Walmart Beauty Box Winter 2017

January 11, 2017January 8, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood2 Comments

Did you know that Walmart has it’s own a subscription beauty box? Yup, they do! It is a quarterly box and only costs $5 a season.

Walmart technically calls it a “sample box” and says that the box itself is free and the $5 is a flat rate for shipping and handling. Either way, the box costs $5 each season.

In your Walmart Beauty Box, you can expect to find around 7-9 samples. Sometimes there are even a few full sized makeup samples.

How does it work?

You sign up at https://beautybox.walmart.com/
Create and account
Add your payment and shipping info
Wait for you confirmation email
Enjoy your beauty box when it arrives

The Walmart beauty box website says

“Each subscriber will be charged upon receiving an order confirmation (locking in your box for the season).
If you do not receive an order confirmation, please check your account information to make sure the payment and shipping information in your account is up to date (as well as check your junk mail). Following the order confirmation email is a shipping confirmation, once you receive the shipping confirmation email you can expect a delivery within 5-10 business days. Each seasonal Beauty Box is a limited edition and may sell out at any time.
Note: Beauty products may vary by box.”

There are two different types of boxes available, the classic and the trendsetter. Up until recently, only one box could be sent per email address, but that has been changed. I now recieve both boxes.

Here is what I got in this seasons boxes:

Classic Box

1 full size, 3 delux samples, and 2 shampoo/conditioner foil packs

Trendsetter Box

2 full size, 3 delux samples, and 1 shampoo/conditioner foil packs, coupons.

Over all, I think that this was just an ok set of boxes! The Trendsetter was definitely the better of the two. Compared to last season’s boxes, and previous boxes, I wasn’t overly impressed. (see the photos below)

For $5 each I find that the Walmart beauty boxes are generally a great deal! How about you, do you get the Walmart Beauty box? Did you get the same samples in your box? What do you think?

I’m sure you will be seeing some of these items in an upcoming How ’bout Them Samples Post. 🙂

(none of the links above are referral links, just regular informational links.)

I would love for you to follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. You can find me as Looking Joli Good on all three.

Here is what I got in the Fall Beauty Boxes:

Tips and Tricks

Tip Tuesday #39

November 15, 2016November 3, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood2 Comments

Here is another tip for Tip Tuesday!

This tip isn’t about makeup, but it is equally as important because it is about homemade cookies.

While I try to eat healthy most of the time, I have a major weakness for homemade cookies!

If you want your cookies to stay super soft and delicious for as long as possible store them with a piece of bread. You will be amazed how well this tip works. The bread will get stale and the cookies will stay soft and delicious!

Let me know if you try it and if you find that it works! Enjoy some cookies 😉

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Love and Life

What Is Your Potential…

October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood3 Comments

Po·ten·tial

adjective: Having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.

Sometimes we just need to give ourselves a little bit more time to reach our full potential.

While this bud is beautiful in its own way, it has so much potential inside of it to be amazing! If we were to only judge this flower on what is seen right now at this very moment the flower is cut short of what it actually is meant to be. In just a few short days this bud will blossom and bloom into a large beautiful flower. Right now at this moment it is full of potential. All it needs is a little bit of sunshine, water, and time.

It is easy to judge ourselves and others on what we see before us, when in actuality we all have so much potential inside of us. Sometimes all we need is a little sunshine, water, and time to reach our full bloom.

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Quote

Laugh and Sleep

October 23, 2016October 22, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood1 Comment

Proverbs 17:22

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

I love to laugh and I love to sleep!

Make up · Review · Weekly Product Highlight

Loreal Infallible Eyeshadows

October 22, 2016October 22, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood4 Comments

~Weekly Product Highlight~Loreal Infallible Eyeshadows~

I absolutely LOVE this product it is by far one of the best eyeshadows I have ever had. It never creases, fades, or flakes, and a little bit goes a long way and lasts all day. These shadows are packed with pigment and shimmer.They are available in 24 beautiful shades and generally cost around $7 USD. Some of my favorites shades are Always Pearly Pink, Amber Rush, and Liquid Diamond.

As you can tell from the above picture, these shadows swatch amazingly beautifully. They go onto the eyes just as beautifully. They have a velvety super smooth texture that has a cream to powder finish. The color payoff is amazingly rich without any creasing or fallout.

Amber rush is seriously gorgeous. It reminds me a lot of Chopper from Urban Decay minus the fall out. The color payoff from just a single swipe with the finger is amazing! The below swatch is one swipe of Amber Rush and Chopper is applied wet.

I have so many other high end eye shadows from MAC, Urban Decay, Lorac, and the Balm, the pigmentation of these Loreal Infallible Eyeshadows is so concentrated that I might almost say that it is better than all those other more expensive shadows.

To be honest it is not all perfection…I am going to warn you, if you don’t close the cover completely it will dry out. On the top of the little plastic protector that comes with the shadow it says Do Not Discard, it means it, don’t throw it out or the shadow will be all dried out and unusable. Also don’t press the gray insert down onto the shadow too tightly. I learned the hard way that it will squeeze out all the liquid and also cause the shadow to dry out quickly. Since they have that kind of a powder/cream consistency you cannot use a brush to apply them. (It is similar to Color Pop shadows.) They are best when applied with the fingers. If you always prefer to use a brush to apply your shadows these are not the shadows for you.

What does the Loreal Website have to say about it?

Velvety formula. Fadeproof. Waterproof.

For the 1st time ever, L’Oréal Paris introduces an ultra intense eye shadow that lasts from day until dawn—a full 24 hours. This revolutionary formula fuses the ease of a powder with the velvety caress of a cream to create a unique hybrid that glides on effortlessly. And with its unique technology, your eyes are enhanced with pure, magnified pigment.

Make a lasting impression without batting an eye.

-Intense, maximized color
-Luxurious powder-cream texture
-24-hour long-lasting hold
-Waterproof, crease resistant, fade resistant

BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS

See Me by Nicholas Sparks

October 19, 2016October 18, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

One of my favorite past times is getting lost in a great book.I LOVE to read! Over the last few years I have read about 15 or so of Nicholas Sparks many books. Some have been better than others. While I absolutely loved The Notebook (then again, who didn’t) and its sequel The Wedding, The Longest Ride was another good one, yet I couldn’t even make it all the way through At First Sight. I must also add that I don’t watch the movies that are associated with his books, so please don’t think that I judge his books by the movies. (Although, I have probably watched The Notebook 100 times.) On Friday I just finished reading See Me (published in October 2015). After finishing this book I have come to a conclusion: For now I think I need to take a break from reading Nicholas Sparks books for a while…

Here is my summery of See Me (well actually the majority of all of his books.)

Disclaimer: If this were the first Nicholas Sparks book that I had ever read I would have loved it! It was a good story and the characters were likable, but it isn’t the first one I have read, soooo…

See Me and the majority of his books all follow the same basic pattern: insert name of absolutely beautiful leading lady and a gorgeous muscular love interest leading man. They meet and realized that they are both the best looking people they have ever seen. While they instantly fall in love, there is some self doubt on one side or the other due to the struggles of their past. Something happens to cause a big fight between them, they break up! Don’t worry, the love story doesn’t end there. Despite the fact that they can’t live without the other person, they will not call or even try to work something out, (probably due to the struggles of their past). Then all of a sudden tragedy strikes and something terrible happens to bring them back together. Due to the sorted past, the police cannot be asked for assistance with this tragedy and actually the police night might make the situation worse. Now that they are back together true love is stronger than ever. Now they can face anything because they are together. But wait, something even more horrific happens, the strength of their love is tested. (Probably the sorted past showing up again)… yadahya…True love conquers all! Happy ending! All this always set in a beautiful North Carolina town. The end.

Make up

Makeup Of The Day

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood14 Comments

Here is what I am wearing on my face today!

I really don’t think that this Loreal La Palette gets enough love and attention in the beauty community. I really enjoy using this palette and always get compliments on my eye look whenever I use it. The Maybelline Fit Me Foundation is another one that I absolutely love. It always makes my skin look so flawless without looking heavy or cakey. I use both this crown brush and the real techniques one every day.

elf cosmetics Primer
Maybelline Fit me Matte and Poreless 120
Coty Airspun Powder
Bellapiere cosmetics mineral blush (this is part of my “how bout them samples.” I’ll let you know what I think about it soon.)
Loreal La Palette Nude 1
dls eyeshadow
crown brush
realtechniques brush
thrive causmetics eyeliner
tarte mascara (this is also part of my how bout them samples. I’ll let you know what I think about it soon.)
NYC cosmetics bronzer
Trestique Highlighting stick
pixi by petra highlighter (this is also part of my “how bout them samples”. I’ll let you know what I think about it soon.)
Wet N Wild Setting Spray
Also, not pictured NYX Butter Gloss and Colgate Optic White toothpaste

Beauty Subscription

Walmart Beauty Box Fall 2016

October 2, 2016October 1, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood5 Comments

Did you know that Walmart has it’s own a subscription beauty box? Yup, they do! It is a quarterly box and only costs $5 a season. Walmart technically calls it a “sample box” and says that the box itself is free and the $5 is a flat rate for shipping and handling. Either way the box costs $5 each season. In your Walmart Beauty Box you can expect to find around 7-9 samples. Sometimes there are even a few full sized makeup samples.

How does it work?

You sign up at https://beautybox.walmart.com/
Create and account
Add your payment and shipping info
Wait for you confirmation email
Enjoy your beauty box when it arrives

If you are first time subscribers: Your subscription will be processed when you sign up and your credit card will be charged $5 and you will receive the current season’s box. Once you are subscribed, you won’t have to resign up, you will receive a shipping confirmation email and then your box will arrive. You’ll only be charged when your Beauty Box is shipped.

The Walmart beauty box website says

There are two different types of boxes available, the classic and the trendsetter. Up until recently only one box could be sent per email address, but that was recently changed. I ordered both boxes.

Here in the picture below is what I got in this seasons box.

Classic Box

Trendsetter Box

Over all I think that this was a great set of boxes! For $5 each I find that the Walmart beauty boxes are generally a great deal! How about you, do you get the Walmart Beauty box? Did you get the same samples in you box? What do you think?

I’m sure you will be seeing some of these items in an upcoming How ’bout Them Samples Post. 🙂

(none of the links above are referral links, just regular informational links.)

I would love for you to follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. You can find me as Looking Joli Good on all three. I would also love to follow you on Instagram and Twitter as well, so let me know your user name in the comment section below!

Love and Life

My Favorite Scent of Spring

May 21, 2016May 21, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodImageLeave a comment

I love the scent of lilacs! I’m pretty sure I know exactly what Heaven is going to smell like! 🌸 (and chocolate chip cookies and Krispy Kreme donuts)

Beauty Subscription · Make up

Ipsy Glam Bag May 2016

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood6 Comments

It’s that time of the month again! No, not that time of the month, but the time to receive another ipsy glam bag! I feel as if I have been getting them earlier and earlier every month!

This month’s theme is travel. “Destination Chic by ipsy” The card is a post card that is meant to be filled out and sent back, it says:

“Ready Set Adventure
Whether you”re hitting the road or enjoying a staycation, we want to hear all about it! Fill out this card and send it back for a chance to be featured on ipsy social media.”

If you don’t know what ipsy is you can check out my previous post all about it by clicking HERE

This month’s glam bag is super cute! Instead of the usual zipper closure it has a fold over top with a center snap. Ipsters got a bag with either a blue, pink, or purple background with a icons of world travel themed pattern on it. I got a blue one. The bag itself is made of a smooth silky feeling fabric both inside and outside. The feel of it kinda reminds me of what a trench rain coat feel like.

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you have already seen what I received. If you don’t follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you totally should be 😉 !

Here’s what I got in my glam bag this month…

If you don’t already subscribe to ipsy but you are thinking about trying it out, I’d love for you to use my referral link https://www.ipsy.com/new?refer=uqdkx

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Épicé International Hydrating Mask Weight: 1 oz

“WHY THIS PRODUCT’S FAB: With warmer weather around the corner, you’ll need to keep yourself and your skin hydrated. This refreshing mask uses Kaolin Clay to absorb oil and impurities without stripping your skin of moisture!”

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HanaleiLip Treatment Weight: 5 ml

This product has Hawaii’s rare Kukui Nut, that is supposed to heal and protect against dryness. I hate having dry lips, so I am interested to see how I like this lip treatment.

“WHY THIS PRODUCT’S FAB: This rejuvenating Lip Treatment will make your chapped lips a thing of the past. Using Kukui Nut oil, antioxidants, agave and grapeseed oil, your lips will be smooth and moisturized in no time!”

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INSPR Beauty Eye Fluff Brush

I can always use another eye shadow brush for blending and buffing. I both love and hate getting brushes in my ipsy glam bags. I have gotten some great brushes that I use daily and I have gotten some others that are just ok. This one is nice and soft. I hope that it is a good one that gets the job done!

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Hikari Cosmetics Shimmer Bronzer Weight: .25 oz

I am not s huge fan of sparkly blushes and bronzers, maybe because, even thought it kills me to say, I’m a bit closer to 40 than I am 20. I can definitely use this this bronzer as an eye shadows or highlighter.

ipsy glam bag may 2016 | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com

Smashbox X-Rated Mascara Weight: .10 fl oz

I have used Smashbox Mascaras before and have always liked them. I love mascaras and always like to try out new ones. Hopefully this one is as good as the other ones I have used. This mascara’s “fiber-loaded formula” is supposed to be clump, flake and smudge-proof! Sounds like a winner, I hope it lives up to the hype!

How about you? Did you get an ipsy’s glam bag? What did you get in yours? Were you happy with your samples? Do you get any other monthly subscription bags/boxes that are worth trying out? Let me know in the comments below.

If you don’t already subscribe and would like to try out ipsy you can use my referral link by clicking HERE! Also, if you are interested in seeing my other recent posts about ipsy click HERE!

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Walmart Beauty Box Winter 2017