Bellabox December 2012

It's Bellabox Christmas box 2012....

Have a look...

Me Me Me nail polish in nude

 Svenson Hair corrective serum

Elizabeth Arden Intensive Moisturizing hand treatment

Sachet of Cellilux Deep sea mineral gel

Marie France Bodyline intense trim serum

Make up forever primer 

and 

Eye shadow brush from Bellabox

My Verdict:

Very predictable like any other month, nothing much in the box interest me. In fact I left the box unopened for a few days, cause I knew it would be the same stuff again... just look at all the samples and stuff that I have received so far and the amount of unused item. What am I going to do with them??? Really have to stop the subscription!

If you look at Bellabox Australia, I was in awed at their December box. So many interesting stuff. A palette of Savoir faire eye shadow. WOW! Why so much difference??? 

Vanity Trove December 2012

Shhh....It's Victoria Secret....

was secretly hoping for some Victoria Secret stuffs but haha nowhere to be found....

VT December came very very early this month..... here is what I got....

Dr GL Collagen Essence (10ml) and a $20 voucher(used with $80 min purchase)

Pupa Vamp! Mascara

Sexylook Hydrating mask and Ciracle Blackhead mask.

Waxing strips

Belif from Korea

1. First Aid peel off map (5ml)

2.Peat Miracle eye cream (3ml)

3.The true cream-aqua bomb (3ml)

4.Creamy cleansing foam (3ml)

5.Bergamot toner

6.Milky moisturiser

Philosophy products

1.Microdelivery Peel step 1 and 2

2. 3-in-1 cleanse for face and eyes

3.Eyecream (2ml)

4.Anti aging moisturiser (2ml)

Ujene Switzerland Puriste Collagen Serum 

My Verdict :

Am a little excited with this months VT, mostly because it has some Philosophy and Dr GL product which I have always wanted to try. Also, finally a makeup product, the mascara. 

I was just thinking , if any of the subscription boxes do make up items only , I am sure it will be very popular. I am not really a fan of skincare products, especially I have so many that I have yet to try. 

Would you subscribe to make-up only subscription boxes?

Bellabox October 2012

 Another disappointing box from Bellabox.... 

When I received it yesterday, my first thought was "I am definitely going to unsubscribe this time!" 

I was really hoping for a better box this month, since it's Bellabox 1st Birthday...

Anyway, I will show you what I got.....

The usual manuals and coupons. $5 coupon from Beauty by Nature.

3 products from Nuxe 

Nuxe Body 24hr Body lotion,dry skin(15ml)

Nuxe Face and Body Cleansing gel (15ml)

Treatment oil for hair,face and body

Nuxe Huile Dry Oil (10ml)

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer (14.7ml)

SPF20 

Bioderma Sensibio H20 Micellar Solution (20ml)

How to use :

1.Pour H20 onto cotton pad

2.Sweep across face, hold a few seconds to remove eye makeup

3.Micelles pick up dirt and makeup

4. Face feels clean and refreshed

Non-rinse solution!

Vanity mirror from Bellabox 1st Birthday celebration

My Verdict:

Disappointing yet again. I mean 3 out of 5 products are from Nuxe??? WHY?? I want to try other products from other brands. Why 3 from the same brand?? On top of that, one of it is a moisturiser,I have so many tubes and bottles of moisturisers that it's all waiting to be used. Bellabox, ,more make up please!!!

The only single thing that is worth mentioning in the box is probably Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser.

It's the only useful item, the rest will go into my useless box again. :-(((

Seriously, this is the last straw, I want to unsubscribe...the only thing is I can't because I have paid for a year subscription and that really sucks!

Crest 3D Whitestrips (Advanced Vivid)

Bought the Crest 3 D Whitestrips (Advanced Vivid) from Amazon at US$29.95 includes shipping last month. Just started using a few days ago. Been reading a lot about this and reviews have been quite good. Am hoping it will whiten my teeth. Keeping my fingers crossed. 

I bought the 14 days package. Use 1 a day for 30 mins. 

 Back of the package

 Individually packed

 The top strip is for the upper teeth and the bottom is for the lower teeth.

 Before application

 Press firmly 

 Upper teeth has the Crest strips

 Day 1 : After 30 mins 

Side view

My teeth feels a bit sensitive after using the strips. However it lasted for a few hours, its bearable but I think if you have very sensitive gums etc might want to use the strips on alternate days.

A week later.... ta daa!!!

My teeth looks significantly whiter. The sensitive sensation felt in my gums are gone. Another week to go ... can't wait.

Ta daa..... After using all 14 strips.....

ok ok I cheated, the last few strips was used a few days apart. My gums were super sensitive after putting them on , so around strips 9 onward, I was already alternating the days and then toward the last few strips I do it once every 3 days. It feels ok the 30 mins I put it on but 2 hours after removing, I could feel my gums tingling and could literally feel that there were air in my teeth! It was super uncomfortable. I couldn't drink cold drinks, my teeth feels super cold!

My Verdict:

Teeth definitely much whiter. No more yellow tinge. I would not recommend this to anyone with sensitive gums or weak teeth. My teeth have always been very good, literally no filling or problems, only stain. But after this , I can feel my teeth has significantly weaken. Feels like the top enamel has been shaved off. I mean if you can tolerate this uncomfortable feeling then can try. Or I would recommend using it on alternate days.
As for me, I will not do this ever again!

Vanity Trove September

Hot from Oven.. yes! Just received this afternoon :-)

September VT theme Fall in Love.. 

Here goes...enjoy..

Came with 2 workshops..

1. Sally Hansen Nail Care Art Workshop.

15 sept 10-1pm or 2-5pm

at Full House Theme cafe, Rendevous Gallery Hotel

$38 per pax (include $100 goodie bag)

2. La Mer Ageless skincare workshop

6-9 Sept 10-12pm/ 3-5pm/7-9pm

$80 per pax /$120 for 2 paxs (Fully redeemable for La Mer products)

Was looking through the card, thought they sent me wrong stuffs. Saw the mascara and DKNY perfume in the card but couldn't find the them in the trove. Had to read carefully, the stuffs in the trove are actually written in the card. Small prints.

Good Skin Lab Serum - Smooth 365 intensive clarity and smoothing peptide serum (20ml). Came with a SASA $5 voucher. Can use on selected SASA products min purchase $30.

Rimmel London Eyeshadow- 014 Bold Behaviour

Essie Nail Polish Full size , colour Penny Talk

Oilum Body cleanser and Revitalizing Lotion (20ml each)

Watsons treats - Leaders in solution Hydragel and Montagne Jennesse Masque

Princess Pinki Magic Pink Cream. 

Got this info from google. Formulated with natural plant extracts to remove dark pigment of lips, skin, nipple (??) and pubic area (??????) and treats skin discoloration due to smoking, breastfeeding, ageing etc. Pinkness last for 1 to 3 days and is waterproof. Made in Korea. 

Lastly, Shu uemura skin purifier.

My Verdict :

I love that there are 2 make-up items in this months trove. The colors for the Rimmel eyeshadow is something that I would use and the Essie nail polish colour is really nice. Other than that, the rest I would probably give it away. Firstly, the Oilum products, I have tons of these stuff.. the packaging looks a bit old, when it came, some lotion leaked out so the trove was a bit oily.

The 2 workshops sounds interesting especially La Mer, but then again I am away for holiday on both workshops , so this is useless to me.

This month is my last subscription to VT. Not sure whether to continue , will decide later. 

Am comparing Bellabox which is $15 (new subscription $19, I think) with VT at $25 , both subscriptions have almost similar products but VT cost more. What do you think?