Katie by the Bay

"Masquerade! Paper faces on parade, masquerade. Hide your face so the world will never find you...." I am so pleased that my Allure box came at a reasonable time this month! I will be honest that when I saw that it was going to be mostly masks I was dreading it. It's not that I don't like masks, it's because I currently have an insane backlog of clay and paper masks that I am desperately trying to use up. Seriously, I've been trying to use at least two masks a week to try and get through some of them. Happily, this box includes some really interesting masks that I had never heard of or tried, and some aren't for your face which is so refreshing. In light of this knowledge I'm gladly making some room in my collection for these guys. **I promise I am not a hoarder...*** Before we get into the contents of the this months box lets go over the subscription details briefly. Allure Beauty Box is a subscription service which for $15 + tax will deli

This is the time of year that I look forward to the most with my subscription services.... Ipsy in particular has always been exceptionally good in the Nov/Dec months. Like anything else subscription services usually try to wow you during the holiday season and I am all for it! While this bag isn't a complete and total win for me, I will say I am very happy with it on the whole.  For those of you who may not know, Ipsy is a monthly subscription service which for $10 plus tax will send you 5-6 sample to deluxe sized products ranging from skincare all the way to beauty tools. This time of the year I am loving the travel friendly products I can just throw in my bag. The contents of each bag will be different for different subscribers based on your answers to a questionnaire and how you reviewed products sent to you in the past.  So if  you are ready to see what I got in my particular November bag then let's get to it! ** Quick disclaimer; I would ideally prefer to w

I have been subscribed to the Allure Beauty Box for years and I have never had a box arrive so late before...... It all started with a seemingly harmless email asking me if I wanted to update to a yearly subscription with two free boxes. I had just received the September box and had plenty of time before the November billing and shipping period began so I decided to give it a go and get the two free boxes. Everything seemed fine except I the shipping cycle started and I still had not notifications of my box for October. Finally when the month was halfway through and I had no box and no shipping notifications yet I decided to reach out to Allure. To make a frustrating story short after multiple emails and promises of shipping notifications I finally got my box.... on Halloween..... **insert sad whomp whomp noises here** Even though this box isn't really relevant anymore I still wanted to share it's contents here with you guys. It was a great box; which is kind of a sham