Showing posts with label Cosmetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cosmetics. Show all posts

Sunday, April 30, 2017

5 Subscription Services You CAN'T Live Without!

5 Subscription Services You Can't Live Without



1. Fabletics
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Price: $50 a month, but that can also vary on what outfits you choose. 

Box Type: Athletic/Swimwear

How It Works:
You take a pop quiz so they can get an idea of your sense of style. You shop your cart & you checkout!

How Flexible VIP works:
When you become apart of the VIP program you will save up to 50% off regular pricing and earn points. You can skip a month if you choose if you don't see anything you like in particular that month. You can also cancel at anytime if you don't like the VIP part of the subscription. 

What's great about Fabletics is you can choose some really great athletic wear, but a lot of the clothing is so comfy you won't want to take them off. You can just lounge around as well without feeling like you're suffocating like other athletic wear. They also offer a good variety of swimwear and accessories as well. 

Right now they're doing a deal where you can get 2 pairs of leggings for $24 when you become a VIP. I mean can you imagine finding this great of quality at this price that's comfortable, breathable, and cute? 

Some of my favorites are: 
Kenzie Sports Bra


Petal Capri

CYAN
"It's casual, chic, and affordable and there's something for every body type." -Kate Hudson

I really love Fabletics. I'm not one to vigorously workout because I have cancer and that does slow me down a bit, but I do love to walk and hike often. Other workout gear I've bought from high-end to even lower end companies have never compared to Fabletics. The clothes are comfortable and I don't feel as though I'm suffocating as I've felt in the past trying other work-out gear. I've had some of my Fabletics outfits for a long time with minimal wear. It's great to receive my clothes monthly due to the fact that it also gives me the motivation to work out because I want to actually wear the clothes out. I also love the cute outfit designs and fabrics. There shipping has always been great and the only one time I had an issue - Customer service was also just as fantastic and super sweet to me.


Check Out Fabletics!


2. Scentbird
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Price: $14.95 a month

Box Type: Perfume Subscription

Scentbird is a monthly fragrance subscription service. Each month you will receive an 8 ml purse spray of any fragrance of your choice (enough perfume to apply daily for a whole month) along with a custom perfume atomizer which arrives in your first box to protect your perfume. Scentbird has over 300 fragrances to choose from and if you opt not make a selection they will send you their monthly featured scent.


Scentbird ships on the 15th of the month.  If you subscribe before the 5th of the month your package will ship on the 15th of that month. If you subscribe after the 5th your package will ship the following month. The price is only $14.95 a month.

You take a survey which looks like this below that will determine a match of fragrances you can choose from although I believe you can choose fragrance you would like for that month.





Here is what the perfume looks like open. It’s really easy to swap out your vials too.  You just twist the atomizer and pull the vial out from the top.  When you aren’t using it, you twist the vial the other way and you can throw it in your purse and not have to worry about it spraying or emptying in your bag like traditional perfumes.


What I love about Scentbird:

  • The twist atomizer is easy to use and functions well. Not messy like when you put a regular perfume in your purse. I've had my perfumes leak many times while just throwing it in my purse.
  • I love that I can get the same use out of it that I would a roller ball.
  • It lasts a long time and I can choose which scent I want each month so that I don't get bored with one fragrance. 
  • You have the option to sign up month by month or you can do the multiple month subscription options. They offer 3-months, 6-month and 12- month subscriptions along with a gift option as well.
  • The price is only $14.95 a month which is a great price for the amount you receive. 
I received the scent "Viva La Juicy by Juicy Couture" and I absolutely loved it! I've tried a lot of the perfumes by Juicy Couture and I've loved pretty much every one of them. You can choose from id say hundreds of fragrances so chances are you'll find your scent!




3. Ipsy 

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Price: $10 a month. 

Box Type: Makeup Subscription



How It Works!

Upon signing up, you fill out a brief beauty quiz about what types of makeup you love and would like to receive, your features (eye color, skin type, etc.) and what brands you’d like to try out. Many brands they list are common, but there are some I’ve never heard of.

You get billed the first of each month and your glam bag is sent in the middle of the month. Unlike Stitch Fix, where it allows you the option to schedule boxes at will, Ipsy automatically schedules one every month and you must cancel on your own when you want to stop receiving bags. You get to keep everything that comes in the bag.

Each month’s bag features different products and a different theme, but subscribers mostly receive the same or similar products each month. For example, my bag might be the same as someone else, or it might have a few of the same and a few different items inside.

I really prefer Ipsy over other leading beauty boxes due to the fact I get to try out name brands as well as indie brands. I've been subscribed for years and yes the box I've felt had months I've thought "Meh", but that's very few months I've felt that way out of the 3 years I've been subscribed. 


What types of items do you get from Ipsy?








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4. Love With Food
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Price: Starts at $7.99 a month.

Box Type: Food Subscription

What's in a In Love With Food box?


Here is a sample of what I got:


  I love the 'Love With Food' box and I was really impressed with what I got for $7.99 a month. A lot of the products I had never heard of. I shared the box with my husband and he and I both love it. It's very heartfelt that they donate a meal to a hungry child as well as some of the products the companies also donate as well for different charities and that to me is very important. Also, the fact that the food was really good and foods that I maybe wouldn't have tried is a plus as well. I like trying different foods and different things and if you are up for trying something new try 'Love With Food'. 


5.  BATTLBOX
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Price: Varies from $34.57 to $293.02

Box Type: Survival

The Battlbox comes with a ton of must-have items! A lot of the items are great to take on a hike with you, an outdoors trip, or to just have in the home as a just in case thing. I've already used a ton of the items from the kit. We've used the Pine Pitch Fire Starters to light fires for our bon-fire.  Having those "Just In Case" items around the home are great to have in case of emergencies. You just never know with this day and age. My husband works as a mechanic and in a auto-parts junk yard so he is always around a ton of snakes so having a snake bite kit I received is great. I feel safer knowing it's around although if you do get bit by a snake it's better to go to a hospital if poisonous that's obvious, but having the kit none the less makes me feel a lot better.

Which box can you get?



BattlBox BASIC
You have chosen Battlbox Basic. At this level, you will receive 2-4 hand selected items each month, ranging from survival tools and manuals, to emergency supplies and edc gear. Part of the surprise is you never know what you will get! It’s like Christmas once a month, so be on the lookout for your Battlbox in the mail. Each box contains a card describing the items you have received, how to use them, where to buy them, and the retail price. Don’t forget to follow us on all social media to keep up to date with discounts, product previews and reviews, and videos. (Georgia sales tax applied to Georgia residents)

$24.99

BattlBox ADVANCED
Our most popular package! Expect to receive the same 2-4 products that comes in the Basic package, plus 2-4 more (approx. 6-8 total), usually higher priced items. Examples include: tactical pens, lock-pick kits, hidden handcuff keys, and edc gear from some of the coolest companies.  (Georgia sales tax applied to Georgia residents)

$49.99

BattlBox PRO
This box is for the serious professional. Not only will you get the products included in each monthly BASIC, and ADVANCED package, but you will receive an additional 1-2 additional kickass products (approx 8-10 total). Examples include: concealed carry holsters, watches, 5.11 tactical pants, shirts, tactical belts, rings, etc….once again, you’ll never know, and that’s part of the fun! Go ahead and try it, we know you’ll like our staff picks. Even better, S&H; is FREE!  (Georgia sales tax applied to Georgia residents)

$99.99

BattlBox PRO PLUS – 
includes KNIFE OF THE MONTH
This box is for the elite. The collector. The big spender. The ones that truly appreciate the beauty of a sharp edge. The guy who has everything….EXCEPT a kickass monthly knife subscription! We will hand select one knife to be featured every month and include it in your monthly Battlebox. So you get everything you would expect to see in the Battlbox Pro box, AND a sweet blade to rip open next month’s Battlbox arrival with. We already have brands such as Kershaw, Spyderco, Columbia River Knife, 5.11, Gerber, Leatherman, Schrade, SOG…the list goes on! Go ahead. We dare you. Also, as with our Battlbox PRO, this package includes FREE SHIPPING! (Georgia sales tax applied to Georgia residents)

$149.99


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FTC Disclaimer: I was sponsored by Fabletics, but all thoughts and opinions are my own for each subscription service as I have tried them all.

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Nars Velvet Lip Glide Review

NARS VELVET LIP GLIDE


Introducing Nars Velvet Lip Glide: ($26.00 0.20 fl. oz.) Covetable comfort meets confident color in a high-pigment formula that glides on like a gloss, cloaks like a lipstick - and feels like nothing else. Semi-matte color glides on and stays supple without drying or feeling sticky. Developed with Oil Infusion Complex, an innovative concentration of precious oils, fused to create a smooth glide effect. Fully coats lips on contact with smooth, saturated, semi-matte style.


Named for the personal power and play of the 70's counterculture, Velvet Lip Glide shades invoke the era's new vibe with reference to legendary venues and unforgettable attitude. 


(Shades Left To Right: Bound, Danceteria, Mineshaft, and Toy)

Colors From Left To Right Pictured:
"Bound"

"Danceteria"

"Mineshaft"

"Toy"

"Left To Right: Bound, Danceteria, Mindshaft, and Toy"

I've been trying out these Velvet Lip Glides and I have to say I love them. The color pay-off is great, good pigmentation, very hydrating, and comfortable to wear. Their consistency is that of a lipstick. They are NOT a liquid lipstick where it dries matte. These Lip Glides have a smooth and creamy lipstick like formula which leaves your lips looking plump without settling into the fine lines of your lips. The Velvet Lip Glides have more of a glossy sheen with a matte color. The longer they wear on the lips the gloss fades and the matte comes through even more. I would not say this is a long wearing formula, but it did not say it would be. I think a lot of us have gotten so used to the matte liquid lip's phase that we've forgotten all about our lipsticks in general. I've found my lips are extremely dried out due to using so many matte liquid lips that my lips were so thankful I tried these Velvet Lip Glides out. They were so moisturizing on my lips. I did have to re-apply like you would a normal lipstick, but the pigmentation was there. My two favorites out of the bunch are Bound and Toy. Bound being a dusty deep rose/mauve nude color while Toy is a deep wine burgundy. For me they wore around 3 hours before having to re-apply. If you're eating or drinking obviously you would have to re-apply more often. I would classify these Velvet Lip Glides as more of a highly pigmented gloss vs. a Lipstick. The scent is what I love most about this product because it has that MAC lipsticks type of scent ever so slightly. You can smell a hint of Vanilla so if you are the type of person that does not like scents I still think you should pick these up. The scent is not a strong scent and you only smell it for a brief couple of moments then it's gone. It's not a scent you'll continually smell through-out the day. You will of course smell it when re-applying.

You can purchase these products at Nars and at Sephora.

Visit Nars for all their upcoming products and NEWS!








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FTC: I was sent these products in return for my honest opinion in review. All opinions are my own.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

NARS Sarah Moon Collection 2016

NARS Sarah Moon Collection 2016








The Sarah Moon for NARS Gifting Collection includes ten gift sets: Glass Metropolis Mini Audacious Lipstick Coffret, Get Real Audacious Eye and Lip Set, Thousand Worlds Audacious Lip and Nail Set, True Story Cheek and Lip Palette, Look Closer Eyeshadow Palette, Shadow Side Velvet Shadow Stick Set, Non-Fiction Touch Up Kit, Nordstrom exclusive Recurring Dare Cheek and Lip Palette, and Sephora exclusives Mind Game Mini Velvet Lip Glide Coffret, and Give In Take Dual-Intensity Eye and Cheek Palette. 



Nars Sarah Moon Gifting Collections

True Story Cheek and Lip Palette Packaging













In Stores NOV. 1st!

Visit NARS & Sephora to get yours!

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Friday, September 30, 2016

Ramy Beauty Therapy Products Review

Ramy Beauty Therapy


About Each Product

When Hairy Met Sealy
No-drying, non-flaking, all-purpose brow mascara

Universal Utility:
  • Holds stray brows in place
  • Available in clear and tinted
  • Tinted shade covers gray hairs, and makes brows appear fuller and more plush
  • Non-flaking, non sticky formula
  • Water resistant
Ramy Tip: Brush through brows for a completely polished and groomed appearance

Availability: Ray When Hairy Met Sealy is available for purchase from www.ramy.com www.amazon.com or select LOOK boutiques in Duane Reade and Walgreens stores. 


Suggested Retail: $20.00

My Opinion: I've always been a big fan of Anastasia products and they've been raved and raved about. I had the eye brow gel they've been known for and loved it and I wondered if there was another product that I could find to try that was just as good and I love 'When Hairy met Sealy' (love the name by the way!) I've been using it and it really tames my brows. I've got wonky brows they are definitely not twins they are more like cousins lol, but at least when I'm done filling in my brows when I'm ready to set them this product doesn't take off a lot of product like the Anastasia does which is why I prefer it.


Ramy Face Glosses

Universal Utility: 

  • Contains Aloe, Wheat Germ, and Vitamins A and D
  • Waterproof
  • Portable and petit
  • Sleek mirrored compact
  • Non-creasing on eyes, moisturizing on lips, and long wearing on cheeks.
Ramy Tip: Apply to eyes, cheeks, and lips using your fingertips for a fast makeup routine on the go.

Availability: Ramy Face Glosses is available for purchase from www.ramy.com www.amazon.com or select LOOK boutiques in Duane Reade and Walgreens stores. 

Suggested Retail: $18.50

My Opinion: The Ramy Face Glosses are so PIGMENTED! I've so far used it on my cheeks and lips due to the color: On the glow go. It's a medium pink color that just looks so beautiful on the cheeks and lips. The color just gives your cheeks that sun kissed glow. Id love to try more colors and if I can find some online I am totally ordering more.

Ramy Pure Juice Highlighter

Universal Utility: 

  • Colorless reflector for a lit-from-within effect
  • For use on eyes, cheeks, lips, collarbone, and shoulders
  • Waterproof

Availability: Ramy Pure Juice Highlighter is available for purchase from www.ramy.com or select LOOK boutiques in Duane Reade and Walgreens stores. 

Suggested Retail: $28.00

My Opinion: This is the only product from the Ramy line that I just don't like that much. I'm pale and this product just is too white even for me so I don't know who can really use this unless like I did and that is very sparingly. I just barely tapped it on my nose and cheeks. It has A LOT of shimmer. 

Lip Oils 

Universal Utility:

  • Calming jojoba and almond oils moisturize lips
  • Marine Spheres with Collagen getly plump
  • Unique formla glides on smooth and penetrates the skin for a super-conditioning lip care regimen
  • Can be worn alone or under/over your favorite RAMY Beauty Therapy lip gloss or lipstick
  • Sweet tasting oils plumps thin lips
  • Available in three scented flavors:
  • Mint
  • Orange
  • Rose
Ramy Tip: Apply at bed time for smooth, moistened lips the whole next day


Availability: Lip Oils is available for purchase from www.ramy.com www.amazon.com or select LOOK boutiques in Duane Reade and Walgreens stores. 

Suggested Retail: $18.00

My Opinion: I really enjoy this Lip Oil. It makes my lips so soft and mine is in Mint. It glides on and through-out the day sinks into my lips. I have cracks that I get on the sides of my mouth and it even helped with that problem as well.                                    

Wearing ALL products: I have 'When Hairy Met Sealy' on my brows, Face Gloss on my cheeks, Pure Highlight on my cheeks and down the bridge of my nose and Lip Oil on my lips. 


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FTC: These products were sent to me in consideration for my review and honest opinion.