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Curious Comfort of Skincare-like Things: August Boxwalla Beauty Review

Posted on August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 by Mercy with Leave a comment

Let me begin my August Boxwalla review with a small apology for not having this review up sooner! I intended to get this review up when I had posted my review on the August limited edition box, but two separate health issues had me down for a large part of the month and got in the way of a few reviews I had wanted to get up this month. I regret to mention that the August box is sold out and that there aren’t any one-time boxes available, but if you have any interest in the featured products do read on because I have genuinely fallen in love with this month’s box.

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JUST LAUNCHED: BOXWALLA X LOVINAH Limited Edition Makeup + Skincare Box

Posted on August 3, 2020August 2, 2020 by Mercy with Leave a comment

Boxwalla, our favorite top-notch subscription box service (sensory experience platform, honestly) has just released a special Limited Edition Makeup + Skincare Box collaboration with Lovinah Skincare! Lovinah is a new-to-me brand and I’ve had a few days to test these goodies out, but I’m already head over heels for these two and I don’t say that casually because the eyeshadow palette in particular has totally renewed my interest in makeup again.

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THREE WAYS TO SAVOR SUMMER: June Boxwalla Beauty Review

Posted on July 27, 2020January 27, 2021 by Mercy with Leave a comment

Hello, friends! How is Summer treating you, COVID and all? In the South where I live, it’s too blazing hot and humid to care about going outdoors and I don’t look forward to sweaty shiny skin, but I do look forward to Summer skincare products. With skincare I find that there’s an addictive feeling towards experiencing relief – whether you’re soothing hot dehydrated skin with a cooling mist, applying a much needed exfoliating treatment mask, or cocooning your skin in the most nourishing balm or cream at night. With non-favorable weather and climate conditions I know that I get to experience that relief of skincare and it may sound twisted, but I get the feeling that many of you know what I am talking about!

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When the Muses Sing of Spring: April Boxwalla Beauty Review | MONASTERY

Posted on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Mercy with Leave a comment

I’m playing catch-up on some overdue blog posts and this week I’m belated-ly bringing you my thoughts on Boxwalla’s April beauty box. I regret to inform you that one-time boxes aren’t available for this one, but if you’re interested in Monastery’s products anyway, this review may be of help in your purchasing conquests!

Themed “When the Muses Sing of Spring“, the April Beauty Box* showcases two full-size products from Monastery that deeply soothe and hydrate, gently renew, and brighten the skin. In it we received: Aloe Hyaluronic Moisture Boost ($79) a lightweight hydrating gel serum and XX Rose Glycolic Gel ($74) a 10% glycolic AHA exfoliating serum.

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EMPTIES VOL. 4 – Siam Seas, Mad Hippie, Lepaar & More

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 by Mercy with Leave a comment

Welcome back for another round of empties! As mentioned in the previous post, I had a small collection of products I’ve used up over the last year (plus a couple stragglers from 2018 that got lost in a drawer) and thought I’d break this round into two posts for easier writing and reading since laundry lists of products are no fun.

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EMPTIES VOL. 3 – 5Yina, MŪN, Stark Skincare, Twelve Beauty

Posted on June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 by Mercy with Leave a comment

I’m back with my latest round of trash! Two rounds actually, but I’m splitting them into two posts (stay tuned for vol. 4 soon) for easier writing and reading. These are products I’ve used up over the course of the last year or so and I can say the ones in this round were particularly well loved. In January I created a spreadsheet to start keeping track of when I began and emptied new products, which I highly recommend to do for budgeting and figuring out how much you are spending on products in a calendar year. Products in this post were used up prior to creating the spreadsheet.

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