My Pretty Pink Box - March

Yay! I finally got my March pretty pink box- they are indeed quite pretty and pink. I had gotten 3 boxes and sample bags. Not all for me, I do share the wealth. Although I do try to get dibs on things! Here's the rundown of all the boxes.

In all 3 boxes were the following: Vanitymark the lash mascara in blackest, Awake pore smoothing perfect serum sample and Sweet beauty organic lip balm in inspire-a mocha flavor.

Box #1
-Body Patisserie full sized grasshopper mousse body glace: A chocolate with a hint of mint scented body oil. I tested some out and the oil does sink right in your skin and made it soft, however the chocolate scent was too strong for me. I only put it on my hand and it was pretty potent, I can't imagine putting it all over my body-just not the right scent for me.

-Giella $10 gift certificate and blush sample in CPJB48 (soft pink color)
-Adure brightening stretch mark creme sample

-Roselyn scent light-n-sweet sea sat sample
-Sweet beauty organic lip balm in inspire-a mocha flavor

Box#2
-Spa Secrets full sized bath sundae. There is a lavender & Chamomile milk bath with scoop and exfoliating puff. I loved the scent of lavender but alas, I'm not a bath type.

-Helio Minerals natural sunscreen sample in medium

-MK signature sample card with eye shadow, cheek and lipstick samples

-Adure tummy flattening gel sample

Box #3
-Berwick coming up roses restoring full sized night cream. I'm excited for this product, it claims to soothe and calm your skin while detoxifying it.
Update: I've been using this cream for the past few nights and I have notice waking up to softer skin. The rose scent is a bit strong at first but it does fade, the cream sinks in nicely and I don't wake up with tight skin in the morning.
-Adure stretch mark creme sample

- Giella $10 gift certificate with LGW48 gloss sample and concealer #1 sample
-Eyeko face off Cleansing Wipes x2
Update: This wipe is very gentle but effective at removing make-up. Each packet contains a good sized wipe that easily took off all eye and face make up without excessive rubbing. My face felt very comfortable and smooth after using it. This product will be excellent for lazy days when I don't want to wash my face with cleanser.

All three gift bags had a Vanitymark mascara. In the first bag, there was also a happy bunny lip gloss in vanilla whip. The second bag had a happy bunny lip gloss in cotton candy. The third had an Adure fairness creme sample.

Each box was $11.99 plus shipping and each sample bag was $4.00 plus shipping. I was definitely glad I participate this month and can't wait to try out the goodies.

Mac BBR and Too Faced

I finally saw the Mac Blonde, Brunette and Redhead collection. I have to say most of the items didn't really scream "buy me." I ended up liking the Blonde colors the most. I'm in a pink lip color faze and decided to pick up the B-babe lipstick and Peroxide lip gloss.

I also got a Too Faced Girls Dig Pearls lip gloss in Tropical Pink. I was surprise that I liked it as much as I did. It's a very glittery lip color but not too over the top, although probably a bit too much for daytime. The pink glitter shows up on the lip well and it's like a toned down version of the Lancome La Laque Fever gloss in electric pink. It goes on pretty smooth, feels comfortable and not sticky.

L->R: B-babe, Peroxide, Tropical Pink

The start of the Spring haul

I made a pit stop to Bloomies and I was not disappointed. I got a chance to test out the new Dior and Lancome spring stuff. I did not cave and get the Lady Dior palette-as cute as it is, the colors were just ok for me and I could not justify $95 for a cute keychain. I did grab the eyeshadow quad in Parisian Lights and one of the new lip glosses in Rose Satin. I also wanted to get the beige nail polish but it happens to be that not all the new items were sent and they didn't have any in stock.

Top: Rose Satin gloss
Bottom: Parisian Lights palette.
1st row (L->R): Bottom left color, top left color, top right color, center color,
2nd row: bottom right color

Same story for the Lancome line, I fell in love with the new La Laque Fever glosses and new artliner colors but they didn't have all the items I wanted in stock because they were brand new-boo. I did manage to get one of the new lip laques, but I will have to return to bloomies to finishing my collecting.

Update: I changed my mind about the beige Dior polish-nice nude color but it wasn't very special when I tried it. I purchased the Porcelaine color (pink with fine silver shimmer) but I'm going to exchange it for another lip gloss since I decided that it was pretty similar to other pale pink colors that I have.

I've given up waiting on bloomies to re-stock and I placed an order from Lancome.com-I ordered the La Laque in electric pink, fever gloss in phia black, artliners in midnight glam and starshower, and the Irreverent madame eye shadow quad. I got free shipping and samples so I guess that makes up for not getting it right away, although I know the next time I go to bloomies they will have everything in stock. oh, well.

The Company Store

So after finally getting my learner's permit, I took a trek over to The Company Store. Luckily, my employer is one of the participating companies so I was able to purchase some discounted make-up. Whoo-hoo. I grabbed a Mac Color form 5 pcs. brush set and Mac Royal Asset Cool Eye Palette (last year's holiday collection). I've realized that when I purchase things like lip gloss at the discount stores-they tend to have that separated look that bothers me; so I've decided that eye shadows are safer bets. I also grabbed a brush set since I discovered that the Sephora brushes I got were not as soft as I thought and I have one eye shadow brush that has a sharp bristle that just pokes me all wrong.