Sugar 'N Spice Voxbox 2013
It's that time again! I've received another VoxBox from Influenster & just wanted to share the goodies with you all!
This is the Sugar 'N Spice VoxBox 2013 from Influenster & I love it!! So in it we were sent,
1. The entire Optic White line by Colgate. I've used the toothpaste before & was excited to receive it again as I'd been thinking about repurchasing it. I've been using it with another toothpaste, keeping the optic white for solely morning use & it's worked great! I was having an issue using it twice a day as it was making my gums really sore, but using it in conjunction with another toothpaste seems to have cut that out of the equation. So once a day is enough for me! The toothbrush is fine, it's just a toothbrush but is made to be used to help "amplify" the effect you get with this toothpaste, which is nice. I've not really noticed much of a visible difference when I'm using this toothbrush than when I was using the toothpaste with say .. a different toothbrush, so while it's a nice toothbrush I definitely don't find it necessary. But it was nice being able to try a new brush because I'm a sucker & I love trying out a new brush. I've never found one that has made me go "omg I love this toothbrush & will never use another one as long as I live" but maybe one day I will find that "holy grail" toothbrush, this one just isn't it for me lol. Lastly, the mouth wash, I am not a fan, at all. I don't like them as it is but this ones flavour is really strong & completely over powering & I seem to be unable to get it out of my mouth. It's a foaming mouth wash, so I think that's the issue. I feel like there's still foam hanging out in my mouth, when in reality, it's just ME. However, it does give your teeth this nice .. sheen. But I won't be repurchasing it.
2. A box of Dickinson's Original Witch Hazel oil controlling towelettes. By far my absolute favourite thing in this VoxBox. I'm always a little wary of trying new skin care products, mainly because I don't want it going in & completely screwing up my skin. But these have actually helped my skin quite a bit so far! (But it has only been 2 weeks) They seem to have taken all the redness out of my skin & they've actually helped clear it up quite a bit. They are individually wrapped towelettes so it'll be quite easy to throw these in my bag this summer if I happen to be somewhere that I'm needing to refresh my face! The scent is a but off-putting at first, but after a couple uses of the wipes you will get use to it & it won't bother you as much.
3. A bottle of Vaseline Spray & Go lotion. I've been using the Vaseline total moisture radiant cocoa lotion for well over a year now & I absolutely love it. So I went into this knowing that I already loved the Vaseline lotions. This one did not disappoint at all. While I was a bit disappointed with the scent at first (mainly because I do love the cocoa I'd been using) after spraying it, I did love the scent. It smells kind of ... like .. oats? I guess you could say. It doesn't really list a particular scent on the bottle like it would with the cocoa or even the aloe but it's a very nice, light fragrance. Not overwhelming at all. I'm not sure if I'd say I prefer it to the cocoa but I do like it. My favourite bit about the lotion is that it's a non-greasy formula. I can spray this, rub it in & then immediately put my clothes on. Which is GREAT because I'm typically having to wait for my lotion to dry before I can do anything. It's a continuous spray so you get a nice even application but can concentrate more product in specific areas if you so need.
4. Belvita breakfast biscuits. These were ok, I'm not into breakfast at all usually. A cup of tea or coffee for me & I'm good to go. Occasionally I'll eat some fruit, but I just don't really do breakfast. I know it's meant to be good for you & can help you get going & stay active throughout the day but I feel like it does the complete opposite for me. I'd seen these in the stores numerous times & had contemplated purchasing them but just never did. I was sent the cinnamon brown sugar flavour. Which the flavour itself was very nice. I just wasn't really into them .. I actually ended up sharing them with Brayden, because the 1 package, came with 4 biscuits & that's just too much for me. Especially in the morning. They're meant to give you "sustained energy" throughout the morning which .. I didn't really notice a difference if we're being honest. So while they were nice, they really weren't for me.
5. A box of Nectresse. Now, the nectresse is a no calorie natural sweetener made from Monk fruit. Lol I've never heard of monk fruit so I'm completely unfamiliar with it. I was sent a box that contains 40 individual packets. I'm not into sweeteners .. I have ZERO problems using how ever much sugar I'd like in my teas or coffees. So this product is a bit weird for me as I don't really use them .. I'm not into sweet & low, or splenda or any of the other sweeteners that are on the market these days. My mother is all into splenda so I replaced the box of splenda by our Kureig with the box of nectresse & she used it & said she liked it. I did use some in a couple cups of coffee & honestly didn't really notice the difference in it or sugar .. but like I said, I'm not all "anti sugar" so these really do nothing for me & are by far my least favourite item in the box.
So that's it for this VoxBox guys! All in all I love it!! Can I also just mention that I LOVE the makeover the the VoxBox itself has received!? So much more appealing than the basic white box that I was use to! A+ for the new packaging Influenster!