Unboxing! Influenster Jolly VoxBox 2013

Hello again everyone! I have a fun post for you all today. I know my blog is normally about all things nails, but sometimes it's fun to do something different. Today I'm going to be reviewing my Jolly VoxBox that I received from Influenster a few days ago. What's Influenster, you ask? Influenster is a company that sends out boxes of goodies(VoxBox is what they call these boxes). All they ask is that your review the products. They are helping companies hear our voice on what we would like out of a product. They want our real opinion. You don't get paid for reviewing the products, but you do receive products to try out. The best part of all of it is that Influenster is FREE! You can sign up here, or someone can invite you. Once you sign up, you can write reviews on their site, and do other tasks to increase your score. The higher your score the more likely you are to receive something to review. So, go get signed up and start working on your score so you can receive some great products!!! Ok, now that I've explained a little about Influenster let's get into the fun part. What I go in my Jolly VoxBox!
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Here is what my Jolly VoxBox looked like before I opened it. It was a nice festive shade of red. Perfect for Christmas!

Here is what I Saw when I first opened the box. As you can see this box is packed full of goodies. It's so exciting to see what comes in each box.

The front of the card reads,
Can you hear the children's laughter? Do you see the candy-colored lights lining the street? Can you taste the thrill in the air?

It's the most wonderful time of the year: Filled with treasure to keep you smiling from ear to ear, the Jolly VoxBox is finally here!

The back of the cared has all the information about the products that are in the box. I'll tell you what it says about each product and my opinion of each product with each picture.

The card says,
Skinny Cow Candy: $3.99 a box, or $1.09 a bar or pouch. TA DA! Presenting almost too good to be true Skinny Cow Candy! Unbelievably chocolaty. Melt-in-your-mouth madness. Perfectly yummy portions. Skinny Cow's line of candy weighs in at 110 - 130 calories. So if you've been avoiding the candy isle, welcome back. You're going to feel like a kid in a candy store.
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What do I think?
I love it! I get to try a full size box, which includes 6 packs of Peanut butter creme chocolates. Each pack has 3 pieces, and is only 130 calories per pack.To be honest peanut butter candies aren't normally my favorite, but these really are great. They were very creamy, and the peanut butter flavor wasn't overpowering. They tasted almost like a caramel filled chocolate with just a hint of peanut butter. Which is just how I like it. I will definitely be getting more of Skinny Cow candy.

Hmmmm wonder which product we will look at next?

The card says,
Puffs Ultra Soft & Strong To Go Tissue Pack: $0.49/ single pack
Puffs Ultra Soft & Strong To Go is still our best non-lotion facial tissue to use in the car, for-on-the-go, wherever you go!
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What do I think? 
Well I'm a little confused by the non-lotion portion of the card. Seeing as the very first thing I see on my package of tissues says "plus lotion". Aside from that, I love these tissues. They are very soft and gentle, but strong enough to do their job as well. I love having a pack of these in my purse at all times.

What the card says,
Ducklings Mini Rolls: $2-$3 
Excellent for repair, crafting, and imaginative projects. High performance strength and adhesion characteristics. Tears easily by hand without curling, and conforms to uneven surfaces. Ducklings are perfect for small repairs, trimming out projects or for when you just need a little tape. 
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What do I think?
I think I would have been a little bit more excited had I gotten a different print. This one isn't really my taste, but that's ok. I will find something to use this on. I'm crafty, and I'm sure it will work perfect for one of my crafts. I love Duck brand tape, it's a little pricey, but worth it. The mini size is very cute, and will work better for many of your smaller projects. 

What the card says,
NYC New York Color HD Color Trio Eye Shadow: $2.99
HD Color Trio Eye Shadow delivers high intensity color with a silky soft texture. This lightweight formula blends effortlessly for the ultimate smoky eye look. 
The color I got was: Long Beach Sands
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What I think?
This is the product I was most excited to try out. I love natural eye looks and this trio is perfect for that. I wore this trio to our family Christmas. I got many compliments, and it lasted all night. It did blend very easily, and the colors were perfectly pigmented. Not too heavily pigmented that they were hard to work with, but enough color pay off to look great. If you love natural eye looks, I would say run out and get this. I think I will do a whole post on this with pictures of the eye look I achieved using it. So, look forward to that!

What the card says,
Rimmel London Show Off Lip Lacquer: $5.49-$5.99
It's the end of colors as you know it! The intense rich color of a lipstick combined with an invincibly smooth lacquer shine. Available in 14 shades. 
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What do I think?
I was so excited to try this product out. I mean after all it is named after my Maltese Luna. I've heard so many good things about these lip lacquers. I wish I had gotten a more pink based color, but I did love the formula. I loved the applicator. It was very different from any I had tried before. It picked up the perfect amount of product without having to dip the wand over and over. It lasted well, and didn't dry my lips out. It was very pigmented, and felt very nice on my lips. I can't wait to try out the other colors!

 Now for the sad part.....the bottom of the box! I love getting my Influenster VoxBoxes. They are always full of fun new products, it's always sad when you get to the bottom of the box :-(. I want to thank Influenster for sending me yet another fun box packed with new products to try out! I hope you all enjoyed this post even though it's not nail related. Did you get the Jolly VoxBox? If so, comment down below on what product you liked most out of the Jolly VoxBox. If you didn't get the Jolly VoxBox comment down below and let me know which product you would have liked to receive, and which ones you'd like to see reviews on. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! I'd love to hear from you. Like me on Facebook to see more from me. I'm also on Instagram and Pinterest, and Twitter . Check out my other blog if you'd like to see non nail related blogs.

Have a Blessed day,

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

Review: imPress Broadway Nails

Hello again everyone! I hope you're having a good morning so far. I've got an interesting post for you this fine Wednesday morning. I received the Spring Fever VoxBox from Influenster last Friday. If you would like to see what all I received and get more information on Influenster , then check out my blog post on it here. Inside my Spring Fever VoxBox, I received a set of imPress Broadway Nails.  I got immediately excited, I love trying new things. I've never tried imPress Broadway Nails before. I've heard great things about this product, so I couldn't wait to try them out. As you all know, I love to do my own nail art, but it would be nice to be able to just stick some nails on and not have to worry about it from time to time. These seemed like just the kind of thing I might like. If you want to see how imPress Broadway Nails worked out for me, keep reading. 

Below is what their profile on Inlfuenster has to say.

"Introducing imPRESS Press-On Manicure by Broadway Nails, the revolutionary way to apply polish! Featuring advanced nail technology, you can get a salon-perfect manicure in seconds – simply peel off, press on, and you're done. There's no drying, a killer shine and a manicure that lasts up to a week! And, imPRESS is so easy to remove, you can change it up to match your mood as often as you want. Check out all colors and patterns, including trendy brights, classic darks and animal prints. With imPRESS, your nails will always be your best accessory.

imPress Manicure retails for $5.99 for colors and $7.99 for patterns, and is available at CVS, Rite Aid, Duane Reade, KMart, Walgreens, Walmart and more. For a full list of online and in-store retailers, visit imPressManicure.com, where you can download an exclusive coupon and virtually try on all the colors and patterns!"

They make some pretty big claims,"revolutionary way to apply polish!", "lasts up to a week!", "you can get a salon-perfect manicure in seconds ". I remember press on nails from when I was a kid. So, I'm curious what makes these different.

This is the design I got. imPress Broadway Nails, Over the Moon. It was a nice marbled design. Honestly, it wasn't my favorite design. Their nails retail for  $5.99 for colors and $7.99 for patterns. 

The packaging was really cute, and functional. Unlike the boxes most fake nails come in. 

The black lid comes off, and the package opens up to house all of the nails. This made it easy too keep up with all of the extra nails.

 Always start with clean dry nails, free of any nail polish. Then, lay the nail over your natural nails to find what size works for each nail. Align the tabbed edge  with your cuticle.

After finding what all sizes you need lay your nails out. This makes it easier when you're applying them. This way you don't have to dig around for each nail. I actually had to trim my natural nails for this. My nails were already short for me, and I still had to trim them. I wasn't happy about that. Who wants to fake nails shorter than their natural nails? I wish the nails were labeled with what size they are. That would have helped when it came to sorting them.

This is what the glue looks like. It's very thick, and makes the nails sit way above your natural nail. This lead to me getting my long hair stuck between the imPRESS nails and my natural nails. 

Above is a closeup of how the nails look once applied. They were very easy to apply. Just peel, align with your cuticle, and press firmly. I wasn't too crazy about how they looked. They look very thick, and a little too square for my liking. I prefer the more rounded look. I also feel like they were all a little too wide for my nails. It took less than 5 minutes to apply all 10 nails, and that was nice.

I'm not sure if this is a common problem, but none of the
nails actually fit my natural nails. There were these awkward gaps on almost every nail. Above are pictures of 2 different nails with the gaps. From afar you can't really tell, you have to be looking closely to notice. As somewhat of a perfectionist, this bothered me. If I'm going to wear fake nails, I don't want it to be so obvious that I'm wearing fake nails. I'm not sure how they can be too wide, and have these gaps all at once, but they were.

Overall, I was very disappointed. I had high hopes for this product after I've seen so many people hype it up. It just didn't work out for me. I found the nails to be so wide that they hurt my nails. Then there was the fact I had to trim my natural nails to put them on. They claim these last up to 1 week, mine lasted less then 24 hours. I put them on just before dinner, around 5 pm, I wasn't doing any hard work, or anything out of the normal. Just day to day behavior. They popped off then I got dressed for bed,  again when I washed dishes, then again when I dug through my purse. I used the left over nails to fill back in before I went to bed, and woke up with over half the nails off.

Pros:

• Cute packaging
•  Great designs(even though I didn't care for this design I've seen some great ones) 
• High shine 
• Easy to apply
• Fast

Cons:

• Ill fitting
• Awkward gaps
• Poor lasting power
• Too short
• A little pricey 
• Too thick

I wish these had worked out better for me. I would love to try this product again, maybe I got a bum batch. However, With poor lasting power, and ill fitting sizes I'm giving it a 2 out of 5 stars. I could have dealt with the gaps, ill fitting sizes, thickness, and short length, but if they don't stay on. I won't spend my money on these. It seems I'll be sticking to my natural nails. I wish I had more positive things to say about this product. I will always give you my honest opinion, even when the product doesn't work out for me. Keep in mind, just because this product didn't work for me, doesn't mean it won't work for you. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I'd love to hear from you. Have you ever tried imPress Broadway Nails? What did you think about them? Like me on Facebook to see more from me. I'm also on Instagram and Pinterest, and Twitter . Check out my other blog if you'd like to see non nail related blogs. 

Have a blessed day,
                           






 *I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.