Monthly Watch Club Review

When it comes to gift giving, sometimes it's hard to find gifts for someone who has everything. Do you know someone like that? Then maybe this post is for you. Now, I feel like this would be a great gift idea for that fashionista in your life, or that person that loves to dress up, accessorize, and just always have a new and fun look. Why not give the gift of a monthly watch subscription? 

I know, it sounds weird, but wouldn't the gift of a new watch every month be exciting? Imagine getting a new present, every month and each one is a surprise. With Monthly Watch Club, you get just that. For as little as $33 a month (CAD), You can get a new watch right to your doorstep, every month. Monthly Watch Club works with watch makers from around the world, providing you with very chic and stylish watches at an amazing price. Another great thing about this subscription is; you will never receive the same watch twice. 

I'm a huge fan of subscription boxes, and I thought this would be a great gift idea for that friend that loves to accessorize, or changes their outfits more than you can count. Monthly watch club caters to both men and women, so no one is left out. You're getting a good quality watch for a very good price. It's great for someone who loves to dress up their outfits, without spending a fortune on high end, brand name watches. 

I love that this watch acts as a bracelet as well. The face of the watch is very minimalistic, and totally wearable for my everyday needs. The band itself is a faux suede bracelet, with studded rhinestones. It has a very modern, boho vibe, which is different from what I would normally love, but still a great overall design. 

For the price you're paying, the watch quality is quite outstanding. The gift of a subscription would be great for anyone who loves to accessorize, or even anyone who loves to collect different types of watches. 

Based on how much you're willing to spend for said gift receiver, Monthly Watch Club allows you to purchase a monthly subscription, that would charge you month to month, purchase a 3 month subscription, a 6 month subscription, and even one year if you're feeling generous. 

So what're you waiting for? Time is literally running out. 

Check out Monthly Watch Club here. 

This product was sent to me for reviewing purposes.

All opinions are my own.

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October 2017 IPSY Glam Bag Review

Guess who got suckered into the Ipsy subscriptions again?! This girl. It's been almost 3 years since I last had my Ipsy subscription, and I feel like it has improved since then. 

A little more about what Ipsy is if you don't know already. Ipsy is a monthly beauty subscription, in which you pay $10 (+ shipping brings it to around $17-18, in Canada at least) and you receive 5 deluxe size (sometimes full) products based on your customized choices. You're required to take a beauty quiz, narrowing down the types of products you enjoy, what you're willing to try, your hair colour, skin colour and all that jazz, so they can tailor your bag just for you. It's a great subscription for people who love collecting make-up, trying new products, or who are starting to enter the world of make-up and have no idea where to start. 

The reason I left Ipsy originally, was because I felt that a lot of the stuff they provided me in the bags, went to waste. I didn't use the products much, and I was accumulating so much and I couldn't keep up. Now that 3 or so years have passed, I know my way around make-up and I'm not afraid to try new things. I love switching it up, while also sticking to my holy grail products. I felt Ipsy has also stepped up their game, so I decided to give them another shot. 

If you're new to my subscription box reviews, I normally do a short mini impression on the product itself, and try and calculate the worth of the overall bag, to see if it was worth the $17-$18 I paid.

Each month, there is a new theme, and it was "spellbound". Very pretty red bag with lace printed detailing. 

Of course, finishing it off with a cute bat zipper.

Essence Satin Touch Blush in "Satin Love" (full size) - $3.99

Although a very cheap product, Essence is a wonderful brand that I've loved over the years. Their price points are hard to beat, and a majority of their products are a win in my books. 

Satin love is a pretty muted pink shade in the pan, but comes off as a very bright baby pink/mauve. Great for everyday wear, this product is very pigmented and very little effort is needed to get a good swatch of colour. 

Love love love. 

Blaq Mask (deluxe size) - $6

Black charcoal masks are totally in right now, so it's great to see that it would be in my Ipsy bag. I have yet to try this product out yet, but it would make a great addition to my travel make-up bag, if I felt my face needed a deep cleaning while on vacation! 

It Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Pressed Powder (deluxe sample) - $10?

I've always wanted to try an It Cosmetics product, so I was happy to see this in my glam bag. Not only that, but I was happy that it was a powder!! I'm always willing to try out new powders that can keep my oily skin at bay. This definitely makes my pores disappear, and helps my make-up last a bit longer. I find really buffing it in to your trouble areas, helps blur the skin and makes your pores disappear. This stuff is amazing, and I will for sure be putting this on my list to buy, when I'm in need of a new setting powder. 

Tony Moly Peach Hand Cream (deluxe size) - $1-2?

This stuff smells amazing! I've tried Tony Moly in the past when I had an obsession with K-Beauty stuff, and I do enjoy this brand very much. Peach is one of my fav scents so this will go nice with the remaining nice weather we got in Toronto haha. 

Chella Eyebrow Pencil in Elegant Ebony (full size) - $18

I was actually excited to use this product, considering I love to fill in my brows. Unforunately, the shade itself came off a little grey on my brows, and not black. The formula itself was great, and it did a great job filling them in, but the shade didn't work out for me, even though I have black hair. I normally use a dark brown for my eyebrows, so I was hoping this would work out for me. 

Verdict:

Full Size Products: 2

Deluxe Size Products: 3

Samples: 0

Price for Bag: $10+tax/shipping=$18

Value of this months bag: $39.49

Mel's Rating: 3.5/5

For my first time being back with Ipsy after 3 years, it was a pretty good glam bag. I think I'll give Ipsy another chance, until I don't feel its worth it to me anymore. I love the opportunity to try new products, without having to commit to full sizes. It takes me a while to finish products, especially with my vast make-up collection. 

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February 2017 Morphe Me Brushes Review

The best part of every month is seeing what amazing brushes I get to add to my collection. February's Morphe Me brushes was smaller than most, but these brushes are top notch.

Lets start with a little more information on what Morphe Me is. Morphe Me is a subscription box service that sends you at least $30 worth of brushes to your door every month for $19.99/month. 

Currently, the subscription only ships to Canada and the United States. 

Besides receiving up to $30 in brushes, Morphe also offers discounts on Morphe products, first access to new Morphe products, and even how to videos every month on how you can use your new brushes.

This month's subscription features brushes from the gunmetal collection. My first Morphe brush that I ever owned was actually from the gunmetal collection, that I purchased a few years ago at IMATS. It's what started my obsession with Morphe brushes. 

Morphe G34 - Mini Round Buffer ($8.99)

Too small to use as an all over buffing brush, but it's small size does the job for contouring. 

I especially love how soft the brushes are.

Morphe G33 - Angled Buffer ($8.99)

I'm still on the fence about this brush and whether or not I like it. 

It has a very unique shape that works well on your under eye area. Lately, I've been using a damp beauty blender to blend out my concealer, considering how flaky and dry that area gets. This brush may work better for me when my skin gets more oily during the summer months. 

Morphe G36 - Round Powder ($13.99)

Probably my favourite brush from this month, the round powder is one of my new favourites.

The bristles are nice and dense and the size is perfect for buffing out your baked face, or even your contour. This is a multi-purpose brush for me, as I love using it to blend out my contour and my excess powder on my face. It gives me that flawless, airbrush look, and I love it! 

Final Verdict:

Price of Subscription: $19.99USD/month + shipping = $26.06CAD

Number of Products: 3

Value of box: $31.97

Mel's Rating: 3.5/5

Good!

The brushes this month were definitely up there in quality, but didn't have that wow factor I wanted. As much as I love the gunmetal collection, I wasn't a huge fan of 2 of the 3 brushes I received. I guess you can't please everybody! The one thing I like about the subscription though, is that everyone gets the same brushes, so we aren't all missing out on each others when we read another person's review. I'll still be continuing my subscription with Morphe Me, until I feel I have a substantial amount of brushes haha.

Get your own Morphe Me subscription here.

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January 2017 Morphe Me Brushes Review

Literally the last day of January, and I decided to squeeze out this post now. Oh well, better late than never! I was contemplating even putting it out because I didn't write a post for my other brushes the previous months, but I felt that these brushes could use some blog love. Since I also have a new camera, I decided to test everything the waters with my new camera and lighting, and so far so good!

YAS. I LOVEEEE the brushes I got this month. 

Lets start with a little more information on what Morphe Me is. Morphe Me is a subscription box service that sends you at least $30 worth of brushes to your door every month for $19.99/month. 

Currently, the subscription only ships to Canada and the United States. 

Besides receiving up to $30 in brushes, Morphe also offers discounts on Morphe products, first access to new Morphe products, and even how to videos every month on how you can use your new brushes.

MB4 - Angled Blush/Contour - $13.09

This is the brush you use to buff the hell out of your face. No harsh lines for those natural looking contours.

The brushes in this collection are also extra soft. Love love love.

MB1 Deluxe Powder - $14.40

This huge fluffy brush is perfect for finishing off your face with your favourite powder. 

This brush feels amazing when it glides across your face. The one thing I do wish is that the bristles were shorter. I find it to be too long and it makes the brush quite flimsy. I love myself a dense powder brush to buff in my make-up powders.

MB9 Foundation - $6.54

I'm not a fan of applying foundation with a brush, but I'm probably going to give it a shot. It's been quite a few years since I've use a brush, so this should be fun.

The brush itself is very soft and gentle on the skin, unlike previous foundation brushes I've owned in the past. If it doesn't work out with my foundation, I could always use it as a mask applicator brush.

MB10 Concealer - $3.92

It's crazy to think that Morphe could make good quality brushes at such an affordable price. 

I'm not one to use a brush for my concealers, but it's worth a shot. I could also see myself using a flat brush like this for applying cream contour on the sides of my nose.

MB19 Oval Lip - $2.61

I love lip brushes, because it's impossible to find one that doesn't do the job for me.

The flat brush with the nice pointed tip, really works well with the curves of your lip, so you can really get that precise edge.

Final Verdict:

Price of Subscription: $19.99USD/month + shipping = $26.06CAD

Number of Products: 5

Value of box: $40.56

Mel's Rating: 5/5

Worth every penny!

This months brushes were definitely worth every penny. Lately, I've been on the fence with cancelling my subscription. Honestly, I'm so glad I didn't. I definitely would have a severe case of FOMO (fear of missing out), if I cancelled it and saw these brushes on another blog. 

Get your own Morphe Me subscription here.

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August 2016 Morphe Me Brushes Review

Well it's about damn time that I posted up something on my blog. I'm super excited about this post too, considering Morphe Me has stepped up their packaging game. Today I'll be going over the contents of the August Morphe Me subscription. 

Lets start with a little more information on what Morphe Me is. Morphe Me is a subscription box service that sends you at least $30 worth of brushes to your door every month for $19.99/month. They also have the an annual fee option of $239.99 that also includes a free 35O palette, which is a gorgeous eyeshadow palette that's sought out by every make-up lover and the like. 

Currently, the subscription only ships to Canada and the United States. 

Besides receiving up to $30 in brushes, Morphe also offers discounts on Morphe products, first access to new Morphe products, and even how to videos every month on how you can use your new brushes.

The brushes came packaged in a black bubble mailer. Previously, the brushes came in a paper envelope, which was nice because it's easy to rip, but the brushes weren't protected well. 

Not only did the mailing packaging change, the brushes also come packaged with a mesh plastic! They originally only came in a plastic bag, but now they have a tight fitting mesh around the bigger brushes, allowing more protection for the bristles. I definitely will be keeping those for when I'm travelling with my brushes.

They never had this before, but I'm assuming they are creating themes with each month's bag now? This month, we received a sticker that says "wanderlust". Super cute colours I must say. 

We received similar cards like this in the previous bags, just listing the social media accounts for Live Glam. 

On the opposite side it shows you information about the points you earn from having a Morphe Me subscription. You can use those reward points towards free make-up and brushes. 

This is what I was hoping they would finally have. A product card! I love that they have the brushes displayed with a gorgeous background.

On the back of that photo they have a little blurb relating to the theme of the month, along with the brush names and fake ways to use the brushes. I don't know why they wouldn't write the real ways to use them, but of course a great way to get people to go to the website to learn more. 

Morphe M431 - Precision Pencil Crease Brush ($3.99-$4.99?)

I find that this brush is perfect for highlighting the inner corner of my eyes. It's also great for smoking out your eyeshadow on your lower lash line. 

Morphe M437 - Pro Blender/Contour Brush ($?)

I was quite excited to see a blender brush in this month's bag. This brush is absolutely perfect for contouring and getting into the hollows of your cheeks. It blends bronzer effortlessly. The bristles are densely packed and short, and isn't too flimsy when you're swirling and buffing in the colour. 

Morphe M530 - Contour Blender Brush ($?)

Wait. ANOTHER contour brush? I was hoping the brushes wouldn't be the same in the same bag, but I guess it's an exception if it has more than one use. I found that the bristles on this brush to be longer, making it more of a loose, flexible brush. It works great for baking under the eye and applying highlight.

Morphe M403 - Small Chisel Blush Brush ($?)

I actually thought this was a foundation brush, considering it's so flat, but apparently it's a blush brush. I prefer using rounder brushes for my blush, so I found this brush to work well for applying bronzer (just adding colour to my face not actually blending).

Since all the brushes are out of stock, I'll have to update the value of the box after. I enjoyed the quality and a majority of the brushes from this month's collection. However, I didn't like the fact that 3 out of the 4 brushes were contour brushes. Of course there are many types of brushes for contouring, and everyone likes a different type, but I would of preferred a variety this month.

Final Verdict:

Price of Subscription: $19.99/month + shipping = $26.06

Number of Products: 4

Value of box: $?

Mel's Rating: 3/5

Good!

If you want to sign up for Morphe Me or find out more information, click here!

Check out all my other subscription box reviews in my product directory and scrolling to the bottom of the page! 

Morphe Me Subscription Reviews:

May 2016

June 2016

July 2016

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