Tribe Beauty Box Subscription Review + Coupon December 2020

Poppi Cosmetics Neon Drip Palette - Retail Value $29

This eyeshadow palette was a variant- subscribers could receive this or the Suva Beauty Saffron Palette. While the Suva palette has some gorgeous earth tones, this neon palette sparked joy inside of me- I love the colors! While they certainly aren’t an everyday eyeshadow look for me, I adore the vivid shimmery shades and the nicely pigmented matte shadows.

Here are the swatches. All of the shadows were soft without having too much fallout, and I love that each shimmer shade has at least one corresponding matte shade.

The Balm Down Boy Blush, 0.29 oz - Retail Value $21

I have only had The Balm products through subscription boxes, but when I contemplate I can’t really think of a product from them I didn’t like. This bubblegum-pink blush is really pigmented (I applied more than I meant to because I didn’t realize how much my brush was picking up), but it blended out with ease.

Avant Skincare Pro-Intense Hyaluronic Acid Illuminating Day Cream, 50 ml - Retail Value $134

I refuse to believe a company would think their skincare product is worth $134 and then still package it in a plastic squeeze tube. After further investigating, it looks like the 50 ml version showed on the Avant website is packaged in a glass jar while ours is in a tube. I would describe the texture as being a thick gel-cream, and while it does have ingredients like hyaluronic acid and jojoba, those aren’t near the top where I’d like them to be. My skin was fine after trying this out and felt more hydrated, but the performance overall didn't overly impress me-- perhaps it will be a better match for another gal.

Sola Look Liquid Lipstick in Brenda Loves Dylan, 0.15 oz - Retail Value $14

I love the red color of this lipstick, but I didn’t love how it performed. The wand gave me good control over lining my lips and applying the color exactly where I wanted, but once my lips were coated it took a really long time for this lipstick to dry down. Even once it was dry, it still had this permanent sticky feeling that was uncomfortable- like my lips kept wanting to stick together (it was the strangest thing). Because of that, I don’t see myself reaching for this again.

Iman Cosmetics Perfect Pencil in Nut Bush - Listed Value $10

I appreciate we received an eyeliner in a color other than black! This deep brown shade isn’t the most creamy eyeliner I’ve ever used, but it still went on well with minimal tugging. Using a brown eyeliner instead of a black one adds a softness to my eyeshadow look that I can really appreciate, and I think it paired really well with the pinks and oranges in the eyeshadow palette.

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Here is the eyeliner swatched above the blush.

Here I am wearing everything! I couldn’t decide on what eyeshadows I wanted to play with, so I did two different looks. On one eye I applied a the matte orange shade (culture) to my inner half of my lid, and the matte pink shade Clout to the outer half, and then I went in with a densely packed brush applying the orange shimmer shade Poppin’ over the orange and Slippery over the pink. I then took a clean eyeshadow brush and blended the shimmers out, and used the eyeliner to give me a small wing. On the other eye I applied the matte shade Slimey all over my lid before blending on the shimmery shade Flex. I also used a small pointed brush to apply Flex to my lower lash line. I finished with both the lipstick and blush from the box!