So Susan Color Curate is a monthly makeup subscription service that sends 4 full-size beauty items in a makeup bag. All products are 100% cruelty-free, vegan, and paraben-free!
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About this Box
The Subscription Box: So Susan Color Curate
The Cost: $20.95 a month + free shipping
ACTIVE DEAL: Receive 5% off your entire order, including subscriptions!
CODE: MYSUBSCRIPTION5
The Products: Four full-sized beauty items + a makeup bag. 100% vegan, cruelty-free, and paraben-free.
Ships to: The US only; you can purchase older bags and have them shipped worldwide here.
August 2020 So Susan Color Curate Review
There was no info card included this month.
Limited-Edition Makeup Bag, August 2020 - Retail Value $12.00
I'm loving this bag's sweet ice cream print over a pale blue background. Check out those cute watermelon pops!
So Susan Cosmetics Summer Skin Bronzing and Sculpting Palette - Retail Value $42.00
Summer palettes can be very hit or miss for me because I am super fair and if the shade is even the slightest bit yellow it looks wildly warm on my face. This trio of bronzers is so pretty, but so not for me! I could totally see myself using the first shade as a contour powder, but the others are way too warm/orange. As far as the formula goes, these are quite nice! If you are someone who loves a good bronzer in the summer (or year-round!) I bet you will be very happy with this palette.
Left to right: Capri, Ibiza, and Bali.
So Susan Cosmetics Dream Maker Light-Shifting Highlighting Cream in "Vision", 10 mL - Retail Value $29.00
I have tried a few shades of this cream before and I always am amazed at the shimmering power of this seemingly demure cream. This white cream goes on sheer but is electric with blue shine. It would be too blue for my sort of look in terms of a highlighter, but I absolutely love it as a sheer lid look.
This is a pretty accurate shot of that blue flash!
Jelly Pong Pong Cosmetics Supernova Dual Eyeshadow in "Astrostar", 3 g - Retail Value $18.00
Jelly Pong Pong is one of those brands that always has incredibly pigmented eyeshadows and this duo was really impressive! 'Astrostar' is a pairing of a shimmering dark chocolate and a toasted fawn sort of shade. Both are buttery smooth and dramatic while still working for a natural shadow look.
Very impressed with this pigment.
Trifle Cosmetics Bonbon Bling Potted Pigment in "Snowflake Muffin", 2.3 g - Retail Value $15.00
This is the sort of glitter I would be scared to use near my eyes because you can really feel it! You would absolutely have to use some sort of adhesive to prevent this from falling into your eyes and really hurting. The round particles are a metallic ice blue and coordinate really well with the highlight cream above and though I might wait until winter to play with these more, they are really beautiful.
Elsa approved.
Verdict: So Susan Color Curate has a value of $116.00 this month. I feel like though this was a summer bag, half of it felt more like ice and snow with those cool metallic blues. This might not have been the ideal mix of shades for myself personally, but the formulas were solid and the pigments and colors dreamy. Though I would have preferred some more summery shades than ice blues, I do still really like them in general so I would have a hard time being super disappointed here.
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? No, your first box will be the September box.
ACTIVE DEAL: Receive 5% off your entire order, including subscriptions!
CODE: MYSUBSCRIPTION5
Value Breakdown: At $20.95 for this box (with free shipping), here’s what you are paying approximately per item:
- Makeup Bag $2.17
- Summer Skin Palette $7.59
- Dream Maker Highlighter $5.24
- Jelly Pong Eyeshadow Duo $3.25
- Bon Bon Loose Pigment $2.71
Alternatively, each of the 5 featured items in the box has an average cost of $4.19.
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