Rainbow Honey for July

This month, I ended up buying a bunch of stuff from Rainbow Honey. I ordered the large mystery bag, a polish, a top coat, a perfume, and a scented oil. Because my total went over a certain amount, I qualified to get the mini mystery bag for free as well as a free full size version of Neon Blossom. 

I have learned that there is no difference between the mini and the large mystery bags aside from the size of the polishes and one or two of the other products they throw in. So save yourself some cash and order just one or the other.  Come along and see what I got. Well, this is only PART of my order. The other items are still on back order. Waaaaaiting!

The contents of the mini bag.

The mini gel

The mini perfume

Cuticle balm in the melon Midori scent

From L-R: Neon Blossom, Deep Heart Sea, Viridis, and Chemical Plant

Same order as above. Better look at the colors?

The large roller of Midori scent and an aloe-based cooling gel for sunburns also in Midori

I enjoy Rainbow Honey, but I feel they are very glitter-centered and while it IS cute it is also a massive pain in the ass to remove. I think I will be taking a break from nail polish for a while now.

Birchbox for June 2014

Before I even begin to talk about the things I got, I have to express my distinct disappointment in this months box. Not a single full size product and all under the guise of travel. Things you would take with you in a carry-on or in your purse for a plane flight. Really, Birchbox? Maybe I am just expecting a lot of 10 bucks a month. Maybe I am being unreasonable. I don't happen to think so. I know, for a fact I can get a lot of sample size products like these for FREE if I write an email to the company and just ASK for some. For 10 bucks, you can afford to toss in a gloss or a liner or some shadow. ANYTHING. Ugh.

Enough of my bitterness. I will move on to the theme and then the photos and what else came in the box I didn't take photos of.

First we have a sample size of Coola Tinted Matte SPF 30 for the face. It's basically a tiny sample tube of a mineral BB cream. Interesting to see if it works ok or not. I'm to annoyed to care much right now.

Gilchrist and Soames body lotion. No smell. No nothing. Just a 1.5fl oz bottle of plain-ass lotion. Not impressed.

Folle de Joie Eau de Parfum. Just a little sample tube-sprayer of perfume. Smells ok. Full size is $98 bucks. I don't like it THAT much. It's supposed to be a "fresh blend of mandarin. rose, and sandalwood. I would maybe purchase it in a roll-on. MAYBE.

Number 4 hair hydrating shampoo (1 fl oz). This is supposed to be sulfate-free, which I appreciate, because I am allergic to sulfates. It makes the skin on my face blister and scar. I can't be mad at this sample. What I CAN be mad at is the jerks typed in the card in a highlighted blue: "Bonus! We added in the hydrating condition for the ultimate in nourishment." I am SURE that was such a hardship for you. It's a foil packet sample with .25 fl oz. Not even a bottle, like the shampoo. *scribble cloud*

Lastly, we have from Vasanti Cosmetics an enzymatic cleanser. BrightenUp! Enzymatic Face Rejuvenator. A small 20g bottle. This is also sulfate-free, thank goodness. I am interested to try it but it was really just a very depressing box. It's hard to really feel excited about any of it.

Also in the box was some "quiz" thing from Jetblue they want you to take and then take a photo after you've taken it to submit and enter to win a free trip to somewhere. I don't really care about that unless they plan to include cost of dialysis in that trip. There is also an ad for a new liner from Benefit cosmetics.

And now, the photos.

Rainbow Honey!

So I did some looking around and discovered that Rainbow Honey, an indie nail polish company, now offers subscriptions bags. You have your choice between a ten dollar mini sampler pack or their twenty-five dollar pack. These are also available as a stand-alone one time purchase if you don't feel you can commit to a monthly thing. 

I decided to test the waters and ordered their April and May mini packs since I had a lovely 25% off coupon code from Ipsy. I've never been much of a nail person but I've been really bored and feeling a LOT more girlish than I normally do and decided to turn over a new leaf and start playing around with make-ups and polishes and things of that nature. Why not?

I got my order late last week and took photos to share and everything! I even have some opinions on most of the things they sent. How exciting, right? Let's get to the fun part! The photos:

The adorable wrappings!