Earth Balance.... and my return!

Hello everyone, anyone, all...?

I don't think I have any faithful readers or anything but I'll apologize for abandoning my blog, even if i'm only  apologizing to myself. I spent a lot of time my last semester of my undergrad working my a** off and trying to complete my huge senior research paper/project and it completely drained me. Then I started packing up all my stuff to move ten hours away to Virginia! I'm pretty much settled in now (or working on it) so I figured it's time to get my a** in gear.

My first priority? I got to try Earth Balance Vegan Spread for free thanks to Influenster and I wanted to share my thoughts. First things first, let me begin by saying, I really really hate butter. I won't put it on my food, but I do cook with it so when I got the chance to try this spread I decided I might as well see what I could do with it. For all intensive purposes it is butter, it looks, smells, and feels like butter however, it is definitely a lot better for you! I used it to cook with, so I can't compare the taste to real butter (I don't really know what butter tastes like on its own anyways) but it certainly played the butter role well in my cooking endeavors!

My conclusions? Give it a try, even if you're not vegan, I think you'll enjoy this option, whether on toast or in cookies, it's worth the try.

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Thanks to Influenster and Earth Balance!

Jolly Vox Box!

I very luckily received the Influenster Jolly Vox Box full of amazing free samples to try out this December. I'm not payed to review anything but I did get everything free!

Included in it were:

Puffs Ultra Soft & Strong To Go Tissues

NYC New York Color HD Color Trio Eye Shadow

Rimmel London New Show Off Lip Laquer

Skinny Cow Candy Bar

Ducklings Mini Roll Duct Tape

NYC HD Color Trio

I very luckily received the Influenster Jolly Vox Box full of amazing free samples to try out this December. I'm not payed to review anything but I did get everything free!

One of the first things out of the box was the New York Color HD Eye Shadow Color Trio. I had seen this in stores but I had been a little weary on trying it out. I'm always a little cautious with eye shadow as I'm not great at applying it so I want to make sure I buy great quality stuff.

When I tried out the trio I was struck by how much I liked it. It was easy to apply, whether I wanted all three or just one color, and it stayed for the entire night.

The Colors were very simple, easy to blend, and went well together. The colors aren't extremely potent but they look good regardless.


I'm extremely impressed with NYC and I look forward to trying out other trios!

NYC Big Bold Lipgloss

Just a disclaimer: I received this product complimentary from Influenster and NYC. I was not paid to review this product.

I am definitely more of a lipstick type of girl but this gloss lasts a long time, so I was impressed right off the bat. It goes on smooth, and smells nice. The only downside to the product was the fact that the color didn't really show up well, but I think that may be because it was very similar to my own lip color. The shine is really nice, it's a gloss not a glittery shine. I definitely would get this on other colors for a sheer but shiny look.

The packaging is great, though a little bit clunky. I think that I'll find myself reaching for this product more in the spring and the summer because the pink color just doesn't feel very "autumn" or "winter" to me. I may however try to incorporate it if I do a really heavy eye make-up look.

I would suggest getting a color that isn't so close to your own lip color, unless of course you want a shiny sort of nude lip. I would definitely check these out because for about $4
 they are definitely worth the price!

Check out the NYC page here, and the Influenster page here!

Thanks for reading!
Samm