Life Post: The Happenings

It’s a been a pretty eye-opening year with many life changes, some good, many pretty god awful. There has been enough going on that I just want to drop some links and thoughts into a non-makeup related post just to give you an idea of where I am.

On Marriage:

September 2018 Birchbox Review

Birchbox is a subscription that delivers 5 sample sized makeup, hair care and skincare items to your mailbox for $10 a month. The sample sizes might not be the largest but Birchbox is a great get if you care about trying luxury brands you might otherwise not feel comfortable dropping cash on. Not to mention the cute gift boxes that can be repurposed if you have more creative ability than I do.

 

September 2018 Ipsy Review

Ipsy is a $10 monthly subscription service that provides members with 5 beauty, skincare or hair care samples that range in size from sample to full sized. I’ve been subscribed for over 2.5 years and it is still my favorite subscription box. I can tailor my bag to fit my needs by completing a profile and reviewing items I receive while maintaining that element of surprise since I am not specifically picking any item. This can lead to the occasional disappointment but that is what keeps the gamble fun. September was a pretty strong month. I received:

August 2018 Sephora Play Review

Play! by Sephora is a $10 a month subscription box that provides sample sizes of skincare, hair care and makeup from brands that can be found in Sephora stores and online. It’s a great way to try out brands that are mid range to high end without breaking the bank or risking buying a full size that turns out to be a poor match. Yes, I know Sephora allows returns but I hate returning items that didn’t work out. The way I see it: I gambled, I will commit to that choice I made. I guess to a lesser extent that philosophy can also apply to subscription boxes. My gamble in August included:

August 2018 Birchbox Review

Birchbox is a subscription service that delivers 5 sample sized beauty items to your doorstep for $10 a month. Birchbox sends out a variety of items so each box is tailored to subscribers based on a profile they set up upon signing up. Brands often range from mestige to high end but it’s a great way for people like me to try products and brands they would have a hard time otherwise dropping that kind of money on. 

Too Many Target Beauty Boxes (Pt. 2): July2018

 

  

Every month Target releases at least one beauty box that ranges in cost from $5 to $10. Let’s be honest, they are usually pretty underwhelming and as a result, I'm only intrigued enough to buy one every 2 to 3 months. The good thing about these boxes is that they are stuffed with generally useful items you can find in Target stores or online (think deodorant, toothpaste, etc). The downside is that they can be entirely underwhelming because they are not innovative in the slightest.

Too Many Target Beauty Boxes (Pt. 1): April 2018

Oh my god, let’s take this all the way back to April for a bit.

Every month Target releases at least one beauty box that ranges in cost from $5 to $10. Let’s be honest, they are usually pretty underwhelming and as a result, I only buy one that piques my interest every 2 to 3 months. The good thing about these boxes is that they are stuffed with items you can find in Target stores or online. The downside is that they are usually extremely generic products (so as to reach a wider audience) or just entirely underwhelming because they are not innovative in the slightest.

This is going to be a mega post of sorts, covering two boxes I purchased back in April and two I bought in July (after writing 6 pages in Microsoft Word I had to just break this into two different posts).