Joy, Life and More

Here are a few products I'm loving at the start of 2015!  Stila In The Light Eye Palette, on sale $20 Stila  Stila's In The Light has been my go-to makeup palette this month! It is not new and has been around for awhile. I think that is why it's being phased out on the  Stila  website. I received this as a Christmas gift, and as someone getting back into makeup, it has been a great starter palette. There is a lovely mix of mattes and shimmer eye shadows, the latter which is fine for day wear when combined with the mattes. It also comes with a booklet showing different looks with the eye shadows. I definitely recommend this palette especially if you are using makeup for the first time or getting back into makeup like I am! Equate Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover, $3.97 Walmart I picked up this eye makeup remover after watching YouTuber JulieG. mention this as her go-to eye makeup remover. It is affordable and works well removing makeup. I use this makeup ...

By far my favorite beauty box subscription is  Boxycharm  which costs $21/month. Now this may seem a little expensive but you get 4 full-sized items and 1 luxury-sized item. The total for all the items in the box usually retail for more than $100. That is a great deal especially if you don't own a lot of beauty items or want to try out a variety but don't know where to start. This is my 3rd Boxycharm box, and I am always excited to see what is included and never disappointed. This month's box included the following items: beauty for real The Perfect Pencil ($14) and beauty for real True Color Lip Cream in "Always There" ($22) Mirabella Face Prime ($29) Pur-lisse Skin Sparkle Flash Tattoos ($12) Tarte Maracuja Bronzing Serum ($47) Total value of the box was $124. Boxycharm is a monthly beauty box subscription costing $21/month. It usually includes 4 full sized items and 1 deluxe sized items. In general everyone receives the sam...

I finally received my January 2015 Ipsy bag in the mail yesterday. I was particularly excited for a couple of products. I received a total of 5 products and a make up bag along with an information card which never contains any information about the products. Here are the products I received: Coastal Scents Liquid Eye Liner (MALIN+GOETZ) Mojito Lip Balm Laura Mercier FOUNDATION PRIMER Pacifica Natural Mineral Coconut Eye Shadow in Ethereal Hey Honey Take It Off! Exfoliating Honey Peel Off Mask I can't wait to try the Coastal Scents Liquid Eye Liner and the Pacifica Eye Shadow. I have gotten quite a bit of Coastal Scents items in different beauty box subscriptions in the last few months, so maybe it is time to use all the items together. I'll let you know in the next few weeks if I use any of the items and what I thought. Ipsy is a monthly beauty box subscription which costs $10/month. It usually includes 4-5 deluxe sample items such as hair, skin, nails or m...