New Beauty Test Tube - March/April 2014

I am finally back to blogging! I've been a little busy with my new job and settling down so forgive me. But....because I got a new job I decided it was time for a new subscription box so I signed up for the New Beauty Test Tube. If you don't already know what it is CLICK HERE to read their FAQ.

March/April 2014 was my first box with New Beauty Test Tube and I was pretty excited for it. New Beauty Test Tube sends out their subscriptions every other month for $29.95. If you can't justify spending that much on a bi-monthly subscription wait until you see the contents of my tube. You will be blown away.

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I opened the Beauty To Go bag first just because it was already ripped.

First thing I pulled out was the Pevonia Botanica item. It says on the bottle that it is an "age-defying marine collagen cream." I honestly don't use anything like this so maybe I'll pass this on to my mom.

 Next is a baby sample perfume by Memoire Liquide in 'Vacances Liquide'.

 The foil packet is a sample of the Rodial Stemcell super-food facial oil.

The last sample is philosophy's full of promise restoring cream. I found this floating around in the box since the bag it was in ripped.

 The first item that's actually a part of the new beauty test tube is the It Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Powder Brush. This alone retails for $48.

Now onto the actual contents of the New Beauty Test Tube

CAN YOU SEE ALL THE GOODIES?!

Obviously the first item I pulled out had to be the It's a 10 Miracle Leave-In Lite.

This is also a full size and it is a Mally liquid lipstick. This alone retails for $29.

It took me a little to pull this out but its a small size of Tarte's Pure Maracuja Oil.

A mini GlamGlow sample.

Sample of Grande Mascara

 Full size Orly Polish in Haute Red. Retails for $8

Sample of Lumene Pure Radiance Night Cream.

The last item I pulled out is the Bioxidea Miracle 48.

This tube retails well over $29.95 so I think my money was well spent.

February 2014 Ipsy

Hey guys! I know I'm late on posting and I know I haven't posted in a while. We recently moved. Yes, I know again. But hopefully this time it will a while before we move again. I'll try posting on schedule again but don't get angry if I miss every now and then.

This months theme for Ipsy was The Look of Love. Think pink! At least that was my initial thought when I opened the bubble mailer.

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ITEM #1

POP Beauty Plump Pout Mini in Peony Petal

Full Size:

8.5g for $16

Size Received:

4g roughly equals $8

Use CODE: PoppingPout for 25% of any purchase on Pop Beauty

ITEM #2

Mally Beauty Evercolor Starlight Waterproof Eyeliner

Full Size:

0.04 oz for $15

Size Received:

0.04 oz equals $15

Use CODE: IPSY for 25% off any purchase on Mally Beauty

ITEM #3

First Aid Beauty Skin Rescue Deep Cleanser with Red Clay

Full Size:

4.7 oz for $24

Size Received:

1 oz roughly equals $6

Use CODE: IPSY for 20% off any purchase on First Aid Beauty

ITEM #4

Jesse's Girl 9 Pan Eyeshadow Compact in Tickled Pink

Full Size:

0.22 oz for $3.99

Size Received:

0.22 oz equals $3.99

Use CODE: IPSYFEB2014 for 20% off any purchase on Jesse's Girl

ITEM #5

Zoya Polish in Odette

Full Size:

0.5 fl oz for $9

Size Received:

0.5 fl oz equals $9

Use CODE: IPSYZP4 for Buy 2 get 1 polish + Zoya 1 oz remover FREE on Zoya

My verdict for this month is......DRUM ROLL.....I am completely satisfied with my $10 purchase! This months bag retails just over $40 so yes, I would say that this $10 was well spent!

Rimmel Brand Badge Prize from Influenster

I received my brand badge prize from Influenster in the mail this weekend! If you don't remember I received a voxbox a few months back containing the Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation to test. After I finished my tasks I received my brand badge for Rimmel. Every brand badge holder was guaranteed a brand badge prize from Rimmel and here is what I received.

My awesome box of goodies!

Scandaleyes Eye Shadow Stick in Bulletproof Beige: $3.97 (price via walmart.com)

Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal in Black: $3.97 (price via walmart.com)

Glam'Eyes HD in Brick Lane

Scandaleyes Retro Glam Mascara: $5.99 (price via walgreens.com)

Stay Blushed! Liquid Cheek Tint in Apricot Glow

Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Nude Delight: $5.47 (price via walmart.com)

Stay Matte Primer: $6.69 (price via Ulta.com)

Julep Joy & Julie G Sugar Plum Fairy

I recently received both Juleps Joy and Julie G's Sugar Plum Fairy from two different swaps. I couldn't decide on which polish to put on first so I put them both on and I am very satisfied with them.

Joy is a beautiful mauve-y pink. Honestly I have no other polishes like this shade as I stick to purples or brighter shades of pink. I'm happy I swapped for this polish. To be even more honest I feel like I have to purchase a back up as soon as possible because this shade is no longer sold.

Julep polishes do run on the more expensive side as they retail for $14 for non-mavens and $11.20 for mavens. If you don't know what a MAVEN is, just click the link. It's nail polish subscription service for about $20 a month. You get 2-3 polishes depending on what your "maven style" is.

$14 for a polish to me is pricey and most of Juleps polishes in the past have been kind of thick and goopy, but not this one. This polish was actually very nice. The consistency was a little thinner and very opaque in one coat. I did two coats for all my nails and I noticed that if I wasn't careful with how much polish was on the brush when applying, my nails looked like I had just painted on one thick coat. Which obviously doesn't look too appealing. After the polished dried, which was actually pretty quick the polish kind of evened out by itself, which is always nice.

Sugar Plum Fairy is a very pretty matte true indigo shade with metallic blue/purple shimmer. This polish shade catches the light so beautifully I honestly can't completely describe the color. The shade is outstanding but I found it weird that mine had no texture. It just feels really rough and matte. Other then that there's basically no texture. If you would like to try this brand out Julie G polishes retail for $3.99 and are sold at numerous stores. Although, oddly enough I have never found these polishes in any of my local drugstores.

**NOTE: Sorry my nails look really crappy. They've been really dry lately.**

 

I did my nails Saturday around noon and four days later...they polish has just slightly begun to chip at the very tips of my nails. Both of these polishes are great shades and are great formulas in my opinion as they've survived my daily farm work. I help my mom on her farm during the morning and evening and during the day I'm just like any other mother of two. For both of these polishes to stand all that I am completely wowed.

My Suave Addiction

I pretty sure everyone knows what Suave is. But no one really know what to buy because of the overwhelming amount of scents that they put out. This post is just going to a quick post on my favorite items from this brand.

**NOTE**
I don't have any actual photos as I don't normally keep items I've finished. Thus the stock photos.  All items mentioned are and were purchased with my own money.

My favorite products from Suave has to be their shampoo and conditioners. My three favorite scent would have to be Suave Naturals Juicy Green Apple, Suave Naturals Tropical Coconut, and Suave Naturals Mango Mandarin. I've always used and loved the juicy green apple scent and I recently just found the Mango Mandarin scent.

I really like the tropical coconut scent too but I think the formulation to this scent is a little different from the other two scents. I notice that when using this particular shampoo and conditioner I have to wash out my hair really thoroughly or else I tend to have dandruff. Thus I found a different shampoo and conditioner with a very similar scent that doesn't give me dandruff. Also from Suave and it is the Suave Scalp Solutions Coconut & Shea Butter shampoo and conditioner.

However, if you have dryer hair and need a little more something to lock in moisture I would recommend the Suave Professionals Almond and Shea Butter shampoo and conditioner. This too is an amazing duo!

All of these can be purchased at your local Walmart or Walgreens at affordable prices which is why I've been a fan for so long. I like using the tropical coconut and the mango mandarin scents during the summer and the juicy green apple during the spring. I like rotating the anti dandruff shampoo with the tropical coconut so my hair doesn't get dandruff during the summer and I tend to use this scent a a transition into fall and winter. I find in winter though that my hair gets really dry and that is usually when I switch over to the almond and shea butter shampoo and conditioner.

Overall I am a Suave junkie! If you have any recommendations for other Suave products please comment down below so that I can try them too!