INFLUENSTER! Receive Free Boxes of products that fit YOUR lifestyle!

Yes, you've read that correctly girl.. Absolutely free! Theres no way around it that would require you to pay. Browsing videos on youtube and I came across a guru that was sent products to review completely free of cost! You create an account and earn badges that apply to your lifestyle. Whether you enjoy beauty, outdoors, are a mother, live in a certain region or are in college like myself there are badges for every type of person. To unlock lifestyle badges you simply click on the badge you are interested in a little survey will pop up with about 5 questions asking you certain things about the badge you want. For example, how often you do that activity and about how much money you spend monthly on products for the activities you take part in. Simple right? Get on it. There isnt a limit to as many badges you can get there isnt a catch. About every couple of months they select individuals that have specific badges and qualify for the box that they send out. This month they sent out mom vox boxes, and beauty Voxboxes for moms and people interested in beauty. Not everyone who has a beauty bagde is gaurenteed to get a beauty vox box everytime they send beauty boxes out, They choose certain individuals that meet certain qualifications which are usually unknown. They say the more badges you unlock the greater your chances are of getting picked. Influenster is based off of your influence on others about products you review whether it be on blogs, social networks or just on their website. They want your help to give honest reviews about products and it's free so what do you have to lose? Some people have been signed up for months and have yet to receive a Vox Box. I got lucky I got picked the following week after signing up and earning my badges that applied to me :) So I am awaiting my beauty summer Vox Box! Goodluck ladies, I wish you nothing but Joy and fun! hope this will help you understand if you were looking for a greater understanding of the website. I will show and review the products here on my blog so come back :D


xoxo Cammy

Beauty Army.. Love/Hate Relationship!

Okay Dolls... It's arrived. As I stated in an earlier post I had issues with my Beauty Army account. So I had been waiting a while and heard nothing about my box so I decided to contact the company Via email... which is their only form of communication for now(SUCKS) the woman I spoke with told me my account was deactivated & blah blah blah basically the 6 items I chose werent available anymore so she told me to tell her what I picked and what was still available she would put in my kit and gave my a list of things to chose from like 10 items to choose my remaining 3 items from and I did so. The kit took a while to arrive like a week plus. Meanwhile It was time to select products for next months box and I had trouble with that as well so she assisted me as much as she could through email. She then alerted me that I would be refunded in addition for the inconvience which was cool. But I loved the items I chose mainly because I chose them.. The initial ones I chose were better but these work great! here they are, Sorry for the picture quality.

Cover FX Clear Prep- A primer that minimizes pores and helps remove acne

MAD Eye Defense Shielding Serum- protects eyes from environmental factors

Eye Candy Coolers- Helps to relax and get rid of eye puffyness

Weleda Refining Toner- tightens pores 

Aquolina Pink Sugar Eau De Toillette 

NYX La Amoureux Mascara- FULL SIZE :D 

Bath & Body Works Semi Annual Sale!

If you aren't aware a few stores are having their semi annual sales. Bath & Body Works and their sister store Victoria's Secret. I've picked up things from both sales, still waiting for my VS things to arrive a lot is back ordered but here is the products I picked up from Bath & Body Works

(L->R)

Be Enchanted Shower Gel $2.33

Sweet Pea Body Mist $6.53

Country Chic $6.53

Pink Chiffon $6.54

Warm Vanilla Sugar $6.53

Malibu Heat $6.54

The body mists were buy 3 get 2 free, originally $14 each

PLUS: I had a get $10 off of $30 Coupon from a previous sale so I saved $46 dollars!!

I'd suggest picking some up, great for summer!

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BeautyArmy Drama!

So as I was intending on subscribing with BeautyArmy (monthly subscription where you can chose your own 6 samples) I received an email telling me to choose my 6 samples so I did that and received an email telling me that my box was being put together and would be shipped out shortly. About 15 days went by so I decided to contact the company via email. They alerted me that my account was disabled??? What? You charged me for my box ($12) and wasn't going to alert me something went wrong at all? The rep assured me she would fix the issue and told me to tell her the items I chose and that she would prepare my box. 3 of the 6 samples I chose were now unavailable !!!! So she gave me a list of the things that were left over to chose from or I could of received a refund. I chose to get this box then unsubscribe for the inconvenience. This is not something you look forward to when becoming a first time customer!!! So annoyed. Actually livid. Huge disappointment! Will take pics when it arrives, these are definitely warning signs ladies of how prepared these companies are and aren't on top of things. Goodluck with your experiences

-Stay joyful,
Cammy xoxo

MyGlam, Birchbox June 2012

My first MyGlam and Birchbox subscriptions for June have arrived! 

                                                                     MyGlam-$10

I was very impressed with the MyGlam box! Being that I heard some so so reviews 
about the company. The theme for this months box was "Out All Night" which I 

instantly noticed when I opened up the hot pink bubble wrap was a very gold and 
sparkly little clutch like bag that has a snap clasp! So very cute. 
Inside were three cards one with the theme that showed the lovely 
AndreasChoice! One of the affiliates and also a very well known YouTube guru! 

                                                                                           The products:

I loved how received a product for every aspect of beauty.

Hair: Living Proof- Frizz nourishing styling cream
To leave hair smooth and Frizz free throughout the day/night without silicone's 
or oils!!

Skin: Philosophy- Oil free energizing oxygen gel cream moisturizer 
- helps to detoxify and helps protect for a healthy looking glow
(looking forward to trying this, have been on a search for a good moisturizer) 

Make-up

NYX- Round lipstick in Iced Honey
Resists wear and smudging, lasts all night with a velvety smooth, mineral 
formula

Marbella-permanent eyeliner pen 
Waterproof, smudge free and long lasting semi permanent eyeliner pen

Rating: 5 of 5

Shipping time/Waiting: Shipping took 4 days to receive from W. Coast

*NOTE - If when you sign up there are no available subscriptions you will be put on a wait list then you will receive an email to reserve your spot before the months boxes are sent out subscribe and pay for your subscription. I was on the waiting list for 6 days then was asked to signed up for the subscription and my box was sent out 9 days after.
Quality of box: I was surprised with the sizes of  the samples, definitely enough product to see if you love or just like the product! The cosmetic products I received seem to be full size. Definitely not samples. Which is great because most women complain about their boxes not containing make-up. Not here! It was actually that the other items other than makeup were samples 
Satisfaction: 5 of 5

Continuing Subscription?: YES!

Birchbox-$10

This months theme was Jet Set and included things you may need when traveling or 
on the go this summer! Or even just traveling where ever. All cosmetic products were said to be long lasting. One thing I disliked about this months Birchbox is that the 3 out of the 4 samples were very tiny! The Biggest sample was the UK brand eye stick as you will see below:

I received items for the different aspects of beauty as well.

Skin: Yu-be Moisturizing skin cream
Japanese cream, heals cracked hands, chapped lips. New carry-on essential

Body: Borghese Bango Di Vita Soak
Mineral rich crystals, helps to soothe dry skin and tired muscles

Cosmetics

Eyes: Eyeko Fat Eye Stick in Charcoal
Creamy and long last lasting wear
A Birchbox exclusive item sold in UK 
I love how the eye stick is twist up and never needs to be sharpened! Nice shade 
as well :)

Lips & Cheeks:
theBalm cosmetics-Stainiac in beauty queen
2 in 1 lip and cheek stain: sheer gel formula, subtle, long-wearing flush.

*Lifestyle Extra

LUNA bar- Luna Minis, Candy Bar

Rating: 3 of 5

Shipping Time/Waiting: Shipping took 2 days from the same city!

*NOTE- I was on the waiting list for 16 days. I joined the 30th and my order shipped on the 8th.
Quality of box: As I stated before the samples aren't that big to gage whether I like the product completely. The cosmetic products however are. If cosmetics are what you are looking for then maybe this would be a good box for you. It is up to you to decide whether you would like to spend $10 on 2 make-up products.

Satisfaction: 4 of 5

Continuing Subscription?: UNDECIDED

                                                                                              THOUGHTS

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What I enjoy about these are the travel friendly beauty products and both themes included long-lasting wear for these hot summer days coming up! I enjoyed my Myglam box more than Birchbox. I'm not sure if Myglam only included big makeup samples because the them was "Out All Night" for a night out with your girls but regardless I loved everything about it especially the packaging! I will start doing reviews on the products once I begin using them! Check back and definitely feel free to ask any questions you may have. 

-Stay Beautiful,

Cammy 

Beauty boxes/Subscriptions!! Beauty Army, Myglam, & Birchbox

Hey! I know I'm a little behind with the whole beauty subscription box things- I used to think they were all a waste of money for just a couple of samples! But I went ahead and tried Julep boxes because they had there intro boxes for a penny! I know I'm cheap, but I'm really picky and don't like wasting $! With this deal I really wasn't losing anything so I figured why not??! I got my first box and was more excited about it coming than I was when I seen what was in it. The packaging was cute and so were the polishes BUT the quality of the polishes weren't that great- streaky and too thick, lots of clumping. Disappointment but for the sake of a penny not too big of a deal. So I figured I'll just cancel the subscription and be over with it... NOPE! I was wrong! I loved the anxiety that came with the box and trying stuff out and I love make-up and all things girly. So what do I do??? Sign up for 3 beauty subscriptions! Beauty Army, Myglam, & Birchbox! But to my luck was put on the waiting list for all 3! Maybe it was a sign? If it was I ignored it and got membership for all! So for this month I will be doing reviews of all three boxes and in depth comparisons of each.. Pictures, details and all. Hopefully to save someone else the time and give them some help! Check back :-) xoxo

Hair update 5-13-12

I finally relaxed after a 11 almost 12 week stretch, I didn't intend on 
stretching for that long because I thought it would be impossible. At times it 
was rough but in reality it wasn't as bad because I only had leave out to deal 
with as well as my edges. The hardest part was avoiding applying too much heat 
to these areas to prevent breakage and split ends. I used heat protectant before 
applying heat and tried to limit my heat pass to one day a week (Usually Wednesdays) and tied it down to preserve for the rest of the week. I used Hawaiian Silky No Lye relaxer. Here were my results

I believe that the use of Bliss du Jour as well as incorporating organic coconut oil to seal my hair is helping tremendously in my hair growth journey! I have also loved the results of the Hawaiian Silky relaxer over the ORS relaxer. After I rinsed out the relaxer I used ORS's Hair repair nourishing conditioner and let it sit on my hair for about an hour and rinsed it out. I love the elasticity it gives my hair and the smooth texture it adds as well as sheen.

After this I got my hair braided and ready for my next unit. I haven't been oiling my scalp as much with the Bliss du Jour because it tends to make my unit oily. I am waiting for clips for my unit so at night oiling my hair won't be as much of a job. - Until next time xoxo