New Beauty Test Tube March 2014

New Beauty Test Tube

Price: $29.99 plus $8.95 shipping

Ships out: Every other month

 First Look!

Bioxidea Miracle 48 Gold sheet mask There were two versions of this mask that you could have received. The Gold Version (above) or the Diamond version. This can be used as a regular mask or placed in the bath to mix with the water as a body treatment. I received another version of this mask in my Fab Fit Fun Winter 2013 tube. 

 Simple cleansing facial wipes travel pack of 7 wipes 

FULL SIZE Professional Solutions triple action vitamin c antioxidant serum

2 fl. oz. It's a 10 Miracle Leave-In in Lite I received the Keratin version in the New Beauty Test Tube September 2013 tube and the same version in the New Beauty Test Tube July 2013 tube. Normally I would be pretty upset that I'm receiving this in so many of these tubes. But I like this product and I just ran out of my leave in, so I don't need to buy anymore- by just going through all these samples. 

0.5 fl. oz. YBF Beauty Perfect Prep Face Primer

0.5 fl. oz. Glam Glow 'Youthmud' Tinglexfoliate treatment. I love getting to try out these masks. I received a sample of the Supermud Clearing treatment in my January 2014 Sephora Haul.  I really liked the Supermud version, so I'm excited to try out this version.

Grande Lash-MD mascara in black This product has a special ability to look both cheap and expensive, modern and stuck in the 90's.

0.4 fl.oz. Philosophy 'hope in a jar' daily moisturizer

FULL SIZE Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Frisky This is not normally a blush color that I would have picked for myself, it's a red blush with gold glitter flecks. I tried it out anyways and ended up loving it! I received another full sized blush in a early New Beauty Test Tube. Again, I don't mind. This blush and this brand is one of my favorites. 

The following products were included in the Bonus Products bag that were not part of the regular tube.  These products vary for each person.

1.77 fl. oz. Phyto phytomist leave in conditioner for color treated hair I received this in my New Beauty Test Tube Spring "Box"

0.4 fl. oz. Philosophy 'full of promise' dual action restoring cream for volume and lift

0.03 fl. oz. Rodial Stemcell Super-food facial oil. I received the same sample New Beauty Test Tube November 2013 tube. 

1 fl. oz. Suki exoliate foaming cleanser I received this exact sample in my New Beauty Test Tube Spring "Box" I really liked this sample. It foams up, while also having tiny exfoliating beads to get a really deep clean.

So, my past complaints about this sample service is that I keep receiving the same products in multiple tubes. This box isn't any different. However, I'm satisfied with this month's tube because the products that I have received repeatedly, were all products that I really liked, and probably would have gone out and purchased. This just makes it easier on me. Now I'm even more confused if I should cancel this subscription or keep it. 

New Beauty Test Tube July 2013

New Beauty Test Tube is a bimonthly subscription service. 

First Look!

1 fl. oz. Philosophy "Purity" cleanser This is my current cleanser that I use everyday. I wish I had gotten this box before I went on the trip, the bottle of Purity is the perfect size for traveling. 

FULL SIZE Orly nail laquer in 'Haute Red'  This was really weird. The polish was so thin! I have never had a polish that was so thin in consistency like this polish was.

.017 oz. Perlage Illuminating Primer

Your Best Friend (YBF) Cosmetics Automatic Eye Brow Pencil in 'Universal Taupe' This actually worked pretty well. The liner is really skinny, but doesn't break when used. I have dark hair and it worked for my hair color. 

Pantene "Expert Collection" 'Pro-V Age Defy' 3.9 fl. oz. shampoo and 2.5 fl. oz conditioner  I gave these to my sister because they are not color safe. 

2 fl. oz. It's a 10 "Miracle Leave In" in 'lite'

0.6 fl. oz. Tarte "Pure Maracuja Oil" rollerball I really wanted to try this oil out. I have heard some good things about it. Love that it's in a rollerball, which makes application super easy!

Lumene "Pure Radiance Night Cream" I have received a Lumene Day Cream in another sample box, so it will be nice to try out both products as a set to see how it works. 

Moroccan Oil Body Butter I actually didn't know that Moroccan Oil made body products. I'm interested to see if this works as well as their hair products.

  

.25 fl. oz. Boost-it! "Instant Complexion Enhancer"

   

0.21 oz. Dalton "Color Creme lip gloss" in 'Lisa Lou' This is in a shimmery sheer pink shade. 

(2) 0.034 oz. Nip + Fab "No Needle Fix Serum"

I'm really liking the "Bonus Products" that New Beauty is adding to all of their tubes. For the most part everyone receives the same products in each tube, except for the bonus products. As I said in a previous post, it seems like the bonus products are left overs from previous tubes, but since I am a fairly new subscriber I haven't received anything that I have previously. It seems like the bonus products are the smaller, foil packet sized samples, I wonder if they will give out any of the full sized products as a bonus...

Haul: Sephora Sun Safety Kit

So apparently Sephora puts together a baggie each spring with different products to protect your skin from the sun. This year is the first year that I have heard about it and I knew that it tends to sell out fast. Once I heard that it was up for sale I immediately ordered a kit.  I am going on a trip to Thailand in the next month and I need some sun protection. Plus with all the new flight bag rules ($100 for a second bag?!) I am trying to pack light so that I can go crazy with the shopping and not have to worry too much about the weight.

The bag is $30.00 plus shipping - unless you purchase $50.00 worth of product which makes the shipping free. $20.00 of the purchase of the bag goes towards the Skin Cancer Foundation. The claim is that the bag contains $210.00 worth of product.

Click on this link to purchase the bag for yourself. Hurry, it's sure to sell out fast.

One side.

The other side.

The bag. Plastic on the main parts. The outer sides are in a metallic gold color with metalic pink piping. The inside of the bag is a muted pink. Double zippers. The zipper pulls say 'Sephora' as well as embroidered pink on both sides. 

All the items I received in the bag.

0.5 oz. Lancome Bienfait Multi-Vital Sunscreen Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Full size: 1.7 oz. for $45.00

0.5 fl. oz. Tarte Brazilliance Skin Rejuvenating Maracuja self tanner

Full size: 5.5 oz. for $37.00

0.5 oz. Boscia Self-Defense Vital Antioxidant Moisture Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Full size: 1.4 fl. oz. $36.00

0.16 fl. oz. Miracle Skin Transformer SPF 20 face in Medium I received an exact same sample of this in my last New Beauty Test Tube.

Full size: 0.85 oz. for $18.00

0.64 oz Shiseido Ultimate Sun Protection Cream + Broad Spectrum SPF 50+ for face

Full size: 2 oz. for $35.00

0.03 oz. Bare Minerals Mineral Veil Broad Spectrum SPF 25

Full size: 0.3 oz. for $20.00

Bare Minerals mini Flawless Face brush

Full size: $22.00

0.3 fl. oz. Clarins UV Plus HP Broad Spectrum SPF 40 

Full size: 1.7 oz. for $40.00

0.14 oz. Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer

Full size: 0.35 oz. for $30.00

.25 0z Dr. Brandt Flexitone BB Cream with broad spectrum SPF 30

Full size: 1 oz. for $30.00

0.169 fl. oz. Sephora Age defy moisture cream SPF 15 Sunscreen

Full size: 1 oz. for $15.00

1.69 fl. oz. St. Tropez 'One Night Only' Instant Glow Body Lotion

Full size: 5 oz for $15.00

.25 fl. oz. Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Broad Spectrum SPF 20

Full size: 1 fl. oz. for $42.00

0.5 oz. L'Occitane en Provence Brightening Hand Care

Full size: 2.5 oz for $30.00

0.5 oz. Peter Thomas Roth Max Sheer All Day Moisture Defense Lotion oil free SPF 30

Full size: 1.7 oz. for $42.00

0.5 fl. oz. Josie Maran Argan Daily Moisturizer

Full size: 4 fl. oz. for $54.00

0.5 fl. oz. Ole Henriksen Protect the Truth SPF 50+

Full size: 1.7 fl. oz. for $35.00

0.5 fl. oz. Origins A Perfect World SPF 25

Full size: 6.7 fl. oz. for $27.50

I also am signed up for the Beauty Insider program and with the purchase I made of the Sun Safety Kit, I was able to get a 500 perk point gift. I have been hearing that Buxom lip glosses are really good and the 500 point perk was a Buxom Glow and Tell gift set. The set included: 

0.2 fl. oz. Lash in Blackest Black

0.23 fl. oz Divine Goddess Luminizer

0.07 fl. oz. Full-On Lip Polish lipgloss in Tonya

0.07 oz. Hot Escapes Bronzer in Tahiti

There was also a coupon code for a deluxe sample of your choice. You could either choose from a mascara, Murad cleanser or a Shiseido lip gloss. 

.06 oz. Shiseido Lacuer Rouge in RD 607

And lastly, as with every Sephora.com order I picked my three samples. 

.33 fl. oz. Living Proof frizz nourishing styling cream

0.33 fl oz. Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter

0.03 fl. oz. hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation in Nude