March 2012 BB

So the products I got this month was the Stila Smoky Eye Palette, the Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Cleanser, Harvey Prince Yogini, the Lulu Organics Lavender and Clary Sage Hair Powder, Color Club’s Neon Nail Polish in Age of Aquarius, and Tea Forte’s Skin Smart Teas in Cherry Marzipan, Honey Yuzu, and Cucumber Mint.

So anyways, if you don’t want to watch the video, here’s the photos of the unboxing along with links to the products I received.

The usual outer packaging. I still love how shiny the pink part of the box is.

This months theme was Spotlight. Essentially, its saying even though this time of year is all about loving other people, here’s a chance to love yourself. Since I’m single this year, I really loved the theme.

I also loved the silver and gold packaging. The photos don’t do any justice.

So first up was the BLK DNM Perfume 11. Honestly, I hated it. It definitely isn’t for me. Its not bad, but Its just very not me. Like I’ve said before, I’m a floral/musky girl and this was definitely too spicy.

Now this is something I’m excited for, a moisturizer AND an exfoliator? I can’t wait to try out this Benta Berry G-1 Exfoliating Facial Cleanser. Granted, it took me a while to figure out what it was because as I’m sure you can see, its in French. Lets just say I didn’t get along with my French class in high school.

Then on to the wonderfully wrapped gold package.

I then found the Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint in pearl. I tried it out on the back of my hand and it seemed to blend pretty well. I think it might be a little too yellow for me, but I’ll see when I try it on my face tomorrow.

So for one of my lifestyle extras, I got the Supersmile Powdered Mouthwash. It smells pretty good, and whitening is always a bonus. I can’t wait to try it out because I really like the concept.

So then, I got the Eye Rock Designer Liner which seems like a really awesome concept. Again, I can’t wait to try it out. Basically, they’re liner tapes which you peel and stick on your eyelid. I like that it came with four different designs.

I also got a download for six tracks from Green River Ordinance. I’ve never heard of them, so I hope I like them.

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So I purchased the Sweetie Pie shower jelly and the Cupcake fresh face mask. I got samples of the DaddyO and I Love Juicy shampoos.

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Just a heads up, now that I’ve received my first Birchbox, I decided to subscribe to My Glam. Basically the difference is that you get sample AND full size products each month. I’ll be getting mine in February so you guys can look forward to a video on that along with my Birchbox video as well as a blog post.

Also, I’ll be painting my nails tonight with the Zoya polish from Birchbox, so keep an eye out for that review.

So in my box, I got the full size Stila eyeliner in Purple Tang, the Juicy Couture signature fragrance, the Zoya Feel Collection nail polish in Megan, the Archipelago Pomegranate body soap, and the Wichcraft granola.

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For those of you that don’t already know, I have a love affair with anything Betsey Johnson, so of course, I had to get her new perfume. I couldn’t justify buying the full size perfume as I’d just bought a Betsey dress at the Seattle store, so instead I got the 10 ml roller-ball version.

First off, the box is gorgeous. It has both the iconic cheetah print and the roses. Along the top, there is a string of shiny dots representing rhinestones.

The roller vial is a nice light pink and is very simple. The cap is black as is the print on the vial. There is also a black lightening bolt near the top. The ball is metal, which is a nice change from the standard plastic. My only concern is the bottle sounds and feels rather fragile. I guess I’ll just have to keep it in the box when I put it in my makeup bag.

In bottle: Mandarin, musk, ginger, and the passion fruit all hit at once.

Immediate on skin reaction: I immediately smelled the musk and the ginger. The musk is also rather obvious at this point.

Five minutes: Definitely can smell the rose, jasmine, and the vanilla. The musk is still noticeable but no longer overwhelming.

Lasting power: I believe mine lasted approximately 3 hours or so. Rather reasonable in my opinion.

Will I buy it again? Definitely.

Also, this morning I got an email saying my first Birchbox has shipped. So when I get that, I’ll be reviewing everything in it and making a couple videos. I also have a couple of Body Shop items to review, a MOR body butter and a new perfume. Keep checking in!

So we’ll take the makeup drawer first, this is what I was up against.

Not to be defeated by the makeup I’d collected through the year, I quickly sorted everything into categories.
Eyeshadow, eyeliner/mascara, blush, foundation, tools, lip products, and everything else.

Then I cut everything down a bit and decided where it would go. It was kind of like playing drawer tetris. Anyways, this is how it ended up, I don’t really have special makeup so the stuff I rarely use went behind the box, and the things I use more often went in the box. I don’t know about anyone else, but I think it’s a lot less scary now.

So then I moved on to my cabinet which was even scarier than the drawer.

I pretty much just tossed everything I don’t use and everything that was empty. I was left with a lot less.

Left to right on the top shelf: hair, skin, medical.
Left to right on bottom shelf: nail polish, perfume, lotions I use daily, and makeup brushes.

So that’s how I spent my morning, and I hope it gives you guys some ideas for organizing your beauty items.