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Macy’s Beauty Box May 2023

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Macy’s Beauty Box

Cost: $15

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: Every month you will get a bag, a $5 off coupon with a purchase amount which I hate (SUCH A DOWNGRADE), 5 deluxe samples and 1 bonus sample. Why not just say 6? I don’t get it. Lately we have been getting between 6 and 8 items per month you never really know how many things you are going to get.

All the brands will be brands you can find in Macy’s which is cool since they sell Mac and a lot of other brands that are never to rarely seen in subscription boxes.

This is box was a Sunday Riley takeover. I really like the take over boxes and getting to use a whole line of products. I wished this had the C.E.O. Oil that is one of my favorite Sunday Riley products all the oils are really. .But I really love the C.E.O Line in general.

C.E.O. Afterglow Brightening Vitamin C Cream

Full Size: 50 g

Full Size Cost: $65

Sample Size: 8 g

Value: $10.40

I like this cream it has a really nice comforting orangey scent and I love this line I’m excited to get to use more then just a one time use sample.

Sunday Riley Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $65

Sample Size: 3 ml

Value: $13

I have never tried this one I don’t usually like dark circle correcting eye creams the tone never works with my skin tone but I’m game to give it a go.

Sunday Riley A+ High-Dose Retinoid Serum

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $122

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $12.20

This is a good retinoid and pretty strong for a retinoid verse a retinol.

C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $122

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $12.20

I like this serum I love things with Vitamin C not as much as the oil but if you don’t like oils this would be the next best thing for brightening.

Sunday Riley Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $122

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $12.20

This is not my favorite lactic acid treatment out there and it is expensive for what it is. I have one or two little bottles to use but this one I will pass along.

Sunday Riley Eye Contour Tool

Full Size: 2 piece set

Full Size Cost: $7.99

Sample Size: 1 piece

Value: $4

I don’t care for this style of facial tool/eye cream applicator I feel like I am going to poke myself in the eye with it but it is really heavy and pretty, alot nice quality then alot of the other bonus items we get.

This was a really solid box it is a pretty my full night time facial routine and a really good val

Total Value: $64

Skincare: 5

Makeup: 0

Tools: 1

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 6

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What’s in My Trash? April 2023

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I was so close to catching up this month 36 cents was all I needed to be back on track. That is like the definition of annoying.

Skincare (8)

Goldfaden MD Wake Up Call Overnight Regenerative Facial Treatment io have no idea why this is so expensive. This was fine but I don’t really think it did anything amazing.

Repurchase: No

Bare Minerals Ageless 10% Phyto-Retinol Night Concentrate this was fine. I liked it I don’t like it as much as a regular retinol.

Repurchase: No

Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Green Tea I like these having a spray just feels like a nice ending step to my skincare routine and these are cheap I don’t think they really are beneficial in anyway though.

Repurchase: Yes

Upcircle Eye Cream this was just an eye cream nothing special and not suited to my needs this is more suited for someone much younger.

Repurchase: No

belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb really didn’t like this it was heavy but not moisturizing and kinda sticky and just was not right for me at all.

Repurchase: No

Strivectin Advanced Retinol Eye Cream this was good I really liked it also when you think this is empty cut it open I had like 3 weeks of cream left.

Repurchase: Maybe

Trader Joe’s Watermelon Overnight Face Mask I thought this would be a dupe for the Glow Recipe one and it is not it is very sticky and doesn’t do anything.

Repurchase: No

Soo Ae Donkey Milk Skin Gel Mask this left me feeling very sticky an a little irritated.

Repurchase: No

Random (1)

Dove Advanced Care Antiperspirent in Sheer Cool this is good I like these I go through phases where I use Dove and phases where I use Degree.

Repurchase: Yes

Home Scents (5)

Honey Nut Cheerios Candle this was not good.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Pink Lemonade this was officially my last one of these and at the moment I have no intention of buying more. I might buy a Christmas one when Christmas comes and I have a lot of guests but I just don’t think these are impactful enough.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Single Wick Candle Grapefruit + Sage I really hated the scent of this but it did have a really strong throw.

Repurchase: No

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Candle no scent throw these were just a fail I got suckered in with the cute jars.

Repurchase: No

Lichen & Limestone Candle in Hampden College this had a great crackle to it and a really dark academia woodsy library scent. My biggest problem with these is that the wicks are glued down properly so they travel and you can’t burn these all they way through like I would like to.

Repurchase: No

Lip (1)

Fresh Sugar Infusion Lip Treatment in Citrus Rush I love these lip balms but for $24 I don’t love this as much as the mint one. They are so creamy and nice and smooth and perfection but they don’t last forever on the lips I run through them pretty fast. These really are only a treat product.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (2)

Victoria Secret Mega Moisture Foam Coconut Oil Moisturizing Body Mousse this was a mess the foam dispenser didn’t work well it was kinda greasy and because the spray sprayed everywhere I found out that this would stain things it touched like a white/pink color. All around fail.

Repurchase: No

Ulta Beauty Body Lotion White Chocolate this smelled like chocolate which was nice. But the lotion was sticky and not that great at moisturizing but the scent was great.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (2)

Andrew Fitzsimmons Hair Conditioner Prism I liked this fine but I don’t know that I would repurchase this in favor of trying something new.

Repurchase: No

Ashea Restore Hair Treatment I hated the process of using it it was so thick like a solid and really hard to work through my hair and really hard to rinse out but it did leave my hair really nice and soft so kinda a love hate with this one.

Repurchase: Maybe I got this at a random farmers market near my house so I don’t know if I can ever find it again.

Getting closer hopefully I can get ahead in May. I was very meh about everything this month.

Total This Month: 19

Total: 78

Approx Value This Month: $255.12

Approx Paid This Month: $62.27

Approx Total Value: $799.64

Approx Total Paid: $178.01

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Walmart Spring 2023 Beauty Box Subscription Box Review

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Walmart Beauty Box

Cost: $6.98

Cycle: Every Quarter/Season

What is it: Every season Walmart sends a little sample products of all sorts of health and beauty type items. It used to be a free sample box with $5 shipping. But they have now changed it to a $6.98 box with free shipping with the promise of better and more full size items.

Walmart always killing it with these boxes. 70 cents an item the costs breaks down to here which is just wild. and not for nothing the boxes themselves make great gift boxes lol.

CeraVe Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser

Full Size: 473 ml

Full Size Cost: $15.48

Sample Size: 29 ml

Total Value: $0.95

I don’t really get along with CeraVe products so I will pass this along. But I can not emphasize how tiny and cute this little bottle is it looks like a mini brand.

Kiss Gel Fantasy Press on Nails in kgfs01

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $8.49

It can be pretty hard to find specific nail sets online because they change out so often the listings don’t keep up. I don’t like these but this is a really cool thing to get in a box like this.

Kristen Ess Style Reviving Dry Shampoo

Full Size: 113 g

Full Size Cost: $15

Sample Size: 17 g

Total Value: $2.26

Marc Anthony Repair Bond + Rescuplex Repair & Protect Leave-in Treatment

Full Size: 250

Full Size Cost: $8.47

Sample Size: 30 ml

Total Value: $1.02

I love leave in sprays and I have always had really good experiences with this brand and it is a really nice size for travel. Very happy.

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Cleansing Gel

Full Size: 230 ml

Full Size Cost: $12.39

Sample Size: 14 ml

Total Value: $0.75

I like this line alot so this will probably fine for the 2 washes it’ll last.

Juicy Couture Rock the Rainbow Its Sunny Hunny Perfume

Full Size: 75 ml

Full Size Cost: $38.97

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Total Value: $0.78

I have been wanting to buy a full size bottle of this for awhile now. So this is funny to have shown up it is a very summery sweet warm citrus scent I really like it.

Covergirl Clean Fresh Skincare Color Correcting Primers

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $14.98

Sample Size: 4 x 1 ml

Total Value: $2

It is nice that they give you all the shades of this to try and see which one you might like best. I’m not crazy interested in these but I might give them a go haven’t decided.

This is actual a pretty low value for a Walmart Box. The sizes and variety were really good and we didn’t get a bunch of repeats which had started to happen so still pretty happy with it.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $16.25

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 4

Hair Care: 2

Tools: 0

Perfume: 1

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 1

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 9

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