Poppy Voxbox Review - (Influenster)
The awesome people at Influenster sent me another box of goodies to check out; I love them. haha I am a little sad to say that for the first time ever I'm disappointed with almost everything in the box, but that's why they do this right? To make products better. Anyway, there were some things I loved though, so that's good.
Let's take a look at what I got and talk about it a bit, shall we?
I received:
*
Eva-NYC - Dry Shampoo
* Tide - 4 in 1 Downy Pods (Laundry Soap)
*
Rimmel London - Oh My Gloss - Oil Tint (Lip Gloss)
* Rimmel
London - Scandaleyes Precision Micro Eye Liner (Liquid)
* Nyakio -
Kenyan Coffee Face Polish (Exfoliator)
* 7th Heaven - Soften Sock
Masques (Foot Treatment Socks)
* Nivea - In-shower Body Lotion
I
think the best thing to do is just go item by item, so here we
go.
Eva-NYC
- Dry Shampoo
[#EvaCVSFresh,
#EvaUltaFresh, @EvaHairNYC]
It
says it cleans your hair without water, absorbs excess oil, & is
for ALL hair types and guess what? It totally works! Most of you
should know by now that my hair is no joke and virtually nothing
works on it. Hairspray doesn't hold, leave-in's make me greasy,
curling products don't work, and if I don't have my John Frieda
shampoo and conditioner my hair throws the tantrum of the century.
Don't even get me started on maintenance, I will fully admit that it's
common for me to go three days without washing my hair because to
blow dry and straighten it every day would never happen, it's such a
long ass ordeal for my wild, thick, full mane.
With that said, the concept of dry shampoo always seemed way too good to be true. On my day three of not washing I definitely am not a huge fan of how it looks. It's doable, but certainly not day one or two hair. A product that can get you through that third day looking better than it normally should would be awesome. My hair though, it's thick, there's tons of it, and it responds to nothing, so it certainly wouldn't magically look better because I sprayed an aerosol can at it. This is 100% what I thought, so I never bought one. I was so wrong. This stuff is magic in a can!
I
think for me, because my hair is so thick and stubborn I would go
through more than most faster than most, so I would definitely need a
larger can. The smell is ok, at first I didn't really like it too
much, but it sort of grew on me and now I think I do; weird I know.
It does what it's supposed to though! My hair almost instantly went
from flat and sort of greasy to much lighter, fuller, and dryer; it
was astonishing and amazing. This is probably the best new product
I've tried in a VERY long time and I'm pretty excited it exists. lol
If it works on my hair I can't imagine it won't work on everyone's; I
totally and completely recommend it to all. =)
Tide
- 4 in 1 Downy Pods (Laundry Soap)
[#TidePodsAtTarget,
@Tide]
Well,
to be honest this is hard to say how I feel because they only sent me
one POD which isn't a whole lot to decide if I like a product or not.
Pods in general are definitely convenient, you just throw the sucker in
and call it a day, which is nice I guess. I did smell it on my
clothes for about a day, not much longer than that, but it seems to
me that's pretty standard.
It
says it's 4 in 1 with Downy, I have no idea what the 4 or the 1
features or products are, nor did I notice any additional softness
from the downy feature, but you know marketing, I really wasn't
expecting anything special. As far as I'm concerned it easy to use,
but no different than any other Pod detergent, but again I only had
one to go off of.
Rimmel
London - Oh My Gloss - Oil Tint (Lip Gloss)
[#RimmelRebelUSA,
#RimmerLondonUS, @RimmelLondonUS]
Oh
man, this one makes me sad. When I saw that big 'ol bottle of pink
lip gloss I was ecstatic, but that only lasted a minute or so. I don't
even know where to start in the list of disappointments here.
How
about I start with what I like. The packaging is great, I love the
silver and pink and the twisty style is cool. The wand tip is
actually sort of genius, I will give them that. It's more flat on
both sides, so you sort of just glide it on, which is great. It is
soft/or smooth when you apply it, not goopy or sticky, so that's
nice. Finally the size is great. If this was a product I'd ever buy
again I'd be super happy with how much they offer you; sadly I'd
never buy this and here's the reasons why...
To start it
smells like paint, not like anything you want to put on your mouth.
The color isn't a color, it's a "tint" of color, which I
suppose they do warn you about when they say "oil tint",
but like who wants gloss they can barely see? I don't know, I guess
that defeats the point of wearing colored gloss if you ask me. Once
you have it on for a few minutes your lips sort of start to feel dry.
It's almost like paint, it goes on wet and smooth, but as it dries it
becomes more rough and cracked, except it's on your lips and it's
more rough and grainy then cracked. Finally, the main reason I'd
never buy it is because it lasts all of 5 seconds. It's bad enough
you barely get color, but that "tint" is gone almost
immediately.
Like I said, I'm so bummed, I was super excited
to use this stuff. I've had good experiences with Rimmel in the past,
in fact I'm still obsessed with the Rimmel (700 Nude Delight)
Moisture Renew Lipstick that Influenster sent me like a year ago, but
sadly this was a major flop. I think I could get over the smell and I
suppose if I put a good color lipstick color under and used it as a
pretty standard gloss it'd be doable, but the fact that it doesn't
last at all is a total game changer for me. Sorry Rimmel, but I'm definitely not a fan of this one. =/
Rimmel
London - Scandaleyes Precision Micro Eye Liner
(Liquid)
[#RimmelRebelUSA,
#RimmerLondonUS, @RimmelLondonUS]
Hmmm....
This one is harder to asses for me. I should start by saying I'm
liquid eye liner challenged. I continue to try no liquid eye liners
in hopes that I'll one day master it, but between having hooded eyes
and super shaky hands it's just an uphill battle for me. I will keep
trying though. With that said... This is the easiest liquid eye liner
I've ever used. I still make a ridiculous mess, but it's a smaller
ridiculous mess than usual. lol The super fine point tip makes it
much easier to line the eye and eyelid. Wiping it off was pretty easy
if done right away, but it was much harder if you leave it on too
long, I've done both since trying to use it. That's where this is
harder for me to asses.
It says "Precision Micro
Eyeliner", "Stay True Color", "Waterproof",
and "Up to 24 Hours". I would definitely say the Precision
Micro is totally right, but the rest is sort of hard to gauge. For
"Stay True Color" I disagree. I think the eye liner does
last a long time, but when you first put it on it's super black
(which is awesome), but pretty quickly it fades to a light black. It
says "Waterproof" and while it was hard to get off all the
way, which would seem waterproof, it did smear when my eyes watered
and even just throughout the day, so I'm not sure how "Waterproof"
it is; ya know? It's like "Yeah.... but... I mean.... I
dunno...". As for 24 hours, well I don't leave make-up on for 24
hours so who knows, maybe?
I struggle with liquid, but it is
the easiest liquid eye liner I've ever used. It lasts a while, even
if it fades a bit, but most eye liners do. I'd say if you're good at
liquid eye liner then you'll love this, if you're not then this is a
good eye liner to practice with for sure. While I won't be using it
as my daily eye liner, it did save the day for me last week when my
eye liner completely fell out of it's shell in the car and all I had
was it. It's also great for me to practice with.
Overall I'd say
it's a good product, especially for people that prefer liquid eye
liner.
Nyakio
- Kenyan Coffee Face Polish (Exfoliators)
[#NyakioBeauty,
@NyakioBeauty]
Oh
man guys, this was horrible. I was excited to try this because I'm so
frustrated with my skin right now so I'm always super eager to try new
products, especially stuff like exfoliators. With that said, my skin
is crazy sensitive to damn near everything, so I was a little afraid
to try it, but for the most I was excited.
The label says
"For all skin types", but apparently it's not for Lei Lei's
skin type. lol When I put it on it was actually sort of frustrating.
It was very hard to apply. Rather than gliding it on everywhere
every time I tried to slide some on, the stuff I just applied would
just move to the new place I was trying to apply new stuff to. It was
just moving chunks from one place on my face to another, it's hard to
explain. To get it everywhere was a real challenge as it just kept
shifting around instead of staying put. It didn't feel like it was
doing anything and it didn't feel good on my face. After washing it
off it was like I had never applied anything to my face in the first
place.
The WORST part of all of it... It's been two weeks
since I used this product and there's still a strange spot on my left
cheek that still has a breakout. My face breaks out once a month,
only during Aunt Flo time, but even then after about a week (at most) there's
no sign of that break out left, like ever. I broke out almost
immediately after using this stuff and two weeks later there is still
that breakout patch... Yeah, that's intense. I know it says Kenyan
Coffee, but I have no idea what the crap is in Kenyan Coffee,
whatever it is... MY face is not a fan. It was a frustrating
experience from beginning to end, so sadly I have to recommend you try
it at your own risk; especially if you have sensitive skin.
7th
Heaven - Soften Sock Masques (Foot Treatment Socks)
[#My7thHeaven,
#SandalReadyFeet, #ManiPediSpa, @Ilove7thHeaven]
These
are fun. =) At first I thought they looked like weird space shoes,
but they're actually pretty cool. I really didn't notice any smell,
not good, not bad, I just didn't smell anything. When you put your
feet in them it is a weird feeling, like you're walking around in a
bag of lotion, I think that's because you're walking around in a bag
of lotion. lol Well I tried not too walk much, but I did have to get
up a couple times in that 15 minute window.
When you take them
off I would recommend having socks handy immediately. Even after you
massage the left over stuff into your feet they're still a little
goopy and then gross stuff from the ground will stick to your feet;
learn from my mistakes. =)
The lotion did make my feet feel
soft and they've felt kinda fresh all day. It's hard to explain what
I mean by that, but I like it. =)
Overall it was a fun
experience, I look forward to trying the manicure set next.
Nivea
- In-shower Body Lotion
[#NiveaInfluenster,
@NiveaUSA]
Oy
vay guys, another disappointment. Like Rimmel, I've used good Nivea
products in the past so I had high hopes, although to be honest as
soon as I saw "In-shower Body Lotion" I was a little
perplexed. I pretty much assumed it was body wash with a fancy name
as a marketing ploy so the first thing I did in the shower was
attempt to use it to shave my arm pits, (No, I don't always use
shaving cream). Anyway, BIG mistake... there's a reason it's called
lotion and not body wash; that shit is thick! So despite it totally
feeling like lotion in texture, I washed my body with it, I'm
assuming that's what I was supposed to do? Um... It felt greasy and
thick and not clean at all. After my shower I felt almost sticky, it
wasn't a good experience. I genuinely have no clue what the point of
a super thick, lotion based substance in the shower would be. I mean
the idea is to remove grime and grease, not create more. I literally
am shaking my head in confusion as I write this. I read a shit tons
of reviews on this and I don't know if everyone is just trying to be
nice or if I just got a bad batch, but it was not a good experience
for me. The idea that you put lotion on for second just ot wash it
off doesn't seem beneficial in the first place because I ALWAYS have
to put lotion on after my shower anyways, this time was not
exception, except now I also felt sort of grimy. (YES, I thoroughly
rinsed and scrubbed it off) it's like an invisible film, I don't know
how to explain it.
I don't understand the point, I almost
ruined my razor because I tried using it in the shower like a body
wash (Yes, my own fault), it didn't make my skin any more
moisturized, and in fact I felt dirtier using it then before my
shower. Sadly I am not a fan and super dry skin or not I can not recommend it to others. It's not even something that I can say maybe
if you like this or have this type of skin, like a lot of products, I
really don't think it's a good product. Like I said, how can it
moisturize anything if you wash it right off and if it does stay
after you wash it off, then it's probably that filmy feeling I was
feeling and that's not fun either; so both ways it's no bueno. I
dunno kids, usually Nivea is a good brand, but sometimes duds happen,
I think that's the case here. =/
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