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Sample Society March

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This month I decided to skip Birch box and try out a new service. After checking around at a few of the others, I went with Beauty Bar's "Sample Society". It's $15 a month.

Here's what came in the box (Society March Kit E):

  • Oscar Blandi Pronto Wet Instant Volumizing Conditioner
  • Murad Essential-C Day Moisture
  • Hollywood Fashion Tape
  • Butter London "Diamond Geezer"
  • Lashfood Nano-Peptide Natural Eyebrow Conditioner



Here's the box as it comes:


In the below swatch I have 1 coat on my index and ring fingers and 2 coats on my pinky and middle fingers.



I haven't tried any of the other products in this box yet. And I will eventually, but I can't imagine any of them are going to generate glowing reviews from me--simply because I'm not terribly into these types of products.

Update: 11:12pm -- I just tried the conditioner. The directions say to rinse it in "cool water" psshaa. Right. In any case, I don't need body since I flat iron it to get rid of crazy, unruly hair.

In terms of the box's value, two of these products were full-sized. The Butter London polish is a 4oz bottle. I compared it to other bottles I have and also checked Sephora's web site to make sure. Those polishes retail for $15. The Fashion Tape was also full-sized, worth $9.25. So for a service that cost $15, I made out like a bandit.

There is also a coupon for $15 off $50 or more if you use it by April 30 AND you include a product by one of the brands in that current month's box.

Manicure - October 6

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Basecoat:
butter London "Bluey" on top of ORLY "Decades of Dysfunction"

Stamp polish:
Essie "No Place Like Chrome"

Stamp Plate:
BM-218

Manicure - October 3

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Basecoat:
butter London "All Hail The Queen" on top of ORLY "Decades of Dysfunction"

Stamp polish:
Maybelline New York Color Show Denim "Styled Out"

Stamp Plate:
Mash-49


This week's Manicure

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This week's Manicure features:
  • Orly Top 2 Bottom Basecoat and Topcoat
  • Orly -- "Decades of Dysfunction" (as a basecoat)
  • butter London -- "All Hail The Queen"
  • illamasqua Rubber Finish Nail Varnish -- "Kink"
  • Stamping image plate Mash-32
  • butter London Hardwear P.D. Quick Topcoat



butter London Nail Lacquers from Coterie

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Melissa (LilyElement) sent me to this new site Coterie where they had a deal on butter London Nail Lacquers. The deal was pick 3 Nail Lacquers and get a bottle of  Hardwear P.D. Quick Topcoat for $36. On top of that she gave me a coupon for $25 off. So after shipping I got this whole deal for $15.99.

I was excited to try this brand especially for such a steal.

The colors I picked are Bluey, West End Wonderland, and All Hail The Queen.


Here are swatches of these polishes (one coat).

 Bluey
 West End Wonderland
 All Hail The Queen


My first impression is that they won't work for stamping. My second is that I'll need several coats of polish or a base color beneath for these to look decent. These days I like polishes that will coat with one coat (and can be used for stamping). So I'm a little disappointed with these offerings. But at the price I got them for, I can't complain.

The quick top coat is decent. Though I've only tested out the quick dry aspect so far. It's as good as the Seche Vite and Essie I've tried in terms of quickness. We'll see how it holds up over daily wear and tear.
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