Beauty swaps (part 4)

I've slowed down quite a bit on my swaps, mostly because I do not have a lot of items in my "shop" at the moment.

Thirteenth swap

For this swap I was happy to trade the Curl Keeper I received from birchbox. Described as a hair lotion, it is a leave in product. I had no interest in trying it, especially since I do not have curly hair. I was doubly happy with this decision when I heard my co-worker B's review. This product was a no-go for her.

I swapped for a tube of Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion. This lotion wasn't on my list of wants, but I wanted to swap the Curl Keeper and didn't really want anything else Sarah, my divvy partner, had in her shop. I figured I give this lotion a shot since Aveeno is a good brand.

Fourteenth swap

Another Sara - this one without an h. Unfortunately Sara had some mail issues. I've been plagued with those swappers lately. The package was returned to her once, but it finally arrived. She threw in an "extra" item for the trouble. It is a perfume sample similar to one in a magazine. Not so great as an apology item. Oh, well.

For this swap I sent off the No. 4 Non Aerosol Hairspray I received in a birchbox for a Nourish Organic face lotion. I have recovered a few No. 4 product samples from birchbox and haven't loved any of them. This hairspray though was the worse. It has a really strong and unpleasant smell. I was happy to see it go. 

I haven't tried anything from Nourish Organic yet, but a number of their products have caught my eye. After doing some reading on their website I decided to try and swap for this face lotion first. If I like it I will definitely be attempting to swap for more products.

Fifteenth swap

I have achieved another holy grail swap - a Julep polish. Even better, this time the polish I swapped for was one of the ones on my wishlist. 

For this swap I actually used a new (to me) site: mysubscriptionaddiction.com. The swap section has a wait list, but I lucked out with a short wait time (only a couple weeks, if I remember correctly). This is my first successful swap on the site, and I was really pleased with the experience. The website has a swap space where the swappers can communicate, enter shipping info, and leave feedback. The MSA policy is to have the newer swapper send first, which I did. Maria, my swap partner, was great and I received my polish quickly.

This swap was a Julep for a Julep. I sent off Ingrid, which I relieved in a mystery add-on. The burnt orange color was not appealing to me in the least. In exchange I received Kristen. She was paired with Judi, and was basically number one on my wishlist. So, so happy to welcome her to my collection.

Sixteeth swap

A Julep hat trick! Each Julep swap just gets better and better. This swap I sent off the Supergoop! CC Cream and Camille Beckman Midnight Monarch lotion. Both were items I had received from birchbox. I felt a bit bad that Jennifer, my divvy partner, picked such small items that I also threw in the Yes to Grapefruit CC Cream (also from birchbox).

In exchange I received Julep's Aphrodite. This polish was part of the February Cupid's Mystery Boxes that I passed on. Of the three special polishes, this is the only one I was coveting. So happy to divvy for her!

As I said above, my swap shop is pretty low at the moment, so no trades in the offing. Both birchbox and ipsy were pretty good this month, so I really don't have any new items to add. 

My eDivv "shop" is: http://edivv.com/items?shop_id=936. Come swap with me!  :-)