversation. I had given up all hope that they were going to call me back.

I did receive $87.84 worth of items in this months box for $19.95

The June Lust Have It women's box contains a Teeeze item! Either an eyeliner or a nail polish. As I didn't specify which one I wanted I'm happily waiting for the surprise :)

If you want to join  here's an offer for your first box for $9.95
http://www.lusthaveit.com.au/index.php/womens-box-click-offer.html