Month: February 2019

Ipsy February 2019 Subscription Box 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 300 points and 1000 points. You can get around 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.

This month has really gotten away from me. I am so behind on everything.

I was not a huge fan of this month at all.

Marc Anthony Strengthening Grow Long Anti-Breakage Mask

Full Size: 295 ml

Full Size Cost: $

Sample Size: 50 ml

Value: $

I can’t find this anywhere to buy so I don’t know if this still exists or how much it is worth. I have tried this before it is a nice mask but I don’t really know that it does alot for anti-breakage.

Seraphine Botanicals Natural Radiance Booster in Daisy + Pearl

Full Size: 3.5 g

Full Size Cost: $22

Sample Size: 3.5 g

Value: $22

This is too dark for me and not something I am interested I have much nicer highlights this was not glowy enough or interesting enough for my tastes. Swatched Below.

Doucce Fierce & Fine Graphic Pen in Black

Full Size: 1.1 ml

Full Size Cost: $21

Sample Size: 1.1 ml

Value: $21

Yay black liquid liner. Whats there really to say. Swatched Below.

Belle En Argent Auteur Creme Lip Color in I’ll Bring Dessert

Full Size: 4.2 g

Full Size Cost: $32

Sample Size: 3.8 g

Value: $28.95

This is a not my cup of tea for lipstick. It is like a cream shine which is not my preferred formula and it is on the pink side of mauve where i would normally choose the more berry side of mauve. Oh well. It is super comfortable and opaque and the packaging is gorgeous. You can use it as a mirror and I love the little plus signs on it.

Hey Honey Trick and Treat CC Cream in Light to Medium

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $38

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $12.67

I love cc cream type base products because I like that lighter feel and coverage on my face so this I am excited to try especially since it has honey in it and my skin likes honey alot.

I like that it was a makeup heavy month this month but the makeup picks were not that great for me personally. The value was off the charts this month and there is an item unaccounted for so this month was really good in that respect.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $71.95

Skincare: 0

Makeup: 4

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 1

Perfume: 0

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 2

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 2

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Boxycharm February 2019 Subscription Box Review

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Boxycharm

Cost: $21

Cycle: Every Month

What is it:

Boxycharm sends out 4 to 5 full size  items every month which makes it really unique among the  boxes I subscribe to.  It is a nice change to get all full size products especially for the reasonable price of $21 which is usually less then the cost of one item in the box.

If you would like to subscribe you can use my referral link HERE. I don’t get anything other then points but would really appreciate it but do as you feel comfortable you are also welcome to use the link in the header that leads to the regular homepage.

You can also review your products and get “charms” which are their versions of points that you can use as money off in their shop.

Another month with a travel size product but it is my favorite product we got this month. I don’t kow but this box felt a little thrown together like there was no theme or thought this month I am hoping next month is better I have been a bit uninspired by Boxycharm lately I feel like I never get the items I want and its just eh stuff.

Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

Full Size: 8 ml

Full Size Cost: $24

This has super nice packaging! I love the metal tube and its weighty which makes it really feel nice and lux. I don’t think I have ever tried this because I don’t buy mascara because I am always getting it free.

Nudestix Magnetic Luminous Eyecolor in Copper Foil

Full Size: 3 g

Full Size Cost: $24

I love their lip products but I had ever tried one of their eye products it is a gorgeous color and finish but it felt a little heavy on the eyes and wasn’t the easiest to blend out. Swatched Below.

Pretty Vulgar Shimmering Swan Highlighter in 127 Sparkling Sass

Full Size: 5.7 g

Full Size Cost: $32

I am going to start with the fact that this in so incredibly overpriced for what it is. I love the look of Pretty Vulgar packaging it speaks to me on every aesthetic level but the feel of the packaging is very cheap and flimsy and the products are just ok they are not worth the price they charge for them . I was hoping for the other shade because this is a little dark for me but I think it will work in the summer when I have a tan.

Touch in Sol No Poreblem Primer

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $18

I didn’t love this primer when I had a sample of it I found that it like balled up on my skin. This packaging is so cute though and feels so nice in my hand and with a pump rather then a squeeze tube it seems to come out alot thinner. So I will give this another go and see if it works out better for me.

Sol de Janeiro Coco Cabana Cream

Full Size: 2.5 oz

Full Size Cost: $20

I really wanted this so I am glad I got it. This is the one travel sized item that we got. Anyway this smells so amazing it is supposed to be like coconut sugar and it is it smells like coconuts and cookies and slightly sunscreeny in a good way I love the way this smells I am sad that a full size is $45 because I can’t imagine spending that much on lotion. It is also super moisturizing and feels so nice.

The only thing I was really excited about was the lotion. The mascara will get used but the lotion was the main thing for me this month. I am really not lucking out with Boxycharm lately.

Total: $118

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Walmart Winter 2019 Beauty Box Subscription Review

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Walmart Beauty Box

Cost: $5

Cycle: Every Quarter/Season

What is it: Every season Walmart sends out a box of samples and sometimes coupons in their “free” subscription box. The box is a flat shipping rate of $5 and the box is considered free.  There are two categories of boxes “Trendsetter” which you receive if you provide a birth date that has you aged at under 35 and “Classic” if you provide a birth date that has you aged above 35.

We really didn’t get alot of stuff this season and normally these boxes are like packed full. We did get a surprisingly nice quality makeup bag but I would have rathered more products.

Garnier Whole Blends Oat Delicacy Gentle Shampoo

Full Size: 370 ml

Full Size Cost: $3.14

Sample Size: 10 ml

Total Value: $0.08

Garnier Whole Blends Oat Delicacy Gentle Conditioner

Full Size: 370 ml

Full Size Cost: $3.14

Sample Size: 10 ml

Total Value: $0.08

I hate this shampoo/conditioner with a passion it makes my hair so dry and tangely and feel like straw. Will not be using this.

Curel Hydra Therapy Wet Skin Moisturizer

Full Size: 354 ml

Full Size Cost: $9.99

Sample Size: 59 ml

Total Value: $1.67

I have only gotten to try this once or twice because any samples of these I get my gf scoops up right away because she loves this lotion. It is really nice it absorbs well even when your skin is wet which some wet skin moisturizers don’t actually do it is really smooth and nice feeling but i can’t speak much to the repair qualities since i don’t get to use it long term.

Pantene Intense Rescue Shot Ampoule Hair Treatment

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $1.99

Sample Size: 15 ml

Total Value: $1.99

This i have recently seeing and I am so EXCITED to try this. I love that we got a full size of a brand new product. As soon as it is hair washing day I am trying this out.

Olay Daily Facials Daily Hydrating Clean Dry Cloth

Full Size: 33 wipes

Full Size Cost: $5.59

Sample Size: 1 wipe

Total Value: $0.17

Always nice to have a random makeup remover cloth. This is one of those dry ones that you add water and then it gets kinda soapy. This is supposed to be able to be all the steps of a skincare routine in one. I don’t see how that could be possible.

Neutrogena Collagen Kiss Collagen Infused Lip Mask

Full Size: 1 mask

Full Size Cost: $2.47

Sample Size: 1 mask

Total Value: $2.47

This was really nice I liked this. It left my lips feeling really soft and a bit more hydrated and less chapped then they were before I used this.

Soo Ae Unicorn Glow Hologram Mask

Full Size: 1 mask

Full Size Cost: $2.50

Sample Size: 1 mask

Total Value: $2.50

Another sheet mask I have so many I will like never need to buy a sheet mask lol. But a brightening and detoxifying mask is right up my alley. I am trying as a 2019 goal to be better about using up my sheet masks and masks in general so far it isn’t going so well. I wanted to use 2 masks a week I am averaging about 1 and still not my sheet masks so gotta work on that.

Not alot of stuff this moth but alot of full size stuff which is awesome for a “free” box. Definitely worth the value you you pay ad I tend to use up the stuff i get in these boxes because they are just general life things and whatever travel stuff that just gets used up easily.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $8.96

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 0

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 3

Perfume: 0

Other: 2

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 3

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 3

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