This is a new series that will appear monthly on my blog. In this series, I will be comparing each month's Birchbox and Ipsy. In the comparison I will review the entire value of each and my opinion of the products provided. At the end of the overview, I will declare a winner for the month. I hope this series helps those who are undecided on which subscription to get or just gives a better idea of how they stand up to one another. Keep reading to see which subscription is the winner this month!

Birchbox April 2018

This month's Birchbox included five products, none were full size. The five products were:

- Derma E Hydrating Night Cream

- Tocca Florence Eau de Parfum

- COOLA Classic SPF 30 Dawn Patrol Makeup Primer

- Wander Beauty Highlighter

- Smashbox Cosmetics Eyeliner

The overall value of this month's box was $32.48. Click here for my full review.

Ipsy April 2018

This month's Ipsy included five products, four of which were full size. The five products were:

- NYX lipstick

- Cake Beauty hand cream

- Sahi Cosmetics eyeshadow

- Trissola leave in conditioner

- Steve Laurant blush

The overall value of this month's bag was $58.42. Click here for my full review.

Overall, I found that Ipsy not only met my preferences better when it comes to my beauty profile, but they also had the better value and more products I would repurchase. So this month's winner in Birchbox vs. Ipsy is going to IPSY!

I hope you enjoyed this month's overview. If you would like to subscribe to Birchbox, click here to do so. If you would like to subscribe to Ipsy, click here to do so.

In the comments down below, let me know what beauty subscriptions you currently have.

As always any requests, questions, or comments are greatly appreciated. Talk to you soon!

Disclaimer: The Birchbox and Ipsy links used throughout this post are my referral links. I will receive store credit to purchase products only if you subscribe with my link. All pictures and opinions are my own.

Welcome to my "Plan With Me" series! For today, I am using up some leftover pieces from various kits to create my layout. Keep reading if you want to see how I planned out my week!

I am using the Erin Condren Teal Watercolor Splash Lifeplanner in the vertical layout. I'm loving all the personalized accessories I've found at ErinCondren.com! Check it out for yourself and you'll receive $10 off your first purchase, simply by clicking here!

This is my plain week ahead view.

With every planning session I begin by laying out all my stickers and my journal that contains my menu plan and random reminders that I have jotted down throughout the week.

I began by covering up the far left side with a decorative sticker and two heart checklists. I also covered the headers for each row and used some washi tape on the very bottom.

I continued the same theme on the second page.

This is the full view of the sticker layout before I began to fill it in!

This is the first page fully filled in. 

This is the second page fully filled in. I used a decorative sticker for my weigh in and Starbucks trip.

Here is the full view of my completed layout for the week!

Welcome to my menu planning series! This series is all about me sharing my family's week of dinners. I prepare dinner every week day and occasionally on weekends. I try my best to switch up our meals fairly often and am always looking for new recipes to try. I am hoping this series inspires some of you and also keeps me from being too repetitive with our meals. I will be posting this series every two weeks as voted on by all of you. Enjoy this week's menu!

Monday

This is one of my husband's favorite dishes and is super simple to make. To make the pulled pork, simply season a pork loin with your favorite herb and spices. Place into a slow cooker on low for about 6 to 8 hours, once it is cooked simply shred and serve. I served ours with mashed sweet potatoes and green beans.

Tuesday