Priceline Haircare Goodie Bag 2015

Priceline offers several goodie bags every year and the 1st one for 2015 is the haircare goodie bag.  Spend $40 or more on hair care products by participating brands and you get a goodie bag worth over $190. This offer starts today until 25th of February or until stocks last.

I needed to buy or try some hair care products so this is the best time to buy them! I love goodie bags and these are one of my exclusions for my spending ban. I think getting items that you need for free is worth it! :)


Here's the goodie bag:

It's not that heavy but the items inside are wonderful!

It comes in a Models Prefer bag and the color combo is my fave! I absolutely love black and pink combo and even though it has silver in the middle, I still think it's cute! Although I like it, I told my mom I'll give her the bags every time I get a goodie bag so this will have a new owner soon.

Here's a closer look at what you can get inside the goodie bag.




And, here's the items I got:

It comes with a voucher for Solfine Crema Color and Revlon Colorsilk wherein you can choose the shade you want which I think is really nice than just randomly getting a color shade that you don't like. As you can see, I have already redeemed those vouchers as I want to color my hair this weekend and I haven't tried Solfine before mainly because the packaging is dull and not eye catching but I was actually quite surprised that they have a nice range of hair color and much nicer than those from the bigger brands! I'll be trying the Ginger blonde shade so stay tuned how it will turn out on my hair! For the Revlon Colorsilk, I chose medium brown which I will be giving to my mom.  There's actually just a few boxes of Revlon Colorsilk in my Priceline so you may want to redeem yours quickly to avoid getting the leftovers.

I also got the ridiculously red Lady Jayne hair extension in Raging Red! It doesn't look like a natural dyed hair and looks more like a red wig that you can buy from a $2 shop! I don't use hair extensions so I'll just give that away. For the rest, I'll add it to my growing stock of hair care products or give the rest that I can't use to my mom and family.

Violet Box January 2015 Review

Yes, it's my January Violet Box but it only arrived last week and it's already February! I wasn't really that bothered that it arrived late as I know it always contains good items.  It would have been nice though to be told earlier that the box will be late and another item or sample thrown in like what other subscription boxes do if they can't deliver on time.

January's theme was New Year New You.  I thought they will be introducing new brands as the theme suggests but that wasn't the case as some of the items are from brands they have introduced to members already, I'm still okay with that as I haven't tried all of the products I got.

As usual, it comes with an info card which I love.  I rely on this card to tell me everything I need to know about the product I got as it's so much of a hassle to research it on your own when you just want a simple explanation on how the product works and how much it costs.


So, here's what I got:

I have received 3 full size products and 2 samples and this is what I like about Violet Box.  You get several full size items and not a bunch of samples in an almost empty box.

January Empties -2015

My 1st empties post for the year! Yey! It's nice to finish products so you can use your back up ones!
We recently went on a short vacation so I was able to use some of my stashed sachets. I know some people hate sachets as it can get messy to use but I actually love them as it allows me to use and try different brands as I always get stuck with one product for ages as I only use a pea size amount every use.


Okay, so here's what I finished last month!

Sukin Rosehip Oil
- I think this was my 3rd bottle of Sukin RHO but I wasn't able to finish it as I  think it became stale already as I have tried other serums and moisturisers. It's not the best smelling RHO but it works really great on my skin. My skin feels really soft and it's clearer the next day.

Verdict: It's a very good product but  I just purchased A'kin RHO recently as it smells a lot better so I don't think I'll be buying Sukin for quite some time.


John Frieda Touchably Full Shampoo
-This shampoo promises a fuller hair as you can see on the name itself. I have very fine and can easily get limp hair.  Did I see a noticeable touchably full hair? HELL NO!  It's just a normal shampoo for me and nothing extraordinary.

Verdict: Definitely not believable! I won't purchase a full size of this!


Hello Kitty body mist in Bubblegum
- I know this is for kids but I actually really love the smell of this! In fact, I think this was my 3rd or 4th bottle. It has a sweet scent that reminds me of candy floss. I usually can't stand sweet or floral scents but this mist is not too heady and I've gotten a lot of compliments from this.

Verdict: Love it! I'll finish my other perfumes or body sprays then I'll get another bottle of this.


Premium Spa body wash in Tangerine and Lime Zest
-This is a nice body wash but not really a standout for me. It has that fresh citrus scent and doesn't lather that much so I was able to finish this quickly. There's heaps of body wash out there so I'll definitely try other brands first and not repurchase this.

Verdict: Just an okay body wash! It does give you that fresh clean scent afterwards.


Sukin nourishing Conditioner
-We use Sukin shampoos and conditioners regularly. I buy these whenever they're on sale or our stock is running low. It has that distinct Sukin smell that I love. A definite fave!

Verdict: Love it! I will definitely repurchase!

January Priceline Haul

I'm meaning to do a spending ban this year to curb my expenses and to save money for important things like getting my own car. But, I've been bad and gave in to my inner demons that told me to buy items I "need."  You know when you're sad and you suddenly find yourself in Priceline, you tend to buy something to give you that instant boost of happiness and that's what happened with these purchases.

But, I'm telling myself that January is just the testing period! Today is 1st of Feb and I won't buy anymore makeup or skincare products unless I've ran out of that product. And, I'll try my best to stick with this resolution. :)

So, here's January's Priceline haul and hopefully this will not be a monthly haul! Only exception is if they're offering a goodie bag which I love because I can share the goodies with my family.

These were bought 3 weeks ago and I only planned to buy a body wash and facial wipes!

Veet and Savvy were having a 3 for 2 sale 2 weeks ago and I needed to buy a hair removal cream.