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March 2014 Beauty Box 5 Review

March 25, 2014

This month’s Beauty Box 5 had a spring cleaning theme- out with the old, in with the new! Here are the products featured:

Jane’s Pick All Natural Soap: I don’t like bar soap so I didn’t try this. It smelled okay, but I have no idea what scent it was because it didn’t have it labeled. The full size is $8 for 5 oz., but I don’t really give this sample a value because you can get the same size sample at LUSH for free.
Tree Hut Tropical Mango Nourishing Hand Cream: This full size product retails for $5.29, which is almost half the price of the box. The mango scent is dead on. I just use this as a regular lotion on my legs, because I don’t use hand cream a lot.
Bellapierre Cosmetics Makeup Base: This hybrid concealer, illuminator, and eyeshadow base is a full size that retails for $18.99, well over the cost of the box! I don’t have a need for a product like this, so I skipped on using it- but it is a great value and looks interesting!
Design Essentials Natural Curl Enhancing Mousse: I just cut my hair short, and when it’s short it is mostly straight, so I don’t have much use for this. I think it’s only helpful for those with wavy or curly hair. The full size (7.5 oz.) retails for $15.99, so this sample was a decent value!
Swissco Dual Sided Facial Pad: This exfoliating pad is a lot of bang for your buck at only $2. I didn’t need it, but I’m sure it does a great job without being too harsh!

As you can tell I didn’t hold onto many products from this month’s BB5. I am sure I’d love it if I wasn’t overloaded with beauty products, but most of the time I just toss the leftovers into my giveaway pile. I’d rather give my “trash” to someone who will use it more than I would! I was impressed with this box still, because there were a lot of decent sized products, including 2 full sized that were quite a bit more than the $12 monthly price! I am hoping that the upcoming months will have more color cosmetic products, because I have primarily gotten bath & body products in the past 6 months I’ve received it!

What’s your favorite subscription service?

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Beauty Box 5 Review | February 2014

February 18, 2014

February 2014 Beauty Box 5 Review John Frieda Luxurious Volume Rockstar Nails Caviar Elizabeth Mott It's So Big Mascara Every Beauty Makeup Remover Pads — Beauty Box 5 (February 2014)

This month’s Beauty Box 5 was BB5’s 2 year anniversary, so they put together a great box! This box is one of my favorite one’s I’ve received. Let’s take a peek inside:

Rockstar Nails Nail Polish & Microbead “caviar” set ($14.99 value): I have plenty of pink polishes, so I’ll be stashing this in my giveaway pile, plus I find the caviar trend to be a little outdated. But, for someone who’s never tried it, it’s a nice sample. It also covers the entire cost of the box.
Elizabeth Mott “It’s So Big” Volumizing Mascara ($19.99 for full size): Mascara is always a good sample, in my eyes. I haven’t heard of this brand before, and I love trying new brands…so double bonus! I also think the name is pretty funny…
John Frieda Luxurious Volume Shampoo & Conditioner samples ($6.99 full size): I like John Frieda products, generally, so I’ll give these a try. However, a sample packet isn’t my favorite thing to get in a beauty subscription box at all, because 99% of the time I forget to use it. I did like how these came with a coupon, though, so I may end up buying it if I like it & run out of shampoo/conditioner.
Every Beauty Makeup Remover Pads ($6.99 for 50): I think makeup removing wipes are always a good thing to receive, because no matter what makeup you’re applying, you have to take them off! This came in a packet of 5 pads, which is a nice sample size. I thought these were really unique because they are DRY, you activate them with water. I found that they worked just as well as my regular wipes. These are infused with Argan Oil, so your skin doesn’t feel dry after. I didn’t like the scent of these (they are fragrance-free), but they did the job. I think these would be cool for traveling, so you don’t have to deal with your wipes possibly drying out.
$10 off at MyNameNecklace.com (use code BeautyGift): I’m not going to be using this code, because even though I’ve wanted one of these necklaces for a long time, I just don’t want to pay for one right now. This was a nice extra in the box.

I thought this box was good because it has a mix of products that I haven’t received in my past few months with BB5. Plus, no lotions/body gels, which I feel like I have seen in the box for months! I was happy with that. If you want to subscribe to BB5 for only $12 a month, check them out at BeautyBox5.com.

**This post contains products that I have received for free– for more information, please read my Disclosure Policy**

December 2013 Beauty Box 5 Review

December 30, 2013

I received my December Beauty Box 5 a few weeks ago, so before the new year comes around I wanted to review it! I was going to do a video on it, but December was a major catch-up month for me, so I couldn’t fit it in my schedule! I’ll try to do one next month, though. Anyways, this month’s box was nice, but I think that I would have liked to see a holiday theme! Here are the products included & my thoughts:

NYX Cosmetics Love In Rio Palette ($6) – This palette wasn’t really my type, the pink, brown, and blue, are all shimmery and don’t really go well together at all. I do like NYX as a brand, though, but I would rather see a lip product from them!
Body Drench Moisturizing Sugar Cane Lotion ($8.99 for full size)– This was my favorite product from the box. It smells delicious- almost almondy in my opinion. Very sweet and moisturizes very well!
Clean & Clear Morning Burst Hydrating Gel Moisturizer ($6.99 full size)– I didn’t actually use this moisturizer, I handed it over to my 13 year old sister because she uses the cleanser from the same line. I’ve used the cleanser a lot and like it for teenagers, and this moisturizer felt really light weight whenever I tested it out on my hand.
Ofra Cosmetics Sultry Lipgloss Plumper ($12.95)– I decided to give this product away because I don’t care for lip plumpers, and I am generally not a fan of lip gloss. The color wasn’t also something I’d wear, so I couldn’t even test it out. I do want to try Ofra sometime, but this wasn’t the product for me! It was the entire value of the box, though, so it’s always nice to get a full sized item, along with the NYX palette.
Every Beauty Flexible Foot Smoother ($4.99)– I was really intrigued by this foot exfoliating sponge, because I can never get my feet as soft as I’d like. I do think it helps a little bit, but I didn’t find it rough enough to really make feet smooth. I prefer a pumice stone product because this sponge just absorbs so much water, I’m afraid it will mildew!

This box was pretty good, but not my favorite- I’m excited to see next month’s! Click here to check out November 2013 Beauty Box 5 & October Beauty Box 5 reviews!

**This post contains products that I have received for free– for more information, please read my Disclosure Policy**

October Beauty Box 5 Review

November 14, 2013

I’ve recently partnered with Beauty Box 5 to do reviews on their monthly subscription box! I received the October one pretty late last month, so I decided to skip doing a video and will do one for this month’s box (which I’ve already received). If you’re unfamiliar, Beauty Box 5 is a $12 a month subscription box where you will receive 5 beauty samples straight to your door! I’m pretty impressed with it from the first box because the samples are a great size- no foil packet samples here! Let’s see what I think of the products in the October box:

October Beauty Box 5 Toe Separators — Swissco Glitter Toe Separators

First, there are red glitter toe separators from Swissco. I’m not a huge fan of toe separators, so this wasn’t an impressive product to me, personally. But it’s a cute gift to give someone else!

October Beauty Box 5 La Fresh Facial Cleansing Wipes — La Fresh Travel Lite Facial Cleansing Wipes

Next up, we have La Fresh Travel Lite Facial Cleansing Wipes. I always like getting wipes in boxes because they are a must have! I tried these out and don’t think they are the best for removing makeup, but they are very soothing.

October Beauty Box 5 Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion — Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion

From Aveeno, we got their Daily Moisturizing Lotion. This little bottle (similar to what you’d find for $1 at a drugstore) is perfect for travel or keeping in your purse. I find that it is on par with some of my favorite lotions but has a very subtle almond scent. I prefer highly fragrant lotions, but I still liked how my skin felt after using this on my legs.

October Beauty Box 5 Nubar Blondie Nail Polish — Nubar Blondie Nail Polish

Next up from Nubar, we have Blondie nail polish from their Alter Ego collection. It’s a bunch of iridescent glitter in an orangey brown base. I’ve yet to try it but I’ll do a separate post on it once I get the chance to try it! This mini bottle is perfect, because who ever runs out of full nail polish bottles?

October Beauty Box 5 Model Co Lip Enhancer Kit Nude Lipliner — Model Co Lip Enhancer Kit Nude Lipliner

Last but certainly not least, we received Model Co.’s Illusion Lip Enhancer Kit. This is a nude pencil intended for drawing outside the line of your lips to create whatever shape you want, but I’m simply using it as a lip liner. This full size item retails for $20, so that pays for your box and more. The nude color is very wearable, even for someone who hates nude lips like I do.

October Beauty Box 5 Model Co Lip Enhancer Kit Nude Lipliner Swatch — Model Co Illusion Lip Enhancer Nude Lipliner Swatch

On the lips, it is a pretty dry and waxy feeling lip pencil, which in my opinion is a great thing because it will last a long time. I didn’t think I’d like this at first, but I am surprisingly impressed. I also love the built in sharpener in the cap!

That does it for the October Beauty Box 5, but in a few days I’ll be posting the November one- I just really wanted to post this one, even though it’s late! I am pretty impressed with this service so far- I think it has a great mix of beauty products!

What’s your fave subscription service?

**This post contains products that I have received for free– for more information, please read my Disclosure Policy**