Petit Vour August 2023

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It’s Petit Vour time! I believe this box is around $15. You get four products, usually one makeup item.

Andalou Naturals Argan Stem Cell Shampoo 1.7oz $3

This nourishing shampoo works to unblock follicles and remove toxins, build up, and excess sebum. As well as reduce inflammation and bacteria that contribute to hair loss.

I can’t wait to give this shampoo a try. It sounds so nice.

Pacifica Wake Up Retinoid Serum $18

This formula uses highly potent Granactive Retinoid, mushrooms, and melatonin to tackle fine lines, winkles, and elasticity.

I am almost done with my current retinol, so this is next up in the que!

Studio Botanic Hand Cream $19

Invigorating peppermint, mandarin, and avocado oils combat inflammation, while sunflower and berry waxes increase skins natural protective function.

I love how this hand cream smells, so I’ll probably use it all over my body.

*not pictured* Han Mascara Deep Brown $20

Lightweight yet buildable to create up lifted eye opening lashes without clumping of flaking.

This mascara looks like it’ll be great and I love the dark brown color.

Thoughts?

I loved my Petit Vour box this month! Everything will be used.

Do you get Petit Vour? What was in your box?

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Fortune Cookie Soap Box August 2023

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This months box is Breakfast Club themed!! And let me tell ya, everything smells amazing!

We’re All Pretty Bizarre Whipped Cream

With notes of pink jasmine, pineapple nectar, green apple and honeydew melon. It smells AMAZING, and I can’t wait to rotate it in my usage schedule.

Eat My Shorts Booty Scrub

With scents of warm amber, coconut milk, citrus and palm with a dark base of teakwood and musk. I’ll probably just use this all over the body. It smells too good to limit it to the booty.

Don’t Mess With the Bull Dry Shampoo

With notes of bergamot blossom, golden amber, and a sandalwood blend with peach nectar and whipped sugar. I am excited to give this a try, it’s a powder rather than an aerosol, so I’m curious to see how well it works.

What Ruckus!? Laundry scent booster

I have been wanting to test out a laundry scent booster, now is the perfect time. It’s an aromatic combination of floral and woodsy notes blend with rich, sweet. Patchouli and long lasting musk.

Sincerely Yours Shimmer Perfume

Yay! A perfume! A mix of ruby cassis, ripe pineapple, sweet rose blossoms and dewy fresh air. IT SMELLS SOO GOOD!

Saturday Detention Fortune Cookie Soap

A fruity floral blend is warmed with vanilla, amber, and smooth sandalwood.

It looks like a little chalk board!

Thoughts?

I love this months box! Not only is the theme one of my favorite movies, but each item smells wonderful! Everything is really practical and I just know I will get a ton of use out of everything.

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Ipsy Glam Bag August 2023

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I am backkkkkkkk! Things have been rough lately, but I figured it’s time to get back into my favorite hobby- makeup and beauty!

We are going to start our journey back into the beauty world with my August Ipsy Glam Bag reveal.

Mitchell and Peach Flora No.1 Body Soufflé (deluxe sample) full size $40

This body soufflé made my bag smell so fragrant! It contains vitamin E, Shea Butter, and honey. With notes of Rose, Lavender, and Violet.

I do love this scent. Lavender is probably my favorite fragrance and I can definitely smell it in the body soufflé.

Dew of the Gods Ultratonic Watermelon Extract Toner (deluxe sample) Full Size $32

I was just thinking about how I wanted to try more products from Dew of the Gods, so it’s crazy that this toner showed up in my bag!

The watermelon in the toner is meant to give your skin a glow. It also contains Hyaluronic acid, citrus extracts, and grape extracts. The toner helps to remove dead skin cells and soften and tone your skin.

The Beauty Crop Porefilter Pore Blurring Pressed Powder Fair 1 (deluxe sample) Full-size $15

This powder is light weight and talc free. It is supposed to make your skin matte and blur pores with its ultra fine texture.

Not the most exciting thing to get in an Ipsy bag, but I will use it nonetheless.

Ciaté London Dewy Blush Glossy Cheek Tint in Coconut (deluxe sample) Full-size $22

This shade ended up looking way different than I thought it would! I thought it was going to be more like the tube, thankfully it isn’t!

However, products like this aren’t really my thing. But, I do want to give it a try before I just disregard it.

Manna Kadar pH Balance Lip Balm $12

I love tinted lip balms. They are basically all I wear on my lips anymore. I was excited to see this in my bag! But, it does turn pretty pink, and pink isn’t exactly my color. I am going to give it a chance though, it does seem very moisturizing.

Thoughts?

I got more makeup in this Ipsy bag than I have been lately, so that makes me happy. However, I am not quite sure how much use I’ll get out of the blush and lip balm. I am pretty excited for the toner and body soufflé.

What do you think about my Ipsy bag? What was in yours? Comment below!!

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Ipsy March 2023

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Ipsy is around $11 a month for 5 deluxe sample, sometimes full sized beauty products.

REN Clean Skincare Evercalm Barrier Support Antioxidant Moisturizer full-size $50

I have another moisturizer from REN that I really like, so I’m excited to try this one. I like having these deluxe sized samples of skincare products to really test stuff out.

Beautaniq Beauty Caffeine Eye Cream $18

I have been wanting an eye cream with caffeine in it, I hope this one is a good one. It also has Hyaluronic acid and green tea in it.

Shaina B Miami Setting Brush $5

We all know I love getting makeup brushes in these subscription boxes, but I have really been trying to pair down my collection, so I may pass this along.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel $22 full sized

I have never needed to purchase a full size of this product. These minis last ages and I always seem to get a new one when my current one is finished. Happy to have another.

Give Them LaLa Mini Bronzer in Bora Bora $26 full sized

I like the tone of this bronzer and I like that it isn’t matte. It’ll be perfect for the upcoming summer months!

That is it for my Ipsy bag! What was in yours? Comment below!

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Petit Vour Unboxing March 2023

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The Petit Vour box is $15 a month and contains clean and vegan beauty products (4-5).

Fit Glow Beauty Plum Lash Primer $28

“A lash conditioning primer that instantly coats your lashes with superfood ingredients for fuller, thicker and stronger lashes. The plum hued formula delivers clump free volumizing lift…”

I’ve wanted to try a lash primer, so this is perfect!

Juice Beauty Prebiotix Instant Flash Facial $10

“ A facial, exfoliating mask and cleanser all in one.” I plan on trying this in all the different ways you can use it, lord knows my skin needs it.

Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses Moroccan Beauty Oil $21

This is delivers dermal vitality, uplifts tone, and deeply moisturizers. I am really weary of oils on my face. My skin jumps from oily to dry so fast, and I’m afraid using oils will make my breakouts even worse. I may pass this along to a friend.

Goldfadden MD Needle-less Line Smoothing Concentrate $15

I got two! So I may give one to my mom. It’s supposed to be a non-invasive solution to prevent and reduce the appearance of fine lines.

That is it for my Petit Vour box! What is your favorite vegan skincare item? Comment below!

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Ipsy Glam Bag February 2023

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Let’s try to get back to regularly posting! For this post I present you my Ipsy Bag from February 2023.

To start, the bag itself is really cute and seems to be of great quality.

Plum Color Affair “Be Good”

The first item is this cute little nail Polish. It’s a maybe with some glitter in it. I’m not big in glitter, but this could be a really good color for spring.

Lafco New York Body Lotion “Champagne “

I got a little body lotion that will be great to use in my turn and burn project pan! It has notes of ginger, grapefruit, and raspberry. It’s a thin consistency, but it smells amazing.

Marc Anthony Grow Long Super Fast Strength Leave in Conditioner

I have the shampoo and conditioner from this line and I don’t really like them. I am hoping I feel differently about the leave in conditioner. It has the same scent as the shampoo and conditioner, I just hope it lingers longer.

Ciaté Glow to Go Illuminating Blush “Matchmaker”

I have had one of these in the past, but the color was way way too light. This one seems like it will be better for my skin tone. I’m excited to give it a try.

Unfiltered Wake Up Call Quad “Morning Brew”

In this quad there are two mattes and two shimmers. I thought it looked really pretty and had high hopes, but after swatching the shadows those hopes are dashed. They just aren’t good quality. I will be passing this along.

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What was in your Ipsy this month?

Where Have I Been?

On By Manda JanetteIn declutter, drugstore, empties, food, fotd, freebie, Hotornot, indie beauty, inexpensivemakeup, ipsy, kawaii, kinder beauty box, looks, makeup, petit vour, skin care, Uncategorized, vegan, vegan cutsLeave a comment

Hello and I miss you all!

With work, life, and school my life has been extremely busy.

However, I have missed blogging and Instagraming so much! So I made it my New Year’s resolution to restart and revamp my blog and Instagram.

What kind of content would you like to see? Throw all your ideas in the comments!

Be on the look out for new posts from me.

Thank you 🐷

Walmart Beauty Box Spring 2022

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I forgot I was subscribed to this! So it was a nice little surprise today. It’s $5 a season and you get a random assortment of beauty and makeup samples. Sometimes you’ll even get a full sized product! I really want to sub to the cheap beauty boxes from other stores, lately I have an obsession with samples and deluxe sample sized products. Probably because I am doing a turn and burn project pan. Which is just making a point to use up samples, deluxe samples, and products that are almost empty.

Sample Packets

I’m not going to go into any detail with these. Here is just an assortment of one use packets. The L’Oréal Revitalift Hyaluronic Acid Serum, Liquid IV flavor packet, and Not Your Mother’s Smooth Moves Anti-Frizz Shampoo and Conditioner.

Daily Concepts Exfoliating Dual Texture Scrubber

I am a bit iffy about this. It just makes me a bit nervous to use wipe something so textured all around my face. I am afraid of tears. I might try this, but I also might just give it to a friend to try.

Cera Ve Daily Moisturizing Lotion

I have heard really good things about this lotion so I am interested in trying it out. I think it will work really nicely on my legs which are much more sensitive than the rest of my body. This will be a nice way to see if I like it or not.

Chap Stick Total Hydration With Hemp Seed Oil

I am always happy to try a new lip balm. This one feels really hydrating on the lips and has a nice fresh scent. Into my purse it goes!

Lottie London Slay All Day Liquid Lipstick “Fleek”

I have not been big into liquid lips lately like I use to be. I just find them to be too drying on my lips and I don’t like how they just flake off. However, I do really like the shade of this one so I may make an exception.

It’s a brown-red shade. I just really enjoy it and think it will really complement some looks. I don’t think it screams spring by any means, but who cares. It’s not like I’m into bright springy colors.

What did you think of this Walmart beauty box? Not a bad little assortment for $5! Comment your thoughts below! What is your favorite product or brand from the drugstore?

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Ipsy Glam Bag April 2022

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The Ipsy glam bag is $12 (?) a month and contains 5 deluxe sample sized (sometimes full sized) beauty products.

Benefit Boi-ing Cakeless Concealer “4- Can’t Stop Light Cool” $24 full size

I have been curious about the Benefit Boi-ing concealer in the past, so I’m excited to see it included in my Ipsy. I’m particularly interested to see how it will wear under my eyes. I think the shade I got will be a good match. I’m currently trying to use up a deluxe sample size of a Tarte concealer, but once that one is gone, this one will be in rotation.

Kokie Cosmetics Eyebrow Pencil and Brush “Blonde” $8

I have been wanting to try more from Kokie, but I never see their products in stores near me! I have used a concealer from them in the past ( also from Ipsy) and I used that sucker up I loved it so much. I really do just need to make an order from their site. I have high hopes for this brow product. It seems like it will be pretty precise and a good shade match.

MAAPILIM Exfoliating Solution $63 full size

“It’s formulated with AHAs and BHAs to help dissolve dead skin cells, degunk pores, and leave your skin super soft and smooth.” It’s always exciting to get to try out expensive skincare. I will have to throw this in my skincare rotation to see if it makes any difference.

SOROCI Low-Hyaluronic Tangerine Booster Serum $29 full size

This is meant to have the hydrating benefits of Hyaluronic Acid as well as the brightening and firming benefits of tangerine extract. Apparently if you put this on before the rest of your skincare routine it will boost absorption.

COSRX Inc. Master Patch Intensive $12

I have some of these from other brands that I need to go through. I have tried the mighty patch brand and didn’t think they worked, hopefully these will perform better.

The Balm The Balm and the Beautiful Vol 1

I am not sure why this was included in my bag. It isn’t in my card, I didn’t order any add ons and I don’t recall ordering anything separately. But this is a happy accident! Ever since I saw Emily Noel use it in a video I have wanted to try the palette for myself.

The colors seem right up my alley. They are pigmented and the color story itself is very nice.

I am really excited to give it a go on my eyes!

That is it for my April Ipsy! I really enjoyed this bag! I think it’s the best one I have gotten in a while. What was in your Ipsy? What is your favorite Kokie products? Comment below!

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AIA Beauty Bundle April 2022

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The American Influencer Beauty Bundle retails for $38 a month and contains an assortment of products from a different beauty brand each month.

This months featured brand is NudeStix!

Citrus-C Mask and Daily Moisturizer $38

This moisturizer is meant to be a hydrating moisturizer, sleeping mask, and makeup primer all in one. I am interested to see how it would work as a primer for me, but I also want to just use it as a moisturizer. It is supposed to improve elasticity and tone, and renew skin texture for soft, smooth, hydrated and glowing skin.

Lash Lengthening Mascara $28

Now, I’ve said this before, but I prefer more voluminizing mascaras. I am going to give this one a try but my hopes aren’t too high. The formula seems pretty wet and the wand is rather basic.

Nudies Bronze In Sun kissed $34

I have been wanting to try some of the NudeStixs blushes and bronzers, so I am excited to give this product a try. It’s a nice shade and it blends out easily. I prefer more cream products during the warmer months, so this arrived at a good time.

Magnetic Matte Lip in Boho $26

I love this shade! I think I am going to get a lot of use out of it. In fact, it is already in my everyday makeup drawer.

Magnetic Eye Color in Dew WAP $26

I love shadow sticks! I have this product in a few other shades and I really enjoy it. I’m happy to have another. This shade would also work great as a highlight. I am going to be reaching for it a lot to highlight my inner corner. That’s for sure.

This months box was great! NudeStixs is a brand I’m really interested in, so it’ll be fun to try more products. What is your favorite NudeStixs product? Which product are you most interested in? Comment below!

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