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.

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.

Belif The True Cream Moisturizing Bomb

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $38

Sample Size: 3 ml

Value: $2.28

I don’t like this cream it is way thick and doesn’t sink into my skin at all. Not a fan.

Clinique Dramatically Different Hydrating Jelly

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $5

Sample Size: 15 ml

Value: $5

Clinique Dramatically Different Hydrating Jelly

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.

Too Faced Hangover Rx Face Primer

Full Size: 40 ml

Full Size Cost: $34

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $4.25

I have tried this before but I don’t remember how I felt about it so I’m glad to be able to try it again.

Ole Henriksen Truth Serum

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $72

Sample Size: 7 ml

Value: $10.08

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.

Sephora Lashcraft Big Volume Mascara

Full Size: 12.5 g

Full Size Cost: $14

Sample Size: 5 g

Value: $5.60

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.

Marc Jacobs Highliner in Earthquake

Full Size: 0.5 g

Full Size Cost: $25

Sample Size: 0.34 g

Value: $17

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.

Total Value: $44.21

Skincare: 3

Makeup: 3

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 1

Deluxe Sample: 2

Sample: 3

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Ipsy September 2018 Subscription Box Review

September 27, 2018September 26, 2018 nightmareb4

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.

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.

Hempz Triple Moisture Herbal Whipped Body Creme

Full Size: 2.25 g

Full Size Cost: $6.96

Sample Size: 2.25 g

Value: $6.96

Hempz Triple Moisture Herbal Whipped Body Creme

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.

Smashbox Photo Finish Primerizer

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $42

Sample Size: 4 ml

Value: $5.60

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.

Meech and Mia Pressed Eyeshadow in Gunmetal

Full Size: 3 g

Full Size Cost: $11.50

Sample Size: 3 g

Value: $11.50

Meech and Mia Pressed Eyeshadow in Gunmetal

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.

Nomad Cosmetics Around-the-World Light Infusion Highlighting Blush in Positano Sunrise

Full Size: 10 g

Full Size Cost: $17

Sample Size: 1.5 g

Value: $2.55

Nomad Cosmetics Around-the-World Light Infusion Highlight Blush Positano Sunrise

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.

Trestique Lip Glaze in Mumbai Magenta

Full Size: 0.8 g + 1 g of primer

Full Size Cost: $25

Sample Size: 0.7 g

Value: $9.72

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.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $36.33

Skincare: 0

Makeup: 4

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 2

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 2

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Macy’s Beauty Box August 2018 Subscription Box Review

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 nightmareb4

Macy’s Beauty Box

Cost: $15

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: So Macy’s has hopped on the subscription box bandwagon and this is their first box. Every month you will get a bag, a $5 off coupon, 5 deluxe samples and 1 bonus sample. Why not just say 6? I don’t get it.

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

The cool thing about the coupon is that it is good in stores and online (beauty ships free at Macy’s) also Macy’s does have sales and $5 dollar products so if you are strategic you can score a free product every month. Depending on your state you may still have to pay tax but that is still basically free.

Really got this (and all my boxes still waiting on a few of them) really late this month. I also thought I was really going to like this bag when I saw it because it is a see through shiny material but it is so stiff and small and hard to open that it really sucks.

August Macy's Beauty Box Juicy Couture Origins TonyMoly IT Cosmetics Lancome Urban Decay

Lancome L’Absolu Lacquer in 378 Be Unique

Full Size: 8 ml

Full Size Cost: $26

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Value: $4.88

This is such a tiny sample. And so crazy bright pink I don’t like pink lipsticks or like sticky glossy lacquer type lip products at all so this is a no go for me. It is much brighter in person then in the swatch.

TonyMoly Master Lab Intensive Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Sheet Mask

Full Size: 1 mask

Full Size Cost: $4

Sample Size: 1 mask

Value: $4

This was the thinnest and smallest face mask I have ever used. At first I was skeptical but those qualities made it fit my face so much better then any other sheet mask I have ever tried. It made my skin feel firm and but a little sticky and tacky so I don’t know that I love it but I don’t hate it either.

Urban Decay All-Nighter Setting Spray

Full Size: 4 oz

Full Size Cost: $32

Sample Size: 0.5 oz

Value: $4

$4 seems to be a real theme for this box here doesn’t it? This is the OG of setting sprays I have now 3 or 4 samples sizes which is kinda cool because I have almost a full size amount with all my samples lol. This is a great setting pray it doesn’t make my face feel sticky which I love.

Origins Clear Improvement Charcoal Honey Mask

Full Size: 2.5 oz

Full Size Cost: $34

Sample Size: 0.5 oz

Value: $6.80

I love charcoal masks and I love honey masks so I am very excited for this mask. I think this is supposed to be a new version of their regular charcoal mask that I like but I am not crazy about so this should be cool to try.

It Cosmetics Confidence in an Eye Cream

Full Size: 60 ml

Full Size Cost: $48

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $4

Another eye cream not that special but I hate the packaging on this it is like twice as large as it needs to be so this like not even a tiny sample I would want to travel with because it is super bulky.

Juicy Couture Oui Perfume

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $105

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Value: $5.25

I actually saw and bought this perfume a few days before I got this month’s box so it is safe to say that I love this sample. I love all the Juicy Couture perfumes this one is really pretty but not in a girly florally way. I love it.

Very low value this month. I really liked getting the masks and the setting spray but it wasn’t as good as the previous months have been at all. This is such a hit or miss subscription.

Total Value: $28.93

Skincare: 3

Makeup: 2

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 1

Other: 2

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 6

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