Surfs Up Vox Box

Last week I received another box in the mail full of goodies, compliments of Influenster!  I love to try new things and I seriously cannot get enough free stuff so I absolutely love this website!  All they ask is that after you receive your box, you check it in and review the products after you try them.  Honestly, I could do this kind of stuff all day!

When I got my box in the mail I could hardly wait to see what was in it!  You can sign in to your Influenster account ahead of time and see the products, but in my opinion, that just takes the fun out of it!  Plus it’s always more fun to open packages when someone else is there to get excited with you, so I ended up opening it with my sisters (one sitting right next to me and the other in Japan over Skype.  Have I ever mentioned how amazing Skype is?).  The box I got this time is called the Surf’s Up Voxbox and it included several products that are not only great things to have around for the summer and vacations, but every day as well.  Again, I got all of these items for free, but I wanted to include the prices for reference!

Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration After Sun Lotion; Full Size 8 oz. $8.99, 2 oz. Sample included $2.24 – Everyone gets sunburn, but the real question is whether or not you put anything on it! I usually skip the aloe because I absolutely hate the sticky feeling it leaves on my skin!  Not to mention the smell.  This stuff on the other hand smells like coconuts which in itself is pretty great, but it also isn’t sticky like the aloe you normally buy.  It’s basically just like putting on lotion.  Great product!

First Aid Shot Therapy $2.99 – This is a berry flavored shot that is supposed to knock out headaches.  I usually use Excedrin when I get a bad headache, but I’ll try this instead next time!  I don’t think I would ever actually buy these though.  It just seems like a lot of extra money when I’ve already got a product to serve this purpose that works great.   Although, I am very curious about how well it works! (And tastes!)

SinfulColors Professional Nail Polish; Aqua $1.99 – So you all know by now that I love nail polish.  I wouldn’t say I’m at full blown hoarding status, but I’m definitely well on my way!  I was really excited to get this to add to my collection.  It’s a beautiful aqua blue that is a perfect summer color and I don’t have any others like it.  Shocking, I know.  I don’t really use blue a lot on my nails and I’ve never actually used a sinful colors nail polish before but I’m excited to give this a try!

Jamba Juice at home Smoothie Kit; $2.99– Since this is a frozen product and it’s currently 90 degrees outside, they sent me two coupons for this instead of mailing the actual product.  Good call Influenster, good call.  One of the coupons was for a free full size bag/kit, and one for $1 off.  This is a smoothie kit that you can find in the frozen food section at the grocery store and all you have to do is stick it in the blender and add juice.  I liked getting the coupon because I was able to choose the flavor that I wanted!  My grocery store had a very limited selection but I ended up getting the Fruit & Veggie Red Fusion.  My first thought when I tried this was that it tasted like baby food.  Not really sure why.  It was OK, but not really my first choice in smoothie.  I'm going to look at other stores around to see if they carry the kits with only fruit to use my $1.00 off coupon.

Covergirl Bombshell Curvaceous by Lashblast Mascara $11.99 – When I first found out that I was going to get this box, I got an email from Influenster stating that I would potentially be getting this mascara.  They also noted that this formula works like waterproof mascara and that I should use an oil based eye makeup remover when I remove it.  I don’t normally buy waterproof mascara because of the extra effort to take it off, but I’m willing to try anything once!  I will say that this mascara did make my eyelashes look amazing.  It’s two-step mascara which doesn’t bother me because I usually do two coats of mascara anyway.  However, even with my eye makeup remover, this mascara was not giving up easily!  I probably spent over 5 minutes trying to get all of the mascara off, but even with the makeup remover there were still clumps of it in my eyelashes.  I will say that it has great staying power so I think I’ll use this when I go to the beach, theme park, etc. rather than for everyday wear!

On the card that came in my box, they also noted that some people received a travel size Not Your Mother’s Beach Babe Conditioner and Shampoo instead of the mascara.  I was completely fine with not getting this since I just recently bought some!  Check out that blog here: http://sarahsbeautyonabudget.blogspot.com/2014/05/memorial-day-and-rebates.html

Overall, this box had over $20 worth of great products in it that I am really excited to use!  I’m hoping for another great box from Influenster in the near future!! 

Thanks for reading!!

Sarah

Disclaimer: I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.