MyGlam April

My April MyGlam bag came today! (is that name weird to say to anyone else?) I was super pumped because I purposely didn't check the shipping tracker so I could be surprised. So let me show you what I got...

As you can see the bag is a fun metallic pink and the inside looks a little bare, but that's just because they're all smaller items.

This is the cute information card they send with the package. It just tells about each product that way you know exactly what you're getting. I really like this one, I think the colors are amazing - it's just really well designed and you know I'm a sucker for that.

They also sent two brushes. Now, I did not get last month's bag because their billing stuff wasn't working. I had originally signed up with my old bank account and they couldn't switch it until this month. So, as a side note I have to say that was ridiculous - it makes nooo sense to me why they would launch the service without being able to adjust billing accounts. BUT, it only affected me for one month so I think I can get over it. It just means I don't have the first brush or the pouch to hold them in. And I keep my brushes in a jar, so I'm not missing the pouch.

The next thing is a lip treatment from Dermstore.com. It says it will make your lips fuller and softer and the info card says it's made from nourishing oils. There's no scent listed anywhere on it, but it smells like a sweet strawberry desert - it's delicious!!

The next item is an Urban Decay eye liner and it's one of the 24/7 glide on pencils. I got the color purple, which is actually really perfect because I recently threw out my purple eyeliner because it was really old. I've also been wanting to try more brands of eyeliner and Urban Decay was on that list. I photographed it next to my phone so you could get a better idea of the size. After I swatched it on my hand I left it alone for a minute and then tried to rub it off and .... it held up! No smudges! Exactly what it promises.

The last item is lashes from All-Belle, which is a Singaporean company. I knew there were going to be lashes in the bag from MyGlam's twitter. And when I opened it I was more excited that it was a Singaporean brand because Asian brands (especially products dealing with lashes) are becoming big in the U.S. As I was opening up the lashes I kept thinking, man I really wish they would have sent some glue in the bag, that's lame that they expect everyone to have their own glue, not everyone uses false lashes (myself included). Well, it's a good thing I opened them up all the way because there's a tiny little bottle of glue taped to the bottom of the lashes! No more complaints here!

If you received a MyGlam bag this month leave a comment about your thoughts!

Product Review

I have a few products that I've tried out and was greatly disappointed in. I have a couple of products that I have been pleased with, but I will share those when I'm positive they're great.

I will start off with the product that I tried over a year ago. I realize it's a little weird to bring it up now, but I was disappointed in the quality that the feelings have stuck with me. The item is Kat Von D's tattoo concealer (and the pencil eraser ) and it claims that it is a 4 step process that's capable of covering anything from dark circles to tattoos. I have a good-sized tattoo on my neck that I wanted to cover for my sister's wedding, so I did some research and this product seemed to have good potential. When I made the order I was not happy with the price: $25 for the concealer and $15 for the pencil, plus shipping and tax. When I received it I was shocked by how tiny the bottle was, it being smaller than the palm of my hand! To put it simply, it didn't cover my tattoo, it didn't set no matter what I did. The directions say to make sure and wait for the pencil outline to dry before you put on the concealer, I waited at least 10 minutes and it would still smudge. The end result was a faded looking tattoo, definitely not covered and still very noticeable.

The next product is Wet n Wild's Natural Blend Lip Shimmer, basically a tinted lip balm. As a lip balm it worked very nicely, my lips felt smooth and moist. However, the smell was a funky mix of mint and your-mom's-old-lipstick. I'm really sensative to smells, so that was a big problem for me, not something I could get past. The other problem was the color; it had some weird gold/orange flecks in it that were not complementary to the base red-ish color. I would not be suprised if that was just a problem with the one I selected, but the smell will keep me from trying other. I think I got it for only a couple of dollars, so the price isn't bad and if you're okay with smells it might be worth trying.

Now the final product is a make up brush. I just recently got rid of my old brushes; I had had them since middle school or early high school. This was a brush that I picked up at K-mart; a couple of weeks earlier I had gotten the Ecotools' Bamboo set and was really impressed for the low price. The brand is Beauty, or Essence of Beauty, and I picked it because it was one of the few angled cheek brushes at the store and the quality look similar to the Ecotools burshes. The problem is that the bristles are coarse and hurt to use. I also feel like the brush hold a lot of the product and not much comes off on my face. You can actually see how the tip is still pretty pink and it stays like this even after I wash it.

Please leave a comment if you tried out these items too, I'd love to know what you thought!