March’s edition of the Medusa’s Makeup monthly box is here. The shipment arrived in a pink padded mailer with minimal packaging as usual which I really appreciate. Less waste! Two lip products, an eyeshadow and an eye makeup primer made for four products this month.
- Stick It Eye Primer – 2 oz / $8 – (Product is full size) Made with natural oils and waxes, this eye primer is a bit stickier than the more velvety finish type primers I generally use. However, I’d imagine that makes it a fantastic base for shimmery colors that tend not to stay put very well.
- Eye Dust – 1.5 g / $7 – (Product is full size) The color this month is, “Wasabe,” a shimmery green that’s perfect for the month that contains St. Patrick’s Day. I really love getting a new eye color from them every month and this one is the prettiest spring green.
- Lipstick – 3.5 g / $12 – (Product is full size) The color received is, “Lydia,” though my container was labelled as “YOLO.” It’s definitely the purple Lydia, and really not a color I have any use for. It goes on as a pastel purple and looks a little bit like I’ve transformed into Violet Beauregarde. It might work as a base under a bolder red color to bring the red into a cool/berry zone, but alone? I’m just not the kind of person who wears purple lipstick. It also contains parabens.
- Lip Paint – 1.5 g / $12 – (Product is full size) The color here is, “Get Lucky,” which is a bright, bubblegum pink. It applies on me as a bright, flourescent pink, and I can’t see myself wearing this in public except maybe for Halloween or cosplaying Jem. The formula isn’t my favorite – even after it’s dried and set, it’s still a little sticky, but it stays put (and is nearly impossible to remove). This also contains parabens.
The total value this month comes to $39 which is good for a box that only costs $15.95 per month. Unfortunately, the only products I’m going to keep and use are the eye primer and eye dust, so the value doesn’t quite make up for the cost this month for me. I know Medusa’s Makeup is a little bit beyond my threshold in terms of bold, unusual colors, but this shipment was particularly bold, I think. I decided to unsubscribe for the meantime since I’m honestly on makeup overload, and getting two lip colors that are pretty outlandish in this shipment put me over the edge. I still love the company and their eye dusts are some of my favorites, so I may come back at a later date – I just need a break for now!