May VoxBox

Look what came in the mail!
My Spring Beauty VoxBox, also my first Voxbox!

What's a VoxBox?
Similar to MyGlam, BirchBox and other beauty boxes, VoxBox is a FREE box of "samples" from Influenster.


What's in it?
Each month, if selected, you will receive a few products to test and review.


How do I get one?
All you have to do is sign up, earn some badges, be eligible for a VoxBox, and do some reviews when you get them. If you haven't tried it you definitely should. In case you didn't see it earlier, it's absolutely FREE.

A disclaimer first, I am in no way affiliated with any of the products I received and all opinions given are honest. I did not pay for them nor was I paid.


Alright, now that I've introduced you to what a VoxBox is, let's see what I got.
I was absolutely ecstatic to receive mine! Hehe.
I got 7 products this month as there was a little bonus thrown in!

Here's the card it comes with that gives you the retail price and description of the products.
After some calculations and research, the box adds up to a value of around $70, plus or minus.
I honestly didn't bother reading those descriptions...

Moving on...

Bath & Body Works body mist.
As it said in the card, there are over 20 scents, the one I received was Twilight Woods.
Eh... I like it, but I dislike it at the same time. I love how the scent is strong enough unlike most of the body mists I've purchased. One spritz is enough. Unfortunately, this is really not my scent. T_T I wish that I got some sort of floral or fruity scent like some others. It really is a lot of product for its price though. Definitely would recommend you to go try them out and find the scent you like.

The cons? Only cause the scent I received didn't really suit me.
The pros? One spritz is all it takes and it's a BIG bottle.

SOYJOY Bar 
I'm not a big fan of granola bars. I absolutely loathe nuts, except roasted peanuts and pistachios.
I also dislike wheat/ oatmeal. Talk about unhealthy... I just really can't stand the strong taste of grains (exclusion of rice, I love rice). Granola bars are the worst. Can't stand the dry texture and "oatsy" taste, and with nuts? Omg, no thanks; it's really hard to get me to eat a granola bar without me cringing. The only granola bars I've really enjoyed are those chocolate-y fiber one bars (are those even granola bars?), and Nutrigrain's fruity cereal bars, where the flavors overwhelm the grainy taste.

So when I saw the SoyJoy bar, I cringed a little at first. I wasn't sure if I was going to like it, but the packaging was so pretty, I had to try it. It was appealed to me like a Nutrigrain bar. Plus, it's fruity and no nuts, hence, no harm trying. I crossed my finger hoping it would taste like a Nutrigrain bar, and I wasn't disappointed. Though it claimed to be "moister and fruiter" (I wouldn't know since I've never had one), it was still pretty dry, though it was fruity. I gotta admit, I like it.

The cons? It's small for the amount of calories you're consuming and it's slightly dry.
The plus? It's fruity, not bad, and all-natural, no artificial coloring/ flavoring. Most importantly,

50+ SPF ChapStick
I've only smeared it once on my lips. I haven't gone out into the glaring Texas sun/heat to try it yet. Though I must say, I like the lemony citrusy scent it has to it, not a strong one though. When I had it on, it made my lips somewhat softer. I have to try it on more to see if that's really the chap-stick at work or if it was just a random hour of soft lips. Unfortunately, it's not my go-to my chap-stick... yet. It's only cause I still got something else better and I'm still not sure if I'm sensitive to it. We shall see.

*/edit: My lips didn't really react to it in any way so that's a good thing!

The cons? I feel like it doesn't really do much to my lips?
The pros? It does make my lips softer when it's still on & it smells greaaaaaaat.

(My fingers look so short and stubby here.. -.-)

Sally Hansen Nail Polish Strips
I was really excited to see these. I've always wanted to try them, but I didn't want to splurge on it. $10 for 16 nail strips is a pretty pricey risk. I was glad to get these, though somewhat disappointed at the design I got. I don't really do my nails often cause I always do my left hand perfectly but mess up terribly when I do my right hand with my left, I especially find it weird to stare at my own fingernails when they don't seem natural. Getting leopard prints was somewhat of a disappointment. Not a big fan of bold prints. \:

I tried them anyway. Pretty cool! I actually like the nail strips, though not the design. I would definitely buy these again, but other designs that would suit me more. It's actually nail polish as once you remove them from the packaging, you can smell the nail polish. It's stretchy and goes on really nicely.

The cons? Not the nail design for me, way too bold. Kind of confusing to apply at first. I have small nails, so it was a puzzle to find the ones that suit my nails...
The pros? Fun experience and SUPER EASY to use. Ridiculously easy and fast. Goes on really nicely.

AVEENO body wash
I haven't tried this yet, since I already showered before I got this.
I'll try to update this part once I try it tomorrow.
It's also the only sample size in the box.

*/edit: As I said it smells great, but since I have super dry skin, I can't really see much difference about the "moisturizing" property of it, but it might be different for many others with normal skins. I do enjoy it in the shower though. I love Aveeno products anyway. I love the clean, fresh feeling it leaves.


The cons? none really.
The pros? Smells good (That's all I can say for now) and cleans well.

SheerCover Duo Concealer

I expected to received some kind of concealer since they had me filled out a survey to find out what shade I am. I was actually really excited then, since I love trying new makeup. I hardly wear foundation, so concealers are my magical unicorns, that and eyeliner. Having really dry skin makes it even harder to find the right kind of concealers. So I can't wait to try this out, when I did a swatch of it, it definitely was the right shade. The consistency of it is really creamy, so it may just be perfect for dry skin. Since I have yet to step out into the great outdoors, I can't really say how great or treacherous it is... yet. 

*edit/: I really love the duo shade as it helps cover dark circles really well. The creaminess texture works great for my dry skin since it doesn't cause my skin to flake. Unfortunately, the wear time wasn't as long lasting as I expected; however, since it's so compact, it really isn't a hassle to carry it around for touch ups (though I never really bother since I'm too lazy).

The cons? Not extremely long-lasting, needs touch up after around 3-4 hours. May be too creamy for normal - oily skin types.
The pros? The duo shades allows you to blend it for the shade that would match you. Creamy texture suits dry skin well.

Dr.Scholl's Ball of Foot Gels*
This was the bonus surprise they added! I've never ever used any sole inserts/ gel pads before. I'm actually pretty excited to try these out in the heels I'm going to wear to graduation. This would probably make wearing cheap heels a lot more comfortable. LOL. They look really comfy and they felt comfy when I was squeezing and poking it. We'll see how they are in about 2 weeks.

The cons? They smell weird... (but then who the heck is gonna smell your freaking foot gel pads?)

Cat Quests

Here's a satirical video project of one of the scenes from a book we had to read this semester, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea. Yeah, it has a freaking long name.

Staring: Ariana Stanton, Brian Wong, Joon Moon, and I.

Senior Prom!

My first and last prom in my entire life!

I almost didn't have the chance of living the American Prom experience, and there's no doubt that it was something unique. My date for prom is, of course, no one other than the amazing Wongmanyo! Teehee. 

Since this event actually occurred 16 days ago, I'm just mostly going to let the pictures do the talking. 

About a week before prom, everybody suddenly decided that they wanted to go. Brian quickly forked up some cash to pay for the pricey $60 ticket per person (you do the math).

There was also a really cute prom proposal jigga-ma-bob that I posted somewhere on either Facebook or Twitter. I can't remember which. If you're curious and can't hunt down the picture, which I'm too lazy to go hunt myself, it's just a really nerdy arrangement of sight wards in a LoL game.

Next task after deciding to go to prom, was to find a dress and pre-order the corsage and boutonniere. 

Which we did so at Kroger after we found the my dress, which would then be the color scheme we have to match to.

Here's my lovely corsage that Brian bought.

I don't have any pictures of his boutonniere, so just get a glimpse of it in this picture
(it's that flower pinned to his jacket, if you don't know what a boutonniere is).

On Saturday, May 5th, after picking up the corsages and boutonniere, Erin and I headed over to Yoobin's house to do our hair and make up. After that, I then have to rush home to change into my dress, put on accessories, and shoes.

We then head over to the gazebo behind my house, next to the river, for some awesome pictures in the crazy wind that blew all my hairspray away. From tons of hairspray to none. -_- Strong wind it was.

Ania, Karla, and Iqra

Ania, Karla, Iqra, Yoobin, and Erin.
With Karla & Iqra making googly eyes at each other.

Ania and Iqra

First test shot, we were Ania's guinea pigs so there's a bunch of our pictures

Andrew and Annie

More test shots of us; told you there's crazy wind.
Thor was probably swinging his hammer somewhere nearby.

Successful photo-bomb.

Test shots.

Pimping Tae, with attempt of photo-bomb on the right.

Pimping Tae with his ladies... and boys.
I was also smoking some invisible cigarette cause I'm a bad-ass boss.

 

More test shots cause there was too much sun and wind.

 

I really like that red bow tie of his. Sexy shot on the right.

 

More retarded test shots on the left, makes my boobs look big (kidding).

Then gorgeous picture of me on the right.

Even though we agreed to meet at the gazebo at 5 to take pictures, everybody, and it literally was EVERYBODY, turned up half an hour late. Before we knew it, it was already 6 and we had to start going to the The Ranch for dinner.

So vroom vroom away we go.

Here's us, acting cute, before we head off to dinner.

Annie & I while we wait for the waiter to serve us.
Where I must say, the waiter was pretty unpleasant towards us.

Cool stuff on the menu.

Continuing to wait.

More waiting.

Miki and Luke

Rodger and Sanat being "Asian".

 

 

 

 

 

More waiting = more pictures on Annie's iTouch.

 

 

 

We got so bored of waiting, we had to go to the bathroom and take bathroom pictures.
This is what makes us girls.

Finally food arrived. Ania didn't upload any other food pictures.
Sucks for you, cause I barely used my camera that night. Lazy.

Then we vroom vroom away after dinner to the Irving Convention Center.

Unfortunately, we weren't "fashionably late", so we were one of the few ones to arrive.

On the other hand, lucky us got to take more pictures at the pretty place before it got flooded.

Here's Tae, being Tae.

Here's the guys, being the guys.

Here's the same guys, with Joon riding Tae.
Joon's dream came true.

More weirdness.

Then we girls of course, just wanna look pretty.

Photo-bombed. 

Finally, after we're done with pictures, people were starting to flood in, so we headed up.
The rave theme was pretty cool. There were cool ice sculptures and lots of neon lights.

The DJ sucked though, all he played was like dub-step, Indian music, and Mexican music. Not that those are bad music, but it's not music you dance to...

Here's the cool hipster-wanna-be-like picture.

It's just water.

Brian, Solseoul, her boyfriend, Courtney, Joon, and I

Cool people

More cool people

Here's your acting cute 101. 

This is us doing "the Peggy". A very cool dance move.

Something very wrong and weird is going on...

Failed at being cute here.

On the dance floor.

Miki accidentally stomped on my foot. It left a HUGE bruise and hurt like crazy, especially having to walk in heels after this. Brian was sweet enough to care about my stinky foot. He even massaged and iced it. O:

Then all my cool friends cared, while Andrew's just creeping around.

More creepy boy stuff.

Back on the dance floor, the party must go on.

Wow, we do the peace signs a lot. Definitely Asian.

Prom court nominees for King and Queen were then announced.

I wasn't surprised to be nominated, but I thought Zach and Roberta were gonna win for sure.

Oh wait. I thought wrong. I was so excited that you can see my double chin and bad posture here.

"Crazy 21 Jumpstreet generation" - Brian's brother

Cause you know, we're actually not that cool.

Happy, happy us! :D

But the crown had to be returned to my rightful spouse.

Just kidding.

We had to share our glory cause we're sooooooo nice.
So nice that I should have won that compassion award at Senior Walk Ceremony.

Getting shouldered in the face. It's an everyday thing. No biggie.

Nope, there really wasn't a successful picture.

Before I end this post, I got one last cool thing to show you guys...
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It's just Tae being Tae.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.