ASOS Beauty Calendar + Happy New Year 2017

Happy New Year!!!!!

As you read this post, I hope you are all having an amazing day. I want to wish you all the best of kick offs to 2017 and a year full of love, health, growth and prosperity.

Today I thought it would be fun to share with you guys my ASOS Beauty Calendar from December 2016. 

I was super excited when this wonderfulness arrived in the mail! In the form a 24 day, gift a day, advent calendar, ASOS pulled together some of the top beauty products into one place. Each day you open up a door and find a new goodie inside.

Originally, I mentioned this box of happiness in my lately favorites video, which I'll leave here for you guys to watch. I was planning to create the blog post shortly after Christmas, however, I pushed it back to January 1st, 2017. I thought it would be a great way to kick off 2017. On the surface, you're opening up one beauty item per day, but the deeper meaning resonated with me. There is a new gift in every day, a reason to be excited, something to look forward to. What a powerful message to start the new year with.

Let's jump right into what each day included. I photographed everything from day 1 to day 24 chronologically. If I'm being perfectly honest with you guys I have never really been sure where and advent calendar is supposed to begin.... Do I start at day 24 and count my way down? Or do I start at 1 and work my way up to 24? Either way, here are the beauty items included in the ASOS Holiday Calendar.

Day 1: Amie Deep Pore Exfoliating Polish

Day 2: Batiste Root Boosting Powder

Day 3: Burt's Bees tinted lip balm

Day 4: Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream

Day 5: Dermalogica Breakout Clearing Foaming Wash

Day 6: Nip + Fab Daily Cleansing Pads

Day 7: Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream

Day 8: Elemis Pro-Radiance Illuminating Flash Balm

Day 9: GlamCandy Moisturizer

Day 10: Jane Iredale Smooth Affair Primer

Day 11: Murine Bright & Moist Eyes

Day 12: The Green Balm Multi Purpose Balm

Day 13: DIY Nails Nailcals

Day 14: Nude by Nature Translucent Finishing Powder

Day 15: Purity Cleanser

Day 16: Matte Me Lip Cream

Day 17: Toni & Guy Texturising Spray

Day 18: Yes To Cucumbers Facial Wipes

Day 19: Cowshed Soothing Hand Cream

Day 20: Nuxe Multi Purpose Dry Oil

Day 21: Philip Kingsley Elasticizer

Day 22: Monu Skin Firming Fiji Facial Oil

Day 23: Model Co Lip Enhancer

Day 24 Lottie London Compact Mirror

All I can say is WOW! There are some amazing items in here that I've loved in the past, some I've heard raved about but never tried myself, and others that are completely new to me! Even some new brands I wasn't familiar with. I would say it's the perfect balance. I'm really excited to include all of the goodies into my makeup and skin care routines. 

Also, I have to note the size of everything is fantastic. They are all deluxe sized samples. More product gives you more uses and more time to form a good personal opinion of the product. It's perfect for those in the market for new products to try out 24 different beauty items!

That's all for today my loves. I wish you, once again, the happiest of years in 2017. Cheers to a new year, new beauty products, and finding beautiful gifts inside each and everyday.

All my love,

Rocio

Influenster J'Adore VoxBox

Hey Baby Cakes!

Happy MARCHHHH!!! The month of Spring is finally here wooohooooo!! I don't know about you, but I am MORE than ready!!

Today I'm sharing with you my Influenster J'Adore VoxBox that arrived about a week ago. If you want to watch my unboxing video on YouTube check down below in this post. =0]

Here is an overview of everything that came in the box. Sorry for the head tilt action that I'm causing you, I wasn't sure how to rotate the pic .. sowwwieees

Red Rose Simply Indulgent Teas: $4.49 for carton of 20 bags

I'm not the biggest tea person ever but I do like a good tea from time to time. I love camomile tea because it is what I grew up drinking every time I had a tummy ache (with a lot of honey!). The flavors I received include Lemon Chiffon and Creme Caramel. I've yet to try them myself but my mom tried one of the caramel flavors and gave it her stamp of approval.

Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate: $5.29 for 18.5 oz bag (pictured above)/ $3.28 for 11oz bag

Milk Chocolate Hershey's Kisses.... Need I say any more?!?!? The clouds parted and I heard angels singing when I saw this huge bag of deliciousness!!

Kiss Looks So Natural Lashes: $3.99

These lashes have tapered ends to more closely mimic natural lashes and blend in better. I love love this style but for my personal eyelashes (which are naturally very long) I feel that these may be a bit short. Which makes them the perfect gift for my best friend =0] .. That's what friends are for right?

Frizz Ease 3-Day Straight Flat Iron Spray: $9.99 for 3.5 fl. oz.

this is infused with keratin and said to keep hair straight for 3 days... As I pick up my jaw from the floor haha. I am totally excited to try this. If it works it will be a summer staple for me as my hair is naturally very frizzy and in the summer time I pretty much finish straightening one side and the opposite side is frizzy once again. Darm humidity! This may become a life saver! Can't wait to put it to the test.

Boots botanics Shine Away Ionic Clay Mask: $9.39

This I've actually tried already and I did enjoy it as a mask. However I noticed it left my face flaky and extra dry afterwards. I had my concerns when I saw "shine away" because I assumed it was for oily skin, but in the mini description included by Influenster it claims that it is not supposed to overdry your skin. ("helps to draw out impurities without overdrying"). We have been having extremely cold weather in NYC lately so I will be giving it another try in about a week - the weather is supposed to be more mild by the end of this week (well, high 30's low 40's but comparatively that's amazing!). I'll keep you guys updated of any changes.

To see my unboxing check out the video below xoxo

Let me know what you think of these products? Have you tried any? Want to try any? Did any of you receive this box? I love hearing your feedback!

xoxo

Rocio Laura

Disclaimer: Thank you Influenster for this box of goodies!