Legally Wandering Jen

Lip Monthly  is a monthly subscription box that sends you a variety of 2-3 full size products and a variety of 2-3 sample products.  The box typically includes lip balms, lipsticks, lip glosses, lip stains, and usually a random make-up item to spice things up.  It's only $10 a month, but you can use the coupon code FALL5 (today is unfortunately the last day to use it) to get your first box for $5.  You can also use the code 1ST299 to get your first box for $2.99 if you choose a 4 month plan.  If you're interested in signing up, please use my  referral link . Lip Monthly is relatively new and so the first few months, they had some issues with late orders and confusion as to how to login to your account.  However, they seem to have fixed all of these problems and I was excited to see that this month came with a cute little cosmetics bag that I will definitely reuse.  I saw variations in colors, but I love the bright blue that I received. He...

Beauty Box 5  is a monthly subscription box that gives you 5 deluxe beauty samples for $12 a month.  Up until I finally read the information card, I completely thought this was the September box, but then realized I had a promo code to receive a free August Box so now I fully understand why I received Summer products when I was expecting Fall products.  Now I'm not so disappointed because who can really argue with free things and I do live in San Diego so it is kind of an endless summer right?  Anyway, if you'd like to sign up for Beauty Box 5 please sign up here using my  referral link .  Be sure to use the code HALFOFF to receive your first box for only $6! Here is an overview of my box.  Am I the only person in the world who hates these little squiggly paper things subscription boxes put in them?  They just make a mess.  I swear there are probably some still hidden in the nooks of my old apartment.  However, I do love the turquois...

Back during the days of bar study, I was accidentally procrastinating (aka reading 100s of beauty blogs) when I stumbled upon  LuxePineapple .  At first, I was incredibly confused as to what exactly it was.  It's not your typical subscription box company because in fact, they don't do subscription boxes.  Actually, they do something better: boxes of joy.  Frequently, usually at least once or twice a week they create a limited number of these boxes that have amazing beauty products for an UNBELIEVABLE discount.  My last purchase was a $15 box of joy filled with $75 worth of incredible make-up.  They also offer other single items at discounted prices and even some fan favorite discontinued colors in certain brands, such as Chanel.  Every time I get an email from them, I can't help but smile because I know it will contain some MUST HAVE deal to tempt me and I won't be disappointed. Each box of joy comes in this adorable packaging...and no I don't...

It seems as if I've been talking about starting a blog and gathering information for so long now that I can't believe I'm sitting down to finally write my first entry.  Then again, the entire past 3 years of my life have been such a blur that I still can't grasp the reality of where I am today. Exactly 3 years and 12 days ago, I moved to San Diego, CA.  I had grown up in Richmond, VA and lived in the same house my entire life up until my 4 wonderful years at this great place called Virginia Tech.  I'd never been past the East Coast despite having traveled to Europe a few times, but California is a place I had dreamt of since I was a little girl.  The day I flew out to San Diego, I arrived with simply two suitcases and a carry-on.  I knew no one.  I had never been there before.  All I really knew was that I was signed-up to begin law school in a few weeks.  I'll never forget entering my first apartment and staring at the bare, empty walls as I w...