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A Very Belated February Birchbox Unboxing!!! P.S. I'm baaaaack!

I have had so much free time on my hands lately, which is odd because it seems like everyone else on campus is absolutely swamped with end of semester projects! Anyways, I decided I needed to start blogging again like I used to- it was an everyday thing for me back in December and I MISS IT! Hopefully you guys missed me too & are ready for some more posts! I felt bad only posting my Youtube videos on my blog for such a long time, so let's mix it up with some bloggity blogs! 

I've had my February and March Birchbox boxes hanging around in a desk drawer for weeks now, for God knows what reason. I always thought I would film unboxings like I usually do (my previous ones will be embedded below), but now it's just too late so I just decided to tear them open. However, I decided to take pictures of the contents because I got a new, nicer camera since the last time I posted, so I thought I'd put it to use! 

(Sorry the pictures are so far away, my camera refused to take the pictures unless I was up nice and close...someone wanna explain that to me? It's a Canon and I only know how to do super basic things with it so far)

February 2014 Birchbox 

Anyways, this month, Birchbox apparently teamed up with U.S. weekly ... you know what? I'll just share the little excerpt on the info card they gave me. 

STEP AND REPEAT

"Step. Pose. Repeat. It's awards season, and we're prepping by watching all the Best Picture nominees and dusting off our sartorial scorecards. (After all, the red-carpet posing is a show in itself). This year, we've got some serious experts in our corner- the editors at US Weekly, who have celebrity makeup artists on speed-dial and know the secret behind every red-carpet look...." etc. 

First look- sorry about the glare!

At the first look, I noticed a cookie-like smell and that something oily was all over the tissue paper...naturally I assumed that there was a cookie or something wrapped in the tissue paper, but then I realized that it was just one of the items that had spilled :/ Really, Birchbox? Here's what it was: 

Beauty Protector- Protect & Oil

"Exclusive launch! This just-for-you hair oil defends against UV rays, heat, and breakage. Work 1-3 drops into damp hair, or to the ends of dry hair. Perfect for all hair types." 

I've never used a hair oil before, so I'm kind of confused about what the point is. Maybe it's like applying my Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum to my wet hair to make it shiny and less tangly? Either way, it got over absolutely everything in the box, which is totally annoying, but somehow didn't leak out of the actual box. The cap wasn't screwed all the way on >:(  At least now I know that it smells like cookies! Too bad a good portion of it is now missing.... it says the full size is $21.95

Coola- Tinted Matte SPF 30 for Face (BB Cream) 

"Mineral-based tinted moisturizer with lasting sun protection and a shine-free finish. Smooth a thin layer onto clean skin. Full size, $36" 

I do love me some BB Creams...I have quite an obsession, actually! I've never heard of this brand before but I love trying out skincare, and the brand name sounds kind of like one of my professor's names, hehe. The fact that the info card calls it a tinted moisturizer and says nothing about it being a BB Cream, yet the tube saying 'BB Cream' confused me a bit though...

Ruby Wing- Color Changing Nail Polish in Kitten Heels

"This color-changing polish morphs from a hot fuchsia to a deep magenta in the sun. Full size, $10" 

I've been on a huge nail polish kick lately (that reminds me, I need to upload some of the swatches I've been doing in a future blogpost!), and although I'm not usually impressed with the polish color selection in subscription boxes, I'm very excited about this hot pink. Plus it changes color! I don't think I've ever had color changing polishes except super cheap ones when I was younger that only worked debatably well. This will be really fun to play with, and the bottle isn't so ridiculously small for once that I'd never be able to practically use it! 

smashbox cosmetics- Full Exposure Mascara

"Hybrid fiber formula that expertly lengthens, volumes, and curls sans clumps or flakes. Full size, $19.50" 

Even though I already own way too many of them, I always love trying new mascaras! I rarely get to try high end ones because I'm usually so obsessed with my cheaper drugstore ones, so this will be a treat!

smashbox cosmetics- Full Exposure Palette Sampler

"Beauty Extra- A range of versatile hues, complete with tips on creating the best look for your eye shape. Use one shadow for a casual look, or layer shades to take makeup from day to night. Full size, $49" 

How have I not heard of this palette yet!? Usually I know about all of the neutral shade palettes, since they're kind of my thing. Apparently this palette has 5 basic colors, just a matte and shimmer version of each one. I'm excited to try this, but the hair oil got all over the cover of it so I was forced to cut the top flap off. Eyeshadow samplers are usually a kind of weird thing to use and are slightly awkward, but I'm still excited that they threw some shadows in there for us!

February 2014 Birchbox 

Overall I'm pretty happy with this box- the mascara and nail polish and BB cream are right up my alley! The oil spill is a bummer and made everything way more messy than it needed to be (I had to wipe down everything in the box), but for the $10 a month you pay for this thing, I think this month was worth it. It's a good mix of new and old brands for me. 

What do you think about Birchbox? If you would like to sign up for your own monthly Birchbox, click here. My March post will be up within a week or so [probably], so keep an eye out for that! In the meantime, check out my unboxing videos for previous Birchboxes!

Thanks so much for reading! I'll be putting up a new beauty video on my channel soon, which I will embed here when it's available :)

Have a great day!

xox, Elle

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Care Package Unboxing: OCM.com Finals Week Survival Kit

Hey everyone!

This is the 3rd care package my parents signed up to send me from this brand, OCM.com, which I don't know that much about. I thought it would be fun to show pictures of the unboxing and show what was in the box, in case you're here wondering whether or not to get your kids these for college, you're a college student wanting to ask for them, or you're my parents wondering what the heck you just paid for. Let's get started!

What the box looked like. Very cute packaging! 

The box had cute motivational sayings all over it!

First look. The products seemed to be wrapped in a burlap bag! How creative.

Here's what the burlap bag was- an ENTIRE BAG filled with coffee-related items! I love anything caffeinated, and the pouch itself was very cute, so I was super duper excited for this part.

Everything that was in the coffee bag! 3 Maxwell House instant coffee packets, 3 packets of Domino's sugar (a nice touch!), 1 packet of spiced apple cider, 1 Kool Aid instant singles pouch, a travel mug, 3 Stash teabags, 2 Swiss Miss w/ marshmallows packets, and 3 Swiss Miss milk chocolate hot chocolate packet. These will not go to waste with me around!

Close up of what was in the coffee bag!

This was what was left in the box after I took out the burlap bag- lots of snacks and candy! But what is under that mysterious piece of cardboard?

All of the snacks that were in the middle layer of the box! Wheat Thins, Chex Mix, cereal to go, Rice Krispies, Dum dums, Tootsie Rolls, Twizzlers (my all time fave), the list goes on! Some are a little smaller than a single serve size, but I'm a terribly often snacker so maybe it's for the best. Hah.

A close-up of some of the things I'm most excited for! Spearmint Chiclet gum, Nutella to go...

Mysterious packaging...what could it be!? My first guess was a bunch of super fragile Christmas ornaments haha.

The big mystery was FRESH FRUIT! I was so surprised to see this...and also excited because I love oranges and green apples, and I'm sure I'll end up devouring the red apples too. 

Not exactly an info card, but here's the card that comes with it! Haha, very cute

Here's absolutely everything that was in the box! It was very jam-packed, with the travel mug (which came in perfect time, because all my mugs are dirty and I'm too lazy to wash them this week, hehe), fruit, coffee bag, travel Nutella, etc.!

This was definitely a huge box that was very diverse and exciting! I have pictures from the other 2 boxes before this that I can put up as well if you'd all like! I'd love to share, and it could be like a mini series (: It looks like I'll definitely be surviving finals week this time around! Someone could definitely have had no other snacks in their room prior to receiving this box and be able to survive with all of the stuff in here- there's so much!

Thanks so much for reading! Let me know how you like this kind of care package post (:

xox, Elle

MissGlamBam.com

Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

FTC: This is not a sponsored or paid post, but thanks mom and dad for sending this one along!

~Influenster Varsity Voxbox 2013 Unboxing~

My new beauty video is live! I unboxed my new program from Influenster, the Varsity Voxbox, on camera! I love everything in it and they're all things I would and have use! So useful! Keep your eye open for blog reviews on some of these!

Tuesday Tidbits

I just got back to my room a few minutes ago- I have been go go go all day! Class, then showing up super early for physical therapy and having an appointment for almost an hour, and then another class!

This week I seem to be starting all of my weekly post series- last night was Monday Night Musings, which you can read here. Today is Tuesday Tidbits, instead of Tuesday Troubles like my blogging idol, RamblingsofASuburbanMom.com, did today, since last night's post was kind of more complain-y, and two in a row of those would just be obnoxious.

So here are my tidbits for so far this Tuesday! Enjoy!

~I posted about how my friend group and I went out to dinner for Miranda's birthday last night, and here's an artsy picture I took when we were at the bus stop, waiting in the freezing cold (I quite liked it): 

~I did super well in physical therapy today. It was my first time going to the on-campus office, and can I just point out how disturbing it was that they have a "Wall of Pain" with pictures of bruises that look like galaxies, and something that looked like a gunshot wound?!!?

Anyways, they had me putting weight on my bum foot, and by the time I left, I could almost walk on it without my Aircast boot, and walk with the help of my crutches and the boot. When I got to my room, I could actually limp a little on my heel when I was wearing the boot. This is super exciting, because all I want is to be able to walk again! Being so co-dependent and helpless is driving me crazy!!!

~On another note....I'm pretty sure that all of the Public Safety officers that drive me to all of my classes think my name is Ella...not Elle. Awk. I thought they all just had weird accents and said my name weird, but now when I call to ask for a ride they're like "oh, this must be Ella!" So I just say yes because it's just too late to correct them now without me looking really dumb. Whoops. Cringe.

~I have so many videos to film, and it will probably only be light for another two hours! I should probably get ready or something, or just edit some older video files I have just hanging out in my iMovie to make up for the upload gap. BTW I'll be uploading my newest Voxbox unboxing video in about an hour, so I'll post it RIGHT HERE when it's up so you can all check it out! It's one of my favorites to date- and then I'll have all of the products to blog about, because my posts won't be spoilers anymore (: I'll also have to update my post with my complete list of Influenster programs- so much to do, so much to do!

~I haven't had any caffeine so far today, and didn't have any yesterday (which eventually resulted in a mild headache, but I couldn't take anything for it because I had already taken Ibuprofen for my foot/ankle! arghh >:( ) I should really get on that...but half the battle is always choosing what to drink, since I have such a hoard of K-cups and coffee grounds and tea bags by now. I'm not complaining at all though, this is like heaven for a caffeine lover like myself <3 I have lots to do in real life and on the Internet today, so I'd better get that coffee pumpin' in me! 

~I always forget about eBates! Miranda was just about to order things online from Sephora, and then I told her to check out eBates first! I can do another post kind of explaining it sometime, but basically you get a percentage of cash back when you shop online, and a lot of times they have coupon codes or codes for free products, in Sephora's case. You can check it out here.

I hope you guys enjoyed - if you want to do this post too and put your link in the comments, I would be more than happy to check it out! It can be like a mini link-up until I figure out the technology to do a real bull blown one!

Thank you all for reading! What kind of post should I do next? I've really got the bloggin' bug this week!

xox, Elle
MissGlamBam.com
Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

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