February Wantable Box - First impressions

I've always been super jealous of people who were subscribed to an assortment of beauty boxes. The excitement of receiving random beauty goodies in the mail each month just seems crazy to me, however being a poor high school student (who doesn't have a job) spending $30 or so on products I wasn't guaranteed to love just wasn't a viable option for me. I was so darn excited when I won Abigail's giveaway over at Shrinking Wallet whereby I'd receive the February Wantable Box! 

I loved the sign up process whereby you went through an extensive survey and were able to identify the kinds of beauty products you liked and disliked and the shades for each that you liked most. I'm not sure how much of this is actually taken into consideration, but it is nice to think that you will never receive something that you hate.

It took about two and a half weeks from when I first signed up to it actually arriving in Australia, which I think is pretty good considering it comes from America. I was so excited when it arrived because I'd read some other bloggers' reviews on the February box and liked some of the products that seemed to be included often.

 It comes in a compact little cardboard box with a list of all the products included. These are the products I received:

Face Stockholm Nail Polish in Want-a-blue
I've written a NOTD on this polish and despite it being quite an unusual polish shade for my personal taste, I actually really enjoyed the change. My only problem was that it chipped on the same day of application which I think is pretty poor.

Golden Rose Perfect Lashes Multivitamin Transparent Mascara
Of all the products I had seen in reviews, this was the one I was desperate to get and I was absolutely thrilled when it arrived! My lashes used to be ridiculously long, but since I've been wearing a lot more makeup (particularly that of the waterproof kind) I've noticed they are not nearly as healthy and lovely looking as they once were. I'm hoping this treatment will help them out a bit.

Mistura Retractable Beauty Brush
It's always nice to add another brush to the collection, particularly if it is of a good quality. This is so very lovely and soft! I've not used it all that much but I have a good feeling about it...

Michael Marcus Lipstick in Stephanie
I passed this on to my Mum immediately because it was a little too dark and plum toned for my taste, and I am sick to death of hearing her rave about how amazing it is! I feel like maybe I should steal it back, she just keeps telling me about how much she loves it!

Girlactik Beauty Face Glimmer in Pink Diamond
If I'm totally honest, this product kind of looks a little iffy. The packaging is not terribly appealing to me, however I have learnt not to judge a book by its cover too quickly. I have a feeling this will be too glittery and pink toned but we shall see.

I also received a small sample of an anti aging cream too which I've not bothered too much about.

Overall I am actually really thrilled with what I received, and it has been an exciting little giveaway prize! It is a pretty great opportunity to try out some brands I've not come across before. I will be reviewing some of these products once I've trialed them a little more, I have high hopes for them!

Let me know what you think of these if you also received them in your Wantable box!

NOTD - Face Stockholm nail polish in Want-a-blue

Recently I was really lucky to win the February Wantable box from Shrinking Wallet's Giveaway, and within that was this Face Stockholm polish in the shade Want-a-blue.

Being a blue/grey/lilac kind of shade, it is a very uncharacteristic shade for me to wear however surprisingly I actually really enjoyed the change and am really glad that I received it as part of the prize.

I'd never heard of the brand before so it was lovely to have a new brand to try out. I quite like the plain square shaped bottle which is really simple but effective. The only annoyance I had was that the shade name is not written anywhere on the polish which I find a little strange.

The formulation of this polish is brilliant, a lovely consistency that is completely opaque after two coats. So far so good, but here is where there is a real problem...it chipped on several fingers the same day that I applied it.

Now I understand that polishes have to endure quite a bit of wear and tear, but I don't think I have ever had a polish that has chipped on the same day I applied it! For me, that is pretty poor wear time and I wouldn't bother ever buying a polish that did that as there are so many amazing quality, affordable options out these days.

Nevertheless, it is a pretty polish and I enjoyed the change as I usually stick to pinks, oranges and reds. I also decided to come up with a bit of nail art which I've included at the end of this post! (They are a little bit dodgy but I've never been good at nail art...at least I tried!)

Have you tried any polishes from this brand and did they chip straight away for you?