I may be one of the last people that received their Love Voxbox this month. So I was extremely hesitant on making a youtube video for it since I'm pretty sure an unboxing would be quite boring after watching it for the 50th time! So I decided on just trying out the products and writing my opinion on them in this blog :) So let's get started.
For those who has never heard of Influenster let me give you a refresher. If you've heard of Birchbox, glam bags or anything that has monthly subscriptions you've already got the basics of Influenster. BUT unlike Birchbox, Influenster is 100% Free. It's a program who sends out several products every couple of months (called voxboxes)to "influensters" (bloggers, vloggers etc. [who are influential]). So once you receive these lovely products, you go ahead and try them out and rate & recommend to other people.
So how do you qualify? If you love to blog or make youtube videos then influenster is right for you! lol Im not exactly sure how they choose which people to send these voxboxes to. But what I did was I went to
Influenster's website signed up & completed a few of these things called badges (you fill out surveys to see if you qualify to earn them, & these badges will help Influenster determine your personality & likes to see if you qualify for the products their sending out) It's really simple and easy! So if you're interested sign up! It won't hurt to try and see if you'll qualify!
So back to the Love Voxbox! This is actually my second Voxbox that was sent to me by Influenster. (Check out the
holiday voxbox video ) But unlike the previous box, I received mines quite late. But anyway, these bad boys are mailed in these white boxes with the theme sticker in front :) They are well packaged and it's quite exciting to see what's inside!
All Voxboxes start off with a postcard stating the products inside. The 2012 Love Voxbox came with 5 items (& a coupon) Here are the following products:
(lets start with the edible products)
Stash Tea Herbal Tea Sampler: ($3.50) The sampler came with 9 different flavors (all quite fruity) the first thing I noticed about this is it's CAFFEINE FREE! Im a big coffee & tea drinker but I'm a bit more of an orange pekoa, earl gray &/or brown rice type a girl. So I automatically thought of having a tea party with my nieces using these tea! They would just love being able to chose from blueberry, pomegranite & even mango! Sadly, I live a bit far from them so I did open one up before bed (since the caffeine wont prevent me from staying up all night) and it's quite delicious! I'm thinking of just brewing a few bags & shoving em in the fridge for Ice tea! So all and all STASH tea is a definite thumbs up!
Ghirardelli Gourmet Milk Chocolate Bar & $1 coupon: ($2.99) Is it sad that I was most excited about opening this up? I am a HUGE chocolate fan (what girl isn't) so this was what I opened and gobbled up first! I LOVE MILK chocolate & I have not tried one Ghirardelli product that disappointed me just yet! The brand itself I feel like has such a great reputation and will always be a must buy! NOMMM!
Truvia Natural Sweetener: ($3.99 40 ct.)Being a big coffee drinker, I avoid REAL sugar so I usually drink my coffee with two splenda & half half. But the only thing I hated about Splenda is the after taste! & the fact that it doesn't look or taste like real sugar! So I was quite excited about trying Truvia. One of the best thing about it is that the texture is just like sugar! But once I tried it by it self, it has some sort of cooling taste (kind of the feeling when you eat mint) or is it just me? But it does sweeten coffee a bit faster than real sugar & taste a bit more authentic than the other sweeteners out there, so I actually might switch over to this from Splenda! (if only the coffee shops will do the same)
(Now for the more beauty related items:)
Gillette Venus & Olay Razor: ($8.99-$10.99) So both Gillette & Olay are one of the more high reputation brands. (Venus razor having 5 blades for close shave & Olay having skin enhancing elements) Although I DO love the feeling of my well moisturized legs after the shave, Im not a big fan of have a bar of soap wrapped around my razor. It's one of those 1-3 time uses and for $10 that's quite an expensive shave! I also don't like the fact that after a couple of uses the soap starts to fall apart! Love the idea, but it's too pricey for my pocket! So will not buy in the future :(
Kiss Nail Dress-Fashion that sticks: ($6.99) This is way too similar to just stickers! So this is a definite NO! It reminds me too much of nail products for little kids! Although I LOVE the design variety, I will definitely would much rather spend $7 on a bottle of nail polish. This is not practical at all. Although I think it would be nice for your little girls since you don't have to worry about harsh chemicals on their nails. (& the fact that it just peels off, so no encounters with nail polish removers) The only place that I think that it may be worth it is if you apply it as an accent nail, Since It will last a good 10+ applications (so you get bang for your buck) and since its not on all nails, it would last a bit longer.
So all and all a couple of great products! I just love how Influenster sends products that you wouldn't usually buy! Hopefully one of you guys will find my reviews useful. Thank you to Influenster & the listed companies for sending out these products! Can't wait for the next one!
And as always, Thank you for reading!
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