E.L.F. Conditioning Lip Balm

In my last post I mentioned a new to me brand MAD Skincare, well today I have another new to me brand to brag about and it is E.L.F. which stands for EyesLipsFace.  I've heard many bloggers going on and on about ELF products lately so I knew it was something that I would have to check out. 

Last week E.L.F. was running a special on their website.  I believe the special was buy $14.50 worth of products and get free shipping.   What's great about that is that most of ELF's products are priced at $1, $3, or $5!  You cannot beat that!  So I thought this would be a great time to buy a few things, test them out and see how I like them. 

Most of the things I've tried so far have been great and well worth the money that I spent.  Today I'm going to brag about just one of them tho that I feel really went above and beyond what I could have imagined.

E.L.F. Conditioning Lip Balm SPF 15 in the color Nice & Natural

The picture is really true to color.  Its really nicely pigmented and give just a slight touch of pink to your lips for that nice natural look.  (Hence the name Nice & Natural lol).  I love love love love love this lip balm!  Seriously it is fantastic!  You know what else is fantastic?  This bad boy only cost me $3!!  

I put myself on a no buy for the duration on lent b/c I just have far too many cosmetics at the moment and am spending far too much money overall but as soon as lent is up I'm going to be buying the rest of the shades of this lip balm b/c its just a must have in my opinion!  

Seriously you guys have got to buy this stuff pronto!   It can be purchased online at eyeslipsface.com or I believe they are also sold at Target and Kmart! 

Have you heard of M.A.D. Skincare?

I hadn't until very recently! 

I frequently participate on a Makeup Forum site known as makeuptalk.com.  I heard some of the ladies on their talking about them and how you could go to www.mad-skincare.com, hit the contact button, fill out your info and request some free samples!  Who doesn't love free samples!?  So I did this and yesterday I got some samples in the mail!

I got the:
Anti-Aging Eye Transformation Serum
Brightening Illuminating Daily Moisturizer
Environmental Wrinkle Repellant Environmental Protection Serum

I just got them yesterday so I've only used each product 1 time but they smell amazing and they feel great on!  I have pretty sensitive skin and haven't noticed any adverse reactions yet! 

I've been in the market for a good eye serum so I'm hoping this one will work out great for me! 

L'Oreal Professionnel Mythic Oil Nourishing Oil

Oh man.. I CANNOT say enough good things about this product! 

I first received a sample of Mythic Oil in my December Birchbox.  I was skeptical of it at first and actually set it aside for a couple of weeks before I tried it out.  The second I tried it I knew it was love.  I have curly thick frizzy hair.  I've tried several hair serums in my time.  With most serums I find if you accidentally put too much on it can leave your hair looking greasy, this is not this case with this product.  I put this on and it immediately made my hair SO soft and shiny!  I seriously could not believe it!

I style my hair often with a Chi Curling Wand.  I put a few drops of this in my hair after I'm done styling to calm down any flyaways and add some extra shine.  I also add a couple of pumps to my damp hair before blow drying. 

What I also love about this product is that a little bit goes a long way!  I had a teeny tiny vile in my Birchbox as a sample and it lasted me approximately a month.  This bottle is over 4 oz and I'm confident it'll last me quite a while!  It was $20 on Amazon.com which is a little more than I like to spend on hair products but I could not live w/o this product! 

Seriously you guys gotta try this!

February Birchbox

Hey guys!

Haven't posted in a while but I've got at least one more post after this to make!

Today I opened my mailbox to discover my February Birchbox had arrived!!  Woot!  Sadly I'm a wee bit disappointed in this months box..

This month I received:

1. Benta Berry - G-1 Moisturizing Face Cream 
2. colorescience pro - glow and go Travel Puff
3. Eye Rock - Designer Liner
4. La Fresh - Eco-Beauty Waterproof Makeup Remover
5. Lifestyle Extra - Heart Shaped Nail File
6. Birchbox Digital Download - Six free tunes from Green River

So far I've tried the moisturizer, the colorescience, and the la fresh makeup remover.

The Benta Berry moisurizer in my opinion was thick and kind of sticky.  It was kind of difficult to blend into my skin.  Also full size is $110 so I won't be purchasing it.

The colorescience travel puff is really a nice color.  It was kind of gold and shimmery and would be great for the summer.  However again full size is $50 and that is way more than I'm willing to spend on foundation/powder.

The La Fresh makeup removers are horrible.  They remove makeup but holy moly they are GREASY!  After I used it I felt like I had wiped oil all over my face.  Definitely won't be purchasing.

I felt slightly cheated this month by Birchbox.  There were several really nice products that were given out this month in large sample sizes.  None of those items made it into my Birchbox.  However I must give props to the Birchbox team.  I complained on twitter about being cheated, I was immediately sent a private message from Birchbox asking me what they could do to help.  I explained why I felt cheated and they took down my email address and told me that they would be in contact.  Well this afternoon I received an email from them apologizing and asking for more information.  So even though I was not happy with my box I am extremely happy with Birchbox.  It is nice to know that they really are concerned and interested in what their subscribers have to say.  

So this is my February Birchbox.  Not my favorite but it's worth more than $10 so I can't complain to much.  What all did you guys get this month?