Birchbox: Beauty Samples at Your Door

Sure, we may live in a digital world, but I still love receiving good, old-fashioned snail mail. Peeking into the mailbox and seeing a People mag or wedding invitation inside is a lovely little pick-me-up at the end of the day. But the most exciting day of the month is when my monthly Birchbox arrives!

Makeup in my mailbox!! Yeehaw!

Have you ladies heard of this fantastic company? For $10 a month, Birchbox sends it’s members 4-5 beauty samples from luxury brands. Mascara, shampoo, perfume, nail polish, lip balm, the list goes on. Every month it’s a different mix of samples. And every month, I squeal like a little girl when I open the package.

You can fill out a beauty profile online to specify what products you like and work well for your skin/hair. Birchbox assembles your samples and ships them out in a cute, hot pink box. It’s an easy way to try new and different brands (you can buy full-size products on their web site). And if you’re cheap like me, it’s easy to stretch out the lifespan of a sample. I’m still using my Blinc tube mascara from October’s box!

Two huge thumbs up to Birchbox. Hint: this would make an awesome present for a friend! Subscriptions are available in 3, 6 and 12-month plans. Click to sign up!

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Maybelline Giveaway

Note: The giveaway is now closed. Reader Ari is the winner! Stay tuned for more giveaways…

Tis the season… for a makeup giveaway!

Last week, my blogger buddy, Belle Belle Beauty, shared her current Maybelline obsessions with Style Me Thrifty readers (check it out if you missed it!).

After reading her picks, I immediately hit up Target and am now rocking Maybelline Baby Lips. Yum. And since I’m in the Christmas spirit, one lucky reader will be adding this lip balm to her makeup bag, along with Maybelline’s Eye Studio Master Drama and Colorsensational LipColor.

Feeling lucky?

Here’s how to enter:

• Step 1: Follow Style Me Thrifty on Facebook OR Twitter.
  
• Step 2: Leave a comment confirming you’ve done step 1.

That’s it! Just 2 easy steps (and yes, even if you already follow Style Me Thrifty, you must still leave a comment). The contest ends Friday, December 2 at 5:00 pm EST so get your comments in before then. Good luck!

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Maybelline Mania

Maybelline Mania

Style Me Thrifty has been busy dishing out a lot of fashion advice lately. It’s time for a makeup-inspired post! I wanted to shake things up a bit and turn to my blogger friend, Lindsay, to write a guest post for us.

Lindsay is the beauty and brains behind Belle Belle Beauty — a blog focused on cosmetic reviews, from drugstore to luxury. Check out her fab blog, you won’t be disappointed! Since we’re more drugstore gals here at Style Me Thrifty, Lindsay reviewed some of her current fav Maybelline products for us.

Take it away, Lindsay…

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Hey there! Some of the best drugstore finds these days are by Maybelline. Not only are they a great bargain, but are serious performance powerhouses. These four favorites have earned a permanent place on my vanity:

1. Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealers for $9.99 (nothing refreshes my face like covering those dark circles and this is SO easy to use)
2. BabyLips SPF 20 Moisturizing Balm for $3.99 – such adorable packaging and it really heals dry winter, lips
3. Eye Studio Master drama for $7.99 – creamy, high intensity liner perfect for the evening cat eye (and comes in fun colors like Sapphire)
4. Colorsensational LipColor for $7.49 (incredibly rich colors that don’t dry out
   

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I’m loving Lindsay’s picks so much that I’m planning a Maybelline giveaway in the next week. Stay tuned!!

(Thanks, Lindsay!)

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