As college students, we all know how hard it is to buy cosmetics and other self products when you're struggling to pay for rent and tuition for each semester. I have to spend my money on books instead of certain products that I need, such as face wipes and basic make up. However, I heard from my sister about a website called Influenster.

Influenster is a website that allows you to write reviews, ask and answer questions, compare products, and so much more. Not only is Influenster a good place to see popular products and see what others have to say about them, but Influenster allows you to test products for free. They ship out thousands of exclusive VoxBoxes every month.

Once you apply for Influenster, you give the website your basic information and then answer their "snaps." The snaps include different questions about what products you use, have used, and will use. They ask you how often you use certain products and what brands you've used in the past. Influenster also asks you to connect to your social media accounts in order to gauge your social impact. The higher your social impact, the more likely you are to get VoxBoxes sent to you.

The first thing that will happen is Influenster will email you and tell you that you're on the short list for their VoxBox. They'll ask you to follow a link and answer a few more questions based on what might be inside and if you'd be a good fit for the VoxBox. Normally, if you qualify, they will ask you to fill in your address, and if you do not qualify, they will tell you right away.

In under a week, you will receive a package in the mail which is your VoxBox. They normally look something like this on the outside, depending on the brand and what type of products are inside.

You can receive any type of products inside, from makeup to snacks to nail polish to toiletries and more. I have recently received The Estee Edit VoxBox with The Barest Lip Color ($22), Flash Illuminator ($28), Beam Team: Hydrate + Glow ($42), and the Pore Vanishing Stick ($28). Now, just as a reminder, you get all these products for free since you will review and rate the products. Totaling all these products up, the Estee Edit VoxBox I received was worth $120! And it was free!

So as a college student, getting expensive products like these for free is a miracle all on its own. In order to receive more VoxBoxes, it is best to do what they ask you to do such as write reviews on the product and post the products on social media.

As a college student struggling to pay for everything, I highly recommend all students, and even people not in school, to sign up for Influenster. You can get free products just for telling other people about them. You can sign up for Influenster (which is free) on the link below.

SIGN UP FOR INFLUENSTER!