Friday, March 4, 2016

February 2016 Birchbox - Review




If you don't know already Birchbox is a monthly beauty subscription box service.  Each month you pay $10 and you are then shipped 5 beauty, grooming, and/or lifestyle samples that are personalized towards you.  Birchbox also has their own shop which you can use the points you accumulate from reviewing the products you get each month to purchase products you love or maybe to try something new.  For each product that you review you will receive 10 points and for every 100 points you get will equal to $10 in the Birchbox shop



Each month you will also receive a card in your box telling you about each product you received also with the prices if you decide to purchase the full-size.




This was the first product I received this month, and it was also my sample choice.  I'm really excited to try this, but I haven't yet because my skin is sensitive and I don't want to use too many different exfoliating products at once.  I chose this product though because I do love masks and it's always exciting to try a new one.  This product has fruit acids that exfoliate skin to reduce pores, increase radiance, and improve tone.  The full-size of this product retails for $55 on the Birchbox website.




This was the second product I was sent this month and another I really wanted to try.  It's supposed to balance hair's natural oil levels while nourishing strands back to health.  Unfortunately I do tend to have oily hair so I don't use products like this often but it is nice to use every once in a while.  This product smelt nice, but sadly it didn't make my hair feel soft afterwards.  I will try this product again though, and see if maybe I just need to use more than I normally would.  The full-size of this product retails for $37 on the Birchbox website.




This was the next product I received and the only one I absolutely hated.  This purfume has top notes of fresh-picked mango and lush neroli finish with a base of creamy musk.  I made the mistake of spraying some on my wrists before smelling it first and I could smell it all day long.  So if you do see this in stores and maybe you love the smell, then it'd be a great purchase for you because the fragrance seems to last forever.  The full-size of this perfume retails for $78 on the Birchbox website.




This is the fourth product I received this month and honestly I wasn't excited, at all.  I did try this out though and surprisingly I love this product. It's supposed to smooth, fill, and reduce fine lines and wrinkles.  It's also said to firm, lift and strengthen while it also also works to boost radiance and improve the texture of your complexion.   I have been using this pretty much everyday and I swear my skin looks and feels so much better.  I would definitely recommend this product and I will most certainly be repurchasing.  The full-size of this product retails for $36 on the Birchbox website.





This is the last product I received and another I couldn't wait to try out.  Lately I have been obsessed with matte lip products and when I saw I would be receiving this one I was very excited.  The website is very misleading though because this is not the shade that was shown, but I was still happy when I saw the shade.  This lipstick is a gorgeous shade, it's a matte lipstick but it's not drying at all and it has great pigmentation which is great.  This is the full-size of this lipstick and on Birchbox's website you can purchase the Full-size trio which includes this shade along with the shades Cozy Crimson and Parisian Pink for $24.



I'm pretty impressed with this month's box.  It's pretty exciting that out of 5 products there is only one product that I did not like.  If you'd love to join me in receiving Birchbox each month you can use my referral link by going HERE!

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Saturday, January 23, 2016

January 2016 Birchbox - Review





  If you don't know already Birchbox is a monthly beauty subscription box service.  Each month you pay $10 and you are then shipped 5 beauty, grooming, and/or lifestyle samples that are personalized towards you.  Birchbox also has their own shop which you can use the points you accumulate from reviewing the products you get each month to purchase products you love or maybe to try something new.  For each product that you review you will receive 10 points and for every 100 points you get will equal to $10 in the Birchbox shop



This was the first product I received this month.  I was really excited to get this product since it works as a dry shampoo but also as a hairspray.  I thought it worked quite well, but the fragrance is so strong I could barely breathe when I sprayed it on my hair.  I definitely won't be purchasing the full-size of this which even if it didn't smell so strongly I still couldn't see myself buying this product considering it's $44 for the full-size.




This is the second product I received and I'm surprisingly happy with this one.  I don't usually care for lotion but considering it's freezing outside this product is perfect.  This product feels very moisturizing and isn't greasy. The price of the full-size isn't too bad either, for a 12oz bottle it's only $24.




I'm not a huge fan of supergoop and honestly this product was useless.  The tube was so small and it didn't help that most of that consisted of air.  I definitely won't purchase the full-size because I didn't even really get to try it out.  For 15ml this eye cream costs $45.




I haven't been able to try out this product yet, but I'm excited to.  I think fiber masks feel really weird but I do like masks and they usually make my skin feel very refreshed so this will be very nice to try.  For $14.50 you can get a set of 3 of these.




This was my sample choice this month and I was really excited to receive this because I was completely out of liquid liner.  This liner is great because it's super dark and does not move, unfortunately with one of my eyes being a bit hooded it will take me a bit getting used to the thickness of the applicator.  Below I have included swatches of the liner, a thick and thin line.  This product costs $16.




Overall I don't think this box was too bad.  Other than the eye cream I just wish the hairspray hadn't been so extremely strong and the box would have been even better.  If you'd love to join me in receiving Birchbox each month you can use my referral link by going HERE!

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Saturday, December 5, 2015

Starlooks November 2015 Shimmering Future Looksbook





This is my forth Starlooks Looksbook and this month their theme was Shimmering Future.  If you don't know what the Starlooks Looksbook is, it is a monthly memebership program where you are sent three makeup items each month for only $12.  Each item sent is from their own collection of beauty products and can be purchased on their website.  As you can see below the makeup items you receive are sent in a cute book-like box that you can keep the products in which is super cute.  Each month you're also sent three gift cards that go towards products in their shop.





Attached to the box are three pages that gives you tips on how to apply each product that you are sent that month.





The first product sent this month was an eye shadow duo in the shades "Fortune 500".   These eye shadows are a bit messy but they are very pretty especially the shade '500'.  In my photo below I did apply both shades but it seems my flash almost made it look like I wasn't really wearing any shadow at all.




 The second product sent this month was a liquid eyeliner in the shade "Golden Ticket".  This eyeliner is amazing!  First of all when applied this eyeliner is exactly how you'd imagine a gold eyeliner should be.  It's super pigmented and does not budge so you don't have to worry about it smearing.  In the photo below I applied this eyeliner to the top part of my eyelid near the inner corner as well as on my lower lash lines.




 The last product sent this month was a lip product in the shade "Opulence".  When I first tried this product I was a bit disappointed because it was so dark on me that it almost looked like I was wearing black lipstick.  After trying to apply other shades on top to lighten it I decided to use a brush instead to apply it to my lips and the color was much more wearable for me.  This product does seem to be a little patchy but that could be because of my chapped lips as well. I will definitely be experimenting more with this shade.



 Swatches from top to bottom:

Eye Shadow- Fortune
Eye Shadow- 500
Liquid Liner- Golden Ticket
Lip Pencil - Opulence


 


In this photo I used all three products from this month's book.

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I received the Starlooks Looksbook to review and these are my own and honest opinions.

Monday, November 23, 2015

November 2015 Birchbox - Review




If you don't know already Birchbox is a monthly beauty subscription box service.  Each month you pay $10 and you are then shipped 5 beauty, grooming, and/or lifestyle samples that are personalized towards you.  Birchbox also has their own shop which you can use the points you accumulate from reviewing the products you get each month to purchase products you love or maybe to try something new.  For each product that you review you will receive 10 points and for every 100 points you get will equal to $10 in the Birchbox shop
 
 


 Every box comes with a card in it which tells you each product you've received.  Under each product it also tells you about each product and how much the full-size of each will cost.


 

This was the first product I received this month.  I really wish the perfume samples all came in either roller-ball or spray packaging because I had a really hard time getting this one open.  I actually liked the scent for this one, at first, unfortunately after an hour or so the fragrance was way too over powering and ended up giving me a terrible headache so I will not be using this perfume anymore.  The full-size of this perfume is $85.




This was the next product I received this month and one I was excited about.  Asides from the tiny product size the samples are super cute.  I always like receiving theBalm products because they are always nicely pigmented and this one was no different.  The full-size of this product is $21.



 

This was the next product I received this month and one I have mixed feelings about.  First off, this product smells amazing in my opinion, but if you don't wash it off of your hands after using they will feel almost sticky.  I didn't notice it controlling frizz too much but I may just need to apply a little more product.  Still though I will continue to use this product even if it's just because of how amazing it smells.  The full-size of this product is $26.




This was the next product I received this month and another I was excited to try out.   I wasn't really fond of how this one smelled, but it did make my skin feel very soft and moisturized after using.  I will continue to use this product because it's a great scrub.  The full-size of this product is $25.




 This is the last product I received this month and also my sample choice.  Birchbox recently started their own makeup line and this was one of the products sampled this month.  I was most excited about this product because I love berry shades and this one was gorgeous.  I do wish the product size was bigger though considering this is the full-size, but I will be repurchasing this once I run out.  A great thing about this product is that it's not drying and if you have chapped lips like I tend to it doesn't highlight that which is great.  The full-size of this product is $8, but a set with all three shades is $18.



Overall I think my box this month was amazing, especially since there will be only one product I won't be using out of the five that I received.  If you'd love to join me in receiving Birchbox each month you can use my referral link by going HERE!

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Product links go directly to that product 
in the Birchbox shop, Thank you!