Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro Glam Mascara

I am so excited to share my new favorite product with you! 

(I got it complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes)

The new Rimmel ScandalEyes Retro Glam mascara is amazing! And hitting the shelves in Nov 2013 (so right now!!!).

I am so excited to finally find mascara that is lightweight, great for eye lash length, and doesn't flake. I run my eyes a lot and flaking is generally a concern for me but not with this mascara.

It's wonderful! And because of it's great lengthening abilities, it looks absolutely wonderful with a simple cats eye makeup. 

Definitely loving this mascara and can't wait to try it out with many different eye makeup styles! :)  

Rose VoxBox

I recently qualified for the #RoseVoxBo through Influenster. I was super excited because they always send me the best (free) products for testing/review purposes. It has been a great way to sample new products and find some favorites. 

If you're interested in becoming a member of the Influenster team, hit me up in the comments and let me know - I will do everything I can to get you an invite. 

The RoseVoxBox was full of wondeful goodies! I was so excited when I opened it and saw all the full-sized samples. 

Lets start with the best thing in this box - the chocolate!!! Yum! I always love when I get chocolate in these boxes. They're generally brands that are a little higher end and more expensive but it allows me to try it out before buying, win/win! :) 

This time is was Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffles. Delicious! Like Lindt can go wrong with chocolate. This was creamy and yummy. A perfect little treat! 

The next thing I just had to dig into was the Kiss Nail Art Gradation Polish. I was so excited to try this and show it off. It comes with three polishes and instructions for properly painting the gradient pattern. It was pretty easy and created major impact. It really looked like something that needed to be worn for New Years Eve or Christmas - but that did not stop me from keeping this color on my nails for over 3 weeks! I love this color/kit. I am going out to buy the other 3 or 4 color combos ASAP! Adorable! 

I was so happy to find some Dr.Scholl's For Her Cozy Cushion insoles! I had just bought boots the week prior and had just mentioned that I needed some insoles (I had previously gotten some Dr.Scholl's For Her insoles from a previous VoxBox). These are soft and cozy! Words cannot even describe. I love these things! Cushy, comfortable and I highly recommend them for your winter boots! 

Another tasty snack in this VoxBox! Yay! A belvita breakfast bar. Not necessarily my thing but these were good. Could be very good if you didn't have a lot of time to make/prepare a breakfast in the morning. 

My new favorite mascara!!! So excited that I found this! My eyelashes are one of my favorite features and I can't leave the house without mascara. This one is light, not flakey, and gives my lashes great length an definition. Love Love Love!!! And HIGHLY recommend!

Sunkissed (Summer) VoxBox

Super excited to qualify for a big VoxBox! Love to do all their surveys/quizzes along with trying new great products. 

Everything I received was a full-size sample this time - very rare. And awesome! 

I have been having very sore feet so I am looking forward to using the Dr. Scholls High Heel insoles. 

I also tried the Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream and it worked really well. It smells great and goes on with super light coverage. Definitely a summer must have! 

Though I have short hair, I am still hoping to find a great use for my new Goody's Ouchless hair bands. I love all the Ouchless products for my (and my daughter's) hair. It is so much nicer to not have broken/damaged hair. 

I am most excited to find a full sized fingernail polish...but not just any polish, it's a faux gel polish! Yay! I love the gel/shellac nail polishes, but HATE paying the price at the salon. And I love to do my nails at home. I am hoping this polish will last a long time, since I am hard on my polish. The color is a gorgeous dark red too! Love it! 

I will try to revise this later with a few reviews of the products after I use them more. :) 

Ivory VoxBox

I qualified for a Ivory VoxBox this month! Yay! Excited! I love trying new products! 

Ivory is great. Works better for my husband than for me. Guess I am picky, but it is great for body wash. 

Birchbox March Box Review

Yay! The March box has come in! 

A headband - that, honestly, I can't use. But will probably keep just incase my daughter decides to grow out her hair. 

The nail file - I am disappointed in this product. I was able to do my nails ONCE before this got torn up by my nails. I do take vitamins to grow out my nails but that seemed a little ridiculous. Not very happy with this one! 

But at least it had a cute pattern...

Dry Shampoo - yes! I LOVE getting dry shampoo. They are always different and allow me to sample a lot of types. This one worked exceptionally well. It looked almost as if you had just gotten out of the salon. I actually just ran out of this (it was a small sample size) and need to get more. One of the better dry shampoos I have tried. 

Blueberry Shave Cream - good texture and feel but weird smell, almost medicinal. Yuck! 

Incoco Nail Polish Stickers - Okay, words cannot even begin to express my love for these! They work AMAZINGLY!!! I am hard on my nail polish, normally having to redo it every two or three days. And these really held up, even to dish Washington and showers. 

You just apply them onto your nails and file off the ends. Since this was the first time ever using these stickers, my application was a little bit off but I was still pretty happy with it. 

...and this is what they looked like after 2+weeks of HARD wear and tear. I am so impressed with these. There are many different styles and colors. Definitely getting more! Love love love! And highly recommend!  

BeautyARMY February Box Review

As I stated in my previous post, I am now signed up for both the BeautyARMY box and the Birchbox sample box.
BeautyARMY is great for so many reasons. You start your subscription by filling out a small beauty profile, letting the company know which samples you might be interested in. And then gives you 9 different options to choose from(you get 6) allowing you to customize your samples, or even opt out if you don't see any samples you're interested in that month.
The samples I chose this month were mostly for my skin care obsession.
The first sample I picked was EMANI Minerals Foundation Primer. I haven't had a chance to use it yet but I am excited to. It claims to fill on fine lines and is a base for foundation. I generally use a BB cream instead of a foundation but I will be using this soon.

The BeautyARMYs Whip Hand brand Loose Pigment eyeshadow was a super fun sample! It is a gorgeous bronze shimmer. I have used it both dry, as a normal eye shadow, and wet, as a very funky eyeliner. I would love to grab a few more shades to play with.


Another one of my skin care samples this month is a brand I see all the time in Target but have never bought it, this has made me reconsider. Yes to Blueberries Eye Firming Treatment smells amazing, a light blueberry smell, and rubs in completely, very light and soft on the skin.

Because I frequently color my hair I picked out the Macadamia Natural Oil brand Deep Repair Masque. I haven't tried it yet, I actually can't wait to use it on my daughters long curly hair.


A favorite of mine this month is the 'skyn ICELAND' Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gels!!! They are like a wonderful little spa treatment that you can sneak in a quick 10minutes. As a mother of two, very active kids, puffy eyes due to lack of sleep is a problem for me. The cool, firming gel on these eye pads made my under eye area feel AMAZING! I used them when I had a headache as well, and it actually helped take the edge off of it! Oh, and they made the swelling/puffiness go down quickly and made me feel wonderful! I am a committed user for life!!! Love love love these!!!

The last sample I got, which was actually a large sized sample, was Jonathan Product Dirt texturizing paste. I love hair products and currently have my hair pretty short so I require a wide variety of products. This one works well for smoothing but it's not quite stiff enough for spiking my hair. It does smell better than most though, and it works well for texture just not for what I need with m haircut right now.

But overall I love the pampering aspects of this box. It's a pretty fantastic present in the mail 😊

Birchbox February Box Review

After seeing many monthly beauty box subscriptions on different TV shows and magazines, I finally talked myself into signing up. And not just for one subscription but two! I did a lot of research and decided on BeautyARMY (mainly for the ability to pick my own samples each month and being able to easily opt out of a month for any reason) and Birchbox (despite the 2-3month wait, it's totally worth it for the quality products in the boxes each month).

My first review is on BirchBox:


February was a pretty great month for samples.
Birchbox was wonderful! The focus this month was on Oscar Red Carpet ready looks.


The perfume sample this month was Juicy Couture's new perfume COUTURE LA LA. It has a nice scent, combining lily and orange blossom to make a clean floral scent. A little bit too much for me, I am into less floral smells, but my daughter loves it! So it's a win! :)


I was happy to find a new skin care/make up product to try out. I love the idea of BB Creams but have a hard time finding one that covers well enough. The Dr. Jart+ BB Beauty Balm is the best I have found so far. It also has SPF25, which I LOVE! Saves me a step in the morning. It has a nice finish, a little tacky at first but smooths out well. It also has a nice scent to it as well. And it covers nicely for a BB cream. The full-size is $36 and is sold on Birchbox.com, I will probably end up buying it after I use all my sample.


My favorite product this month (which I have used A TON already!) is the Beauty Protector detangler. It smells AMAZING!!! A yummy coconut oil smell. And keeps my hair soft and smooth. I highly recommend this product!!! And at only $21.95 for a full-size bottle it's a major deal. My daughter, who has long tangly hair, uses this product too and it has been wonderful on her hair!



I am a nail polish addict so I welcome any/all new colors. This month came with a full size nail polish sample, from a company called Color Club. The color is called Wild Cactus but it really resembles an emerald color. It is truely a gorgeous, original color! Very fun and funky for the fall. And emerald is a perfect color for their red carpet theme this month. Obsessed with this sample!!!

And what box of goodies is complete without some chocolate!!! Yummy!!! Does this company know its clients or what?!?😊 And it's Ghiradelli chocolate with caramel! Super yummy!