Unboxing: Jeffery Star Black Friday 2019 Mystery Box


Hiya guys! I have a bit of a beauty related post to share, which is a nice change of pace around here. During Black Friday 2019 I managed to score the elusive Jeffery Star Mystery Box. The way I screamed can still be heard echoing in my home, haha. This is probably my third or fourth time getting a mystery box from Jeffrey Star, but it's the first time I scored a premium. I was in queue for about fifteen to thirty minutes before it was my turn. Honestly I'm lucky I even managed to nab this one! I originally had the deluxe version, but it was sold out and I had to change my selection quickly so I could go back in queue. I think my saving grace was that people could still put the deluxe in their cart for quite some time. So they kept trying for that box for a while and getting sent back to queue before it was finally marked as sold out. I think my experiences trying to get K-Pop concert tickets has trained me well in this regard, haha.

Unboxing: Jeffery Star Black Friday 2019 Mystery Box

But like I said before I managed to score the premium box, which is the medium tier. This retailed for about $60 and contained five items - including a mystery box exclusive liquid lipstick. During Black Friday there was also an amazing deal on the mystery boxes and you received free shipping as well. Honestly I kind of feel like free shipping should probably be a standard thing when it comes to mystery boxes. At the very least got deluxe. But maybe that's me being a hard penny pincher when it comes to free shipping. I'm totally that person that ends up spending $20 to get more items just because I don't want to pay $5.99 for shipping.

Jeffery Star | Mystery Box Exclusive Stickers
Jeffery Star | Mystery Box Exclusive Stickers

One of the first items in the box is a sheet of exclusive stickers inspired by the styling of American traditional tattoos. Of course these draw inspiration from Jeffery Star himself and you can even see his signature 'Hi, How are ya?' on one of the stickers. Now all the images are really cute and all - I definitely cannot deny that fact. And I hate to be that person, but it's definitely not one of my favorite items in the box. I personally don't have any use for a sticker sheet like this and I feel like it'll just sit around in my room unused. Maybe that's just me though.

Jeffery Star | Velour Liquid Lipstick Mystery Box Exclusive
Jeffery Star | Velour Liquid Lipstick Mystery Box Exclusive
Jeffery Star | Velour Liquid Lipstick Mystery Box Exclusive

Isn't this such a pretty red shade?! My swatch doesn't do the tone any justice much less the finish. It has this beautiful smooth matte velvet finish with a bit of sparkle as well. I love the shade color and makes me happy to have an exclusive that I can see myself using. Definitely not an everyday color to wear, but let's face it most of Jeffery Star lipsticks aren't everyday looks. You buy Jeffery Star lipsticks because you want to stand out! And on the occasional day you don't there happens to be a shade or two to fit that mood. This color in particular I can see myself wearing frequently for a date night or even on a rare daring day at the office.

As of the time of writing this post I have not had a chance to wear this lipstick on my lips. However I ended up getting a bad reaction in the area I swatched on my arm. On removal my skin became very irritated, itchy, and I had little bumps as well. I cannot say for sure it was the lipstick since I have delicate skin that reacts easily to things. But I thought it was worth mentioning it on my post in case any of you are also skin sensitive and try to do an arm swatch. Once I do a proper lip swatch of this shade I will be sure to update you guys if I end up having a reaction again.

Side note: I'm sorry for my sloppy attempt at an arm swatch. This is my first time swatching lipsticks and it's definitely harder than it seems, haha. I will get better in the future I hope. Any tips though would be much appreciated.

Jeffery Star | Velour Liquid Lipstick Mermaid Blood
Jeffery Star | Velour Liquid Lipstick Mermaid Blood
Jeffery Star | Velour Liquid Lipstick Mermaid Blood

I'm not going to lie about this I'm a little bit disappointed that I ended up getting such a dark shade. Even though I don't mind the occasional outrageous color I don't find myself going for dark tones. Maybe this will inspire me to do something a little different and new. I'm not sure. The shade itself was originally released as part of the Holiday collection back in 2017, so it tends to be a hard find these days. The collector in me does feel excited to receive something I didn't already own and that isn't sold anymore. It's such a toss up on this lipstick, but then again mystery boxes are known to contain lipsticks that aren't popular.  It makes sense in that context, but still a bummer as I would have much rather received something like Doll Parts for example. So all in all I can't help feeling ugh about receiving such a unusable color, but it isn't enough to stop me from buying another mystery box in the future.

Jeffery Star | Skin Frost Ice Cold
Jeffery Star | Skin Frost Ice Cold
Jeffery Star | Skin Frost Ice Cold

Hmmm... At least I received a good color. That feels like a terrible intro to an item, but I don't really use highlighters so there is that. I do want to develop a good make-up routine and be able to know how to properly use highlighter (amongst a lot of other things) eventually. So this is definitely an item that'll get a lot more use in the future and out of all the shades this one was one I wanted most. So not a disappointing item to see in my mystery box at all. Especially because it's a great quality one and it would retail for $29 otherwise on its own.

Jeffery Star | Blue Blood Eye-Shadow Palette
Jeffery Star - Blue Blood Eye-Shadow Palette
Jeffery Star - Blue Blood Eye-Shadow Palette

Yesssss! I finally was lucky enough to score a eye-shadow palette from a mystery box! And freaking Blue Blood?! Ugh I'm still screaming about it a month later, haha. This is one of the palettes I wanted the most for the longest time and I was actually kicking myself for not buying it during the Black Friday sale. Thank goodness I was too broke (never though I'd say that) and decided to only get the mystery box this time. This item alone makes the entire mystery box 110% worth it for me (or very close to it) since it retails for $52 alone. Plus the blue color range is giving me so much life. Long time readers will know when it comes to blue ANYTHING I simply cannot get enough and eye-shadows are no exception.

Jeffery Star - Blue Blood Eye-Shadow Palette

So what did you think about my premium Jeffery Star mystery box? Do you think it was worth and hype and the costs? Personally I feel a little torn. While my first instinct is to scream yes so worth because I got the palette I also feel like I got 2-3 items that I'm not crazy about. Like I mentioned before, the items I received that I don't love aren't enough to stop me from buying another mystery box in the future. I don't anything short of receiving a duplicate palette and even though I'd probably tell myself 'one to use and one to collect'. I think the appeal of a 'mystery' box draws me in more than I care to admit. Especially if the box contains exclusive items like this one did. But those are my thoughts on the Jeffery Star Black Friday 2019 Mystery Box! Let me know what you think Moonbaes and if you'd like to see other mystery boxes from Jeffery Star in the future. Catch you later.


1 comment

  1. Interesting. I like the blue lipstick, looks cool :-)

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