Unboxing | Target Beauty Box November 2015

I'm back today with another Target beauty box unboxing.  This box was released on Thanksgiving night or Black Friday and was sold out relatively quickly!  I'm so glad I got my hands on it before it sold out.  

This particular box was $10 and came with 8 products.  I would say the contents of this box total to be more than $10 so the box was a great deal again.

Like always, it came in a black box with red tissue paper.  It also came with a card that tells you what the products are and a coupon for $3 off of $15 beauty purchase at target that expires in January.

The products that were included in this box are:

• Maybelline Push Up Drama Mascara in Blackest Black
• Goody Ouchless Elastics Sweat Stretch
• CoverGirl Star Wars Lipstick in shade 30
• CeraVe Eye Repair Cream
• Laneige Water Bank Moisture Cream
• Olay Microsculpting Cream
• Pacifica Love3 Eye Shadow Trio in Natural Mineral
• Hair Food Dry Shampoo

Like always with these Target beauty boxes, you got to see what the products on target's page before you make the purchase.  For this box, I was excited to see that they had the Laneige cream, CoverGirl Star Wars lipstick, CereVe eye cream, and the dry shampoo by Hair Food.  The price of the mascara and the lipstick together is already well over $10, so this box was well worth the $10.  

Did you order this box as well?  If so, what product(s) are you most excited about?

Unboxing | Target Beauty Box October 2015

Another day, another unboxing.  This time it's the Target Beauty Box from October 2015!  (I'm only a few weeks late... right?)  

I wasn't planning on getting this box until I saw the content of the box.  This time around, the box was $10, instead of the usual $5 or $7, but it also came with 10 different products!  What made the box sweeter was that one of the product in there alone retail for almost $20 so that's definitely a good deal.... right?

I definitely love Target's black box and red tissue paper together!  The box also came with a card had a list of products inside, along with a $5 off coupon for $15 purchase, which I already used for something!  

This box came with:

• Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Suede Lipstick in Backstage
• Roc Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Night Cream
• Hello Supermint Fluoride Toothpaste
• Skinfix Ultra Rich Body Butter
• Acure Organics Moroccan Argan Oil + Argan Stem Cell Triple Moisture Shampoo
• Acure Organics Moroccan Argan Oil + Argan Stem Cell Triple Moisture Conditioner
• CoverGirl Intensify Me Eye Liner in Intense Black
• Olly Undeniable Beauty Grapefruit Glam Vitamin Gummies
• Goody SlideProof Flat Elastics 
• S.W. Basics Exfoliant

The two products that had me interested in this box was the Skinfix body butter and the Roc product.  I believe they advertised a Roc eye cream but I received a deep wrinkle night cream instead.  I don't really have a use for the night cream right now but I might give it to my mom, who will get a better use out of it.  I'm really happy with the shade of the lipstick I received; it was a nice darker red shade, and not some crazy bright pink that I would never wear.

This box was a steal for me because I can see myself using every single one of these products, except for the night cream which will be going to my mom!  Did you end up getting this Target box as well?  Do you think Target will put out a possible Holiday themed box?  

Unboxing | Walmart Fall 2015 Beauty Box

Ahhhh! A super late unboxing of Walmart's Fall 2015 beauty box.  My apologies but I guess I'll always have these unboxing posts up late... I'll definitely work on that next year!

So about Walmart's beauty box.  It is $5, or I think it's free but with $5 shipping fee, and they send you a box ever season.  This is my 5th box, so I've been subscribed to this service since it first released a year ago!  I have to say, the boxes have been a hit or a miss within the year, but this particular one is definitely one of the better ones!

The fall 2015 beauty box came super packed and I was surprised to see that there was a nice mixture of trial size products and sample packs.

Sample packs:

• Crest 3D White Professional Polish
• Nivea Extended Moisture Body Lotion
• Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer
• Biore Self Heating One Minute Mask

Beauty-ish Samples:

• Aveeno Positively Radiance Daily Moisturizer
• Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes
• Neutrogena Healthy Volume Mascara

Random:

• Schick Hydro Silk Disposable razor
• Aussie Mega Hairspray
• ACT Avaced Care Plaque Guard Mouthwash
• Dove Advanced Care deodorant 

I know I've been on the fence about this box for the past few seasons now but I think Walmart is definitely stepping up and this is one of their best boxes yet!  I definitely can see myself using all of these products and I'm really happy that there was a nice range of different types of products included.  (It also helped that this is the most amount of products they've given in their box too!)  I hope they keep this up, especially now that Sephora is starting to launch their own subscription box, and Target has been stepping their beauty box game by releasing almost one a month lately!

Are you guys subscribed to Walmart's Beauty Box?  If so, are you a fan of the products that are included in this box?  If not, are you thinking of subscribing to it?

Unboxing | Target Beauty Box: Back to College - Honor Roll

Oh boy!  Has Target been rolling out with beauty boxes left and right recently?  Earlier last month, they came out with two back-to-school themed boxes and just earlier this week, they came out with yet another box!  Today, I have a slightly late unboxing of one of the boxes they came out with last month, their Back To College: Honor Roll box.  This is NOT their latest box that came out earlier this week!  I didn't get that box because I didn't want to buy it just for the sake of an unboxing post.

Anyways this time, the box is a bit taller and came with a bright neon green tissue paper instead of their classic red tissue paper.

I really appreciate how Target tells you everything that is included in their boxes before you purchase them.  It allows you to pick and choose which box you want, based on whether you would want any of the products included in that particular box.  I sort of wish other beauty boxes would do that, but that would take the surprise portion out of these beauty box subscriptions, but it'll definitely lead to less disappointed customers!  

The products included in this box are:

• Burt's Bees White Tea Facial Wipes
• Olay White Strawberry Body Wash
• CoverGirl Outlast All-Day Primer
• John Frieda Luxurious Volume 7-Day Treatment
• Bathery Delicate Pouf
• NYX Butter Gloss in Strawberry Parfait
• Goody Ouchless Elastics

Overall, I am content with this box.  I am excited to try the CoverGirl Primer and the John Frieda treatment.  I can always use more body wash, which smells amazing!, and more hair ties.  And let's be honest, which girl wouldn't like more lip gloss?

I was just on the Target's website and searched for the beauty box and saw that they are coming out with another box in September, apparently full of their fall's must-haves.  I'm definitely excited to see what will be in that box and depending on how I feel about the items, I may or may not get one!

What is your favorite beauty subscriptions?

PS: I am doing pretty well on my 30 day spending ban, even though I'm only on day 5.  But so far, I'm done with 10% of the challenge!

Unboxing | Walmart Summer 2015 Beauty Box

Welcome back to another blog post of a late unboxing, brought to you by yours truly.  This time, we have the oh-so-affordable Walmart Beauty Box for Summer 2015.   I was actually surprised I got this because I had to get a brand new credit card recently and this subscription was charged on my old card.  But none the less, I think I'm indifferent that I got this. 

For $5, I have to say there are a lot of samples in this box, a lot more than what we received in our Target's summer box, for the same price too!, but unlike the Target box, there was only one full size item.  Now for $5, you get 8 products, 6 of which were decent sample sizes, 1 full size lip gloss, and 1 foil sample.  

Now let's see what products were included in this season's box:

• Jergens Natural Glow 3 Days to Glow Moisturizer
• Neutrogena Cool Dry Sport Sunscreen Lotion 
• St. Ive's Apricot Scrub
• Dove Go Fresh Revitalize Body Wash in Mandarin & Tiare Flower scent
• Clear Complete Care Nourishing Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
• One Direction You & I fragrance 
• NYC Liquid Lipshine in Fashion Ave Fuchsia
• Nivea Soft Moisturizing Creme

Now, I see myself using most of these products so I am happy about that.  Personally, I am on the fence about Walmart's box.  I wish I could see the products beforehand so that I have the option, like Target, to see if I want to get that particular box or wait until next season's box.  Two things that disappointed me about this particular box: I wish I had received a different St. Ive's sample because I'm not a big fan of the Apricot Scrub, and they sent a repeat of the Dove body wash.  But I will say, even with the repeated product, this season's box is definitely better than last season's in my opinion. 

Are you guys subscribed to Walmart's Beauty Box?  If so, are you a fan of the products that are included in each box?  If not, are you thinking of subscribing to it?

Unboxing | Target Summer 2015 Beauty Box

Surprise!  I have another unboxing today, and it's not the last of it either, and this time it's Target's Summer 2015 Beauty Box.  I have to admit, the beauty boxes from Target haven't been that impressive lately and I almost passed on this particular box but decided that $7 for an Olay eye cream was worth it, especially since that eye cream is normally about $20!

Now let's jump into what's in the box!

Like usual, the products were wrapped inside the box with the red tissue paper.  The box also came with an info card, with details of the products inside the box, along with a $3 off $15 purchase coupon (not pictured).

The products inside the box:

• Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Styling Cream
• Revlon Ultra HD Lipstick in Gladiolus
• Olay Regenerist Luminous HydraSwirl Eye Cream
• Sinful Colors Professional Nail Color in Sail La Vie
• Cutex Advanced Revival Nail Polish Remover Pads

Overall, I am content with the box.  I will definitely be trying out the eye cream in the future, and I can see myself using everything else included in this box.  

Stay tune because I'll have another unboxing coming up and I just ordered another Target box yesterday!

What are some of your favorite things you've received in subscription boxes before?

Unboxing | Birchbox May 2015

Sooo.... I apparently lied in my last unboxing, when I said I was getting better at unboxing posts... because this unboxing is several months late.  To be fair, I didn't order it until mid-May, and it wasn't shipped out until early June.... So technically, I'm only a month late... right? 

As you guys may or may not know, I don't order from any monthly subscription services at all.  I did Ipsy back when it first started, and was still called MyGlam, but I stopped when I moved back home after college.  I haven't picked it back up and I haven't picked up any other services, or else there would be a lot more late unboxings on here for sure!  But towards mid-May, Tati had this incredible deal in one of her videos that I could not pass up!  I think it was the beginning of her partnership, or whatever it is, with Birchbox and they gave her a code to give to her subscribers, or whoever found the code, where you get you first Birchbox for $1.  Now $1 for something that's typically $10, that's a deal I couldn't pass up and signed up right away!  

I was expecting and half way hoping it would be their June box, since it was already more than half way through the month and the fine prints said they wouldn't ship until June, but it ended up being the May's box.  May's box was a collaboration with a cupcakes and cashmere, and I love design of the box.  One of the things I really like about Birchbox is that the boxes are shipped in another box that has all the shipping labels on it, protecting the inside box.

Now I've had this box for a while now but I believe it did not come with an info card that tells you what products are included along with directions.  I believe most, if not all, boxes come with that info card so that was a bit disappointing.  Luckily all the products are in English and are easy to figure out how to use.

The products inside this box are:

• Marcelle Clay Mask
• Suki Exfoliate Foaming Cleanser
• Whish Body Butter
• Pixi by Petra Fairy Dust in Gold Dust
• Nelson J Beverly Hills Moisture Healing Mask

I'm kind of disappointed by the products included in this box, but beggars can't be choosers right?  I did pay only $1 for this and it was my first time so they probably don't know what I would have wanted and whatnot.  I will say, I see myself using all of the products eventually so that is a good sign! 

What is one of your favorite subscription services out there right now? 

Unboxing | Target Spring 2015 Beauty Box

Another season, another Target Beauty Box!  For Spring 2015, I have to say Target's Beauty Box beat Walmart's Beauty Box by a long shot!  I was really excited to see that Target was doing another Beauty Box and was even more excited when I found it at my door steps on Monday!  (Yes!  This box has been in my possession for less than a week!  I'm definitely getting better with this timely unboxings!)

On to the actual box itself!  This time around Target sent a nice, sleek box, unlike all the other Target Beauty Boxes, which were white boxes with Target logo decorated all over the box.  I actually prefer these sleek black boxes over the older ones!

Like usual, the products were wrapped inside the box with the red tissue paper.  The box also came with an info card, with details of the products inside the box, along with a $3 off $15 purchase coupon (not pictured).  

The products inside the box:

• Maybelline Color Elixir in Rose Redefined
• L'oreal Paris Infallible Pro-Spray & Set
• Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream
• SheaMoisture Superfruit Complex 10-in-1 Renewal System Shampoo
• Tresemme Tres Two Extra Hold Hairspray

For $5, I have to say the box is definitely a steal!  The Maybelline Color Elixir lipgloss is already over $5 itself!  On top of that, the L'oreal setting spray is full size and is worth over $10 in Target stores!  The value of those two products are already triple what I paid for the box!  

I'm definitely excited to see what Target and Walmart will include in their beauty boxes for Summer.  I do wish they will start including products that are good for the season, (ie: brighter color cosmetics for spring/summer, moisturizing skincare products for winter), but for $5 who can complain when the products in the box values for more than $15! 

Which beauty box did you like better for Spring 2015?  

Unboxing | Walmart Spring 2015 Beauty Box

Well, well, well... will you look at this!  An unboxing post that isn't months late!  I promise it's just a few weeks late.  I just received this box two-ish weeks ago and I've been quite busy with my personal life until the last week of March so I haven't touched anything in a while.

Walmart boxes are $5 and they ship out seasonally.  The first box was back in fall of 2014 and I have to say, that might be my favorite one so far; it came with two full size products that I would actually use!  The second box was a bit more disappointing than the first box, but at least it contained more sample sized products.  The Spring 2015 box is so far my least favorite box because it contained more foiled samples than usual.  But I really shouldn't be complaining much since I received these for only $5!

The products I received this season are:

• Garnier Ultra Lift Miracle Sleeping Cream sample pack
• L'oreal Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation sample pack
• Lady Gaga Fame Black Fluid Perfume sample
• Dove Mandarin & Tiare Flower Scent Body Wash sample
• Neutrogena Healthy Skin Booster Facial Cleanser sample
• Nivea In-Shower Body Lotion sample pack
• Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara full size 
• Schwarzkopf's Essence Ultime Omega Repair and Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner sample

Now that I've listed everything in this season's box, I've come to realize that even though there are more foil samples, there are still relatively the same amount of sample sized products.  Personally it's still not my favorite box, but I will be using everything in this box sooner or later, unlike the second box where I didn't care much for the lipstick shade.  So for $5, it is worth it.  But I just had higher expectation of what I would be getting... which was a mistake on my part.

I hope the summer box has more colorful products that we will all love.

Unboxing | Target & Walmart Fall 2014 Beauty Boxes

Soo... I'm terribly late for these unboxings but, it's better late than never right?  I'm so embarrassed that it's almost time for their spring boxes and I'm just getting around to talking about the winter ones, which came out around early December.  But anyways here're the products I received from Target and Walmart beauty boxes a few months ago.

We'll start with Target.  There were three different boxes that Target released and I grabbed two out of three.  First box is the Beauty Box For Her, which retailed at $10 with free shipping.

I really love the fact that these boxes come with a little info card, along with a coupon attached at the bottom.

Products I received in this particular box are:

• Boots No7 Protect & Perfect Advanced Serum sample
• ChapStick Total Hydration Lip Care in Sweet Peach
• Revlon HD Lacquer in Sunstone
• CoverGirl Eye Enhancers Kit in Daring Nudes
• Pixi Endless Silky Eye Pen in BlackNoir (sample?)
• L'oreal Butterfly Intenza Mascara in Black
• Laneige Water Sleeping Mask sample 
• Hair Food Thickening Solution

This box was really worth the $10 since it came with many full size products!  Everything except for the Boots No7 serum and Laneige Water Sleeping Mask were full size.  I'm not sure if the Pixi eyeliner is full or sample size since Target doesn't have it on their website.  

Now for the second Target box.  This is the Target Beauty Box Natural and it was $5 with free shipping.  

This box came with many products I was not aware of and I'm happy I get a chance to sample them out.

Products I received in this box are:

• Acure Organics Facial Cleanser
• Borghese Age Defying Facial Scrub
• Burt's Bees Facial Wipes
• SheaMoisture Coconut Hibiscus Smoothie
• SoapBox Argan Shampoo
• Skinfix Hand Repair Cream

I believe everything in this box is sample size.  But I'm not complaining, since I can see myself using all of these products except for the SheaMoisture product.  Btw the Skinfix hand cream is some expensive stuff! Full size of it (twice the sample size) is $18!  I'm so excited to see if it's actually worth that much!

And finally we have the Walmart Beauty Box for Winter 2014.  My box came pretty beaten up and stained with coffee but I'm sure that wasn't Walmart's fault.

I was kind of disappointed by Walmart because they didn't send me any e-mail notifications about the payment of the box (it's a subscription box so they automatically charge $5 to my account every season) or the tracking information until after I received my box.  

Products I received in the Walmart box are:

• L'oreal Oleo Therapy Oil Infused Shampoo sample 
• L'oreal Oleo Therapy Oil Infused Conditioner sample 
• Olay Fresh Effects Everything Off! Make-Up wipes sample
• Maybelline Dream Wonder Powder swatch sample 
• Maybelline Color Sensational The Buffs in Maple Kiss
• Nivea Cocoa Butter Body Lotion sample pack 

This time I was a bit disappointed in Walmart's box.  Compared to their first box, this box has less products that I am excited to try.  The one thing I was kind of excited about is the Maybelline lipstick, but the shade that I got was not a shade I would have chosen for myself.  There were coupons attached to the Maybelline Dream Wonder Powder and the Nivea Cocoa Butter Body Lotion.  I'm hoping their spring box will be a lot better, but you can't really expect to love everything you receive from a $5 box.

So, I apologize again for the late unboxing and I will try to be more timely with them.  I am super excited for spring to arrive (nothing related to the weather since the Bay Area has been enjoying a wonderful spring/summer weather in mid-winter...) to see what will be included in the spring beauty boxes.

Unboxing | Memebox Superbox #72 Etude House

So I have to admit, I'm quite awful with these unboxing posts.  I've literally have this box since maybe late October to early November and I'm just now writing an unboxing post about it in mid-February.  I will admit, I have thought about not posting this up at all but I really want to have a record of the memeboxes that I purchased and what was in each box.  Soooo, here is my unboxing of the Etude House box.  (PS: I have Target's and Walmart's winter beauty boxes that I will unbox real soon... and I promise to be more on time with my unboxing posts from now on.)

I will be honest, I was quite disappointed with this box.  I've noticed Memebox gained popularity really quickly and it felt like there was a new box released every day, sometimes multiple new boxes per day.  Unfortunately the quality of the boxes have gone down from people's unboxing posts on instagram.

I purchased this box the day it came out because I knew Etude House is a popular brand in Korea, most of Etude House products are really cute, and I've also been wanting to try some Etude House products.  I think I just had a really high expectation for some reason but I was really disappointed with the selection of the products included in this box.  I thought there would be more popular products included in the box, but I think only the Moistful Collagen Cream is the popular product, and maybe the Play Therapy Sleeping Pack.

Note: If you want better selection of products, purchase a non-brand-specific box (ie: skincare, or masks, or something like that).

I received 6 products and it seems like all except 1 product is full size!  So let's see what was included in this box:

• Etude House Play Therapy Sleeping Pack ~$10
• Etude House Face Conditioning Fixer ~$12
• Etude House Moistfull Collagen Cream (sample size) ~$?
• Etude House Belle Dress Pretty Look Shower Cologne Pretty Look ~$8
• Etude House Oh My Lash Mascara Top Coat ~$5
• Etude House Brow Mascara ~$7

As you can see, the value of the products in this box is quite low compared to my first memebox.  The only product I've used so far is the Shower Cologne, which I am assuming is the equivalent of a body mist.

I think I will not be buying from Memebox for a while after the disappointment of this box.  It also helps that I've recently discovered some places to purchase Korean beauty and skincare products online that are a bit cheaper than what Memebox is offering.  In fact, I have another haul post that I am working on that is full of Korean skincare products from one of those websites.

Anyways, have you purchased any memeboxes recently?  If so, what are your thoughts on the quality of the recent boxes?

Unboxing | Target Fall 2014 Beauty Box

Today's post is a bit late (time wise, since I like to try to post in the mornings and topic wise, since I received this box a few weeks ago), but it's better late than never right?  Today I will be doing an unboxing of the Target Fall 2014 Beauty Box.

This box was $7 with free shipping.  One of the main reasons why I purchased this box was for the L'oreal hairspray since the sample size of this definitely cost more than $7 at the drugstore.  Unlike the Walmart Beauty Box, there is only one version of this box.  Everyone received the same items, just with different shade of the L'oreal lip gloss.  To my knowledge, everyone received the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in the shade Milk.

The box came with an outer sleeve with the Target logos all over it.  After you remove the sleeve, you are left with this sturdy white box.  The products inside of the box are wrapped in a red tissue paper.

So the products in the Target Fall 2014 Beauty Box are:

• L'oreal Elnett Satin hairspray 
• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
• Laneige BB Cushion sample
• L'oreal lipgloss in Blushing Harmony
• Fekkai Blowout Dry Shampoo 

Honestly I think Walmart's beauty box was a bit better than the Target one.  We received more products and it was cheaper.  But I do believe the products we received in the Target box were worth a lot more than the products we received in the Walmart box.  I am honestly looking forward to using the hairspray and the dry shampoo.  I am glad I received the shade of lipgloss that I did not have yet.  I already have Laneige's BB Cushion in full size (in light) but I am excited to see if the other two shades will be a better match for me.  As for NYX's Jumbo Eye Pencil, I might gift it to someone since I don't wear eyeshadows myself so it will be of no use for me.

I am excited to see if both Target and Walmart will have their beauty boxes again for winter (I believe Walmart will be having one but not sure about Target).  I can't wait to see what products will be included for the winter boxes!

Did you guys get a chance to order Target's beauty box?  

Unboxing: Memebox Special #9 Skincare Box

I have to admit, I've had this Memebox sitting in my room for the past two months and haven't really touched the products in it because I wanted to do this post.  I thought about not doing this post several times since this is an older box, but I really enjoy reading about Memebox unboxing and seeing what people received in different boxes.  I like to use the unboxing as a reference for what they might include in the future boxes.

If you don't know what Memebox is, it is a subscription box filled with Korean makeup/skincare goodies.  Unlike the subscription boxes in the US, Memebox is not a monthly subscription box.  They've been coming out with a new box almost every single day, sometimes multiple new boxes in a day, and you can chose to buy or pass on a box, depending on your preferences.  There are so many different boxes available at one time, but the more popular ones get sold out pretty quickly.  These boxes range in prices from $18 up to $39.  From looking through other people's unboxing pictures, I've noticed that you get a lot of full size items in these boxes and some samples.

Now let's see what's inside the skincare box I received back in July.

Walmart Fall 2014 Beauty Box

Earlier this month, Nouveau Cheap posted on her blog that Walmart is coming out with a seasonal subscription box service.  The box itself was free, but shipping was $5.  I thought that was a great deal since the promotional picture for the box included a full size Secret Clinical Strength deodorant which is definitely worth more than $5.