Saturday, April 26, 2014

Beauty Box 5 May spoiler & How to get your first box for free!

I just recently subscribed to Beauty Box 5 and the May box will be my first!
Beauty Box 5 is a $12 a month beauty subscription service, very similar to Ipsy and Birchbox. They promise to deliver 5 deluxe or full size products each month. For the month of May, they have already released their first spoiler! 

Everyone will receive this full size eyeliner in their box! Beauty Box 5 says that its "creamy, black, and paraben free formula withstands sweat, heat, and (happy!) tears. Travel-friendly and retractable, this water-proof pencil defines and emphasizes your best assets all day long!"  

So what are you waiting for? You can subscribe to Beauty Box 5 here. To receive May's box you must subscribe by April 30th. In order to get your first box free, click here and enter the code: FIRSTBOXFREE

Love,
Addictedbeauty3

Friday, April 25, 2014

April Ipsy & Birchbox Unboxing!

Hey everyone, it's that time of the month for Ipsy & Birchbox unboxing! 

These are my favorite subs and they're both only $10 each! However I will say that they both serve different purposes, Ipsy is much more makeup based and includes drugstore to mid-range brands/products that are more deluxe sized. While Birchbox is a lifestyle box that includes mid-range to higher end brands/products and yes, they do occasionally have foils. The concept about Birchbox that most people don't understand is that while you're receiving smaller samples than with Ipsy, due to Birchbox's point system you're really only paying $5 on average per box. Birchbox truly is a sample box, they want you to try and fall in love with their amazing products, then go to the Birchbox shop and use your points to buy the full size! The deluxe/full size products from Ipsy and the points system from Birchbox is why I keep both of these subscriptions. So on to the April boxes, let's just get started.

IPSY

For my April Ipsy the first item that I got was the Urban Decay 24/7 Velvet Glide-On eyeliner! I've been meaning to try this item and I was so excited to have this item in my bag. Overall I feel this eyeliner is on par with the existing UD liners. It's very creamy, very pigmented and it lasts all day, however that being said I don't find this any more special than my perversion liner.  


Value of this item is: $15
Full size is: $20


The second item that I got was Cailyn tinted lip balm in the shade Apple Pink. I've received this product before in the color Big Apple and found it to be very drying. However the Apple Pink was very different, it felt like a different formula and it was very moisturizing. 

Value of this product: $14.25
Full size: $19

The third item I received was the Dr.Brandt microdermabrasion. I've actually tried this product before and I love it! It's a little rough but it makes my skin SO smooth and clean.


Value of this product: $9.75
Full size: $78

The fourth item I got was the City Color White Gold Highlight Mousse. I wasn't really interested in this item and I traded it away so there's not much I can say.


Value of this product: $3.99
Full size: $3.99

The last item from my Ipsy bag was the Big Sexy Hair Mousse. Again, I don't really use mousse so I haven't had the opportunity to try this item. 


Value of this product: $2.71
Full Size: $17.95

Total Ipsy value: $45.70
My value ( I only include the products that I will use/keep) $39

Overall I would say it was a pretty good month with Ipsy, and the value is definitely there.

Birchbox



A Maple Pumpkin Seeds with Sea Salt Kind bar. 
This was very yummy and I enjoyed having it in my box. I will most likely pick up a box of these next time I'm at Target. 
The value of this product is approximately $0.80 
Full size value for 3 boxes (15 bars) is $11.88

N4 Clarifying shampoo. 
I've actually received this product previously in a free Pick-Two from the BB shop. I feel like it does clean very well but it can be a little too harsh and it strips away all the moisture in my hair so it leaves it feeling a bit dry. 
The value of this product is $3.77
Full size is $32

N4 Reconstructing Mask. 
This was actually an extra that they threw in and didn't count as one of the samples, which is very nice. I have been looking for good hair masks to help with my dry ends and will give this a shot.
The value of this product is $1(I'm just ballparking it as a dollar since it's a foil packet)
Full size is $58

Anastasia Brow Gel.
I love this product! It holds my brow hairs really well on those days where I'm feeling lazy enough to not fill in my brows and just need them to stay in place. I also really love it when Birchbox introduces me to a product that I didn't know how I lived without!
The value of this product is $6.68
Full size is $22

Color Club Art Duo Pen.
I really enjoyed getting this in my box. I'm not too much of a nail art person but I do occasionally experiment and I love that now I have something else to play around with.
The value of this product: $10
Full Size: $10

BijaBody Daily Body Serum.
I wasn't too intrigued by this product so I passed it over to my mom.
The value of this product: $3.40
Full size is $34

Total Birchbox value: $25.65
My value ( I only include the products that I will use/keep): $18.56


Overall, I think we can agree that Ipsy had a lot more value in it this month, but I feel like I enjoyed both about the same! Plus I even got to try an extra item from Birchbox!


So what do you guys think? Which subscription service did you enjoy more this month? Also don't forget to enter in my giveway it ends in 5 days! ( Giveaway video is embedded in a post below)


Thank you all for reading! 
Love,
Addictedbeauty3

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Influenster univoxbox unopening plus giveaway!

Hey everyone,

I just posted an unboxing of my influenster univoxbox. Check it out! As an added bonus I'll be doing a giveaway for you all.


Love,
Addictedbeauty3