November Topbox

Another Topbox!

As I mentioned last month, I am not longer subscribed to Glymm. I used to be subscribed to Loosebutton's Luxebox too, but alas they didn't make the cut.

It seems that every single subscription company is raising their prices... Glymm is now $12 a month, Luxebox is something like $26 a quarter? Now there's Glossybox which is somewhere in the mid 20s too, so it seems there aren't any $10 boxes left.

However, Topbox is the only box still with a waitlist... so knowing I'm in, I'm going to stay in.

Let's hop into what I got!

Yay for:
Roberto Cavalli Perfume                                                 5ml

This is the cutest packaging. The top feels a little flimsy... if I'm impatient and trying to open this in a hurry I could just snap the opening right off. However, it is a pleasant scent. Actually both my mom and I both like this, which is unusual. It is musky, but not overly so. It isn't a grandma old-person floral-shop type scent. I think this is perfect for wintertime.

China Glaze Nail Polish in I Herd That                           Full Size (14ml)

Yes! I love nail polish. I have about 70+ bottles, but I can't seem to stop collecting them. Granted, I do actually use them, so they're not going to waste. This is a glittery gold with some green and red flecks in it, absolutely wonderful for Christmas.This comes from the Safari collection... as you can tell from the awful pun.

Make up for Ever Aqua Eyes Eyeliner                            Size not on pencil

This glides on very smoothly and has great staying power. I hate to fall in love with this since the full size is so expensive...

Meh for:
Cuccio Naturale Pomegranate and Fig Body Butter        9.24g

This seems delicious, but this is a cream. Nothing overly spectacular about it. Plus it has an annoying little cap that seems to snap off at the most inopportune times. More of a packaging issue than anything else.

Overall Impression of November's Box:
Another good box. Good variety of skincare and makeup. People have been demanding more makeup, and they've got it! At least one makeup item per box. And I'll never deny or reject nail polish!

Lyrics of the Day

If it makes you less sad, I will die by your hand.
Hope you find out what you are, I already know what I am.

And if it makes you less sad, we'll start talking again... you can tell me how vile I already know that I am.

I'll grow old, start acting my age. It'll be a Brand New day, in a life that you hate.

A crown of gold... a heart that's harder than stone... and it hurts to hold on, but it's missed when it's gone.

Call me a safe bet. I'm betting I'm not.
I'm glad you can forgive. Only hoping as time goes, you can forget...

If it makes you less sad, I'll move out of this state. You can keep to yourself, I'll keep out of your way.
And if it makes you less sad, I'll take your pictures all down. Every picture you paint, I will paint myself out.

It's cold as a tomb, and it's dark in your room,
when I sneak to your bed, to pour salt in your wounds.

So call it quits, or get a grip. You said you wanted a solution, you just wanted to be missed.

Call me a safe bet, I'm betting I'm not.
I'm glad you can forgive, only hoping as time goes, you can forget.
So you can forget. You can forget.

You are calm and reposed, let your beauty unfold,
pale white, like the skin stretched over your bones.
Spring keeps you ever close, you are second hand smoke.
You are so fragile and thin, standing trial for your sins,
holding onto yourself the best you can.
You are the smell before rain.
You are the blood in my veins.

Call me a safe bet, I'm betting I'm not.
I'm glad that you can forgive. I'm only hoping as time goes... you can forget.

Brand New - The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot

Movie Reviews: Horror Movies

For the past few weeks to lead up to Halloween, Shawn and I have been watching horror movies.

Halloween is now gone and finished, but he's recorded so many horror movies on his PVR that it's taken us a while to get through them all. I just wanted to mention a few of the ones we've seen. None of these are new horror movies, but that's the thing about them... they're easily rewatchable.

These aren't going to be in-depth reviews. I just want to go over whether I liked them, whether I was scared, and whether they're worth me ever watching again.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

This was okay. Not really scary at all, and the scary stuff was just girls being slashed apart and guys getting stuff pushed through their throats. It went into a little bit more detail about Freddy's past, so I guess it delved deeper into the psychology of his psychosis... but really it's just kids trying to stay awake.

Something should not be in there with you...

Cabin Fever (2002)

I liked this when it came out, and I still like it now. It's quirky and funny and pretty gross at times. Plus, Ryder Strong is in it! Yes, there is one particularly gross scene (well, a few) where skin and lack of skin is shown. However, most of the movie is about paranoia.

You're missing some face.

Friday the 13th (2009)

Run of the mill slasher film. Didn't do very well in the box-office, and I guess most horror movies don't really shine there anyway. It was okay. Lots of suspense and gory deaths. Most of the time for slasher films I'm just yelling at my screen "why are you so dumb, why'd you go in there alone? In the dark? Without a weapon? Without telling anyone where you've gone?"

Why are you so ridiculously strong. Must be the milk.

The Descent (2005)

I loved this. I loved this because it scared me. I rarely jump during movies, and I jumped. Then my heart started pounding. And it was because of ugly disfigured monsters. Unlike a monster movie, this wasn't some alien or weird scientific experiment. These creatures were plausible. Plausibility makes things scary. Plus, an all-female and smart cast made for more sensible decisions on their part, making the whole film less frustrating and more believable to watch.

This is one of those things that'd make me jump.

House of Wax (2005)

I didn't finish watching this. You know why? Because I can handle creepy. Scary. Psychologically twisted. But I cannot handle gross and shock horror. I don't need to see wax being injected into someone's face. Same thing with movies like Hostel and Saw... those movies gross me out, they don't scare me.

You have a messed up face, sir.

Pontypool (2008)

This was bizarre. A virus that spreads through sound and words? Okay. There was something about the dialogue and unseen and unscripted dynamic between the cast members that was unsettling. Plus the colour of the movie itself was so unsaturated and bland that I actually felt like I was watching this in the dead of winter in the middle of a God-forsaken town.

Haiku of the Day

November is here.
Red poppies and mustaches.
And poor memories.

Nature Monday

Another gorgeous fall afternoon in BC!

Poetry of the Day

Those little molehills grow slowly into mountains,
fed with years of small irritations and unanswered pet peeves.
Those mountains are gated and shut to the outside, kept isolated and cold.
It doesn't have to be wintertime everywhere.

Haiku of the Day

My online shopping:
A silent but deadly foe.
My credit card pays.