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Saturday, December 07, 2013
The All Natural Face box, December 2013
I feel like the blog is a bit redundant lately with only TANF reviews, but here we go again with December's box which arrived today. Here's what was in this month's box...
The box was filled with very festive red and silver crinkle shreds filler which made a mess and was promptly relegated to the trash. Tucked in a green organza bag were the eye products...sample sizes of Black Gold eye shadow (which I have been dieing to try since Wheaten Beauty showed it in November) and Gold Dust eye shadow. Two pots of gel eye liner in Mayan Gold and That Black and a jar of Awesome Black Primer. Although I'm not a huge fan of their gel eyeliners, I can not wait to try the black eye primer. I've recently gotten into using dark primers under my eyeshadow to really make the colors pop and I do love their other eye primers so this should be a win.
Two full size products were also included: Coconut Bliss body lotion (smells yummy!) and Edible "Love Dust". Uh, ok. I'm not sure exactly where that fits in to the picture, not what I expected in an "all natural face" box.
November's box was such a home run I had high hopes for December too. I must say I'm a bit disappointed. I'm definitely excited to try they eye kit and might even give the cat eye look shown on the idea card a try. The body products are not really up my alley. Both are quite shimmery and as I've mentioned when i got overly shimmery products in the past, it's just not a look I go for. Shimmer on the eyes, good thing, anywhere else, not so much so. So a 50/50 box this time. But that's totally cool. The All Natural Face's average is still way better than Birchbox ever was! :)
Two full size products were also included: Coconut Bliss body lotion (smells yummy!) and Edible "Love Dust". Uh, ok. I'm not sure exactly where that fits in to the picture, not what I expected in an "all natural face" box.
November's box was such a home run I had high hopes for December too. I must say I'm a bit disappointed. I'm definitely excited to try they eye kit and might even give the cat eye look shown on the idea card a try. The body products are not really up my alley. Both are quite shimmery and as I've mentioned when i got overly shimmery products in the past, it's just not a look I go for. Shimmer on the eyes, good thing, anywhere else, not so much so. So a 50/50 box this time. But that's totally cool. The All Natural Face's average is still way better than Birchbox ever was! :)
Sunday, November 10, 2013
The All Natural Face box, November
In a nod towards Thanksgiving, Gratitude is the theme of the November The All Natural Face subscription box.
The highlight of the box is a set of 10 full size pre-release pigment eye shadows! The collection has a number of green-based shadows, which I sometimes find hard to pull off with my skin tone, but I have been adventurously testing them out this last week and have been pretty pleased. My favorite look so far used New Year's Eve as a brow highlight, Pumpkin on the outside corners of the lids and Absinthe on the inside corners. Softly blended the look is gorgeous. Be sure to use a base with the pigments since they don't seem to want to stick to my bare skin very well.
Also included were samples of Facial Cleanser and Bananas & Cream face food (which I haven't tried yet) and Oil Makeup Remover. I've tried the oil remover and find it works wonderfully at dissolving all traces of makeup with out being too greasy afterwards. I prefer to use it with a hot cloth as just rinsing doesn't seem to work as well.
Finally, they included a $10 gift certificate. This is amazing. The box only cost $15 and they ship priority mail which means they spent at least $5 to ship it. It's like they are just giving it away! I continue to be so impressed with this company. I've got a full fledged order on the way from them (finally redeemed my Groupon) and can't wait to post about all those new goodies when they arrive.
The link is back up if you want to subscribe to the monthly beauty box. Just click here.
ps...I'm not in anyway affiliated with TANF. Just a happy customer!
The highlight of the box is a set of 10 full size pre-release pigment eye shadows! The collection has a number of green-based shadows, which I sometimes find hard to pull off with my skin tone, but I have been adventurously testing them out this last week and have been pretty pleased. My favorite look so far used New Year's Eve as a brow highlight, Pumpkin on the outside corners of the lids and Absinthe on the inside corners. Softly blended the look is gorgeous. Be sure to use a base with the pigments since they don't seem to want to stick to my bare skin very well.
Also included were samples of Facial Cleanser and Bananas & Cream face food (which I haven't tried yet) and Oil Makeup Remover. I've tried the oil remover and find it works wonderfully at dissolving all traces of makeup with out being too greasy afterwards. I prefer to use it with a hot cloth as just rinsing doesn't seem to work as well.
Finally, they included a $10 gift certificate. This is amazing. The box only cost $15 and they ship priority mail which means they spent at least $5 to ship it. It's like they are just giving it away! I continue to be so impressed with this company. I've got a full fledged order on the way from them (finally redeemed my Groupon) and can't wait to post about all those new goodies when they arrive.
The link is back up if you want to subscribe to the monthly beauty box. Just click here.
ps...I'm not in anyway affiliated with TANF. Just a happy customer!
Friday, November 01, 2013
You Tube on Roku...FINALLY!
After years of frustration at the decline of cable TV (do we really need 900 reality shows?) and the ever increasing cost, C and I dropped cable almost 2 years ago. Now we get our home entertainment thru a Roku device. We love our Roku and highly highly recommend it. With subscriptions to Netflix and Amazon Prime, we find we can get plenty of content to keep us entertained. Not to mention the plethora of other channels that are available with more added all the time.
But I'm a total You Tube addict and have been frustrated by the lack of ability to stream You Tube content to our Roku. Until now. It's been several months since the last time I researched the subject and decided to give it another shot today. I found this article on CNet about using an app called Twonky to stream You Tube (and other content) from your smart phone to your Roku. I followed the steps and within 15 minutes (or less) I was watching You Tube on my TV from the comfort of my recliner. I used an iPod Touch with Twonky Beam rather than a smartphone, but it works exactly the same.
The article is a little outdated, there is now a public Twonky channel on Roku so you don't need to add the private channel. Also, your Roku can be wired, wifi is not required on the Roku as long as both devices are connected to the same network.
There is a handful of other content available on Twonky, but I have not tested any of it. For now, I'm just happy to be able to finally watch You Tube on the TV rather than being tethered to the computer or watching on a small tablet screen!
But I'm a total You Tube addict and have been frustrated by the lack of ability to stream You Tube content to our Roku. Until now. It's been several months since the last time I researched the subject and decided to give it another shot today. I found this article on CNet about using an app called Twonky to stream You Tube (and other content) from your smart phone to your Roku. I followed the steps and within 15 minutes (or less) I was watching You Tube on my TV from the comfort of my recliner. I used an iPod Touch with Twonky Beam rather than a smartphone, but it works exactly the same.
The article is a little outdated, there is now a public Twonky channel on Roku so you don't need to add the private channel. Also, your Roku can be wired, wifi is not required on the Roku as long as both devices are connected to the same network.
There is a handful of other content available on Twonky, but I have not tested any of it. For now, I'm just happy to be able to finally watch You Tube on the TV rather than being tethered to the computer or watching on a small tablet screen!
Saturday, October 12, 2013
The All Natural Face box - October edition
I received my 2nd All Natural Face subscription box this week and am totally thrilled.
The October theme is "The Eyes Have It"and the box was jam packed with goodies.
As the title suggests, this box was all about eyes. There's a card showing some suggested eye looks and another card listing all the products. The card lists 12 sample size eye shadows, but I actually received 13. Also included is a nice looking eye shadow brush. I love TANF eye shadows and the selection of colors included in the kit look perfect for fall. Their samples are quite generous (I have yet to use one up) and they come in nice little pots. Some folks have complained that the pots are difficult to open. My trick is to set the pot on my counter and use a tweezers to gently lift the lid.
They also included a sample of the Eye Primer in Buff. I have their Vegan Eye Primer (which is white) and find it works very well at making my pigment eye shadow looks last all day. I'm looking forward to giving this one a try too.
Two full size gel eyeliners were included (purple and brown) with liner brushes. These look like huge pots of eyeliner! Like enough to last for 3 lifetimes. I'm not a super fan of gel eyeliner but I will certainly give these a try. I've seen some rather dramatic eye looks using gel liner as an eyeshadow base so maybe I'll give that a go.
There's a product called Seal It which looks to be a product you can mix with the pigments for a foiled look or to create liquid liner. I will make use of this product since I do like using my pigments as liner.
And finally a full size cream blush. The color is a bit warm for my pale skin and cream blush is sometimes tricky on my dry skin but I may try it just to see how it works.
I am really loving TANF products and the surprise of the sample box. Definitely think I'll get more use out of this subscription box in the long run than the previous subscriptions I've had.
If you want to subscribe, the box is $15/mo and you can sign up here.
The October theme is "The Eyes Have It"and the box was jam packed with goodies.
They also included a sample of the Eye Primer in Buff. I have their Vegan Eye Primer (which is white) and find it works very well at making my pigment eye shadow looks last all day. I'm looking forward to giving this one a try too.
Two full size gel eyeliners were included (purple and brown) with liner brushes. These look like huge pots of eyeliner! Like enough to last for 3 lifetimes. I'm not a super fan of gel eyeliner but I will certainly give these a try. I've seen some rather dramatic eye looks using gel liner as an eyeshadow base so maybe I'll give that a go.
There's a product called Seal It which looks to be a product you can mix with the pigments for a foiled look or to create liquid liner. I will make use of this product since I do like using my pigments as liner.
And finally a full size cream blush. The color is a bit warm for my pale skin and cream blush is sometimes tricky on my dry skin but I may try it just to see how it works.
I am really loving TANF products and the surprise of the sample box. Definitely think I'll get more use out of this subscription box in the long run than the previous subscriptions I've had.
If you want to subscribe, the box is $15/mo and you can sign up here.
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