Influenster- Lune+Aster Powerlips

Hey everybody! This blog post will be about my Influenster powerlips virtual voxbox campaign. I really enjoyed this campaign and I also earned my powerlips badge.

I hadn’t heard of the Lune+Aster brand before this so I was excited to try it. And I ordered from Blue mercury, the high end online cosmetics store. If I lived near a Blue mercury store, I definitely would have gone there but customer service online was super helpful in finding me the perfect shade!

I ended up buying the shade “Unplugged” and I absolutely adore the dusty rose color! It works well with so many of the colors and color schemes in my wardrobe. I am a huge fan of the dusty rose color and own several shirts in this color. It looks stunning on my very pale skin.

The pigment is beautiful and I love how the packaging is a dark navy color. You can even see little glitter flecks in the dark navy color which is cool. It did not dry my lips out or fade away over time either. It has excellent staying power and is great quality. This liquid lipstick is totally worth the price!

I was very impressed with how Blue mercury packaged my order. The tissue paper was a gorgeous dark navy and they even put two of the samples from Bobbi Brown in a cute little bag! I totally was not expecting that, it was a cute personal touch. I also got a sample of Laura Mercier foundation.

I would definitely recommend shopping at Blue Mercury! They ship fast, I got free two day shipping on my order plus they have amazing quality products and samples.

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Have a great evening everybody! I will drop the link below for Blue mercury along with the Retailmenot site for Blue mercury which has lots of freebie and deal codes. Toodles!

Blue mercury- https://bluemercury.com

Retailmenot- https://www.retailmenot.com/view/bluemercury.com

Also, you can follow Blue Mercury on instagram and Twitter.

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/bluemercury

Twitter- https://mobile.twitter.com/bluemercury?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Subscription boxes

Hey everybody! I hope you are all having a great morning or night. I thought of an interesting topic to talk about which I will mention below.

Subscription box services have recently gained quite a bit of popularity. These include food, beauty, pets, organic food the possibilities are literally endless! You can literally get whatever sort of box you want which is so cool.

I subscribe to three subscription box services at the moment and plan on trying more throughout the rest of the year. Currently I’m subscribed to FabFitFun, Birchbox, and Walmart beauty box (which is actually quite impressive)! I also make sure to buy Target beauty boxes whenever they are available. It is so hard to get them sometimes but I end up getting certain ones so I’m happy. Plus in a recent Target beauty box, I got the shade of nail polish featured in the picture rather than one everyone appeared to hate that was not pictured so I was glad.

One day I decided to do a google search of the reviews for different subscription box services such as FabFitFun and Birchbox and what surprised me were the overall poor reviews. I can totally understand the Birchbox reviews because sometimes lets be totally honest here, you get super small samples you know will be gone in one use and this is definitely not something to be thrilled over. But a plus are the pretty box designs and they do give out nice products most of the time.

FabFitFuns reviews were overall poor, which surprised me because in every box the items tend to be quality along with being full size and for only $50 a quarter that’s a steal. I felt bad for the customers who had a poor customer service experience and that definitely is not fun to deal with. I can totally see why you would rate the company poorly if you had a negative experience.

Some reviews posted were not very relevant to the company and an issue caused on the customers end rather than FabFitFun’s. Some reviews also claimed they did not feel the items were quality or worth the money. Maybe you won’t like some items but you can regift them or even sell them for the full value they are worth! I feel most stuff is of value, of course some items are iffy at best but I regift them.

Overall, I try subscription boxes even if the ratings are low because I want to see what my opinion of it is rather than going by what other reviews may say.

What do you think of subscription box reviews? Do you trust them or would you rather try it for yourself? Comment what you would do.

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Have a great Thursday everybody! The weekend will be here in no time. I will also drop the links for FabFitFun and Birchbox below. Toodles!

FabFitFun- https://fabfitfun.com

FabFitFun note, check out retailmenot for coupons and savings on your first box- https://www.retailmenot.com/view/fabfitfun.com

Birchbox– https://www.birchbox.com/

Birchbox note, check out retailmenot for coupons and savings on first box along with general coupons- https://www.retailmenot.com/view/birchbox.com

Walmart- https://beautybox.walmart.com

Walmart note, they do sometimes have limited edition boxes for a low price so keep your eye out for those

Daily Beauty faves #1

Hey everybody! I decided I will start posting a daily blog post about one of my most favorite beauty products of the day.

This will be a fun way for me to showcase some of my fave beauty products. I am mostly a skincare girl rather than a makeup girl so there will definitely be more skincare products than makeup products. Don’t get me wrong, I still love makeup but I’m addicted to skincare! Good skin is your base for gorgeous makeup so the better you take care of your skin, the more flawless your makeup will look.

I decided I would start the daily beauty faves today. The first daily beauty faves product of the day is Herbivore Lapis oil.

I first saw Herbivore products while browsing at Sephora In 2017, along with seeing it featured on several different websites. It took me until early 2018 to start buying Herbivore products and I am so happy I did. The price tag on Herbivore products may be higher than those of similar skincare products, but let me tell you they are worth every penny.

I was dealing with moderate acne all throughout last year along with the beginning of this year and kept trying to find a healthy approach to healing my acne that did not require prescription medicine.

I went to Sephora and one of the girls there suggested trying this product, it was the last package so I thought it must be good if it’s almost sold out. I bought this in the $30.00 starter kit, which had the oil and blue tansy mask in it, but the blue tansy mask is for another post.

I used this alongside my favorite acne wash and moisturizer and was so worried it would clog my pores but it didn’t and actually helped clear my skin up! My skin looked so smooth and glowed in just one use. It has also removed acne scars over time. My skin looks so healthy and like it used to before I got moderate acne. I am so glad I tried this stuff.

If anyone wants to know my full skincare routine on how I solved my acne problem, comment and I will definitely be sure to cover that topic in a future blog post.

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Have a great middle of the week! I’ll also drop the links below for the Herbivore Lapis oil in case you want to check it out. Some sites offer discounts. Toodles!

Herbivore (get 10% off with weekly email sign up) https://www.herbivorebotanicals.com/products/lapis-facial-oil-1

Herbivore (mini size if you want to try before you buy, get 10% off with weekly email sign up)- https://www.herbivorebotanicals.com/products/lapis-facial-oil-roller

Note for Herbivore site– if you refer a friend, when they order anything you get $15 back and they get 15% off.

Dermstore (offers 20% off first order with email sign up)- https://www.dermstore.com/product_Lapis+Facial+Oil_67019.htm

Sephora– https://m.sephora.com/product/lapis-oil-balancing-facial-oil-P400203?icid2=skugrid

Sephora (clarifying duo starter kit)- https://m.sephora.com/product/true-blue-skin-clarifying-duo-P424368?icid2=herbivore_lp_bestsellers_carousel&productId=P424368

Nordstrom- https://m.shop.nordstrom.com/s/herbivore-botanicals-lapis-facial-oil/4482496?country=US&currency=USD&cm_mmc=google-_-shopping_ret-_-662927185-_-33817189655_937dadb2-25b0-4b5c-8faa-131640de96b6&cm_mmca1=aud-425188852237:pla-266580383179_96704616&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIooeg6fT32gIVD9RkCh3KHQEfEAQYAiABEgKn-_D_BwE

Influenster, Sol de Janeiro voxbox

Hey everybody. I hope you have all had a great day or night, and to those celebrating, Happy Cinco De Mayo!

I review products for a site called Influenster, they have an app in the app store along with a webpage and I absolutely LOVE being a part of it! It is a great supportive community with so many different areas of interest including beauty, fashion, food etc. When you join, you have the ability to connect your social accounts to help increase your impact score. Also, you can participate in community discussions and review different products you love.

One of the absolute best parts of Influenster is getting voxboxes! You will get an email saying you are on the shortlist for an upcoming voxbox. A huge plus is they have tons of campaigns so no one will feel left out. When you get these surveys, be certain you complete them before the deadline arrives. Recently, I got into the Sol De Janeiro voxbox campaign and was thrilled! It was also the first Sol de Janeiro voxbox campaign they have ever done so it was very special.

First to disclose this information, I received this product complimentary but all opinions are my own. I absolutely loved this body scrub! It smelled so amazing and I loved the design of the bottle. It’s also so cool how the product actually matches the yellow shade of the bottle. I noticed it left my skin super duper smooth and clean feeling. The texture is not gritty and a little goes a long way, so the key with this product is to use it sparingly. It smells like you are somewhere exotic or the beach and I love that. This is by far the best scrub I have ever used!

I accidentally threw away the voxbox before I could take pictures of it so oops, but it was such a gorgeous box! I always love Influenster’s boxes! I will also be blogging about future voxboxes I receive. So if your interested, look out for those future posts.

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Enjoy the rest of the weekend! I’ll also drop the link for Influenster below in case you want to check it out. Toodles!

https://www.influenster.com