Mary Kay Vox Box May 2014

I received another Vox Box recently that I am really excited about from Influenster!  It was the Mary Kay Vox Box.  I have never used Mary Kay before so I was excited to try some products.  I was thinking that they would send 1-3 products but when I received the box it was brimming with products :) 

The box itself has a really pretty design on it:

This is the first look when you opened the box:

There was a card from Mary Kay that listed the items in the box - this box actually really reminded me of a monthly subscription makeup box.  I wonder if they are planning on doing one!

This is the look once you open the tissue paper: 

And at this point my Pomeranian could not contain herself and decided to try to get one of the screechy packing thingamabobers (I'm sure there is an actual name for these but I have no idea what it is) away from me and succeeded in stealing one:

She did lose interest pretty quickly however:

Ok, back to the Vox Box...once all the packing thingys were removed:

I was pretty excited by everything inside!

Brushes which is great because I really needed some new brushes! 

Gel eyeliner with a brush!  I loved how this looked immediately, I think I was most excited to try this!

Mascara, which is also something I could use more of.

Eyeshadow in a fun, summery color!

This is called translucent loose powder...this isn't something I have used before.  I usually just use foundation and bronzer.  The card says this is to stop unwanted shine all day.

So I took these photos with my iphone and edited them to be right side up before trying to upload them but some still came out sideways like the mascara or upside down like this picture.  I think you can still get the idea with these pictures :/ Anyways, this is blush and bronzer.  I was excited about the new bronzer because I use it every day.  I never used blush before so it's nice to get a free trial - its not something I would have tried on my own.

The lip gloss kind of scares me - it is very bright orange!!

Here is everything laid out together - it really is an awesome amount for a sample!  I think everything was full size products.

I was excited to try everything so I tried everything the next morning.  I did step by step pictures:

Sans makeup (ahh - scary! lol)

I should add this is before work and I start work at 7:45am...I am so not a morning person!

So this is me with the translucent powder and I guess because my face isn't that shiny to begin with, it didn't do too much for me.  I did not apply any foundation because it did not come in the box and I wanted to see the look with what we were provided.  Right about now looking at the black circles I was rethinking this decision.

And me with bronzer - already I am looking much better than picture number one :)

With bronzer and blush above.

And with eyeshadow above - I love this color!  It's nice for my skin tone, fun and shiny and it was creamy - it went on really easily.  It also lasted all day!  Typically with powder eye shadows, they are rubbed off by the end of the day.

I absolutely love this eye liner!  It was so easy to put on!  And it looked so good!  I typically use liquid eye liner but I make a mess trying to put it on and it takes me forever...so I dont wear it half the time.  I will definitely be buying this in the future!

And finally with mascara.  I am not picky about mascara - it just needs to not clump, this didn't so I am a fan! 

And finally, with the lip gloss that didn't look half as orange once it was on!  

I really liked the bronzer, eyeshadow and eyeliner and will definitely purchase them in the future!  I was very impressed by the quality of products in this box.  For some reason I had thought that Mary Kay was not going to be as good quality as other name brand makeup companies but this was not true at all.  I will definitely use all of this product again (maybe with some foundation next time!) and I will check out their catalog to see what else they offer.  There is even a Mary Kay store close to where I live in West Palm Beach on Forest Hill Blvd. close to 441.

I wonder if Mary Kay is thinking about doing a monthly subscription box - I hope they do!  I would totally purchase a box!

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.  All of the opinions in this post are my own. 

I highly recommend checking out the influenster website to learn how you can sample and review products :) 

Klutchclub August 2013 Review

Ok, this review is a little late coming...Klutchclub is a subscription box service that sends out a box of healthy snacks and wellness products every month.  They have moms, womens and mens, and best of boxes.  Typically, on holidays they send out codes for specialty boxes - like they had a healthy snack box for $2 plus cost of shipping for Halloween.  Klutchclub is $18 per month if you buy an annual subscription - that is including the cost of shipping.  This is one of my favorite boxes and I am cannot believe I did not review this box sooner.  If you would like to purchase a box you can find them here: http://www.klutchclub.com/account-log-in/

The first box I received was the August 2013 box.  As you can see the box is long and deep... and it is always filled!

 

 

This is a first look at the box:

They include cards that have a lot of information about all of the products that they send:

Some snacks:

The blueberry bar was pretty good and a decent size.  I ate it for breakfast.  The pentra water was fine...tasted like water...I have noticed the are now selling pentra at my local Publix.  The taste of fake blueberries in the antioxidant powder was too overwhelming! Maybe I read the label wrong and the package should be dissolved in a whole pitcher of water but I put it in one glass and was not a fan.  I am not a fan of seaweed, never have been...this were gifted to my cousin.

The box included a moisturizer...which is one of my favorite body products to receive and liquid wound care.  I love this idea - if you get a cut you apply this - its basically gluing yourself back together :)  My mom tried to give her puppy his first haircut herself and the poor thing squirmed so much she accidently cut his skin instead of his fur with the scissors...this caused a visit at the emergency vet where they glued him back together and he was like new...I didn't realize something like this was out for humans, I like the idea. 

Lastly, there were coupons in the box...I like coupons but I am not a huge fan of doing extra work or spending additional money to get items so I don't think I will be using them.

This box was just ok, I wasn't overly thrilled with it but I am a fan of the next boxes that came out - I will be posting them shortly:)