June Birchbox

What is a Birchbox you ask? Well my lovies, Birchbox is an amazing monthly subscription service that delivers 4-5 lovely deluxe beauty samples right to your doorstep! Also, being a member allows you access to beauty tutorials and videos about products and most importantly-tips to get the most of the products you receive! MAGICAL, RIGHT?! It totally is and I am so excited to be a member. It took a few weeks for me to get my first "invite" to subscribe, as they only allow so many Birchboxes per month. The best part about this subscription service is... drum roll... its only TEN DOLLARS! Yes folks, ten little doll hairs for some of the hippest and trendiest new beauty products around. If for some reason one month you are going to come up short in the finance department (don't fret, we all do-a girl's gotta eat!) you can simply suspend your subscription until you recover from your personal minor economical crash. Since this is my very first time getting a Birchbox I only know this little tidbit from others; often times there will be a theme to the month. For example, the June Birchboxes had a "Jet Set" theme to them, with summer almost in full swing alot of people (not me, sadly) will be taking vacays & jet-setting all over the world-and what better to travel with than pint size high end beauty essentials! Another radical perk to this deal is you never know what you are going to receive, and who doesn't love A.) getting beauty packages in the mail and B.) Getting SURPRISE beauty packages in the mail!? I love knowing that around the 15th of the month I can frolic to my mailbox and tear open my little adorable packaged prize to find high end beauty products for so cheap. Each Birchbox comes packaged SO adorable in cute wrapping with a little card listing the brand, product name and a little description about the product. Birchboxes also come packages with a "lifestyle extra", not necessarily a beauty product, just something fun and cute to add to your surprises! I've seen a few girls get things like nutrition bars or protein bars for a little something extra! For the month of June a cool addition was the Birchbox Man extra, a little cologne sample to give subscribers a hint of what Birchbox Man will entail! I do not know an exact date but Birchbox will soon be adding subscriptions with man products for manly men who love handsome products.

Now that we are all familiar with the way Birchbox grooves, let's get on to the juicy stuff-what I received in my very first Birchbox! I signed up for mine and placed my order on June 4th and received it on June 13th, so it didn't take too long to get but let me tell you, those were a pretty excruciating 9 days! Now that I have had some time to test and use these products I will share my careful observations with you!

• beautyblender--blendercleaner 
• I'll be completely honest with you. I rarely (BAD KIMMY!) cleanse my brushes. However, as of recent I've purchased a few high end brushes that cost so much money I would wash them with thia just to keep them pristine. I've used the e.l.f brush shampoo and daily cleanser spray as well as simple Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo. This beautyblender cleanser has zero smell to it-which I love-and I could visibly see dirt, oil and crap draining in my sink which tells me this cleanser means business. I wouldnt repurchase mostly because of the price, but I definitely enjoyed sampling it! 

• Comodynes--Self-Tanning Intensive 
• This was tricky for me. Since I work as a spray tan extraordinaire, I am extremely bias to the products I use. I'm very particular about my tan and I might be the pickiest person when it comes to fake tans. Before I tried this product I absolutely did not trust tanning towelettes; it just didn't seem right to me that a little towel could make my whole body tan without me having a tinted guide. WOW did these towelettes blow me away! I got an overwhelming result with no streaks, no icky smell, and a flawless tan that only my trusty tan turbine could create! I would absolutely repurchase these tan towels. 


• Number 4TM--Super Comb Prep & Protect 
• When I read the descriptions for this product I was ecstatic. It does exactly what it says; detangles and defrizzes. My hair at this point is getting longer, (and in turn, tanglier) about shoulder length and with this amazing Chicago humidity frizz is back in my daily vocabulary. This product also has UV protectors to keep my fake blonde locks safe and sound. I'll most likely be purchasing this product very soon! 

• theBalm cosmetics--Stainiac in Beauty Queen 
• What a delightful little product this is! A 2 in 1 lip and cheek stain that promises a subtle long-wearing flush... & that it does my friends. I will definitely be purchasing this, if not I will find a cheaper (surprise) version of this. Where have these stains been hiding my whole life? I love that it is a double product. This one if perfect; no weird consistency or smells. Its just a beautiful simple gel-like stain that gives such a pretty glow in summer. One possible downfall-I did not try this over foundation, just slapped it on my cheeks with a tinted moisturizer on. I feel like maybe this could smear up foundation, just a thought. 

• tili--Bags
• This was my lifestyle extra, and what a cutesie patootsie little thing it is! Plain & simple its just a pretty ziploc bag. Mine is pink (thank the heavens) and purple and blue and very very cute. I give it an A+; however a pack of 9-12 is $9.00. Pass. I'll stick to buying boring ones at Target. With a coupon. 

• John Varvatos--Star USA 
• This was my Birchbox Man Extra... It smelled good. I gave it to my baby bro. He's 22. He liked it. That is all I can say! Haha :) 

Of course just as I hit SAVE and PUBLISH I got an email that my July Birchbox has shipped and is on its merry way to my humble abode! YAY!


XOXO, Kimmie ♥

Lyrics that I love ♫

That sweet moment when you've got a solid shuffle goin' and those magical lyrics tickle your eardrums...


XOXO, Kimmy ♥

I'm the new kid on the blog

Hello my fine virtual friends! I've been convinced by several people to start this blog for so long and I've finally caved, so willkommen to my blog I'm delighted to have you here. I'm not entirely sure what it is exactly I will blog about, mostly all things related to beauty, food, stuff that sparkles and of course my silly magical life. So for starters if you do not know me I'm 27, I live in the charming suburbs of Chicago, I love everything pink and/or sparkly, and I'm a just a little confident in myself. I'm not ashamed to admit that I do not yet have a career but I do have a job. Oddly enough my current field of work is in the medical field of which I am absolutely positive I do not want a career in. I've majored in and studied probably everything you could want except teaching, but I still cant decide. I guess what I'm getting at here is recently I have been thinking of doing something in the cosmetology industry because let's face it, what I love most is nail polish, makeup, hair, and of course--being pretty. So I guess for my first blog instead of continuing this rambling I should thank the people most responsible for getting me into this and it is of course Danielle from Action, Veronica & Jessica from Michael Graham, my Momma who thinks everything I do is brilliant even when its not, my best friend & partner in crime Liz, and all of the awesome girls whose youtube channels I have subscribed to they are my inspirations. So let's hope for a good run folks, please follow me or subscribe or whatever you call it in this blogging world! Be kind to one another, Au Revoir! (And yes, I stole that from Ellen... and the french.)
XOXO, Kimmy ♥