MKGlam VoxBox Review

I was super excited when I found out I would be receiving my very first VoxBox from Influenster to try out and review the product.  I love make up so I definitely got the right box for me.  I waited and waited (ok it wasn't that long I'm just impatient) and finally it arrived!!  I was expecting to just get small samples of the products, but I opened my box and to my surprise these were full size products!  Woo hoo!  Here's what I got:

MKGlam VoxBox

Mary Kay® Bronzing Powder

I don't usually use bronzing powder, but in Idaho it certainly doesn't hurt to use it considering you don't get a lot of sun in the winter. I thought it was a nice color and added some "sun" to my face. My only complaint is that when I used the powder brush it scratched so much off that I ended up with a lot of powder other places.

Mary Kay® Translucent Loose Powder

The translucent powder went on nice on my skin and seemed to add a pretty glow. I loved that the inside has a turn dial so the powder doesn't get everywhere when it's thrown in a make up drawer or in a bag while traveling. I also got this powder brush. Great brush and a new one...who doesn't need another brush?

Mary Kay® Mineral Cheek Color

This color has a gold base to it...so I loved it. This color is a pretty cheek pink. It didn't break apart and make quite a mess like the bronzer did. I could really wear this color every day.

Mary Kay® Cream Eye Color in Apricot Twist

I'll be honest, the last time I wore a cream eye shadow was in 8th grade when it came in a little candy shaped container and it was a bright sparkly blue. So this one made me nervous. I love love love the color. Again it has those gold undertones. I probably wouldn't buy a cream eye shadow on my own, but this one worked out fine. Also I got this great concealer brush.

Mary Kay® Lash Love® Mascara

I'm pretty picky about my mascara. I have what I use and really don't stray from that too much. This was not bad though. I liked that a huge clump did not come out with the wand (mine does that) and it seemed to hold up on my eyes fairly well throughout the day, even though my eyes water a ton (dang Idaho wind).

Mary Kay® Gel Eyeliner with Expandable Brush Applicator in Jet Black

Once again I had something to try since I had never used a gel liner before. It really stayed on well and wasn't hard to use like I thought it would be. The little brush is small enough that it worked fine.

Mary Kay® NouriShine Plus® Lip Gloss in Mango Tango

I love the bright color of this. It's so fun for spring and summer. I thought at first it would look way to orange/ridiculous on me, but since it was a gloss and not a full matte lip color it looked just fine. I really ended up liking this the most.

The Final Look

I was really glad I got a chance to try these products out. It really made for a fun time testing make up I had never worn before.

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes. However these views are completely my own.

Festival of Colors

In India, Holi Festival (affectionately called the Festival of Colors), is a celebration once a year to celebrate the start of spring.  Well we like to celebrate it in Utah too.  I've gone 4 out of the past 5 years to celebrate.

We like to dress the same...

Usually around the end of March the Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah opens it's grounds for a huge party where thousands from all over (I come from Idaho about 4 hours away) to throw dry colored paint on each other.  Every hour they have a giant throwing where they count down and everyone throws their colors at once.  Throughout the day they have Indian food, music, meditation chanting, and yoga.  It's quite a joy to participate in.  I love it...hence going back 3 times after the first time I went.  It's such a fun thing to do with a group of friends.

We were clean at one point...

This year some of my friends and I got up super early (6am on a Saturday is early come on people) and drove the long journey (4 hours...maybe I'm exaggerating on the long journey) and went to throw color on each other.  We all start out clean and usually with white shirts because it's more fun that way.
By the end I'm not sure what color we are!?!  Pink, Purple, Green, Orange, and Yellow are the colors you see.

Here are a few tips for going to Holi Festival:

In the middle of the hourly throwing

• Buy a cheap white shirt from walmart...it will get ruined
• Bring cash to the festival.  There's a $3 entrance fee and then the bags of color cost money ($12 for a 5 pack of colors)
• Wear sunglasses.  These help protect your eyes.  You could still get hit with color, but this can block a lot of it.

  

  Lots of people celebrating spring!

• Cover your head and mouth with bandanas...yes you might look ridiculous...but it's so nice not to get color in your mouth and up your nose.
• Cover the car seats you will be leaving in with old sheets or towels so you don't get colors on your seats.  The car owner will appreciate this. 
• Bring garbage bags to put your dirty stuff in.  I also would say to bring flip flops to put on so you can put your dirty shoes in the garbage bag immediately.
• Bring old rags or towels to dust off the color before you ever jump in the shower or get wet.  Adding water to the color is when it starts to really dye things...including skin and hair.
• Have FUN!!

  

  We are awesome<3!!