September Wantable Subscription Box Review

Hello everyone ! Today I have a different type of review up on the blog; a beauty subscription box! I was approached by a company called Wantable which is a new beauty and jewelry subscription box. You receive 5-7 full sized beauty products, valued at $80 or more, for a monthly subscription at $36/month( or you can purchase a single box for $40). And you never have to worry about getting a product you absolutely hate; because every product you receive is selected based on your likes & dislikes you tell them in the process of setting up your account.

In my September Wantable subscription box, I received: 
- Two Eye Products
- Two Lip Products
- Two Nail Products
- One Body Product

Let's start with the nail products. I received 2 nail polishes from a new-to-me brand called LAQA & CO. The two colors I received  are called Nookie (bwahaha) which is on the left and Blurple which is on the right. Each polish by this brand comes in a unique packaging which I think is amazing, the amount of detail put into just this got me excited for the polish quality. I was absolutely AMAZED when I swatched these polishes. My swatches of both polishes are only one coat worn alone. Each of these polishes have extremely great coverage and a fast dry time, I hope I can track down more of this brand because the quality is phenomenal.

Now let's move into some unknown territory with this blog; makeup. The two eye products I received are both eye shadows, but from two different brands. The first eye shadow (on the left) is Chocolat by Lise Watier (Retail price in Canada: $18) and it is a beautiful dark chocolate matte brown color. The second eye shadow (on the right) is Birthday Suit by Be a Bombshell Cosmetics (Retail: $14) and it is a nude buff color with a matte finish recommended for highlighting, or for use as the base color. Both eye shadows are extremely pigmented and easy to work with. Below is a look I *attempted* (I rarely wear makeup & I'm trying to teach myself how this stuff works bwahaha) using these two eye shadows along with another shade of brown from a Milani palette.

The lip products I received were a lip veneer and a lipstick. The lip veneer is by a brand called Whip Hand Cosmetics (Retail: $20), and it applies like a lip gloss but has the intense color of a lipstick. The color I received is Frenzy which is a beautiful deep red color. I did mess up my applicator with this product when I accidentally tried to remove it not knowing that's how I needed to apply it, but it still works *EPIC FAIL*. And the lipstick that I received is by a brand called MiA BelleZZa  (Retail: $18.50) in the shade Mulberry which is a beautiful bright red matte lipstick. Both products have long lasting color , however you may have to reapply at least once during the day. Both were also surprisingly moisturizing and did not feel sticky, YAY!

I also took some shots without the colored lip products so you can see how versatile these eyeshadows really are; great for all day, everyday use!.

The last product included in my box is this Body Oil by the brand Echo Vie. I am still testing this one out, but so far it has been softening my skin and it smells wonderful!

Overall I think the idea of this beauty box is a great idea. I know the cost of some of these products if you were to buy them in stores, and it really is a better deal to get the box instead. I also think it is a great way to introduce yourself to new brands & see what they have to offer. 

For more information about the Wantable subscription boxes, please check out their website at https://www.wantable.com/. Also feel free to like Wantable.com on Facebook for sneak peeks, contests, and giveaways!

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

*Products sent for my honest review*

KKCenterHK - Blue Falling Orchids Water Decals Review

TGIF! To kick off this weekends festivities I will be doing a small review for some water decals from KKCenterHK!

I selected the Blue Falling Orchid design water decals. It came in a little ziplock baggie containing 1 sheet of decals ( 20 on the sheet). These decals did not come with instructions, nor do they have instructions on their website for beginners which I think is a bit odd. Below I have a picture of everything I needed for applying the decals; feel free to Youtube how to videos if you are unsure how to use decals, it really is easy! The base color of my manicure is Nookie by LAQA & CO which will be apart of my Wantable subscription box review going up on the blog soon so keep an eye out for that!

First let me start off by saying I love the color combination, isn't it beautiful?! After applying the decals I could still slightly see the outline of the decal, but this was easily fixed with one coat of top coat. For some reason these water decals needed to be in the water for a longer period of time to get them off of the paper, but I don't think an extra 5-10 seconds is not that big of a downer. Very easy to work with and a decent price in my opinion.

These water decals cost $2.82 plus shipping, but Maggie has provided me with a coupon for you guys to make the deal even sweeter! If you use the code "teenpolishjunkie" during checkout you will receive an additional 10% off your entire purchase

Don't forget to stay in touch with the KKCenterHk for more deals and updates!
Website: http://www.kkcenterhk.com/index.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kkcenterhkcom?fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kkcenterhkcom
Link to Blue Falling Orchids Water Decals: http://www.kkcenterhk.com/Nail-Water-Decals-Flowers/c106_152/p10663/N.NAIL-Blue-Falling-Orchid-Nail-Water-Decals/product_info.html
Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

*Product(s) sent for my honest review*

Pahlish - Force of Nature Collection Swatches & Review

Hello everyone, long time no "see" ! Today is the day I kick my own butt and get back to blogging the way I used to. I have plenty of unpublished reviews and items to be reviewed that have been sitting in a bin for MONTHS and that is not acceptable in my books! So for the next week or two I will be playing catch up on reviews, press releases, etc, and getting back into the swing of things. I really missed blogging and being "in the loop" with the nail polish world and I'm so glad to be back!

Today's post is the Force of Nature collection by Pahlish. This collection was released in the summertime, so unfortunately a lot of the colors in this collection are no longer available (I'm sorry, you can blame me if you like what you see and it's not available). This collection consists of 5 beautiful cream polishes; 3 with micro glitters and 2 with bigger sizes and shapes of glitter. I believe all of my swatches are 2 coats worn alone, however you can get away with one coat for some of them depending on how you apply your polish.

First up is Shake the Rust which consists of a reddish-orange micro glitter in a light pink base. At first glance this was the polish I disliked the most, but as soon as I got it on my nails it became my favorite!

Next up is Sea Said Goodbye which consists of metallic green glitters in a periwinkle base. Please excuse my oompa loompa colored skin in this photo, it always happens with tones of blue grrr! Lol.

Then we have Mountain Sound which consists of gold micro glitters in a bright yellow base. I don't know why, but this polish reminded me of Spongebob Squarepants ahaha!

Next up is Move Slow and Steady which consists of a reddish-orange micro glitter in a red-toned purple base. This is my second favorite of the collection; for a glitter that is supposed to be a "rusty" color, it sure is pretty!

And lastly we have Pet Dragonfly which consists of metallic blue glitters in a blue-toned purple base. This polish also has blue micro glitters that are very subtle, which adds a very nice touch to this polish.

Overall I think this collection was well thought out and put together very nicely. The colors are not extremely bold and bright, but the combinations of each polish sure do make them stand out! The polishes applied with ease and dried fairly quickly which is always amazing.

Pahlish nail polishes can be purchased from her bigcartel shop found here. Don't forget to like Pahlish on Facebook for updates and sneak peeks!
Peace & Love, --TPJ<3

*Products sent for my honest review*