August MyGlam- endless summer

I absolutely love this month's glambag. It came with 6 products and I love each of them. Along with the samples, discount codes were also included in order for glammies to buy the samples in full size in a discounted price.

This month's bag (August) includes the following products...

• eclos- moisture therapy regenerative cream
• This regenerative cream has a very refreshing lemon smell and I love how fast my skin absorb this goodie; I am using my discount code to buy this in full size
• eclos- cellular activator facial serum
• I don't quite like the smell of this serum... It has a very weird fishy smell and it's not very pleasant; but on a good note, this serum works very well on me and I love how my skin feels after application
• Demeter- Roll on Perfume Oil (in Clean Skin)
• Not the type of perfume that I would use on a daily basis but I keep it in my purse for any emergency or any occasions that I forget to apply perfume (usually when I run out of my house in a rush)
• S.A.L.T.Y. cosmetics- Glama-ZOID! eye shadow
• Very nice pigmented eye shadow in a light pink glittery color. I may consider making a color of my own because I'm still in debate what kind of tone I would want to create.
• Circus by Andrea's Choice (in Spectacle Nailcolor)
• Love, love, love, love this color! It's a very bright neon orange and I joke about how I need to wear my sunglasses to look at my nails! I also love how these nail polishes are vegan polishes!
• Glam Gloss- Baby Pink?
• I was wishing for the red color but I still love how wearable the baby pink is! This is a special thanks from MyGlam for all the appreciations from the glammies! 

 

MyGlam has improved a lot since it first launches! Their bags rarely disappoint me. Keep it going, MyGlam!

MyGlam- July Glam Bag

This month's bag arrived a little later than usual because the warehouse has recently moved closer to the east coast. And in result, west coast bags were shipped out first in order to have all glambags arrive to their owners around the same time.

This month's bag has a beach theme and I absolutely love everything that came with the bag.

This month includes a few 'or' items and these are what I received.

•Green Apple SPF 15 Moisturizer: Absolutely love this moisturizer. It smells very good and leaves me with smooth protected skin. I use this beneath my makeup.

•Nume hydropunch Hydrating conditioner: I used this product a few times and I don't think it's the best hair product for me. My hair is dry because I wash it too often and because of the frequent wash, my hair builds up grease/oil by middle of day, which makes me wash my hair even more often. And this product seems to have made the oily dry problem even worse. I have stopped using this already.

•yes to cucumbers on-the-go facial towelettes: love this! I bring this with me for a sleep-over and although it burns my skin a little on my first use, it cleans all my makeup off with one sheet! No other cleanser is necessary!

•buxom big&healthy lip polish: I was wishing for the lip stain instead but after using this, I can't be more glad with this product. I got this product in color Leslie, which is a natural nude color. I was looking for a nude color lipgloss/ lipstick before, so this color is perfect for me. This is a plumper so it leaves your lips a little tingly but it doesn't burn. I love this product and I'm looking to buy more in other colors.

•circus by Andrea's choice in white: I'm not so sure about this nail polish. I got it in white. It looks like I painted my nails with white out. This polish dries very fast but also chips very soon. Mine chips after one day. Meh about this nail polish.

The bag that came with this month is very cute. I love it so much I'm using it as a makeup bag in my purse to work. I put a eyeliner, a mini brush, bronzed, blush, and a small continer with foundation powder!

Great job, MyGlam! Improved so much and as always, I looking forward to August's bag.

Speaking of August... I'm having a very bad heartache and I know it will only get worse when September comes.

June's glam bag- MyGlam

I received my June's glam bag quite early this month and luckily there is no mistakes this time in the bag so there's no more back and forth with e-mail like the past 2 months.

This month's bag is a little different. It isn't the usual zipper makeup bag, but instead it's a clutch purse. I am quite disappointed with the amount of glitter that falls off the clutch purse and it smells disgustingly like dead fish. Re-using this clutch purse is almost impossible, or at least impossible to avoid having glitters all over clothes, floor, hands, and face. Although the bag is gorgeous to look at, but the practical use of it is almost zero. Big no-no on the bag this month.

Let's look at what's inside the bag this month.

• Top-Left: Living Proof- Nourishing styling cream ($26.00US for 4oz., this is a 2oz. sample size)
• This product is a good experimentation for me. I rarely use any products on my hair and I would love to see how this product can improve the dryness of my hair.
• WARNING: the container is extremely sharp on the top. When I opened it for the first time, it gave me a very deep and long cut on my finger. ouch!
• Top-Right: philosophy- take a deep breath oil-free energizing oxygen gel cream moisturizer (Sample size-- price unknown)
• Very long name but this product is amazing. It leaves your skin with a very "light" feeling after application. It doesn't give you the oily or thick feelings like most of the other moisturizer. This product is very good for the humid, sweaty, and oil summer weather.
• I may consider buy this in full size after this.
• Bottom-Left: NYX- Round Lipstick, in color Chloe ($4.00)
• I love the color. It's the bright pink that is just in fashion at the moment. Very smoothing for my lips as well.
• I am looking to buy the other colors as well.
• Bottom-Right: MARBELLA- Permanent Eyeliner Pen ($19.00)
• According to the product introduction card that came along with the bag, it says that this pen is waterproof, smudge free, and long-last semi-permanent. It also says "don't use with lenses" on the product, which scares me because I am constantly wearing contacts.
• I haven't tried this product yet but it seems like the reviews are a mixed of both negative and positive. While the positive reviews claim the eye liner to be long-lasting, the negative reviews say that the long-lasting is.. way too long-lasting.. it's almost impossible to remove it.

This month's products has a worth of approximately ($13+$4+$19)=$36 with a sample size philosophy moisturizer which I'm unable to give it an estimated price.

Great improvement, MyGlam! Can't wait to see July's glam bag!

xoxo

May's Glam Bag- MyGlam

Life has been quite busy recently. My May's Glam Bag arrived a long time ago, the fact that it's already June and I still haven't post a review about May's bag tells you how busy I have been.

Scroll down and look at all the goodies from May's Glam Bag.

A kissy glambag!

Love Sweet Love perfume by philosophy- sample size

An eyeliner brush and a lipliner brush

Nail Art- 20 pieces

Studio Gear Lipstick- in color "Joy"

I am extremely satisfied with this month's bag. I absolutely love the lipstick and the nail art stickers. I already own a eyeliner brush but it wouldn't hurt to have an extra one. In addition, both brushes are very soft. However, the perfume sample- love sweet love by philosophy- is a little too sugary for my taste.

This bag has a worth of over 10 dollars, so I will give it a good in overall rating! The Studio Gear Lipstick is just so amazing, although I may need to get a little tanned to use this color.

P.S. I have also become a subscriber for sample society by beautybar.com for $15 a month. My first box will be shipped early July. Can't wait!

April's Glam Bag- MyGlam

I came home on a Thursday night and saw my monthly MyGlam package sitting in the living room. I didn't wait a second before I took a pair of scissors and cut open the bright pink package.

This month's glam bag improved by a lot, mostly meeting the customers' demands for more makeup products. For the price of 10 dollars a month, I really couldn't have asked for more and I am very impressed by all the customer service and shipping improvements that MyGlam has made so far.

This month's theme is Girls Night Out. And the bag came in a simple metallic pink!
This month's bag includes...

• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil
• DermStore Lip Quench-Moisture Infused Lip Treatment
• All-Belle Eyelashes
• MyGlam All-Over Eyeshadow Brush and Eyeliner Brush

Unfortunately, I didn't get my Urban Decay Eye Pencil with my bag. I have already contacted MyGlam and their quick response and friendly attitude makes me feel much appreciated. I was told that I will be receiving my eye pencil in the mail in a week or two. And I can't wait to try on the Eye Pencil since I have always been a big Urban Decay fan.
Overall, this month's bag has an
over $10 worth of products (including the UD eye pencil that I'm missing).
The All-Belle Eyelashes are great and they look very natural. The only problem would be my eyelashes applying skill is ridiculously.. hmm... low and clumsy. The two brushes are great especially the eyeliner brush as it works great with gel-liner products, which I use a lot. The DermStore Lip treatment is also something that can be valued since everyone can benefits from some glossy and soft lips.
Conclusion: Great job, MyGlam!

I need to think of a good way to reuse all these beautiful glam bags. I may make this a wristlet for a true girls night out use?

MyGlam March bag Opening and Review

It's middle of March and that means I should be expecting my glam bag anytime soon. When I came home on a Saturday night after an episode of crying in the afternoon, I came home to my March's glam bag package on the table in my living room. I did not wait an extra second before opening my March surprise.

This month is about repairing and restoring our winter-torn skin and hair and getting ready for a beautiful spring.

Here is a list of products/samples in the bag:

• Pur-lisse Pur-Protect SPF 30 Essential Daily Moisturizer
• Murad Eye Lift Perfector
• DermStore $25 off $50 coupon
• Pur-lisse Pur-Lip Comfort Daily Lip Nourisher
• Keracolor Color Enhancing Leave-In Treatment
• Pink Crease Brush & Case

Overview:

• This month's bag is fine. Not much better than last month's bag but also not much worse. Many of the samples are very small and the brand names are fairly new to me. However, I do like the cute little bag that surprises me every month and I really needed the Lip Nourisher since my lips have become so dry after winter.
• The pink crease brush and case are also very nice. I especially like the brush case because I have plenty of 'homeless' brushes sitting around my desk. However, the brush seems to smell very weird and I will see if I would really want to use it or not after a wash.

Disappointments:

• The first disappointment would be that this month included no makeup products. I was expecting a spring-color eyeshadow, or maybe a pink lipsticks, or maybe even a cute color nail polish. But that didn't happen this month.
• The second disappointment would be that the sample sizes are very small and it is very difficult to really test out if a product is nice or not with such a small amount to sample.

By the way, I was chosen as one of the two winners for MyGlam's Facebook page February bag photo contest. This is the photo that I submitted,


Let's hope Spring will bring hope and happiness once again in my life. Looking forward to April's MyGlam bag!

MyGlam February Bag

Many may know already how big of a fan I am when it comes to makeup. I have all varieties of eye liners, eye shadows, mascaras, foundation, powder, lip sticks/glosses... you got the idea.

Recently I am subscribed to Michelle Phan's new MyGlam business and have one glam bag shipped to me every month for the price of 10 dollars. Each month, the glam bag will contain a few sample or full size products in a little cute bag. And for this month, I received this cutie!

The bag contains:

• A sample size X Out Shine Control moisturizer
• A full size NYX Roll On Shimmer
• A sample size Premier Dead Sea Cinderella Mask
• A sample size Freeman Facial Mask Sachets
• A $100 Gift Card at NuMe Professional Styling Tools and Hair Extensions

One a side note, I absolutely love this cute little makeup bag! I am deciding whether it should be my night-out makeup bag or my work-day makeup bag.

And this is what I came up with, using the nude color Roll On Shimmer from NYX and the X Out Shine Control moisturizer as the lotion base.

I used the shimmer as an eye shadow but soon I realize that the shimmer thins out very quickly. I used dark brown, medium brown, nude, and white on my eyes to create a very natural look. I then applied a layer of the pink-ish nude color shimmer on the inner corners extending it to the middle part of my eyelids, and eventually blended out everything and applied my favorite eyeliner and mascara.

On the rest of my face, I used concealer, mineral powder, and bronzer; and for my lips, I used a combination of a red color and pink color for shadowing for an effect for fuller lips.

I can't really say I have a favorite item from this bag and I was expecting better high-end or more full size products, like the ones that were given out from earlier glam bags. However, for the price of 10 dollars a month, I am willing to stay and see how MyGlam will improve in the future.

I'm looking forward to the March glam bag.