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This incredible box features a Smashbox Cosmetics foundation primer, a First Aid Beauty hydrating mask, a Saturday Skin probitioc cream, a Glamsquad finishing spray, a Kevyn Aucoin felt tip liquid liner, a Bumble and bumble hair oil primer, a Glamglow bubble sheet mask, an Amika hair nourishing mask, and a ColourPop Cosmetics lipstick.
Get it from Birchbox for $62 (but it has an OMG-retail worth over $200).
Promising review: "Iβve been wanting to try this product out for sometime now. Itβs one of those little things you donβt think you need until you try it. My lips have been getting really dry and peeling. I use this with a lip scrub and it has worked wonders so far. My lips feel much softer and my lip balm is actually being soaked into my lips not just sitting on top feeling heavy. Overall I really like this product. Iβve been using it everyday since Iβve gotten it through the mail. This product has slowly been apart of my daily routine. Iβm tempted to order another one as a backup. Itβs also really easy to clean. All you need is soap and water. This brush is gentle but still so effective." βJasmin
Get a pack of 2 from Amazon for $7.99.
Promising review: "I love this eyeliner because it has a thin tip but it goes thick on the back, it is super easy to use, even for beginners! It is actually waterproof I already tested it haha it last really long even when you forget to wipe off your makeup in the next morning the eyeliner will still be there! One of my best eyeliners." βAndrealva99
Get it from e.l.f. for $6.
Promising review: "Turned out great! A little tedious, but I have ZERO nail design talent and was still able to do them, just took time. Great to use while stuck at home watching Netflix! Just ordered more." βKellie Stilson
Get them from Tattoorary on Etsy for $4.
Promising review: "This cleanser is great! It fully removes all makeup from the brushes without leaving them feeling beat up (I'm not the most gentle when it comes to cleaning brushes). I use a thick foundation that soaks heavily into the bristles, but this removed it all. At first I thought it was a bit thin, but after using it, a little bit goes a long way. It has a nice lather, but very nicely and easily rinses out." βKryssy
Get it from Amazon for $6.99.
Promising review: "I bought this not to long ago and it is super light and smells amazing. It also keeps my my face hydrated without getting it greasy." βReg H
Get it from e.l.f. for $8.
Promising review: "This is the best blush I have ever owned and I have owned a LOT of blush. The color is perfect (I was using Haze before and still love it). You can use a little or a lot. I just LOVE it!" βJulie G.
Get it from Glossier for $18 (available in eight shades).
Promising review: "I have tried countless concealers for my under-eye circles, most of which cost triple the price of this one by the way. I figured Iβd try this on a whim because the reviews were so great and it was so inexpensive. Itβs officially become my new favorite concealer. Itβs not cakey, it blends easily, it doesnβt crease and it lasts all day." βCheryl
Get it from Amazon for $7.98 (available in 18 shades).
Promising review: "When I saw this color, I had to have it! I love the color green for all things, and had my eye out for a dark green shade. Applied easily and remained chip-free for almost two weeks the first time I used it. Second time was a little over a week but right now with all the hand washing, it's not a surprise. I've had someone ask if it was a black from a distance, but you can tell up close it's a green. This is currently my favorite color of the season, especially with the holidays right around the corner." βMeli
Get it from Orly for $9.99.
Promising review: "This is my absolute favorite mascara for big, chunky lashes! It is a very true black and stays on my lashes really well. The brush really allows the mascara to catch the eyelashes well and I don't find it takes a lot of effort to apply. I've been buying this for years and will continue to buy." βmelissaadkins
Get it from Sephora for $23.
Promising review: "This is the best color and best formula I have ever used! Itβs the only red lip color I own now. Itβs so comfortable and long wearing. Itβs almost completely transfer proof too!! I will never go back to any other red lipstick." βFenty Reviewer
Get it from Fenty Beauty for $25 (available in nine shades).
Promising review: "This is my FAVORITE lip balm. Iβve bought it four different times, and I will continue to do so. It has the prettiest color and it has a delicious smell. It makes my lips so soft too!" βrachkin
Get it from Sephora for $22.
Promising review: "Been using it for years! My favorite cream and also go-to highlighter on a daily basis. I love that it's creamy enough to look super natural and like you're lit from within on the skin, yet it's not too creamy where it slides around throughout the day. It is just simply so perfect for an every day glow. The color is also very good, flexible for a lot of skin tones. Not a deep highlight that looks like a stripe of dirt on light skin, but not too light that it washes out a darker mid skin tone either. Also no flex of glitter etc... safe to say I LOVE IT." βIrmaO
Get it from Sephora for $30.
Promising review: "I just want to make my morning routine as easy as possible. I love winged liner, but I donβt have the steady hand for it. This stamp makes a perfect, easy, and consistent wing every time! I love it." βJulie B.
Get it from Amazon for $14.97 (available in five sizes and two colors).
Promising review: "I had peeling, weak nails for years. Tried everything. A friend recommended a nail strengthener they saw on QVC. It was quite pricey and I wanted to make sure it was worth it so I read the reviews. One of the comments said just buy SolarOil. Since it was much more affordable than the QVC stuff, I tried it. I bought it in February. This size bottle lasted a bit more than a month religiously applying it two to three times a day. I was really seeing great improvement so I bought another bottle in late March. By May, all the peeling had grown out and my nails were getting stronger every day. I then bought the big 4-oz refill bottle because I never want to run out of it again! Cannot recommend this stuff enough!" βDiana
Get it from Amazon for $8.50.
Promising review: "This is one of the best foundations I have ever used. It doesn't get clumpy throughout the day. It doesn't even feel like I'm wearing a foundation at all, but the coverage is top notch. It has been great, and a huge game changer for me. Absolutely recommend giving this foundation a try, especially if you're not really into heavy makeup." βCaitJ
Get it from Fenty Beauty for $35 (available in 50 shades).
And! 100% of every purchase goes to helping people with HIV/AIDS.
Promising review: "The perfect red; not too orange, not too blue, and oddly enough, not even too neutral! It's a sort of browned out red which gives it a depth of color and the richness of what you'd expect from a great red. I'm 65 and this gives my complexion a balance of color!" βdesignedbyalexandra
Get it from Nordstrom for $16.15 (originally $19, available in three shades).
Promising review: "I love these! I no longer dread putting on my face products. I was using my fingers to apply the product to my face, it was so messy and got in my nails too. When I came across these silicone brushes I knew I had to have them. They are amazing and the low price is a steal. These brushes really changed my routine. I use my facial products more often because I'm no longer worried about the annoying mess. The silicone brush is very flexible and spreads the product on my face nicely. Cleaning the brush is a simple task, just rinse and pat dry. Highly recommended!" βWells Family
Get a set of two from Amazon for $4.58.
Promising review: "Prettiest colors for any type of look! This is the first palette that I own that I actually seeing myself being able to utilize every color. My new favorite palette!! Not a lot of fallout at all and blends super easily." βHellothere626
Get it from Sephora for $54.
Promising review: "I have been using the Amazonian clay foundation for a couple years now. Prior to that, I had tried SO many different foundations and none seemed to work with my skin. I have fair, sensitive skin and this foundation works great, is light and covers blemishes." βDanielle D.
Get it from Tarte for $39 (available in 40 shades).
Promising review: "It's perfect!!! It comes with so much product, and the puff it comes with is pretty handy. The application is smooth. My makeup came out flawless. I set my makeup with this and worked out right after. THERE WAS NO SEPARATION, NO CREASING. This powder blessed me. GOD BLESS." βandrea
Get it from Amazon for $5.97 (available in eight shades).
Promising review: "Iβve tried many different brow gels but this one is the best by far. It never goes on too thick or too dark, it looks so natural but still completely transforms your brows! I think this is hands down one of Glossierβs best products." βJasmine
Get it from Glossier for $16 (available in five shades).
Promising review: "I have been using a $15 mascara for the past five years and the rep I have been purchasing from recently decided to get out of the business. Instead of finding another rep, I just decided to find a mascara that I could get quickly and easily anytime I needed it. I was skeptical about a less than $5 mascara but the reviews were so great I decided it was worth it to try it. Iβm so glad I did because itβs a really great mascara!!! I already have long lashes but I love jet black mascara that lengthens and volumizes and this fits the bill and for a great price. Mascara is my one makeup item that I canβt live without and I HATE running out. So I will mostly likely buy these three at a time. Love it!" βMrsCottonCurls
Get it from Amazon for $4.99.
Promising review: "This is exactly what I was missing in my makeup routine. I can't believe I went this long without trying shape tape! It gives my face a highlighted and youthful look and I am in love!" βSinnitta B.
Get it from Tarte for $10 (available in 35 shades).
Promising review: "This is one of my top three favorite products ever! My makeup stays put all day and evening until I remove it, and I've got oily skin, so for me to say this is seriously amazing. I love this stuff!" βTina LaRea
Get it from Amazon for $8.47.
Promising review: "So my grandmother told me about this product when I was young, 20 years ago or so. I now have an addiction to it I think. I have it next to my bed, on the coffee table, and desk at work. I use it all the time! THIS STUFF WORKS! It works really well too. My nails grow really long in a few weeks and I get to decide when to cut them off. Women ask me about them all the time, 'How do I get such white nail tips?' Well, its because of this. Natural French tips. :) PS, you can put this on a scar and they fade as well. I do this if I get a cut on my hands, etc. and it works. You don't need much for this to be effective. One lasts me months. I tap each finger tip and rub it into that nail and all around it on the opposite hand. Then I finish off by rubbing the left over on my knuckles." βHalie Brake
Get it from Amazon for $7.94.
Promising review: "This color-correcting palette is awesome ! I use the green to help reduce red spots on my face and the peach for under my eyes and WOW It blends super nicely and cleanly and it doesn't leave my skin feeling caked with makeup or make me break out worse!! I would definitely recommend this if you struggle with an uneven complexion." βmadzz
Get it from Tarte for $25 (originally $45).