Recent Swaps

                                            Just a few snaps of some things I swapped for.

I had never tried a Square Hue polish before. The formula was great but I didn't have a chance to snap my hands w/ it on. I forgot a top coat so it chipped after 2 days. The color is called Ginza.

This Nailtini shade is called Mai Tai and was included in many Ipsy bags. I had received a different color and was hoping to try this one. I love the vibrant reddish orange.

I was all too glad to get rid of some items from my Fancy Mystery Box. I hated pretty much everything so most of these swaps are from those items. I feel like I lucked out though because I got to swap for things I really wanted. This set was made exclusively for Fancy Box by Rainbow Honey. It includes Fancy Red and Fancy Black with a cuticle butter stick.

I will most likely save these colors for Halloween because that's what they remind me of.

I love Lumene moisturizers and products. I first tried the brand through Blush Mystery Box and fell in love. The best part about it too is that Lumene is affordable! I have very oily skin so just a couple dabs of this moisturizer on the few dry spots I get and I am good to go! I do use moisturizer at night though because I like to have soft skin. Lumene does not break me out, and that is priceless to me.

I also finally got to try Harvey Prince's Yogini perfume. Okay.. so am I the only one that says Yogini like.. Vagini? That's what it reminds me of : / …. I love the smell though and I am so mad at myself for buying Journey because Yogini was out of stock. Journey smells god awful.

And the fragrance Clean is lovely as well. I had been wanting to try it and now I may buy the full size.

I received this Caldrea scented body wash in my Glossybox last month. I think it is lovely. I love lime scents because they remind me of summers. I also have been seeing a ton of Caldrea products lately in sub boxes and I am so cool with that. 

Have you ever used a swap site? If not, I really recommend giving it a shot. The only downside is the constant trips to the post office. I sometimes have to go 4 times a week! 

May Julep Maven Review

May's Julep Maven's Collection was called 'Fresh Twist' and included the much talked about Plie Wand. I battled between Boho Glam and Bombshell, ultimately choosing the Boho Glam box. 

The polishes included are Jeanne, "a jet set blue creme" and Paulette, "a golden lilac tulle shimmer".

Jeanne

Paulette w/ the pile wand attachment

And this is what Paulette looks like on. It's gorgeous. I haven't tried Jeanne yet and although I love the color, I have not had luck with their creme polishes. They are generally goopy and take way too long to dry. And the second you think they are dry and touch something…you end up ruining your whole mani.

I really enjoyed the Plie Wand and I did not have high hopes for it. I sat there thinking that if there was truly a way to make applying polish easier than someone would have done it by now. But this wand does work.  I was pretty shocked.

UPDATE: Ended up not canceling Julep. I received a call from their customer service informing me I had been grandfathered into being able to skip any month I want. Woohoo! I had NO idea and I think it was so awesome that they let me know that. Now I feel like I can rest better knowing that I can choose the products that I truly want and can be happy with. That alone makes me much happier with Julep.

Thursday Thoughts

                          Today I'm linking up with Jennifer over at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom.

* I'm not sure how it is in other parts of the country.. but the weather here is miserable. My yard looks like a swimming pool. At 2 AM I got a wake up alert about flash flood warnings. It's also very cold.

* I work for a fertilizer company, did you know that? Well, it's our slow season so I am able to blog from work. How cool is that?

* I'll be turning the big 3-0 on the 23rd. Who wants to start a betting pool on whether I seriously wig out? When I turned 25 I had a complete mental break down.

* I know you all saw the news video of the dog attacking a child in California. And all of a sudden this cat comes out of nowhere like a superhero and chases that dog down. One of the million reasons cats rock.


So impressed.

* I really need to find something awesome to do this weekend. The last fun thing Tony and I did together was go to the pumpkin farm in October. We are way past due.

* And then PopSugar released another limited addition box. And I bought one. Can I consider that a Birthday gift to myself? Yup.

* I canceled my Julep account this morning. It was a long time coming. I love the idea of Julep. I love the concept, the colors, and the deals. But I don't love the polish. So what the heck was I thinking for all these months? I stare longingly at my Julep collection every time I go to paint my nails. But I never choose it because the fact is.. their formula sucks. It's streaky, inconsistant, and takes hours to dry. I have at least 40 of their polishes and gosh.. that's a lot of money wasted. Now if Zoya had a sub box.. I'd be on that in 5 sec flat.

* I still have received no reply from Paxton Cove about my unsent order.

* I really should have saved all of my empties from this month so far. I think you'd be impressed.

* I am watching impatiently as my little tomato plants and basil grow. Why? Because I need this Quinoa w/ Tomato, Basil, & Mozzarella Salad right now.