Beauty: Wantable Makeup Box November 2013

I have been subscribing to Wantable's makeup box for a few months now. It's a company that offers makeup, accessories and intimates boxes; you can subscribe for monthly shipments, with the option of skipping months, or you can purchase one-time.

If you subscribe to a makeup box, you're asked to fill out a beauty quiz, answering your likes and dislikes for eveything from makeup tools, highlighter preference to nail polish colour and texture. You then receive 4-5 full size makeup items, with a sample thrown in, each month. For the most part, I have been pretty happy with the makeup boxes, changing my beauty quiz answers depending on what I would most like.

Let's take a peek at November's beauty box:

Okay, my initial thought on opening the box: hm, that's it? I have been spoiled by the last three boxes which were amazing, e.g. Lise Watier lip stain, Beauty for Real mascara, Face Stockholm highlighters and glosses. To be totally fair, I did check that wanted beauty tools and checked no to lip or cheek products. The Michael Marcus foundation brush is okay but I feel like it's taking the place of more useful usable makeup products. The Manna Kadar lash conditioner is another 'okay' item for me, I don't think I will use it often and would much rather have another mascara. The polish, from Pomegranate Nail Lacquer is another 'okay'; it's pretty but nothing too special, in my opinion. The Peepers by Darla eyeshadow (cute packaging) is my favourite of the bunch; a really pretty golden taupe, perfect for everyday. There's also a sample size of an egg white facial soap- haven't used it and don't think I will to be honest.

I've been enjoying my Wantable subscription so this box feels like a letdown. Part and parcel of the fear/joy of a beauty box is that you never know what you're going to get. Wantable has been good in that the majority of items have been items I like and USE. I have high(er) hopes for the December beauty box, and hope to post about it when it arrives.

Nails: New KBShimmer Polishes are 'kind of a Baldwin'

KBShimmer recently released a line of new holographic nail polishes with their winter collection. I was curious to try out one of them out as I have read nothing but rave reviews. I've never been all that excited about holo nail polishes, to be honest, as they always struck me as novelty and kitsch, but the prettiness of this polish has changed my mind.

The picture & colours are a bit wonked here, not sure why...

Nail polishes, L to R:
KBShimmer Rollin' with the Chromies
KBShimmer Excuse Me, I Blurpled 

Rollin' with the Chromies is really quite beautiful. (I must admit that I picked Rollin' with the Chromies partially because of memories of Clueless). The formula is a bit thinner than I expected and it took three even layers to really make it pop; however, it applies perfectly- so, so smoothly. I've been wearing it for a few days now and the wear on it is really good- no chips yet after 48 hours! That's almost a record for me!

Excuse Me, I Blurpled started off a bit tricky to apply; a little goopy, quite patchy on the first two coats. But three coats evened this sucker out and the colour is regal and rich- navy with purple tones- with coordinating subtle glitters. (Though it looks a bit messy on my nails, I'm afraid. I was having cuticle issues).

 Polishes purchased: Harlow & Co.

Nails: Nudes & Army Greens, Sir.

Inspiration: Well, I had hoped to do a skittle type manicure from neutral to army greens...
 

Nail polishes used, L to R:
Color Club in Apollo Star- a bit too gritty and lumpy for my liking, but a good pick for the holiday season
Cult Nails in  Let's Get Dirty- wonderful, smooth, thick but workable texture, dried to a great matte finish
Gosh Special Edition in Lazy Green (616)- adore this one, great colour and shine! Nice surprise!
Maybelline Vintage Leather in Sage Staple (850)
Maybelling Vintage Leather in Ageless Olive (870)- see comment below

L-R: Sage Staple, Lazy Green, Let's Get Dirty

Apollo Star

Not shown in the pictures: My pinky nail was painted in the Maybelline Ageless Olive, and it came out horribly! It could have been my application, but the polish was goopy and hard to work with, I'm afraid to say! The Sage Staple was much smoother and easier to apply I am glad I bought these guys on sale at Shoppers Drug Mart let me tell you!

Polishes purchased: Shoppers Drug Mart, Nail Polish Canada. Color Club's Apollo Star was part of a winter collection beauty box I subscribed to through Wantable. 

Nails: Lac Attack in Hogwarts

On Fabbity Fab Book Reviews I tested another Lac Attack polish from the Magical Musings collection called Dementor's Kiss. Now, here I have one called Hogwarts, a brilliantly sparkly, shimmery polish that represents the colours of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As a Harry Potter fan, I couldn't help but purchase some of these awesome polishes! Even better: the quality of the polish is fantastic; densely packed with glitter but not too thick, in a beautiful and unique combo of colours.

Here I have layered two coats of Hogwarts over a neutral L'Oreal polish called Greycian Goddess.

Polishes purchased: Shoppers Drug Mart, Harlow & Co.

Nails: Featuring Happy Hands Beachy Keen & polka dots

Inspiration:
Holiday cheer that went all spangly....then I added polka dots for good measure. So really, not so much inspired as 'one thing lead to another...'

Polishes: 
Happy Hands Beachy Keen
OPI Big Apple Red
OPI Russian Navy
OPI Don't Talk Bach to Me
Essie Naughty Nautical 

Two thin coats of the vibrant (and yummy looking) Big Apple Red; two coats of Beachy Keen- so, so pretty- on the middle and ring fingers. I used a dotting tool and gently applied the other three colours. A healthy coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Polishes purchased: Shoppers Drug Mart, Nail Polish Canada, Harlow & Co.