This April, I got my monthly Boxycharm beauty box in the mail. Boxycharm is a monthly subscription beauty box that sends you four full-sized and a deluxe sample each month for $21 including shipping. The items usually are makeup related, but they also often send skincare and hair care products as ...
Review: Alkemia Perfumes, Round 2
After my first experience with Indie perfumes, I decided to place an order of samples with Etsy shop Alkemia to try out a few more scents. I chose Alkemia mainly because samples were cheap, about $12 for six samples including shipping ($2 a sample). I had also heard great things about the wear time ...
Do it Yourself CO2 Regulator
CO2 regulator systems often cost more than $200, which is a hefty price to pay for a college student. I have a 30-gallon aquarium that is heavily planted, and I would like the plants to grow faster and with less algae and brown spots. Because plants absorb the CO2 in the water to grow, adding more ...
Review: Alkemia Perfumes, Round 1
After last week's first experience with Indie perfumes, I decided to place an order of samples with Etsy shop Alkemia to try out some more. I chose Alkemia mainly because samples were cheap, about $12 for six samples including shipping. That's $2 a sample! I had also heard great things about the ...
Review: Solstice Scents “Manor” & Firebird “Sugar”
I'll admit it: I'm not much of a perfume girl. I never saw the purpose of spending of often hundreds of dollars on department store fragrances "designed" by famous celebrities. I first heard of indie perfume oils when I stumbled upon an Indie Makeup subreddit looking for a cheap makeup fix. For the ...
