Vinted! Why I Love Using This App

Since I am transitioning into wearing scrubs every day and I have lost a fair amount of weight and have clothing, shoes, jewelry and other accessories that I would love to part with I decided to try the Vinted app on my phone. 

If you haven't yet heard of it, it is an app where you can sell your belongings and they are like the middle man. It is incredibly easy!

So you create your profile by signing up here and you can put your little picture up like I did and it tells your location. 

You can then use the little icons at the bottom. To sell an item, you go in under "sell" and up load pictures, a short description, the specs on the item such as brand, size, condition, retail price, asking price and the shipping options.

After you post the items they appear in the "shop" area where people can browse through. They can contact you via comments on the item, by sending you a message, by making an offer on the item which you can accept, counter, or decline, or they can just outright by the item. (Vinted both emails you and sends you a notification in the app when there is any action regarding your account.)

When your item is sold, Vinted creates a shipping label in the app that you send to your email and then can print out. You then have a few days to drop that package in the mail and the include a tracking number so it will give you and the buyer notifications when it has been shipped and when it is delivered. 

This is an item that was purchased yesterday and that I put in the mail today. As you can see the app documents everything so if you were a buyer (I have not yet purchased anything) you can see what is happening on the sellers end. I tend to update my buyers on what is going on with a personal message but you do not have to.

Once the item is received, it takes a few days for the money to show up in your "available balance". You can set up the money to be deposited into whatever account you would like. If the item has yet to be delivered, you can see your pending money in the "pending in un-closed sales" right after the item is sold.

In this picture you can see my most recent payouts. I usually wait until there is a good amount of money before having the money sent over to my account. 

And here is the rest of the screenshot so you can just see how much money I have made selling my items.

I have had no negative experiences so far!! The app is easy to use, quick, and the shipping process with the shipping label being emailed over is stress free. I even reuse my sub boxes and envelopes to ship out my items so my packaging doesn't cost me a dime!

Here are 2 screenshots of some things I have posted to sell just to give you an idea of how easy it is to post things. I literally just lay them out on the floor and the Vinted has even updated recently to tell you what kinds of pictures to post as you are taking them.

Some minor draw backs:

 1) Vinted does take a percentage of your sale so make sure you can live with the amount you will get after they are paid. It will display the amount you will get right under the price that you enter for the item when posting it. 

2) Shipping prices on more than one item. I have had several people want to buy several items from me. I have ended up posting a "bundle" with the agreed upon price and just a picture of each of the items to solve this problem. I wish they had a way to bundle more than one item for shipping pricing.

3) The "swap" option. You can choose if you are open to swapping or if you are only selling and you will STILL get people who message you asking you to swap. It's annoying and to give good customer service I always reply but I know that the app does warn people before they inquire about swapping. I wish they would just field those inquiries.

If you are looking to clear out some items from your closet and wouldn't mind making back a small percentage of what you paid, I highly recommend Vinted as a fun, easy, and convenient way to sell your items. If you click on any of the links in this blog you will get $7 just for joining!

Happy Vinting everyone!

Jenn

Bark Box- February 2015

 It came!! I think it was just me, but it felt like it took forever this month. It might be that I was just really excited to see what the Mardi Gras theme was going to look like!

 Here is an action shot of Bentley rooting around in his box. I got some adorable short video clips of him nosing around in the box. He was so excited to see what was in there.

 And here are all the goodies! The toy was this cute ball with a jester hat. The ball squeaks and the hat has a crunchy texture and Bentley went for that immediately. The Gulpy water bottle is going to come in handy when it warms up again! I have trained Bentley to drink from a Deer Park bottle with the sport cap like his is a baby and it's a bottle, but he might prefer this. There is also a salmon chew that has the skin on it! Looks kind of like a snake. I am going to give him the chicken pot pie tomorrow with breakfast and the catfish po' boy maybe the day after. Very cute selection of special items this month!

And here is Bentley trying to give me his toy to play with. I hope next month has an awesome St. Paddy's theme like last year!

Jenn

Montagne Jeunesse Black Seaweed Peel Off Mask #MJPeelOffs

#MJPeelOffs

Ok, so this is one of the products I received in my Refresh Vox Box and I really had a great time using it!

The  Montagne Jeunesse line is actually something I used to use when I was younger and I am not really sure why I got away from reaching for their products but this has definitely revamped my interest in the products! 

This Black Seaweed peel off mask was not only fun to apply but fun to wander around the house and startle my parents with. I wore it for the recommended 25 minutes and right around that time it started to come up around my mouth so that's where I started pulling it from and it came off almost in once piece! Very easy to peel off (unlike some other peel off masks that I have and never want to use) and my skin felt amazing afterwards! It was very soft and bright and my pores looked smaller. I was definitely impressed. I will be looking for these the next time I go to Ulta! I am actually thinking of doing a wine and beauty night with the girls and these would be awesome and fun to use!

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And this is the face that I chased my family around with for almost half an hour! Happy peeling beauties <3

Jenn

WOD Box- February 2015

Time again for another WOD Box! Very quick review below:

This month included this "I am Beast Mode" shirt which was cute (sadly a little small so I will be sleeping in it) and some energy gummies, some sport drink mixes, some protein pretzels, some Bio Freeze (which I love) and some new hand fix stuff. 

I would love to see more protein samples, headbands, shirts, tape, wrist wraps, etc. and less of the supplement stuff in the remainder of my 6 month trial. Crossing my fingers because this box seems to be indicative of them moving in that direction!

Jenn

Ipsy Glam Bag- February 2015

 I can barely handle all the pink adorable-ness this month! Ipsy's cute little cosmetic bag was perfect. Pink for the holiday but the geometric design can be appreciated all year long!

And here are all the products! I had a lot of fun playing around with these!

 I love a good volumizing spray and this Up all Night Volumizing Spray  from Eva-NYC did not disappoint! I followed the directions and misted it in my hair and when I blew dry my hair it was fluffy and gorgeous!  This will have to be replenished when I run out of this little bottle. It was amazing!

Mitchell and Peach  Fine Radiance Face Oil was such a great product to include this month as it has been very dry and cold and my skin has been paying for it. Instead of putting this oil directly on my skin, I actually take 1-2 drops of it and mix it in with my BB cream or foundation and apply it with my beautyblender. This way my face stays moisturized all day even when the air is trying to suck all the moisture out of it!

 ModelCo  Blush Cheek powder in Cosmopolitan kind of just looked like another boring pink blush, but I actually ended up really liking the color! It is very versatile and can go with any look and might just become my daily go-to blush!

This City Color Creamy Lip Stain in Flirtini was good in theory but fell short for me. The color was actually flattering and ended up being very bright on my tanned skin. It was a bit hard to apply and get a nice line with the applicator tip but cleaned up easily with some tissue. It did not "stain" my lips at all but it did have a nice matte finish which I liked. The big down fall for me with this is that my lips ended up VERY dry and flaky after wearing this for only 2 hours. I applied it before I went grocery shopping and when I got home I had to slather on lip moisturizer because they were cracking. I will have to try this over top of a moisturizing product to see if it improves its wear-ability. 

This photo doesn't have any filters and is taken in sunlight. As you can see the color of the lip stain is very nice. I paired it with a brown smokey eye but I bet it would be very nice with a darker eye make up!

I always appreciate new tools and this Professional Eyelash Curler  from Emite Make up is great! I now have a collection of 4 regular lash curlers and 2 travel sized (and 1 more that I packed away with the Christmas ornaments lol). I actually think I like this one the best though. More than the pink one I bought from Sephora and have been using as my daily one. This one has a great curve to it and is very wide so it gets all of my lashes from corner to corner.

Yet another awesome Ipsy Glam Bag! For $10 a month you really can't beat it. Click here to sign up before next month!

Jenn

Glossybox- February 2015

It is finally here!! My February Glossybox arrived today and I am so thankful for our post-lady who braved the snow and ice to come out and deliver to us today. I have been anxiously waiting following Glossy's IG account and all the teasers on what this month's box would include were making me quite curious! Let me be the first to say, it was worth the wait.

Loved the box and the packaging this month. It was so festive and this box is going to look great when I re-purpose it! I am trying to decide what to store in this and where to put it....

And here are the goods! I was so excited by them all that I literally used every single one of them as soon as I opened the box.

One of the full sized products is this big red can from RITUALS Cosmetics. It is  Foaming Shower Gel Sensation in "Yogi Flow" which is a rose and almond oil scent. So you shoot some of this gel out of the can into your hand and it foams a bit, then you rub it all over your body and it foams a lot!! I covered myself so I looked like a big, foamy monster and just enjoyed the soft, sensual scent. After my shower I could still smell this romantic scent. This actually left my skin feeling moisturized and not dry and tight like I was expecting. Loved it!

Before I used the foaming gel cleanser, I did use this Nourishing Beauty Bar  from TEADORA. I am not a huge bar soap fan and this one was just ok for me. I will say that it did get a good foamy lather going! That was a nice surprise. It didn't have much of any scent to it which is why I reached for the other cleanser. I will be using this bar up as I don't want it to go to waste and it certainly does its job. This was another full sized product included in this month's box

When I saw this tube of Bio- Cleansing Conditioner from UNWASH  it made me want to jump in the shower and try it right away! So I did. I was really intrigued by the one step process and that it cleanses with out stripping oils and compromising hair color. As some one that colors their hair regularly I am always looking for products to help me stretch my appointments to 8 weeks instead of 6! This product feels like a conditioner and doesn't foam or lather but it works its way through your hair and it feels amazing and detangled. I left it in for a few minutes (since that's what I normally do with my conditioner) before I rinsed it out. My hair felt wonderful! I applied some of my normal hair products and blew it out and it feels great! This product is definitely going on the "to buy" list as soon as I use up my current shampoo and conditioners!

I have a love/hate relationship with Julep after subbing to their Maven box, but this was an adorable inclusion to this month's box. This Color Treat polish in Heartleigh is festive and adorable. It has and adorable assortment of little glitters and of course some cute hearts. The polish looked great with and with out the hearts, but I applied one coat of polish with some hearts for a little fun. And by the way, this is another full sized product!!!

And I saved the most adorable for last!  Royal Apothic Tinties Lip Butter in Pink might have been the cutest lip product I have seen in awhile! The little glass container has a metal rose gold top that unscrews to unveil this perfect pink colored lip balm! I thought it was just going to be a great pink tint on the lips (and it is) but it ended up being super hydrating and made my lips feel amazing! I read the Glossy insert and found that this little gem is jam packed with oils and shea butter! I am in looooooooove. And of course this little darling is a full sized product!

So that's it for this month's Glossybox!! Four out of the five products were full sized this month and, let's be honest, they were all awesome!! If you have not yet subscribed, please click here and do so quickly. For $21 this month I got a box of products worth about $50 and they were all products that were new to me and that I wouldn't have stumbled on in my area. Have I convinced you yet?

<3 Jenn

Bark Box- January 2015

I really wish I had thought to take pictures and do a review of the December 2014 box. It was incredibly adorable! It was "naughty dog" themed and the treats were lumps of coal and there was a lump of coal dog toy and a very dapper handkerchief to tie around Bentley's neck.

And here is January's Box!

As you can see, Bentley couldn't keep his little nose out of the box because everything smelled so good.
He always loves the selection of treats and the Blizzard Bites were no exception! I poured the CARU Real Pork Stew over his dog food and he was in heaven. He licked his bowl until there wasn't a speck of stew left! He is always a fan of Etta Says treats as I give those to him when I have to put him in his kennel and of course he was all about the "tube"! He didn't take to the JW dental health toy but after a day or 2 he sat down and chewed the ends.

I know he is looking forward to his February box!

Jenn

Influenster Refresh Vox Box

The Influenster Vox Box is here! Eight products were sent to me, compliments of Influenster, to test and review and talk about. Keep reading for my thoughts on these products in the picture below.

Beanitos Chips- Now, I have been enjoying these for awhile, so I was super happy to get 2 bags in this box! The nacho cheese chips are delicious all by themselves (who am I kidding, they both are) but the restaurant style chips are fantastic with salsa and guac! The reason I love these chips so much is that the texture is awesome and it is not as hard or sharp in your mouth. The chips are light and have this really unique texture that doesn't leave you feeling carb-heavy. 

Cover Girl UltraSmooth Foundation- Well friends, I really wanted to love this and find a drugstore foundation that I could love and that would be easy on the funds. Sadly, this foundation was not the one. I was sent the shade "classic tan" which ended up being a tad too dark for my tanned complexion (when I say a tad, think like 2-3 shades) but in the name of testing I tried it on and tried to focus on the cool little plastic disk they include for application. It says to apply in the direction of your natural facial hair growth and it is supposed to smooth everything out and improve texture. Nope. It was a miss. Not only did the little plastic disk make it difficult to get in around my nose area but it definitely did not do anything to make my little peach fuzz hairs stay down (see the 2 pictures below taken immediately after application that I did not filter) nor did I feel like my skin looked particularly smooth. On to the next!!

L'Occitane Shea Butter Light Comforting Cream- Yes yes yes!! This product is exactly what it is advertising! I am a long time fan of L'Occitane and this cream did not let me down. I tried it as a hand cream and it absorbed quickly, smelled fresh, and left my hands feeling silky smooth and soft. I am keeping it by my bed and going to put it on at night. Not to mention the fact that this company has a fair-trade partnership with women in Burkina Faso, West Africa to obtain their shea butter for this is amazing.  

Montagne Jeunesse Face Masques- This was so much fun! The black seaweed has a very unique smell to it. Not unpleasant, but different and the fact that it is literally like black sludge coming out of the pouch was just as different. I smeared this stuff all over my face and let it do its magic (pic below). I patiently waited for the masque to dry and when it started to lift around my lips I started to pull it off. Just like the pouch says, it is easy to peel off!! And feels so good while it is coming off. These would be awesome for a pampering night or girls night in!

Skinnygirl Tasty Nutrition Bars- So I received the Chocolate Peanut Butter with Sea Salt bar and WOW! When you are craving something salty, sweet, crunchy AND chewy, this hits the spot! It was really really decadent and satisfying. Now I want to try the rest of the flavors!

Listerine PocketPaks- So these have been around forever so I was kind of surprised to see them in my box but very appreciative too! I am in the medical field and it's not always appropriate to have a mint or gum smacking around your mouth and that's when these come in. The small pack can easily fit in your pocket, the strips dissolve quickly in your mouth and are powerful enough to rid your breath of whatever smell was lingering and last! 

Dentek Comfort Clean Floss Picks and Fun Flossers-  Again, I was kind of surprised to see something that my family has been using for years but also appreciative for being sent them!! I tossed the fun flossers in my clinic bag just in case I get some stubborn stuff in my teeth and I think the grown up ones will go in there a few at a time as well. These are fantastic to use for people like me who have had braces and have a permanent retainer. The floss is thin enough that it slips through the teeth easily, the pick is great for dislodging things and I have never thought to use it as a tongue cleaner but I might start!

Orgain Certified Organic Nutritional Shakes- Sadly I will not be able to try this product as it is not sold in my area. I went to the website and put in my zipcode to find a store that sells it but came back with no results. I am going to hold on to the coupon just in case and keep an eye out for it. Hopefully I can try it in the future!

Well that's it folks! Thank you so much to Influenster for sending me out these products to try. I can't wait for the next Vox Box!

Jenn