Birchbox Canada

 Yay!! Birchbox has finally come to Canada!! - I was so excited when I received the email from Birchbox that they were starting to offer there boxes to us Canadian residents. There's not many boxes that ship to Canada so this was a great little surprise! - Pop Sugar, and a bunch of other American boxes look amazing, but do not ship to Canada, and the ones that do have an outrageous shipping charge. - If your new to Birchbox, this is what the Canadian version looks like.

I pay 10$ a month + 4.95$ CDN Shipping which totals about 15$ CDN each month. They charge on the 1st of every month and ship on or before the 10th of every month.

I was delightfully surprise to receive such a cute box, with fluffy pink tissue paper and a generous amount of samples or name brand, and new brand products. - This box is definately worth 15$!
The box itself can be re-used for your makeup stashes, crafts or gifting! <3 I thought the little turquoise envelope box was adorable too!

 First thing I received is this Amika Nourishing Mask. This mask is for your hair, it suppose to give intense conditioning and repair to damaged hair. I usually don't use hair masks, but since the packaging on this is cute, I will try it tonight. It does however smell REALLY good!

 Vasanti's "BrightenUp!" is an enzymatic face rejuvenator, which exfoliates and is enriched with Papaya, Micro-crystals and Aloe!! This sounds promising!! - I'm all about products that brighten up skin tones so I hope this works!

& here we have another Harvey Prince product but this time it's a shower gel with pink grapefruit & vanilla. I've tried Harvey Princes roller ball perfume from Petit Vour and I loved it, so I'm sure this shower gel will not disappoint.

First time receiving a Benefit product in a subscription box so this was a +1 for Birchbox! - I know Ipsy was offering a Benefit product in on of there bags awhile back, but unfortunately for me I was not one of the lucky ones to receive it. I was never a fan of Benefit, but I do love there packaging. Great marketing that's for sure! - This is High Beam which is a highlighter, lord know's I have a lot of highlighters that I never used because they never stay on for a long period of time, but I have heard good things about this one, so I will be putting this to the test and see how long it holds up for without a makeup finishing spray.

TOO happy about getting this eyeliner from CYNTHIA ROWLEY. I've been an avid collector of her House & Home stuff - from fuzzy pillows to her blankets. I actually have two of her blankets that I purchased not too long ago, which are simply gorgeous! so this was the highlight of my box. Thank you Birchbox!!! This eyeliner is a simple black color. You can never get enough black eyeliners ;)


I'm totally sticking to Birchbox for awhile, the price if great, shipping is amazing, and the products are well worth the money! - Thank you!!!! Thank you!!!!

Sign up for Birchbox Canada

xoxo

Mrs Chic

Petit Vour

Limited Luxury FW14 Box

I've been a fan of Petit Vour for several months now, but have since cancelled due to my Memebox addition. This Limited edition box curated by supermodel Emily Nolan is packed with animal friendly products for only 40$ US.  I adore this box due to it having independent, vegan, animal friendly products. How can you not go wrong with a subscription like this? My very first box I received a full sized eyeshadow palette by LilyLolo.

So you get some great vegan products monthly and there's always new brands!! I definately recommend this subscription box.

What's Inside? 

Antonym Ecocert Certified Natural Eye Pencil | $18
Noir is the perfect shade of intensity for cooler months when you want to take the drama up a notch. Application is smooth and creamy to help you achieve your desired look—however smoky or precise.

 YPRIS Antioxidant Dew & Beauty Elixir I -1,000 Roses | Full-sizes, $60 & $225 
Antioxidant Dew (3ml / .1fl oz): Featherweight texture offering deep hydration. Restore strength, vitality and radiance. Use in AM & PM.

Beauty Elixir I - 1,000 Roses (3ml / .1fl oz): Scientifically established nutrients, a plethora of botanical extracts, and the essential oil of 1,000 organic Bulgarian roses combine to repair signs of environmental challenge to deliver dewy, glowing, rose-petal-soft skin.

 Marie Natie Lip Gloss | $18
All-natural, moisturizing and non-sticky, Tickled is sexy and understated, a beautiful complement to richly lined eyes.

 My Daughter Fragrances Joyful Spritzer (10ml) | $25
Joyful is a fragrant love letter of orange flower, lime blossom, rose, jasmine and creamy sandalwood. Fresh and floral lovers rejoice!

 Rare El’ements Luxury Hair Care Sample Set (incl. 4 sample sachets) | Full-sizes, $34-44
Each product contains the most exotic and quintessential ingredients in the world, making up the "Rare" in Rare El’ements. Turn an everyday routine into a luxurious pampering experience while restoring and maintaining your hair’s integrity.

Tres Pure Mini Face Cleanse | $10
A gentle water activated cleansing powder which thoroughly removes impurities and make-up without damaging the skin's protective lipid barrier. Restores the skin's suppleness and provides a soft, healthy and radiant appearance from the very first application.

LTD Luxury Box Value @ $95.00+

You pay only $40.00 (incl. FREE US shipping)

You can order this box HERE
This is for the LIMITED EDITION BOX .

I actually might re-subscribe to Petit Vour very soon. I miss them!

xoxo

Mrs Chic

Nerd Block

Junior Girls Box

(June 2014 Box)

This is my 2 year old daughters very first Junior Girl Nerd Block subscription Box.

I paid 22.59$ USD = 33$ CDN with shipping. They are based in Canada, so I don't understand why they are charging in USD and why its over priced. This box is NOT worth the contents for the amount I paid. I will probably just get some stuff at Dollarama each month for my daughter and put it in a cute box instead of this, because I can get a lot more things for this price, don't get me wrong the items she received are cute, but ... that's it?? for 33$? (23$)... Yea.. Anyways here's what she received for her June box.

CONTENTS:

Top Left-Right

1: Minnie Mouse Coloring pages + Markers

2: Rainbow Magic - Birthday Party Novel book

3: Dragon Figurine - Skull Crusher

4: Barbie Mega Bloks pack

5: Smurfs Mega Bloks Pack

 I saw these at Shoppers Drug Mart in the bargain bins for 2$, but never picked any up, I guess it was fate. This little package comes with 80 mini coloring pages & 6 markers. The coloring pages are loose, so you can frame them or take them out.

This is a book by Scholastic. I remember having scholastic book fairs in grade school, so this brings back soo many memories, and my daughter will love me reading this to her, she loves fairies, so this is perfect.

This is a cute little figurine from Dream Works. I've never seen this movie, but I think its a side story of "How to train your dragon". This little guy is "Skull Crusher" Hes soo cute! I'm not sure what this retails for, but I'm assuming 5-7$?

I just saw these today for 3.94$ at our local retail store, what a coincidence.

She got this little smurf in her surprise pack

She's really cute. She comes with a a flower and a cute pink bag.

My daughter freaked when she saw this! The color pink, its gets the best of us females lol.

I know these are pretty expensive, because I saw one of these, but with a few more things in it for 15$ 

So this must be about... 5-10$? - *Shifty Eyes*

and here's  the pack set up. Cute ain't it?!

So Overall, like I said earlier, this box is not worth the price. 33$ CDN is expensive in my eyes... I think I will cancel shortly, my daughter is spoiled as it is, so I don't think this box will put a dent in her retail spree's lol.

xoxo

Mrs Chic.

Luxe Box

Limited Edition “Summer Vows” Box

I caved in and purchased Luxe Box Limited Edition "Summer Vows" box.

I've never subscribed to Loose Button before, so I figured I would test it out first with this box before I commited subscribing to them long term. Everything you see in this box, was already shown before purchasing, so there was no guessing what I was going to get. Yay! Ok so let me show you in detail what I got in this limited edition box from Luxe Box. -  ( 39$ CDN)


It came bagged in this cute silky drawstring bag
Its pretty big, and can be used to carry a lot of stuff!

The box also came with 3 Crest samples

English Laundry 

"Notting Hill" Eau De Parfum For Him

This was a bonus item that Luxe Box added to this Limited edition box. You always got to remember the hubby or boyfriend right?!! The smell is very sensual, very musky and soft. It's not too over whelming which I like, and he will HAVE to like ;) This little travel parfum is 5mL and it comes with a cute little cap. 

Nicole By OPI

"Sweet Surrender"

I only own a couple of OPI nail polishes, and I really do enjoy them, its just , I'm not much of a nail polish kinda gal, I like my makeup and facial products. This is a cute little travel size as well 3.75 mL. Its great for maybe 5 -8 uses? both hands? you will need at least 2 coats for it to show up though. Its a good trial size that you can definately get some use out of. The color is a very pale pale pink, almost white. It's a perfect color for weddings and for brides to wear on there big day, actually, hey I might use this on my wedding day, but it will probably be expired by than lol

OK, NEXT!

Nexxus

Youth Renewal Elixir

This product is by Nexxus, I'm sure you all have heard about this company. Nexxus has some amazing hair products and the prices are a tad expensive. I'm not into hair care products either, but it's good of course, to test out new things. This little bottle is 4mL. It says it "combats 8 signs of aging hair" - I'm not sure what aging hair looks like, besides the color turning grey, and losing some hair, along with thinning? sooo maybe I should wait before I test this out, and do some research into this product.

Crabtree & Evelyn

Ultra Moisturizing  Hand Therapy

Ok I have to remind myself why I purchased this box? Half this stuff I wont even use....

This is the fine & dandy Crabtree & Evelyn hand cream. Its infused with macadamia nut oil - (Favorite cookie btw) shea butter and seaweed and algae extracts. Its suppose to make your hands supple after extended use. We shall test this out than, perferably in the winter time. It smells like the sea, its a pretty soothing smell, I like it. 25g

Eyeko London

Skinny Mini Liquid Eyeliner (Black)

This is one of the reason why I purchased this cute little box.

I've never tried this brand before sooo I was sooo excited to see this, I just had to purchase it.

Eyeko - Skinny Mini Liquid Eyeliner - the casing is plastic and silver with black lettering.

This is a full size eyeliner, 2g  yay, cause lord knows we females can't get enough of black eyeliners!

Ok so I just had to do a swatch, and I did the swatch right before I did this post soo, here it is.

What do you think?? This baby bleeds like there no tomorrow, I'm actually pretty intimidated by this eyeliner LOL.

 
See that bleeding? that's from one swift line. Hmmmmm. I like it, I mean the color is blackest black, and it glides perfectly, but the bleeding, ohhhh jezzzz that bleeding - oh well, Ill apply tomorrow before I go out, and hopefully it complies.

DERMAdoctor

KP Duty Moisturizing Therapy

Like I needed another moisturizer in the same box?

Anywho, this is a moisturizer which is mean't to be used on very dry skin. My skin is not that dry, but Ill use it anyways on my elbow's if I ever get around to it, considering I have soo many moisturizers now.

Teeez

Spectrum Of Stars Eyeshadow in "Vanilla Sunbeam"

This is the other product I was really excited to receive when I ordered this box. I've seen Teeez in a couple of other sub's but never had the chance to get my hands on it. 2g

The packaging is soo adorable.

 This color is a beige/nude.

I tried to swatch this so you can see the color as much as possible, there's also a bit of gold flicks in it. Its perfect to add to your everyday natural look.

Hanae Mori

Butterfly Rollerball

I'm in love with Hanae Mori's products. I ordered a sample size of there hand cream from Sephora and fell in love with. This perfume has wild strawberries, sweet blackberries , blackcurrant and bilberries infused in it. It smells very soft, and very romantic. Its my go to perfume now, plus the packaging is cute.

Overall I'm pleased with this box, but will not be subscribing to there regular sub's.

I paid 35$ CDN with free shipping for this box, but I don't think it was worth it price wise.

xoxo

Mrs Chic.

Beauty Box 5

June 2014 Box

This was my last month of BeautyBox5 . I paid 12$ + free shipping to Canada. The reason why I cancelled is because there is a lot of repeats, and brands that I have received already from other beauty subscription boxes, and I figured, I was wasting 12$ on stuff I have already tried, such as this Nicka K New York Nail Polish "NY139"- I received this in an Ipsy Bag in the same color already.....Its a nice color, but I have two of these nail polishes now, and its a turn off to me, seeing recycled products in subscription boxes.

Vita Bath Body Wash (60mL)

Wild Red Cherry scent, its smells so yummy, that my daughter just finished using the whole bottle in her bath, I didn't even get to try it :( but it smelt amazing and its free of propylene glycol , mineral oils and silicon. "Made In China" So I'm 99% sure it was tested on animals :(

Organix Coconut Water Shampoo & Conditioner

x2 Sample packets, was in this month's box, and although I don't like receiving sample packets in subscription boxes, this was nice, because I've never tried Organix products before, but I'm allergic to coconuts, so I will definatley have to swap this unfortunately, or give it to my fiance' to use.

Nicka K New York Nail Color

As I mentioned before, I have already received this EXACT nail polish from Ipsy last year, so not much more to say about this.

Swatched.

Glam Natural Mascara (Black)

Wooo whoo another mascara, honestly, how many mascara's do you have laying around? Me?? around 20 mascara's. Whenever I see a beauty subscription box's throw in mascara's in there boxes, it just shows me that they really didn't curate there boxes properly that month... I mean... Ughhh no more mascara's!! lol. Please.

This is just a regular black mascara, nothing special.

Eslor Introductory Collection 
Calming Kit

MORE SAMPLE PACKETS. Yay? Sure.

I saw these advertised on Luxe/loose button in one of there Limited Edition Boxes this year, I never ordered that one specifically due to this product being in it, but I guess it was just mean't to be since I just received it in BB5 box . Lol?

These 4 packets come with 

a soothing refiner+ cleanser, replenishing scrub, a comforting mask and a soothing cream.

I will test these out tonight and report back!

So overall this month was just like the last month, and therefore I cancelled. I mean 12$ for BB5 is not bad, but its not good either, you get what you pay for though ;)

xoxo

Mrs Chic.

Petite Vour
"BonjourBelle"

May 2014 Box

I received my MAY Box from Petit Vour.

Petit Vour Is a monthly all natural, vegan subscription box based around beauty products.

You can subscribe to Petit Vour for 15$ a month for US & 23$ a month for Canada. 

I just recently cancelled my subscription due to having way to many products that I don't know what to do with, although I love everything I receive from them, I just think its time to catch up on products I haven't used yet.

Here are the contents for May's Box.

AROMI Lippie "SNOB"

AROMI Lippie - In the color "SNOB" Retails for - $15-17$

Its more on the purple/mauve toned type of gloss, its very pigmented and I will definately be using this.

Paula's Choice Resist 
C15 Super Booster

Paula's Choice Resist C15 Super Booster is a serum which brightens your skin instantly, gives tones of hydration, reduces brown spot, and promotes firmer looking skin. Retails for 45$ for a full size. 

3.5ml/0.12 fl. oz

Deep Steep Hand Cream - Grapefruit & Bergamot

This is an all natural hand cream from Deep Steep. Its made with all natural ingriedents and is NOT tested on animals <3

The smell of this is divine!! - 2 FL Oz/ 59mL

Retails for 10$ - This is full size.

Harvey Prince Perfume
 "HELLO"

I'm sure all of you has seen me posted this product before, or have received it yourself. I received this in Beauty Box 5 for May's box as well. Kinda of  disappointing recieving this again, but it smells really good, so I will stop complaining.

Overall not too shabby. I enjoyed this boX,

xoxo

Mrs Chic.