July 2012 Glossy Box USA

 Glossy Box is a UK based company that provides beauty subscription boxes. The boxes usually consist of 4 decently sized sample beauty items, and typically one full size item. They recently just launched their services here in the USA for $21.00/month. I was sent this box for free, but happy to say I wasn't obligated or forced to promote the box :) Here is my honest review of this month's box!

 Senna Cosmetics Mineral Eyeshadow Trio ($24.00)

I've tried Senna Cosmetics shadows in the past and I love their quality! Back in the day they use to have eyeshadow palettes which were one of my favorites, but somehow discontinued them. I  was pleased to see this in this month's box :) This palette is full size and is in the shade "Medallion".

 Ruddy Water Blushed perfume ($22.00/24 pouches)

I actually like the idea of perfume towelettes. This in particular isn't one of my favorite scents, but It wasn't all that bad either. Its a sweet scent featuring "notes of bright red currant and rich vanilla, wrapped around subtle sweet lemon, slightly spicy ginger, and kissed with a hint of sugar". Yeahhhh, just not me. 

 Sebastian Color Ignite multi tone Shampoo & Conditioner ($14.95/8.4oz bottle shampoo - $16.95/6.6oz conditioner)

I have yet to try this shampoo and conditioner, however the scent of them are amazing! Smells oh so fresh and so clean. Its targeted towards colored hair, but that won't stop me from using them!

 Alessandro International Pedix Heel Rescue Balm ($18.50/100ml)

This is a good smelling foot cream. I mean, most foot creams smells like mint, but this one is extra minty :) I'm excited to try it tonight.

Figs & Rouge Lip, Face, & Body Balm ($6.00)

This was another full size item in the box! Its an organic multi-use balm thats suppose to keep you moisturized throughout the day. At first I thought it smelled pretty good. It has a nice floral scent to it. Then I swatched it and the fragrance was too strong and the consistency was too greasy for me! I suppose it'll work best with people who have extremely dry skin! 

Watch my open box review here!

Struggling with Chapped Lips?

Chapped lips seemed to creep up on me when I got back from Vacation. I went from 80 degree to 35 degree weather. I can use multiple layers of chapstick, but it doesn't seem to be enough for me. My best solution was exfoliating that dead skin.

I use the sugar lip scrub from Senna Cosmetics. Its removes the dead skin while conditioning your lips at the same time.

 I scoop a pea size amount and rub the scrub back and forth on my lips. I don't mind the scent or taste. Smells sweet and taste like sugar!

 I wiped the scrub off with a wash cloth and ta-da! Instant Happy Lips :)

Senna Cosmetics had a promotion giving out a free lip scrub with any $50 purchase. Looks like they're sold old, but no worries! You can create your own lip scrub. Simply mix a small concoction of

-sugar

-honey

-tiny plash of olive oil

No more excuses for dry chappy lips! Hope you all have a wonderful week! 

Senna Cosmetics: The Envelope

I got the Senna Cosmetics Brights Envelope from the I.M.A.T.S. in Pasadena. The first thing that intrigued me of this palette was that it was different from the other pallets out there. Not only did it include eye shadows, there are also six blushes and two face powders! YOWZAAA!!!

So I walked up to their booth and the Senna Cosmetics representative was sweet and welcoming. I was astonished by the price she told me... $50! What a steal! The lady said the Envelope is a $405 value, and the price at the store is $100. So I just had to get this!! The bronzer on the brights envelope sold me! Check it out!
The two lighter colors can be used as highlighters as well.

There are a few features about the palette that I adore. First off, there is a mirror that is just about the size for the palette, humongo! And guess what, the palette has magnetized refillable slots! I can even put my MAC eyeshadows in here if I wanted. The palette also comes with a connected plastic sheet to prevent your shadows and blushes from dusting all over the place.




After using the envelope this past month I realized that I WANT MORE! The color payoff is simply amazing. I can honestly say that these are my favorite eye shadows next to MAC. There is however a downside. The eye shadows can get powdery. I pat my brush into it and the next thing I know, i've created a mess! Not too powdery, but you can probably tell from this picture.
The size of the palette is larger than the typical. Here is a comparison to the MAC palettes.
I tried my best with the swatch shot! I never realized how hard it is with these many swatches! I had to angle my arm in a weird position for this. Lol. I used MAC's "ground works" paint pot as a base.

Anyhoooo, thats all I got to say about that! I adore my new palette, or...Envelope! I have my eye on the "Neutral" Envelope. I'm sure i'll be using a lot more of those colors on an everyday basis :D

OHH and how can I forget... The price for this palette is $50 on the website!!!!!!!!! I thought I got that deal just because I was at the Makeup show!!!!! but I just checked the website and its half off. I don't know if this is just a promotional deal or what. All i know is that you can get it for $50 yourself! Enjoy!!!