Long Time No Post: Japanese Mints with Andy Warhol Designed Tins

So I'm not dead, just tired and busy.

Today's a quick one today.  So quick there's no need for a jump.

Went to the Japanese supermarket today and found mints in plastic packages that featured Andy Warhol prints on the tins.

Since I am a blindbag/blindbox lover I decided to get one of each flavor and see what this fuss was about.

The flavors are mint, cola and grape.

They are described more as lozenges which makes much more sense once you actually try them.

There's 30 different tins to collect.  And for all you classic Warhol lovers out there, no Campbell's soup!  They do have other classics such as banana and dollar sign though.

As for taste, they are a bit odd.  The mint is very strong with a bit of an herbal note and I think this may be my favorite one of the bunch.  The cola and grape flavors have a tartness to them.  The cola tastes herbal.... really threw me off guard and I wasn't fond of it.  The grape had a minty flavor to it that I didn't find as offensive but still threw me off guard.

Also, they seem to be filled only half way with some plastic taking up the other half.  This isn't the case though, the plastic piece probably takes up a sixth of the container so don't feel like you've been too ripped off.

All in all I don't think I'll be getting anymore of these unless they go on sale.  But I will admit I might be tempted to grab another mint flavor once I finish all of these, if I can stomach finishing the cola flavor.

Have a great weekend everyone and live happy!

Barneys Love Yourself Bag Review: Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer, Radical Skincare Extreme repair and Rituals Yogi Flow Foaming Shower gel

Apologies everyone!  I know I've been absent so a little bit.  All is well for me overall I've just been busy with life.

So this is the last of the reviews I have from my Barneys Love Yourself bag that was given out in March.

Confection Sidenote: Il Morso Coffee Bites! Coupon Code in post!

So I didn't stumble across them, they actually stumbled across me on Instagram and liked a photo.  Me being the curious/ nosey type took a look at their account and I really can't believe this wasn't thought up of sooner.

Barneys Love Yourself Bag Review: Kiehl's Super Multi-Corrective Cream, Chantecaille Mini Brilliant Gloss and Mila Moursi Cryo Serum

We are down to the last two reviews!  Thanks to all that have followed up to this point.

This is an initial review of the Love Yourself sample bag that was available at Barneys in March.  I take 3 samples and try them for a week (or once if it is a monodose) and let you know what I think of it.

This week I tried: Kiehl's Super Multi-Corrective Cream, Chantecaille Brilliant Gloss and Mila Moursi Cryo Serum.  Let's get on with the review.

Hot Topic Hot Cash!!!!!! Starts April 16, 2015

Just in time for payday huh?

So if you're new to Hot Cash, I will explain it now.

There's a promotion period in which when you buy $30 pre-tax in Hot Topic merchandise, you will get a Hot Cash.  This is in essence a coupon allowing $15 off any purchase $30 or more.  The beauty about this is that in stores, at least the ones I go to, you can stack them to allow for basically 50% off your purchase.  The time to earn Hot Cash is coming to an end, and the time to redeem Hot Cash is fast approaching.

So what to do with all those pieces of paper?

Barneys Love Yourself Sample Bag Review: Valery Joseph EXTEND Hairspray, Armani Black Ecstasy Mascara and Tatcha Aburatorigami Blotting Papers

And so comes another review!

In case you're wondering on the format of these reviews, I take 3 items from the gift bag that was available during Barneys Love Yourself event in March.  I try them out for a week and give you my thoughts.

This week I tried Valery Joseph EXTEND Hairspray, Armani Black Ecstasy Mascara and Tatcha Aburatorigami Blotting Papers.

Barneys Love Yourself Sample Bag Review: Kevyn Aucoin Lip Liner, Givenchy Phenomen'eyes Mascara and 3Lab Perfect Cream

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!  While it was raining in the morning for us in SF, by the afternoon things were drying off and the night was lovely.

So I have 3 more products to review for you from the Barneys Love Yourself Bag that was available last month.

Barneys Love Yourself Sample Bag Review: Nars Restorative Night Treatment, Oribe Supershine Moisturizing Cream and Revive Moisturizing Renewal Cream Supreme

So another review is to be had.

This time I looked at the following: Nars Restorative Night Treatment, Oribe Supershine Moisturizing Cream and Revive Moisturizing Renewal Cream Supreme.

First off can I say that product names are just getting ridiculously long nowadays.  I understand the need for differentiation but come on!  My fingers are getting arthritic typing these product names.

Barneys Love Yourself Sample Bag Review: La Mer Illuminating Eye Gel, Sunday Riley Good Genes and Sisley Ecological Compound

With so much good stuff coming from these bags why have I never done any reviews?

Simply put I give most of the samples away.  I keep the ones I like and the ones I wouldn't use end up in a box that I either pass around to friends or throw in as random freebies to my auctions.

However with this recent bag I find myself loving most of items in the bag.  So, in an attempt to actually use the contents of my bag of awesome samples, I decided I would try out each skincare item for a week.  For those samples that are mainly monodoses or are too small to last a week I will give my initial impression.

Because honestly what's the point of getting a bag of high end samples if you're just going to let them sit there?  Don't wait for a special occasion to use them.  You never know, your skin might have a horrible reaction to it and you don't want that to happen on a special occasion right? RIGHT!

Barneys Love Yourself Beauty Bag Review

So I'm way late to the game in reviewing this bag but better late than never right?

If you missed out this time fear not, this event is twice a year.  I'm honestly having a hard time figuring out what to buy to qualify each time now since I really don't go through skincare and/or makeup that quickly.