I just received my second box from Influenster (a site that provides free boxes of items for people to try and review) and I'm in love with this box. The items that I have tried I will briefly review here but those that I haven't been able to try yet I will review in the near future.
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The contents
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SOYJOY bar
I confess that this is the first thing in the box that I tried (hey, I was hungry). After my experience with the LARABAR that I got in my Holiday VoxBox (blech) I was a little skeptical but I found this bar to be surprisingly tasty. The texture of the non-fruit part I found to be reminiscent of that of the non-fruit part of a Fig Newton. In a few reviews I read other Influenster's found their bar to be too dry, perhaps they had a different flavor because mine wasn't particularly dry. My only complaint is that, for a product that claims to be a healthy snack, 15% of your daily allowance of saturated fat seems to be a bit much.
Dr. Scholl's for Her - Ball of Foot Cushions
I threw these puppies into my favorite pair of stiletto heels. Thus far I am impressed they were easy to put in and once in they stayed put. I was worried they may slip or slide out of place but the adhesive is sticky enough to hold them in place. I'm not sure if they will come out easily or not and I'm a bit afraid to try to take them out because then they may not be sticky anymore (not to mention I don't want to damage my shoes!). They did feel a bit weird when I first put my shoes on, it was just odd having padding filling in all the gaps between my toes, etc. They did however make my feet very comfortable.
Sheer Cover Duo Concealer
I received a sample of this from a different (paid) sample bag a month or two ago. It is smooth and creamy and easy to blend and covers pretty well. The problem: even the lightest shade is too dark for me. I'm just plain too pale. I can't tell you how this holds up through out the course of the day because I simply can't wear it. :/
Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Wash
First of all may I say that I love the smell of Aveeno products, that oatmeal & something else smell, mmm. So in the smell department it is a win. This lathers up nicely and doesn't leave skin feeling tight nor like there is stuff sitting on the surface still. I've used it twice so far and it does seem to have reduced my dry skin quite a bit already! I may have to buy a full size bottle of this when I run out of the sample.
Bath & Body Works Fine Fragrance Mist - Sweet Pea
First off, I love the sweet pea scented products, I had a bunch a few years ago but I ran out. *clutches bottle* I'm so glad to have some again, it smells so good! The Bath and Body Works Fragrances are not the strongest scents on the planet, which is actually good for summer because increased temperatures can intensify the scent you are wearing and overpowering scents are not fun. The scent lasts a decent amount of time for an inexpensive body spray. If you do want the scent to be stronger (and last longer) simply combine with lotion of the same scent. I love the new designs for the bottles, they are so simple and pretty!
ChapStick Lip Shield 365
I confess that I haven't gotten around to trying this product yet. ChapStick brand lip balms tend to dry lips out more than they actually moisturize (as do many other lip balm brands including Blistex). They make them drying so you will apply more often essentially. I will say that it is nice that it has a high SPF, it is easy to forget that our lips need protection from UV rays too. I'll review this soon in a separate post.
Sally Hansen Salon Effects: Nail Polish Strips
I have not tried these yet only because in the past week I managed to break 3 of my fingernails. I really love this design and I want to wait until my nails grow back out and are even before I use them. I've heard good things about these nail polish strips and I'm SO excited to try them! I will review them in a separate post.
