{beauty review} Wantable Beauty Box!

Wantable is a monthly box service that offers a choice of either beauty, intimate or an accessories box. You can make a one-time purchase for $40 or subscribe for $36/month. I was contacted to review a beauty box and--after looking over the site--I knew that Wantable Boxes are something we'd all be interested in! The quality of the products, service and the website are all impressive.

Cost $36, value of my box $89.95

Wantable is really comparable to other beauty box services, but with a few very notable differences:

1. You don't have to subscribe; you can make a one-time purchase.
2. You fill out a survey of "love, like, dislike" to help curate your beauty box. You will not receive items from your "dislike" category. You may receive multiple items from your "love" category. (eg: lipstick)
3. There's several different varieties of Wantable boxes, including beauty, intimate and accessories. I like the option to try out different boxes to suit your needs that month. I bet the accessories box is amazing and who couldn't benefit from an intimates (socks, undies, bras) box?
4. You receive 4-5 full-size, premium-brand items with each shipment, instead of samples. There may be a free sample added to your box as a bonus, though :)
5. Wantable includes many brands--both international and American brands.

{What I'm Loving} Sinful Shine Nail Color.

Want a nail color that's free of harmful toxins (like formaldehyde), may wear for a week without chipping and costs less than a SB Frappe? Read on...

Sinful Shine nail color by Sinful Colors

The Sinful Colors brand of nail polish can be purchased at many retail locations, including Walmart and Target... BUT, the Sinful Shine collection is exclusive to Walgreens. It's a limited-edition collection that features 32 brilliant shades that are created with Gel Tech technology--they're colorful and have a pretty, shiny finish. I received the shade "Royal Flush." It's a beautiful shade that's reminiscent of a plum; perfect for hot summer days :)

I've never purchased this brand before, because I'm someone who reads labels and shops for nail color that is 3-free (or 4-free). Guess what? The Sinful Shine polish IS free of formaldehyde, toluene and DBP! With the very affordable price and convenient availability of Sinful Shine polish, I will definitely be checking out Walgreens for more colors! I'm so glad that companies are getting on board with what we girls are looking for in our nail color. Sinful Colors is a brand that I will paying a lot more attention to from now on.

The Wear: I've had this on for a week and it's barely chipped--only around the very tip of a few nails. I'm constantly typing, going/doing, cleaning and all that jazz, so I'm really impressed with this nail color. I didn't even use a topcoat! The wear with Sinful Colors nail polish is better than my pricier nail polish that I usually use; I'm a new fan, no doubt :)

Who would I recommend this to? Any adult (or young adult) that wants to color their nails. Adult supervision would be best for children ;)


Interestingly, the color goes on as a deep mauve color (like in the photo), but (on my nails) it dries into a deep fushia color (more purple, than red). I like it either way. Did that happen when you wore it, too?

I received this bottle in my influenster voxbox. I loved it so much, I dedicated a post to Sinful Shine.

October Julep Maven Box! Halloween, Glow-in-the-Dark & Crackle.

Fall is in the air and Halloween is just around the corner. Julep Mavens will get to choose from a selection of Halloween-themed boxes this month! Each box includes trendy colors that can be worn throughout the Fall--auburn hues, a beautiful blue & an array of deep shades. Crackle will be the effect for the month--with an assortment of white, silver, black and orange to choose from.

Two things to note:

1. Julep polishes are 4-free, so even if you own Crackle polishes, these are a healthier alternative to the ones with formaldehyde in them. Great chance to replace your crackle color(s)!
2. In my experience, you can use a Crackle polish alone (with no color under it) and wear it as a regular polish! I've done this several times with the other brands of Crackle polish(es). I've never tried this with a Julep polish (they're new), so I can't promise it will work, but I bet it would :)

Crackle Worn Alone

Different Brand.

Halloween Nail Tutorial!

Ok, so did you receive those really neon polishes in your subscriptions this summer? Well, here's some really fun things that you can do with them!

All You Have to Do Is...

This! Make a super-adorable little Jack-o-Lantern! OR You could paint all of your nails one color--like, say, purple--and wear this little Jack-o-Lantern on one finger. You could make all of your fingernails into Jack-o-Lanterns! #HalloweenNailArt. I'm so excited, because they are soooo cute!