Showing posts with label samples. Show all posts
Showing posts with label samples. Show all posts

Sunday, 23 September 2012

Vanity Trove October

Big & Beautiful!!

October VT is awesome!.....I received not 1 trove but 2!! Somewhere along the line, some miscommunication I was rushing to subscribe VT under Watsons 6 plus 1 deal. Not realising that I still have existing 1 more month of VT subscription.. So for Oct month, I have 2 troves. My mistake ;-) Will just pass it to my sis. 

The stuff in VT October is quite good, 3 full sized items. Let's see....



 My twin troves :-))




Pretty packed!!



Full size Audrey Christian Venetrim (130ml). Manufactured date Sept 2011.

Cooling gel to relief swollen feet. Reduce varicose veins and improves circulation of blood to feet. Made in Norway.



VMV Hypoallergenics moisturiser and cleanser ( 30ml each) . Made in Phlippines.


Methode Swiss Beauty Care

~Thermal Oxygen Soothing eye cream  (3ml)
~Thermal Therapy Eye Essence  (3ml)
~Thermal Oxygen Overnight Moisture mask (5ml)


Violent Lip Tattoo (3 appliques)


Mediheal Silk Cellulose Mask Sheet ~ Platinum V-Life


Full Size Pupa Triple purpose eye pencil. Made in Germany.

#updated: Just used this pencil. It is awesome! Easily applied and doesn't smudge after it's dried. After 4 hours, the lines are still very defined, with little smudge at bottom of lash. I love it! The colour is super dark. I will definitely buy this. I hope you get this in your trove this month.


The usual information booklets and vouchers.

My Verdict:

I love it! 
After a disappointing Bellabox Sept. This months VT is a refreshing change. Now we know why the price difference in both subscription boxes. In VT, you get more full sized products and interesting mix of products but in Bellabox, probably out of 5 boxes, you will get 1 good box. The price difference between the two boxes is $5. Used to be $10 until the price hike in Bellabox. If you have to decide on 1 subscription , go for VT.

This months VT has a good mix of make-up and skin care, which I like very much. The eye-pencil lines easily like a crayon, I can't wait to try that. The other product worth mentioning is the 3 tubes of Methode Swiss. I was reading the pamphlet , the overnight eye mask retails at $69.90 for 15ml. Which means for the small sample that I got , it's $23 each. If it's true that's the retail price, then this trove is quite a value. 

Another item in the box that stood out, was the Violent Lips. I have seen in Watsons and on Youtube, it's quite scary. I would never have the guts to use that! Probably useful for Halloween ;-)

That's it! Hope you have enjoyed your VT Oct as much as I have. Have a nice weekend.

Sunday, 9 September 2012

Bellabox September

Out with the Old ..... In with the New
Was super excited to receive my September Bellabox

BUT.......... 




I am super disappointed.  :-((((



Let's go thru one at a time...

Origins Make a Difference Plus  + Rejuvenating (15ml)

Vichy Bi-White Med Deep Corrective Whitening lotion (30ml)


 L'oreal Dermo Expertise white perfect laser anti-spot brightening essence (5 ml)


Celmonze Premium facial ampoules 

Another item which is the Rimmel full colour lip liner.

My Verdict :
Disappointing disappointing.... :-((((
My only consolation is I only paid $15 (before the hike) for this versus $19, but still even for $15, it's not worth it! Why in the world do I need all these brightening, white spots etc products????
The Celmonze Premium ampoules, nicely bubble wrapped but generally with ampoules, I can't see whether it will work with just 1 ampoules. 

Again this month's junk will go into my drawer of useless items. 

Already paid for a year...... I can only hope next months Bellabox will be better than this.... Nope ! I am sure nothing will be worse than this ...


Saturday, 19 May 2012

Vanity Trove June


Dirty Works Bath and body "You Soft touch"hand cream
Act-Q-Patch 
Essential Damage care Shampoo
Erabelle Woven Face Silk Mask
Skin Ink My Daily Dose "Skin Loves It"jelly
Ettusias BB Cream 




My Verdict:
i like the full size Dirty Works Bath and Body hand cream. its creamy and the smell was ok. tried the Erabelle mask too, super moist but only used once so can't really say about the effectiveness. Act-Q Patch, this item feels so out of place here! Essential shampoos are not my favorite. Received the same shampoos in Bellabox this month too. :-( Would love Vanity Trove to include more make-up items in future boxes. I might not subscribe to Vanity Trove anymore. Last months Mother's Day Trove was quite a disappointment, this month was average. For $25, I have expected more.

The Vanity Trove cost $25 per month at vanity trove

Sg FreeBee

(from top to bottom,Left to right)

Bio Multi Effect BB cream SPF 25
 Mineral Body Lotion Ahava
Block Up! Sport SPF 30 with aloevera
Elseve Smooth-Intense Nutri Smoothing Mask
24k Bio-Gold perfect gold brilliance serum
Ahava Mineral Botanic Body Wash
Premium Blend shampoo and conditioner myBOD.

These samples are from http://www.sgfreebee.com

Vanity Trove May


Payot Soothing Cleanser for eyes an dlips
Payot Revitalizing Toner with wild rose hip
Payot Stimulating Tiner with green coffee extract
Payot Hydrating Activator Serum

Gatineau Radiance Enhancing Gommege
Gatineau Moisture Repair Eye Care
Gatineau Intensive Treatment for Eye 
Gatineau Resculpting lift cream day and night care
40 min Ballerina facial for 2 at Payot




My Verdict:
OMG! what a disappointment! this is a special "mother's day treat". it cost $35 instead of usual $25 but what a let down! the sample bottles were so tiny! these samples are easily available from the counter staff at Payot. how to justify for $35?? maybe the bulk of it goes to the 2 facials, but it has a short validity date. the only single thing that is nice about Vanity Trove this month is probably the box.

The Mother's Day Vanity Trove cost $35 at Vanity Trove

Sample Store

(From top to bottom,left to right)

Shiso Whitening Serum from The Body Shop
Cassava Chips (grilled BBQ)
Agave Cactus Cream (hydrating) from Skin Food
Wuta kamille skin firming lotion
 Sunscreen lotion oil free SPF 30 from Banana Boat
 Darlie All Shiny Enamel Care WHITE
Tri Aktiline from good skin labs
Smooth 365 from good skins lab,Acne X
Gentle Exfoliant from herbacin 
Amethystory Mineral Aqua Gel
 Premium blend shampoo from myBOD
Premium blend conditioner from myBOD
Maximizing Gel Cream from SU HYANG SNOW
Moisturizing cream from herbacin.

These are all the samples I got from