Walmart Beauty Box Spring 2017 Review

Hi there all my lovies!! Welcome to the blog today, and happy hump day, lol, let’s jump right into today’s blog, because I only have a limited amount of time today (it’s nap time) so I am going to rush through this blog post today, I hope that’s okay. I just received my Walmart Beauty Box for Spring a few days ago, and wanted to get it up for you all as soon as possible, in case it’s still available, and you wanted to get one! The Walmart Beauty Box is $5 (that covers shipping, the box is free) this box is all beauty related, and is shipped quarterly, which is 4 boxes a year, 1 box per season. When you sign up for the box, it is automatically paid, and the $5 is deducted from your account for the box. I have been a subscriber since the first box was released, and think it’s a great valued box, although I do feel like the brands repeat quite a bit unfortunately, and wish they would get new brands to be in the box. I love trying out new products, hint to why I am a beauty blogger, lol, right? so this box has always been good for me, and a good deal, because otherwise I wouldn’t have the opportunity to try out these products. Everything that is sampled in the box can be found at Walmart, which I shop at anyways, so it is very easy to pick up the full size products, if I end up liking them, which is nice. Let’s check out everything that I got in my Spring beauty box, and fyi the box will vary depending on your age, I am 35, so I am not sure which box I get, and may have changed my age at some point to get the younger box lol, which I believe is called the “trendsetter” but, who knows! What do you think of the box? Do you think it is worth the $5 quarterly? Do you end up using the products, and or coupons? Sometimes I feel like I won’t use some of the products, and I am not a huge couponer either so I feel like those get wasted in the box. If you would like to sign up here is the link 🙂 Enjoy the pictures, I will be back on Friday with another post, really trying to do the 3 posts a week, and stick to it! Thanks as always for your support! 

Sign up for the Walmart Beauty Box Here

Please check out some of my past blog post review’s below 🙂

Winter 2016 Box

Summer 2016 Box

Winter 2015 Box

As a Walmart Beauty Box subscriber, you will receive a custom box each season filled with brand name product samples, all available at Walmart for purchase. Each Walmart Beauty Box is a limited edition and may sell out at any time.

Walmart Beauty Box Winter 2016 Review

Hi there lovies, I hope you are all having a wonderful day, and staying warm, it is really cold here, straight chilly, so I thought it would be a great day to review the walmart beauty box for Winter, if you are unfamiliar with it, it’s a quarterly subscription box that cost $5 per quarter, the box is actually free, but they charge $5 to ship the box. It’s a great way to try new products that are launching, or new to walmart. They send deluxe, and sometimes full size samples, which is great. They really just want to get these products out there for people to try. I love walmart beauty box, and have had an excellent experience with them, I have been subscribed for over 2 years now, ever since they first launched the subscription. I have really enjoyed this subscription, and always end up trying out, and using all the products so it’s a win, win. It’s always great because it comes with coupons to use toward purchasing the full size products, yet another win, win! I definitely will continue to subscribe, review, and let you know what I think about this box! Like I said this is not a monthly box, it is quarterly, so it comes 4 times a year, so basically you are paying $20 a year to get some great samples to try out. I highly recommend subscribing! You have nothing to loose for $5, even if you give it a try, and then cancel right? If you would like to see all the previous box reviews, feel free to search “walmart” in the search bar to check them out. I think I have reviewed all of them so far, maybe not, but I think I have 🙂 Enjoy. Happy Sampling. I also want to mention that there are variations to this box according to your profile, and age. I am not sure which box I get, I think I may have changed my age at some point to see what comes in the different boxes, lol. Thanks for reading! 

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Play by Sephora December Subscription Box Review

Hello there lovies!! Happy Tuesday, but it really feels like Monday huh? Happy New Year!! I took the last week off, not really intentionally, but I met my goal on Christmas of posting 5 times a week until Christmas, and was ready for a little break, it has been a super busy week with work, pretty  much non stop, but that’s okay, it kept me really busy. This week has literally flown by, no idea how that happened, December is the busiest time of the year for me, busy, busy! I am so proud of myself to have met my goal, and now I am ready to be back at blogging regularly. Yeah, blogging 5 days a week has really taught me a lot, and showed me that I am able to achieve goals, and fall in love with blogging again, which is so exciting! I really do enjoy it, as always my favorite part is interacting with all my readers (you guys rock) so thank you so much for all your support over the past month! 

Today I am here to share with you my Play by Sephora box. I want to say upfront that this will be my last box. I canceled my subscription, I may change my mind, but for now, I decided the best thing to do for me right now to save some money for the 2017 year is to cancel most of my subscription boxes, so I have slowly been picking, and choosing which ones to cancel. I was so sad to cancel this one, because it has been one of my favorites. I feel like the samples aren’t for me anymore. I have so many samples already, and am trying to get through what I have. Another big reason I am canceling is because I feel like the samples are repeating, and are getting small, I think that Sephora is getting comfortable with these play boxes, and what they put in them. Regardless, I don’t think it’s worth the money, the $10 anymore sadly. I also feel like you can get a lot of these samples for free, or as gifts with purchases, etc. Regardless, this is my opinion, let me know what you think about Play by Sephora. The best thing in this month’s box is the dry bar dry shampoo. I like it, and it works well for my hair type, but I only will be able to use it a couple times because it’s so small. Kinda bummed about the sizes of samples in this month’s box. Let’s check out what I got in my box for December. 

Thanks for reading, if you would like to subscribe to Play by Sephora, go to sephora.com to sign up 🙂

Tester Tuesday Fresh & Glamglow

Hello lovies!! Tester Tuesday is back in full effect!! This is my second post to the series, I hope you all enjoyed the first one. I really enjoy doing these posts, and I think they are a lot of fun! I love how I get to try, and use up products, trying samples, something new every day, or weekly is so fun, it’s the blogger in me, lol! It seems like you all really liked my last weeks post, they were definitely two good picks. This week, I am bringing you two new products that I am trying out, and these are also good ones! I hope you all like reading my reviews as much as last week, and continue to come back every Tuesday at 9 AM PST to check out what I am testing out for the week! Please let me know if there is something specific you would like to see for Tester Tuesday, if I have it I will gladly do a review the following week, just let me know! I love giving my opinion on products, but hey, we know that, it is why I am a beauty blogger after all! 🙂 Let’s get right into this weeks post, enjoy! 

Today I am testing, and reviewing 2 products, both of which I have never tried before, that is the point though right? lol, I am reviewing the Fresh sugar lip serum advanced therapy, and the glamgldw supreme clearing treatment. You can find these both at Sephora, and other locations as well. I received both of these samples at some point, most likely from sephora. I thought these 2 picks would be a good choice this week, because I don’t know about you but my lips are getting SO chapped, it’s ridiculous, this cold weather has not been good on my skin, or my lips. And, glamglow is always amazing, so I thought I would try a new one this week for my face mask, I thought it would help really draw out my pores, in prep for this cold weather. 

Glamglow: Supermud Clearing Treatment $69

What it is:
A skin care mask designed to visibly clear the complexion.

Solutions for:
– Pores
– Acne and blemishes
– Oiliness

If you want to know more…
The SUPERMUD® Clearing Treatment was clinically developed to address common skin concerns, which include blemishes, redness, scars, razor bumps, and in-grown hair. The potent mud formula supports skin’s natural oil balance, while a proprietary blend of six acids works to dramatically brighten and soften the complexion. Activated-X charcoal lifts away dirt and other skin congestions, resulting in a refined, healthy-looking complexion.

My Review:

Oh Glamglow you get me every time. I simply love you, I can’t help it! Glamglow is so luxurious, but it really does work. Glamglow has so many good ingredients in it, that it works for so many skin types, and is amazing at cleaning out dirty pores. It really pulls all the dirt out, and truly makes your skin feel incredibly smooth, and clean. This clearing treatment does exactly that, it clears! My skin, and pores feel so much better, and clean. This mask has a skin tightening affect, but it doesn’t get to tight which is good, I love this mask just as much as I enjoy all the glamglow masks I’ve tried. 

Fresh Sugar Lip Serum Advanced Therapy $36

What it is:
An award-winning lip primer that targets visible signs of aging for the smoothest, softest lips.

Solutions for:
– Fine lines/wrinkles
– Dryness
– Loss of firmness/elasticity

If you want to know more…
Sugar Lip Serum Advanced Therapy is the ultimate age-defying treatment for your lips and lip contour area. This revolutionary product helps to nourish and improve the definition on and around the lips while visibly smoothing fine lines for fuller, younger-looking lips.

My Review: 

Okay, let me first say that normally everything from Fresh I enjoy, and I know it’s a great brand, and always great quality products, but I really didn’t like this product. They claim that it’s a revolutionary product that helps nourish your lips, but why do we really need a lip serum? I honestly don’t understand the concept, I have it on right now as I am tying this, and it’s like there is lotion on my lips, and it dries down to nothing, it’s different, and no really moisturizing either, I defiantly would not purchase a full size, and don’t recommend it, maybe as a night treatment, which I have also tried, and it just rubs off before I even fall asleep, it’s a slippery product, you defiantly can’t eat or drink with it on, which is odd. It does absorb into your lips, but why not just use lip balm? I don’t recommend this, and the scent isn’t horrible, but it’s not good either. I would skip on this product, but will continue to keep trying it to see if if it does any of the claims after several uses, but I haven’t seen those kind of results thus far. 

Birchbox November (Why I quit birchbox) Review

Hello lovies!! I hope your Saturday is going well, I just wanted to say first, thank you for all the blog love lately, I am trying my best to get back into blogging, and all the support, and love really helps!! I just have to make the commitment again not only with blogging, but all other forms as well, definitely including my youtube channel. I am excited, and it’s going to take some work, but it will be fun! I have lots to get accomplished this weekend, and have some fun blogs coming up for next week as well, so be sure to stop by, and check them out please 🙂 Okay let’s get going on the review this month for November’s birchbox, and why I quit! Yes, you heard that correct, I quit birchbox, no longer subscribed, or I am not renewing my yearly, or monthly any longer. 

Here is what is included in my November birchbox

As you can see from the photos it seems like it would be a decent box, but looks can be deceiving unfortunately, and sadly I am very disappointed in this month’s box. The only thing that I was was excited about was the item that I picked this month from my sample choice, which was the Jane Iradale just kissed lip and cheek stain. I love the formula of the stain, but have also received it in one of my birch box’s before. I literally received the smallest samples this month, not what I was expecting, and for the price of $10 per month, I feel like the boxes get worse, and worse. Yes, these are not foil packages, or perfume samples, but I will literally get maybe a few uses out of 3 of the 5 products, very disappointing to say the least. I  feel like sometimes birchbox’s are really good, and filled with great decent sized products, but lately they have been going downhill, and getting worse, and worse. Okay, I know that it sounds like I am really talking negatively about it, but I am letting you know the reasons why I am canceling so you can make your own decision based on my opinions, just trying to help 🙂 Don’t get me wrong, I have really loved my birchbox subscription for the past 2 1/2 years, and for the most part, I have enjoyed, and used most of the samples that I received.

Another aspect to why I canceled, and what was my favorite part of birchbox, so it was the most disappointing, is the point system change. See, before you would spend $10 per month on the subscription, and you would review on average 4-5 products, and you would receive 50 points per month, which equals $5 per month, then you can use those points to purchase whatever you would like in the birchbox shop, how great is that? I placed many orders with my points, not having to pay anything, which was hands down the best part to birchbox!! Who wouldn’t love free stuff? Anyways, without the amazing point system they took away a couple months ago, it’s just not worth the $10 per month in my opinion. The samples are not significant enough. Although I will miss aspects to birchbox, for example, the brands, and products that I wouldn’t normally get the chance to try, which has been fun, but for $10 per month, I expect more. I am just disappointed in the sample size, and the change in the points system, so I will not continue being a subscriber to birchbox. 

I would love to hear your opinion on birchbox, and if your a subscriber, and what you received this month if it was different than mine, etc. Like I said I am canceling birchbox, this will be my last birchbox on the blog. Thank you for reading, sorry if I sounded like a negative nancy, just wanted to keep it real with my readers. 

 

 

Walmart Summer Beauty Box

WALMART BEAUTY BOX

Hello there loves! I hope you are all having a happy Friday, and end to your weekend/ start of your weekend!! Oh how I love weekends, and time to relax I tell ya, especially in the summer! I got my walmart beauty box a few weeks ago, and am now sitting down to review it. As you may know walmart beauty box is a quarterly subscription box that comes every season, or four times a year. The box is priced at $5 per box, but basically they only charge for shipping, so the samples in the box are technically free, and there is nothing better than free right? Nope 🙂 It’s a great way to sample new products, or products that they are trying to push out on the market at their stores right now, there is always coupons included in the box as well, I wanted to mention, but I don’t include them in the picture, just in case someone wants to somehow copy them. I love trying new products, especially when they are affordable, and can easily be found at my walmart, it’s so fun, then if I like it, I can easily use a coupon if they included one, and purchase it! It’s super easy, and very smart for walmart to do these boxes! 

This summer box is one of the better ones I have received, I have been subscribed for about a year and a half now, and really like everything in the box this time, and I know I will use everything too! This summer box has a great variety, and it has everything for a summer trip, literally even toothpaste! Awesome right? If you are interested in this box, you should give walmart beauty box a try, I think for $20 a year it is well worth it 🙂 If you want to subscribe go to walmart.com/beauty, thanks for checking out my review! 

Okay, so you agree it’s a pretty great box right? Especially for $5! My favorite thing in the box this season was the St. Ives Apricot Scrub. I have always loved this face scrub, it’s the perfect amount of scrub, and texture, it gets the deep down clean that I look for in a scrub. I also really love the sample of Sally Hansen’s airbrush legs, I love using this in the summer, and there is a really good amount in the sample tube, enough for both of my legs so that was perfect. I have a tan now yeah! There is nothing better than being tan to me for some reason lol! My skin just looks better 🙂 The Incoco nail art is cute as well, just a bit to young for my 35 year old self, but they do look fun, and cute, I will find a way to try them out, and see how they work. All in all, a great box, I can’t wait to see what is in the fall walmart beauty box!!!!

 

 

Birchbox June Review (BEST BOX EVER)

Hi there everyone, happy Saturday! Okay, I lied, I am writing this while working at 11 pm Friday night, but hey, it will post tomorrow, so happy weekend ladies!! I just started watching a really great documentary called poverty Inc. very, very interesting so far, you should definitely check it out, it just came out on netflix! Sure makes me feel so very grateful that’s for sure. Okay, sorry to be a downer there, just thought I would share what I was doing right at this very moment, I think little personal peeks into each other’s lives makes our blogging community grow, and become closer 🙂

I hope everyone has had a great week too, I literally just received my birchbox for June yesterday! I knew it was going to be a good one, as birchbox has been really killing it lately with their boxes, my goodness, yeeessss! I was excited to get it, I decided to choose the random box this month, and just hoped for the best, and to my surprise, it was my best box ever, no joke! As soon as I opened the box, and oh, can we even talk about how cute the box is?! SO so cute, I love the designs lately, I don’t know if everyone keeps their boxes, but I love collecting them, and putting little things in them, the cuteness factor really helps me to stay organized too! Anyways, as soon as I opened it, I knew I would LOVE everything!! Let’s check out what was included in my best box ever, and dive into my June birchbox! I’m really excited about it, can you tell? 🙂

::My June Birchbox Items::

See? I told you it was an amazing box this month!! I almost cried, it literally had 4 of my favorite, and most wanted items!! Simply amazing. I already love, and am obsessed with the ardency inn modster smooth ride supercharged eyeliner. I have 4 colors, it is the most smooth, and highly pigmented eyeliner I have ever tried, it’s a must have! I also really wanted to try the benefit gimme brow volumizing fiber gel, how cute is that packaging? omg cute right? Everything is good sized, and I will definitely use!!! The Laura Geller New York Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator (I got the color gilded honey) I literally have been wanting this since it came out, YESSSSS, thank you birchbox! I love everything in my box this month, and birchbox just keeps getting better, and better, I have been subscribed for 2 years now, can’t believe it! If you would like to join, and or give birchbox a try, please use the link below, I would appreciate it! SO worth $10 every month! If you get birchbox please comment down below, and share what you got in your June box!

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PLAY! By Sephora May 2016 Review

Hello lovies, I hope everyone has been good, it has been like a month, and a half since I have blogged last, how does time go by so very quickly, busy, busy life that’s for sure. If you haven’t read my life update post, please jump on over, and give it a read, I would greatly appreciate it! Anyways, I am still getting tons of subscription boxes, and really feel the need to review them, even though this one is late, and not the best pictures, I wanted to get this post up. I hope you all enjoy, if you haven’t heard, this box is now open to everyone so go ahead, and subscribe if you want to try it out, it’s a great way to sample high end brands that sephora carries for $10 a month! This was my first box, and here is what I thought 🙂 

For $10, it really can’t be beat, I kinda wish that they kept the “spoilers” from us, because by the time my box came, I knew exactly what I was getting, which kinda takes the fun out of it, in my opinion. The box arrived beautifully packaged with a heavy duty box, which I can appreciate so things don’t get broken yeah!!! Then, inside the box there is a great pamphlet telling you everything that is is the box, but not just that, it tells you HOW to use them, double yeah! There is also your PLAY card which if you bring it into your local sephora, you get 50 extra bonus points when you make a purchase, oh man, I just realized that I should have used it, of course I forgot about it, bummer! Next month I hope to remember lol! Everything, all your samples are packed in a super cute drawstring pouch,  how fun, kinda reminds me of another popular subscription service…… 😉 wink, wink. It is very cute though, and I definitely will use it! The samples are a great selection so far, I love the mix of skincare, makeup, haircare, and perfume, that’s pretty cool, such a variety that you get to sample, but I would love to see more makeup obviously, but you knew I would say that lol! Overall the samples are tiny, sadly the tarte cosmetics lip liner is beautiful, but it is SOOOO tiny 😦 Oh well, I am happy with the box, and love samples, so it all was good to me! 

I think this subscription box is a great deal, although I kinda wish they offered a 6 month, or a year subscription to save a little money, hmmm maybe I should tweet, and suggest that! Did any of you subscribe to this box, please comment, and let me know what you think, I would love to know 🙂 Do you think it’s worth the $10? I love how every month is a different theme as well, I am excited about June’s box, fun, fun, because you never know what your getting, or what brands! I definitely think it’s worth a try if you are a beauty lover like myself, and can’t get enough samples!! I love sephora, so this was perfect for me, they sure do make that money lol! My favorite product this month was the bite beauty lipstick, bite has always been my favorite lipstick brand, I just love the pigmentation, and quality, it makes my lips feel wonderful too!

*Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine* 
*Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche in Kimchi*
*Tarte Tarteist Lip Crayon in Latergram*
*Origins Maskimizer, Drink Up, and Clear Improvement Masks*
*Korres Wild Rose Sleeping Facial* 
*Briogeo Don’t Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask*

Thank you for your continued support as always, remember to seek joy in everything you do, I am really focusing on that daily! 🙂

 

Birchbox December Beauty Subscription Box

Hello, hello, hopefully everyone is having a great weekend! I can’t believe that yet another year has gone by, time just goes by way to quickly it seems lately, I feel like the older I get the faster it goes, who’s with me on that? LOL, anyways, here is my birchbox for the month of December, yep it’s a bit late, but life was busy for the holidays, and I am playing catch up as usual, so please forgive me! I am really loving birchbox lately, it seems every box brings something new, and awesome for me to try! The value of each box is great as always as well. I highly recommend birchbox, it is most definitely one of my favorite monthly subscription boxes, pretty sure I will be a subscriber forever lol! If you would like to join birchbox please use my link below, I would ghastly appreciate it. Let’s dive right into this month’s birchbox, it was a pretty good one! My favorite item in this box is the Serge Normant dream big instant volumizing spray, it works incredibly well, and truly is volumizing even to my thick, oily hair! It is definitely a great, luxurious spray, that feels very luxe, and fancy! What did you get in your birchbox? I am always so curious as to what everyone else got!! Video review will be posted below from my channel, please be sure to check it out! Thx! 

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****Yu-Be Moisturizing Skin Cream****

****Serge Normant Dream Big Instant Volumizing Spray****

****Coastal Scents® styleEYES Palette****

****(MALIN+GOETZ) clarifying clay mask****

****theBalm® cosmetics Frat Boy® Blush/Shadow****

Walmart Beauty Box WINTER $5 Box

Hello there!! 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday! I had a great one, I received the best present our family could ask for, we were surprised with a great visit from my brother, and nephew. I am one of 6, and have 3 nephews as well, so this was so great to have all of us together with our parents, it couldn’t get better than that! It was a happy surprise, I was SO in tears! I took a little break from everything, so I could focus on my family, and work, but hopefully I can get back into the swing of things with the new year! Today I am bringing you the, “Walmart Beauty Box” is a quarterly sample box which is FREE, all you do is just pay $5 for the shipping and handling. It is not my favorite beauty box obviously, but it’s a always a great value, and way to sample out new products that are being launched in the market, that are affordable prices. I have been a subscriber to walmart beauty box for over a year, and really enjoy it! Once you sign up, they automatically withdraw payment, and send you the box, which is nice, I really wish that target beauty box did the same, but oh well, those are definitely harder to come by, and they sell out SO FAST, so when I get this box in the mail, it is always a nice little surprise! If you want a sampling experience for items you can buy at Walmart, this is your box, like I said, it is a great value for what your getting, the coupons alone are worth the price of $5! I also love trying out new products, so this is always fun! Check out the video below for a better look at this box as well! 

If you would like to subscribe please go to Walmart.com/walmartbeauty (not a referral link) 

***WALMART BEAUTY BOX***

(values are approximate)

*Goody Slide proof 8 Soft Touch Silicone Elastics ($4.00)

*Neutrogena Healthy Skin Boosters Facial Cleanser ($.90)

*Dial 7 Day Moisturizing Lotion ($1.00)

Ken Paves You Are Beautiful Volumizing Shampoo & Conditioner ($1.00)

*Nspa by Nirvana Spa Exotically Creamy Coconut Rich Body Butter ($3.75 on Amazon, $1.37 at Walmart)

*Pantene Pro-V Style Series Extra Strong Hold Hairspray: This product appears to be no longer on the market and has been replaced by Pro-V Stylers Anti-Humidity Maximum Hold Hairspray ($1.00)

*Pure Silk Rich & Luxurious Shave Cream – Raspberry Mist (83¢ on Drugstore.com)

*Centrum Vitamints (23¢)

*A sample of Jennifer Aniston the Fragrance ($3 coupon), Loreal Paris True Match $1 Coupon, Cover Girl Star Wars booklet with $3 off 2 eye products coupon, and $3 off any one Olay Regenerist Luminous Facial Cleanser or Moisturizer, plus a tone perfecting cream sample (25¢).

The Subscription: Walmart Beauty Box
The Description: Each new season brings different product needs and a reason to refresh your beauty cabinet. In your Walmart Beauty Box, you’ll find sample beauty products and tips on how to use those and other items sold at Walmart and on Walmart.com. Receiving your Walmart Beauty Box will be another reason to welcome each new season.
The Price: $5 per quarter

What do you think of this box? Is it something you would subscribe to? Remember that it’s quarterly, so only 4 boxes a year, which is kinda good, because it’s nice that they are spread out a bit! I recommend giving this box a try!