So a week or so ago I made a post about this amazing site called Influenster.com and today I have some more stuff to tell you about it. Like I said in my previous post, Influenster rewards you for your participation on the sit (reviews, surveys, etc.) and I was picked to be rewarded for my efforts! I was chosen to receive the 2012 Cosmo Vox Box and it was mailed straight to my door on Wednesday. I was so, so excited when it arrived and so was my dog. If you don't feel like reading all this I made a video of my initial reaction to the products the day I received the box. It is at the end of this post.
Here's a look at the inside of the box!
Every Vox box comes with a card explaining the theme of the box and a description of the items.
Ghiradelli Gourmet Milk Sea Salt Escape:
These are the absolute perfect snack! When I first saw these I was a bit skeptical; salty chocolate? It didn't really scream tasty. I was so wrong! The salt is more of an accent flavor and it really compliments the almonds. The chocolate was so creamy and delicious and completely addicting. I love that they satisfy your salty and sweet cravings in just one snack. I will definitely be buying some more of these!
Venus Embrace
I actually use the disposable version of this razor and I love it. This permanent version was great too. I have really coarse leg hair so the 5 blades are perfect for a smooth shave. The blue stuff around the blade let's you shave without using shaving cream. I had not razor burn or anything after shaving either, which is always a plus!
Olay Refill Cartridge
Speaking of smooth legs... These blades are ahhhh-mazing! It isn't surprising that an Olay product works well. I can NOT stop touching my legs, they are so smooth and moisturized It smelled good too (like shea butter). A good thing about this Venus razor is you can use any of the Venus blades with this one razor. They also threw in a coupon for some refill blade which is great since I am totaly hooked on these Olay blades!
Forever Red Eau de Parfum from Bath and Body Works
I love Bath and Body Works so when I saw this in my box I was so excited. This is a .25oz bottle (retail $10 and $44 for full size) so it is pretty small, but it is really strong so it only takes one spritz to smell good for hours. It is a blend of pomegranate and vanilla rum so it is a more sexy/night appropriate scent but I find when you only use on spritz it lightens up enough to be a wonderful day scent. I may just have to run to Bath and Body Works soon to pick up these as stocking suffers for my ladies.
FriXion erasable pen by Pilot
As you can see my first photos of erasing the black ink got deleted. Anyway, I'll admit I was a but bummed when I fist saw these pens in my VoxBox.... I am not a huge pen user because I always smudge the ink plus... they were pens lol! However Influenster knew what they were doing because these were, hands down, the best erasable pens that I have ever used. The red one does not erase as well as the black one, I guess it is just a lot more pigmented but the black one is great. It erases pretty much completely and just leaves behind a similar smudge as a pencil. I guess it took like 20 years of disaster to perfect the erasable pen. They also write very well. They have a thin point and flow smoothly. I will definitely be buying more of these.
Overall I am so pleased with my experience with Influenster and I hope that I am chosen for another Vox Box soon. If you would like to earn your own Vox Box head over to www.influenster.com and set up your account for free!
I am finally posting the swatches from the three Butter London polishes that my lovely man bought me before Thanksgiving. I am heading into my finals next week so the last few weeks have been full of projects and papers. I didn't really have time to do the swatches like I normally do so all these pictures are after at least a day of wear. This actually turned out to be a good thing, I think, because these polishes really don't last long at all. All in all, I was incredibly disappointed by these polishes and I will most likely not be buying this brand again. For $14 a bottle I didn't expect to have as many formula and chipping issues as I did. They actually seemed to peel when they chip.
First up is Stag Do
This polish is pretty, but not at all what I expected. You can see in the bottle shot that it is loaded with all this really pretty green shimmer but it doesn't translate onto the nail at all. These pictures were taken about 24 hours after application and you can tell in the second picture that the pointer and middle finger are pretty worn down already.Pretty color, just wish it actually showed the shimmer.
Next, Trout Pout. I'm going to apologize ahead of time for the quality of these pics. It was all rainy/cold/dark outside so the lighting was bad and the color didn't film well. I promise the next time I wear this polish I will snap a quick picture to show it's truer color.
This one was VERY thick and it took two or three coats to even out. These pictures made the polish look a lot more orange than it actually was. It is actually a really pretty pink melon color. This was a huge lemming for me for a loooong time. I am so happy to finally have it but I am still overall disappointed with the quality. Hopefully OPI or China Glaze will come up with something similar.
Last up is Two Fingered Salute
This one is my favorite! Peeling and all. This color is perfection. It is this gorgeous pistachio color with lots of copper glitters. I've never seen any color like this and I definitely recommend it. It was pretty thick too but not as thick as Trout Pout. Two coats and you're good.
Overall I am happy with the colors, but for $14 the durability really sucks. Unless they put out another color I can't pass up (like Two Fingered Salute) I will probably never buy another Butter polish. Did you guys have the same problems with these polishes? What are your favorite Butter London colors?
