Influenster Beauty Blogger 2012 Vox Box-Drum Roll Please, Here's What's In the Box!

My last post told you all about the relaunch of Influenster's website and I told you all about how I was picked for the Beauty Blogger's Vox Box. After receiving and completing a brief survey about my beauty habits I patiently, okay not so patiently, waited for the confirmation e-mail notifying me that I would be receiving this much anticipated Vox Box. A few days later I received my shipping notification and as it turns out we were at Legoland for the day when it did arrived in my mailbox. As fun as Legoland was I wanted to get home and find out what was in that darn box!!!

So you are asking, what was in the box?!!! Here is the array of awesome products that I received: First on the list was NYC New York Colors Individual Eyes Custom Compact in Dark Shadows. It retails for $4.99 and I love NYC's products so I am excited to try this "limited edition" kit. The colors are smokey greys and they are perfect for my dark brown, almost black eye color. In addition to this eyeshadow set I received Kiss Ever Pro Lashes Starter Kit which retails for $5.99. I haven't worn fake lashes since college but I absolutely love them. Once you get used to applying them it is super easy to do and I can't wait to try these out.

I also received a Bath and Body Works Mini Candle in Cider Lane fragrance which retails for $3.50. It smells like Pumpkin Pie which is one of my favorite candles scents and I also receives a $10 off coupon for a full size 3 wick candle which I will be using to purchase some holiday gifts with. I love how long lasting BB&W candles are and the scents are so delicious.

Next in the box was a product called EBOOST which is a powder that you mix with water to help boost your mood, focus and immunity. It has all natural ingredients and it claims "no crash". The retail varies from $28 for a box of 20 powders to $39 for a box of 12 shots. Now being diabetic I am a bit wary of anything that is a "mood booster" or "energy booster" but it I will still try it to see what it is like. It is orange flavor, not my favorite, but comes in other flavors like Super Berry and Pink Lemonade which I wouldn't mind trying.

The last two items were hair items that I was super excited to receive. The first was Goody Simple Styles Spin Pin which retails for $7.29. You receive 2 in the pack and I have wanted to try these for some time now but didn't want to spend the money. I have super thick, curly hair and I heard the Spin Pins are awesome for making buns. The second hair item I received was a sample size of Not Your Mother's Kinky Moves Curl Defining Hair Cream, the full size retails for $6.00. I used this product yesterday and today and I love it. The product I normally use in my hair makes it really crunchy but not this product. It smells so good, gives me awesome curls and leaves my hair super soft. I loved how my hair looks and now I have to get a full size bottle!

In addition to the items above I also qualified for a bonus product of Vitabath Fragrance Mist in Lavender Chamomile. I also used this yesterday and it is so long lasting but not overpowering, there are 16 scents in all and I am definitely going to check out some of the others. I am really loving this fragrance for the weekends when I just want something light and refreshing!

So that is the rundown of all my items, I look forward to blogging about each individual one as they are all pretty awesome! Feel free to leave me any comments or questions and please keep following me for updates, see you all soon.

Disclaimer-I was given all the products listed above as complimentary items for testing purposes via Influenster.

Influenster Relaunch-Free Stuff, For Your Opinions!

Last January while I was liking a page on Facebook that a friend of mine had won a contest on, I noticed a lot of posts from people thanking a company named "Influenster" for their free item and talking about something called a "Vox Box". Well I was intrigued, so I first went to their Facebook page and liked it and then went to their website to see what they were all about. I have been a member every since.

Influenster is a website that you can join to test out new and upcoming products from popular companies such as Kiss Products, Palmolive, Bath and Body Works and Goody to name a few. It's not just beauty products but also healthcare, home products, pet products, green products, etc. When I first joined you earned badges based on your interests, took surveys and waited patiently to either get picked for a "Vox Box" or be selected for a particular brand item that would later qualify you for a "Vox Box" that met your profile. So what is a "Vox Box" you are asking? Well it is a selection of 6-8 full size or large samples of items that match you the badges you qualify for. When I first joined I acquired the "Beauty" badge, the "Mom" badge, the "Cat Lover" badge and a few others. Originally there were only about 9 badges that you could qualify for and the Vox Boxes were not very frequent, but all that has changed with Influenster's relaunch!

Several weeks ago Influenster relaunched their site and gave their existing members many more opportunities to get many more badges and it gave members more chances to qualify for a Vox Box. I was able to get the "Fashionista" badge, the "Gadgeteer" badge and the "Sweet Tooth" badge in addition to two others. Influenster is now by invitation only so you need to know a current member to get an invite, more about this later! A few days after the relaunch they started sending invites for several Vox Boxes and I was sent a survey and quickly qualified for the "Beauty Blogger" Vox Box which I received, love, and will be blogging about soon. You could also qualify for additional Vox Boxes depending on how much you did to promote Influenster.

I know you are asking, "What's the catch?". There is none, all you need to do is try the products and give your honest opinions about them through social media such as Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, InstaGram and Pinterest and you also need to blog. It sounds like a lot of work but the expectation is that you are influencing others with your same interests to try products that you have tried and loved or didn't love. They expect you to be honest, you aren't going to love everything you try and that is fine. When I research products I expect people to be honest about them and tell the pros and the cons as well. Influenster also rewards you for completing the tasks by having contests where you can win additional items and prizes and also allowing you to qualify for upcoming Vox Boxes. I am a very busy, working mom and it doesn't take a lot of time or energy to get the tasks completed, once you get use to what you are doing it takes very little time to record and upload a video or update a blog. I am on Facebook a lot and it just takes a few seconds to leave a comment on a product's page.

Having said all this, I hope you will check out Influenster! http://www.influenster.com/ I think you will love it as much as I do. If you want an invite just leave me a message and I will send you one, I currently have 5 up for grabs!! Let me know if you have any questions and I will be happy to answer them for you.
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