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Nov12

Beauty Army November

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Beauty Army November

If you’ve been following The Rosy Snail for a while, you’ve already heard about my on-again, off-again relationship with Beauty Army. I’m happy to report that currently we are ON and I’m loving what I’ve been getting for the $12 I’m spending each month. Beauty Army is one of the only monthly subscription that allows you to choose your own samples (SIX total) from a selection of 9 that are determined by an easy quiz you take. Beauty Army & I broke up earlier this year because I was having issues (as were other subscribers) with having to take the quiz MANY times to get items I actually liked. Beauty Army has changed it’s ways and it’s strengthened our relationship. No, I don’t even have to retake the quiz at all! It’s like Beauty Army really listened and already knows what I’m looking for every month :) I think we found a happy medium ;)

This month my box was PINK! It’s usually black with pink camo on the inside. They’ve recently released a few different colored boxes, so this was a fun surprise. I’ll be really excited to get a white box in the upcoming months! From what I can tell, the color is totally random. As you can see, my box is a bit TOO full! I couldn’t get the lid to lay flat. Oh darn ;)

So, here are all my goodies! With Beauty Army, I always feel like I get a good mix. Because I get to choose, I never choose something I don’t like or don’t think I’ll use and sometimes, I choose things for friends (like I did this month). I like having the control, especially when it comes to color cosmetic items or heavily scented products.

I skipped October’s Beauty Army. Mostly because of my budget (it was my 3-year-olds Birthday) but also because I didn’t see anything I couldn’t live without. One of the items I was REALLY gunning for was this Lash EM growth product! I REALLY wanted this one! This is the Measurable Difference Lash Gel and retails for $69.99. This is a full sized product and certainly made my whole box worth it. Even if I didn’t LOVE everything else.

Next was this Every Beauty Pedicure Pad. This pedicure pad is really great because it’s not only tough to get the job done, but it is also “squishy”. So, you can squeeze and move it to fit the shape of your food while smoothing away any rough patches. I haven’t tried this yet, but I can’t wait! This retails for $4.99

Next was an old favorite, but in a new and exciting Fall scent! Of all the whipped Shea butters (or body butters) I’ve sampled this year, Shea Terra is hands down the winner for this category. BUT I actually picked this out for a fellow blogger who happens to LOVE this stuff and Shea Terra products. This has a sample value of $2

Next is YouDaBalm Coconut lip balm. My husband and I agreed this was a touch oily, BUT he gave it a good rating. He liked the texture better than Burt’s Bee’s which is his “normal” go to, though lately he’s bee using one from Whispering Willow. This retails for $2.99

I got another lip item as well. This is by Skinn and it’s their Twin Set in Coral Poppy. I’m not sure if you can tell from this picture, but my lipstick end actually came smashed :/ That was pretty disappointing and I’ll be emailing Beauty Army to let them know about it. I’m not sure what they’ll do about it, but it’s worth a mention. I did try both the lip gloss and lipstick. I liked both formulas and they especially work well together (obviously). The lip gloss adds some slight glitter to the look. This is full size and retails for $18.50

Last, I chose this eyeshadow (pigment) sample from Whip Hand. This is a limited edition color in Locked & Loaded. This bottle is so tiny, but I have to remember that the pigment into only takes a TINY amount to get the job done! Plus, look at this cute little glass bottle! This sample is worth $2.80

Overall, I loved my selection this month. The overall sample value was $101.27. Even without the Lash EM product (which was a $69.99 value) my samples were still worth $31.28. Of my 6 items, I got 4 that were full size and the two that I get that were sample size were still multi-use samples and very useful. I’ll be sticking with Beauty Army for a while and I can’t wait to see next month’s options!

Oct1

Opalima Eye Look- Feeling Pretty :)

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Opalima Eye Look- Feeling Pretty :)

Sometimes, I get an extra minute to do my makeup and sometimes, magic happens ;) Haha. Please excuse my brows, it was one of those days!

Here are the shades I used. #7 from the Violet Eyes Collection, #6 from the House Of Browns Collection & #9 from the Night & Day Collection. I also used my new Starlooks shadow base.

& I used my two favorite brushes from Starlooks- heck, I always use these two so you should know the names by now! Haha. Kidding, but really. I act like I own no other shadow brushes.

Here is what I came up with. I used #9 as a base, #6 as a crease color and I took #7 and blended it in the center of my eye, only on my lid. It makes me feel ready for fall, but I like a pop of color as well :)

Let me know if you guys would like to see more looks and tutorials like this one :)

 

Aug28

Honeybee Gardens “Party Girl” Palette

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Honeybee Gardens “Party Girl” Palette

I’ve been really into natural and mineral cosmetics, my favorite of which are eye shadows. I love to play up my baby blues! But I have two main complaints with mineral eye shadows. 1. Loose powders are SO messy. and small pots that usually hold eye shadows make it even more of a hazard! 2. The colors are often boring. So, when someone mentioned to me Honeybee Gardens, I was instantly a fan.

I contacted Honeybee Gardens and they sent me their Party Girl Palette
The palette has a cute “beachy” retro vibe to it.

This palette features 4 pressed eyeshadows inside a light weight paper palette. They chose to go with paper so that the materials used could be easily recycled. While I understand the importance of recycling, I do wish the palette itself was more sturdy. There are 4 colors in this palette: (left to right) Velour, Mojito, Cupcake & Shipwreck. LOVE the names and these colors are so bold!

All of these colors apply smooth and have wonderful color pay off. I can’t even pick a favorite!

While these colors can look intimidating at first, it’s easy to “play down” bold colors. I used Mojito over a nice taupe on my lid. I also popped a bit of Cupcake on the apples of my cheeks- it’s an amazing blusher color! If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter- you probably saw this shade used as an eyeliner recently! All the colors in this palette make awesome eyeliners! Just dip an angled brush in a bit of water and apply :)

This is one of the boldest colored palettes in my collection, but I find myself reaching for it time and time again. At $29, the price is comparable to other natural lines I’ve tries, only this one is a LOT less messy!  Be sure and check them out at HoneyBeeGardens.com

 

Aug20

BH 28 Color Palette Review & Giveaway

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BH 28 Color Palette Review & Giveaway

Hey Everyone I’m SO excited to share this review and giveaway with you guys because not only is this coming to you from The Rosy Snail, but I’ve joined forces with two awesome Beauty Bloggers, Erica of Erica’s Primp & Polish and Lanie of LanieBugsLikes  to bring you an awesome palette that is going to knock your socks off!

The GRAND prize is a BH Cosmetics 28 Color Palette- Smoky Eyes Edition. I’ve always been a fan on BH’s sleek, sturdy packaging. It makes this easy to take with you or stack when you collection becomes huge- I’m guilty!

The color combinations are endless!! From day to night and any event inbetween. BH Cosmetic eye shadows are super easy to blend, have very little fallout and are affordable to boot. This palette retails for $21.95- BUT, you could be our lucky winner and get yours for FREE!!

You will need to head over to Erica’s BLOG POST about this giveaway
and follow the Rafflecopter steps to enter! ALL entries will be verified.

***This Giveaway is open to anyone! No matter where you are in the world! We all just want to feel pretty ;) ***

Jul24

Starlook’s Starbox July

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Starlook’s Starbox July

I’ve been anticipating this box for a while now! After I got my first box last month, I didn’t think I’d survive a month before the next box came- in case you’re wondering I did! ;) And since last months box shipped a little late (they were giving people a longer window to sign up), I actually only waiting 22 days! I’ve used items from the last box every day to tide me over.

If you didn’t already know, Starbox is a monthly subscription service that costs $15 per month (plus $1.98 shipping) and contains 3-4 full sized products from the Starlooks like. Starlooks makes mostly makes cosmetics (and they work with a chemist that used to formulate for MAC) but they also have hair products, tools brushes and a few other goodies. So far, we’ve only tried their cosmetics and one amazing brush, but I’ll be looking forward to the rest of their line as well.
If you decide to sign up, leave a comment and let me know what you’ll be looking forward to trying most :)

This months “behind-the-scenes” and LookBook showed a beachy theme with bold, yet versatile colors with a title of “Maui Babe”. Other than the beautiful models’ looks- we had no clues as to what would be in the box.

One thing is different this month- the box. They changed it up on us with a cute, off-white box that was smaller than the previous editions. It had a cute gold bow accent and peach colored paper inside. I’ve been really liking Starlook’s presentation so far. It isn’t something that all subscription companies think of, but it goes a long way with me.

As always, they include a card with a break down of what is in your box. Unlike other companies, they include the price of the full sized item right on the card. That’s great for two reasons- should you want to repurchase AND so you can automatically see how much of a value you are getting. (and you can see how incredible inexpensive their line is compared to others in the industry with the same quality)

So, to the most important part- the contents. I approve! Haha. It’s all awesome. We got 3 full sized products and two gifts.

First up is a Tender Gloss Lipstick in the color Citron. I’ve been wanting to try an orange since Tangerine is the color of the year. This “lipstick” is incredibly glossy and wearable. It’s not even the slightest bit sticky and it feels amazing. It reminds me of Burberry Lip Mist, but bigger and less expensive- score! If you think you can’t pull this off, try it. Swatching it on my hand I was still not 100% sure, but when I put this somewhat sheer formula on my lips, I was sold. (Check out Twitter for a picture!)  At first, I was ready to call this my favorite item in the box, but then I moved on to the eyeshadow…

Next was a full sized (of course) eyeshadow in the color Gold Dust. I have blue eyes so give me yellow, gold, bronze- or any combination of the three & I’m thrilled! But I can’t think of an eye color that a nice yellow won’t enhance! I know it’s a bit of a bold color for some, but try blending out a green or nude, this color is SO wonderful for so many things. Just like last month, I love the formula of this eyeshadow, it’s incredibly smooth and never caky or chalky. I couldn’t ask for more from any eye shadow.

The last cosmetic item in the box this month was a blush/highlighting bronzer in  Classy. Love the name. At first, I was scared of the color. I was worried that it wouldn’t show up on my skin because I am so pale.

I was wrong, to say the least. It’s so pigmented and gave my skin an amazing glow, shimmer & hint of color. This is the smoothest blush I have ever used. Period.

Swatches of all three products. (no primers, etc)

One of our surprised was a Quartz Crystal. This are suppose to “attract energy, help maintain focus and are the ultimate symbol of beauty.” I can see how this might seem wonky to some people who aren’t “into” this sort of things, but I have big jewelry plans for this crystal, so Thanks Starlooks!

Our second surprise was a compact. Mine was a little scratched up, but because I’ll likely just be throwing this in my purse to get scratched and beat up anyhow, I didn’t mind. It has two different magnifications of mirrors inside.

The value of this month’s box was $35 plus our surprises. Well worth the price of the $15 per month subscription. I’m so excited for what’s to come with Starlooks and I look forward to trying more of their products!
(hint, hint- check back soon for one awesome first look!)

 

 

Jul1

StarBox June

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StarBox June

I’m excited that I got my Starlooks Starbox in the mail! If you’ve forgotten what this box was all about, get a refresher with my Introduction to Starbox :) I love the presentation with a Tiffany blue bow and tissue paper.

So, as heavily hinted at- this month focused on eyes! I was thrilled at that idea, but I didn’t expect to enjoy these products so much!

The first thing that caught my eye was this small precision brush (813) This is perfect for blending or your eye crease if you have smaller eyes.

This brush retails for $15 on the Starlooks website & it is out of this world! I want the whole set, this is an amazing brush. I spent a few minutes stroking this one before I took everything else out of my box.

Next was the Diamondline Pencil in “Myth”. This is a super smooth pencil and I love the micro glitter that is in it. It’s beautiful. (swatches below!) This pencil retails for $8
**The card did read Mystic but this was a type-o. Even the video showed we would receive Myth :)

We also got a Black Precision Eye Pen. This is a super easy to apply felt tip liquid eyeliner. I love the way this dries. I’ve used it twice already and had no flaking or cracking. It’s flawless. This retails for $11

Last was a full sized eyeshadow in “Caricature”. This color is so universally flattering. It seems like a basic color but it has a ton of depth when light reflects off of it. I’ve worn this twice as well. This sells for $9

Here are swatches of the three different cosmetic items we got in this month’s Starbox. They make a wonderful night out look, stand well on their own and will blend well with other items I already own.

The brush has super soft hairs and the eyeshadow was never powdery or chalky.

Overall- I’m completely blown away by this box. It’s always fun to get subscription boxes in the mail, but having one that is solely cosmetics is just what I’m looking for. I wasn’t sure what to expect from Starlooks cosmetics but I was thrilled with what I got- especially since they only charge $15, the value of this box $43! You basically paid for the brush and got everything else free!

You can sign up for your own Starbox HERE!
If you do sign up, drop a comment and let me know what you are looking forward to the most from Starbox!