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Monday, March 24, 2014

Spring Nina Garcia and FabFitFun

I'm SO excited! My spring boxes from Nina Garcia and FabFitFun came earlier than expected!!! I'll go through FabFitFun first.


I'm just ok with this box. I think I'm ok with it enough to keep my sub to it for now. 


I was completely unexcited about the Kai perfume oil. I got the same thing in one of my PopSugar boxes and didn't like it. It didn't smell good on me at all. I actually just traded it with someone for something they had. Now I have another that I may try to sell. 


Cover FX SPF 30 Protection Primer... I'm excited to try this! Looks like a great product! 


Merrithew Mini Stability Ball and DVD... I can't say I was too excited about another exercise ball. But we'll see how it goes. It's the tiniest ball I've ever seen for exercise! So it might be interesting. 


Dermasuri Deep Exfoliating Mitt... I'm kind of excited to try this as well. 


Cult Gaia Turband... I badly wanted to be able to wear this... but I just can't. I can't pull it off. But someone will get good use out of it. I'm giving it to my coworker's daughter who loves this style! 


Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo Invisible Spray... I haven't used many dry shampoos. The only ones I've tried I didn't like from Birchbox. So I'll give this one a go sometime. 


Level Naturals Shower Bomb... I originally wasn't too excited about this. But I tried one yesterday and loved it!! It was sooooo relaxing. So I just might buy more sometime. Even with spelling errors on their box.


The Better Chip Spinach and Kale with Sea Salt... I am excited to try these! I've been looking for a good kale chip. So I'm hoping this one is good. 

Total of the box: 
Kai: $48
Cover FX: $38
Merrithew: $28.94
Dermasuri: $19.99
Cult Gaia: $48
Oscar Blandi: $25
Level: $7.99
Better Chip: $1.99
Total: $217.91

Pretty good value for the price of the box! FabFitFun is $50 per quarter. If you'd like to sign up for the summer box click here ---> http://vip.fff.me/g7tJ

Now for my favorite box... Nina Garcia Quarterly! This was her 5th Anniversary box and did not disappoint! 


I love how everything is individually wrapped in her box. Even though I knew what I was getting from spoilers, it felt like Christmas unwrapping it all! 


C Wonder Bangle... I love this! It's so pretty and I'm glad I got this variation because I love the bling! Even my mom liked this and that's saying something! 


A t-shirt from Spenglish that says Muy Cool.... I just don't know on this one. Not my style. 


What do you think? Meh.... It makes me look wider than I am. No thanks. Plus, it has a hole in it. And it isn't worth it to me to contact Quarterly about it. 



Revive's Moisturizing Renewal Serum... this is a small bottle of it, but I really like it! I've used it the last couple of nights and it's pretty nice stuff! 


Charming Charlie wallet... It's a pretty cute little wallet! I have a Coach wallet, but since I got this I thought I might as well use it for awhile. I don't like that it doesn't really have a closure... so hopefully it won't annoy me too quickly. Because it really is cute.  This style is actually sold out on the site too! 



Lafco Fresh Cut Gardenia soap.... I've been enjoying this as well! I'm not usually a bar soap fan... but this is a nice one! And it's huge! Very strong scent too. It's in my shower and I can smell it down the hall! 


Sample size of Tom Ford's newest perfume Jasmin Rouge. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm excited to! 


Philosophy Time in a Bottle.... I haven't used this yet or before, but I've heard good things! And I do love Philosophy products. 


 Laura Mercier Bonne Mine Compact... oh my goodness I am so excited to try this! It's for creating a fresh spring glow. And it has cards that tell you exactly where and how to apply it all. Also, 100% of the proceeds from this go toward the Laura Mercier Ovarian Cancer Fund. 


Donkey Co Special Nina Edition of Pret-a-Porter... this looks fun! I've seen these before with other people on them. Cute! 


X-Pen Ballpoint Pen and Graphic Image Pocket Notes Notebook.... I'm not sure what I'll use the notebook for... but maybe I'll find something soon. The pen writes so nicely! I love it. 


Sara Beltran Sterling Silver Shark Tooth Necklace... this is different.... I'm not sure how much I'll wear this either..... but we'll see! 


OPI in a shade that was exclusively for this box! Called Greenade by #NG. It's quite the green! I put it on my toes.... and I think that's probably what I'll keep it to. It's kind of fun there... on my fingers I'm just not so sure. 


Happy Chic Frame by Jonathan Adler... I love chevron and this is a nice frame. It's got a few scuffs but they aren't too noticeable. It'll look nice whenever I move out! 


Fausto Puglisi Collage... I just don't even know. 


And of course, the March edition of Marie Claire! 


Estimated Box Total:

Spenglish: $55 ? (They have one female tee on their site and it's this much. Def not that quality!)
Sara Beltran: $100 (Not worth that...) 
OPI: $8
C Wonder: $34
Revive: $50 ? (Total guess... a 30 ml bottle at Neiman Marcus is $235!!!) 
Charming Charlie: $15
Lafco: $17
Philosophy: $74
Laura Mercier: $48
Donkey Co: $8 ? (the site is in another language.. I don't even know lol)
X-Pen: $30
Graphic Image: $46
Happy Chic: $15
Total: $500!! 

That is a GREAT value for the price! Nina's box is $100 per quarter. If you choose any sub box, pick Nina's! Her's completely blows all others out of the water. Other boxes should take notes from her. It's a great mix of fashion, makeup and home products. SO GOOD! 

Til next time..... ! 

Friday, March 21, 2014

Influenster J'Adore VoxBox

So I finally received another VoxBox! This one was pretty good... I haven't gotten to try everything yet, but I wanted to get my blog post up! **Everything was complimentary from Influenster**


Honestly, there's a couple of items I can't use. =/


One of them is John Frieda Frizz Ease 3 Day Straight Flat Iron Spray. My hair is stick straight already. So I guess I need to find someone to give this to! I'm sure it's a fine product that works well though!


Another item I can't use... Hershey Kisses. Dairy allergies! But before the allergies started I had them and they are of course delicious. My mom gave these to a lady at her work. So they went to good use! 


I haven't tried these yet... but I plan on it. Kiss Lashes Looks So Natural. The only fake lashes I've used are ones that were pre glued (which I loved!). I get nervous about ones I have to put glue on. I'm terrified I'll glue my eyes shut or something. 


I tried this today! Boots Botanics Ionic Clay Mask Shine Away. It went on nicely and easily. But after it dried I seriously could not move my face. It says to use it once a week. This may be TMI.... but tonight I had zits appear that weren't there before this. And I'm not one to get zits super often. So I don't know if that means it did it's job 'removing impurities and deeply cleansing'... or what. I'll keep trying it and see how it goes. 


I tried the Creme Caramel a couple of weeks ago and loved it! I'm not a huge lemon fan, so I'm not sure if I'll like Lemon Chiffon.... but I'll try it sometime. I definitely want to try some of the other fun delish sounding flavors on their site! I just wish I could find out where to buy them in town.... 

That's it! Kind of a small box this time around. But a good one! I should be receiving my spring FabFitFun box and my Nina Garcia spring box in the next week, so get ready for a super long post with tons of amazing items!!!