First Swap, with Taygan! =D

Super excited that Taygan from My BlOgSpOt *Montser Girl* agreed on doing a swap with me! She's one of my closest friends here on Blogger, we tweet each other almost every single day and it's usually endless chit-chatting. LOVE. She is so nice and don't to Earth, I suggest you all check her out and follower her blog for me, k? Please and thankkkkkkkkkkk you! =D

I was soo excited when I got my package, she even paid extra for express shipping which I thought she was super nice because she really didn't have to spend extra money on me. I so excited to receive my package 2 days after she shipped it out! We had a tiny spending budget of $20 but when you see what she got me, you know she OVERSPENT on me again!! I felt sooo bad that I didn't send her more!! But, I was happy when I unwrapped it to find everything I wanted! (I can finally cross out some of the items on the Wish List =P). Thank you Taygan!! =D

Here we go with the GOODIES =D

Nicely wrapped by the wonderful Taygan!
Love the cute card too!

My first Wet n Wild product ever! I love this colour in Nutty (shimmery brown) =D

Hard Candy Blush Crush Baked Blush in 125 Living Doll
I loveeee blushes, this is a frosty light pink =D

Rimmel Lasting Finish Blush in 018 Pink Sorbet
I wanted this ever since I saw it on "amarixe" from YouTube. I am soo glad Taygan got this for me, I can finally cross it out from my Wish List =D
This is a light pink/corally colour with a lovely sheen =D

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes in 630 Blackest Black with s BONUS eyeliner =]
I wanted to buy this combo when I saw it at Walmart but good thing I didn't because they jacked up the price here in Toronto compared to what Taygan told me the price she paid for it. So glad you got me this T! another item off my list ^^.

Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer in Watermelon and Hard Candy Tinted Lip Balm in Bridal Blush
So far loving both of these!
Burt's Bee has amazing pigments!, Hard candy is quite moisturizing =D

Here are some sample swatches for the above items =]
Lighting is washing out a lot of the colours though =[

Cheeky Monkey Document in CM-P-108
This is one of the reason why Taygan and I did this swap. She got this nail polish in one of her Luxe Box and I got a metallic black in mine but I prefer lighter colour while she liked darker ones so I suggested that we should do a swap instead of just sending one nail polish =]. So glad to receive this pearly white, I can do french tips with this =D. Thank you again T! =D

YESto Cucumbers Facial Towelettes
Love this compacted makeup wipes that I can put in my tiny makeup train case! =D

Maynards Sour Patch Kids
Yummmy!!!! One of my favourite sour candy! Taygan got me a big bag too =D
This will last me for a while =]

Overview of all the things she got me^^.

Thank you again Taygan! I am very grateful and happy to have meet you on Blogger and I sure had tons of fun opening this swap (as you probably know from all the tweets I sent you while I was unwrapping everything =P).

Hope you all enjoy reading this, I always wanted to do swaps because I was A LOT of YouTube and I see swaps everywhere. Never thought I could have an opportunity to do one myself so I'm glad Taygan agreed on doing one with me =D


Also wanted to thank everyone who have entered my mini giveaway, you can still enter now, there's still a ton of time for you to enter because it ends on November 30th. Click picture to be redirected to that giveaway =].

Thanks for reading, hope you all have a wonderful weekend =D

**Alx**

Glymm Box: August 2011!

Glymm Box is almost like Luxe Box and exactly like Birchbox in the States just that Glymm Box ships to the awesome Canadians!

Glymm Box is a:
World leading beauty and cosmetics website dedicated to making your life more beautiful. For $10/month (free shipping), you can order a Glymm box containing a carefully curated selection of 4-5 deluxe beauty samples delivered to your door.

Visit www.glymm.com for more information or
register under my link: www.glymm.com/share/alexandra_mo to help me earn points when you purchase your first box!! =] be sure to let me know in the comment section if you have registered under my link please =]

 

Cost of subscription:

Yearly Subscription:

$110 for 12 months (You save $10! that's one month subscription FREE)

You instantly get 100 Bonus Glymm Points
Transfer any time
Monthly Subscription:
$10 recurring charge to your payment method
10 Bonus Glymm Points
Cancel any time
Gift Subscription:
3,6,9 or 12 Months subscriptions
10-100 Bonus Glymm Points
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Membership Benefits:Monthly Glymm Box lovingly packed with 4-5 luxury beauty samples Beauty Community for trend reports, expert advice and hot tips! Save $10 off products for every 100 Glymm Points Earn unlimited Glymm Points when you spread the word!Shop full size version of certain samples as well as other beauty products on glymm.com with glymm points!

Earning Rewards:

100 Glymm Points can be redeemed for CA$10 off any product purchase

Each Glymm Box subscription earns up to 100 Glymm Points

For $1.00 spent in the Beauty Boutique, Earn 1 Glymm Point

For 1 Glymm Box survey completed, Earn 10 Glymm Points

For each beautiful friend who subscribes, Earn 50 Glymm Points

View and edit all information on their awesome website:

Can always update your beauty profile so they can better match you with suitable samples

Add/save billing and shipping information

Keep track of loyalty points (glymm point)
Complete surveys
Invite friends
View order history and status
Track your shipment
Create a return
Feedback, contact them and FAQ and more!

If you have any questions, post them below on the comment section or email me. I will gladly get back to you as soon as possible =]

Now for the FUN part!
What did I get in my first Glymm Box: August Edition?

Keep reading to see the goodies =]

First Thing I Like About Glymm Box Is That Is Delivered In A Box Rather Than In An Bubble Envelope. I Can Reuse Both Boxes Now, Rather Disposing a Bubble Envelope

Super cute packaging and sturdy boxes

Greeting card =]

A list of things you get in the box
Love how it includes how much product is in the full size as long as the full size price

Overview of things I got, all I see is the cute jar of JELLY BELLY!!!

Smashbox: Limitless Long Wear Lip Gloss SPF 15 in 24/7

OPI miniature: bloody red (no name found on the bottle)
FYI: I HATE RED polish!! lol I got 5 polishes so far from all my previous luxe/glymm boxes and 3/5 are RED! =[

Benefit Stay Don't Stray Eye makeup PrimerI'm so happy I got this because I always wanted to try this primer! Yay!

MyFaceWorks I Need To Detox Facemasks
I don't believe a mask can help us detox because we need to detox from the inside-out but this is still a nice/fun full size sample to try =]

The cutest thing ever! Wish I got green instead =P

What do you guys think about Glymm Box? Do you prefer this over Luxe Box?
I used to loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Luxe Box but recently their samples has gotten worse each time it just didn't impress me enough. But again, everyone likes and prefer different things I'm just picky =P. I really hope they will provide more fun makeup samples on upcoming Luxe Boxes =]

Right now, I'm very impressed with Glymm Box because they reply to our emails quickly like on the same day or even 5 minutes after they received your email! Love how their website is set up, love their point system and their online shopping store. It is also cheap than Luxe Box!! However, samples appears smaller in the Glymm Box. I'll see how it goes for my next Glymm Box, super excited and loving the Jelly Belly!





**Alx**