Influenster
I was selected for the most recent VoxBox from I
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Influenster is a website dedicated to product reviews. You sign up for the site and review all the different products on the site. Each review you submit and your activity on the site gives you points towards your
Influenster score. The higher your score the more likely you will be picked to receive boxes from
Influenster to try out and review.
Every so often they curate a box of different products and send them out to a few lucky people that fit into the demographics they need. I was lucky enough to be picked for this box.
I received an email from Influenser that I was selected for this program. I was surprised with the size of the box that I received. I was expecting something much smaller! I opened up my box and was so surprised with the amount of products I received! Plus the box was so cute.
This was a cream eyeshadow and was easily applied with both my finger and an eyeshadow brush. I preferred the brush because it gave me much more control, however the color was so sheer that it can easily be applied with your finger all over the eyelid. The color didn't crease throughout the day and stayed on my lids until I took it off at the end of the day.
I loved the sifter feature of the packaging. The powder was invisible after applied and seemed to mattify my face. I didn't think it lasted throughout the day. The powder to worked well enough, but I still prefer my Coty Airspun translucent powder. I think the Airspun powder is more matte and remains longer.
I really liked the color of his product and the feel. However I don't think this stayed on my lips very long. If reapplication is not an issue for you, this will work well. Despite this I did like the gloss, but I always forget to reapply and this seemed to work considerably less than some of my other glosses.
I did like this mascara it didn't transfer too much and I liked the small brush. It had rubber bristles instead of the hair ones. I prefer waterproof to hold the curl in my lashes. This product did not hold the curl at all.
The powder brush is crap. It's really itchy. The eyeshadow brush, was the opposite. It was soft and applied the cream eyeshadow evenly. The bristles were firm, but not so firm that it felt like I was stabbing my eyes each morning.
This bush was really pigmented and was a nice color. This product and the bronzer below were in a magnetic casing that would be perfect for a Z palette. I however do not have a Z palette, so would use the blush in the plastic case that was sent. I think either way is perfectly fine. I didn't find a magnetic palette for sale on the
Mary Kay site, so I'm not sure why they packaged his product in the way that they did.
This was a nice bronzer. I don't think it can be used for contouring because of the shimmer, but as an allover color it was nice.
Now this is the headlining event! I usually use a gel eyeliner so I was most excited to try out this product and put it up again my current fave MAC fluid line. Mary Kay blows MAC out of the water in every category. The liner comes with a travel retractible brush. I thought the brush was going to be crap, but it actually worked fairly well. I won't be using this for everyday use because i like a longer brush, but for traveling I think its perfect. On to the actual liner. The color is so dark and pigmented. It applies so fluidly across my lids and remains there all day long. This is my new holy grail eyeliner. I cannot describe the amount of love that I have for this eyeliner.
Everything I received in the Mary Kay VoxBox.
Before receiving this product I was definitely on the side of "Mary Kay is for old ladies driving pink cars" I really thought of the brand as being for old ladies that have been using the products forever and have gotten into a routine with all the products - not daring to go outside of their regular products and testing out new things. After receiving this box, I realize that Mary Kay products really are nice! This isn't just for old ladies! I am a recent convert and so happy that I received this box and my mind was changed about this product.
I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.
