PopSugar- It is a MUST Have..My Top Ten and POPSUGAR COUPON CODES

Popsugar Must Have has become my FAVORITE Box, I never know what to expect. Its a surprise, and its NOT JUST MAKEUP. Its everything. Sometimes I love it, Sometimes my BOYFRIEND loves it. Its completely random... (they don't think so, but I do) and its the best $35 dollars i spend every month.

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Lets count down my TOP TEN Popsugar Loves     

(IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)

                                         1. Sashi Braclet
 This was a huge miss for me and then I found a way to struggle to get it on my wrist (and now it DOESN'T come off) its cute, adorable really, and goes with EVERYTHING. Mine is not this vibrant blue but is more muted, and so cute!

2.Cookie Chips. OMFG amazing.

I stalk whole foods for these chips. I went in daily for a week for them to restock only to find they didnt have this flavor. Which is AWESOME. Please try these, and you are welcome in advance. 

3. Iced Tea 

I was MORE than skeptical. Then I ran out of milk, juice, AND soda and was left drinking water and feeling flavorless and to lazy to go buy some milk. So i was like ok why not lets make some tea. I then drank the entire pitcher, and made the second one. I have tried finding this EVERYWHERE, and want more so freaking bad. I only have one pouch left. Its hidden from myself. :-) 

4 Tassel Necklace.

 I haven't had much faith in popsugars choices sometimes. Until I use the products, and this necklace was that for me. Its weird. odd, but with the right outfit is super cute. I actually sold mine on ebay, found an outfit it would look AMAZING on, and found someone who would trade me for it. I needed it back that badly. I now LOVE it. You never know until you try something and well... They win. Popsugar knows best! 

5.Beauty Blender

they sent a beauty blender. Enough said

6. Weekly To Do's Planner 

So cute, adorable and came with a code to get $5 off your order! Love! 

7.Apple Chips from Nature Box

I was NOT excited about these (yet AGAIN) but OMG SO GOOD. I devoured the bag in minutes (ok like an hour...) and was just impressed. I will be ordering Nature Box in the future! JUST FOR THESE! 

8.Pacifica Lip Tint

Pacifica is my new favorite line of everything. I love the color this adds without being complicated (no mirror needed)

9.CorckaToo Corkscrew

 this came in my first box and I just found to be adorable, fun, and useful. Everyone needs a corkscrew, and a spare or two are good if you have one already! Its fun! I also LOVE wine :-) 

10. Summer Fun Box

My last favorite is the summer fun box. I loved my candle, my water bottle was AMAZING, and the Vitabath Exfoliator is running low and I am dying inside because of it. It was a FANTASTIC box (This was a one of a kind seasonal box and the price point was at $100 not $35. 

I had so many more favorites. The boxes are great! You get a surprise present, and are bound to LOVE SOMETHING. The things I don't adore? I ebay or save for a friend or family member, someone is BOUND to love it. For example that water bottle? My boyfriend STOLE it immediately. It keeps your beverage hot OR cold for up to 24 hours! Crazy right? 

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Sunday Social

I am linking up with a Complete Waste of Makeup for Sunday Social! 

1. What was your favorite trip/vacation/activity this summer?
  My best friends Bridal Shower! I was able to go home, spend time partying with friends, and then "surprise" her with a shower with family and friends! It was fantastic. 
the NEXT best thing was a trip to the beach with my mom and sisters. It was nice to get away, and also very odd to be without my Dad and Brother. 

2. What was your favorite outfit look/clothing item of the summer?
I have been stuck in a very boring "look" over the past few years. Jeans and T-shirts. This summer i found jewelry, and dresses. Can you believe I didn't wear a dress or skirt except for very formal events (Sorority formals, weddings, that's IT) for YEARS...probably since....forever? haha or when my mom still dressed me, and even then Dresses didn't happen often. 
my current favorites (Target Clearance Finds!)

3. What is one thing you wish you’d gotten to do this summer?
 WINERY TOURS! I love winery's. I get to try wine before I buy it, and buy them for the road! :-) I mapped out wineries in North Carolina and HOLY SHIT look at this?! Too bad i live in South Carolina. A road trip is in my future. :-) 

4. What was your favorite song of the summer?
 My favorite summer song is always going to be Summer State of mind. So good. Please listen here its so good! For the past few years, this is the song I play leading up to wanting summer here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QHo6-lWSPQ


5. What was your favorite movie/tv show of the summer?
 hurm, The Challenge Rivals 2! I want to be on this show and be friends with these crazy fucking people. And Hells Kitchen, and basically anything with Gordan Ramsay in it. Man he makes me feel like an AWESOME boss. I can be a bitch but he is just awful! I LOVE it. 

The Best Of July!

Posting has obviously been MIA lately. Sorry about that to anyone who DOES read this! I have had THREE trainees at work (They are flown to me to learn on-site) AND I threw my best friends bridal shower last month (a smashing success) but it was in NJ, and I Live in South Carolina now. My baby sister (22?) has also decided she and her boyfriend may be coming to live with me! CRAZYNESS.

But that is not something anyone cares about. Lets talk about July.... I figure I can post pictures of this stuff when i get it, and you know...NOTHING. Or I  can post about things after the fact, once I have tried, and used items, and lets see what top ten things I even remember about July! This way if you don't have subs (Or are thinking about getting them) but want these products you have my thoughts, or if you wanna see if anyone actually uses the shit from the boxes, at least you know I use some of it!


1. Bzzagent. This is the COOLEST site ever. Sign up. Fill out Surveys. Send me free stuff. I talk about it! Shit, i coupon, and buy boxes, pay for shit and talk about it. So THANKS Bzzagent for giving me the stuff for FREE at least! This past month I got the new Special K oatmeal cups. With nuts and like cranberries to mix in. SO GOOD! They are the special K Nourish items. DELICIOUS TRY THEM! Except the lemon bar, i heard bad things and dont like lemon, So i didnt eat that! (sorry!)

2. Ipsy BH Cosmetics Pallettee/Eye Shadow Samples- The brown color is awesome. It looks SOO Good wet, as a shadow under fun colors. LOVE It. Not much color payoff dry but wet they are good!

3. Birchbox the Balm INstain in Swiss Dot- I don't even LIKE Blush and this bad boy is awesome! So cute! It looks nice, without being like BAM I layered on concealer to look pale, and then blush to look alive (does anyone else kind of find this funny? lets hide the pink of my skin, to add pink later?) Well even I want to use this daily, so thats awesome! It feels amazinly silky and smooth!

4. ButterLondon Nailpolish- This came in my Allure Summer box (Months ago! sigh!) but I used it for the first time on vacation, and I understand the love for Butter London. My first thought was who pays that much for a nailpolish and I was planning on ebaying that shit. However it goes on so smooth, easy, man all I can think is how Bon-Bons made me misunderstand makeup! (the 88 cent goodies from walmart? anyone else remember these)

5. Whish Hand Lotion in Orange Cream- Creamsicle scented Whish. I have said enough. only at Nordstrom (On sale for $24 for a three pack of body butter, shave cream, and body wash...I still have to bite the bullet on this)

6. Violet Oasis Hand Cream- birchbox sampled and purchased the full size! I used ALL my birchbox points this month for $35 lotion (dont worry, I used a coupon, points, got a free you pick two, AND the pouch that was free!) and I love it more than ever. I did not love that it came unsealed, but Birchbox told me thats normal so I guess its ok. It smells heavenly so... yum

7. Crunchy cookie Chips- Popsugar Must have- OMG OMG GET SOME OF THESE. they sell them at Whole Foods in Big Bags, my store was out when I went looking. Sad day for me, but these rock

8. Mightly Leaf Tea- Popsugar Must have- Man last months popsugar was on FIRE in the food department. SO GOOD! I made it like last week, and made two packets in two days, guzzled that tea down. I tried finding more (mighty leaf tea IS on sale at World Market but I couldn't find the Iced Kind) I am trying to hoard the other two tea bags...or trade for some.... :-) Anyone wanna pass theirs along? I will be your best friend forever! (and EVER)

9. Popsugar ice Cube Tray- this giant ice cube tray is amazing. It makes the best ice cubes for my dogs Kong toy. hahah i know that's not what its for, but its worth more to keep my puppy happy than to keep my drinks cold!

10.  Sephora Samples/Sephora Flash- since i signed up for Sephora flash for free shipping for a year I have gotten SO many small orders ( with three free samples) and i LOVE It. Shampoo and conditioner samples, perfume samples, mascara samples. Great stuff! Its been awesome. I love getting mail, so a few $$ to get a nice package from Sephora is a WIN in my book!

Thats how my July went down. How did everyone else fair? what was your favorite Products from July Boxes? My treatsie didn't make the list this month (SEND ME SOME DAMN CHOCOLATE) and goodies, and love with food were kind of LAME (thank god for Popsugar) so I hope the end of August does not disappoint!!!!

Happy Dog Box Review August 2013

So! I am very excited, because I ordered a Free Happy Dog box, and paid only $9.99 for shipping! The box is currently offering a FREE BOX TRIAL (Again its $9.99 for shipping) Still so if this looks good go check it out! I figured I would spend $10 on dog treats, every time I walk into Petco everything looks SO FUN, and I can't help picking up stuff and spending well over that $10 mark. I also have a cat, so then I feel bad about getting my new puppy treats, and not her so I go get cat toys, and spend even more money! So I love these pet boxes, because sometimes I won't know what kind of treats they will like, or not like so for $10... I had NOTHING To lose!

The box arrived six days after getting a shipping notice (I did not even know this box was coming, I had forgotten about placing the order..the harm of using my credit card online WAY to often, but I missed the email they DID send with shipping info)

The first look was AWESOME! I know its worth the $10 I paid already!

Poop bags. $3.49

 I love this. Its hilarious. Its also practical, useful, and something I kinda hate buying, and haven't bought because of it. Its bags for shit, and they are expensive little buggers. Luckily my apartment complex actually is super pet friendly and has little stations with bags, and garbage containers for our pets. Which I LOVE. However now that Medic* is old enough to play with other dogs, and has all of her shots, and has been fixed we can take her to parks, etc and will need these! So I was really excited about this!




Beef Puffs $4.29 and Dynamo Dog Treats- $6.95

It won't let me rotate these. Or I just cant figure out how I did it before! Sorry! 

I am so excited about these treats! Our treat stash was getting low since I didn't get another pawalla box after my two month code sub (from a coupon code) so i was STOKED about these! We have tried to Dynamic Dog treats before, and since Medic is a lap the Hip and Joint treats are really important for us to give to her! She also loves the other flavor we had of these so I am excited! The beef puffs are very different from anything else we have given her, and I think she will love them. However since she got the bully stick once I opened the box I think I need to wait until later to give her some of these! 

Monster Mouth- $10 and Woofables $3?

Ok so the monster mouth is SO Cool. It opens up on the side, (Yeah i realize now I took a shitty picture sorry!) but it opens on the side, and you can like stuff it, Its also REALLY solid, which is great. Medic is a chewer and is in the process of getting new teeth so any new cloth toys they could have sent would have been destroyed in a minute. This reminds me of the KONG brand we have for her, as far as how solid and good quality it is. I LOVE it, its my favorite item in the box for her, because Its going to be awesome! I also valued it at $10 but the website doesnt sell them, so that was through third party (and a google search!) so I really think it would retain for more than $10.

These treats from Woofables look like a sample, or goodie bag size. However I went to the website and its AWESOME! They have SUCH good treats and things to buy for your pet, and they seem to have such awesome deals on these homemade treats! I suggest checking out the website here!

Bully Stick- $6.28 ish

She wouldn't give this up once I gave it to her. She actually at one point had it positioned under her, so that none of it was sticking out ( Of course, because I needed a picture!) but she loves anything she can chew on! I went online to their website and was surprised that like 25 of these costs like well over $125 so these are good quality items, I don't know if I would spend that much for one bone, but again I am new to owning a dog who can chew through things like WOAH, and despite the damage she did to this, it wasn't gone in 5 minutes like many treats we buy that are supposed to "last and last" seem to be. She liked it!



Ok so my overall opinion is this box was great! Since I only paid $9.99 for the box it was a fantastic deal! The total value is about $34 worth of great brand name dog toys and treats shipped! I don't know if I would pay $29.99 for this, because its not SUCH a fantastic value and I do enjoy the pet store. However I think I may keep it for a little while to see what they do next month!




*My puppy! Yes it is an unusual name, my father passed away this year and was a Paramedic for 30+ years, so I named her for him...even though she was a girl dog!

The BEST of JUNE 2013!

I want to start doing a best of post for each month! I want to share my favorites from all the boxes I receive each month! Since I don't post individual reviews of each and every box I receive, so this way i can share the best items!!!

1. Bespoke Post- Himalayan Salt Block- Oh my gosh this was my FAVORITE thing this month! We just used it tonight for ice cream and are going to use it to cook flank steak fajitas! If they taste even close to as delicious as this ice cream did I will die happy. ;-)

2. Treatsie- Southern Pecan Toffee- This stuff was amazing! I loved it. A layer of chocolate, delicious toffee and nuts! I suggest EVERYONE buys some!

3. MaryKay Influesnter- Cream Eye Color- Purple Shade
   This eyeshadow is amazing! Its so creamy and smooth! I have used it so much!

4. Birchbox- Violet Oasis Lotion - I got this tiny sample of orange lotion and its fantastic. I cannot describe how much I want to buy more of this because of how great it smelled. However for $35 bucks I will stick with Nivea. :-) Or maybe use some Birchbox points.....with an anniversary code?

5. Glossybox- C. Booth Mist- I dont understand what this does, but it smells amazing, and just feels good on my skin!

6.The Fancy- corkcicle- I wanted one of these sooooo bad! its great, and I love it and having it for picnics etc.

7.Bulu- Flapjack Pancake Mix- I was on the bulu site looking at different items to spend points on, and saw this pancake mix. I ALMOST bought it, but instead I got something else, and I was surprised to find it in the bulu box and sooo excited to try it! And its delicious AND protein filled!

8. Target Beauty Box- Venus and Olay Razor- This razor is good. I don't need shaving cream, and it leaves my skin feeling good, not dry etc. I just like it! I also left for a week and came back and it wasn't all rusty or gross, like the soap bar didn't just melt on my shower. Yay!

9. Goodies- Dream Water- This stuff came in another box and it tasted, urm not so much. However the tea version from my goodies was way tastier! It also does work well, and I have had some sleeping issues the past few months since my father passed away. I am very grateful for every bottle of dream water anyone wants to send my way!

10. Popsugar- Fit Popcorn- This was so good! and only 37 calories per serving, it was yummmy!

Those are my FAVORITES from June 2013! What did you love? what item was the BEST of your sub boxes? 

*some of the links are referral links, and i will get points for anyone who uses them to sign up* 

Hautelook Summer Beauty Bag

I am so excited about this beauty bag from Hautelook! It looks amazing! Its only $20 and I already bought mine, but I wanted to share why its such a great deal!

I love mascara, and one of the items is Lorac Special Effects Mascara, which on the sephora site is sold for $23.... the beauty bag is only $20 (Yes it also costs around $6 for shipping) but you also get 14 items, and a beauty case! Hello DEAL! It has mixed reviews, but is a 4 star average so I am ready to try this mascara!


I also am super excited to try the WHISH Orange Cream Body Butter. I love all things citrus and i really enjoyed the blueberry shave cream from my birchbox... so I am stoked to try this! I hope i love it..and yet hope its not a HG because this stuff is expensive, and I cannot find this Orange Scent on the nordstrom or whish sites. So that makes me want it even more!!! haha


If you are not already signed up with Hautelook please use my link here because it will give me referral credit and I would love that! If you are already signed up GO BUY THIS its such a great deal!

This is the list of items from the Hautelook Site!

Beauty Bag Includes:
Hautelook Polka Dot Cosmetic Case

Blow Pro After Blo, Strong Hold Finishing Spray: For hold that won't let you down, Blow Pro After Blow Strong Hold Finishing Spray strengthens and conditions hair as it sets. Its fast-drying action locks out humidity and prevents frizz. Free of residue and weight that can shorten the life of your style, this is super-hold you can rely on all day long.
- Finishing spray
- Soy protein
- Sulfate free
- Paraben free
- Not animal tested
- Safe for color-treated hair
- Size: 1.5 oz.

Lashfood Nano-Peptide Natural EyeLASH Conditioner: Nourish lashes with this revolutionary, natural eyelash conditioner featuringNano-Peptide Technology. Created by a team of cosmetic scientists, this breakthrough, powerful formula is clinically proven to provide the appearance of longer, thicker lashes and to transform frail and brittle lashes to become healthy and strong. 

With high concentration of active ingredients, the Nano-Peptide Complex gives users faster results than the LAshFood's Original, Natural Eyelash Conditioner.
- Size: 0.02 fl oz.

Grab n' Go Pony Compact:
- Color: white, burgundy, pink
- Size: 3" x 3" Compact size
- Set of 3

Miracle 10 AHA Cream: A skin soothing exfoliator to help relieve dry skin, promote an even skin texture, and minimize the signs of aging.
- Size: 10 mL 

Diptyque Eau de Toilette Fragrance: 
Yves Coueslant, a diptyque founder, recalls that to get to the sea in the heat of a Greek summer, you had to walk through a natural orchard of wild fig trees. Returning from Paris, co-founder Desmond Knox-Leet brought back a few leaves of fig trees in a little box only to discover that years later that the leaves had lost none of their fragrance.

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil : This Lip Pencil glides on smoothly, stays creamy, and keeps lipstick, gloss, and stains from feathering out of bounds. 
- Travel size 24/7 glide-on lip pencil
- 0.8 g POIDS NET/NET WT. 0.03 oz

LORAC Special Effects Mascara in Black: Special Effects Conditioning Primer contains natural oils, DL-Panthenol and plant extracts to prime your lashes, leaving lashes stronger and softer. The carbon black, Defining and Lengthening Mascara is formulated with unique polymers to stretch and hold lash shape for clump and flake-free lashes that last all day. Both formulas are infused with Mother of Pearl to keep lashes supple, healthy, and shiny. Double your lash intensity with Special Effects.
- Size: 0.35 oz.

Crown Brush Travel Brush Set:
- Set of 5
Powder Brush (Goat/Sable Mix)
- Oval Shadow (Sable Blend)
- Angle Liner (Taklon)
- Oval Lip (Taklon)
- Brow Groomer (Polystyrene)
- Vinyl sleeve approx 2.65in. x 4in.
- Manufacturing process is 100% animal cruelty free 

Whish Orange Cream Body Butter (Nordstrom Exclusive): This Nordstrom Exclusive Orange Cream body butter is a truly indulgent body cream with a unique tripe antioxidant formula. This fully loaded lotion, delicious smelling lotion softens and soothes the skin while also helping to replenish and firm. Available on-line and in stores during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale.
- Size: 0.50 oz.
- Moisturizes with organic shea butter, organic raspberry butter and organic aloe
- Firms with organic seaweed extract
- Purifies with organic rice bran oil
- Free of parabens, sulfates, DEA and TEA, and petrochemicals

L'Occitane Shea Hand Cream:
Enriched with 20% Shea Butter, this super-creamy balm penetrates quickly to protect, nourish and moisturize hands. Honey, almond extracts and coconut oil are blended with Shea Butter to create this extremely effective care. The rich texture is rapidly absorbed to leave the hands soft and smooth with no oily traces.
- Size: 0.03 oz.
- Lactic acid 6%: a gentle exfoliant derived from sugar
- Vitamin E: antioxidant and hydrating properties
- Hyaluronic acid: hydrates the skin

NYX Extra Creamy Round Lipstick in the Color of the Season: NYX Extra Creamy Round Lipstick is our classic lipstick for all occasions. The mineral-based emollient formula offers a beautiful velvet texture, saturated color and it resists wear and smudging. It's your go-to lipstick.
- Color: Vitamin, Margarita
- Size: 0.14 oz.

Half Body Classic Towelettes: 
Exfoliate, tan and moisturize all-in-one with the revolutionary and patented self-tanning towelettes for face and body. 
Original formula is ideal for fair to medium skin tones.
Tantowel towelettes are concentrated with a specialized self-tan formula that works with the proteins and amino acids in skin to produce a healthy and natural sunless tan, unique to you. 
- Contains 10 individual Classic towelettes
- Size: 7in. x 9in. 
- Sunless tan develops within 4 hours and last up to 7 days
- Clean citrus fragrance dissipates within minutes
- Doctor approved & allergy tested
- Not tested on animals

Bonus Product: Mirenesse Lip Bomb in one of 4 shades: #30, 27, 22, or 20: 'Mirror Me'
A Revolutionary color that combines gloss, stain and lacquer all in one!
A satisfying NEW INNOVATION in lip color; beyond gloss, stain or lip lacquer. Color that drenches your lips for a juicy high impact color that's feather-light and super-moist with a velvety finish. Power packed with non-smearing pigment that lasts and lasts. Colors may be mixed easily to create countless intense or nude looks depending on your fashion mood! Infused with a breath refreshing mint taste and Lip Perfecting Spheres plus caring vitamins. Who says you can't have it all? Apply a small amount and mix shades to create your own personal shade! Infinity Lip Applicator allows for professional application of precision color. Don't apply too much! It's better to apply a thin layer first then build it up if you want more color. For extra long wear pair with a matching lip liner.
- Size: 3.1g
- Lip perfecting spheres
- Botanical oils & vitamin e
- Formulated for sensitive skin
- Mirenesse cosmetics are pharmaceutically formulated using organic Australian and safe, high quality and unique ingredients to minimize the risk of allergies

Thursday Thoughts... Happy 4th of July!

Hey Everyone! I am linking up with Ramblings of a Suburban Mom for Thursday Thoughts again!

1. Happy 4th! I hope everyone is able to enjoy the day with family and friends! I am home with my imediate family, some neighboors, and an aunt uncle and grandmother today!

2. Its SO crazy being away from home and not getting ANY mail for 11 days. 11 DAYS! I am going nuts knowing I have boxes waiting for me!

3. I am a bit bummed about my Julep Warehouse sale order! It came in and my Oprah white box was broken, AND I was missing a ton of pomegranate scrubs! Julep refunded me the money on a gift card for the items because they have none left but I was so excited about using them as gifts! Oh well they gave me more than it cost me so I am waiting for a good sale for that gift card!

4. I am SO excited for Ipsy this month! I love benefits benetint (SPOILER ALERT) and its included along with some other GREAT items!

5. I am throwing my friends shower on Sat and driving home (from NJ to SC) on Sunday with work at 9am on Monday. This was a bad plan, why do I wait for things, and plan them so tight. I REALLY need a long weekend to relax after this trip so I am glad i get Fri-Sat-Sun next week!

6. Its so good to be home with my crazy family, even if I want to choke my lil brother, and murder my baby sister sometimes. I also am aware my grandma is a but nuts, and my mother is crazy too ( I also am turning into my mother) I love them and am glad to be home. I miss my bed, my boyfriend, my puppy, and kitty though!

7. I want to try a new box, and am debating between Yuzen, The new Elf Box, and something else. Whats another good one? I have glossy, popsugar, birchbox, ipsy, lovewithfood, goodies, bulu, consious, and have tried a few others. Another few on my radar are beautybox5, or starlooks maybe? Who has a favorite not on my list!