Sample Bar December Review 'Holiday Season'

Decembers festive glam pack is definitely the best glam pack I've ever received! I'm beyond stoked at all of the products. This month included 12 samples including 2 full sized products! Full sized products add up to $36.25NZD so that's more than $10 more than the subscription cost itself, keep in mind postage is free and included in the subscription price. Thank you Sample Bar, you have truly outdone yourselves. :)

Sukin Facial Moisturizer ,available at Farmers, health and organic stores and pharmacies nationwide.

First up is a facial moisturizer from Sukin.

"Combines a delicate infusion of aloe vera, horsetail, nettle and burdock to soothe with skin healing rose hip, wheat germ, jojoba and avocado oil"

Paraben free and with all these great ingredients I'm sure this will do wonders for your skin. RRP $12.20 (125ml) Sample received is 10ml.

Blinc Mascara (Black), available at beauty salons find your nearest here: Global Beauty.

Next, a mascara with a twist!

"Blinc forms tiny water-resistant "tubes" that bind to your lashes and cannot run, smudge, clump or flake."

Perfect for the beach and water! RRP $44.95 (6g) Sample received is 0.7g.

Loreal Paris Youth Code Luminosity Serum, available in pharmacies, department stores and supermarkets.

A thousand samples of dark spot corrector and illuminator!

"Light-infusing serum offers intense corrective action on dark spots and imperfections. Ultra -concentrated with Vitamin Cg to even and illuminate skin tone"

If this works well, I'll be having a lot more makeup free days! RRP $34.99 (30ml) Samples received are 10x 1.5ml.

Loreal Paris Elvive Volume Collagen Texturising Shampoo, available in supermarkets, pharmacies and The Warehouse.

Shampoo! I can't and I won't complain. My hair goes crazy oily in this heat! These will come in very handy.

"Using the re-plumping power of Collagen, the formula texturises and supports the hair for a 24 Hour 'ANTI-FLAT' result."

Promises to transform flat hair using collagen. RRP $6.59 (250ml) Samples received are 7x 10ml.

Swisspers Cleansing Eye Make-Up Remover Pads, available at supermarkets and pharmacies nationwide.

Eye Makeup-Removers! Perfect for than indestructible Blinc mascara!

"They contain aloe vera and vitamin E, are alchohol free, hypo -allergenic and pH balanced, the perfect product for smooth, soft, supple skin.

Festive season=party season, always make sure you take off your makeup at LEAST your eyeshadow, with these babies you can wipe and go, (to sleep) :). RRP $6.75 (30pads) Sample received is full size.

Dr Wendy's 100% Botanical Skin Care, available here.

Huge full sized toner! Stay fresh this summer with this clean scented all natural refreshing toner.

"100% plant based nature toners, alcohol free to freshen and tone your skin"

Made in NZ, this will be empty by the end of January, I can tell already :) RRP $29.50 (50ml) Sample received is full size.

Pratty's Tea, available in supermarkets and pharmacies nationwide.

Tea! This tastes delicious, I'm still unsure of which flavour this was but it was absolutely delicious and I would love to try this iced!

"Their approach is simple: TASTE has got to be number one. So pop your feet up and enjoy the tiny window of quiet time that drinking a cup of tea allows"

Mums will love that ;). RRP $7.90 - $13.90 (100gm - 500gm) Samples received was two delicious cups worth.

5 extra goodies were included! They are;

-Pure Fiji Hydrating Body Lotion RRP $49.00 (350ml) available on their website.

-Sparitual Infinitely Loving Bath Salts RRP $25.00USD (220g) available at sparitual.com.

-Show Stoppers Fashion Tape RRP $9.99USD (24) available at http://www.showstopshop.com/

-Flirty Little Secret Firming Cream RRP $32.00USD (178ml) available at Victorias Secret.

-Pedicure Toe Separator (available in most pharmacies and eBay!)

Have you seen my unboxing video?

I give this months Glam Pack from Sample Bar a:

  5/5                           

Sample Bar November Review 'Spring Into Summer'

This is my second glam pack from Sample Bar cutely labelled 'Spring Into Summer' and oh how relevant for the season switch too! I'm so happy to see yet another full sized product and also like how promo codes are given out for some products! When a full sized product is added it is almost always $20+ which is pretty much the price of your box! (excluding shipping, which is included by the way) I'll quickly go over this months products down below;

Novembers Glam Pack Sample Products.

Rosehip By Essano Certified Organic Rosehip Oil, available at Countdown Supermarkets.

In last months Sample Bar glam pack we received a generous sample of Essano's Rosehip face cleanser, I later obtained the Essano Rosehip moisturizer and now have received the oil, so I'm happy to include all three in my skincare regime. 

"Use it daily to feed healthy, radiant skin and reverse the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and uneven skin tone."

Enriched with Acai Berry Antioxidant . RRP $22.90 (20ml).

Model Co Cheek & Lip Tint 'Rosy Red', available at Model Co Cosmetics website.

Yay! Full sized products. I've used this a few times and it adds such a lovely colour to the cheeks, I prefer using it when I don't wear foundation, it seems to stick nicer.

"ModelCo's CHEEK & LIPS is a lightweight, dual purpose cheek and lip tint that delivers a natural, rosy glow."

It is also very long lasting, and a little goes a long way. RRP $24.00 (10ml).

Avene Cleanance Soapless Gel Cleanser, available at participating pharmacies Visit Avene for stockists.

Soapless cleanser is great for sensitive skin. This product promises to deep clean but stay gentle.

"It respects the skin's natural pH leaving sensitive oily/blemish prone skin feeling soothed and soft"

This product is also hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic. RRP $40.70 (200ml).

Holistic Hair Sea Spray, available on their website.

I've been a sucker for salt sprays lately, I love the texture they give hair, and for those days when you can't be bothered styling, this is perfect as you can simply hop out of shower, scrunch some of this product in, and go. This also smells absolutely AMAZING! I like spraying it over my dry hair to refresh it and give it a nice scent.

"Defines and separates, while adding body, for those 'just stepped out of the ocean' tresses."

Some ingredients are, lime, orange and certified organic NZ sea salt!. RRP $22.45 (250ml).

Daylong Sunscreen, available from pharmacies nationwide.

Summer+sun= sunburn! With these relevant samples, Sample Bar subscribers have no excuse getting burnt this coming summer.

"This Swiss sunscreen has an amazing long lasting protection of up to 8 hours"

RRP $24.45 (250ml).

That concludes Novembers Sample Bar glam pack!

In my video I mention that I'm disappointed that I didn't receive a product that was listed on the information sheet, however, I have found out that Sample Bar's glam packs can vary from time to time, so I am happy with this months pack. 

Check out my unboxing of Novembers glam pack? :)

November's Sample Bar rating;
  4/5

Massive Sleek Haul & Swatches

Huge haul from Sleek Makeup! I know I said in my video that I would go in-depth about Sleek in this blog post but there really isn't anything that I haven't covered already. So, I'll quickly go through prices(USD), product names and an overall impression :).

I-Divine Palettes - $9.99ea.

Ultra Mattes V2 Palette.

Au Naturel Nude Palette.

Primer Palette.

Candy Palette.

Bad Girl Palette.

Eau La La Liner in Noir & White Noise - $6.49ea.

Eyebrow Pencil in Brown - $2.49.

Face Contour Kit in Medium - $8.49.

Dip It Eyeliner in Black, Gold, Silver & Pastel Green - $5.99ea.

Lethal Length Mascara in Blackest Black - $8.99.

Hide It Concealer in 01 - $4.49.

Sleek blush palettes - $5.99ea.

Life's a Peach & Rose Gold.

Pomegranate & Pixie Pink.

Lip 4 Palette in Tease - $12.49.

Top Show Off & Spotlight, Bottom Paris & Dita.

Sleek True Colour Lipsticks - $6.49ea.

Shades, Loved Up, Naked, Amped, Coral Reef & Baby Doll.

Glossed lipglosses in Clarity & Pixie - $4.99ea.

Pout Paint in Milkshake - $6.49.

Pout Polish in Bare Minimum - $5.99.

In total my order was $224.78 (including international shipping of $22.07) around $280NZD. For 29 items I thought this was a really good deal, considering Sleek is really good quality and also considering I received 29 items, that's worth 7 M.A.C lipsticks! I'm really happy with this purchase. I'm most impressed by how quick the package got here, 6 days! I would say Sleek is a great brand to begin your collection with. Have you seen my haul video? You can watch it here. :)