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How To Try Premium Makeup Brands Without Spending A Fortune

April 7, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

So, I have a confession to make:

I’m a makeup junkie.

Yep, I’m a makeup junkie

I. LOVE. MAKEUP!

I don’t wear it to excess (and what I mean by “excess” is I don’t put on 100 products in one look).

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I’m just saying.

I enjoy wearing makeup and of course I enjoy buying makeup and trying different brands. I follow a few YouTube Make Gurus, some of them “well known” – meaning they have thousands of subscribers – and some of them much smaller.

I happened upon a YouTuber known as MzNaturalLife and she happened to be discussing something called “Boxy Charm.”

Stop the presses! Boxy Charm??

According to the Boxy Charm website, “BOXYCHARM is a $21 monthly beauty box subscription with the finest high-end, trendy and chic brands, curated by our beauty experts and delivered straight to your door!”

After watching Mz Natural Life’s video, I was sold. With Boxy Charm, I can try premium makeup brands without spending a fortune.

#Winning

NOTE: Should you decide to subscribe, please do as I did and use Mz Natural Life’s affiliate link, which you can access by clicking here.

No, she didn’t ask me to put her link in this post and I don’t receive anything for doing so. I just believe in supporting women entrepreneurs whenever and wherever I can.

Being the makeup junkie that I am (and loving surprises as much as I do) I clicked on Mz Natural Life’s link and signed up. You answer a few questions to set up a profile so they have an idea of what you’re interested in.

Once you do that, then sit back and wait for the goodies to be delivered to your door!

My Boxy Charm Arrives

I received my first box fairly quickly. Here’s how it looked when it arrived in the mail:

Boxy Charm1

This is what was inside:

Boxy Charm2

A little card is inserted in the box, providing the “theme” of that month’s box. This was the March box and the theme was “Lucky Charm.” The back of the card lists the month’s products, the retail prices of the products and whether or not the product is full-sized or a deluxe sample.

This particular box also contained a coupon for 20% off Tarte products for a limited time.

Boxy Charm3

First up: A LVX nail polish; full size. I’m digging the yellow – so Spring-like and Easter-y!

Boxy Charm4

Next, an eyeliner. I think this should be useful on the water line, and I like the color. White is too chalky looking IMO so this beige-y, off white one will be just right.

Boxy Charm5

Also in the box was this Oscar Blandi dry shampoo spray. I pretty much know I won’t be using this.

Boxy Charm7

This skin care product was also in the box. It looks quite interesting and the ingredients seem nice, so I’m definitely going to try it.

Boxy Charm8

And last but not least, the box contained THIS – a full-sized Tarte lipsurgence, which retails for about $24. I’ve purchased these on QVC  and at Sephora and I like them, so, #Winning!

Boxy Charm6

The Verdict

The lipsurgence, nail polish, eyeliner and skin care product are definite keepers; the dry shampoo; meh. Still, 4 out of 5 isn’t bad, and the Tarte product met the $21 price of admission.

So, for $21 bucks I enjoyed a nice little haul. That averages out to $5 per product for the ones I liked and I’m actually going to use, which isn’t a bad deal.

What am I going to do with the products I don’t like or don’t plan to use, you ask? Well, every year my sorority conducts a gift basket drive for the local women’s shelter. I’m going to keep the “Meh” products to contribute to that basket. Win-win!

Lo and behold, the same week I subscribed to Boxy Charm I received an email sent to O Magazine subscribers, informing us that we could subscribe to Glossy Box at a 20% discount.

Glossy Box??!!

More on Glossy Box in a separate post . . . .

Here’s a video of Mz Natural Life un-boxing the February 2015 Boxy Charm.

https://youtu.be/wLrYROBZKlE

MzNaturalLifeI enjoy Mz Natural Life’s YouTube Channel, and I believe you will, too.  She has a sweet, perky personality that makes her easy to listen to. Head over to her channel and check her out!

The “About Me” page on MzNaturalLife’s YouTube Channel provides this description:

These are chronicles of my journey to a healthy, whole me – my natural hair & body, health & wellness, the people that I love, product reviews, events and silly rants! So…SUBSCRIBE! You don’t wanna miss the fun!

To subscribe to Mz Natural Life’s YouTube channel, click here.

Click the links to follow @mznaturallife on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter/Pin­terest/Google+

For business inquiries only, send an email to: mznaturallife@yahoo.com.

To chat, or for general questions, hit Mz Natural Life up on Facebook by clicking here.

 

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White Boy Fresh – Conservationist John Griffith

January 26, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 1 Comment

Have you seen this video??

Or this one??

We saw the first video and became extremely curious.

We wondered: Who is this guy??

Thanks to clicking through to YouTube and reading the information from the profile superior research methods we discovered the mystery man is none other than California Conservation Corps Crew Manager John Griffith.

John is committed to diversity in the conservation and environmentalism movements – and guess what else?

He’s a Swirler! Woot Woot

We contacted John and he graciously consented to an interview.

John leads a very interesting life! In addition to working in the Corps, he’s the author of Totem Magic: Going MAD, a book about 6th graders with magical powers who help the world’s endangered species.

John is so committed to conservation, 100% of the proceeds from book sales are donated to conservation and environmental groups.

We’re happy to report that talking to John is just as fun, informative and entertaining as looking at the videos on his YouTube channel.

Give a listen to our convo with John Griffith – aka “White Boy Fresh.”

He’s hilarious!

To listen on the podcast player, click here or here.

To listen on Sound Cloud, click here.

John Griffith and his best friend, Connie Stewart

John Griffith and his best friend, Connie Stewart

John GriffithTo visit John’s website, Totem Magic, click here.

To check out John’s Totem Magic YouTube channel, click here.

Head on over to Facebook and “Like” John’s page, Totem Magic: Going MAD by clicking here.

Shout out from John and us to Outdoor Afro! To visit the website, click here. To visit the Facebook page, click here.

Shout out from John and us to African American National Park Event. To visit the Facebook page, click here. To learn more about the event, email Founder Teresa Baker at tmbaker1165@gmail.com.

 

Copyright ©2015  Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™,  The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, All rights reserved. Photos used with permission. Post contains affiliate links.

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