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.
I don’t understand the bag choice this month it is like a legit sandwich bag but really thick. I don’t get it and I don’t like it its odd. Also two moisturizers in one bag is not cool in my opinion.
Woohoo a full travel size of a product I have been so curious to try. they whole clear gel see thru packaging thing is so up my alley I think it looks so pretty. It is a really light fast absorbing gel and I am all about that.
I just tried a one time use sample of this and it obviously did nothing so its good that I can try this on a bit of a longer term. I like the truth line alot so I have high hopes for this.
I will not be trying this the regular Lashcraft made my eyes super itchy so I am not taking a chance on this one at all. It was also very hard to remove so this is a mascara that I recommend staying far far away from.
This is a warm chocolately brown shade. I love how these liners feel they are so creamy and stay put really well. I just don’t love a brown liner I have brown eyes so it does nothing for me.
This was a decent bag somethings I am pretty happy to try but not overly wowed.
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.
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and skip the waitlist. That is my referral link so I do get points to
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just one beauty junkie to another.
Long time no see I have been away for a good chunk of the month so I haven’t had time to do any reviews. So we are jumping right back into it. I came home to an overwhelming amount of packages that I barely know where to start so I am starting with the smallest bags first and working my way bigger lol.
I was not that happy with this month’s bag so that is really disappointing.
I have recently fallen in love with Hempz lotion from a tiny sample I got in I think my most recent Walmart box I think that’s where it came from. Either way I love the thick but not greasy texture and the scents are amazing. This is a really nice bright herbally scent I love it so much. And it is a full size travel size so yay. It is $7.50 in stores but on Amazon it is cheaper.
This is a deceptively small sample. It looks bigger then the 4 ml that it is. I am sorta not super into this I don’t like moisturizing primers they don’t work that great for my more oily skin. This feels just like a moisturizer and doesn’t have the smoothness or tackiness that a primer needs in my opinion.
So this is super weird the package says 3 g but the website says 1.2 g and then it says 1.5 kg neither of which makes no fucking sense. I am going to to go with 3 g since that makes sense. Also I have no desire to own another gunmetally grey eyeshadow shade so I will pass this own it is soft and not patchy but not impressive. Swatched Below.
This is so freaking soft like the design stamped in it wore off from one swatch that is how soft it feels. I am going to try it as an eyeshadow but I don’t know I just don’t wear blush and Ipsy knows that. Swatched Below.
This is pretty much a thick glossy lipstick which I am not into and it is very pink. I don’t do pink lips. Good sized product though it is almost the full size of the lipstick that comes in the full size set. Swatched Below.
Pretty disappointing month this bag seemed not meant for me at all. And a super low value really not happy at all.
Well its been awhile been a hell of a month lots has happened. Some really awful things some really great things. This will probably still be funky for a bit because I am going away during the time that all my boxes usually come so everything will probably be pretty late this month but empties are usually a more fun post when I am away because I use up alot of stuff so that will be something to look forward to.
Skincare (12)
Ulta Beauty Cranberry Crumble Detoxifying Peel-Off Mask I
really liked this it made my skin feel so soft and my pores looked and felt
smoother smaller and cleaner. Two thumbs
way up for this one.
Repurchase: Yes
No7 Early Defence Glow Activating Serum (I know that isn’t how you spell defense but that is how the package has it written) this was quite nice it felt really nice and silky and light on my face I don’t know how glowy it made me with just a few uses but it looked and felt nice.
Repurchase: Maybe
Primark Men’s Facial Wipes I have written about these a few
times I like them for my face for swatches for everything they are cheap soft
and work pretty well.
Repurchase: Yes
Urban Decay Meltdown Makeup Remover I loved that it is a
spray it was so easy to use it did not remove eye makeup at all but it did well
for face makeup. I would consider a full size but I have cheaper ones that work
just as well but I like this little mini for travel.
Repurchase: Maybe
Ole Henriksen Truth Facial Water I really loved this it felt
nice on my skin it smelled good and it made my skin look more awake. I don’t
know so much bout hydrating a ton but it felt nice.
Repurchase: Yes
Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Spot Treatment one of my
favorite spot treatments one of the only ones that actually works.
Repurchase: Yes
Belief Creamy Cleansing Foam Moist Cleanser I didn’t like
this is was really sticky and thick and didn’t rinse off well so my skin felt
sticky and gross after and make me break out in spots I didn’t rinse it off 15
times. This is supposed to be for dry skin
but with how sticky it is I don’t think it would emulsify well enough and would
be irritating.
Repurchase: No
TonyMoly Master Lab Hyaluronic you can read how I felt about it HERE. I got it in my bag and used it right away I would use it again but wouldn’t purchase it on my own.
Repurchase: No
Sephora Ginseng Sleeping Mask this is supposed to be toning
and depuffing but it did nothing this is not nearly as good as the other
sleeping masks from Sephora I have tried.
Repurchase: No
First Aid Beauty Milk Oil Conditioning Cleanser this is
something I am glad I forced myself to use up even though I hated it. I spent a
ton of money on it and it wasn’t that great so lesson learned and I didn’t let
myself just hoard it because I didn’t like it. First the packaging kinda sucks
it splatters a lot when you pump it. It made my eyes feel like coated if it got
in them which I hated. It also isn’t great at removing makeup so it pretty much
fails in all arenas. I liked it at first because it was better than the micellar
type waters I had been using but in comparison to balms and the Sephora
cleanser I love it doesn’t hold a candle.
Repurchase: Not even if it was free
(2) Too Cool For School Egg Cream Sheet Mask Hydration this
made my skin feel super soft and hydrated. The mask stays on very well
considering it is a very thick saturated mask. My skin also looked very glowy
after I used it.
Repurchase: Yes
Random (6)
Random bath pouf there is not
a lot to say here.
Repurchase: Yes will it be
this exact one who knows
Secret Invisible Solid Berry
Fresh Deodorant I like solid deodorants I feel like they work better the scents
are meh and the secret ones I find are a little chunkier then the Degree ones
but they are a lot cheaper.
Repurchase: Yes
Pacifica Indian Coconut
Nectar Lotion Wipes this was such a cool idea I though lotion wipes would be so
convenient for throwing in a bag or taking to go but they weren’t that great
they were almost more like hydrating wet wipes I didn’t feel moisturized after
just wiped down for lack of a better way to describe it.
Repurchase: No
Degree Motion Sense Deodorant
this one is in Pure Clean I like the one with the yellow on it better can’t
remember the name of that scent right now. But I like the degree deodorants
just fine I go between them and Secret depending on sales.
Repurchase: Yes
Holika Holika Baby Silk Foot
Mask Sheet this is one of those mask that you put on your feet you sit in those
booties and then over the next few days your dry gross skin is supposed to peel
off. There was no peeling I was pretty
disappointed.
Repurchase: No
Simple Pleasures Pineapple
Scented Shower Fizzies these were awful. I got them at Five Below but they did
not work at all they barely fizzed you couldn’t smell them they were completely
useless.
Repurchase: No
Bliss ‘Fuzz’ Off Foam this is
one of those hair removal gel type products but it really didn’t work for
me. This small can was barely enough to
do my legs and as usual for me it didn’t really remove my hair at all. It did
make my hair somehow shave off better which was cool I guess.
Repurchase: No
Home Scents (6)
Columbia Candle Supply Fresh
Cut Grass Wax Melt this smells exactly like grass but in a good summery way it
was so fun to use and even this small package was good for quite a few melting
sessions.
Repurchase: Yes
Columbia Candle Supply Brown
Sugar Cake Wax Melt this didn’t last as long as the other wax melts. Smelled
nice but the smell burnt off very quick.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works
ScentPortable in Suntan I loved the way this smelled made my whole car smell so
summery.
Repurchase: Yes
Columbia Candle Supply
Marshmallow Fluff Wax melt so far this has been my favorite scent so far it has
a good scent throw the only thing I felt like this didn’t burn for quite as
long as the other ones which sucks because I love the scent and wanted it to
last longer.
Repurchase: Yes
Columbia Candle Supply Juicy
Wax Melt this melted well but something about the notes in this one gave me a
headache so I didn’t like this one as much as the grass one.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works White
Cherry and Thyme Foaming Hand Soap I loved this so so so much I am so sad this
is gone I loved the scent. I love thyme and cherries so this was so fresh and
bright and clean smelling.
Repurchase: Yes, if it ever
comes back
Lip (3)
Wet n Wild Gel Lip Balm in
Kiss this is a clear balm but I really didn’t like this at all. It was super
greasy feeling and not moisturizing. I
also don’t like how big it was.
Repurchase: No
Medusa’s Makeup Rage Against
the Bean this was a really good lip balm it was vanilla flavored and I loved
the name. This is one of the more
favorite lip balms I have tried in a while.
Repurchase: Yes
Cruzan Rum Lip Balm this was fun
it smelled a little rum like but mostly it was your standard free lip balm type
balm I got this at some festival or other but I liked it and used it.
Repurchase: No, because it
would be impossible lol
Declutter (7)
Flower Beauty Endless Wear
Eye Color in Sheer Buff this was really dry and didn’t blend or look good on my
eyes at all.
Makeup Revolution Love the
Revolution eye and face palette this is really pretty would be perfect for the
minimalist for traveling but if I am being really with myself I will never use
this. This has a separate picture because I already gave it away to a friend.
Too Faced Liquif-Eye this is
old as hell I mean like more 12 or more years old which is frightening to think
about on multiple levels. This is very old school Too Faced when they were very
super tongue in cheek and outrageous and crazy packaging and products then used
to have rather than the overly cute main stream type things they do now. This
came with a book of eyeshadow which I kept more for sentiment then for use and
it could turn the eyeshadow in to liquid eyeliner. It never worked that
fantastic on first swipe it did but it would get super watery and not show up
that well on the eyes. Cool concept but
not well excuted things have changed in the decade since lol.
Doucce Luscious Lip Stain in
615 Passion Peach the formula was really light and comfortable but this is way
too bright orangey coral for me I didn’t like how it looked on.
L.O.C.K. Color L.O.C.K. it
Velvet Lip in 5 Nude Coral the name of the color describes it perfectly it is a
nude coral again not a color for me so letting this go for someone else to
enjoy since it is unused.
Random not branded Makeup
Brush Cleaner this is one of those dry sponge color switch type things but it
really wasn’t super effective and it just wasn’t functional for me it was just
another step. I have plenty of brushes so I just don’t need this.
Jouer High Pigment Lip Gloss
in Bond this is such a pretty color and I love the packaging but it is way too
sticky for a gloss hater like me. It is
pigmented for a gloss and pretty but I wouldn’t ever be able to get over the
stickiness of this.
Makeup (3)
Wander Beauty Unlashed
Mascara this got really gunky and goopy fast. The tube and the stopper isn’t
great at keeping the brush fluffy or neat. I also felt like I had to work
really hard to get a nice look. It is volumizing and curling but it takes to
much work and fussing to get there.
Repurchase: No
Covergirl Total Tease Mascara this sucked it had a weird shaped brush that was hard to used and it didn’t make my lashes look good. I had two really bad mascaras after two really good ones so that sucked but they are out of my collection now. This one also dried up really fast.
Repurchase: No
Smashbox Insta-matte this is
a lip transformer it makes you lipstick matte. It does really work and it was a
really fun product to play with but not really a functional one. It super like
gets all weird and pilled on your lips as you glide it over and it pulls most
of the color away as it mattifys it works but not well enough. If does feel
comfortable on the lips but it is so messy and stains your fingers as you are
rubbing it over and it doesn’t work well with a brush. So super fun but not
practical.
Repurchase: No
Lotion (1)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company
Whipped Cream in Intervention this had a weirdly different texture then some of
the other whipped cream lotions from them.
It was almost a matte feeling lotion I liked it.
Repurchase: Yes
Bodycare (1)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company
Foaming Sugar Scrub in So Vintage this smelled like a mix of banana bread and
candy I liked this a lot it had a good amount of scrub mixed with a good amount
of soft soapiness if that makes any sense very much enjoyed this one.
Repurchase: Yes
Perfume (4)
Tory Burch Bel Azur perfume
this was nice and bright and fruity I really love Tory Burch Perfumes but they
are so pricey.
Repurchase: Maybe
Prada Candy Sugar Pop thought
I would like this because it has a lot of sweet notes but it is also very
floral and I don’t like it at all.
Repurchase: No
Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume
this was meh too floral and muted.
Repurchase: No
Pinrose Cuddle Punk this was
a very intense sweet apricot smell I used a more earthy perfume to tone it down
a lot of days which worked ok. I didn’t hate the scent but it did get
overwhelming sometimes. Totally not important but I loved the feel of the label
it was like a soft touch matte texture that I really enjoyed.
Repurchase: No
Haircare (5)
Moroccan Oil Moroccan Oil Treatment this is one of my
favorite hair oils it’s really thick but absorbs into my hair super well
leaving it shiny and soft but not greasy.
Repurchase: Yes
Verb Cleanse Volume Shampoo there was not even enough in
this packet for my long hair and made my hair feel like straw.
Repurchase: No
Dry Bar Double Standard Cleansing + Conditioning Foam this
was ok but it made my hair feel very fluffy and thin like volumized but not the
normal thick lustrous feel my hair normally has. So not bad not great either.
Repurchase: Maybe
Verb Lift + Soften Volume Conditioner this felt like generic
hotel conditioner. I am super super picky so nothing really impresses me.
Repurchase: No
Garnier Fructis Damage Repair Treat +Papaya Extract. Another
product I just got and used already I liked it made my hair feel soft and
smooth and smell nice but nothing life changing if you need a cheap mask I
would go for it.
