Influenster #FrostyVoxBox First Impressions & Review

Hey everyone!
Ok so I am FINALLY getting around to talking about my #FrostyVoxBox that I received from Influenster maybe a month ago.  If you don't know what Influenster (click Influenster for link) is then click the link and/or check out some of my other Influenster first impressions videos (click for link).  

Let's get into the products:

• No7 Protect & Perfect ADVANCED Serum Sachet (Full Size: $22.99)

"This clinically proven serum is even more effective at reducing the appearance of fine lines for younger looking skin in just two weeks."

I haven't even opened this little packet, I am only 16 so I don't think this product is really something I need.  I might give it to my mom or try it myself, I can't really say anything since I haven't tried it.  It also came with a $2 off coupon for that product.

• NYC Expert Last Lip Color in Sugar Plum: $1.99

"Ready to take your lips to the next level? Try out NEW Expert Last Lip Color in twenty tantalizing shades.  Get intense, amplified color and shine that lasts up to six hours!  Our moisturizing formula glides on easily for a silky, smooth, velvety finish for all day wear."

Again I have yet to try this out on my lips but I have swatched it.  It is definatly a color I will wear, it's a very pretty...umm...pinkish mauve color? I can't really describe it but I have found that usually my favorite lip products are colors I can't really even describe.  It does seem to have some shimmer in it but it doesn't seem to frosty.  Overall, I am excited to try this and there are twenty shades! And it's only $2!

• Celestial Seasonings Candy Cane Lane Decaf Green Tea

"Live life well this holiday season with Celestial Seasonings and take a stroll down Candy Cane Lane!  It's made with the very finest green tea leaves, peppermint and other botanicals, because at Celestial Seasonings, we know you are what you steep."

Another product I am ashamed to admit I haven't tried.  This sounds really good, I am a big fan of pretty much any mint flavor.  I like the Sleepy Time tea from Celestial Seasonings, so I hope this is just as good.

• EcoTools Hair Brush: $10.99

"EcoTools hair brushes are designed with unique features that leave you head and hair happy and healthy.  Long or short, straight or curly, EcoTools has the brush to tame any hair style with a variety of five brush head shapes and bristle designs specially created to suit every need."

The brush I received is the Sleek + Shine Finisher.  It says it's, "ultra comfort, lightweight design."  The bristles on this brush are really weird to me.  I think they are made out of plastic and this brush doesn't seem like it would work for my hair (thick, long, and wavy) but I have yet to try it.  I really like my current hair brush (the Wet Brush) but I will try this and tell you guys what I think.

• Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover: $7.49

"Gently removes all eye makeup, including long lasting and waterproof makeup, with no oily residue."

This could not have come at a more perfect time, I recently finished my Sonia Kashuk eye makeup remover and I don't have a back up.  I am really excited to try this product, I feel as though I am always on the hunt to find a new makeup remover.  Which I actually find to be quite hard, especially since I wear waterproof mascara pretty much all the time.

• Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Eyeliner in 001 Black: $4.49

"Gives instant colour impact with its high intensity pigments.  The ultra-smooth and creamy formula glides on easily."

I am a big fan of this eyeliner in the nude color for my waterline.  I actually wanted to try this for a while now but I am not very good at eyeliner and don't like the way certain eyeliner techniques look on me, if that makes sense.  The color is very black and creamy, I have yet to try it on my eyes only because I don't wear eyeliner often.  I do really love the staying power on the nude color so hopefully this color lasts just as long.

• McCormick Gourmet Thyme: $4.79

"The freshest flavors deserve a fresh new look! McCormick Gourmet's Thyme imparts a light minty flavor that is distinctively warm and aromatic. McCormick Gourmet Thyme can be used throughout the bay in dishes such as breakfast casseroles, hearty soups, stews, stuffing, and oven-roasted chicken."

I don't really cook, so I haven't even opened this.  I am just going to give it to my mom, I am sure she will use this with a recipe or something.  That's all I have to say for this product.

• Fruit Vines Bites (Strawberry): $1.28-1.79

"Fruit Vine Bites are a new soft, chewy fruit candy, from the Red Vines family, available in two fruit flavors-strawberry and cherry. Low fat and made with no preservatives, Fruit Vines Bites are available in three sizes: a 2oz single serve, a 5oz hanging bag and a 10oz resealable stand-up bag and can be found at Walmart in the West, Kroger, Walgreens, Target, Safeway and Rite Aid."

I think this is the only product I've actually used and finished.  I had the strawberry flavor and I finished the whole bag.  These were good, they did have that artificial fruit flavor but that was expected.  This remind me of those soft Twizzlers and you pull apart, I loved those as a kid.  These are like that but aren't as soft and in little bites.  Overall, I liked them and might repurchase.

That is everything I got in the box!  Overall I am really excited to try these products!  Let me know in the comments if you have tried any of these and what you think of them.

*These products were sent to me for free by Influenster

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Hits & Misses: New Products I've Tried

Disclaimer: I bought all these products with my own money.  I am not being sponsored by any company and everything I write is my own opinion.

Hits:

Nivea A Kiss of Milk & Honey Lip Balm:  I picked up this lip balm last month mainly because of the name.  I wasn't sure I was going to like it but now it's one of my favorite, if not my favorite lip balm.  What I like about this product is that when it's on your lips the product doesn't feel to thin and like it's just sitting on top of your lips.  I have noticed that my lips have been softer when using it and even when not using it, which is something I look for in a lip balm.  I am already planning to repurchase it the next time I go to the store because mine broke and I just love it that much.  The packaging is similar to the Maybelline Baby Lips.  All over it's a great product that really works and is under $3!  I highly recommend anyone that wants softer lips to check out this product.

Dove Refresh+Care Invigorating Dry Shampoo:  I haven't been using this dry shampoo for very long but I have to say that so far I like it.  I use it in my hair in between washes and I feel like it helps to refresh and revive my hair.  The product does have a nice fragrance to it but I can't really describe what it smells like.  I have noticed that the fragrance does linger on your hair and will stay throughout most of the day, so if you don't like hair products that have lingering scents I wouldn't recommend getting this one.  Overall I am really happy with this product, it doesn't make my hair greasy like some dry shampoos and I would repurchase it but not right away because there are a few other dry shampoos I want to try out, but I would definitely recommend this to someone who is looking for a good dry shampoo.  This retails around $3.94 and you can find it at your local drugstore.

 



 Vanilla Berry Sorbet Hand Soap and PocketBac from Bath and Body Works:  I picked up the deep cleansing hand soap and a hand sanitizer in Vanilla Berry Sorbet from Bath and Body Works all the way back in June and have been loving it ever since.  The Bath and Body Work's website describes it as "lightly scented with a cool blend of vanilla sorbet topped with sweet raspberries and juicy strawberries."  I have to agree with them because that is pretty much what it smells like.  My friend recommended it to me and I honestly wasn't sure I would like it because it's kind of sweet and it isn't the kind of scent I would normally go for.  I recommend that anyone who likes sweet scents or even fruity scents stop by the store and go smell it.  I also recommend the deep cleansing hand soap from B&BW because it is honestly my favorite soap and isn't really as thin as other soaps I have used.  I also like the hand sanitizer because they come in all kinds of scents and they almost always have the 5 for $5 deal.  The hand soap retails for $5.50 but they usually have some kind of deal on the soaps.  The PocketBac retails for $1.75 but it is a better deal to do the 5 for $5.



 Misses:

NYC Smooth Skin Perfecting Primer:  I have to say that I am really disappointed with this product.  I honestly didn't wear it long enough to tell if it was actually making my makeup last longer or do any of the other things it claims to.  This primer only comes in one shade which is shade 684.  It is pretty much just white like a moisturizer and when you rub it in, it appears clear.  I was really hoping to like this primer because it was $4.69 which was the cheapest primer I found on the Target website, and I honestly didn't want to pay to much for a primer.  When I actually put it on, it was fine until I noticed my fingers were all sparkly and pretty much has specks of glitter on them.  I then looked at my face and noticed that when the light hit it, there was all these specks of glitter on my face.  I personally am not someone who likes sparkles or glitter, I am more of a matte person.  I mean the glitter really threw me off and that is pretty much the reason why I don't like this primer.  I am sure if I put foundation over it the glitter wouldn't be noticeable but I really just didn't want to even try it again.  From looking at the packaging there is no way anyone would know that there is glitter in this product.  Even when I read the description on the back and it said, "complexion looks luminous, natural, and fresh all day," I didn't suspect it had glitter in it.  It also says it can be worn alone but I would never do that, it wouldn't really look natural.  I don't really recommend this primer but I'm sure there is someone out there that likes it.

 



Maybelline Color Whisper Lipstick in Coral Ambition:  I want to start off saying that what I don't like about this product is the color, not the actual product itself.  I haven't worn the lipstick enough to tell you my opinions on the product.  I picked this up because I have heard a lot of people say great things about it.  I was originally going to pick the lipstick up in the shade Pin up Peach but when I got to Target they were out of that shade along with many others.  So I picked up the shade Coral Ambition which I had thought about buying before I had seen the other shade online.  Because I am newer to makeup and don't have a lot of lip products, I wasn't sure what colors I would look good in.  I had seen something on Pintrest about corals looking good on people who have fair skin, which I have.  Thinking back to it now, it might have said orange corals because this lipstick is more of a pink coral.  The packaging makes it hard to see what the color looks like and the bottom doesn't have a sticker showing the color either.  Other than that I do really like the packaging.  I may try to work with the color and see if there is anything I can do to make it look better because I can't return it.  Overall the color just didn't work for me which is really upsetting considering it was $5.94 but I am planning on buying this lipstick again in the future, just in a different color.





 

Honorable Mention:

Revlon Colorburst Lipbutter in Peach Parfait:  I didn't really want to put this product as a miss because I am more just disappointed with the color I bought than anything.  Even though this is kind of the same situation as the Maybelline Color Whisper Lipstick, I can actually still wear this product.  So I just decided to put this as an honorable mention.  I bought this product at the same time as the Maybelline Color Whisper and just like the Maybelline lipstick, they were out of the shade I wanted(which was Juicy Papaya) and a lot of the other shades.  I think with both of these lipsticks if I had just taken more time to actually look at the product and the color choices I would have probably bought shades I would have been more happy with.  I picked up the lipbutter in the shade Peach Parfait which is kind of like a darker pink.  I didn't realize till I got home that there was little specks of glitter in this product.  I had wanted a matte color or even a color with a bit of shine but not glitter.  Now the reason I don't regret this purchase as much as the Maybelline one, is because I have tried out this shade and it doesn't really look bad on me and I can probably still get use out of this product.  I mean I could wear it if I ever felt like wearing a sparkly lipstick.  One thing I really like about this product is the packaging.  The whole "cap" is a sheet light pink color so you can see through it but on the very top there is almost like a window, so you can look down at the product and tell what shade it is.  Also on the bottom there is a sticker telling the shade and is the actual color of the shade.  On the sticker there is even specks of glitter that you can see in the light to show that it is a sparkly color.  Overall I wish I had purchased this product in a different color but I could still wear this.  It was $6.49 so I am a bit sad about that but in the future I would like to repurchase this product but in a different shade.

 

 

 



If you have tried any products that I mentioned above, please comment and tell me what you thought of them.  Also if you want you can leave a response to this post by linking a link to your Hits & Misses post down in the comments below.  And as always if you have any questions or comments you can post them in the comments.

 

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