target summer 2013 beauty box & impressions

hi guys! i'm still working on the photo migration/link updates but i wanted to get this post up!

hi all! toward the end of april, target style (on facebook) offered a beauty box trial-run for just $5!! so i decided, why not give it a try? the following is a screenshot i took of the facebook page before it was taken down. they were only offering them either for so long or for so many people, don't remember which.

main complaints: the execution of this box. the invoice email said it'd arrive 4-6 weeks after we ordered it. ok, fine. except, i didn't get mine until about two whole months after i placed the order (placed on 4/30). i'm not entirely sure the exact date it arrived, as it went to my apartment's office first and i picked it up today, but that's a bit extreme; arriving nearly a month after the estimated date. that being said, the coupon in the box is expired (6/22) because they didn't give enough time for the boxes to arrive, and the surveymonkey they wanted us to do (as a survey sweepstakes) "ended" june 1st. so it's like wtf guys. and it's not the post office's fault. i went to the target style facebook page and they were saying that they were in the process of mailing them out....MID JUNE. 

otherwise, for the money, this box is great. ~Lin-chan ^.~

1. la roche-posay effaclar duo (.17oz--sample, ret. $37 for 1.35oz) -- i have a tube of this stuff and it's awesome. i don't use it over my whole face as a moisturizer (as it says), but moreso as a spot treatment.
• update: given away for a friend to try and because my tube is still very full
2. fekkai glossing cream (2oz--mini, ret. $23 for 4oz) -- it smells really nice, i don't think i've tried this before. i'm excited to try it but i probably won't buy it since there's other hair products that i like.
3. gillette venus & olay sugarberry scented razor (full size 1 blade, ret. $11) -- the idea is nice and all, but venus replacement blades...or replacement blades in general (male or female) are kinda expensive. i mean, that's how they get you hooked, they give you a razor for free basically, then they're like, ok $20 for 4 refills! and it's like TT_TT lol. anyway, it says it's scented, so that'll be interesting whenever i get around to opening this.
• update: it has the most familiar scent ever, but i can't place it. it works fairly well; it's a bit awkward for me because i haven't used a razor with bars on both sides of the blades before.
4. l'oreal magic bb cream in light (.025oz--sample, ret. $8 for 1oz) -- i was kinda interested in this, i know i had a sample packette of it before (can't remember if i used it or gave it away....) but we'll give it a[nother] try.
• update: light is orange on me. whattttt?
5. sally hansen salon effects nail polish strips in queen of the jungle (full size, ret. $8.50) -- i love these nail strips; they're super easy to use. i'm not huge into the leopard print, but hey, i can find someone who might like them/use them.
6. $3 off $15 beauty purchase coupon -----faillllllll.
7. i like the sturdy box it came in. the target-printed part is actually a slip cover for the box. i'm definitely going to reuse this box, gifting or otherwise.

approximate product value: $35.86