Oct. 2014 Ipsy Subscription Box Review

Ipsy is a $10 monthly subscription bag that sends its subscribers a small makeup bag along with four to five full and sample products that match their preferences. These preferences are defined by the completiom of a survey at the beginning of sign up at Ipsy.com. For example you can choose to mark as favorites eye shadows and facial masks, while leaving off lipsticks and mascaras. Of course this does not mean that you will never get these products, but instead  Ipsy will try to provide you with the product you prefer and sometimes introduce you to products that you thought you would never like, but may end up liking. 

Also after sending their monthly bags, Ipsy provides their subscribers with special discount coupons for the products of the month!

So these are the product that I got this month:

 Patagonia Body Butter Sample.

 This body butter smells really good. It's not strongly scented, but it has a relaxing smell that I personally like. It is really moisturizing and smooth. I would definitely consider purchasing when after I run out of it. 

Purifying Exfoliant Sample

I am not really excited about this because my face is really delicate and every time I try to do something on it, I just break out, but I may try it some time to see how my skin reacts to it. 

Mica Beauty Cosmetics Eye Sadow

I was not really excited about this eye shadow at the beginning because I couldn't see myself using it. But then I discovered how multi purpose this shadow is. It could be used as an eyeliner or lipgloss if you mix it with water or vaseline. I am not sure how that works yet, but I'm definitely very curious to try!

i-Envy by Kiss Lashes

This is the only thing I was really really excited and grateful for because my lashes are done for and I really needed new ones. Also, I needed a new eye lash glue because my old one had dried out because I forgot to put the cap on... Oops!

Starlooks Lipsgloss Sample

I hate lipglosses, so I'm glad that I only got a teeny sample of this. I just don't like the sticky feeling on my lips. But the pink is a really nice natural color. 

The veredict of this month's Ipsy bag is...

Ehh Okay

I received around $18 worth of products for my $10. So it was not that impressive this month. And I also received products that I do not like. So I'm not really happy. 

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O Mighty Grinch Top/ Pacsun Mom Shorts

Top : O-Mighty 

Shorts: Pacsun

I bought my top from the sale section for $10, which was super cheap compared to the prices of their regular products, which are priced around $45. O-mighty is a quite expensive online store, but it is definitely worth it because the quality of their clothing is really good, or at least the one crop top that I have from them does have a good quality and is very comfortable.

The shorts I have, I purchased in stores during the summer, it was quite expensive, but totally worth it because of the soft and comfortable denim and perfect sizing. I do not remember how much it was exactly, but I think it was around $30. After about a week of my purchase, there was a sale on all of their shorts and I felt quite angry about the fact that I didn't wait for the discount, but I do feel good about having bought them before, because during the sale, these shorts were not available anymore, so I assume that they sold out (?).

That is all I have to say from this outfit, if you have any questions, please comment down below. And thank you very much!

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Jamba Juice Fruit & Veggie Smoothie Review

Orange Carrot Karma (Left)

Contains fresh carrot juice, orange, banana, and mango.

3.0 fruit and veggie servings

Kale-Ribbean Breeze (Right)

Contains kale, mango, passion fruit + Greek yogurt +chia seeds

3.5 fruit and veggie servings/ protein 10g

Jamba Juice is well known for its fruit and vegetable smoothies because they are very tasty, healthy, and fresh. For me, this was the first time that I had ever been to +Jamba Juice and tried a smoothie. I really surprised at first with the color of the smoothies, because I did't expect them to be so colorful! It was really intriguing and exciting to try these smoothies for the first time. 

I have to say that I was really pleased with what I got. Both of the smoothies had an interesting flavor to them because of the addition of the vegetable, but they didn't lose their sweet delicious flavor from the fruits. I was also really happy about the fact that these smoothies were really healthy and refreshing.

I know that +Jamba Juice will become one of my favorite places to visit because of the variety of foods and drinks that they sell. Not only do they sell smoothies, but they also have acai bowls, fruit bowls, sandwiches, wraps, juices, and even oatmeal. 

I would recommend +Jamba Juice  to those people who like to stay healthy and energized during their day without having to sacrifice their sweet tooth. I would also recommend it for people who want to have a quick breakfast before school or working, and even for lunch, or simply hanging our with friends!

One last thing, if you sign up at +Jamba Juice you will get $3 off your next purchase!
Go to : jambajuice.com/rewards
or text REWARDS to 411247

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Charlotte Russe Butterfly Print High-Low Skirt

After a couple of years, I finally decided to wear this skirt. I don't know why I hadn't used it before because it's gorgeous and I love it. I actually bought it during "Happy Hour" at +Charlotte Russe, which is the time where the store gives random discounts to costumers for a limited amount if hours during the weekend. I think I got this skirt for half the price or so, and I also got myself another orange/lace high low skirt that I haven't used yet...

Outfit Info:

Top +Styles For Less 

Skirt +Charlotte Russe 

Hair +Evalectric 

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Rita's Italian Ice and Custard Cone Review

Rita's is an Italian Ice cream place where they have a variety of frozen dessert options. They range from water based to egg based ice creams, delicious toppings, waffle cones, and even custard cookie sandwiches. 

We decided to go just because we had a coupon for "buy one get one free" for any product at Rita's. We got the Sugar Free Dragon Fruit Italian Ice With Vanilla Custard Gelati, and the chocolate and Vanilla Flavored Custard Cone. 

Honestly, I thought that the custard was the sweetest thing I have ever tasted. Don't get me wrong, it was really delicious but it gets to the point where it is just too much. Maybe Rita's  should consider having smaller sizes or serving less custard on the gelati. Or maybe it's just me. I don't know. I just got really tired of the sweet custard. But I really enjoyed the Sugar Free Grapefruit Italian Ice. 

I think that the Italian ice is simply perfect because it is no too sweet and you can enjoy lots of it. The grapefruit flavor tasted more like some kind of red gummy, not really natural flavored, but it was still good. 

Overall it was a great and overly sweet treat for me. If you have a sweet tooth, you should definitely try the custards, but if you can't handle too much sweetness like me, go for the water based flavors, unsweetened ice or the Italian ice. 

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