February 2014 ipsy Glambag | Show & Tell

I LOVE ipsy! Just sayin.

This is my third bag, and by far the best subscription I get because the products ALWAYS total way more than the $10 I pay for the bag each month, plus bonus- you always get a cute new makeup bag with it!

This month the products were fantastic. I had a couple issues, though, with my bag and emailed ipsy and they got back to me within an hour and are sending me replacements!

The bag this month:

JCat Eyelashes $3.99

City Color Be MATTE Blush $2.99

skyn ICELAND Mask - One Application $6.50

Zoya Polish $9

The lid to my blush was detatched {which I emailed them about} And I believe I was supposed to also get a lip gloss {which I emailed them about}

Because when I went to my glamroom {where you can go review your items and earn points} It showed there was supposed to be one in my bag:

Even without the gloss, it's a great value right there! But if they do send me a new blush I'll just glue the lid to the first one & give it to Kendall to add to her play-make up stash :)

LOVE ipsy! Love the customer service & the products!!

If you want to join me and get a bag each month for only $10shipped -- follow this link: vhttp://www.ipsy.com/r/5b53

I also got a bonus this month {the BEAUTY BLENDER foundation sponge (I used some ipsy points to get it free!!)}

Our First Citrus Lane Box! 12 Month Boy | toy subscription {get your first one 50% off!}

I've been wanting to try this subscription for awhile. I know I love the subscriptions that I've participated in for myself recently and thought this would be a super fun one for Cannon {&me} :)

My brother & soon-to-be SIL bought Cannon a 2month trial for his birthday.
Which I think should be a good test to see if we enjoy it and want to keep it up.

We got the first package yesterday. I had been waiting & waiting. ... they sent me a tracking number.. but it NEVER got updated & didn't even say a definite expected delivery date. But I was FOR SURE it would be here by yesterday & it was!

I ran get the mail after Cannon fell asleep for his nap & ended up napping a LONG time, I wanted to wake him up so bad!! LOL

But he eventually did wake up, with some massive bedhead.

The box has these cute little cut-outs each month that older kids can have fun with :)

The first thing we saw was this cute book. It has thick pages and feels very durable. Cannon seems to like it & we've read it multiple times. It has great illustrations too.

Cute little plate

The most fun thing.. cute little wooden car

A trial size of dish liquid I think this would of been awesome on pump parts, but I'm done with those! I did try this on the bottles & sippy cups and seemed to do a great job.

It also came with a coupon code for a website I've never heard of:

If you buy the box by the month it's $29. [cheaper if you buy in 3,6,9,12 months increments.}

I've went on the products websites & checked prices and this boxes value only totaled $30.98 Which is still cheaper, but hardly at all. So for getting a deal... not really {It actually would be cheaper to get it all on Amazon: $28.70 :/} But it's still worth for the products & super fun to get SURPRISE in the mail!

$30.98 Book: $7.99 {$7.19 Amazon} Car: $15.00 {$13.52 Amazon} Plate: $6.00 Travel Dish liquid {$1.99 Amazon}

I'm hoping next month's is a bigger deal...

IF YOU WANT TO TRY A BOX OUT YOU CAN GET YOUR FIRST ONE $10 OFF IF YOU FOLLOW MY LINK:

https://www.citruslane.com/invitedby/Jennifer.Hughes.1301197

If you got this box for $10 that would be cool!! And you can cancel if you decide to not continue...so I think it's worth a shot.

Get your baby/child a fun little surprise in the mail for $10 ;)

You can see a video of us opening this box here:

Jalapeno Popper Dip - perfect for the Superbowl, tailgaiting or any party!

The superbowl is approaching and I thought I have to make the time to share this recipe because it's one of my favorites, and PERFECT for Superbowl Sunday!

It's also super easy!

I serve it with buttery crackers {such as Ritz, maybe they even have their football shape edition out? Or snowflakes in the winter...}

The simple ingredients you'll need are:

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temp
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese (half Jack, half cheddar cheese)
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced jalapenos - double if you like heat
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs
• {another} 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 stick butter, melted

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

You'll need to first blend up the  cream cheese, mayo, shredded cheese, Parm cheese & chilies and jalapenos. You could use a food processor if you have one.. I do not so I just chop everything up super fine with knife or hand chopper.

Spread this mixture into a greased 2qt. casserole

In a seperate bowl mix the bread crumbs, Parm cheese & butter, mix well.
Then sprinkle this mixture over the spread in the casserole.

Bake for 20 minutes.

The top will be toasty brown & the mixture will be bubbly. You don't want to overcook though or the mayo can separate and it could get too oily.

This is what I'm making {probably doubling the recipe} this year & I encourage you all too as well! It will be a hit! 

January Ipsy Glambag Makeup subscription

I got my January bag today!

Love seeing that hot pink envelope in my PO box!!

So exciting, I've been stalking the #ipsy tag on instagram lately.. just to see if people have started to receive their bags yet.. and I saw they had, but tried not to look too closely at the photos because I wanted the contents to be a surprise :)

This is the second Ipsy bag I've gotten and I love it! $10/month for 4-5 full size beauty products in a cute little makeup bag...yes, please!

Here is what was in my bag this month:

Makeup remover wipes {needed these, so yay!}

Eye Pencil in, copper "Penny" {not a big fan of golds but will try it out!}

Small sample of dry shampoo {can't wait to try this!}

Lip gloss {love the color!}

Pure Marula Facial Oil {never heard of it, but it's supposed to be really great for the skin!}

Also included, this little card to write why you think 2014 will be the best year:

I will for sure keep this subcription up! It's so worth $10/month for the amount of products you get...plus the fun surprise each month -- so worth the fun mail! Join me!! Follow this link -----> Get your Ipsy bag!!

{October} Currents

Book[s]: Not reading a single book :( Haven't been able to make the time.

Joy[s]: October! Planning a quick one day trip to IL, for nephew's bday. YouTube. "Pumpkin" stuff {esp Pumpkin Spice M&Ms right now -- yum yum!}

Obsession[s]: YouTube

Outfit[s]: Pretty typical in fall {ok and all winter long too} Skinny Jeans or black leggings a cute scarf and my tall brown boots {which I've been wearing for 3 years now -- I need to find another good pair before these fall apart!}



Recent Pinterest Pins I want to try:
Crock Pot Creamy Italian Chicken


Yea that's me. I pinned myself... gonna do the candy corn nails again!

Gonna start this in my neighborhood!

Fav Pic[s]:
at the park yesterday:





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Julep Nail Poish Subscription Box!

I admit I had not heard of this brand before I signed up for this subscription box. I saw a review from a vlogger I watch on youtube and she shared a deal for a free month and I thought - what the hell.
I've since found out these polishes are actually legit {I'm sorry, I'm always skeptical with sub boxes} and sell at Sephora for nearly $15 a bottle! Well, I've never shopped at Sephora.. never had one near me. So I did not know, so after hearing that I was expecting much more.
I got the email that my box shipped the day I signed up and I got the box 8 days after that.
I actually went to get my mail today {we have a PO BOX} and saw that I had a "item too large for box" slip -- which means I needed to pick it up inside the office {which was closed...don't get me started on why my post office "closes" it's office for two hours everyday during the most inconvienient times 11:30-1:} So I walked back home because it was 1:15, ugh, and walked back around 1:45. I had already forgotten about this order and was confused on what package I would of recieved, but when I saw the box that clearly said JULEP.COM on it I was instantly excited!
When you sign up they ask you to take this survey that is supposed to asses your style. In the end they sent me the "Bombshell Started pack" . Not sure if I had a choice in the matter... I know when you are a paid subscriber you can take the quiz but then also change your style they've chose for you if you decide you like another better.
I don't remember if I had an option with the intro box, but I do know I didn't look into it...and didn't have a clue what they were sending me so it was a true surprise.





And I was pleasantly surprised. I got two polishes, a sample foot scrub and a full size foot lotion! ALL FOR $3.99 I might add!

I do love the polishes: A chunky gold glitter and a bright coral color.
Totally both I would pick out myself.





I did try them out immediatly, duh. {how cool my too, they just so happen to match the shirt I was wearing!}
And I must say, they are smoooooth. I did two thin layers on each nail and they dried very quickly. I'm normally a Shellac wearer when I wear polish {which has been rare lately, because with a baby I don't really have time to shellac my own nails...} because I'm horrible with being patient and letting my nails dry. I really didn't have a problem with this polish.. it dried very fast. And I feel like the finish is high quality -- like it won't chip easily, of course only time will tell... I will let you know.




I did try the lotion as well. It smells great, like mint and cucumber, I put some on after a shower tonight and it feels night, with just a slight cooling feeling...which is great, I don't like too much.



Over all I'm happy with the whole box... for $3.99 FOR SURE Regular sub price is about $20 a month... now I'm not sure about that. Considering what you get, I would say it IS worth it... especially if these polishes are $15 each in store... but for me where I'm at in life... do I need to be spending $20 per month on high end polishes???
Probably not. Maybe a month here & there as a treat if there are polishes out that I just MUST HAVE... but as a monthly subscription I think I'll put this one on the backburner.
I will rave about the products because if this is something you would love and utilize... if you do change up your polishes often and like to stay on trend...I would say GO FOR THIS BOX, it's so fun to open your mail box to!!

If you do decide you'd like to try this out, YOU TOO, can get your first box for shipping only - $3.99 if you follow this link & use code FREEBOX
http://www.julep.com/rewardsref/index/refer/id/334251/
GO FOR IT! What do you have to loose?
  
Since it took me DAYS to get this draft finished, I must say the polish lasted a good 3 days before it really started chipping, which is good for regular polish {with no base or top coat!} The glitter especially was hard to remove. But as a total review I love the polishes, they go on smooth, last a good amount of time, look clean... I WILL get more boxes {I put this next month on "skip" {which I LOVE that you can do without canceling the whole subscription you can skip months when you want to} but think I might get next month's box!

Almost that time again!

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