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March 13, 2014

Ipsy glambag March 2014

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Ipsy glambag March 2014

bareMinerals Marvelous Moxie™ Lipstick in Get Ready – no cones. Good ingredients. Smallest lipstick sample ever! (It’s actually kinda cute … but almost in a funny ridiculous way.) I really would have preferred the lipgloss though. The color of this is just a little off for me. I realized that one of the reasons I prefer lipglosses is that the tubes are longer and are easier to find in my purse (and don’t pop open accidentally.)

NYX Love in Rio Eye Shadow – cones rule this one out for me. Gorgeous colors though.

Chella Indigo Blue Eyeliner – cones rule this one out for me.

Pixi Beauty Flawless Beauty Primer – cones rule this one out for me.

Well this month is a little bit of a bummer for me since cones cause my skin to break out badly and that means I can’t even try 3 out of 4 of the products. I do continue to appreciate that ipsy posts online 100% of the ingredients to the products they send. I’ll also create cosmetics database reports here soon since cones aren’t unhealthy and several of these products may be good choices for other people.

Wish I had received:

Sign up for Ipsy: 
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{affiliate link – I get 250 points which points equal products but it’s still a little unclear how many points to the dollar}

March 13, 2014

Birchbox unboxing March 2014

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Birchbox unboxing March 2014

 I’ll come back soon and do cosmetics database reports on all of the products anyway. Some items with cones may still be healthy. Cones just cause terrible breakouts for me.

Gilchrist & Soames London Collection Body Lotion – cones rule this one out for me.

theBalm® cosmetics How ‘Bout Them Apples?™ – cones rule this one out for me

Curly Hair Solutions™ Curl Keeper – no cones. But it does use synthetic fragrance AND I received this from Birchbox once already back in August. The scent was so strong and it gave me a headache so I had to throw it out. UPDATE: Birchbox apparently noticed my mention of a duplicate and gave me 100 birchbox points (value $10) so I believe if you don’t have a blog but received a duplicate, you may want to contact their customer support.

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Jurlique Herbal Recovery Eye Cream – no cones, fragrances are from essential oils, this one I’m excited to try BUT this is like the amount for one use (or least the packaging makes that likely) and I’m a bit disappointed since this is so thin and small.

Jurlique Herbal Recovery Night Cream – another that I’m excited to try. Good ingredients, no cones. This one is a more reasonable sample size.

Ghirardelli Intense Dark Cherry Tango – chocolate … nom. Fine as an extra.

Sooo a little disappointing on this one this month since one of the samples I can try is super small, the chocolate extra was three bites, and then I have some night cream.

I’m a little concerned that since I’m turning 35 this year I’m going to have to go back and lie about my age to continue to get better boxes. I do not care how old I am but I’ve heard rumors that if you’re over 35, Birchbox seems to think all you need is wrinkle cream. I hope I’m wrong.

 Still not signed up for Birchbox? :D

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March 6, 2014

#CSMTKO
Sally Hansen Nail Polish Complete Salon Manicure
{influenster}

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#CSMTKO Sally Hansen Nail Polish Complete Salon Manicure

I was sent:

  • “Red my Lips” which is a bright red basic red
  • “Pat on the Black” which is a rich black with undertones of insanely deep dark purple
  • “Jaded” which is a basic mint
All three are creams. No shimmer. No glitter. And that’s just it. The shades are super basic. They’re good but they’re verging on boring. But I think that was the point of the colors that they chose to send us, there’s nothing outright to dislike about them.
Sally Hansen Nail Polish Complete Salon Manicure swatches

I went through the colors listed online and there aren’t a lot I’m super excited about. OR they are a match for something I already own like Jungle Gem which is a deep teal.

“Please sea me” or “Water Color”  are the most appealing of the available shades to me.  But both seems like a summertime color … and we’re not yet at summer. 🙂 The red I’ll probably wear around Christmas.

The quality is good and the nail polishes do last well though. I just wish they were a little more adventurous in their colors.

The good news is that these are “3 Free” when it comes to ingredients

Sally Hansen COMPLETE SALON MANICURE: INGREDIENTS
COLOR SHADES INGREDIENTS: MER, n-BUTYL ALCOHOL, TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE, GLYCIDYL C8-11 ACIDATE/TRIMETHYLOL PROPANE/PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER AND BUTYL ACETATE, AQUA/WATER/EAU, ISOSORBIDE DICAPRYLATE/CAPRATE, POLYURETHANE-11, ETHYLENE/VA COPOLYMER, DIACETONE ALCOHOL, ETOCRYLENE, KAOLIN, ACRYLATES/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER, CORALLINA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT, DIMETHYL ISOSORBIDE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, PHOSPHORIC ACID, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, DIMETHICONE, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE, STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, POLYBUTYLENE GLYCOL/MDI COPOLYMER, POLYVINYL BUTYRAL, CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL, MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA (KELP) EXTRACT, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, HYDROLYZED CONCHIOLIN PROTEIN, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLPARABEN, TIN OXIDE, [May Contain/Peut Contenir/+/-:MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007), ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000), D&C RED NO. 6 BARIUM LAKE (CI 15850), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), D&C RED NO. 7 CALCIUM LAKE (CI 15850), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499) (CI 77491), D&C RED NO. 34 CALCIUM LAKE (CI 15880), FD&C YELLOW NO. 5 ALUMINUM LAKE (CI 19140), FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), D&C BLACK NO. 2 (CI 77266), D&C VIOLET NO. 2 (CI 60725)]. CLEAR’D FOR TAKEOFF INGREDIENTS: ETHYL ACETATE, BUTYL ACETATE, ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER, NITROCELLULOSE, ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE, ISOSORBIDE DICAPRYLATE/CAPRATE, ETOCRYLENE, GLYCIDYL NEODECANOATE/ PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE/TMP CROSSPOLYMER, ACRYLATES/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER, TRIMETHYLPENTANEDIYL DIBENZOATE, AQUA/WATER/EAU, KAOLIN, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE, DIMETHICONE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, D&C VIOLET NO. 2 (CI 60725).

March 5, 2014

derma e Age-Defying Night Crème with Astaxanthin and Pycnogenol
empty and re-purchased

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Just finished off and re-purchased this. I love this face moisturizer. I actually have been using it this winter in the daytime as well because it’s not TOO heavy (though it still may be too heavy for daytime use depending on your own skin.)

Does it have age defying properties? I have no idea. I just like that it’s just enough moisture without feeling oily and the ingredients are awesome and non-toxic! 🙂

Oh one thing I dislike – I’m never fond of containers I have to dip my fingers in. I would much prefer a squeeze tube. Despite that I did go through an entire container even though this type of container has kept me from using other products in the past!