Another month of awesome by the nerd misfits at Espionage Cosmetics! The theme for the BOOM!Box this month was, “Fabled,” and yet again, another box full of items that fit the theme perfectly! Dragons and unicorns and faeries, OH MY! Sam Skyler makes another appearance this month, but this time she designed the amazing dragon nail wraps and the EC BOOM!Box logo sticker. Then we have the completely all new lip serum and everything shadow, a sugar scrub, notecards, unicorn soap, and TEMPORARY TATTOOS! So much awesomeness in one box, how do they even do it?!
I’m going to do this post a little differently than the others to show off more of the products, so here goes! Click any photo to embiggen.
I totally got excited when I saw this in the mailbox this afternoon. HERE COMES THE BOOM!
Two nail wraps! Mystical Mane was featured in the very first round of the Nerd Makeup Box beta testing at the end of the kickstarter campaign and I’m glad to see it included again! I was saving the first one for just the right occasion, but now that I have two, no excuses. The second wrap is Valknjöggr, Odin’s dragon. It’s an absolutely gorgeous work of art (the design on the inside of the package is BEAUTIFUL) and I really can’t wait to wear these. Also included, as usual, is a nail file.
Wow. I mean, wow. The Unicorn Soap comes from Digital Soaps and is a glittery Unicorn head. The scent is, “Green Apple Explosion,” and it smells wonderful – fruity and sweet. It’s a glycerin soap that’s both vegan and cruelty free. AND! April 9th is National Unicorn Day, so it’s also a time-appropriate item to include. There’s even a coupon code included for 20% off your next order from Digital Soaps. On the bottom is a pinkish red pot of Rosina Leckermaul’s House of Sweets Candy Cleanse, Strawberry and Basil sugar scrub. It’s a nod to the witch from Hansel and Gretel, so it fits in perfectly with the theme. The scrub smells positively divine and it’s going straight into the shower. I’ll admit that I almost took a second shower today just to get a chance to use this!
Next up is the Espionage Cosmetics Crest sticker to show everyone your love of the BOOM!Box. The logo shows off so many different facets of what Espionage Cosmetics is all about and I’m pretty amazed that Sam Skyler fit all that awesomeness into one logo! I’m thinking this may end up getting put on my tablet case. On the right are three stationery cards and envelopes. Did you know April is National Letter Writing Month? Now you do! Perfect timing for including this. Each card has a beautiful mermaid design and mermaid quote.
TEMPORARY TATTOOS! I mirrored the image so you can see the tattoo the way it would look on your skin. They’re a lovely metallic gold color with one side being a pretty, swirly design with fairies sprinkled throughout, and the other side has quotes about fairies. In case that’s hard to read, they say, “Think Happy Thoughts,” “No one is too old for fairy tales,” and, “All you need is faith, trust, and a little pixie dust.” Too cute. It’s like Tinkerbell herself designed these! Two packets of the tattoos were included so I have one to play around with now and another to save for a special event or something. I LOVE that there are two – sometimes I hoard stuff like this because it’s too precious to be used just because, so having two means I can save one and use the other right away!
OH BOY. There was a teaser for this on instagram and it far exceeded my expectations! A BOOM!Box debut item is the new Lip Serum on the right called, “Banshee.” It’s blackberry and champagne scented and is this lovely violet color. These Lip Serums are pretty sheer, so it doesn’t look like a super dark purple on, it looks like just a hint of a berry color on me at least. On the left is another debut item, a new Everything Shadow color, “Rumpelstiltskin,” a stunningly perfect gold. Both fit in with the theme perfectly. Also included is a mixing pot – the shadow and serum can be mixed together to create a shimmery, mauve lip color. Can you even imagine the possibilities though? I’m dying to see how Banshee works with the purple glitter BAMF! or the hot pink Clairvoyant Everything Shadow.
And that’s it for this month! Another stellar box by the Espionage Cosmetics team, and while I can’t quite figure out a value since some of the items are so new and different, I do know it’s well above and beyond the cost of the box which is $25-30 depending on the length of the subscription. Between the nail wraps, serum, and shadow we’re already at $36.50, so that covers the cost of the box without even including the other goodies. You can’t put a value on receiving exclusive and brand new items before they’re released to the public, and that’s part of the fun of this box – the surprises and special products that subscribers get to try first. In case you’re thinking about subscribing and want to send me some love, hit up my referral link!