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Wishing all my readers a very happy and safe New Year.

May 2013 be an amazing year for you.

I love forward to reading all your comments in the upcoming year.

What are you plans for tonight?

Tonight I thought I would share with you a quick Lush and Bath & Body Works haul that I purchased just before the Christmas holidays started. I know I probably should have waited until this week to buy them since I heard both stores had amazing sales happening but honestly the mall near me that has both these stores in it is crazy during boxing day and week. So I knew there would be no way I would be going there.

The first stop I made was into Lush. I have once again rediscovered my love for their bath bombs. I used to be a huge fan but I think after awhile I got tired of them so I stopped buying them but perhaps this time I will space it out and limit myself to one a month or something like that.

So this is just a small haul, what is your favorite thing from Lush and/or Bath & Body Works?

Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas from my house to yours.

You might remember that in November I got a full size of the Vitabath Gelee in my box. I was so excited because it was a new product I have never tried or heard about and it smelled really good.

Well this monthVitabath and Glossy Box organized a twitter party where we could talk to a rep from Vitabath and ask them questions about Vitabath, the products, the scents, future ideas etc. Then at the end of the chat there would be a give away for a $50 Vitabath gift bag and I found out that I was one of the winners. I was so happy because I love discovering a new product and knowing that I can actually buy this in a store is great.

Thankfully my local Pharmaprix (Shopper’s Drug Mart) is now carrying a few of the items such as the gelee’s and I believe the body mists. I went and bought a gelee for myself and two for gifts. Next time I will have to make it a point to really look at the section and selection that they carry.

It was so hard to pick a scent because they all sound so good it was a toss up between Original, Plus (for dry skin), Fresh Citrus Twist (which is the one I picked finally) and Spa Skin. They were all full sized items.

This is what they sent:

• Moisturizing bath & shower gelee 10.5oz/300g
• Exfoliating sugar scrub 10oz/280g
• Moisturizing Lotion 20 fl oz/800ml
• A shower puff (love that it matches the labels orange and white)

Then if that wasn’t enough a make up bag that has a silver shimmer with the black vines and leaves (so very pretty and quite roomie which I love and will be using when I travel) and inside was:

• Moisturizing Gelee soap 1.5oz/42g
• Exfoliating Sugar Scrub 2.5oz/70g  (this is perfect for when you travel and you don’t want to bring the bigger size. This will be going with me when I go on vacation
• 20% Shea Butter hand creme 2.1oz/60g

I am totally blown away with this gift bag and I want to thank Vitabath for offering such a fantastic prize and it arrived just in time for the holidays and to Glossy Box Canada for hosting the event. honestly this is why I love Glossy Box.

They offer monthly tweet ups that none of the other boxes do and I think that says alot about them.

I will be doing a review of these items in the new year so please come and check back for that. I will also include the one I got in my Glossy Box as well as the one I bought (and perhaps a few others if I buy any more…hmmm perhaps I can put this in a little birdies ear and ask for some at Christmas.

Sadly the only down part of this box was the fact that it was left sitting out on the steps in the pouring rain. Who ever delivered it didn’t ring the bell and I’m not sure when it was delivered because there was nothing there when the pizza guy rang the bell at 1:30 pm (it was the last half day of school for Michael and we always do a pizza lunch) and it was sitting there when I opened the door at 5pm. Needless to say the box was soaked right through and I am just thankful that it wasn’t books because they would have been ruined.

I was pleasantly surprised when I got my Glymm bag today because I didn’t get a tracking number and no one on facebook had mentioned getting their bag or shipping notification.
I was super excited when I saw it but upon opening it I was quickly disappointed. I guess my expectations were a little too high. I think I expected with this being a holiday month that they would have gone above and beyond and included some great holiday goodies. That was not the case so guys this post won’t be heavy on images like in previous unboxing posts.

The box was super light and when I removed the tissue paper I was greeted with this gold printed make up bag. They have said that these bag have a retail value of $12.00.

I am so happy that they brought back the product card although this month they seemed to be very vague on details on what the products did etc.

The first thing I pulled from the bag was Lashe M false eye lashes. Its a full set and its worth $5.00. I don’t wear false lashes and honestly putting any kind of glue near my eye freaks me out so I never used or bought this kind of stuff although after reading the package I see you don’t need glue for the first time use so maybe over the holidays I will give it a try.

Lashe M included another item and its a eyelash & brow Enhancing serum. You are suppose to put this on your lash line and let it absorb naturally for longer, luscious lashes. Personally for me I hate putting stuff like this around my eyes. If I happen to hear people raving about this I might give it a try but until then it will be sitting around waiting to go to a home that will like this.

The next item I pulled out was Sun Coat nail polish. Its non toxic and environmentally friendly. It sells for $9.99 . I don’t know what the shade is but its a dark purple. Which is my kind of shade.  So I tried it okay and I didn’t like this at all. When it went on at first it looked brown and you need more the once coat. Personally for me I put on one coat and wait until it fully dries before the next coat well honestly before I could get to that stage I ended up nicking my finger and half the polish came off.

Well that polish is peel able. According to the info card it claims its the only long lasting and quick drying water based nail polish  in today’s market. Seriously? Well honestly from my experience it didn’t last that long perhaps a whole 20 minutes if that. If I plan on spending $10 on a nail polish I will be buying something I already know and trust.

I have never heard of Glamorous cosmetics so I was curious. The full size ranges in price from $4.50 to $9.50. This is a lip/eye pencil and the card says you can simplify your morning routine well I’m not sure if its just me but would you use it as an eye liner then a lip liner? The shade is brown and its No 04. Its a retractable pencil which is nice and I don’t have any brown lip stick so I more then likely will use it as an eye liner.

Also included in the box was a $10 gift card which I am hoping to use in the New Year in the glymm store. Also included was a $20 off my purchase at panty by post which I might use in the New Year as well if the prices stay at $25.

Personally since the switch to the bags I have been finding that I am not enjoying this bag as much as I use to. Its only $12 a month and yes the bag paid for itself but I would love to get products that I can use and get excited for. At this rate I am seriously thinking of cutting ties with them and putting that money to better use.

Perhaps starting the month off with an amazing subscription from another box has set my expectations a little too high.

What did you think of it?

I have stumbled upon another beauty box subscription service. This one is called Lip Factory Inc and I should let you know before I begin this review that I actually purchased this subscription service and I’m not being compensated in anyway for this review. I just thought I would share what I got from them.

• Based out of the US but they do ship to Canada and International.
• Its $22 a month (recurring charges) shipping is included in that for US and Canada. There is an additional fee outside that area. (I pay $22.41 Canadian for this)
• You can expect to receive up to 10 sample sizes from some of your favorite make up brands.
• You could receive a full face make up kit and you will always get lip products such as lip glosses, lip sticks, lip liners, etc because its all about the lips.
• The website is easy to navigate and what I love so far is that there is always a video or photos online called tutorials so you know how to use your month’s box.

Then below that is the l’oreal eye shadow. The were darker in person

What do you think? Anything you would like to try out?

Christmas morning in our house is always crazy. Michael is open early and he wants to open his presents right then and there but honestly I would love to sleep in just a few more minutes and I can’t function without a coffee so to tie him over until we at least get some breakfast going we let him open his stocking.

Apart from doing my stocking (as you know its super easy to stuff that stocking up with fun little trinkets and stuff), I love putting together Michael’s stocking. I am always on the hunt for fun little things to stuff inside.

For Christmas (and Easter) I always give a new tooth brush and tooth paste (sadly the kind he really enjoys isn’t available any where), and Cars lip balm (he always has dry lips.

Then I always make it a point to throw in a hot chocolate (that Snoopy one is his favorite) and some Lindt chocolate bears (his favorite).

Since he loves hockey (and is bummed that the NHL is still on strike) I picked up some hockey cards (he is going to be so happy when he sees his favorite Canadian Brian Gionta in the pack), a Montreal Canadians pen and pocket agenda and he can use his Angry Birds stickers to mark important dates with.

Not stocking would be complete without some toys so I always get  him a couple of packs of  Lego minifigures, moshi monster cards and a peg game.

I also throw in a chapters gift card to go along with the bookmark. Then to top of the stocking he gets his favorite magazine Phineas and Ferb.

There are so many great things you can stuff into a kids stocking. This  will entertain him while breakfast is cooking.

Happy Holidays Everyone