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The Birchbox Limited Edition Free For All Box is A collection of products that are  free of parabens, phthalates, sulfates, petrochemicals, and GMOs.

PRICE: $44

I knew exactly what was in this box (they always release all the contents of their Limited Edition boxes so you know exactly what is coming), but I wanted to share again anyway! 🙂

FEED 10 Pouch ($16) This pouch gives ten school meals to children globally! Oh and it’s super cute!

Shamanuti  ~ Activated Charcoal Cleanser ($6.10) Charcoal products are becoming my most favorite. They make my face feel WONDERFUL!

Jurlique ~ Purely Bright Radiance Serum ($29) This is for dark spots. YaY! My current product isn’t working. UGH

Alima ~ Pure Lip Tint in Rhubarb ($12)

Løv ~ Organic Tea (muslin tea bags in assorted flavors: Løv is Good, Løv is Pure, Løv is Zen, and Løv is Beautiful) ($2.98) I think I’ll be daring and see how they are even though I don’t know WHAT they are. (flavors I mean)

W3LL PEOPLE ~ Hypnotist Eyeliner ($16.50) Does not contain preservatives and works on all skin tones.

Karma ~ Organic Spa Nail Polish Remover with Soybean Oil and Tea Tree Oil ($1.53) I have never tried organic nail polish remover. Super excited!

eco-armour ~ Shave with Benefits Shave Foam with Mint + Eucalyptus ($6.32) This smells amazing! I may have to buy the full size version of this!

I’m very happy with this box and impressed with the value! I’m so glad I got it. I was lucky too. Most limited edition boxes sell out SUPER quick.

 I paid for this box on my own and all opinions are mine. There are referral links in this post. ~D

This month Julep offered a  Speckled for Spring Mystery Box. There were three boxes. You could select a box with either Emerson or Kimberly or get a 100% Mystery Box and be completely surprised! Each box is guaranteed to have at least $100 worth of nail polish/beauty items.

PRICE: 24.99

I chose Kimberly** (Boho Glam), a spring-inspired wisteria crème with black speckles.

The rest of the box contained:

Boho Glam Lengthening Mascara in Espresso Brown

Dakota ~ (Classic With A Twist) Rose gold metallic chrome.

Farrah (It Girl) Lilac Silk

Karen (Boho Glam) Peach bellini frost

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Lois (Boho Glam) Dusty rose frost

Catrina(It Girl) Marigold yellow crème

Here is a better picture of the shades.

I am TOTALLY unimpressed with this box!! Usually mystery boxes are more festive and fun. No colored confetti, no candy, no cool bonuses. 6 polishes and a mascara. *YAWN*

Hi, Ho, Hi Ho, off to swap I go!

I paid for this box and all opinions are mine. There are affiliate links in this post. ~D

Use FREEMAVEN to get your first box FREE.

Lip Factory Welcomes Spring in their April box. This 6 full-sized product box does not disappoint!

Lip Factory Inc, is an exclusive makeup subscription service. It’s $22 a month. Lip Factory sends a mixture of cosmetic products, but every four months they do their “All About the Lips” box. The next one will probably be in June.

NYX ~ Butter Gloss ($5)  Strawberry Sorbet. It smells so yummy I can just eat it. I’m sure I’ll be licking this off my lips more than not. 🙂

Color Club ~ Nail Polish ($8) Earthy Angel.

Be a Bombshell ~ Eye Shadow  ($14) Dancing Queen. Undecided as to if I want to try this or swap it. I don’t know if I can do Silver

OFRA ~ Lipstick ($13) Shade 109?? I guess it doesn’t have a name. Oh well, I don’t care for the shade anyway.

Be A Bombshell ~ Eye Crayon ($14) Black Jack. This will be a great base!

Jesse’s Girl ~ Kohl Eyeliner ($1.99) Every time I see this brand I get the song stuck in my head! LOL Did I mention I love the built in sharpener? GENIUS!

I paid for this box an all opinions are mine. I would totally appreciate if you used my referral number 385634. ~D

Eco-Emi It’s a monthly subscription service that’s $15/month with free shipping.  They send you a box full of earth-friendly, Eco-friendly goodies in festive beautifully packaged priority mailed boxes.

April’s box is in honor of Earth Day.  This year it was (this post is super late) April 22nd.

Dessert Essence ~ Whitening Plus Toothpaste sample. Cool mint

Dessert Essence ~ Ultra Care Toothpaste sample.  Mega Mint I actually don’t mind toothpaste samples. It’s one of the few things that I just need a bit of to determine if I like it or not. It’s all about the taste for the most part!

Honey Stinger ~ Honey waffle. Will be interesting to try.

Homespun Northwest  ~ Natural vegan Lavender eye makeup remover. Smells wonderful!

Fortune Cookie Soap Company ~ This wasn’t on my info card so it must be a bonus? This company has a sub box of their own actually. This bath fizzy is “The Tree of Life”

The All Natural Face ~ Vegan Edible Love Dust in Cocoa Sparkle FULL SIZE value of $10. This should have been in the Valentine’s box. 🙂

Ramblin River ~ Earth Day Flower Seed Packet. Sunflower seeds! YAY! I just moved and have a place of my own to plant to my hearts content! 🙂

Flavrz ~ Tropical Liquid Drink Mix. Mix with water and GULP! Tropical Peach flavored.

Quite a nice mix of products this month. As always EE always pleases!

I paid for this box and all opinions are my own. ~D

IPSY for April renews my love for this bag. First of all the bag is super cute and one I’ll totally use! Oh and the theme: “Beauty Rocks”. INDEED

Sexy Hair ~ Root Pump Volumizing Spray Mousse

Cailyn ~ Tinted Lip Balm in “Apple Pink”. It’s not totally pink and I actually like it. This will be the FIRST Cailyn product I’ll keep and actually try! YaY It’s about time!

Urban Decay ~ 24/7 Velvet Glide-On Eye Pencil. Travel size. Not a bad size really. It will last quite a while for me.

City Color~ White Gold Shadow & Highlight Mousse. It’s more of a white shimmer, not gold.  WOW This is new new for me and I’m totally excited to try it! It’s cruelty free too! THANK YOU!

dr. brandt®~ microdermabrasion ~ Skin exfoliant.

YaY IPSY! You are awesome this month and I will use everything INCLUDING my bag!

I paid for this bag myself and all opinions are mine. There are referral links in this post.~ D

Birchbox is a monthly subscription service for $10, where you get 4-5 handpicked samples to try out before going out and buying full sized products.

Along with our products we got a little card with a “Bright Ideas for a Rainy Day” card. There are 52 cards. I got #22. You can buy the entire deck for $10 on the website.

“Try a new beauty technique you’ve always wanted to master, whether it’s contouring our curling your hair. You’ll find everything you need on the Birchbox YouTube channel.”

Fekkai ~ Technician color care shampoo. UGH I get so irritated when we just get shampoo samples without conditioner. :-/

the Balm Cosmetics ~ How ‘Bout Them Apples? Cheek & Lip Cream. My shade is Pie. Such a cute little lippy!

Color Club ~ Gala’s Gems Collection nail polish in Gold Struck.  It’s a nice neutral shade.

Shea Terra Organics ~ Rose Hips Black Soap Deep Pore Facial Cleanser. I’ve received this in other boxes and I absolutely love it! Beyond happy to get this in Birchbox!

*Lifestyle Extra

KIND Snacks ~ Healthy Grain Bar: Maple Pumpkin Seeds with Sea Salt. This will be perfect for a mid-shift snack at work. I love pumpkin seeds!

Aside from the shampoo sans conditioner, I’m really happy with this month’s box. The happiest I’ve been in a long time with Birchbox.

I paid for this box on my own and all opinions are mine. ~D

The HauteLook Lip Beauty Bag goes on sale tomorrow at 11 AM EST!

The Cost: $24 plus shipping

The Products: $160 worth of products including the brands Lorac, Lord & Berry, Laura Geller, NYX, La Fresh and Mirenesse.

“You don’t have to be like anyone else.” Cyndi Lauper

April’s Julep Maven theme is “The Vivid Collection”. I did not like ANY of the colors so I went with Modern Beauty again this month. Another reason is I wanted to try their new Blush and Bronzer. 🙂

Glow Pore Minimizing Blush (Peach Bellini) ($24 / $19.20): This is suppose to “diffuse the appearance of pores and imperfections”

Glow Pore Minimizing Bronzer (Light Golden Bronze) ($28 / $22.40): This is actually even lighter than my picture shows.  It looks dark here.

Sadly as beautiful as they are, neither one suites my skin tone so I had to give them away. 🙁 I should have just skipped this month.

If you’re not a Julep Maven already you can join at Julep Maven and use the code FREEBOX to get a complimentary intro box ($4.99 shipping). You can cancel any time. As a Maven you do get 20% off and free shipping when you shop the site as well. They have awesome “Secret” Shops and Mystery Boxes every month which I always get sucked into. 🙂

There are affiliate links in this post ~D

BlushBox Is offing 50% all boxes. I don’t know how long this will last so if you’re interested in trying this sub out, now is the time to do it!

They have several varieties to choose from. I think I might try one out. What about you?

Limited Edition Mother’s Day GLOSSYBOX (Find it under the Limited Edition section).

The Cost: $40

The Products: $230 worth of beauty products.

If you are ordering mom a month-to-month subscription, don’t forget to use code BONUS for a free beautyblender or PINK for a free blush in her first box.