Summer 2015 Walmart Beauty Box

A few months back Walmart hopped on the subscription box bandwagon with their seasonally curated beauty subscription box. The Summer 2015 box is the fourth box that Walmart has released. From what I understand the items sent out are based on a subscribers age.

How it works?
Each new season brings different product needs and a reason to refresh your beauty cabinet. In your Walmart Beauty Box, you’ll find sample beauty products and tips on how to use those and other items sold at Walmart and on Walmart.com. 
1) Sign up for your beauty box online for $5
2) Get a new box every season (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer)
3) Enjoy!
To learn more and sign up for your own Walmart Beauty Box click here.

Here is the box I received for Summer 2015.
Please keep in mind that some variations due occur between the boxes.

Items included:

Full Size: NYC Liquid Lipshine in "Nude York City" 
Retail Value: $1.87
Travel Size: Neutrogena CoolDry Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 70  0.5 oz.
Retail Value: $0.85
Travel Size: Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy Complete Care Shampoo   1.7 oz.
Retail Value: $0.66
Travel Size: Dove GoFresh Nutrium Moisture in Mandarin & Tiare Flower Scent 1.8 oz.
Retail Value: $0.49
Travel Size: St. Ives Blackhead Clearing Green Tea Scrub  1 oz.
Retail Value: $0.65
Travel Size: Nivea Soft Moisturizing Cream  0.84 oz
Retail Value: $0.61
Sample Packet: Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizer  0.28 oz.  x 3
Retail Value: $1.42
Sample Vial of "You & I" One Direction fragrance

Total Retail Value: $6.55

* Verdict: This season's box had one of the lowest retail values however I can see most of the items being great for summer travel. I am not the biggest fan of NYC makeup or sample packets so I don't see these two items being used. I will however be putting the rest of the box into my travel toiletry bag.

Amazing Deal on TARTE Cosmetics

Hello my Lovelies,

This is just a quick post about a great deal I just spotted on the internet. Gilt City has Tarte Cosmetic gift cards on their site today. You can pick up a $100 gift certificate for $50. However if you sign up with a referral code you get an extra $25 off making the gift card only $25. That's 75% off which is amazing.



If you are interested you can sign up using this link: http://www.giltcity.com/invite/1009426111atrtpcw6j4

After you sign up mark your city as Washington D.C. and the Tarte deal should pop up on the list. I just purchased mine and can not wait to have a little shopping spree.

June 2015 PopSugar Must Have Box

POPSUGAR Must Have is a monthly lifestyle subscription box for women. Each month they send a mix of items from categories like beauty, fashion, food, fitness, and home.

Monthly Inspiration Card

Here are the contents of this month's box:

Must Have Fashion

1) Quay Australia Mandate Sunglasses

     $45.00
2) Yogitoes Peacock H(band)
     $4.00

Must Have Book
3) In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume
     $16.77

Must Have Beauty
4) Pacifica Enlighten Eye Brightening Shadow Palette
     $14.00
5) Spongelle Boxed Flowers-Fleur en Boite
     $ 16.00

Must Have Food

6) SNAP Infusion Supercandy
    $4 .00

Special Extra
7) Sweet & Spark $30 Promo Card

TOTAL RETAIL VALUE: $99.77

* This month's Must Have box seemed so lackluster. I didn't find any of the items to be new or special. I am not the biggest fan of promo codes in boxes since you have to spend money to use them. I tend to not add promo code values to the boxes retail value unless the code can be used like a gift card. With that being said, this month's box value was also very low since there where no high end items in the mix. This year the must have monthly boxes have definatly been hit or miss.I am condisering canceling my subscription for a bit in hopes that the boxes will improve.

If you are interested in joining PopSugar click the link: popsugar.com

Promo Code: "Refer5" this code will take $5 off a monthly box

MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Palette Volume 2

What it is:

A collectible, eye shadow palette with nine must-have Artist Shadow formulas in neutrals and bright pops of color.

 

What it does:

This palette features the coveted, easy-to-use Artist Shadow formula for endless eye looks—ranging from beautifully natural to highly artistic. With its advanced gel-powder formula blended with ultrafine pigments, each shade leaves a smooth, even finish that leaves lids ultra-saturated with highly-blendable, lasting color. The shades are organized in trios so you can effortlessly create playful, bold, and sultry looks. This palette includes an illustrated, step-by-step application techniques by MAKE UP FOR EVER’s founder and creative director, Dany Sanz, to help you sweep on a number of artist-inspired eye looks.

 

Included Eye Looks

This palette contains the following colors:

• I-872 Pearly Pink
• ME-910 Electric Magenta
• S-924 Purple
• D-552 Crystalline Gray Beige
• ME-232 Turquoise Blue
• ME-302 Peacock
• ME-512 Golden Beige
• ME-700 Amber
• ME-930 Black Purple

  

Verdict: The eyeshadows in this palette live up to the Make Up Forever name. The colors are highly pigmented and apply beautifully. I don't know if I will end up using the playful eye colors as much as the bold and sultry ones but I still love this palette. If your not a fan of colored eyeshadows, Make Up Forever also released a Nudes Artist Palette.

 

* If you would like to pick up your own MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Palette they are currently available for $42.00 at Sephora. Click the link for more details: SEPHORA 

 

May 2015 PopSugar Must Have Box

POPSUGAR Must Have is a monthly lifestyle subscription box for women. Each month they send a mix of items from categories like beauty, fashion, food, fitness, and home.
 

Monthly Inspiration Card

Here are the contents of this month's box:

Must Have Fashion

1) Kitsch Tri’d & True Y-Shaped Necklace 

     $32.00

Must Have Home
2) Sisters of Los Angeles Surf Sand Love Beach Towel 
     $40.00
3) Middle Kingdom Mini Plum Vase in Coral Red
     $20.00

Must Have Beauty
4) Batiste Dry Shampoo 1.6 fl. oz.
     $3.99
5) Sage & Row Bare Shave Cream
     $17.00

Must Have Food

6) Hammond’s Candies McCraw’s Flat Taffy
    $ 1.00

TOTAL RETAIL VALUE: $113.99

* I love the curation on this month's must have box. Everything screams California sunshine to me except for the Middle Kingdom vase. I can't wait to use the beach towel and try out the shaving cream. Overall this box was a hit for me.

If you are interested in joining PopSugar click the link: popsugar.com

Promo Code: "Refer5" this code will take $5 off a monthly box
                             "WELCOME" a free Sorial Wallet on a Chain (from the November 2014 box)