There is nothing better to perk up your spirits that great, new makeup. Beauty in Bloom “Glambox” by Smashbox is a limited edition box of beauty (the products literally come boxed in a cardboard cube) with all the items you need to make your newday & night looks, “blossom.” Kits like this are not only great because the colors are coordinated for you (no false guessing) and there are how-to instructions so you can really re-create the look you want. But they’re also a great value. If you purchased these items separately, they would run you much more!
What’s in this Beauty in Bloom, GlamBox?
Simple answer: a lot:
For the eyes, there is a stunning, Beauty in Bloom Shadow Palette, with three wheels of luxe, silky, powder shadow featuring light, medium and dark shades (dark for liner/smoky eye). For this season, it’s earthy browns and taupes that reign. You’ll get matte, and shimmer formulas, in warm and cool tones, so there will always be something new, for you. For instance, you can isntantly update your smoky eye look by layering one of the more metallic, shimmery shadowsl over a creamier one. You will also get a color booklet with your GlamBox that tells you exactly what to use, where. Add a finishing fringe of inky black, Bionic Mascara.
For cheeks, there’s Blossom Baked Cheek Highlighter in “Blossom.” This slim, hard-sided compact holds a virtual checkerboard of pink, peach and neutral shimmery strips to swipe together and create a gorgeous, sheer, luminous, coral shimmer. Use the included (and very good) Fan Brush #22 to get just the right application.
For lips, there’s a compact containing Lip Tech Gloss in “Posey.” The color is a “satin” matte that coats lips with a nude/pink tint. Although the color is solid and in a compact, there’s a silicone “spatula” applicator hidden right under the lip product in it’s own, little well, so you don’t have to dip your fingers and get them coated with color. Lip Tech Gloss has Vitamin E and emollients to protect lips and keep them from looking or feeling dry. Bring the color to life with a swipe of vanilla scented, silky, shiny, nude/pink with gold shimmer, Lip Enhacing Gloss, in “Petal.”
The Smashbox Beauty in Bloom Glambox is all a girl wants and needs for now through Spring…but you’d better hurry and get your own limited edition Glambox before they’re all gone!
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