Month: March 2017

Sephora Play! March 2017 Subscription Box Review

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Sephora Play!

Cost: $10.00 monthly + tax

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: Every month our favorite money sucking store Sephora sends out a curated box of higher end samples to try out.  Every month you receive 5 samples and a perfume sample.  The boxes are customized with a few different variations being sent out each month.

There is a small survey that Sephora has you take that helps Sephora curate a box to your needs. There is also a card included in the box for a complimentary mini makeover (which are complimentary any way so I don’t really get that) and 50 extra points if you purchase something in store.

Not my favorite box ever everything was kinda the same in my box I got one of the crappier variations in my opinion.

Verb Ghost Oil

Full Size: 2 oz

Full Size Cost: $14

Sample Size: 0.57 oz

Value: $3.99

I actually already own this and I love it so I don’t mind getting a duplicate. This really is a weightless shiny hair oil it does not weigh down my hair. I used it in Florida and it really helped combat frizzy from the humidity. Look how cute that little ghost is, I love him.

Josie Maran Surreal Skin Argan Finishing Balm in Etheric

Full Size: 0.5 oz

Full Size Cost: $32.96

Sample Size: 0.1 oz

Value: $6.60

This is functions as both a primer or a finishing balm. I don’t really know how well this would work over foundation but I think It would be really pretty all over when you aren’t wearing foundation but want some glow. It has a shimmer almost duochromatic sheen to it that really is very ethereal.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Full Size: 10 ml

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 2 ml

Value: $4

Who hasn’t tried this? This is like the OG eyeshadow primer that every one has used. Yes this is what I use every day but come on Sephora step it up give us a sample of a new and different eyeshadow primer that we don’t all have samples of from Ulta already. Any way it’s a good eye shadow primer there are others I feel like they all kinda do the same thing.

Benefit Watt’s Up Highlighter

Full Size: 0.33 oz

Full Size Cost: $30

Sample Size: 0.08 oz

Value: $7.27

I was not expecting to like this but boy is it pretty. And this is the largest Benefit sample I have ever gotten normally they are super tiny. This is a very pretty champagne cream highlight very glowy a little glitter but very easy to blend out. Swatched below.

Glamglow Glowstarter in Nude Glow

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $49

Sample Size: 7 ml

Value: $6.86

So this was odd. Very hydrating, not sure why it has shades because there is no color this I could see really being an oil slick on my face so I don’t really know how I plan on wearing this yet, It is super glowy though.

Left is the Glowstarter and right is the Watt’s Up.

Atelier Cologne Clementine California

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $75

Sample Size: ~1.5 ml

Value: $3.75

I love this this is an amazing brand of perfume they are mostly unisex and are so amazing smelling so fresh and real. Their citrus scents like this on are my favorites. This is a nice bright orange scent.

Not my favorite box, overly dewy is not a look I ever do but I will use this box to try and branch out and try something out of my normal comfort zone. I am not impressed at all with the eye shadow primer I really look to these boxes to be new and different. I feel like a lot of the other box variations were better than mine, my box felt very one note a got three nude/translucent glowy face products that is very one note to me. Definitely one of the worst boxes I have received from them. I am still happy with the value for what I pay and most I not all the products will get used up so I do not feel like it was a waste just not exciting.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $32.47

Skincare: 0

Makeup: 4

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 1

Perfume: 1

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 6

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Ipsy March 2017 Subscription Review

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Ipsy Bag

Cost: $10 monthly, $110 annual

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: Every month Ipsy sends out a cute makeup bag of samples and full size items. you can review your bag for points that you can trade in for reward items. The rewards change often and the range between 100 points and 1000 points. You can get up to 95 points every month.

If you want to subscribe you can subscribe HERE and skip the waitlist. That is my referral link so I do get points to spend but I’m not an affiliate I don’t make any money or anything it’s just one beauty junkie to another.

Hey guys long time no post I haven’t had anything new in a while but my boxes for March have started rolling in empties are ramping up so I should have a bunch of post coming at you as we get to the end of the month here.

Look at all that stuff!

Initially I thought this bag was cool but just way to pretty and girly for my tastes. Now Ive decided this bag is cool and I’ll use it but it is definitely way to girly and prissy for me.

Ipsy designed the bag as a a real clutch almost like it is larger then usual and folds over at the top, yes it is crooked that is how mine was folded.

It is a pink fake suede with a grey mesh on one side and a rose gold zipper. It is very cute and functional just I would have preferred a different color even the severe of this color scheme.

Marc Anthony Haircare Deep Repair Aloe Vera Jasmine Conditioning Treatment

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $2.99

Sample Size: 50 ml

Value: $2.99

This is one of my favorite haircare brands, this particular treatment not so much though. This smells very strongly of jasmine which I really don’t like this is a little hard to rinse out of my hair.  I can’t say that it repairs my hair but it does make my hair feel a lot thicker which I do really enjoy. I do not like this as much as I love the coconut and the argan oil treatments. I will use this all up though.

mPrincess Pressed Eyeshadow in Chestnut

Full Size: 1.7 g

Full Size Cost: $15.45

Sample Size: 1.7g

Value: $15.45

I think some one has lost their fucking mind. This is more than a Sugarpill shadow and almost as much as an Urban Decay shadow. Uhhh no, I would never spend that much on this. Besides that it is a very pretty chestnut brown color with some nice gold shimmer. It is fairly pigmented and very smooth. The packaging is cool with the way it swings out but it really doesn’t $15 impress me. Swatched below.

Tarte Tarteist Lip Paint in Vibin

Full Size: 6 ml

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 1 ml

Value: $3.33

This is a pretty color it is a nice wine mixed with brick red very deep.  I find this will all the Tarte lip paints I have tried but it is pretty patchy but it has a nice moussey texture on the lips it does dry down but it is not transfer proof by any means.

Here is the eyeshadow and the liquid lipstick. Both pretty both will get used. Still Not $15 impressed with the eyeshadow.

Dr. Brandt Microdermabrasion Age Defying Exfoliator

Full Size: 2 oz

Full Size Cost: $79

Sample Size: 0.25 oz

Value: $9.88

This is such an expensive exfoliator. I will never buy it but I do love getting samples of it it is a very gentle exfoliator but it makes my skin feel really clean and exfoliated after using it.

Beau Gachis Tapered Blending Brush

Full Size: Yes

Value: $12

This is a super soft brush. I can ALWAYS use another soft blending brush I mean the 50 million I already have are not enough. It is a nice brush feels a little flimsy the way the bristles are in the ferrul but we shall see after I wash it the first time.

Tarte Frxxxtion Stick Exfoliating Cleanser

Full Size: 1 oz

Full Size Cost: $22

Sample Size: 0.22 oz

Value: $4.84

I loved this so much from my January 2017 Sephora Play! bag that I used my points to pick up another mini instead of buying the full size right now. I am not going to add this into my value but figured Id break it down and show you what kinda value 500 points gets you it is just about $5 dollars I have noticed.

So far from the highest value I have ever had in an Ipsy bag but I genuinely like all the products and they are all in my wheelhouse so that was great curation on Ipsy’s part. I got 3 full sized products this month so I really can’t complain. I’m happy not blown away but very satisfied. What did you guys think of your Ipsy bags this month?

I’m thinking about doing a battle of the boxes type thing every month Idk any thoughts guys? Not that any one ever answers me lol.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $43.65

Skincare: 1

Makeup: 2

Tools: 1

Hair Care: 1

Perfume: 0

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 3

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 2

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Whats in My Trash? (A.K.A. An Empties Post) February 2017

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So here we are another month gone by seems like I blinked and it was over. So here are my empties for the month.

It really looks like a lot more then 15 products.

Body Care

I have my standard fortune cookie soap company lotion I go through 1 or 2 of these a month. I think everyone knows this by now.

Bath and Body Works Stress Relief Sugar Scrub this was fucking awful. It smelled way to strong the sugar crystals were huge and rough and very abrasive. Also there was so much oil in this that did not mix with the sugar it was a hot mess and gross.

Hair Care

Marc Anthony Nourishing Argan Oil of Morocco conditioning I really love this line of hair products. they are super hydrating and they don’t weigh my hair down. They also smell nice and are inexpensive. Highly recommend them.

Christophe Robin Shampooing Purificant this name just reminds me of winnie the pooh this is like one of those really intense clarifying shampoos. It super cleaned all the built up product out of my hair but it also really dried my hair out like my hair felt like straw definitively avoid this if you have dry hair.

Skincare

Sally Hansen finishing oil this comes in the little waxing sets you buy so I don’t know if you can even buy this full size but it is the only thing that will take the wax off my face after I wax my eyebrows. It does make me break out so I try to wash it off very quickly after I use it to avoid breakouts.

Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum this is so expensive I got a sample of this in my October 2016 Sephora Play Box. The sample did last a very long time I used it pretty consistently 3-4 months. It did jack shit though I was no results no nothing from this.

Makeup

Its rare I use up makeup that isn’t mascara.

Tartist lip liner in Latergram this I hated it is one of those automatic twist up lip liners and it was very crumbly and dry it would break every time I would try to apply it. It also looked very dry on my lips.

This Benefit Stay Flawless 15-hour Primer is like a Porefessional in a stick form. It was a little to dry and way for me it tended to ball up on my skin. When I could get it applied just right it did look nice but it was alot of work for what it was worth. I am not even sure if they still carry this product in their line.

Perfume

So let’s see I have two samples of Tory Burch Love Relentlessly this smells so nice its floral but very light and girly I love it.

The other two are a Chloe perfume that I can’t remember anything about and YSL Black Opium that was just very strong heavy perfume.

Random

 

So I have a Fortune Cookie Soap Company soap these “bar” soaps are shaped like fortune cookies and take a long time to get through this was in the scent BOOOOK from the hocus pocus box. its fallen to pieces now so Ive given up on it and moved on to a new soap.

Natures Bounty Hair, Skin & Nails Gummies this is my second bottle of these they taste good and I do think they make my hair softer.

Hello toothpaste tasted great and was an overall great toothpaste it is kinda expensive though so I don’t know if I’ll repurchase.

Once again right on goal with 15 products. 2 makeup products and 3 full size products go me.

Total this month: 15

YTD: 30

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