Sample Society Warehouse Sale

Sample Society had a warehouse sale, and I went a little overboard. They were selling sets of five SS boxes for $25 (usually it's $15 a box). They also had a coupon code for $50 off a $200 purchase, so in a moment of insanity, I went ahead and bought 10 sets. I got a lot of repeats (I believe I got 10 boxes from April of 2013), but I'll probably end up swapping, selling, or gifting the repeats I don't want.

 Here's what I got:

12 Cotz Face samples - 3 gram value - $1.50 each - $18

4 Immunocologie VenoMAX .5oz samples, $80.88 each - $323.54

4 Maya Water Facial Mists (2 in Pure, 2 Organic Goji)- 70mL sample size - $15.84 each - $63.36

2 B. Kamin's Sun Defense SPF 30 .5oz - $4.50 each - $9.00

2 SuperGoop anti-aging sunscreen 5mL - $4.20 each - $8.40

4 Alterna Caviar Dry Shampoo .1 oz - $0.83 each - $3.32 

2 suki exfoliate foaming cleanser .25 oz - $2 each - $4

2 Sonya Dakar Flash Facial Exfoliating Treatment .4oz - $39.60 each - $79.20

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant - $9

10 Borghese Gel Makeup Remover .5oz - $3.63 each - $36.30

10 go be lovely mini candles in Anemone - $3.50 each - $35

4 Illume candles in Desert Tulip 1oz - $1 each - $4 

3 Snowberry day cream 7mL - $8.25 each - $24.75

7 Snowberry Night Cream Samples - $8.25 each - $57.75

8 Jane Iredale Purelash samples - $4 each - $32

1 Jane Iredale Longest Lash Mascara .1oz - $7.80

5 exude clear lip glosses (2 came in giant boxes and the other 3 were just normal tubes) - $29 each - $145

1 exude lip gloss in Scarlet - $29 - $29

6 Stila Lip Glazes (2 kitten, 2 apricot, and 2 starfruit)- $12 each - $72

2 jane iredale just kissed lip and cheek stains in Forever Pink -estimated value $5 each - $10

2 Borghese Lip Glosses in Fiore - $14.90 each - $29.80

2 Jane Iredale lip plumper in Tokyo estimated value $5 - $10

2 Korres Cherry Lip Gloss in Natural - $5.60 each - $11.20

2 Diego Dalla Palma lipstick samples in red 102 - $3? (the full-size is $34) - $6

2 h20+ Oxygenating Rejuvenator 8mL - $6 each - $12 

10 h20 micro-collagen moisturizer 10mL - $10 - $100 

5 Lord & Berry Eye Liner in black - $15 each - $75

6 Butter London eye pencils n Pistol Pink - $18 each - $108

4 Butter London Eye Pencils in Inky 6 - $18 each - $72

8 Hanskin Magic BB Cream 10mL - $7.34 each - $58.73

  

2 juice beauty Stem Cellular Repair CC Cream .17oz - $3.90 each - $7.80

8 Hope in a Jar samples .4oz - $8.40 each - $16.80 

2 Hope in a Jar Night .4oz - $10 each - $20  

9 Clark's Botanicals Deep Moisture Mask .5oz - $21.17 each - $190.59 

 

12 Hanskin Hydro Sheet Masks - $4 each - $48  

2 Murad T-Zone Pore Refining Serum samples - $2.63 each - $5.26  

**2 Murad Exfoliating Cleanser samples

2 Murad Pore & Line Minimizing Hydrator - $9.60 - $19.20 

2 Murad Hydro-Dynamic Ultimate Moisture for Eyes .12oz - $14.88 each - $29.76 

4 Oscar Blandi Hair Mists 1 oz value - $3.65 each - $14.60 

10 Tatcha Japanese Beauty Papers - $12 each - $120  

2 Borghese Fango Body Refining Polish samples - $2 each - $4

  

2 Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Cream .34oz - $5.50 - $11 

4 LaROCCA Hibuscus Cream Cleanser samples - $2.10 each - $8.40 

2 Vincent Longo Eyeshadow Trios in Sweet Melody - $30 each - $60 

2 Brad Ultra Peel .25oz - $25.74 each - $51.48 

2 Ouidad Curl Recovery Ultra Nourishing Oil 2.5oz - $7.35 each - $14.70 

2 Alterna Bamboo Style Boho Waves .85oz - $4.45 each - $8.90  

1 red flower cleasing hair wash 1.69oz sample - $5.38 

5 Pantene Age Defy Thickening Treatment 1.7oz - $8.10 each - $40.50 

12 Jane Tran Barette samplers - $3.50 each - $42  

2 Deepa Gurnani headbands - $80 each - $160 

2 Eve Lom Cleanser 5mL and Muslin Cloth - $5 each for the cleanser sample and $7 each for the cloths - $24 

2 L'Occitane Imortelle Precious Cream .5oz - $17 each - $34

 

10 Caudalie Cream 1mL - $6.30 each - $63 

2 Malin+Goetz Vitamin E Face Moisturizer 1oz - $11.25 each - $22.50 

2 Dermalogica Age Smart .34oz - $13 each - $26 

 

3 SuperGoop Eye Cream 2mL - $6 each - $18 

3 Tres Pure face tonic samples (two of them have sprayers on top, and the other doesn't. It's weird) - $5.50 each - $16.50 

2 MDSolarSciences Evening Facial Repair Serum .08oz - $1.91 each - $3.82 

2 Karin Herzog Vita-A-Kombi 2 3mL Samples - $4.70 each - $9.40 

2 Ren Hydra Calm .5oz - $13.20 each - $26.40 

2 Pur-lisse hydra balance moisturizer 15mL - $16.40 - $32.80 

7 Nicole Perfume Samples - $1 each - $7 

2 Juliette has a gun perfume samples - $1 each - $2 

1 Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrian Sample .06oz - $3.25  

2 Lavanila .13oz - $5.46 each - $10.92 

2 Diptyque Eau Moheli .06 oz samples - $3.10 each - $6.20

I spent $200 and the total value of my boxes was $2,638.31 

I got some great stuff that I'm excited to try, and I got some stuff that I'll swap for other stuff I want, so even though there were things I would've liked to get more of (and other things I would've liked to get less of) I'm pretty happy with what I got! 

I'm doing a giveaway with some of the items I got from SS, check it out here.

June 2014 Ipsy vs. Birchbox

 I'll start with Birchbox, since it came first (as it usually does). Here's what I got:

 Mally Beauty Volumizing Mascara Mascara - $20
I was really excited to get this, especially because it's full size! I've tried a couple of Mally products in the past and always really enjoyed them, so I'm glad to try their mascara. I've tried it since receiving it and really loved it.

Davines Shampoo, Conditioner, and Styling Cream Samples - $9.71
The shampoo sample is a really good size, and there are no scary ingredients so I enjoyed trying this! The conditioner and leave-in samples are waaaay too tiny for my hair though, so even after trying them I didn't really feel like I'd tried the products. I'm also excited that this counted as three products, so I got 30 points ($3 in the BB shop) for reviewing them.

English Laundry Perfume Sample - $3.96? (this is a guess based on a sample size of .15oz)

I'm never excited to get perfume samples, and I already know this one gives me a headache, so I'm even less excited than usual. That said, I'm glad it came in the pouch that it came in. 

Perlier Body Cream 1oz - $4.25

I tend to forget about body lotion, but this one has shea butter in it, so I'm excited to try it. I usually really enjoy products with shea butter. 

Suki exfoliating cleanser .25oz - $2

I love trying new skincare products, and exfoliating products are usually great for me. This one ended up breaking me out, but I'm still glad that I got to try it!

The total value of this month's box was $39.92, plus I'll get another $7 worth of credit in the birchbox store when I review all of the products. Not at all bad for a box I spent less than $10 on.

Now on to Ipsy. Here's what I got:

Be a Bombshell Lash Out Mascara - $15
The first thing I noticed about this was the terrible smell. I could hardly stand to have it open for the few minutes I was photographing it, and I can't imagine wanting to put it near my eyes. I emailed IpsyCare about it (because they've been great about things like this in the past) and got a response saying that it was safe to use and not to worry about it. I was pretty disappointed by that response, because the responses I've gotten from Ipsy have usually been so helpful.

Marc Anthony Beach Spray - $3.25
I don't really use hair sprays in my hair, so I'll probably save this for sometime that I have to do an updo and need something stronger than will-power to contain my hair. It smells really good.

Realtree for Her Perfume Sample - $0.94

Again, not something I'm particularly excited about. It's a really strong scent, and not one that I could ever wear. 

Ofra Universal Eyebrow Liner - $13

This came at a good time for me as I just used up my last brow liner. I haven't tried much from Ofra, so I'm excited to give this a try!

NYX Butter Gloss in Creme Brulee - $5

I love NYX lip products, and this is no exception. At first I was sad about the shade I got, but it's actually a pretty flattering shade. 

The total value of my Ipsy was $37.19 (though if you take off the $15 for the mascara, which isn't fit to use, it's actually $22.19). Not a bad value for a bag I paid less than $10 for, especially since I love the bag itself this month. 

Let's see which sub wins this month:

 First it's a mascara-off. The Mally works really well, and doesn't smell toxic, so it's probably not hard to guess which one wins.

Birchbox = 1
Ipsy = 0

 Davines hair products vs. Marc Anthony Beach Spray

The Davines is something I can use regularly (shampoo) whereas the Marc Anthony really isn't something that's suitable for use on my hair very often. This one goes to Birchbox as well.

Birchbox = 2
Ipsy = 0

 English Laundry vs. Realtree for Her

Can I give this to neither of them? I'll give this one to the English Laundry because of its scent-sensitive friendly packaging.

Birchbox = 3
Ipsy = 0

 Perlier Body Cream vs. Ofra Eyebrow Pencil

I rarely remember to use body cream, and when I do it's usually Vaseline or Jergens, so I'm not all that excited about the Perlier. The liner on the other hand is something I've been needing and it really came at the perfect time. This one goes to Ipsy.

Birchbox = 3
Ipsy = 1

 Suki Exfoliating Cleanser vs. NYX butter gloss

This one's pretty hard because they're both things I was really excited to try. Suki is a brand I haven't tried before, so that's a definite plus (after all, isn't that the point of beauty subscriptions?) but at the same time I'm more excited about a full-size item from a brand I love than a small sample from a new brand. This one goes to Ipsy.

Birchbox = 3
Ipsy = 2

All in all, this was a pretty good month for both subscriptions!