Beauty Box Five review - August 2014

Beauty Box Five is a subscription box for beauty products (obviously). It's $12 a month and they send you five (duh) beauty samples. I explained on my last Beauty Box Five review that I had signed up for the free box and they charged me the $12 anyway, well apparently I didn't cancel fast enough because that $12 charge was for this month. So I ended up with this box which I wasn't exactly planning on getting.

Everything that came in my August Beauty Box Five box.
 

Purlisse Pur-protect SPF 30 Suncreen: I just got this moisturizer/sunscreen in Liv's July Citrus Lane box. I haven't even tried it yet because I always forget to put sunscreen on myself. I know we will be going to the pool sometime this week so I will have to remember to use this! It's pretty expensive too.. for 1.7oz, it retails for $55! It must be some seriously good stuff. Retails for $10.00
 

La Fresh Travel Lite Makeup Remover Wipes: I've been using makeup remover wipes a lot more lately. However, I don't really like how these smell, they have a flowery scent to them but it's a little too strong. I'm sure I will still use them though. Retails for $1 (maybe less)
 

Nanacoco Lip Gloss - Lovely: Okay, this is really bright pink! I put this on and laughed a little, maybe it's because I rarely wear makeup but I slightly resembled a clown. My husband said that I looked like I had eaten strawberries. I feel like this color would be perfect for a much younger girl, I don't think I could pull it off though. Retails for $3.99
 

Novex Brazilian Keratin: I'm really excited to try this! I used to use Keratin all the time and it worked wonders for my hair. I've mentioned before how my hair gets pretty damaged/dry from the flat iron so I'll be using this soon, glad I got this in my box. Retails for $1 (maybe less)
 

Style Essentials Nail Polish: Another really bright product! This nail polish is pretty cute, it's a sea green-ish sort of color but I couldn't find the name of it on the bottle. I tried it on and it's perfect for summer, I don't think I would wear this in the winter though. This is probably my favorite item in the box! I love getting new nail polish colors, my collection was pretty sad before I discovered subscription boxes. Retails for $1.75 (estimate)
 

It was a bit difficult to figure out pricing for the items this month so this is just an estimate, the total value of this box is around $20 so that's a pretty good deal. I like this box and I enjoy the samples but I don't think I will be continuing with the subscription. I am putting myself on a pretty strict budget and I don't need makeup or really any beauty products right now, I'm set for a while.

July favorites

I almost forgot that today was the last day of July, good thing I remembered or this post would have been late. July has been a pretty busy month for me but here are some of my favorite products!

Mommy & baby favorites for July!

Julep nail polish - I've really been loving this Julep nail polish I got a few months ago. I usually wear bright colors in the summer but I decided to try something different this year. I've been using this dark gray (the name of the color is Stevie) and I love it! It goes with pretty much anything I wear and it stays on pretty well, for almost a week (that's good for me, usually my nails start chipping the next day).

Statement necklace - I've been obsessed with statement necklaces lately and this one is perfect! My cousin got it for me to wear in her wedding (I'm not sure where it's from). It went perfectly with my black bridesmaid dress and it's really pretty so I can't wait to wear it again!

Snap bibs - I think these are Carter's brand but it doesn't matter which brand, I just love any snap bibs! Seriously, whoever thought of this is a genius. I have to give Paul credit because he is the one who found these. I was so happy he did, why do they even make velcro bibs anymore?! Olivia just rips off the velcro bib within seconds and then her shirt get soaked in drool. She still drools a lot (will teething ever end?!) so bibs are essential for us. Luckily she can't figure out how to take off the snap bibs.. yet.

Huggies clutch 'n' clean wipes - I saw this the other day and I had to have it! It was only $5 and it's so cute. It's perfect because I always run out of the travel packs of wipes and it seemed like I was constantly buying them. Now I can just refill this with wipes from the big boxes we get. This is probably bad but I'll be putting Pampers wipes in here, I'm all about Pampers (for both wipes and diapers). Anyway, this is definitely the best investment I made this month and how adorable is that pattern!

Babyganics sunscreen SPF 50 - I love this sunscreen for Liv, it's pretty thick but it rubs in well and it doesn't come off easily. Olivia is pretty pale like me so she has sensitive skin, I've been using this on her all summer and her skin has stayed perfect. I was reading up on sunscreen for babies and this was listed as one of the better brands (no: PABA, phthalates, parabens, fragrances or nano-particles) so I'm glad I got it. It's also non allergenic and tear free!