Desperately Seeking Bookworm

Oh updates, I have a few of them. First, sorry for my absence, but I have some good reasons. I've been rather preoccupied with work stuff and also looking for a new job. Another rather awful update I haven't been into reading much lately. I've actually really been into a couple of new shows and binge-watching on Netflix. I just finished Nurse Jackie which was excellent and I've just started Awkward. Which I'm very much liking. As far as Summer TV goes I've been liking Braindead and two ABCFamily (I will never call it FreeForm) shows Guilt and Dead of Summer . Both are kind of good and probably made for 14 year olds, but what can I say they just speak to me. There has also been some great pre-Olympic action happening in National Championships and Olympic Trials. Huge Olympic fan, so that has also been keeping me from getting some reading in. I'm hoping that will all change soon, and I can kick my butt into gear and get back into reading & reviewing! I h...

I know it's been so long! I've been busy and rather uninspired. Now I'm just super backed up on posts. I mean I have stuff from March that I haven't even reviewed yet. I know I've been a bad girl. Until I'm ready to tackle all of the backlog, let's start with something simple. My May 2016 Birchbox!!! Again super lazy, don't want to waste a lot of time here, so let's do this! Amika Perk Up Dry Shampoo (FS $24) : I've actually tried this dry shampoo before. I believe that it was a free mystery sample once upon a time. It's a good dry shampoo, not my favorite for the price. It works fine and doesn't leave that dry feeling like Klorane can do. Just for reference that's another higher end dry shampoo which is really good. And was also introduced to me through Birchbox. If you're looking for the real winner of dry shampoos try Batiste, it's $5.99 at Target. Winning! (do people still say that?)  Final Grade: B Cargo Blus...

Okay so I lost the little card that came with my box. Actually that isn't true, I wrote this, didn't click save and lost all my work. So this Birchbox post is not going to match the others, because I have no idea what I'm doing without that little cheat sheet of a card. The theme this month is 'Ladies First' for National Women's History Month (which is March). Overall this box was okay. When the sample choice video came out last month, I wasn't impressed, so really we had already started off on a bad foot. What I Got: Cartier Baiser Vole Eau de Parfum/ FS $106 (for 1.7 fl. oz.) Smashbox Photo Op Eyeshadow Trio in Filter/ FS $28 Cynthia Rowley Beauty Brightening Illuminator/ FS $28 Sample Choice: PARLOR by Jeff Chastain Volumizing & Texturizing Shampoo with Bonus matching conditioner packet Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil-Free Cleanser/ FS $19.50 The Cartier perfume is very heavy. Heavier than I'd like it to be or want to wear. It...