Starlooks Starbox- March 2014

This months Starbox was curated by an 18 year old girl named Ashley Hackman. I guess Starlooks found her on YouTube. She's cute, and funny and I was totally excited to get this months box...until I got this months box.  So disappointed. Luckily I get a birthday box and a referral box from them this month to make up for the fact that I will use nothing in the Ashley Hackman box. Here are the contents:

A lip liner in Cherry Cedar, a lipstick in Boss and an eye liner pot in Black Hole. 

 Why am I so disappointed? Here is why...first, anyone who subscribes to beauty sub boxes is drowning in black eye liners. In the six months since I started getting them, I must have gotten 5 or 6. Nuff said.

Second...Ashley Hackman wanted to design a box that was universal... A box everyone can use.  Yes.. Black eye liner is universal. But red lips? I don't know on what planet red lipstick is universal.  Yes, it's classic but it takes the right person to pull off bright red lips. And that person ain't me. Not to mention, the lip liner and the lip stick aren't even the same tone. The lip liner is more purply and the the lipstick is reddish orange. They look fine together but they both look ridiculous on me. I showed my husband and he said I look clown like. Oh well... Hopefully the bday box and the referral box will make up for it. 

Ipsy March 2014: Destination Beauty

My Ipsy glam bag came today! Both Birchbox and Ipsy on the same day! Happy birthday to me! Well..tomorrow is really my bday. Loved my bag as always!

1. Be A Bombshell eye shadow palette in Bora Bora (full sized). Not sure if I will ever use these colors, but it's worth a try! Maybe when I get a tan this summer.

2. Nicōle by O.P.I. in the color "On What Grounds" from their Roughles collection (full sized!) It's so fun!

3. A mini sized Bare Minerals lipstick in the color "Get Ready".

4. Pixi Flawless Beauty Primer (12 mL). Love this primer...has a hint of sparkles for a glowing complexion.

5. The cute bag!

Birchbox March 2014: Spring Forward

Super stoked with my Birchbox this month! The sample sizes are huge! Maybe they are finally listening to their subscribers!

This month I got the following:

The Birchbox "find" was a Jergens BB Body cream. I Like it a lot. It's very smooth.  I got a 1 oz travel sized sample :)

The next sample is a deluxe, 1.6 oz shampoo by Keims hair care.  It is a Macadamia and Peppermint shampoo.

Next is a Grand Central Beauty S.M.A.R.T. Skin perfecting serum and primer (0.27 fl oz). I like that they combined both these essential products.  

Next is a serum with sunscreen in it (SPF 30) by Supergoop! (10 mL).  Another great idea!

And finally, I got a full sized Inka eyeliner in Green Lagoon. It's pretty...a light green with a hint of shimmer.  I am so thankful for an eye liner that isn't black.  I will never run out of black eye liners thanks to these sub boxes!

Glossybox February 2014

Thetheme this month for Glossybox is "the month of LOVE" and even though I got it two weeks after LOVE day, I still LOVE my box. Except one thing...take a guess...

This month my Glossybox came with a little surprise... A broken nail polish! It was a full sized Lauren b nail polish in the color "City of Angels" valued at $18.

It didn't ruin everything, thankfully.  I emailed Glossybox so hopefully they will send me another since I was really looking forward to that polish. 

I got one item different from what I've seen on other blogs...they got a truffle serum and I am so glad I got something different to try because a friend game me the same thing from her Birchbox last month! Instead I got Renu Lip and Eye Active Lift. It was a delux sample and again, I hope this helps my under eye area. 

I also got a pack of "Puffy the Eye Bag Slayer" patches.. A set of three!  Can't wait to try these.  I hate my under eye area. This is a full size item, valued at $11.

Next is a Sumita gel eyeliner. You can see the swatches in this pic as well.  Love this eyeliner! So easy to apply and does not go anywhere after it sets.  This is another full sized product valued at $15.

The last item this month is Pureology Serious Colour Care "Colour Fanatic" treatment spray. This was a deluxe sample. I love Pureology, so I'm sure this product will be great too. 

Even though the box had a broken nail polish, I still loved it! I think the biggest bummer for me was that the box itself was ruined! I love those pretty pretty boxes! I'll let you know what they say about the broken polish. 

Birchbox February 2014

This month Birchbox teamed up with US Weekly to bring us their "Step and Repeat" box.  As skimpy as their samples can be, I actually got stuff I like this month and their points system definitely makes up for it.  Not sure how much longer I will subscribe, but after this month, they at least have me for one more month.  I got box #49 which, after looking at all the boxes this month, was my first choice. I was so excited to get it! I actually got three decent sized products this month, so no complaints here.

Here is what I got:

When people actually start following this, I will do close ups of each, but since I don't think that will happen this month, I'm too tired to do that tonight. 

-dr. brant "pores no more" pore refiner - travel size 0.25 oz ($22.50 value)

-OPI Mini Sheer Tints nail polish in "Be Magentile with Me" (such a cute little mini! $2.25 value)

-benefit "fake-up" eye concealer in medium (mini 0.5g $7-ish)

- Agave Healing Oil Treatment for the hair (0.1 oz). I really like this one! I will probably buy full size

-Beauty Extra- benefit "Big Easy" BB cream. This was seriously a dime size ridiculously small sample but I think I'm in love with this product! I will be buying it next week when I get paid.  It has medium coverage, mattifying powder-like finish with SPF of 35. I got it in medium and I love it. 

Overall, I got the box I wanted and the sample sizes and selection have been much better, and much more build around my profile than The past few boxes.  Just when I was about to give up on them, Birchbox came around. 

Ipsy February 2014

This month's theme is "The Look of Love". Here is what I got in my cute bag:

In my $10 Ipsy bag I got a:

-Full size Zoya nailpolish in the color Odette ($9)

- Phyto-C  Velvet Gel (a smoothing, antioxidant serum)

-Full size City Color "Be Matte" Blush in the color Dragonfruit ($2.99)

-Full size Pop Plump Pout in the color Peony Petal ($16)

-Full size Eye-tini liquid eyeshadow in Spiced Rum ($18)

-Adorable pink makeup bag

I love Ipsy!

Starlooks Starbox Sneak Peak February 2014

The Starlooks Looksbook is up and is giving us a preview of what we will be getting in our February boxes.  This month is our first "bonus gift" which I'm really curious about.   So February's theme is "Futurism" and here is the description:

February - Futurism

Metallics, geometrics, holographics, and accelerated movement toward ultimate simplicity are “in”. This Starbox gives you a taste of all this, and dares you to embrace the inevitable… the future.

Want to join Starbox? Use this link:

http://starbox.starlooks.com/subscribe?refer=59543

Thanks!