Thursday, August 6, 2015

My Experiences as an Influenster with the I Do Vox Box

The I Do Vox Box

 

Contents:

Skinnygirl Tasty Nutrition Bar: Chocolate Chip
Urgent Rx Ache & Pain To-Go Powders
Neturogena Hand Cream Norwegian Formula- Fragrance Free
Sahale Snacks: Grab & Go Almonds with Cranberries
Covergirl Outlast Longwear Lipstick
Covergirl Outlast Stay Luminous Foundation
Indeed Labratories- Indeed Nanoblur (a primer)

Opening Remarks:

I am going to go through each product and give my honest opinion. I received all of the products complementary from Influester, and the respective companies, but all opinions are my own. 

Skinnygirl Tasty Nutrition Bar: Chocolate Chip

Although many of the reviews I have read state others  did not like these bars, I thought that for a nutrition/protein bar that stays low in calories it is decent.  I feel that a lot of people are probably comparing them to more of a granola or "healthy" bar, however this bar falls more into the protein bar category. I feel that for the nutrition (120 kCal, 10g protein, 7g fiber) this bar really holds its own in the category. I am not really a chocolate chip fan in any protein bar and this one was okay. I would be interested in trying another flavor.

@skinnygirldaily @skinnygirlgetshitched

Urgent Rx Ache & Pain To-Go Powder

Coming Soon!

+UrgentRx #myurgentrx

Neutrogena Hand Cream Norwegian Formula- Fragrance Free

 I absolutely love this lotion!  I have the sample size and I keep it next to my computer at my desk  to counteract the EXTREMELY drying hand soap that my office has in our restrooms. I love that this is fragrance free, as it does not irritate my nose with its scents (or that of my co-workes, boyfriend, or anyone else I come near after using this).  I actually want to buy a small sample of this for my boyfriend to try because he is uber picky about the lotion he uses, and I think he might actually like this one.  That experiment is still in the works.  :D

@neutrogena #justadab

Sahale Snacks: Grab and Go Almonds with Cranberries

These were delicious! I am so glad they only come in a small pouch because any larger and I would have probably eaten the entire bag. I do that. I have control issues. Really though, if you are going to do any traveling or just want to carry around snacks with you (or in your desk at work), I highly recommend these. They can be justified as healthy and will make your taste buds dance.

+Sahale Snacks #snackbetter

Covergirl Outlast Longwear Lipstick

Covergirl Outlast Stay Luminous Foundation

I will review these two together since they are both Covergirl products and I tried them out together.  I already use Covergirl Lashblast mascara (also in photo), but have never really fell in love with any of their other products. I can say that I am more willing to try them now.  I did like the foundation, I normally don't wear liquid foundation (I stick to MAC StudioFix compact), but this one didn't feel too heavy and I thought the coverage was even and didn't melt off even when walking around Downtown Disney for a couple hours in July.  I liked the lipstick even more. That stuff stayed put, and even when the glossy finish faded, the color did not. It did fade a little in spots, so I would apply a balm and TA-DAAAA! Good As New.  I noticed that this lasted for most of a day, and even the next morning, I still had a little lip tint going on. I was not in love with the color I was sent, but for a longwear, inexpensive lipstick I will definitely give this brand a shot!

+COVERGIRL #glowthedistance

Indeed Labratories- Indeed Nanoblur

Now for the bad: I absolutely did not like this primer at all. It is all wrong for my skin. It was heavy, sank into my pores and made my foundation look splotchy. I do not really know what else to say other than that. I normally use Smashbox Photo Finish or Benefit Pore-fessional and felt that the indeed cannot hold a candle to either of those.  I do not recommend this product.  #nanoblurred @indeedlabs @influenster

Overall Experience with Influenster:

Overall, I really enjoyed receiving this voxbox and trying out the products. I hope I get picked for others! I felt that it opened my eyes to different products that I might normally overlook. I will probably buy many of the products I sampled and reviewed. I recommend going on Influenster.com and signing up and you might qualify for a box too!