Pink Petals: February 2013

Here is the highly anticipated anniversary Glossy Box:

Essence | Quattro Eyeshadow (02 Chic-ify)

Full Size: 5 g ($3.99)
Sample: FULL SIZE

Anatomicals | You Need a Blooming Shower!

Full Size: 150 ml ($3.00)

Sample: FULL SIZE

Elite Models | Intensity Eye Pencil

Full Size: 1.1 g ($14.99)

Sample: FULL SIZE

Biore | Deep Cleansing Pore Strips - Ultra

Full Size: 6 piece ($9.99)

Sample: FULL SIZE

Eucerin | Hyal-Urea Anti-Wrinkle Day/Night Cream Sachet Duo

Full Size: 50 ml ($18.50)

Sample: 3 ml ($1.11)

Macadamia Natural Oil | Healing Oil Treatment

Full Size: 30 ml ($13.50)

Sample: FULL SIZE

Crabtree & Evelyn | Tarocco Orange Eucalyptus & Sage Ultra Moisturizing Hand Therapy Sachet

Full Size: 25 g ($8.00)

Sample: 5 g ($1.60)

Total Value: $48.18

I'm bitter-sweet about this box. Is it good? Yes, compared to the last couple boxes. Could it have been better? Definitely. Considering Glossy didn't go big the Christmas/December box, I thought that the anniversary box would be phenomenal, but it was okay to me. My favourite products are the Essence eyeshadows, the Elite Model eyeliner and the Macadamia oil. I'm not a fan of creams , especially anti-wrinkles. I'm not too amazed with the Biore strips either, I find that they only work half the time.

Which subscription box was your favourite this month?

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I'm so glad to finally get my Cupid Mystery box! Here are the colours I got in my box :)

L-R: Lynn, Niecey, Rose, Molly and Camillia (Lip Vernis)

As well as a code for a free nail colour :)

What colour did you wear on Valentine's?

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Although this may seem like a late post, it really isn't. I'm quite upset with Glossybox at the moment because I placed an order using my Glossydots on January 30th, after the January boxes had already shipped. I thought it was peculiar that Glossy shipped the February boxes so early, so I was excited to open mine to find that it is a January box. I really shouldn't be getting a January box in the middle of February. I emailed customer service and they said I can't get a refund because I already opened the box and that the February box is now available to order *insert eye roll*. Anyways, here's what I got in my box:

Befine | Skin Care Packettes

Sample: 5 packettes ($2 each)

Burt's Bees | Naturally Nourishing Milk & Honey Body Lotion

Full size: 170 g ($12.99)

Sample: 25 g ($1.91)

Wella Professionals | Brilliance Leave-In Mousse

Full size: 190 g ($17.99)

Sample: FULL SIZE

BeautySoClean | Cosmetic Sanitizing Wipes

Full size: 48 pack ($12.50)

Sample size: 12 pack ($3.13)

Nivea | Essential Lip Care

Full size: 4.8 g ($2.00)

Sample: FULL SIZE

Too Faced | Lip Injection Extreme

Full size: 0.2 oz ($28.00)

Sample: approx 0.03 oz ($4.20)

Total value: $39.23

I'm not impressed with this box at all. The BeautySoClean and BeFine products are repeats, so I'm assuming that they were trying to clear the 2012 inventory before anything expired (like the Avon products from the December box). Also, I didn't like that we got a Nivea lip balm. Nothing against Nivea but EOS or Babylips would have been better, as I've seen Nivea at Dollarstores when Glossy is supposed to give us higher end products, but that's just my own opinion.

What was your worst or best experience with a beauty box?

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My first nail polish swatch of the year! My aunt did my nails (acrylic) during the Christmas break and I have been waiting for them fully grow out to do my nails again, but I got tired of waiting and ripped those suckers off. Here is Essie's Lapiz of Luxury. It is a creme finish and the colour is a lavender-blue, like the second picture.