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Sample Society - June

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This month's Sample Society was all about facial cleansing and moisturizing. Here's what was in my box:
  • hope in a jar moisturizer
  • stila sheer tinted moisturizer in "fair"
  • Murad Age Reform Exfoliating Cleanser
  • Stila Lip Glaze "apricot"
  • Illume "Desert Tulip" Candle


philosophy hope in a jar moisturizer

This was the first product I tried from the box. Though the moisturizer makes my skin nice and soft, it has a horrible medicinal scent that I just can't get past. And it lingers for a good twenty minutes. With the full size at a whopping $40, I'll stick with my cheaper scentless $12 pump stuff.

stila sheer tinted moisturizer in "fair"

I grabbed this while I was mowing the lawn because it has an SPF of 20. I'm not quite sure how this can be sheer, but somehow tinted and have a color to it (fair) at the same time. It does come out of the tube looking like fair BB cream but it goes on pretty sheer. For the few moments I paid attention it did seem to even out my skin tone. However I didn't feel particularly moisturized. I did feel like I was wearing makeup. Not a good thing for something I usually like to feel weightless. The full size on this is $34.

Murad Age Reform Exfoliating Cleanser

This isn't a bad cleanser. I'd class this as a very gentle exfoliator. It's not much to write home about. Especially not considering how much the full sized costs, $36.

Stila Lip Glaze "apricot"

I've yet to try this. I have so many lip products currently open that I can't bring myself to open another. And with a full size at $22, I don't want to fall in love.

Illume "Desert Tulip" Candle

I'll admit I was a little put off when I opened the tin and discovered a candle. In a beauty box? Okay. *shrug* But this cute mini candle smells fairly nice, claiming it fuses notes of red tulip, raspberry, and musk. I've yet to burn it. Not sure I will since I like opening the cover and sniffing it. The full size on this is also $22.

Not real thrilled with this month's Sample Society. And given I wasn't thrilled with last month's either, I'm not sure I'll buy July's.

Anya's November Birchbox

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So here's a picture of the stuff in my Birchbox this month...sans the potato chip chocolate.
  • Miracle Skin Transformer™ Vanish Instant Imperfection Corrector
    • I didn't notice this doing anything useful at all. It wasn't good as a primer it wasn't good as a concealer. It just wasn't good.
  • Chuao Chocolatier Assorted ChocoPod
    • This was yummy and unique but I'm not sure it would be worth the money to buy a whole set of them.
  • Atelier Cologne Rose Anonyme Petite Cologne Absolue (in a tiny vial inside that white envelope)
    • This has a nice woodsy floral scent. I can't figure out if its for a girl or guy but I do like it. It's one of my favorite perfume samples. I'm going to be sad when I run out because that price tag is a little high.
  • Oscar Blandi Pronto Texture & Volume Spray Travel Size
    • My first impression of this spray was that it had a strange sour scent. I have unruly wavy hair that has to be straightened with a straightening iron to look decent.
    • I followed the directions, spraying my straightened hair from ends to roots as I lifted up. My hair flopped back down, every bit as flat as usual. If I fluffed it a bit, it would stay up for a little while. But it would do the same with a light hair spray too and probably stay that way better. While this product doesn't leave my hair feeling as sticky as a hair spray, I don't think it's worth the difference.
  • stila all over shimmer liquid luminizer try-me-set
    • I received the pale pink in my November box. My skin is fair but this stuff is difficult to see, even when gooped on. The subtle all-over sheen it mentions when mixed with fondation is what I get from using the product by itself. I have shimmery body lotions that have more coverage than this stuff.




Stila Dream in Full Color Palette

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I was out shopping and ran across some awesome deals on eye shadow palettes at Nordstrom Rack. This one is probably my favorite find since I've had my eye on this palette since it was released at Sephora.

Stila - Dream in Full Color
Original Price: $39
Sale Price: $9.75


This is currently on sale on stila's website for $18. Dream in Full Color

Size: Eye shadows total: .65 oz. /18.5 g, Cheek color total: .38 oz. /10.8 g; Smudge: .01 oz./ .28 g

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Palette

It comes with the 29 eye shadow, 7 cheek colors and the smudge stick waterproof eye liner.
I'm in love with over 3/4ths of the colors.
Close up of the center colors. The very middle one (Kitten) is a great highlight color.


Lookbook

 Comes with 7 different looks that can be achieved using the palette.
Also includes a diagram of what the names are for each color. This was also on the back of the box, but I didn't want to keep the box since it's big and bulky.

Eye liner:
I can't wait to try this eye liner out. I received one in one of my Birchboxes a few months back but had a really hard time winding it. If you wind up getting a stila smudge stick just beware that it does NOT wind back into the holder. Do NOT wind more than you need. They do this for hygienic reasons from what I've heard, when you wind a liner back down the bacteria goes into the tube with it.
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