TOPBOX MARCH 2014 PRIVE BOX

This is all what I have for March TopBox (2014) and I must mention that this isnt a shabby sample to get. This is supposed to be 60 day supply to clear up ACNE.
If you are interested in the ingredients or product description visit their website at http://www.24clearit.com/

The value of this box will be somewhere between $50-$80, such a vague price description is because this box comes with an order form to order more product and on their the price was listed at $50 but on Topbox wishlist it was listed as over $80.

I have posted a video first impression on here.

Please do check it out and leave a comment.

Watch this space for updates on my skin condition after using these products.
 

IPSY MARCH 2014 Bag

 

 



The products



 



Theme: Destination Beauty



 



1. BORA BORA eyeshadow quad by Be A Bombshell

Size: 4.8g ( full size in the bag)

Price for fullsize: $16



 

 

 

2. Chella Indigo Blue Eyeliner ( FYI this product quality is comparable to Stila liner)

Size: 1ml ( full size in the bag)

Price for fullsize : $24

 

3. BareMinerals Marvelous Moxie™ Lipstick in Get Ready

Size: 1.5 g or 0.05 oz (deluxe sample size in the bag)

Full size : 3.5ml/ 0.12 oz. for $18

Price of the sample: $7.5

 

4. Vita Liberata pHenomenal 2-3 Week Tan Lotion

Size: 20ml in the Ipsy bag

Full size: 150ml for $54

Price of sample: $7.20

 

 

Swatches

Cost: $17.10 CAD ($10usd for the bag +shipping+ currency exchange rate)

Final Price: $54.70

Rating: This bag is honestly the best one out of TOPBOX and LUXEBOX and I will rate it at 8/10

(because I cant really use the Tan lotion)

 

Check out my video review of this bag at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1h_Z7DNtiE

If you are interested in signing up for this bag please use my referal link http://www.ipsy.com/r/2q2a

 

TOPBOX FEBRUARY 2014 BOX

 

 

 

 

The Products

 

 





Eight Hour Skin Protectant by Elizabeth Arden

This is in my purse and love using it during work hours on hands and lips.

Price : 30ml sample will be worth $15



 





Estee Lauder Lipgloss and Mascara duo.

The mascara is just awesome something which i can wear during day and double coat it for night time.

Lipgloss is just average, not much of colour pigmentation.

Price: lipgloss sample size is 4.5ml for $19.5

mascara is 2.8ml sample for $12.13



 



ZyDerma HS Clarifying lotion

This is my most favourite product in this box.

Price: 30 ml is $25 (wow expensive)



 



Water based luminizer by SoSusan

Didnt use much of this because i have a lot of highlighters right now but good for travel purpose.

Price: 15g for $46 ( wowwwww this is crazy expensive)  apprantly this sample is fullsize. the whole tube felt empty and i had to squeeze out really hard to get any product out.



Cost: $13.44 once a month.

 Final price calculation : $117.63 (what??? wow. i hope i didnt make any mistakes in calculating this box)

 

Final Thoughts: This box is of crazy value, I use 3 out of 4 products almost regularly.

I would rate it as 10/10

 

Thank you Topbox :))

 

Wish List for March 2014



 

 

 

 

 

TOPBOX January Prive box 2014

Well hello my totally underwhelming Topbox of January 2014

Its totally my fault for picking a prive box thinking this brand is super expensive and i want to try their products.

and what i got to try didn't really work for me, or i should say i didn't really enjoy them as much as i thought.

 

So first up I was confused between last months prive boxes specially because they had a "Chinese new year benefit box" i own most of those products so thought why not give SkinCeuticals a chance.

Maybe I need to give the products more time and test them but after using them for two days my skin looked darker and didn't even look smooth and maybe a retexturing serum is supposed to do that but it scared me and i stopped using all the samples.

This is what i got and their prices: ( all samples are probably 5 ml since the samples dont have anything mentioned on them)

1. C E Ferulic: AM treatment before moisturiser.  full size $153 for 30ml so the sample is worth $25.50. http://www.skinceuticals.com/_us/_en/category/c-e-ferulic.htm
2. A.G.E. Interrupter: AM/PM treatment use like a moisturiser. Full size $156 for 50ml so the sample is worth $15.60 http://www.skinceuticals.com/_us/_en/category/age-interrupter.htm
3. A.G.E. Eye Complex: AM/PM treatment for the eye. Full size $88 for 15ml so the sample is worth $29.33 http://www.skinceuticals.com/_us/_en/category/age-eye-complex.htm
4. Retexturing Activator: PM treatment before moisturiser. Full size $73 for 30ml so the sample is worth $12.20 http://www.skinceuticals.com/_us/_en/category/retexturing-activator.htm

Overall price for this box is $82.63 ( wow) since this box costs $13.44 every month.

I will rate this box as 8/10 for the price and value.
The wish list mentioned the sizes of the samples but I forgot if they were 5ml or 3ml so i stuck with 5ml; to avoid the same problem for february month i took snaps of the wishlist:

IPSY January bag 2014

 

This bag had me so excited that i immediately started using the products and didn't even bother uploading the pictures.
VS the topbox which had me so underwhelmed that i didn't bother uploading those pictures as well.
Over all January had been a lazy bummy month for me.

 


Amazing.......




First up this Ipsy card is such a blessing, I was waiting for my CFA level 1 result and this card made me put my fear and desire on a piece of paper and make it public. The best part is maybe this helped me pass my level 1, currently enrolled in level 2 and maybe just maybe i may pass level 2 as well. :)))) thank you Ipsy.

 

 

 

Elizabeth Mott SMOOTH SHADOW Creamy Eye Pencil in PENNY
This pencil swatches really well and lasts very long on the hand, but for some reason on my oily eyelid the colour doesn't transfer that well but still over all a great product because i can use it to brighten up my deep set eyes and the colour compliments my skin tone as well.

PRICE: Full size 1.5g for $14.99
our sample size is 0.7g for $7

http://www.elizabethmott.com/shop/smooth-shadow-creamy-eye-pencil/ 

 

 

 

MICA BEAUTY Cosmetics Tinted Lip balm in #6 Fiesta

This colour is super pigmented and looks so beautiful and natural on lips. Wont replace a good chap stick (i love blistex from Costco). My only issues are its actually drying and I have to touch it to apply it:

A) It gets on my fingers
B) I wont be able to apply it until i have washed my hands and that just sucks.

I do suppose the actual packaging comes with an application brush.

PRICE: FULL SIZE is $30
Because it lacks the applicator i will value it at $20

http://www.micabeauty.com/tinted-lip-balm.html

 

 

 

        
Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Tri-Wheat Leave In Conditioner by Sexy Hair
I use moisture shampoo and conditioner so didn't think I needed a leave in conditioner but I ight have to use it to tame my frizzy hair and short bangs when i have to straighten them and they wont sit. But alas i have barely used this to comment on it.

PRICE: Full size 250ml for $17.95
Our sample size is 50ml for $3.60

http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod4270083



 

ABSOLUTE! MAKE-UP CLEANSING TISSUES
These are so soft and good at what they are supposd to do, specially after I party hard and dont want to bother with washing my face, these make it so much easy to take off the make-up.

PRICE: Full Size is available in 10 count for $2.50

http://www.nicka.com/skincare/face/cleansing-tissue

 

This bag costs me anywhere from $15 a month to $17 ( now thanks to the exchange rate between USD and CAD). Overall value of this bag for me is $35.10 and I would rate it as a 10/10

Do comment and let me know your ipsy experience. And incase you want to be a subscriped ipsy member then click on the link: http://www.ipsy.com/r/2q2a



 

IPSY DECEMBER 2013

IPSY DECEMBER "CELEBRATION" BAG 2013

MY IPSY BAG ( SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE GOLDEN ONE FROM LAST MONTH, WHICH BROKE ON ME WHEN I WENT CLUBBING THIS SATURDAY. THE ZIPPER BROKE AND I HAD NO PLACE TO PUT ALL MY STUFF) I SHOULD HAVE KNOW TO USE A PROPER CLUTCH.

THE PRODUCTS:
      

1) Nicka K New York : Nail colour in Classic Taupe
Review: Feels good and rich on nails. Thick formula which looked vibrant even without the top coat but I fear either it will chip or i will need to be very patient while it dries. I am happy i got this shade because I wouldn't have ever thought of a buying a shade like this :))) Thumbs up ipsy for sending me something so experimental. LOVE ALL THE SHADES ON THEIR WEBSITE AND THE PRICE IS ONLY $5 PER COLOUR.
Website: http://www.nicka.com/navigation-menu/nail/nail-polish/nicka-k-new-york-nail-color
Price: 15 ml (full size) = $4.99

2) POP Beauty: Bright up your life Eye Shadow trio in Naturally Bare.
Review: I have only swatched these colours so don't know about their lasting power on the eyes. These shades are highly pigmented and silky. On their website Bright Delight looks like a very interesting pallatte.
Website: http://popbeauty.co.uk/Popbeauty_Products/Eyes/Bright_Up_Your_Life_-_Naturally_Bare/Index.html
Price: $26.74 for 10 shades so $2.67 for one shade, so this sample is worth $8.02

 

 

 

3) Be A Bombshell: The One Stick in Girl Crush.
Review: its a very sheer pink with golden shimmer. I have nars super orgasm and its sad that this is similar to it but more creamy, I have yet to wear it for a night out to test the lasting power. I wish i had received a different colour :( oh well........
Website: http://beabombshellcosmetics.com/shop/product-category/the-one-stick/
Price: 7.3 grams ( full size) = $16

 

  

 

 

4) J.Cat Beauty: Big Lip Pencil in Red Rose
Review: I tried it on and it felt soft and bright, my mommy made a comment how it was very Marlyn Monroe colour. Anyhow after a while only the outline was left and today my lips feel dry and chapped.
Website: http://jcatbeauty.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=18_45&product_id=62
Price: 5grams ( full size) = $3.99

 

 

 

 

 

5) English Laundry: Signature Fragnances
Review: Came in almost empty but smelled really fresh. IPSY :((((
Website: http://www.englishlaundryfragrance.com/
Price: 5ml (sample size) = $0 value to me.

Overall Value: $33 (It would have been higher if the perfume sample came in properly)
Overall Rating : 7/10 because of the perfume samples and also the colour payoff of the products isnt comepletely what I would love for it to be.

Now for the last month's ipsy bag, since they wanted us to show off our ipsy bags, I decided to take the bag for a night out with my friends. Zipper went flying and the bag broke. All my stuff had to be stuffed in my jacket pockets and it looked very very bad. Needless to say I will be emailing IPSY CARE.

TOPBOX DECEMBER 2013

TOPBOX DECEMBER 2013

PRODUCT CARD

WELLA PROFESSIONALS: THERMAL IMAGE HEAT PROTECTION SPRAY
USE ON DRY HAIR TO PROTECT IT FROM HEAT STYLING
PRICE: 150ML =$14

 Review: Its an okay spray, didn't see a difference.

BELVADA COSMETICS: COCONUT LIP BUTTER
CREATE IMMEDIATE LONG LASTING SOFTNESS
PRICE: 10ML= $10

 

 Review: Its tastes good but doesn't do the trick.

ESTEE LAUDER: DOUBLE ENDED KAJAL PENCIL
CREAMY PENCIL, INTENSE COLOUR, CREATES A SMOULDERING LOOK. GLIDES ON VELVETY SMOOTH.
CAN BE USED ON INNER RIM AND OVER THE LIDS.
PRICE: $25 PER SHADE.

Review: Gave it to my mom in exchange of her two faced waterproof liner.

CUCCIO COLOUR: NAIL LACQUER
TRIPLE PIGMENTED COLOUR, DBP, TOLUENE AND FORMELDEYHDE FREE, HIGH SHINE.
PRICE: 14ML= $10

 Review: Used it without a top coat and it faded so fast.

Total price of the box: $59.
Over all rating : 6/10 for a good variety of products ( nail colour, lip balm, hair spray and eyeliner) but very average brands other than estee lauder but i gave that to my mom so wont be able
to review it.