Glossybox February 2014 Spoilers

Got my box on the 28th!

Glossybox for February may have a pink theme and will include:
Spoiler 1: Lauren B. Beauty Nail Polish
Spoiler 2: Kala Contrast Eye Pencil from Sumita Beauty (Thanks for the heads up Lucia!) (Is it just me or does the color Kala seem to be Black?)

Spoiler 3: Anatomicals Puffy the Eye Bag Slayer
Spoiler 4: Renu Lip and Eye Active Lift
Spoiler 5: Pureology Colour Fanatic Hair Treatment Spray



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Ipsy My Glam Bag February 2014 (SPOILERS!) *Glam Rooms have updated!

 DHL claims my bag will be here on the 18th, but I am guessing the next couple of days.  We shall see.  I think I am getting the lippie in Peony, the Zoya in Odette (purple), the Blush in Fresh Melon, the Tini in Spiced Rum.
I am getting..

POP Beauty Plump Pout Mini (Fun!)	Zoya Nail Polish  (Love this!)	City Color Be Matte Blush (Happy with this!)	Tini Beauty Eyetini Cordial Cream Shadow + Base In One (This should be fun to try!)	NuMe Intense Renewal Mask (I will use it but I am not excited.)

*Hey Sweet Peeps- Feel free to post when there are sneak peeks you want me to weigh in on or if you have any guesses.  I try to be quick on the draw, but I hate thinking I might be missing out.

The bag spoiler is up! Image Credit: Ipsy

The Ipsy bag theme is "Look of Love" and the bags will include:

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Spoiler 1: Pop Beauty Plump Pout Lip Gloss (Thanks for the heads up that this spoiler pic was up Emily!) in the colors Peony or Freesia.  ALL Glam bag subscribers will be getting one of these.

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Spoiler 2: Zoya Nail Polish! Yay! SO happy about this one! Variations are Odette and Dot. ALL Glam bag subscribers will be receiving one of these.

Image Credit: Ipsy

Spoiler 3: Be Matte Blush from City Color Cosmetics in Fresh Melon, Blackberry, Dragonfruit, or Toasted Coconut.

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Spoiler 4: Jesse's Girl 9 Pan Eyeshadow Palette in Tickled Pink, Brown Eyed Girl, Behind Blue Eyes, or The Eyes Have It.
Spoiler 5: J.Cat False Eyelashes in EL 43, EL747L, EL747XS, EL01, EL05, EL13, EL15, EL20, EL66, EL213
Spoiler 6: Evercolor Starlight Waterproof Eyeliner Singles from Mally Beauty
Spoiler 7: EyetiniCordial Cream Shadow in Spiced Rum, Violette,  or Ambrosia
Spoiler 8: Vito-C Velvet Gel

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Spoiler 9: Moist & Firm Beauty Balm in Light from IPKN
Spoiler 10: RituOil from Überliss
Spoiler 11: Hawaiian Ruby Guava Mini Body Butter from Pacifica
Spoiler 12: Fresh Start Mask with Ice Age Mud from Skyn Iceland
Spoiler 13: Skin Rescue Cleanser With Red Clay from First Aid Beauty
Spoiler 14: Dr.Lin Skincare Acne Spot Corrector
Spoiler 15: NuMeIntense Renewal Mask


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Birchbox February 2014 Individual Box Spoilers have updated!

I will got my box!

Smashbox Cosmetics Full Exposure Mascara (Love Smashbox, open to trying it.)

Agave Healing Oil Treatment - 4 oz. (I have a lot of stuff like this at the moment so meh.)

OPI Sheer Tints Color-Tinted Top Coat (Love OPI, and I own nothing like this, so I am happy!) 

Smashbox Cosmetics Full Exposure Palette (I really like Smashbox shadows, and I do not have this one.)

ElevenSkin REFRESH Cleanser  

The Birchbox sneak peek video is up! This month they are doing a partnership with US Weekly. This month's theme is Step and Repeat (Thanks for the heads up k!-apparently I got a little muddled in my excitement ;-).

Products being sampled this month include:
Beauty Protector Protect & Oil
Bain de Terre Passion Flower Shampoo
Bain de Terre Passion Flower Conditioner
Dr. Brandt Pores No More Pore Refiner
Cynthia Rowley Beauty Liquid Liner
Benefit Big Easy
Benefit It's Potent Eye Cream
Benefit Fakeup
Ruby Wing Color Changing Nail Polish (YAY! I love this kind of stuff!  I have one of their color changing polishes and it is fun!)

Happy to see the Benefit stuff in there, and I am excited about the Ruby Wing, but this month's spoilers are not super exciting at face value. That said, my opinion often changes once I get the box and start playing :-)


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POPSUGAR Must Have February 2014

Got my box today and I can confirm that it is more fun in person than it appeared in the spoilers.  :-)

The February POPSUGAR box!

Spoiler 1: Brooks Jewelry Roll from Gorjana and Griffin
Spoiler 2: Sugarwish Mini Red Cinnamon Hearts
Spoiler 3: Dial Vitamin Boost Body Wash
Spoiler 4: Peony Travel Candle from K Hall Designs
Spoiler 5: Modelco Lip Pops Duo Lip Gloss and Lipstick
Spoiler 6: Face Serum from Nourish Organics
Spoiler 7: Rodeo Drive Royalty Nail Polish from NCLA

You can get $5 off with this code: REFERFRIENDS OR GET5
Get $10 off your first box with BOX10

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How to get your Beauty Blender REALLY clean and stain free!

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Keeping my makeup brushes and tools REALLY clean is apparently REALLY important to me ;-)  I wash the brushes I have used during the week usually at the end of every week. Often, I pair this with a post-wash manicure or face mask while I clean so the process feels pampering.

Because of all I heard about the issues people had with staining and cleaning the Beauty Blender, I was really late to try it. I did not love the idea of using something that I could not be sure I could keep really clean. The idea just seemed gross. And they are much too costly to be considered readily disposable.

So I did quite a lot of hunting for solutions and...I FOUND ONE! Now to be clear, this is not in ANY WAY my innovation, but I tested it and found that it made my Beauty Blender stain free and looking like new. In fact, I doubt anyone could tell the difference between it and a new one. Seriously.

Enough beating around the bush, I only have one alteration from Ann's advice on Amazon
which is that I still rinse mine off before I let it dry completely to clean it. Other than that I did precisely as she said.

I figured out how to get the beauty blender completely clean! I've been doing this for about a month now, and it consistently cleans the blender perfectly. Instead of washing after use, I let it dry dirty and wash right before use. Put the cleaner on the sponge while it's dry, and rub it in with your hands. Then, under warm water, just splash a tiny bit of water on it, and work it in. Then, get it real nice and soaked and get all the soap out and all the color should come out and your sponge will look like new again!

SO many people have this problem with the Beauty Blender that I really wanted to share this because it really does work. Many, MANY thanks to Ann for sharing this!

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