Intense Polish Therapy had a giveaway with Romwe a while ago for Romwe's Burgundy Hearts shirt. I won it! It's so cute and I was so excited!
I received it this week but unfortunately they forgot to ask me my size. It came in a (China) small. However, there's a little lady in the house who can fit in that size:
It's a touch big on her, but with tights it just looks like an oversize blouse. She loves it and she says all of the girls in her class complimented her on it. So it was a win for Aislinn :)
My daughter Aislinn chose to purchase a Little Passports membership with some of her birthday money. Little Passports is a monthly subscription box. There are 2 choices of subscriptions - World Edition, which covers a different country every month, and USA Edition, which covers a different state every month. We went for the World Edition. For $11.95/mth + shipping, kids receive a letter from Sam and Sofia, souvenirs, stickers, photos, as well as special online activities. Since it was Aislinn's first though, she received her first month Explorer Kit.
She was so excited to get mail!
The first month Explorer Kit comes with:
a very cute travel suitcase to store treasures
world wall map (great for looking up the countries visited!)
stickers for the suitcase
travel passport
photo of Sam and Sofia
activity sheet
luggage tag with online access code
The photo of Sam and Sofia is missing from my picture as the kids had already run off with it. :)
It's a great box, Aislinn loves the suitcase and is excited to see where Sam and Sofia go in the world.
One last thing: every month Little Passports has an Explorer of the Month photo contest. Aislinn's photo is entered in the contest, and we would REALLY appreciate a vote. Contest ends April 3rd. Please click here to vote.
The March Topbox has arrived! Full of new goodness to try out! For those who don't know, Topbox is a monthly beauty subscription service. For $12/mth you receive 4 deluxe beauty samples. I personally love Topbox because there is always one really luxe brand. Let's see this month's box:
I am so excited about this box because it comes with a Clinique item! Clinique is my absolute favourite makeup brand. I love the colour of this product too, it's like a cross between a lip stain and lip balm, and the colour is the perfect red tint for me. I haven't tried the Estee Lauder product yet, but I love Estee Lauder so I'm sure it will be fabulous. The Epic Blend lip balm is lovely, it's so fresh smelling and so soft going on. I absolutely needed more lip balms, given how nasty this winter has been. I have not had a chance to try the Belvada masks as I just did a mask. I've never tried any Belvada products before but I'm excited to try them out!
Another great package from Topbox, they are definitely one of my favourite subscription services.
To join Topbox, go to www.topbox.ca. They have a waiting list, but it's def worth the wait :)
I was given the opportunity to review the just launched GlamST (www.glamst.com) website by Brandbacker. GlamST is a virtual makeover site created by two telematics engineers from Uruguay. The software was originally used by L'Oreal in their country.
I started on GlamST by creating an account, which is linked to either my Facebook or Google account. Once I was set up, I was asked my hair colour, skin type, eye colour, and complexion. The program gave me sample photos to use based on my choices or I had the option to upload my own photo, which I did. The software automatically finds your eyes, lips, and face outlines and you refine the selections (I only needed to do a bit of fixing). One thing to mention though is to try and have good light in your photo. The lighting in mine made my skin look warm even though it's cool. It made it a little wonky when trying on foundation.
They give you a wide selection of makeup brands to try out, including really luxe ones like Givenchy and Dior. Of course those were the ones I HAD to try, since I can't afford them in real life. A cool feature is that as you use them, it gives you the option of purchasing them through Sephora.
Here is my before and after:
I really love this software. I've used virtual makeover sites before, but this one is the most realistic. The makeup doesn't look painted on, and you can see subtle differences in the mascaras, lipsticks, etc. I would definitely use this again, especially when looking to purchase makeup (and I do love Sephora!)
I was offered the chance to review Nair's new Candy Apple Sugar Wax through ChickAdvisor's Product Review Club. For those of you who don't know, ChickAdvisor is a site that features user reviews on a variety of products and when you join their Product Review Club you can have the chance to try new products for leading companies.
I'd just like to saw first off that the box looks DELICIOUS. I've actually been eyeing this at work because of home tasty it looks. Also, it smells as good as it looks! It took all my self control to not eat the wax, because it's bright red like a candy apple. The kit comes with the microwavable wax, wooden spatula, and 15 reusable strips. The strips felt kind of papery so I wasn't sure how well they would wash, but they held up surprisingly well! The wax went on well and little was left on me when I waxed, though I will say the bit that was left on me was a little gruesome looking since it was bright red :P. The wax was effective at removing hair and didn't hurt anymore than usual. Cleaning the wax off my legs was easy.
Overall, this is a really great product with a really great, unique scent. Check out the product page here, and go here to join the ChickAdvisor Product Review Club.
This post is a bit delayed due to me sick the past week and a stressful paper due (which probably helped bring on the sickness). Anywho, the March Little Life Box arrived recently.
I was so happy with this box! I think Little Life Box is my favourite subscription box. I've had a lot of these brans before, either through Little Life Box or Snackbox, but that doesn't bother me because I really like them. I was excited to receive a new product from Ecotools after receiving their really awesome blush brush in the January 2014 box. Bath poofs aren't the most exciting thing, but I know I'll use it sooner or later. I'm also a big fan of Montagne Jeunesse's face masks, and I've actually never tried this one so I'm really excited to use it. There were a couple of different drink sachets, including the Q Energy ones I've tried through Snackbox. Those are great for taking to work for a pick me up in the middle of the day.
I was REALLY happy to receive the D3 drops because they're a really inportant item to have in Canada in the winter. Plus they're full-sized and are worth more than half the cost of the box! I was also happy to receive the tea as I am a tea fiend. The snacks enclosed (the Bounce ball and Free For All Kitchen crackers) were tasty - though Mike was the one who tried the ball.
It was a great box, and I highly recommend subscribing to it. It is well worth the price ($19.99/mth + $3 shipping in Canada or less if buying multi-month). Go to www.littlelifebox.com to sign up :)
Last week I received samples of Biore's Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser and Self Heating Minute Mask. This was a "first to try" giveaway that Biore offered on their website.
I really liked these products. They both felt like they were working right away. The cleanser had a bit of a sting to it when applied, but went away quickly. It felt like it was working though, and I like that.
I loved the fact that the mask worked so quickly, perfect when you're in a rush. It had a strong heat to it when first applied, but cleaned off nicely and left my face with a matte feeling.
These are definitely products I would use again. If I had a favourite, it would be the mask just because it made my skin feel the nicest.
