My First Lust Have It Women's Box!

I was lucky enough to win a Lust Have It beauty box from The Plastic Diaries site recently (thanks Kimberly!). This is really exciting for me, because despite being a complete beauty nut, I don't subscribe to any of the beauty box services, such as BellaBox, Lust Have It or Violet Box. I'm already swimming in samples, and don't really like the idea of paying for them when I can get them for free. Of course, the easily-obtained freebies are usually the smaller sachet-type samples, not the full-size products you often get with these subscription services.

The box I was sent was a Lust Have It Women's Box (or Classic Beauty Box). It's a grey, sturdy floral-patterned box with a flip-top lid that closes magnetically. I can see myself reusing this box for storing makeup and samples, because it's pretty cute. They have recently changed their boxes to a more splashy colourful design, however the one I got, although pretty, was grey.

Contents:
Paula's Choice Resist Intensive Wrinkle-Repair Retinol Serum
Seacret Pure Body Lotion
Nude By Nature Papaw Ointment
The Natural Source Camouflage Colour Lip Gloss in Wild Orange
TIGI Recharge Shampoo (sachet)
TIGI Recharge Conditioner (sachet)
TIGI Elasticate Shampoo (sachet)
TIGI Elasticate Conditioner (sachet)

The pick of the bunch for me is the Paula's Choice Retinol Serum. I haven't tried this brand, but I know lots of beauty bloggers rave about it, so I can't wait to give it a go. More Papaw (I feel like it should be Paw Paw) Ointment always comes in handy (I think I've got one of those red Lucas' Papaw tubes hiding around the house somewhere). I don't really need anymore body lotion, so I'm considering giving the Seacret away as a Christmas gift. To be completely honest, The Natural Source lip gloss looks really cheap to me, like it's worth about $2.50 (even though the info sheet lists it at RRP $12.95). I do love the TIGI range of haircare, so will definitely make use of the shampoo and conditioner sample sachets.

Overall, I'm glad I have a personal insight into the world of beauty boxes now (well Lust Have It, anyway), but I'm still not convinced I need to subscribe to any of these services any time soon.

Disclaimer: I won this box; all opinions are my own. This is a non-sponsored post.

Australis Haul, starring Velourlips!

There has been some minor haulage over the last month, the first of which was this Velourlips-themed purchase from the Australis online store. This was quite the impulse buy; I saw the range posted on Instagram and felt compelled to buy them right away. Here's what I got.....

Products bought:
Velourlips Matte Lip Cream in NY-CEE
Velourlips Matte Lip Cream in MAL-I-BOO
Velourlips Matte Lip Cream in TOK-I-O
Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick in Jitterbug
Glitter Nail Colour in Rio Riot
** Brush included free! **

top to bottom: NY-CEE, MAL-I-BOO, TOK-I-O, Jitterbug

Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick in Jitterbug

NOTES
* Jitterbug rhymes with ShinyGlitterBug, my Twitter and Instagram name!!
* Ordering online with Australis was easy and I received my order super fast.
* Was pleasantly surprised to find a freebie, the makeup brush, in my parcel!
* Although I love the pop of colour I get from the Velourlips matte creams, the formula is drying on me. I'm finding it wears more comfortably when I add a balm over the top.
* The Velourlips swatch on my hand was a bitch to remove!


Disclaimer: All products were purchased by me. Non-sponsored post. All opinions are my own.

Enter to WIN these Beauty Prizes!

Most of you know I love entering competitions! And I know some of you do, too. AND the majority of my readers have a healthy passion for beauty, so I thought why not combine the two? I've put together a small selection of the beauty competitions around at the moment. Try your hand at winning perfume, skincare, hair styling tools, makeup and more! These are for Australian entrants only, and I've tried to include mainly easy entry ones because they are quick, simple to enter and you don't have to have the best answer to win! Be sure to check the Terms and Conditions of each competition if you require further information.

Let me know in the comments if you like these types of posts so I can do them in the future. Good Luck!


1. DB COSMETICS: Enter every day for a different beauty prize! Easy entry. Enter here

2. TV WINNERS: Win 1 of 15 Benefit Cosmetics gift packs with About Time. Ends 19 October. Can enter daily, easy entry. Enter here

3. RESCU: Win 1 of 5 Ultraceuticals SunActive SPF 50+ Packs. Easy entry. Enter here

4. GIRL: Win 1 of 10 Le Tan Wash Off cans. Easy daily entry. Enter here

5. GIRL: Win 1 of 3 VS Sassoon Hair On The Go packs. Easy daily entry (answer is 2000). Enter here

6. FEMAIL: Win 1 of 4 Cetaphil Restoraderm Packs. Easy daily entry. Enter here

7. FEMAIL: Win a VS Sassoon Girl Secret. Daily entry. Enter here

8. PRIMPED: Win 1 of 2 huge Rusk Hair packs. Answer in 25 words or less. Enter here

9. SHOP TIL YOU DROP: Win 1 of 5 Shiseido Ibuki skincare packs. Answer in 25 words or less. Ends 18 October. Enter here

10. SHOP TIL YOU DROP: Win 1 of 3 Marc Jacobs fragrance trios. Easy entry. Ends 18 October. Enter here

Disclaimer: Max The Unicorn is in no way associated with any of these competitions, I've just collated them here. Photos sourced from Rescu, Primped, 4Aus and Girl. This is not a sponsored post.