Allure Sample Society March 2015 Review

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I got a whole bunch of mail after returning from my trip, and Sample Society March 2015 box was one of the packages in the pile. I thought I wouldn’t get to it until April, but looks like I made it somehow! This month Allure curators chose products that will help us to “Lighten Up” for Spring, with help of these five beauty must-haves.

Allure Sample Society March 2015 Unboxing, Review, SwatchesHOW IT WORKS: For $15/month Sample Society will send its members 5 deluxe-sized samples from beauty brands like stila, Murad, Sisley, Alterna, Butter London, and Too Faced, and a $10 off $50 monthly discount code to BeautyBar.com. Click here to join Sample Society. You can also buy some of the past boxes here.

Allure Sample Society March 2015 Unboxing, Review, Swatches, juice beautyJuice Beauty Green Apple Age Defy Moisturizer – Like all Juice Beauty products, this one has a very earthy fragrance to it, because it’s made with all-natural ingredients and without using bad chemicals and artificial fragrances. The cream contains Vitamin C, peptides, AHA, CoQ10, and Vitamin A that brighten and gently exfoliate the skin. Since Vitamin C is an unstable antioxidant, Allure recommends storing this sample in the fridge to preserve the efficacy.

Allure Sample Society March 2015 Unboxing, Review, Swatches, benefit roller lash Allure Sample Society March 2015 Unboxing, Review, Swatches, benefit roller lashBenefit Roller Lash Mascara – Remember that campaign a few months ago where bloggers got a mystery sample of a mascara sold at Sephora and had to guess what brand it was? This is it! I wasn’t a fan of it back then, I thought it was too goopy and thick, and deposited too much at once. Over time the formula grew on me as I played with it a little more, and now it’s one of my favorite mascaras, because it makes my lashes waxy and flexible, but doesn’t give raccoon eyes.

Allure Sample Society March 2015 Unboxing, Review, Swatches, oscar blandiOscar Blandi Pronto Texture & Volume Spray – This spray promises to boost waves, add volume, and also make oily roots appear clean, kind of like a dry shampoo would. I tried other Oscar Blandi products and liked most of them, so my expectations are high for this one. I only tried it once at home so far, so I can’t really say anything about dramatic results or whatnot, but it sure does have a pleasant fragrance. It’s almost smells like fruit punch? Anyway, it’s a very nice lingering scent that pretty much eliminates the need for any additional perfume, which is nice for those casual days when you just want to take it easy.

Allure Sample Society March 2015 Unboxing, Review, Swatches, cargo gobi lip gloss Allure Sample Society March 2015 Unboxing, Review, Swatches, cargo lip gloss gobiCargo Essential Lip Gloss in Gobi – There was an assortment of colors sent out and I feel like I got the least flattering one 🙁 The formula is very nice, and the wand shape is great for applying the product, but jeez, there’s like no pigmentation to it at all. It’s like a clear gloss with a hint of shimmer; it’s supposed to be peachy nude, but it’s just way too sheer to show up on me – the swatch confirms that. I guess I will resort to wearing it over lipsticks, but on its own it does absolutely nothing for me.

Allure Sample Society March 2015 Unboxing, Review, Swatches, malin + goetz mojito lip balmMalin + Goetz Mojito Lip Balm – I probably have at least three of these lip balms already, and even though it seems like a nice product, I’m not sure I need another one. I think it will make a nice little gift for my sis when she comes to visit me in April, because she loooves Malin + Goetz.

THE VERDICT: I’m sort of undecided on this box, as there were a few things I liked and others I wasn’t too keen on, but there’s no denying that the brands are high quality. I’m thinking of pausing my subscription for a few months, because I have way too much stuff to go through already [I already paused my POPSUGAR Must Have subscription], so I’ll get my April box and then decide how long of a break I need to sort things out.

What beauty products help you to “lighten up”?

Product Retail value
Juice Beauty Green Apple Age Defy Moisturizer $11.25
Benefit Roller Lash Mascara $8.00
Oscar Blandi Pronto Texture & Volume Spray $11.00
Cargo Essential Lip Gloss $16.00
Malin + Goetz Mojito Lip Balm $12.00
Box Retail Value $58.25

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