BIRCHBOX! May Issue...

It's Biiiirchbooox tiiiime!!!

Love this time of the month!  There were some curve balls thrown into this months Birchbox... but nothing I'm about to complain about.  

Okay so this month, I was given:

• A single note card from Tiny Prints.  You know the concept.  Go online and design your own cards, invitations, stationary etc. 
• This was especially great because... I started reading a book this month called The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.  It has actually been inspiring me to get a hold of my life that has been wildly out of control and disorganized.  One of the things to focus on is friends.  So it's kismet that I was sent this box with a tiny card in it I suppose.  I possibly have a note to write that is long overdue.  

• Archipelago Pomegranate Soap ($12.50/6.8 oz. bar): I like the smell even though it is a little intense just sitting in the box.  I have yet to use it so my feeling of it could change once it is diluted a bit.  

• A Stilla Eye Shadow Pan ($18): in Wisteria (purple).  I appreciate this one.  My eyes are hazel so this works nicely when I am attempting to bring out the green.  I wore it the night I got my box and as far as I could tell... It didn't budge.  

• A sample of Bvlgari Mon Jasmine Noir ($80): I LOVE Bvlgari perfume... I have never tried the Jasmine one but I have a feeling I will like it.  I have a Jasmine plant in my house that I also love.  Smells divine.  I will keep you posted. 

• Ahava Deadsea Water Mineral Hand Cream ($20):  This hand cream is surprisingly silky.  I really, really like it!  It isn't oily at all!  And BONUS... It smells so good!! 

Finally, last month I said that I would keep you posted on the Zoya nail polish that I got in Dove (grey).  The statement about it not chipping isn't all that true.  It may not have chipped - chipped... but it faded.  What I mean by that is rather than chunks of polish coming off at one time, the polish started to turn light grey at the tips of my nails due to it rubbing off.   I'm not completely turned off though.  I'm going to try it again possibly with an extra coat of the grey and a top coat.  (What?! I was feeling lazy that day).

Until Next Month...