Beauty Product Junkie

I love, love, love samples! My mother got me into signing up for free samples years ago and I still get excited whenever something arrives in the mail that I, half of the time, don't even remember signing up for. A few months ago, I was watching my fave YouTube beauty guru, Andrea Choice, share this concept that was new to me where you sign up to receive a bag of beauty product samples each month for just 10 bucks a month. I was instantly intrigued and decided to look into it.  Low and behold there are tons of websites out there that do this type of program for beauty sampling! I can spend hours in Ulta and Sephora looking at all the products and have a blast doing so. But how amazing would it be to get samples of products I have yet to try because of not having the guts to buy it or the cost. I signed up for two of the programs recently and am pleased so far. I have received deluxe size samples for makeup, hair, skin, nails, and fragrances. So check out these websites if you're also a product junkie like myself!

• Glam Bag: $10 a month for 4-5 random high end products shipped in a clutch style bag. 
• Beauty Army: $12 a month for 6 products that you select. They show you 9 products and you choose which 6 you like. They even do a sample box for men. 
• Test Tube: $29.95 plus S/H for a tube of 10-15 of mostly full size products, a magazine and a giftcard that is shipped only every 3 months.
• Birchbox:  Very similar to Glambag for $10 a month you get 5-6 well-known trial size samples but shipped in a box. They also have a box for men 
• Conscious Box: Now this box is my fave because all the products are natural and/or organic, eco-friendly and 100% vegetarian. I'm a bit of a hippie! You get beauty products, food, and lots more for $19 a month.
• Beautyfix: $49.99 every season for 8 only full size and/or deluxe size high end products that you handpick from a large selection of items. Use this promo code for $30 off for first timers only: BFBLOG
• Julep Maven: This sampling progam is strictly for nail care. $19 a month and you receive nail colors and mani/pedi products. Promo code to get your first box for just a penny: PENNY

 There are tons more but these programs seemed to have the best reviews of all. 

Autism Awareness

   

For those that don't know April is National Autism Awareness Month.  The puzzle pattern of the ribbon reflects the mystery and complexity of autism.  The different colors and shapes represents the diversity of people and families living with this disorder.  The brightness of the ribbon signals hope - hope through research and increasing awareness in people like you.

Allow me to introduce myself,

Sooo I'm really doing it, writing my very own blog. I've been intrigued with the blogsphere for quite some time, just never thought it was something i could really pull off myself. But after keeping up with a journal so far this year i have finally decided to give this a try..I fell in love with Tumblr a while ago and this i hope will be a bit more personal extension of that. Not sure what my intentions with my blog are yet but i plan to share my travels abroad and domestic, my love for reading, cooking, being healthy, and all the etc.  I have many events planned this year so it shouldn't be that boring...lol 

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."