Do I INFLUENSTER You?

I am so sorry for being away for so long.. I have had a lot of personal things pop up & now that it's the holiday season things are bound to take over my life more so; so! I am going to start off by saying I am so sorry things are slow going! Hopefully after the New Year I can start regularly updating the blog & YouTube channel. Now onto the reason of this blog!

On November 27th I got an email from Influenster stating that I had been selected to receive a Cosmo Voxbox! I will admit, I was bouncing around in my seat like a giddy little school girl because - c'mon now! - who doesn't love FREE stuff!? But Becca, what the heck is Influenster?? Uhh... yes! Hah hah. Influenster is a site where you, well, influence people. :p  It's a completely free website where you answer questions regarding various products, leave reviews, take survey's etc & they randomly choose people to receive a box {based on what you participate in}. When you receive the box you need to review it, take pictures, vlog/blog, whatever! They will send emails regarding what steps to take next.

So were you paid to do this? Heck no! I got this box by simply filling out reviews, surveys, & other random doo-dads on the site.

So how long were you on the site until you got a box? & does everyone get a box? Um.. I think I was on the site for about a month if not less when they selected me. Again, it's completely random - so no, not everyone gets a box. BUT! That's enough rambling! Let's take a look at what I got in my box, shall we?

I received my box December 4th - the day before my 24th birthday! Thank you for the early birthday gift, Influenster! I got the 2012 Cosmo Voxbox & in my box I got the following:

» 2 FriXion by Pilot Pens {a black & an orange}
» .25 fl oz of Bath & Body Works new perfume: Forever Red
» a full size bar of Ghirardelli Gourmet Milk Sea Salt Escape

» A Venus disposable razor with an extra replacement Venus & Olay head

First things first: those pens! I will be the first to admit, I am very picky with my pens. The casing of the pens are pretty cool - A solid color pen indicating the color of the ink & then a silver tribal type design. The pens do have those squishy-ish type of grips which are a lot softer than other pens I've seen; so nothing fancy there. I did write a little bit with the pen & while they write nice, I just don't like them. I love traditional ball point pens {especially the colored ones from Bic}. I'll probably end up giving the black one to my husband for work & just throwing the orange one in my purse as a "just in case" type thing.

According to the Influenster Card:

a 3 pack of these pens are $4.50 / $1.50 per pen ;; $11.00 for an 8 pack.

Box Total So far: $3.00

The next thing on the list is the New Bath & Body Works perfume: Forever Red. It is a very grown up-y smell. Not something I that I thought I would like but the more I smell it, the more it's growing on me. It is very potent so a little would go a long way. I have not tested it's staying power because, to me, this is the type of perfume you would wear out on a date night or something. According to the card, the notes are as follows: "a passionate blend of pomegranate & red osmanthus with a sexy surprise of vanilla rum". All I smell is a powdery floral & MAYBE a vanilla musk scent. Again, it's not a bad scent.. just definitely something I probably would've passed up in B&BW.

P.S.: It's husband approved. Hah Hah.

According to the Influenster Card:

.25 fl oz/7ml bottle is $10.00 ;; $44.50 for a full size

Box Total So far: $13.00

My next item was the Ghirardelli Gourmet Milk Sea Salt Escape bar &, to be honest, I was expecting to not like this at all. I mean, c'mon! Sea Salt & CHOCOLATE!? It just sounds gross. But! I am have munching on this bar since I started this review so that I could give an honest feel for this delictable confection. &, well, the consensus is.... *drum roll* I LOVE THIS BAR!  It is so freaking delicious! It is a slightly crispy bar {loaded with almonds! yumm!} & the "salt" taste is really only there is your looking for it. Not really sure what else to say expect: YOU NEED THIS BAR IN YOUR LIFE. Go. Now. Go on. I'll wait....

According to the Influenster Card:

a full size bar is $2.79

Box Total So far: $15.79

The above items.

My final product is the Venus razor with the Venus Embrace blade & the Venus&Olay blade refill. I've used Venus before & they are probably my favorite razor! I don't really have a favorite blade, but I've been loving the Olay for the winter time when I start to lose moisture in my legs. It gives a really close shave. Yayy!

According to the Influenster Card:
for a month of blad refills: $3.50 - $4.50
SIDE BAR: I don't remember them being that cheap. Hmm... Will definitely have to look into that.

Box Total: $19.29 - $20.29

It came with a $2/1 coupon! I am a happy happy girl!

So my box was worth about $20! How cool is that!? $20 worth of free stuff for just filling out surveys & reviewing products. You don't have to have a blog or YouTube, but it does help because it adds to your influenster score. So get on over to Influenster.com & sign up!

Have you tried any of the above products? What are your thoughts??

Until next time, loverlies!

♥ & all things vintage: Becca