In case you haven't heard about glossybox before, it's a monthly subscription beauty box where you pay a flat 15 bucks a month and you get samples (and often full sized products) of cosmetics, hair care and skin care products. They're usually high end products and I really love the fact that they are often from companies I've never heard of or tried before. They include a little card in each box that explains what each product is and how much it costs. Additionally, I've received coupons for some products in both boxes and you can go on the glossybox website to find out how to get your hands on them.
Lets get started on what I got in my September box!
Wella Professional mirror polish shine spray. "The card reads: illuminate your style with an exquisite shimmer." It retails for 12.99 for 40ml. Woohoo! Full size! I sprayed this on my hair today. I dyed my hair dark yesterday and I love the shine it gave my hair. It didn't make it feel greasy.
B. Kamins lip balm SPF 20
"A soothing anti-aging lip balm with Bio-Maple compound and UVA/UVB sunscreens that repairs and protects. CANADIAN BRAND!" This sucker retails for 21 smackers for 15g (I think they may have meant ml but who knows) My sample was 4ml. With winter fast approaching, I am super happy about this product. We shell out tons of cash for creams and serums for wrinkles around our eyes and anti-aging for our faces but we often neglect the lips. Personally, I think lips are one of the biggest things that give away the fact that we are aging. Spending a little extra to keep my pout extra pouty is something I can live with. I've only used it a few times but so far I am loving it. After summer, everyone wants to pack up and forget about the SPF products until next spring but the winter sun can be so damaging and drying on our lips so hurrah for SPF 20 in this baby!
B. Kamins maple body lotion
"A luxurious anti-aging lotion infused with honey, vitamins A+E and Bio-Maple compound for ultimate hydration. CANADIAN BRAND!" You can order a 180ml bottle of this from their website for *yikes* 41 bucks. I got 12ml. I actually haven't tried this one at all yet so I can't comment on if its $41 worth of hydration. If its similar to the lip balm tho I may have to go with a yes.
Dove Cleartone
"Dove Cleartone is specifically created to help reduce underarm discoloration caused by dry skin from shaving" you can grab this little bad-boy from pretty well any drugstore or wal-mart-like place for 4-5 dollars for 45g. My sample was 17g. Oh, hello affordable! I didn't think I'd be seeing you today! Okay, okay. I know what you're thinking. WTH, plain ol' deodorant? But hey, if you're anything like me (sweat factory. Gross, I know) and you're tired of spending money trying to find something to block off those geysers you call armpits. Or you've found something that works for you and you're not about to go pick up a new brand to try out, this is kinda nice. I don't think anybody really goes and peruses the deodorant aisle to find out what's new in the world of armpit products. I'm not too worried about funky coloured armpit skin but it will be nice to try something new. It smells fresh which is good but it's nothing to write home about.
NYX cosmetics: The Crimson Amulet Collection. Limited Edition!
"The Crimson Amulet Collection enriches your beauty by adding glamour to your red carpet splendor. Full Size! Limited Edition!" Oh, wow. This is fantastic. Basically it's a NYX palette that looks like a book with 24 eye shadows and then, turn the page, you've got a shadow primer, an eyeliner, a highlighter, 5 blushes and 4 lip glosses! AND it's all inspired by the movie Dark Shadows! The shadows and blushes are incredibly pigmented. I tried one blush on my cheeks and I just swatched the eyeshadows but I'm so excited to play around with these. I've heard so much about NYX on YouTube and beauty blogs but it isn't sold here so I haven't been able to test it out. Stay tuned for all my thoughts and full reviews next month!
Okay the first thing I got was a Kryolan for glossybox lipstick. It's exclusive to this subscription and can't be bought in stores. It is the absolutely most perfect pinky nude for my lips. I loved it until about an hour later when I looked in the mirror and saw that it dried into a bright pink stain. Now I have nothing against bright lipsticks but if that's what I'm going for I'll put on a bright pink lipstick. I was so excited about it but it left me a bit disappointed.
Next, I got a 5 pack of samples from BeFine Fine Food skin care. The full sized products range from 50-150ml and 24-30 bucks each. They are made with all natural ingredients, which I like. I really was so impressed by these. The pack included the exfoliating cleanser, the gentle cleanser, the night cream, the pore refining scrub treatment and the warming clay mask. I seriously can not say enough good things about each one of these products. I used the warming clay mask first. My skin was literally glowing for days after. One night I used the exfoliating cleanser followed by the night cream. After the cleanser my skin felt so fresh. I was a little apprehensive at first because the night cream seemed really watery and runny but it soaked into my skin so quickly and my face felt like a baby butt for a week. I've got kinda rough feeling skin around my cheeks and jaw and I don't think it's ever felt that soft. Those were my three favorite out of the bunch and I definitely think I'm gonna take the 20% off coupon included and order them.
My next sample was 50ml of the Sebastian potion 9 lite. It's normally $20.95 for 150ml. To be honest I actually haven't used this enough to give a full review on it. It was in a drawer until just now when I decided to sit down and write this post. I used it twice before I cut my hair and it did seem to tame the frizz and my normally unruly hair had a nice wave to it. I am going to use it for blow drying and see how I like it.
Next on the docket: Layla eyeliner. I got the full sized 6ml tube that retails for $12.99. It's an almost-black liquid eyeliner with gold sparkles in it. This is the most disappointing thing I've received. The applicator is too flimsy and long to really apply it properly and when it dries you can really feel it on your eyes, like paint or something. It's soooo hard to remove. I used my makeup remover but it left residual black on my lash line and it took a couple days to really disappear. I had gold sparkles on my face and IN MY EYES for about a week. Yeah, not keeping that.
The next item came in handy-ish after the liner fiasco. Biore makeup removing towelettes. The 10 pack I got sells for $3.99. I'm a cleanser girl bit I always wanted to try out these wipes. I'm glad I did. They're really great for those nights when it's late and you finally got your kid to sleep and you're just too tired (or too scared to run the tap because my baby's room is right next to the bathroom) to go through a full cleansing routine. In saying that, I still probably wouldn't end up purchasing these. I don't have sensitive skin but these left my face feeling really tight and a little red and irritated. I have one or two left and I will finish up the pack but I don't think it's worth it, personally, to buy more.
The last sample probably excited me more than it should. Elastoplast SOS blister. Who gets excited about band aids? It's kinda the same as I said about the deodorant earlier, again I don't check out the first aid for the latest in bandaid technology. But, as fate would have it, a few days after I got my glossybox my fiancé and I attended the Canadian Country Music Awards and I decided to wear brand new, not-broken-in heels for the first time in over a year and I got a huge mother of a blister on my heel. Let me tell you, this little guy was a godsend. I'll definitely be picking up a box.
Oh, I also got a $5 gift card to trend trunk. It's a website where you can go buy or sell new and used clothing and accessories.
Phew! My apologies for the length of this post but I really felt it was important to give you my true thoughts and opinions of each product. Next time will be more bearable and I can't wait to do this again! If you made it to the end congratulations! You've won the chance to click on these links to some stuff I've mentioned!
GlossyBox
B. Kamins
BeFine Fine Foods Skin Care
Trend Trunk
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