September 2012 MyGlam Bag

Another great bag from MyGlam! I am very happy with the September bag. I think that they are going to eventually give everyone the entire Andrea's Choice Circus Collection. :)

Here's what I got:

Soho Smudge Brush. I love that MyGlam sends items that you can use forever! I loved their previous brush collection so I hope there's more where this came from.

Andrea's Choice Circus in Tightrope.

Mirabella eyeshadow. This packaging is a little weird. Once you take it out of the cardboard, it's just the pressed powder in a tin. No cover or anything. Oh well!

                                    

Jame lipgloss. This stuff smells fantastic!

 Moni Repairing Split Ends. This product says you can use it on wet or dry hair which I think is great!

I am in love with MyGlam and it's absolutely my favorite subscription service!

MyGlam Bag August 2012

Once again, the My Glam girls put together an awesome bag! My only complaint is that the top of my lipgloss is broken, rendering it unusable. :( It makes me incredibly sad. I have an email out to customer service to see if they will replace it.

Circus by Andrea's Choice in Ringmaster. Some people were annoyed that MyGlam sent polish out two months in a row--and the same brand at that. However, I LOOOVE polish (if you hadn't noticed) so I was thrilled! Especially since these bottles are huge!

Demeter Dragon Fruit Roll On Perfume. This smells fantastic. Normally I hate getting perfume samples in these bags, but this thing smells so wonderful that I'm actually very happy!

Salty Cosmetics Loose Mineral Shadow in Glama-Zoid. This is going to be a great highlighting shade! It's not nearly as purple as it looks in the photo. It's pearlescent and only  needs a light touch to get a great effect.

Eclos serum and cream. I have never tried this brand, but a lot of people were thrilled it was in this month's bag so I have high hopes.

Custom MyGlam lipgloss! I was super excited about this. Then, I go to swatch it for you and the entire top comes off! Gloss spilled out the sides! I am very bummed about this especially since the color is great and the gloss smells wonderful! Lots of sad faces. :(  :(  :(   I have emailed customer service to see if they will send me a replacement, so fingers crossed!

Sad, broken tube. *TEARS*

My Glam is absolutely my favorite monthly sampling company out there. They always rock my world. Hopefully they will rock it even harder by sending me a replacement gloss!

Circus by Andrea's Choice Somersault Mani

I received Somersault in the July 2012 MyGlam Bag. Check out the entire post here. It is not a color I would normally have selected for myself and in fact, is only the second yellow I have in my house. The first is from an L.A. Colors haul that I have yet to post about. :)

I didn't really like the yellow alone on my skin tone, so I did a half and half with Orly Royal Navy. I liked the effect until people wouldn't stop asking me if I was a University of Michigan fan! LOL! I didn't even know that yellow and blue were their colors! :)

My Glam July 2012

I have already received the July 2012 MyGlam bag! This is the third month in a row where I'm totally thrilled with the entire bag. They are really blowing the other sample services out of the water! If you haven't gotten on their waiting list yet, I highly recommend it. I look forward the most to MyGlam every month!

Here's what we got for the month of July. The theme was going to the beach.

Full size Circus by Andrea's Choice nail color. I don't own a single yellow polish. While it isn't my first choice of colors (and thus, why I don't own any yellow and I own 100 reds) I am very happy with the polish. I think I could use some yellow in my collection and this one is really nice sunshine yellow. It's perfect for the summer!

Yes to Cucumber facial towelettes. I have never heard of this brand before, but it would appear they have won an award from Allure magazine. I am excited to try them!

Nu-Me Hydro Punch conditioner. It was perfect for me to get this today because I am almost out of conditioner! For some reason, I go through conditioner way faster than I go through shampoo. :)

Juice Beauty green apple moisturizer. This tube made the whole Glam bag smell amazing! Usually, when you open the bag, it has a funky plastic smell. This month, I opened that shiny pink envelope and it smelled great! This moisturizer was the culprit! The smell was so strong I thought that something had spilled...but it hadn't! Phew!

Josie Maran lip and cheek stain in Jitterbug. This was one of the items that could have been a Buxom lip gloss or this Maran stain. I'm very glad I got the stain because I already own 100 Buxom glosses!!! This color is quite pretty, too. I seem to have such great luck with the colors I get in my Glam bags!

Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day!!

MyGlam Bag June 2012

For the second month in a row, MyGlam has knocked it out of the park! This month's bag is another super awesome one. I like how even they give fewer products than other companies, the products are all really nice sizes (if not full size) and it's stuff I'm going to use regularly.

This one seriously rocks!

Here we go...

The bag is a gold glitter. Watch out! Some of it gets on your hands. :)

Philosophy gel cream moisturizer. This is a fantastic brand and I've never tried this specific product so I am very excited!

Mirabella semi-permanent eyeliner pen. I'm not sure how "semi-permanent" this is. The line I drew on my hand was gone with very little rubbing. I'm excited to try out the application, though. I've never used an eyeliner pen like this. I usually use a gel pot eyeliner. This will be something fun and new to try!

NYX lipstick. Woohoo! I'm a total lipstick fanatic. This one is Chloe and it sure is a HOT, bright pink. I'll wear it on the days when I'm feeling more brave. :) I usually wear pink or red lipstick, but for some reason, this one seems super loud! I'm sure I'll get lots of use out of it though! With brave lipstick, a little confidence goes a long way. :)

And finally, Living Proof no frizz styling cream. This is a top-notch brand and the sample size is huge! I'll be able to use this for months and months! Every product from Living Proof that I've ever tried, I've loved, so this is going to be great!

There were a few coupons from Living Proof and Philosophy as well.

This was a great bag and if MyGlam keeps up this momentum, they will become the leaders in makeup subscriptions!

Go My Glam!

Nail Bling Instant Manicure Review

I received these Nail Bling Instant Manicure stickers in the May 2012 My Glam Bag. I was very impressed! They were easy to apply and easy to remove. The package says that they can last up to 10 days but since I have nail ADD, I only wore them for one day. I got a ton of compliments at work. I was even able to convince one person that I'd done the design with nail polish. LOL. She is pretty gullible, though. ;)

My Glam Bag May 2012

The girls at My Glam freaking NAILED IT this month! I love this bag! It even has a perfume sample and I'm still loving it!

Here's what awesome stuff we got this month:

First up, some nail bling! I'd tried a different brand of this style product and didn't really like it. But, I'm very excited to try another brand because I think the concept is a good one.

Then, two more makeup brushes. I have been loving the other brushes we've received and I'm thrilled to add two more to my collection. The quality of these brushes is excellent and I don't know how they can afford to include them, but I'm glad they can!

Then, a Philosophy perfume sample. I'm not even going to complain about it because the rest of the bag is so amazing!

And, I saved the last for best! A full sized lip stick! In a great color! Woohoo!!!

To see this color on a person and swatched on my hand, please head over to You Tube and check out my channel: youtube.com/annemarielsmith

Isn't this a great bag!!! I love it!

April 2012 MyGlam

I think that I should start giving my mailman a Valentine's day gift each year because I sure do love it when he visits my house!! :) :) :)

Here's what we got in this month's MyGlam Bag. I like this bag the most so far, even though it feels like we got less stuff. I don't know why it feels like that...

First up, false eyelashes. I was pretty excited about getting some falsies when I saw the teaser on their Facebook page. I wear falsies all the time and love trying new pairs! However, these ones are weird They are SUPER long and big and don't look natural at all. Maybe that's the point, but I like falsies to accentuate my lashes so that people ask me what mascara I have on. I don't want them to look ridiculous!! These ones would look silly. Also, the packaging isn't in English. That's ok...but should there be a translation somewhere?

Next, URBAN DECAY!!! WOOHOO!!!! Need I say more? This brand is amazing! I got the color Radium which is one I don't already have, so it's extra awesome.

Next up, brushes! I really liked the brush from last month's bag so I'm happy to have more. I like to have lots of brushes! I use a fresh, clean brush every day when I do my makeup so the more I have the better. Then when they're all dirty, I wash them all at once. The more brushes I have, the less often I have to wash them!

Last nut not least, we got some lip moisturizer. Not much to say on this one, but I do have constantly chapped lips and I'm obsessed with lip products.

I am very happy that they didn't include a coupon this month. I hate coupons and perfume samples in my boxes. They are just filler and I'm not going to fall for it!

Thank you for reading and I hope you have a beautiful day!

MyGlam March 2012

I received the March MyGlam bag in the mail yesterday! It was perfect timing because I was coming home from the hospital (I'd been recovering from major surgery) and it was such a nice treat to have waiting for me!

Here's what we got this month:

And here are the items one-by-one:

First is a eyeshadow brush. I love the softness of it, but it will still be stiff enough to apply shadow. I like the pink case it came in because you can put other brushes in it if you're traveling.

We were also sent a Keracolor leave in conditioner. It's in two packets because it's activated by mixing them together. Based on the instructions on the back, it appears that this is meant to be two uses. It's meant for all types of hair and it says it's a color-enhancing treatment. I don't know if that means natural color, dyed color, or both. I have dyed hair so I'll be very sad if it takes some color out!

We also received Pur-Lisse lip treatment. I'm very excited about this product because I get dry lips frequently. It appears to be a very high end chapstick. :) But, that doesn't mean it won't be awesome!

Also included was a sample pouch of Pur-lisse moisturizer. I wish it was a little bigger because I like to use samples for a few days in a row before I make up my mind. I like how they included two products from the same brand. That's a good idea because then people can compare it as a brand to their regular routine rather than just comparing one product.

Another item is little pouch of Murad Eye Lift Perfector. I don't have an opinion yet either way. I know that Murad is a popular brand, so it will be nice to try it.

Lastly, we received a coupon for $25 off a purchase of $50 or more at dermstore.com. I haven't heard of the web site before and I haven't had a chance to look through it. It seems like a decent coupon, though. I might be able to pick up some of my favorites there.

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