Girls night in: cravebox

I found out last week that I was one of the winners in the girls night in cravebox drawing! Ever since getting the shipment email I've been wondering what could be in the box since it was saying it weighs 4.4lbs. Today it finally got here and I am super excited to tear in and tell you all the goodies. This box did cost me $14 since the cravebox drawings are for a chance to buy the box, although they do also have an option now to buy/ gift instant boxes from past themes that will ship the day after you purchase. Also if you are interested in entering one of their drawings they have one open now called spring cleaning and will have another one opening soon that I believe is for mothers day. But onto the goodies in the girls night in box!

Neutrogena revitalizing lip balm sheer tint with SPF 30- this says it will help you achieve softer, rosier and healthier looking lips. It's the second lip balm I've received lately and told my boyfriend it's my mission to use up a lip balm before I open another one. I have never used up an entire lip balm/ chap stick since I usually lose it after using it a few times. So I put my honest co lip balm in my purse to hopefully help me not lose it lol.

Ford warriors in pink booklet and scarf- I have to admit I was super excited to see this as I've always wanted something this line. They always do such cute things and my grandmother died of breast cancer so I will most likely give this scarf to my mom as part of her mothers day present.

Fruit2o in natural strawberry- this sounds really good to me since I love strawberry and am one of the people who doesn't like the taste of water so I always have to put some sort of mix in to flavor it. This water is already flavored so I don't have to!

Zaca recovery patch- these are organic patched that claim to help you enjoy feel great mornings, bright eyes and clear headedness. It doesn't say what they are to recover from but to me that sounds like a hangover but I haven't had a drink in a while and I don't remember ever having a really bad hangover before anyway.

Tree hut renewing hand cream in moroccan rose- I just tried a little bit of this and not only does it smell amazing but it leaves skin feeling silky smooth in my opinion.

Hills bros cappuccino in French vanilla and a coupon- we actually have a pumpkin spice version of this which I think is by the same company. This one sounds really good too who doesn't like a nice French vanilla cappuccino? Also with the coupon they tell you to check out their website for recipes you can this mix in which I think is a great idea.

NakedWines.com gift card- ok this is the second wine gift card I've received this week so these box companies must really wanna liquor me up. Maybe they heard how giggly I get or how I haven't had a drink in a while? Lol

A fox network nail file and two nail polishes- I didn't need further pushes to watch either of these two shows since I already TiVo both although lately my TiVo think its funny to tape only the first minute of new girl and fool me into thinking I have the entire episode so I missed the last 2 new episodes which I really wanted to see. There is a pastel pink polish to promote new girl and a glittery bluish purple for the mindy project which I have to tell you is one of my favorite shows I love that male nurse who mindy hired after he was released from prison he's so funny. I'm most likely giving the nail file away as I can not stand the feeling of my nails being filed it has to do with my autism spectrum disorder (that's right folks may starts tomorrow so I have to get used to saying autism spectrum disorder which is much more of a mouthful then aspergers) whenever my nails are being filed it feels like weird vibrations going through my entire body and my brain and it's very uncomfortable so I end up having to close my eyes and hold my breath a little bit to try and block it out. So I might just give the polish and nail file to my niece as part of her birthday present which John and I did pick out Friday during our big errand run.
I think it might have been cooler if they have us either a DVD with one episode of each of those shows most likely the pilots or a gift card to iTunes to purchase an episode or two of a tv show to watch while we drink wine and cappuccinos, put hand lotion on each other, and try to share one scarf, one lip balm and one bottle of fruity water. Gosh I can see it now lots of fighting over the scarf and lip balm in between everyone having to rush to the bathroom every few minutes from all those beverages and I hope your only having a two person girls night in since you've only got two recovery patches for the next morning lol.
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Goodies co April box #7

I received my first goodies co box today but I have made myself wait to open it until after I'd gotten through moving furniture and things getting ready to do some more painting. So now I'm even more excited to tear into this box!
There is no information card with this months box just a card that says where to go online for information on the items.

NakedWines.com gift card; they included a $50 gift card to use on wine which is the same website that cravebox included a gift card to in their girls night in box and mine should be here Tuesday. Very excited for that box as my tracking says it weighs 4.4lbs and I have no clue what's in it other then the gift card.

Truebar coconut cashew: I've tried this brand before in a swaggable mission in two of the other flavors and both were very tasty so I can't wait to try this bar!

Green giant multigrain sweet potato chips sea salt flavor: I had no clue that green giant was making chips now. These sound really good and I would have never thought of sweet potatoes as chips.

Angie's classic sweet and salty small batch kettle corn: I'm not big on kettle corn since it tends to be sweet. Since this is sweet and salty I think I might like it though. I'll probably save the popcorn and chips to share with John next time we watch a movie together though so that way if I don't like it maybe he will.

Zone bar in chocolate chip cookie dough: this sounds very tasty and it has 10g of protein in it.

Olomomo righteous cinnamon cayenne almonds: not sure if I'll like these but I'll give them a try. My favorite part of this product would have to be that they include love in the ingredients list aww!

Celsius in raspberry acai green tea: this claims to be a calorie reducing drink that gives you energy. The can says that drinking this along with moderate exercise will help you burn up to 100 extra calories, increase metabolism, provide healthy energy, reduce body fat and improve endurance. This flavor sounds tasty and I am looking forward to giving this a try since I'm going to start trying to lose a little weight in the next couple weeks.

All in all this is a great little box of snacks and I'm sure that they will all get eaten and enjoyed. This coming week I will have 2 more box reviews up since both my girls night in cravebox and the may juniper box will be coming. After that it should be another week or so til I get my may ipsy bag so there will be a break from box reviews. Hope you guys are enjoying my reviews and that they aren't too boring.
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Glossybox April- Work That Beauty

This month glossybox released two spoilers but one of them was just the brand of one of the products. I've been looking forward to this months box since they said everyone would be getting a full size blush worth $22 which in itself makes up the price of the box!
The goodies!:
- Alterna hair care bamboo style boho waves tousled texture mist; this is the brand spoiler they gave this month. I found out that Katie Holmes is now a co owner in this company after they announced the brand. I'm looking forward to seeing how this texture spray compares to not your mothers beach babe spray.
- Bvlgari eau parfumee au the blanc tea bag for bath: Even though they gave us bar soap in the last two boxes including a bar soap of this scent in the February box I am looking forward to trying this. I'm glad they didn't include bar soap this month instead they including a bath tea and a shower gel (later in the review). So they may still be trying to tell us all we smell with so many bath products lol.
- The honest company honest organic lip balm in sweet orange vanilla: I was super excited to this in the box since I've been wanting to try honest company products but haven't been able to decide what I'd try. The scent of this balm is amazing it reminds me of a creamsicle and it goes on so smooth! Might have to order more of this when I use it up.
-TIGI cosmetics glow blush in lovely; this is the product they did a spoiler for and I was excited to see what shade. Lovely is a dark pinky red shade that reminds me of the color of raspberry sherbet. It doesn't appear too pigmented on and it has a slight sparkle to give a little bit of glow.
- Wash with Joe coffeemint invigorating body wash: this is the one item in my box I will not be using this month as I can't stand mint (the taste or the smell). So my boyfriend John will be getting this body wash since he'll use it (hopefully on days that we aren't going to see each other so I don't have to smell the mint)
Le Métier De Beaute replenishing daily solution: the one downside of this is its a little foil packet. Looks like they included this to promote their glossybox member exclusive discount for this product. They are offering $75 off a full size of this which is still way too much in my opinion to spend on a 1.7 oz jar of face cream. So I will be sticking with products from the drugstore or target though I'll gladly use the sample they sent.
All in all I'm really loving this months box and am more excited about the lip balm then the blush but only a little bit more. I was still on the fence about whether I would renew but the 20% off code has me leaning towards wanting to renew especially if next month is as good as this one!
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Thursday thoughts

Once again it is Thursday and that means time for more rambling also known as Thursday thoughts.
- We went out as a family for my brothers 30th birthday dinner yesterday. It was the first time I had been to Chevys Mexican grill and the food is amazing. They even make fresh guacamole at the table and mix your salad there if you order one of those. Although I warn you if you order a salad you'd better want enough salad to feed a village cause that's what your getting lol. I ended up giving my brother a set of darts and the broom/dustpan combo from marchs fancybox. He loved both and said that little broom will come in handy on the counters at his new house.
- Glossybox: so I received my April work that beauty glossybox today and of course my mail man came much later then he normally does so I was going crazy waiting. I am really liking this months box though and they even included a 20% code to renew my subscription since this is the last of my three month sub. I'm going to wait to see what the theme of next months box is before I renew since if I did today I'd get a duplicate of this months. Just realized I didn't include the body wash in the picture up with the review since I'd already set it aside to give to John when he's here to help me move stuff into my new bedroom and drive me to a doctors appointment (also sounds like we may be having a date night since he requested the night off work and we haven't had a date night out in 2 months) so that gives me a reason to use my new bb cream and glossybox goodies!
-Freebies: this has been a pretty good freebie week for me. I went to rite aid yesterday after my brothers birthday dinner and used a coupon I won on fb for free loreal healthy look creme gloss hair color and chose a really vibrant red called apple love. Also ended up getting some loreal BB cream and an eyeshadow brush.
- More boxes: I won a cravebox girls night in box through the drawing and that should be getting here Tuesday. I have no clue what's in it other then the wine gift card they let us know would be included but from shipping info it is 4.4 lbs so now I am even more intrigued to see what is included. My first goodies company box is also on its way and is estimated to get here Saturday I heard on Facebook that this months theme is snacks and I am always to new tasty snacks! I did receive a box yesterday that I will not be reviewing since I am giving it to my friend Elijah for his birthday and I don't want to risk him finding out what's in his present early.
- More birthday fun!: as I mentioned in Thursday thoughts before my nieces birthday is coming up in may and I am still not sure what I'm going to give her. This year she's having her birthday party at a big chuck e cheese near our house and I gotta admit I'm super excited for the excuse to go there. It was also so cute how my niece reacted last night when I let her know that John took the day off work to attend her party. So maybe John and I should look for a present for her while we are out tomorrow which will most likely include monster high and/ or makeup since those are her two favorite things.
Live. Love. Stay Asp-tastic!

Thursday thoughts

So it's Thursday again and that means its time for another installment of Thursday thoughts. Hope you guys are enjoying these and that they aren't boring.
- First off I have to mention the tragedy that happened this week at the Boston marathon. This is such a sad event that has occurred and my prayers go out to all those effected by the explosions. I just can't wrap my head around how anyone could do something so awful.

- Wet paint ahead- as in finally picked paint for my room revamps and the painting has commenced. So excited to have the painting done soon since it means my rooms are one step closer to being complete.

- Birthdays- This coming Wednesday is my brothers 30th birthday and luckily I already have a great birthday present for him. My nieces birthday is soon after that on May 5th and I still haven't figured out what to get her. It will most likely be something monster high since she loves those dolls. I also just put in an order last night for what will end up being either my boyfriend John or my friend Elijah's birthday present but I'm going to have to decide who once I receive it in the mail.

- Swim for your life- I just have to bring up how proud I am of my mom that she signed up for swimming lessons. She has been afraid of the water and swimming for her entire life and one of the things on her bucket list is to learn to swim. I've been going with her to the lessons the past two weeks and I am just so proud of the amazing progress she has made. Also now she's looking forward to going to Hawaii in the fall even more since she'll be able to cross snorkeling off her bucket list as well!

- Turn up the volume- I tried one of my two volumizing powder samples this week. Big sexy hair powder play which I received in my April ipsy bag. It gave me amazing volume but I don't know if I'm crazy about the texture of that powder. It seemed slightly sticky to me which I was not expecting from a powder. I still have to try Got2b powder'ful so we will see what kind of results I get from that.

- Autism awareness month- recently I found out that aspergers syndrome will be removed from the diagnostic manual and that it will be instead referred to as an all encompassing term of Autism Spectrum Disorder followed by the severity and how much assistance they need. I am slightly glad to be rid of that awkward name it used to have since it was the 'butt' of many jokes. These changes won't take effect till may but I think individuals with aspergers will still refer to themselves as aspie. On a side note I can't believe how fast it feels August is coming which means autreat is fast approaching. I'm getting more excited to be able to spend a week around a bunch of other people on the spectrum and getting to see my friend Elijah in person for a whole week!
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Thursday thoughts... A day late

I hadn't finished writing my Thursday thoughts post yesterday since I decided to do my ipsy and juniper reviews first and then forgot to finish writing this one before I went to bed lol. -Wednesday  my mailbox was pretty stuffed since my April ipsy bag and juniper box arrived as well as the products from my first swap from a fellow member of a subscription box swap group on facebook. I sent them two glitter nail polishes in exchange for a bath and body works beautiful perfume spray sample and a Nicole by O.P.I polish in yellow it's me, she also included a leopard print makeup bag and a garnier fructis fall fight shampoo & conditioner sample as extras. This was a great swap in my opinion and I really like the products I received and I hope she likes the polishes that I sent her. -Finally got the coupon for free hair dye that I won from loreals Facebook so I'm looking forward to going out and getting that. Although lately I've been thinking I really want to try ombré hair but with a crazy color like pink or maybe I should go with blue for autism awareness month. - This week the weather has been feeling more like summer then spring so did we skip spring because winter decided to stay til nearly April? That what it feels like to me. - Best ink kind of let me down with the UV tattoo episode. Some of the artists did an amazing job on the flash challenge the best in my opinion was the one that became a day of the dead lady under the UV light. But then came the tattoo challenge and that was just a hot mess. I mean one of the artists even pulled the worst mistake in tattooing and didn't double check the spelling of the word in her tattoo and now it's going to harder for her skin to get it spelled right since the word is tattooed in both regular and UV ink. - April is autism awareness month and it is making me start to get even more excited for the autism convention I'm attending in August. I loved autreat when I went in 2011 and was sad that I didn't go last year but my friend elijah wasn't going either so I would have felt like I was starting back at square one. But this year Elijah and I are both going as well as my boyfriend John who's going as my support person. Plus since its August 5th to the 9th that means me and Elijah get to celebrate our joint birthday together (August 7th) this year! - Really looking forward to my April glossybox and goodies co can't wait to see what awesome stuff they send, fingers crossed no more bars of soap lol. - Books: I've been making an effort to read more lately and I'm loving the newest V.C. Andrews book Forbidden Sister. After this one I'm going to read the newest spin-off book from the soap opera General Hospital 'Love in Maine' I'd been wanting to read that book throughout the entire storyline on the show about it and was very excited they actually published it. But after I finish those two I need suggestions for what to read next since the sequel to forbidden sister doesn't come out September and I'll definitely be done with these two way before then. Live. Love. Stay Asp-tastic!

Ipsy April- pretty in pink

I got my first ipsy bag yesterday and I am officially in love with this monthly subscription. The April theme of pretty in pink is perfect for me as pink is my favorite color. The bag this month is really cute although I wish the fabric on the inside was what was on the outside instead of plain white with the zipper being hot pink. They included a discount code that is good for 60% off a ticket to the generation beauty event in California. This is an amazing deal but I am not able to attend this so I won't be using my promo code. Onto the items in this months ipsy bag. Big sexy hair powder play: I'm looking forward to trying this product since it says that it gives your hair not only texture but volume to hair. This month I am going to have the chance to also try the got2b version of this product as well since I got accepted to their bzzagent campaign so we will see which brand gives more volume. Two cosmetics eyeshadow duo in heartache: this looks like a very nice eyeshadow and I really like that the lighter shade has a bit of a shimmer. I tend to lean towards pink shades for eyeshadow so I can't wait to see how these look on. Sation nail lacquer in love at first byte: At first glance I wasn't sure about this color but now I'm starting to like it. It looks like it will come out as a nice coral type shade and I have none like this in my collection.  Be a bombshell blush in sweet cheeks: I was super excited to see a bombshell product in the bag since I've seen so many great reviews. When I swatched this on my hand I really like how the shade looks and I'm glad they included a full size which will last me a long time especially since the April glossybox includes a full size tigi blush in every box and I'll be getting that in about 2 weeks. All in all I loved this months ipsy bag and can't wait to see what they send in mays bag which I'm hoping has a pattern on the outside of the bag instead of just a solid white. Live. Love. Stay Asp-tastic!

Juniper April box review- celebrating founder Lynn's birthday month!

I received my first Juniper box yesterday and though I did have one disappointment it has been a great experience. They are still a fairly small business and I have to say they have amazing customer service. I had been considering trying a time of the month box but I wasn't sure which one I wanted to pick. Juniper was the one I looked at most. So when I got the opportunity to try a free box I figured this would be a great way to see how this company is.  Right now they are mainly focused on tampons and you have the option of having them send backup pads and midol. You can also put in the note when you are joining that you would like to have more pads they are still working on making it an option to order pads instead of tampons. I won't go into the feminine products I received other then that I was excited they have my favorite brand U by Kotex! They also include a beautiful organza bag full of treats every month to make your period a more enjoyable time every month. I love the packaging they use from the beautiful tissue paper that looks seafoam green to me and the paper crinkles in yellow and gold to the gold fabric bag the backup comes in. April treats- Ahmad teas: mango magic, lemongrass & camomile, and evening tea. I'm usually not one for hot tea since I always burn my tongue the first sip of any hot beverage I have.  These tea flavors sound amazing so I'm thinking I might just add some ice after I make the hot tea to turn it into a nice iced tea that won't burn my tongue. Silk short bread: I was thinking this might be a hard/ crunchy cookie which I don't like but upon checking it feels softer then I thought. Marich chocolate blueberries: these sound amazing and I can't wait to try these! JJ's sweets original cocomels: this is the one treat I'm not sure if I'll like. I don't really enjoy carmels but I'll give them a try. Jer's chocolate pretzo change-o peanut butter bars: this sounds very good as I love chocolate and peanut butter together. Although since the weather has warmed up my bar felt a little melted but that's likely to happen with any chocolate in the mail now. Betterbee honeys (blueberry, rootbeer, and lemon): I'm not much of a honey person but these are in three of my favorite flavors (yes I love anything lemon). So I'm looking forward to giving these a try and maybe they will change my mind about honey.  The one disappointment I had with my box this month was that they'd forgotten to include the midol I asked for. I sent an email to them yesterday thinking they would probably just throw a couple extra packs of midol in my box next month to make up for it. So it was a complete surprise when they told me they are sending me next months box for free. As I said they have amazing customer service and I am loving this company! Can't wait to see what's in next months. I'm slightly hoping they have some pampering items in future boxes such as a nice candle or bath salt/bubble bath. The treats are great but I would love to pamper more then just my stomach. Happy birthday month to juniper founder Lynn! Live. Love. Stay Asp-tastic

Monday Musings

So I just realized I hadn't done a Thursday thoughts last week. I decided to make up for that doing a Monday musings instead. So here we go get ready for the randomness. ~Clear scalp and hair therapy shampoo: recently I received a box of 7 duo packs of shampoo and conditioner for their 7 day challenge. I wanted to try this shampoo cause the commercials make it look like an awesome product. Really wanted to like this but it just seems too thick to me. ~ Hardcore Pawn: I'd heard of this show before but had never seen it till this Sunday night. Decided to try watching just one episode and ended up not wanting to change the channel since this show is pretty crazy! Some of these people go insane when the pawn shop won't either take their items or give them what they want for the item.  ~Teen Mom 2: wow all of the girls except Chelsea were engaged this past weeks two episodes. Since these episodes were filmed like a year ago everyone already knows that Janelle and Gary didnt get married although she is married to a different guy named Courtland. Chelsea is quickly becoming tied with Leah as my favorite from teen mom 2 just for the fact she is doing such an amazing job with little Aubree. I also can't get enough of Leah's beautiful twin girls and I'm so sorry they have had to go through all this medical issues. ~Best ink: super excited this show is back for a second season! Pete wentz is a great choice for a new host and not bad to look at either. I just love tattoos and wish I could be the fly on the wall in a tattoo parlor for a day to just watch the artists tattoo and hear people's stories behind their tattoo. I have three tattoos and was able to watch my mom get her second tattoo right after I got my third. I just love tattoos and will probably get one more in the future. Loved their first flash challenge of spray painting self portraits. Looking forward to seeing the other challenges especially the UV tattoos to see what it involves and how the process is different from regular tattoos. ~ Boxes on boxes on boxes on bags o my! Sooo this month I am receiving 4 subscription boxes! Well technically three boxes and one bag. These monthly subscriptions are my new big fixation and I am still figuring out which are my favorites so I've been testing some of them out. So far I really enjoy glossybox so that is staying on my keep list. Should be receiving my first Ipsy bag in the next week or so and I'm thinking this one will make it on my keep list as well since the send out a makeup bag every month and I love cute makeup bags. Also makeup bags make a cute gift bag and I included one of the target beauty bags I had as part of a birthday/ Christmas present I gave last month as I knew my best friend would love it. Also getting my first juniper box this week and I'm iffy whether I want to keep this but I'll probably decide after I receive this box. Will also receive my first goodies co box and even though the box looks really great the subscription process and waiting list are really confusing. So we will see if juniper and goodies co are good or not. Probably won't try fancy box ever again but I would love to be able to find a monthly book box since I love reading and think it would be awesome to discover new books- any of you know any good monthly subscription boxes either for books or one that I haven't tried yet? Some time in the future I plan to try popsugar at least once (maybe in August as a birthday present to myself or might ask my boyfriend for that for my birthday lol) That's all for today but this week I should have at least one box review and Thursday thoughts should be back this week as well! Live. Love. Stay Asp-tastic!

Glossybox march review- Spring Fling

Glossybox Spring Fling march box I received my glossybox a few weeks ago and forgot that I had yet to write a review on it. Pretty sure that the April box will be a good one as they already revealed everyone will receive a full size blush worth $22 which makes that alone worth more then you pay for the box! Also next month I will be getting my first ipsy bag since I finally got off the waitlist!!  But anyway back to this months glossybox. What was inside: Elite Models intensity eye pencil- I am really liking that this is a soft pencil and am glad that they sent me a black one. I just started getting more into makeup so the only eyeliner I had before this was my blue LiSi liquid liner from last month so this was a welcome addition to my (small) collection! Koh Gen Do cosmetics oriental plants emollient cream- so far this is a nice product. I've tried it twice and it left my skin feeling nice. I would have probably never purchased this on my own but it was nice to try it. Modelco lip and cheek tint- its sad to admit that my favorite part about this product is the packaging. The color looks a little dark to me so I haven't gotten myself to actually try it on my lips or cheek yet but I will soon. I do like the scent though as it is fruity! Prestiche essential oil bar soap- I got the scent green machine and it is very strong in my opinion. I'm probably going to give this as part of a gift to someone I know will enjoy this more then me. Sebastian professional shaper fierce- I don't tend to use hairspray except for the rare occasion if I'm doing something special and my mom helps me do my hair (since I'm half blind and the two sides of my hair would never match if I did it lol). So I'll probably save this to use next time I have a special occasion or perhaps for my next girls night out with my best friend.  This box wasn't all bad but wasn't the best box either. I am hoping that the April box is great which it looks like it will be. Hopefully no more bars of soap for at least a month or subscribers might start running around like mad women asking strangers if they smell cause glossybox just keeps sending them bars of soap lol.  Kind of hoping for a cute spring eyeshadow in April's box though! Live. Love. Stay Asp-tastic!