Review: Vanity Trove Indonesia July 2013 Box

Another beauty box to review :)
Today i'm reviewing my july box from Vanity Trove Indonesia (IDR 180.000/box) so this is how the box looks:

it's a drawer type box and it's very sturdy, i like it :)

the vouchers:

-C&F Perfumery: IDR 100.000 for each purchase of Gold Diva EDP

-Pink Parlour: IDR 50.000

now let's see what's inside the box:

1) Roberto Verino - Gold Diva EDP sample

it smells soft, like a baby powder :3 i like it but i'm not planning to buy if because i still have two perfumes with me OTL tell me if you want the voucher :)

2) Clarins Shaping Facial Lift Lipo-drain Serum sachet

i think it's for those with bluky, round face?

3) Clarins Body Lift Cellulite Control

well as you can see it's for those who have cellulite. i think i'll just give it to my mom ;)

4) Natvia Nature's Sweetener

Well i don't know why so many people dislike this, but i like this so much. People are saying 'this is a beauty box, i demand beauty products, not foods' yeah but for me, i've been wanting to subscribe to food boxes out there but the shipping fee here is more expensive than the box itself so i bury my wish to subscribe but then tadaaaa VTI gave me low calorie sugar XD next time please give me organic tea bags or pasta seasonings or such XD

5) Vaseline Healthy White Serum SPF 30 PA++, Insta Fair, and Night Repair

Well this is why the box feels so full when i open it -_____- i don't really like them even if they're in full size. What's the point of subscribing a beauty box if you get the product that you can find in a mart five minutes away from your home? I still have my body butter and my body lotion with me and they gave me THREE FULL SIZE body lotions --"

Tell me if you want any of them, or all of them ._.

6) Silky Girl Magic Pink Lip Balm

it's in shade 08 strawberry. This white lip balm turns pink when it touches your lips. It smells like strawberry soda and it has a cool-minty feeling when i apply it on my lips. I think the color is buildable because it's getting more pigmented the more i rub it on my lips.

See how it looks:

without flash --> with flash --> on tissue

 7) Pond's Flawless White BB+

Another drugstore stuff --"

and i think this is too white for me. The shade matches the inside of my arm but my face has the same color as the back on my hand, which is darker, and i look like i'm wearing a mask OTL

i'm also not a fan of bb cream because it turns my face grey. and this one does!

when i just applied it --> after 30 minutes going out shopping for foods

See? grey~ but luckily it doesn't break me out *sigh*

Review: The Body Shop Born Lippy Lip Balm (Plum & Lychee)

Ah finally i made this review about Born Lippy Lip Balm ^^
So as i've showed you before, i bought two born lippy lip balms, plum and lychee flavoured. I didn't really pay attention to what it claims tho. The packaging is cute and efficient, with retractable tubes that's absolutely better than jars.

Let's see how it looks:

with flash (top: plum; bottom: lychee)

without flash (top: plum; bottom: lychee)

On my lips:

lychee

plum

Please ignore my weird lips >.<

I applied them a little too much so the camera can catch it. As you can see from the pictures, the lychee lip balm is more of a shimmer than a balm because it's really sparkly, you can use it if you want to highlight the lips. I think it's not really suitable for daily use.

The plum lip balm looks more natural, it's still really sheer even if i apply it a little too much. It will be good if you put it on top of a stain because it will give healthy shine to your lips. I like to use it daily because it just looks really 'normal' but it improves my lips appearance.

Both of them smells good and don't have a taste. But i think the don't really moisturize my lips (the lip butter does the job better) and also they don't stay long, if i can't say they disappear really quickly. i think they just disappear after 30 minutes o.O

It moisten my lips when it's there but after it disappears.... swoosh~ my lips go back to its ugly self ._.

Conclusion:

Pros:

-better packaging

-smells good

-cute colour

-have their own purpose (one for party etc., one for daily use)

-can be combined with other lip make up

Cons:

-doesn't really moisturize

-staying power is really weak

So i still need more hydration for my lips...