April Birchbox was BY FAR the best I have ever gotten!
-Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine Petite Cologne Absolue
-Yes To™ Blueberries Brightening Facial Towelettes
-Marula – The Leakey Collection™ Omega Rich Pure Marula Oil
-Zoya TRUE Spring Collection
-Weleda Pomegranate Firming Night Cream
It’s spring time! this squirrel has himself a little seat in our dogwood tree
My first attempt at making terrariums.
I Received a full sized sample of this cream for free in medium shade from Bzz Agent and have been using it for a few days now. It claims to have advanced skincare and immediate skin perfecting coverage in a single product while making your skin look more naturally even radiant and smooth.
When you first open the tube the product is opaque, like a concealer. I have medium skin color and even though I anticipated the medium shade would be a little darker than my skin, i asked for medium because the light shade looked too light for me. (The medium actually looks a tad bit like self-tanner on me, but not too much) My solution was to mix the BB cream with another plain facial moisturizer with a ratio of 3:1. This seemed to lighten the cream a little without compromising the coverage.
I have dark circles under my eyes (even though I usually get my 8 hours!) and I wanted to try it out and see if this cream would help. It actually covered OK, not as good as a photoshop would, but the cream lessened the look of the dark circles without giving a cake-y buildup look that I hate.
I also have non-perfect pores on my nose and a troublesome T-zone, but after applying the cream both problems were considerably less noticeable.
Another thing I liked about this cream is that it is SPF 15. My usual moisturizer doesn’t contain SPF and I know i should use it, but with my old morning regimen, adding SPF is just another step and another layer that I would just rather skip. The BB cream makes it easy by just throwing that good ole SPF in there for me.
For the past couple of years I have been using powder almost everyday for light coverage, shine control, and a more even look. However, after using this cream I only lightly brush on the powder and sometimes skip it altogether.
Pros:
Great coverage, even skin tone, less makeup needed
Cons:
Only two color choices, which is a VERY BIG con.
the BB Cream Retails for about $12/$13 in stores
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So I got the Julep box today! This picture shows all the contents. It ships in a red cardboard box which I did not picture. Included was:
Red polish “Catherine”
Fuchsia/Purple polish “Gayle”
Glitter pot
3 oz Glycolic Hand scrub
sample pouch hand cream spf30
sample pouch age defyling hand brightener.
Hopefully I will try these and post reviews soon but I have a busy weekend!
I, along with many other ladies, have been having issues with my Birchbox arriving this month. I was reading FB posts when I found this link.
I just took the style quiz at
They have great nail polish colors and when you sign up you can get the first sample box for one penny! use Code: SHAREON You may also cancel at any time, since it is a subscription type thing like Birchbox. I can’t wait to see what this is all about. They only allow one promotion code per household so don’t get greedy! :)
I am not going to cancel Birchbox just yet…. but if the samples continue to be lousy I will have no choice! (If you don’t know what on earth I am talking about, Birchbox is a month to month subscription where you pay $10 each month and they send you a box with “deluxe” beauty samples that can be pretty expensive to buy individually.)
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