VoxBox Obsession

Guys I have been blogging for four months now! You know what that means? 

GIVEAWAY!

Haha I'm totally joking. Guys I'm broke. And mean. 

There will be no Rafflecopter here for you to spend the next four hours of your life completing. Seriously, I entered ONE giveaway and all of a sudden I realized I was 34 and had two children and a mortgage. 

Okay, slightly dramatic but giveaways will most likely not be happening here. I think it's great that bloggers want to promote their blogs and whatnot but I have already accepted that this blog is not going to make me any money except in perhaps I can save some $20 copays by just bitching about my life on here instead of booking an appointment with my therapist. 

But anyways, one thing that has been a kind of nice perk since I've been blogging and social media-ing and whatnot is getting free stuff online. 

That's right, I'm an moocher influenster! Even though the only person I really "influence" is my mom, I guess the influenster team was surprised by my 16 followers and 97 page views and was like "Let's send this girl a VoxBox. Nay... let's send her two."

So this is my second VoxBox and it is the Sunkissed Summer 2013 VoxBox. 

Here are all mah goodies. 

Here's everything all together. I received Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream, Dr. Schools For Her High Heel Insoles, Sinful Colors Sinful Shine Nail Polish and Goody Hair Ouchless Ribbon Elastics. 

So this is actually my first ever BB Cream. And it's the perfect shade for me: Fair to Light. Cause let's be real here: I'm whiiiiiite. For some reason, the picture below makes it look like I have pigment, I don't. It's all lies. But the color blends really nicely and has a faint, almost sunscreen-esque smell to it. I have used it today in lieu of any sort of foundation and it provided a very sheer, light coverage. I also like how it does include 15 SPF (which probably accounts for the sunscreen smell... duh Jessica) but I like it so far. A+ for me. And it's a great size sample. Good job guys!

I am glad I got these because I woke up one day and all of a sudden hair ribbons were like a thing and I did not get that memo and it was humiliating. But now I'm cool again. I am excited to try these out because I think they make it look like I put a little extra effort in my appearance (even though that's a lie, too). Also because I am going poo free I need any extra help I can get because lately I've been feeling gross. 

Fun fact: Google "Greasy Hair" and the first sub-category that comes up is Kristen Stewart. Poor girl.

Insoles! For all the high heels I do not wear! I used to love heels and swim in them and shower in them and sleep in them and love them. Then I got a boyfriend who is only like 2 inches taller than me (Yes, I'm one of those girls who like the man to be taller than me. Feminism died a little today). I am needing a new pair of pumps for when I start my clinical internship in the Fall and these will most definitely be used. 

So those are my goodies. Jealous? Join up on Influenster and start getting free stuff. Or better yet, let me invite you so I can keep getting more free stuff. Post your email below if you want an invite. 

And without further ado, I have to get back to writing a 6 page paper on how I benefit in life from being a White girl. So far all I have is 2 pages and some clip art. #gradschoolpapertopics

My #SpringFever Vox Box

So I was lucky enough to receive Influenster's Spring Fever Vox Box this past month and because promptness is something that I value yet never follow, I am only posting about it now. 

But it was a fun little box to receive and I loved the surprise of not knowing what was inside. Ha that's totally a lie. I watched like 70 unboxing videos before I opened mine and then I tore into it the minute the postman dropped it off. Not ashamed. 

Does anyone else Google what's coming in their VoxBox or subscription boxes? I always Google 

previews of my ipsy box a month in advance. I hate surprises. Even "good" ones. 

So anyways, here is the awesome stuff I got that I am sure you have already seen on 36 other blogs before mine:

Full disclosure: There was a delicious s'more flavored TastyKake that unfortunately was devoured before this photo was taken. RIP. 

So my favorite out of the VoxBox was for sure the NYC Applelicious lip balm. It smells divine, tastes great (we are supposed to lick it off, right?) and has a nice subtle red color. I have been using this stuff  a lot.

What I haven't been using so much? The imPress press-on nails. After the TastyKake, these guys were the first thing I wanted to try. I followed the instructions 100% and slapped them on. Pressed them on tightly and voila: 

Yes, they look like crap. My pinky looks fantastic though, you have to admit that one at least looks good. 

So a few things:

1- It was hard for me to make these look natural. I tried to match the shapes and sizes but it was pretty fruitless. Only like two fingers looked natural. And it was basically my two pinkies. The most useless appendages of all. 

2- They did not stick. As in, they came off within 2 hours. As in I got so annoyed I just picked them all off and was thisclose to getting the super Gorilla glue to seal them to my nails but then I remembered that I was mildly educated and that this was a very bad idea. 

So basically. Don't waste your money. 

Then I got some deodorant:

What can I say about deodorant? It's great. Smells nice. Doesn't leave any annoying white marks. Makes me feel cool and fresh. And due to my ambiguous Middle Eastern roots, I also sweat a lot so I appreciate any kind of deodorant. Especially free deodorant. No complaints here. 

Lastly I got some fancy shmancy hair product from Schwarzkopf: 

I have used it a couple of times. I like it because I am not a hair gel kind of gal, but it doesn't look or feel as stiff as hair gel. Also my boyfriend is a hair gel fiend and was impressed with this. That means a lot seeing as he is pretty much a connoisseur of hair gel. 

Did you guys get a Vox Box? Were you impressed? Share your thoughts and feelings with me!