For those of you who are familiar with Sephora's
Beauty Insider plan, you know it is a way to keep beauty addicts hooked. Rarely
do I find myself redeeming my rewards, but I have run across something that I
think is totally worth it…Buxom’s Shimmer, Shine, and Smoke kit.
If you aren’t familiar with Sephora’s Beauty
Insider program, let me take a moment to give an overview. Sephora is one of the main retailers for many
different beauty brands. To become a
Beauty Insider, there is no additional cost.
One of the perks you receive as a Beauty Insider is a complimentary
birthday gift (on or around your birthday) as well as a chance to earn Beauty
Insider points. Beauty Insiders can use
the points to redeem featured products that have been selected by Sephora. Often times the products are trial size. It isn’t often that I come across products
that I want to try or that I’m willing to cash in my points for. In fact, I have only used my points one other
time, and it just turns out that those products were by Buxom too.
Now, on to the kit…
Buxom’s Shimmer, Shine, and Smoke kit features
four trial size products, all of which are available for purchase in full size. The contents included in the kit are:
Mini waterproof
smoky eye stick in Silversword (0.42g/0.015oz.):
Silversword is an interesting name for this
product. I wonder if it was inspired by
the plant whose leaves are covered with silver hairs. Silversword, the eye stick, comes across as a
charcoal gray/black with almost microscopic silver flecks. This smoky eye stick is very reminiscent of a
shade stick, but once this product sets, it definitely isn’t going to
budge. Surprisingly, I found this product
very easy to remove with soap.
This full size product is currently available at
Sephora.com (0.03oz) for $19 USD.
Mini Lash
Mascara in Blackest Black (6mL/0.2fl.oz):
This mascara is said to be volumizing. One thing that I noticed about this product
is the applicator. The bristles are more
like combs, making it difficult for clumping.
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| Bare Lashes |
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| One coat |
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| Two coats |
This full size product also comes in a waterproof
formula. Both mascaras are currently
available at Sephora.com (estimate: 11mL/0.37fl.oz is the closest reference I
could find. Product size is not listed
on Sephora or Bare Essentuals website) for $19 USD.
Buxom Big
and Healthy lip polish in Sugar (2mL/0.07fl.oz.):
As I mentioned earlier, the only other Beauty
Insider reward that I redeemed with my points was a Buxom kit with lip
products. This lip polish is advertised
as a “sheer, shimmering gloss”. I didn’t
experience much opacity with this lip gloss.
One thing that I like about Buxom’s lip polishes is the tingling sensation
your lips feel when they’re applied. It’s
like you can feel your lips becoming fuller.
Sugar could not have been more appropriately named because that is
definitely the aroma that this product exudes.
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| No Flash |
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| Flash |
This full size product is currently available at
Sephora.com (4.45mL/0.15fl.oz.) for $19 USD.
Mini
Divine Goddess™ Luminizer in Venus (30mL/1fl.oz.):
According to the product label, this product can
be worn on the “cheeks, temples, décolleté, or all over your face…” I haven’t had a chance to work this product
into my makeup regimen, but with hopes of warm weather in the near future, I am
looking forward to trying this out.
Heck, I may not wait too much longer for the weather. I did swatch this product on my arm and much
like the waterproof eye stick; the luminizer didn’t seem to budge once
set. The true test will come when I try
this luminizer on my combination/oily face.
This full size product is currently available at
Sephora.com (60mL/2fl.oz) for $28 USD.
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| Swatches with flash |
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| Swatches without flash |
The availability of this kit will depend on the
Sephora locations. If you haven’t had a
chance to check this kit out, you may want to give it a try. It is a 500 point perk. If you want to check out the full size
products, they are available at Sephora.com.
*Prices and availability are subject to change.
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