Beauty Bar by Sample Society

My much anticipated Beauty Bar box came at last. I went a little crazy last month and signed up for a few beauty boxes in order to accurately compare and find my favorites. Here is my take on Sample Society.
My Products:
Borghese Tono Body Cream Deluxe SampleJouer Cosmetics Luminizing Moisture Tint SPF 20Sisley-Paris Hydra Globa Intense Anti-Aging Hydration vbeautévbeaute Eye Never Nourishing Repair Eye Vincent Longo Vincent Longo Duo Lip Pencil
My take on these products:Borghese Cream is awesome. Very hydrating and luscious. Jouer Tinted Moisturizer is laso pretty fab. The cover is a little more than I would expect from a tinted moisturizer and more like a foundation. The color happens to match my skin but I would assume that isn't the case for everyone so I would probably not be as enthused if it hadn't. Sisley-Paris is decent I don't find it better than any other products in the same category. The vbeaute was in such a small tube that I only got to use it twice before it was gone. I was a little disappointed because as a sample, I would hope to use it for a week at least so that I could make a solid decision on whether or not I would purchase a full size. Duo Lip Pencil was the full size product I received which is appreciated however I was a little miffed by the dual sided pencil. The one side, an obvious lip liner in a nice wine color, I am not really a fan of lip liner but I know it is a staple in most beauty bags. The confusion was that the other side was a metallic white. I had no idea what this was intended for. An eyeliner perhaps? Not at my age. I did dabble in white eye liner when I was in high school in 2000 but I have since evolved and moved well past thinking that did me any favors. 
So all in all For $15 per month, you will receive 5 deluxe-sized samples wasn't exactly accurate. I don't feel that I got 5 "deluxe" products but they did include a full sized product so I won't feel too bend out of shape. 

My First Little Black Bag

I just received my first little black bag which to my delight came within only a couple days. I appreciate quick shipping more than most and I am one of those people that pay for overnight shipping because I can't wait to see my goodies. My box showed up nicely wrapped in tissue and contained the two items that were in my bag at the end of the trading period. For those who do not know how LBB works, you choose one item and then LBB gives you 2 to 4 additional products to equivalent $100 minimum. I choose a cute little BCBG Ribbon Watch in a taupe shade. Additionally I was given a pretty Zad bracelet and some nail polish in a nice summer shade. I thought I had done pretty well but I was eager to trade so I began. I was a little disappointed that as soon as my bag was revealed there seemed to be new products that I would have definitely picked rather than the watch. I tried for some purses which seemed to have just come available with no luck. I began getting trade offers for my watch but none of equal value and most not even close to the value of $85 (what my watch was valued at retail however a quick search turned my same BCBG watch on sale sites for $40-50) so I declined them. I did however see some Young Blood Tinted Body Shimmer that I wanted so I made some offers. I offered people my nail polish and bracelet for the YB Tinted Moisturizer and my trade was quickly accepted!

Overall I found that my watch for $85 and the YB lotion valued at $38 was a great deal since I only paid $50 for the bag but I do have to say that so many of the products can be found for less than 50% of what the said value is which makes this less appealing. The TB lotion is pretty rarely found for less so even with the watch going for half the price I still came out ahead. However...the watch really wasn't that great and I thought the tinted lotion was more of a self tanner and in actuality it is a glittery lotion. It's one thing to pay $38 for self tanner but a whole other thing to pay $38 for lotion. I'm kinda bummed so I skipped my bag this month. I found some cute bags offered on the site that had the value been spot on I would have gladly added to my LBB and tried my luck again but I found these products for way less on other sites so I'm sitting this month out.