Category: Product Review-Star Looks

StarLooks April Edition

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 What a perfect way to wrap up the month with April then with my monthly StarLooks subscription. I received the box today in the mail and as soon as I brought it in the house I ripped it open. I love that this isn’t a huge well known subscription because I never see alot of spoilers on the box and honestly I love that. I like being surprised each month.

I think this has to be one of my favorite monthly subscription services out there. This month the box is a very pretty blue with brown. I never really thought that these colored went well together until I got the box this month.

 As you can see this package was moved around alot because normally the tissue paper stays in place but thats okay. Inside the carried the silver theme into the box which is another nice touch StarLooks does each month. You can see alot of detail goes into the box each month.

 
Another touch to detail is the product cards they send out each month. The cards are always different and feature real life models wearing the StarLooks products.
 
This month is considered the Neutral month and its suited for all skin tones.
 
As always each month we get full size items. Which is another thing I love and I have to say I love the quality of the items. As always I am always excited to try everything out.
 
This month we got a Translucent/Nude Mineralized Powder. This is perfect for combating shine. I was a little worried that it would go on white but it actually goes on invisible. This sales for $19 on the StarLooks site.
 
Next up is the Sensation Mascara Primer. This is going to soothe the lashes and moisturize them. This is also the perfect base coat before applying that mascara we got last month in out box. It will also allow your mascara to be applied clump free and make it long lasting. This sales for $15 on the site.
 
Finally the last item is a Tender Gloss Lipstick in the shade Trinity. It looks dark but its really a nice neutral shade that gives off a natural color look with some shimmer to it. This would probably be something I would use when I was going out in the evening. This sales for $11 on the site.
 
Now your probably saying to yourself how can that be the last item when you see another tube well this month we were lucky enough to get another bonus item.  This is a StarLooks exclusive item. Its the StarLooks Mint flavored SPF Lip Balm. I liked the taste of the lip balm and it went on really nice. They suggest you apply this after you use the lip scrub from last month so that you can keep your lips protected and looking good all day. this is something I threw in my purse and will be using all the time. The suggested price is $5.

This month the box has a value of $50. So as you can see it was well worth the subscription fee I paid for this. I always get my money’s worth and then some from this box.

 
I am so excited to see what I get next month. What interests you this month?
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Star Looks March Edition

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 I am so happy to share with you one of my all time favorite beauty box subscriptions with you. As you know from my previous posts I am always gushing about Star Looks. I absolutely love this box and the contents.

As you can see the box is very basic looking and even though its plain its still very elegant in my opinion. The box is just plain tan with dark blue lettering topped with a rust colored stretch elastic ribbon.

 The March box was no exception. I love each and everything I was sent this month.

You can see the special touches they add to the box each month such as the product card. Each month its a whole new look and the tissue paper that always seems to carry through the theme of the box which I love.

Lets get into the box shall we as this month its labelled as a mixed month. Meaning we got a combination of bold and neutral colors/products.

 This is labelled as the neutral item in this month’s box.  Its an eye shadow in the shade Disarray. I have to say I was a little nervous about this being so dark but I think you can achieve a few great looks with this. Its very pigmented and a little goes a long way in my opinion. This sales for $12 on the starlooks.com site.

 This is a exclusive item and a surprise item this month in our boxes. Its all natural Vanilla Lip Sugar lip scrub. This is fantastic I found after using it it brought my lips back to a natural smooth feel. It got rid of my dry chapped lips. This is a sample size only valued at $2. I really hope that Star looks will bring this back as a regular item.

 This is labelled as bold and its a lipstick in the shade Flutter.

 One thing I love about their lipsticks is that they are creamy and hydrating. Very pigmented and long lasting. Plus they are non sticky.

 I have to admit that at first I was like wow this isn’t going to suit me but I found out that after applying it gentle on my lips I actually liked the color. Its a frosted lip stick and its almost like a rust color.  Very nice.

 Finally the last item is the Lenghtening Mascara and its of course the neutral item. I wasn’t going to open this right away since I basically have quite a few tubes of mascara opened but was told once I did I would love it and honestly I love it. I have to take about the packing first. Yes its not very fancy but this has some weight. I have never felt a mascara this heavy before. I was really impressed with the mascara and the quality of it and with a price tag of $15 I would repurchase this when I was finished with it.

 
So that’s my March Star Looks box its got a value of $40 and in my opinion very well worth it. I am always impressed with the quality of the make up and I would say that its pretty much a high end product. Something I am starting to get into.

Would you wear any of this?

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Star Looks February Edition

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 This month Star Looks is a little different because it was curated by a professional make up artist named Lauren Clark. The box is very pretty as its pink and purple. Two of my favorite colors. They go so well with this months theme.

 I think the product card is so pretty as they usually are each month. I tend to keep the cards and use them as bookmarks.

 The first item I took out of the box  is this Barbie Fluid Blush. Its a very pretty pink shade. A little goes a long way like I found out. This is a full size item (like every item in every box is) and it sells for $15

 Isn’t this pretty? Its Princess Diaries Eye Liner. Its water proof and smudge proof.  What I love about this is that you can use it as an eye liner (top or bottom) and also as an eye shadow. Its described as a pearlescent baby pink. This sales for $15 (above pic is in light)

this is in a darker light

I believe the next item is a bonus item as I don’t seem to find it on the product card.

 Its a lip liner in the shade Tipsy.  Its a very creamy and smooth lip liner. You can actually use this as lip liner as well as an all over lip cover. Which I have been doing since I got the same shade in my birthday box. I am thrilled to have a back up now. This sells for $8

 Finally the last item is the Pink Oasis Lip Gloss. I kind of chuckle at the name since its not pink but a lavendar color. It goes on sheer with some sparkle (as you can kind of see in the picture). I love the versatitly of this because you can use it alone or on top of a lipstick to add some shine and sparkle to it. I love the smell and feel of this on my lips. This sells for $11

 
So that is my February Star Looks box and the brochure in the back talks about Lauren Clark and tips on how to use the make up she selected. As you probably can tell I am very happy with my box this month.

The total value is $50. and it always pays for itself. I love that each and every item is full size and that its colors that I wouldn’t pick for myself which makes it a great way to step out of your comfort zone.

What do you think? Would you use anything from this box?

 
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Star Looks Janury Edition

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Starlooks is another subscription service that I am always excited to get and as soon as the mailman hands me the box and the door is shut I am ripping into the box because I can’t wait to see what they send out each month.

I love that this is sort of still a unknown company to bloggers because I hardle ever see spoilers on this box and when something is unknown it makes you as a subscriber feel special. Is it just me or does everyone else feel the same way?

This month the box was this beautiful mint green and gold. Love the colors and inside the tissue paper was this yellow green which I thought was very bright and almost spring like which honestly at this time of the year we need this feel or at least I do.

This is a little more expensive then the other beauty boxes but honestly I love that we get full size items of the make up that is the Starlooks brand. You can only purchase online so that in itself makes the box special.

I have been told that if you order anything under 10lbs you get free shipping. I am really hoping to place an order this spring because I have spotted a few items that I like.

I was thrilled to get this blush from Starlooks. The pictures make it look dark and in person its a really coral kind of shade. I think this will look really nice on me as it doesn’t seem to be too dark of a shade. I love the packaging of this from the other wrapping to the product. Very simple and elegant.
I love the eye liners from Starlooks because they are a creamy texture and they apply so smoothly against your eye. I never felt like I was having to tug on my eye to get it across. The first one is a diamondline pencil in the shade Fancy. The packaging for this is elegant and simple. I honestly thought it was a silver put once I applied it you can see its a very nice green. The other eye pencil is a brown one.
I was so happy to get one of their brushes because I was told how great they were. They look very well made and this is super soft. I think this would make a great crease or blending brush. If anyone could tell me exactly what this is for I would greatly appreciate it.
As a bonus this month we got the green beaded wrap around braclet which is perfect for St Patrick’s Day in March since I don’t own alot of green things. The bracelet is from Abby Rose Designs. It has a value of $15
 

So that is the January box. As you can its got a value of roughly $60. I think this subscription is well worth the money if you are looking to try new make up each month. I honestly love the quality of the make up and  they by far have the best customer service out there.

What did you think was the best in this months box?

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November, December and Birthday Edition of Starlooks

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This is my third and fourth Starlooks box I have gotten and I will explain why they are all in one post in just a moment but just a reminder that Starlooks is a monthly subscription service based out of the US that does ship to Canada. Its $15 a month and you can expect 3 to 4 full size make up and beauty items each month.

This is my third and fourth box and honestly I am quite pleased with them to date. If you are interested in subscribing please feel free to mention me as a referral.

 
I don’t have pictures for the November box because I was one of the subscribers that encountered problems with their box in shipping and the eye shadows were damaged. One quick call to Starlooks and replacements were sent at no charge and I thought that this was really nice of them to replace them all. They were very sympathetic about the whole thing. This is one of the reason’s I love this company. They have totally amazing customer service reps.
So the replacement shadows came like this.
This is the packaging of the shadows.
Top Row: i163 Celestial and i242 Please me
Bottom Row: i204 Almond me27 and i166 Wicked Wink
Sadly after taking these pictures I had banged my arm and dropped the palette and darn it all  Wicked Wink  was the only one that damaged and it wasn’t salvageable. There is currently a little chunk left. I will eventually replace it once I try it out and if I like it.
This is the swatches on my arm as you can see they are very neutral. All shades I normally wear and looking forward to playing with to create some looks with.
In the November box I also got this lipstick. Its from their Tender Gloss collection. As you can see its very nude and it gives your lips a barely there look which is really nice.
I love the formulation of this and this will be something I will be wearing alot of I am sure. I loved that it didn’t go on greasy like some do.
Another item included in the box was this mascara contraptions. This isn’t something I will be using only because i am not that talented to do two things at once. This is what the palette looks like closed.
This is the December box. Love the packaging. I think the boxes are very simple but elegant looking.
I was super excited for this month because I already knew what it was going to be. But before getting to that I love how cute the product cards look. I think this is the owner of Starlooks. Along with the card was a ton of glitter which I thought was a nice little holiday touch. Even though it got all over the place.
This is the 15 shade palette. Its perfect on its own or you can use them with the November palette for a pop of color. These colors are inspired by Christmas lights.
This is what the palette looks like and its taken from the Starlooks website. Not sure of the names of the colors. Although I am very curious to what the names are. The palette sales for $99.
Something I recently found out was that during your birth month you will get a special box from Starlooks and well this is my birth month so I got a nice little package in the mail.
 
This is the first time I have gotten one and honestly out of all the beauty boxes I get they are the only one who does something special for your birth month. I think that says alot about this little company and one of the reasons I will remain a subscriber.
I got this cute little card with a hand written note inside. Another nice touch on their part.
The first item I pulled out of the box was this lip liner. It went on super smooth and nice. There was no dragging or tugging. It literally went on nice.
I got it in the shade Tipsy. Its coral like in color. Which is a perfect summer shade.
I also got a lipstick that is a moisture rich and it was very moist and nice on the lips. Nothing cakey or sticky about this. This would be the perfect thing for the spring & summer months. I actually really like it and at first I was a little scared but once I put it on I was like oh yea this so will be nice in the warmer months.
This is also in the shade tipsy. The top swatch is the lip liner and the bottom is the lip stick.
Specking of summer this is going to be so nice in the summer its a glimmer glam loose mineral eye shadow. As you can see I just put a dollop on my hand and below is when its blended out.
Its in the shade bb pink and its very sheer and shimmery.
The value of the birthday box is roughly $35 and its at not additional cost me to.

I am really impressed with Starlooks and I find that their make up is really nice and honestly very affordable when you look at it online. Their customer service is amazing and this bonus they do for us in our birth months is truly amazing and very generous of them.

I am looking forward to trying out many more awesome products from them. This is one box I love getting each month.

 
What do you think?
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Star Looks- October Edition

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Before showing you what I got let me tell you a little bit about the box in case you have never heard of this before.

  • You will receive 3 to 4 Full Size Make Up and Beauty products (each month is different)
  • All Star Looks products are cruelty free and lead/emollient free
  • Its $15 a month (if you are out of the US you have to contact them directly to set up an account. You will pay roughly $5 more a month for this box = $20)
  • Its a recurring monthly charge (you can also pay yearly)
  • Cancel anytime
  • Monthly your box will have a min value of $35
  • You are able to order previous boxes (past) if available
  • Please note that shipping takes a little longer to get into Canada (shipping starts the 3rd week of the month)
  • Subscribing cut of is the 1st of the month so any orders placed after that will get you the following months box
  • The site is http://starlooks.com (for all kinds of info and tips)
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I was super excited to get the October box. As you can see they changed the box color this month. I really like these boxes to store a few little things inside my dresser or desk.

I love the black box and the purple writing.
I am super excited and actually called Star Looks to find this out before posting it. If you subscribe to StarBox or decided to pre-order the December star box you will get the feature product. Its a value of $99 and its a 15 shade Pro Eye Shadow Palette. If you are current subscribe you will get this. How exciting is that?

By the way if you are interested in subscribing and would like to use me as your referral that would be fantastic. I will get a free gift in my next box. The referral name is Cindy Smith. I thank you in advance.

This month’s theme is Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil and See No Evil. I was curious to see how this would play out with the make up This is the front of the card.
This is the back of the card that talks about how each item was chosen.
This month we got a bonus item and its this Eye Rock eye Tattoos. What a neat idea. Not sure if I will use this or not but it might be fun to play with this one weekend.
The Gold Dust eye pencil is See No Evil. You can use this as an eye liner to add a hint of sparkle or you can use as an eye shadow base and add eye shadow on top.

This is a full size item and it sells for $8.00

This is a nice color and not sure if I would use it as an eye liner but perhaps as a base.
 
Next is the Speak No Evil. Looking at this lip stick its kind of scary and honestly I wasn’t sure what it would look like on me.
I was actually surprised at how nice it looked. Its a little darker then what I normally wear but I think this is a nice shade. It will look great for a night out.
Its in the shade Masquerade and its described as a rich blood red with a hint of oranger shimmer.
 
The retail value of this is $11 and I think that is a pretty decent price for lipstick.
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Finally its Hear No Evil. This is a eye shadow pigment in the shade Posh.
Its very pigmented and a little goes a long way. At first I was like wow that is really dark but I played around with it and like they said it has to be used carefully and with the lightest touch. Its very nice and I do like it.

This is a full size item and is worth $12

This is the October box. The value is $31. This box definitely paid for itself with theses awesome products and so far I am really liking them. Its nice to try something new and different. Something you might not normally try otherwise.
As always each boxs comes with  a quartz crystal that you can collect to put in a jar to hold your make up brushes.

I am excited to see what will be in the December box and if it will be extra special since its Christmas and I want to find out if they do something special for my birthday.

Did you get Starlooks this month? Does this appeal to you? What do you like the most?

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Star Looks- September Edition

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I have to start off my saying I am really bad at remembering where I hear/read and see things from and this is a prime example. I recently heard/read or seen this and I was so interested in the box and discovering what it was about.

Please note that I was provided this Star Looks box for review and in no way persuaded to write a positive review.

Before showing you what I got let me tell you a little bit about the box in case you have never heard of this before.

  • You will receive 3 to 4 Full Size Make Up and Beauty products (each month is different)
  • All Star Looks products are cruelty free and lead/emollient free
  • Its $15 a month (if you are out of the US you have to contact them directly to set up an account. You will pay roughly $5 more a month for this box = $20)
  • Its a recurring monthly charge (you can also pay yearly)
  • Cancel anytime
  • Monthly your box will have a min value of $35
  • You are able to order previous boxes (past) if available
  • Please note that shipping takes a little longer to get into Canada (shipping starts the 3rd week of the month)
  • Subscribing cut of is the 1st of the month so any orders placed after that will get you the following months box
  • The site is http://starlooks.com (for all kinds of info and tips)

This is the September Star Looks box:

I loved how the box was presented. I have to say that I find the white/silver very elegant looking and the box is small enough to store perhaps some jewelry or little trinkets.
I have to commit on the tissue paper. This doesn’t feel like your typical tissue paper. Its got a more elegant feel to it, making it feel like this box would be elegant and luxurious.

One of the cards included in the box is a card letting me know if I refer one person I will get a make up bag. So if anyone wants to be referred please let me know cause I would love to get this.

The next card is the September product card. I love the image on the card. Each month is a different card and look. This is roughly the size of a recipe card (cue card)
This is the flip side of the card.
The items inside the box.
This is Star Looks signature eye shadow palette. This is 5 full sized eye shadows.

Each of the shadows is an opalescent sheen of color for the eye base. You can wear it alone or combine it with matte or shimmer shades to enhance or alter colors.

I tried to swap them but they were too sheen but they were very nice and I am excited to play around with this palette and mix and match them.

 
Another Star Looks item is the Clear Eye Shadow Primer. This is perfect to hold the shadow. This will last for hours and make the shadow vibrate. I am excited to use this because over the past year I have been told I should use a primer to hold my shadow longer.
This was a little surprise in the box, Star Looks included some eye jewelry in shades of opal and champagne colored Swarovski crystals.You apply it with lash glue.
 
Another card was included to let us know that we should check the site for tips on use to use the products they sent. I have checked it out and its nice to have a go to point for my looks.
 
Another item exclusive to Star Looks is quartz crystals. These crystals will attract energy and maintain focus and the added bonus is the symbol of beauty. They are perfect to collect and place in a glass jar to hold your make up brushes.
 
I am so happy to have discovered Star Looks. I love what I got in my review box and I can’t wait to play around with the palette.

Thanks Star Looks for providing me the September box to review.

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