*Influenster provided me with a Bella VoxBox. All opinions are my own.

I’ve been a member of influenster for over a year now. You don’t have to be a blogger to sign up, you just have to have social media accounts. You can apply for various “VoxBox” offers. If you get approved they’ll send you a box with some products to try out – completely free. The boxes usually have a theme, and once you test out the items you’ll be able to unlock badges for tweeting, reviewing or otherwise promoting the brands included in the box. Some of the requested acts to unlock the badges are a lot (like review a sample size product in a youtube video) which in my opinion isn’t worth the effort. Others are simple tweets or facebook posts, and it’s up to you what actions you choose to do and which ones you choose not to. The only true requirements are that you let them know when your box has arrived and that you take a survey at the end. Though I assume that doing the tasks like tweeting or making a youtube video will help your chances of being accepted for future boxes.

Anyway, my Bella VoxBox had six physical items in it, plus two electric offers or coupons.

The EcoTools Complexion Collection mattifying finish brush has a suggested value of $8.99. It can be used with loose or fresh powder and the bristles are made with cruelty-free fibers. The aluminum that attaches the brush-head to the bamboo handle is made out of recycled aluminum.

DOVE fruit are real fruit pieces that are covered in dark chocolate. We were sent the blueberry variety. I don’t like blueberries or chocolate (yeah I’m weird). Ryan likes blueberries and milk chocolate, but not usually dark chocolate. He really enjoyed them, though. They are also available in cranberry and cherry varieties. They have a suggested retail price of $1.88 to $2.69.

I have used (and enjoyed) other Not Your Mother’s brand products so I was happy that my box included the Not Your Mother’s Deja Vu ‘Do Style Extender. It has a similar purpose to dry shampoo in that it lets you go longer between washes without your hair getting greasy or dirty. However, you use it after you wash your hair instead of once it starts getting greasy (which is when you would use dry shampoo). I haven’t tested this product yet but I plan to soon. I’ve always been an every-other-day hair washer but I have been considering dyeing my hair an unnatural color. The downside of using unnaturally colored hair dye is the color fades with each wash, so its’ recommended that you don’t wash more than once or twice a week. If I were to do that, I’d definitely need a style extender to prevent it from looking and feeling disgusting. The full size has a retail value of $9 but the box included a sample size.

Rimmel Scandaleyes Mascara by kate moss, with a retail value of $6.99. It has a really unique broken-heart shaped brush that is designed to give voluminous lift to enhance your lashes without creating lumps. I haven’t tested this mascara yet.

The second Rimmel product was the Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 28 Rosetto which is also by Kate Moss. The color I was sent is VERY pink and is not a shade I would wear. However, it has a $5.49 suggested retail value and claims to last up to 8 hours.

The last physical item was Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs. I have to confess that i’ve never used something like this before. It’s designed to give you gorgeous, healthy looking skin and is available in five shades to match any skintone. I was sent medium which is just a hair darker than my arms are right now, but significantly darker than my legs currently are. I decided to try it on my arms to see how it would blend and I was really happy with it. It didn’t feel greasy or oily, a tiny bit goes a LONG ways and it created a slightly-tanned look that wasn’t streaky so it’s better than any sunless-tanning products I have used (even though it wasn’t created for that purpose). Suggested retail value is $13.99.

The electronic offers included a physical coupon for $1.00 off any EcoTools brush, a $25 ebay gift card and a coupon for a bottle of wine from Club W. The $25 ebay gift card can only be “won” after you write two ebay guides which are basically two blog posts. The coupon for the bottle of wine is only good if you purchase two bottles (so basically buy one get one free).

Have you tried Influenster? Which product was your favorite?