It's Finally Here: September Luxe Box

Am I the only one that feels like their Luxe Box never seems to show up on time?  Well, regardless, it's always a super fun day to open your mailbox and have a parcel sitting there with makeup/skincare samples, no less!!

My Luxe Box, this month, came with 5 items: Kerastase Masque, Kerastase Fluide Chroma Riche, Pur Minerals  Mineral Glow, Pure + Simple Collagen Elastic Plus, Mereadesso Face + Neck Toning Gel (which is possibly going to be my favorite sample BUT it packs a price tag of over $130).

Starting top left (counter clockwise) Pure + Simple, Pur Minerals, Kerastase Fluide Chroma Riche, Mereadesso, and Kerastase Masque.

As much as I love receiving makeup samples, there's something rather refreshing about getting skincare products instead.  You get to try items that may be well over your normal price range BUT you also get to build quite the little travel cosmetic bag...ha.

Did you get the same items?  If so, have you had a chance to try anything yet?

XO

Finally, My First Luxe Box Arrived!

It seems like a YEAR ago that I signed up with Loose Button to receive their monthly Luxe Box.  (For those that aren't aware what Loose Button is, it's a company that sends you different miniature samples to try for a very minimal fee.  Loose Button is for us Canadian gals, while Birch Box, a similar company, is for our American friends.)

I signed up almost two months ago and, due to my poor timing, I had to wait until now to receive my first package.  And let me tell you, it was soooooo worth the wait.

My Luxe Box contained (from top left) Sheyna Earrings (which was a very special additional freebie), City Lips by City Cosmetics (lip plumping serum), Proclaim Cocoa Butter Hand & Body Lotion, Laura Mercier Perfecting Water and Calvin Klein's Forbidden Euphoria Fragrance.

I was most excited by the additional earrings since I've tried most of these other products before.  However, it's always lovely to get small sizes for travelling instead of trying to find little plastic bottles to fill up yourself.  Check out these earrings though.  So cute right?

They are super dainty and feminine.  Perfect earrings that are totally work appropriate.

What did you get in your Luxe Boxe?  Anything different than me?

XO

A Birchbox For Canadian Gals

One of my favorite bloggers Tara at Haute Lunch opened my eyes to something called a Birchbox.  As soon as I read the words "$10 USD" and "free products shipped to your door" I started to drool.  Seriously.  So, I opened a new internet window and was off looking into the phenomenal Birchbox company.  (For those that aren't too familiar, Birchbox is an American company that works with many upscale and well-known cosmetics/skin care companies and, for a monthly fee, ships a box every month to your door step.)

HOWEVER...

Birchbox is only for American residents.  After learning this I was extremely depressed.  (Ask Allan....he kept asking me why I was so mopy.)  I even emailed the company and asked if they could make a teeny-weeny exception for me to which they replied with a big no.  For weeks I was a sad girl.....

And then, I found it.  The Canadian gal's Birchbox.  It's called Luxe Box by Loose Button.  For almost the exact same price as the Birchbox is, you can have similar products and brands delivered directly to your Canadian address.  I just signed up for my first one and it will be shipping out July 11th....I can't wait!!!

Check it out ladies!  How can you say no to beauty products arriving directly to your house?  Ummmm, you can't....