Ipsy February 2015

I Finally got my Ipsy Bag this month. It was suppose to be here Friday, but I just got it today, Tuesday.

So this month's theme is Ipsy Love.

I received 5 different items this month.

1. Cargo Cosmetics Mini Lip Gloss

Ok this shade looks like something Barbie would wear!! It is so horrible on me, it's not even funny! The formula is rather sticky. NOT for me!

2. Joya Composition No. 1 Parfum Oil

I really thought this was a joke. This is such a TINY bottle. You probably can't even see the picture. Honestly this stinks. Not even close to being something I would even consider wearing. 

3. Luxie Beauty Large Angled Face Brush 504

This is a nice angled brush. The bristles are nice and soft. I'm not a fan of the hot pink handle but I can live with that. This is probably going to be a brush I use for my Halloween makeup.

4. ModelCo Blush

This is in the shade Peach Bellini. Again not my color. Once you have this blush on, it has a shimmer and almost an orangey shade to it. It is a smooth formula and seems to stay on well. 

5. 'Tini Beauty Rob Scheppy for 'Tini Beauty Eyeshadow

This is just not my bag at all. This eyeshadow is in the shade Pearl Fizz. It's almost a champagne color in the container, but once on your skin it looks silver. Very shimmery (what's up with Ipsy and their shimmer eyeshadows??). It is smooth, but come off extremely easy! 

I'm honestly Not even close to being happy with my Ipsy Bag this month. I'm really considering cancelling the subscription. I have tried to change my profile so many times, but I'm still getting shades that do not look good on my skin tone. 

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Bark Box February 2015

My dogs were really excited to see this month's Bark Box. The theme is Mardi Gras!

The box is a little bit of a hot mess. My dogs were so excited they knocked it right out of my hand!

Inside they received 5 items.

1. Feel Good Treat Company Cajun Jambalaya ($7)

This is a cute little hard treat. They are oven baked with chicken, pork, and shrimp. They are also gluten free. My dogs didn't care for this treat at all. Honestly they kind of stunk! 

2. Delca Jester Ball ($9)

This toy was a Huge hit! My dog Sam is still playing with it as I type. This is a nice soft toy that squeaks. 

3. Butcher's Block Bully Stick ($4)

This was also a huge hit. Sam ate this very fast though. So it's not something good for long periods of chewing. According to the paper, this bully stick is 100% digestible. 

4. Harry Barker Stuffed Mardi Gras Mask with Rope ($14)

Ok I really thought my big guy would enjoy this toy. It was a big miss! This toy also has a squeaker. I don't know why he didn't enjoy it..Oh well...Can't win them all!

5. Le Petit Treat King Cake Biscuit ($6)

I must admit this box is cute! The treats inside are peanut butter flavored. They were also created just for Bark Box! 

These tasty dog treats are made with human grade ingredients. (No I didn't taste them, Sam just said they were good)

These were also a big hit. They are a little bit on the hard side, so I think Sam enjoyed that. 

Over all, I believe Sam really enjoyed this Bark Box. He really didn't care for the Jambalaya treats, or the Mardi Gras Mask toy. 

I am still very happy with Bark Box. I love the fact that 10% of their profits goes to Dogs in need. I still wish you didn't have to pay upfront though! 

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Ulta Haul

I hope everyone had an Amazing Valentine's Day! I sure did. My awesome husband took me to Ulta for a shopping spree. I spent way too much money, but had a blast! Here are some of the products I picked up.

I finally picked up the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Eye shadow collection. I have been debating on buying this..I love my Too Faced Mascara, but the cost of this shadow collection was making me not want to buy it. It's $49! Super Super expensive! Honestly though, I'm really enjoying it! The formula of the eye shadow's is super smooth. It does have a chocolate scent, which I just think is funny. I'm really happy,  I went ahead and bought this collection.

Of course while shopping in the Too Faced section, I ran across this Power Foundation. It's called Cocoa Powder Foundation. Yes this also smells like Chocolate! It's not a strong scent, thankfully. I bought this in Light Medium. I must say, I'm in LOVE...

I recently ran out of my Physicians formula powder. And of course I think they have changed the formula of it, so I have been on the hunt for a new foundation. 

This foundation is amazing. It's so silky smooth, and just blends in so well. It is also on the expensive side, but totally worth it! 

Of course since I bought eyes shadow and foundation I needed some new brushes! These beauties are by Real Techniques. The gold is from their Core collection. The kit includes.....A Detailer brush, Pointed Foundation brush, Buffing brush, and a Contour brush. If you can't tell, I have already been using these brushes. I am really enjoying them. They are smooth and 100% Cruelty Free! 

I couldn't leave without buying the eye shadow brushes. This is Real Techniques starter kit. It includes... A Base shadow brush, Accent brush, Pixel pointed eyeliner brush, and a Brow brush. I could live without the eyeliner brush. It's a little thin and hard for me to use. Other than that one brush, I really like the others! They are also so smooth and just easy to use! 

I have been hearing a Lot about the Body Shop, Body Butter's. I have been blowing them off, thinking they were just some fruity smelling lotion that wouldn't really work. I have to admit...I was wrong...

I picked up the Strawberry...I Love the scent (hubby hates it!). I dug into this, Saturday night. I put it all over my feet, and arms. When I woke up the next morning, my skin was so soft! I was blown away. I couldn't believe how soft my skin was from this "fruity lotion". The formula is really rich and creamy. It's not something I would use during the day. I don't like my skin to be so creamy all day, but gosh use this at night and it does wonders! 

Ok Last up ( I told you I spent a fortune) I bought these Essence Lipsticks and a lip liner. I really like these a lot. They are super creamy and last a very long time. The colors I picked up are...#15 Oh so Matt, #16 I am Yours, and #07 Natural Beauty. The lip liner is #12 Wish me a rose. 

So what did you guys do for Valentine's Day? Anything fun? 

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream

Ok so if you have read some of my posts, you know I have super dry skin! One of my Amazing readers recommended I give Cetaphil a try. I've heard some people say it works great, and others say not so much. Well for the past 2 weeks or so, I have been using this moisturizer on my face.

I must say this has actually been working on my face. I no longer have super dry patches! My makeup goes on so much smoother now, and over all my face looks a little bit healthier. 

Now this moisturizer is super thick, and the jar is huge! It's going to take me Forever to go through all of this, but hey that's a huge plus! 

When you first put this on, it's thick and you can really feel this on your face. I do not like being able to feel anything on my skin. I have super sensitive skin to begin with, but with this...the heavy feeling goes away quickly. It doesn't leave your face super shinny either! 

Over all, I'm really happy with this moisturizer. Special Shout Out to my reader who recommended this to me. You didn't leave your name, only email address. Thank you so much! 

Try The World...February 2015

I'm so excited to be writing this post. My husband and I have been debating for a few months now to subscribe to this box. Well I couldn't pass it up, once I saw the coupon! Try the World was offering a Venice box and a free Paris box. So of course I subscribed right then.

Let me first tell you a little bit about this box. Try the world is a gourmet subscription box, that ships every 2 months. The subscription I chose cost $39 every 2 months. There are other payment choices. You can subscribe for 6 months for $105. That will save you about 10 percent off of each box. That box will come to $35 a box.
Then they offer a yearly subscription which is a 15 percent savings. That box will cost $198 a year, and comes to only $33 a box.

Each box will be from a different part of the world. My box is from Venice, and my next will be Paris. They offer boxes from all kind of places like, Istanbul and Tokyo. Seriously how fun is that!

Let's get on to my box!

The first item I have is Perugina Dark Chocolate Limoncello. This is such a delicious chocolate bar! I do not like dark chocolate at all, but I'm in love with this bar. It's premium dark chocolate with natural lemon flavor. When they say natural lemon flavor, they are not joking! This chocolate bar, really does taste like it has lemon in it. Sooooo Yummy! It's not that nasty artificial lemon flavor!

Ok I have Domori Amarene. Let me sum this up for you. It's Cherry chocolate treats. They are dark chocolate little balls with cocoa dusting, and a cherry in the middle. I honestly did not like these at all. The cherry in the middle, was really good but I didn't enjoy the chocolate. My husband didn't either. Oh well, not everything will be a hit!

Up next is Don Peppino, Cracker. These are Mediterranean crackers with flavors of oregano or rosemary. I hate oregano and these really taste of it. So not something I enjoy. According to my cheat sheet card (Thankfully it comes with the box) These crackers pair well with a range of meats and cheeses. Ok...

Yummy...Next I have La Bandita Di Daniela Mariotti...Pear and Grappa Jam, for those of you who are like me, and are going what???
I have zero clue what grappa is?? But I do know what Pear is! This jam is really good. It has a hint of pear and just this wonderful sweetness to it. Not over powering though. It's really yummy on toast! According to the card this rare jam (rare??) is flavored with feature of brandy that is indigenous to the region of Italy and matches perfectly with most bread and cheeses.

Apicoltura Luca Finocchio....Thousand Flowers Honey
This honey comes from Tornarreccio, the honey capital of Europe. This honey is really thick and wonderful! It's very sweet and of course is yummy on toast!

Monte Pollino...Red Pepper Tapenade (Hot)
Hot and sweet read peppers that have soaked up plenty of Italian sunshine make up the base of this fiery relish. This smells really good, but looks like pure crap! So ignore the look of it and just go with the taste.

Last up was a Mystery treat.
I received 2, 2fl oz White Truffle Oil. There really wasn't much information on this, other than it's white truffle oil. I'm going to have to find something to make with this. I have always wanted to try Truffles so, this works for me!

All in All, I am really happy with this box! It gave me things I would not normal buy for myself and all of it comes from Italy. How fun is that seriously!

If you are interested in signing up for this box, you can find the link Here. If you use that link you will recieve $15 off of your 1st box!


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Allure Sample Society February 2015

I'm so excited. This is my 1st Sample society box! I've been looking at it and debating for a couple of months now. My sweet husband gave me the go ahead, to start a subscription.

HORRIBLE Picture, sorry!

So inside I found:

1. Chloe Love story perfume
2. Nugg Deep Cleansing, Hydrating, and Revitalizing Face Masks
3. Strivectin Intensive Illuminating Serum
4. Batiste Dry Shampoo in Blush
5. Nails Inc. Nail polish in Princes Palace

Let's start off with Chloe Love Story Perfume ($75 for 1.7 Ounces)

This is sooo not my perfume! It's very floral. Just a tiny spray, will last you. For the love of Everyone's noses Please only use 1 spray!!

Nugg Deep Cleansing, Hydrating, and Revitalizing Face Masks (Full size sells for 2.99 Each)

So if you have read my blog at all, you know I love masks! I have used this brand before and I really enjoy it. The 3 masks I received are: 

The Green one, Cucumber extract and Joboba oil (not a clue what joboba oil is??). This mask is for ultra clean, shine free look and feel. 

The Pink one, Camellia seed oil and Spirulina extract. This mask is for intensively hydrates and replenishes dry, dehydrated skin. (Sweet! I can use this one)

The Blue one, Flaxseed and Peppermint oil. This mask is for revitalizes and plumps dull tired skin for a radiant look.

Batiste Dry Shampoo in Blush (Full size sells for $7)

So I have never used a Dry shampoo. I'm more into taking a shower and shampooing my hair. So according to the info card this dry shampoo is suppose to, absorb grease from day old or more than a day old hair, and add volume. 

Ok seriously you guys owe me one for trying this dry shampoo. My hair reeks! It's a very VERY overwhelming Floral scent. It goes on clear (which is suppose to be good for a dry shampoo??). I seriously can't. This stuff STINKS....

Strivectin Intensive Illuminating Serum. (Full size sells for $89)

Cheat sheet time again...This product is a serum that evens out skin and boosts radiance. It targets the production of excess melanin that causes discoloration. Ok really people?? I'm sorry but I'm not even close to being interested in this product. The full size cost $89!! I'm good. But if your really into spending money to "even out your skin" give this a shot. 

It's very creamy but leaves a sticky residue behind. It smells a bit like peppermint. It did make my skin itch like crazy though! 

Last up Nail Polish! (Full size sells for $9)

Like I really need more nail polish...<Well Yes I do>

I actually have never heard of Nails inc. But hey it's nail polish! 

The color is more of a grey purple. According to the card it's a light blue polish..I'm not really seeing blue here...

The formula is nice. A little runny, so it does take a couple of coats. Over all I do like it a lot. I will be using this polish. 

Over all...I'm not so happy with this box. I did like 2 of the 5 items. I'm such a nail polish freak, any kind would have been good for me. But I like the color a lot, so I'm happy. I also really love the face masks. 

This box is a monthly subscription. It cost $15 a month, you can also get a $5 off your first box with code 5ForYou

If you are interested in signing up, you can find the link Here.

I think I will give this box a couple more tries. I seriously doubt you will ever love all of the products you receive. So I'm going to be open and give this a few more shots. 

Seriously I'm STILL smelling that dry shampoo!! 

BirchBox February 2015

I was so excited when I got my Birchbox this month! I was really hoping for some fun Valentine's stuff. I was a bit disappointed. The box was cute but didn't scream Valentines Day, like I really hoped. Anyway, here is what I received:

1. Amika Nourshing Mask. Full size sells for $28 (OUCH!)
2. Benefit Cosmetics, Sugarbomb ultra plush lip gloss. Full size sells for $16
3. Juice Beauty, Green Apple cleansing gel. Full size sells for $26
4. Marcelle, Gentle Makeup Remover for sensitive eyes. Full size sells for $15
5. Sumita, Color contrast eyeliner. Full size sells for $11-21

Let's start off with the Amika, Nourishing Mask. This is pretty nice. I do really enjoy face mask's as you have seen. This one is thick and doesn't have a strong smell. 

Benefit Cosmetics Sugar bomb lip gloss. Not my color at all. It does have some nice shimmer through out. It is very creamy but you can really feel it on your lips. I do not like that at all. It does wear off after a short period of time, but I have to admit it leaves your lips feeling quite smooth. Maybe I will wear this one??

Juice Beauty cleansing gel. Ok first off this does Not smell Any thing like green apple! It's a very thick, sticky gel. I don't care for this at all. 

Marcelle Makeup remove. I'm sooooo happy to receive a makeup remove for sensitive eyes. Almost every makeup remover I have tried, has left my eyes red and burning. This formula is also suitable for contact lens wearers. Yay!
I gave this a try and I'm sad to say...It didn't work for me at all. It didn't remove any of my eye makeup. It did leave my eyes feeling soft. It slightly irritated my eyes, but not as bad as others I have tried. 

Last but not least, Sumita eyeliner...Ok really Birchbox..Blue?? No...Why on earth would you send me a BLUE eyeliner?? Blue eyeliner does NOT look good on me at all. Overlooking the color this eyeliner was nice. It goes on super smooth but does not wear well. It smudges very quickly. 

Blue really???

All in All, I'm not so happy with my Birchbox this month. Maybe I'm too picky? Who knows, but I was really hoping for some Valentines related products. At least something I could wear that day!!