February Birchbox

Today I'm sharing my February Birchbox. I'm still trying to decide if this will be my final one or not.

Right now I just feel I have too many products. My IKEA Alex 9 drawer is packed with products I have yet to try and adding samples to it every month just seems a little ridiculous.

So this may be the last Birchbox unboxing you see from me...

February's box was cute it had a nice design to reflect Valentines day. I ended up saving this box to organize products into.

I was a little underwhelmed when I opened the box as well.

This PBJ Smoothie Stick is a creamy lip crayon and the idea of it is cute, the packaging is cute and I love the name...however I don't wear a lot of lip products and this color looks pretty dark to me. I'm not sure I'll get any use out of it.

New up is Living Proof Restore Perfecting Spray which is for detangling your hair. I can get use out of this because my hair tends to get pretty tangly however I have tons of hair products to use up! I still have so much to get through!

Dr Lipp Miracle Balm can be used on your lips or skin. I will most likely use this as a lotion.

Not sure why this picture is upside down and I can't get it to turn but this is Living Proof restore shampoo and conditioner. I will certainly use these but I often can't get a full use out of these kind of conditioner packets. It's always an issue having so much hair ;)

I will try this Balance Me Congested Skin Serum because I've been trying out a ton of skin products lately trying to figure out what works best with my skin. This seems like an interesting product and I'm excited to give it a try.

I'm always a little bummed when I receive perfume samples because I don't use them as quickly as they come in and I have so many full perfume bottles already!

So that's what came in my February Birchbox! What did you get in your subscription box this month?

April Birchbox

How is April almost over?!

This month has flown by and I just realized this morning that I hadn't posted my Birchbox for the month yet. So here we go:

This months box had a Rifle Paper Co. coupon inside. I honestly haven't even checked out their website. I would be interested if I didn't already have more stuff then I could ever need in my house. The less I have to move this upcoming month the better. (I am in ultimate purge mode right now!)

The first product is this Parlor volumizing setting spray. I haven't tried it yet but I'm assuming it's similar to a hairspray which I will use at some point but I definitely don't need anything that will give me volume...I have enough of that on my own thanks!

If you've been reading along you probably know that I gave up Burts Bees chapstick last year. I'm not sure how I feel about this tinted lip balm since I'm not a huge fan of lip products anyways. I  may try it out I will keep you updated!

I have SO many masks to use and now here's another one! Derma-e Purifying 2 in 1 Charcoal Mask. I am always a little wary of face products but am willing to give anything a try. I hope that this will be a good one!

This might be the most exciting product in here! This is a Briogeo Don't Despair Repair Deep Conditioning Mask. I love a good hair mask since my hair is so dry. I will definitely be using this soon!

This product from Au Naturale is very cool. There is  a lipstick, a blush, and an eyeshadow inside. Even though the samples are small, it is interesting packaging and I really like the idea of organic makeup.

Do you receive any monthly boxes? What did you get inside?

Sample Box from PINCH ME

Happy Friday lovies!

I am more then ready to see the weekend come, it's been a long week at work and I am ready to relax and take it easy. I know I have a bit of organizing to do this weekend and some projects I want to work on as well, but first I want to show you what came in the mail today.

I've received boxes of samples from PINCH ME in the past. You simply sign up for their website and every so often they have free samples that you can request be sent to you. Once you get the samples and try them out you have to answer a few questions online to review them but that's all! Easy peasy.

Here's what I am trying this time around:

I love Gold Bond lotions and I do believe I have tried this one in the past. I'm excited to have a new little sample of lotion to go in my purse or desk at work!

Mouthwash is a staple in my dental hygiene routine and this little one will be great for overnights and travel.

Coffee is the first thing I think of in the morning. I usually hit up Dunkin Donuts in the morning, but would be willing to try out this Gevalia iced coffee.

I haven't tried these DenTek floss picks before but they seem like a handy item to have around.

A few bandaids, which I can always use!

I am willing to give these Summer's Eve products a try, because why not?


So that's what I received in my sample box from PINCH ME. You can get a sample box too by going to pinchme.com and signing up! No, this is not a promotion, I really do love this site and get nothing out of you trying it out!

Now, I'm off to volunteer at the Seafood Festival in my town. Have a great weekend everybody!

March Birchbox

On Friday my favorite little box arrived in the mail box!

I was extremely thrilled with the size of the samples in my box this month. Sometimes all the products are truly only one use but this time I am pleased that almost all the products are deluxe size.

The Keims Cleanshine Energizing Shampoo I received is a decent sized sample. I am just a little disappointed that there isn't a coordinating conditioner with it. With my dry, frizzy hair I can never not use conditioner, and I tend to use conditioner faster then shampoo anyways. I will use this though, and will let you know if does anything good or bad to my hair.

I am extremely excited to try this Michael Todd's tropical fruit enzyme exfoliant scrub. Tropical fruit sounds like a totally delicious scent to me and I absolutely love any sort of body wash or exfoliator. I have already placed this in my shower to use asap!

Jergens BB body perfecting skin cream was my extra this month and I'm so glad that I have the chance to try it. This is something that I often have thought I would like to try when I see it in the store. It is a decent sized sample as well so I can't wait to try it out!

I also received a $2 coupon that I hopefully will be able to work into a couponing scenario =)

I received a product from The Balm called How 'Bout Them Apples which is a lip and cheek stain. It is a cream product which I will be using as a blush since I don't really wear any products on my lips. I received the color Pie but there are five other colors that come in this line.

I love Coola products, but I am a little bummed that this sample is smaller then my others. This is a tinted matte sunscreen, 30spf which is a nice idea to wear instead of foundation on a sunny day. I want to try this but will definitely be waiting for a warm, sunny day when I can actually spend some substantial time outside. (This winter weather is killing me people!)

Overall, I'm loving my Birchbox this month. I can't wait to try all of these samples and I will be back to update you soon on which ones I loved and which ones I didn't. (if any!)

Linens and Loos- Monthly challenge wrapup

Here's what I wanted to accomplish when this monthly challenge was given:

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I am going to sort through all my sheet sets, blankets, and towels. I will be getting rid of ones that I don't use and get down to just a bare minimum. 

I want to organize all my spare linens in baskets at the top of my closet. Right now they are just piled and driving me crazy!

I would like a spare set of white sheets for my bed- so I may be finding and ordering one.

I will be reorganizing the bathroom drawers and cleaning them out.

I will be going through all my beauty products and makeup (despite them not living in either my linen area or bathroom) "

Check. Check. Ehh. Check. andddd Check. I accomplished *almost* everything I set out to at the beginning of the month. I am still on the lookout for a spare set of white sheets- but other than that everything else I wanted to do I did!

Here's how the month went:

• I started off by cleaning out my linens
• Then I organized the bathroom
• I cleaned out my samples
• I sorted through my makeup
• I donated extra towels
• I updated my linen storage

Overall, I feel like it was a pretty successful organization month. I can't wait to see what the April challenge is on iheartorganizing! 

Cleaning Out My Samples.

Dear lord. my samples were slightly out of control.

Yeah, I know. So I gathered them all up as you can see above. I get samples through the mail from different companies. I get them from hotels I stay at. I get them free at stores. I am always receiving free samples which is amazing but if I don't know what I have I will never get through them. I wanted to sort them out by type and find a different spot for each one. Eventually I hope to have a different set up for this but for now- this will do!

I took all my lotion, toothpaste, shampoo, and conditioner samples and placed them inside this bin. This bin will be what I take when I go away on vacation and need a small size. I also use these lotions in my purse so when the one I have in my purse is empty I will trade it out for one of these.

I took all of my food and medicine samples and placed them in a pile. I took them and placed them in my closet for now, but I will donate what I don't use and will definitely used some of them. 

All of my smaller size samples I piled together to find a better spot for. You'll see where they ended up in a minute. These are small lotion, shampoo, conditioner and skin samples. I know I want to use these up sooner then the bigger bottle samples. I will be grabbing shampoo samples when I want a change in the shower and same with lotion when I'm looking for a different scent.

I also had a couple of beauty products I bought recently that are full sized and needed to get placed with my regular makeup.

I have TOO many perfume samples. I need to use some of these up-but perfume is so hard to get through!

My samples that I want to use up soon are placed in this Birchbox which I have put on top of my jewelry armoire where I will see them everyday. Hopefully this will help me get through them a little bit faster!