Monday 18 August 2014

August Glossybox Review.

I've been getting Glossyboxes for a few months now so I thought I'd do a review on one. For people who aren't familiar with Glossybox, it's basically a subscription service which allows you to find new products that you may not have found otherwise :)

The first product that was in the Glossybox was a limited edition highlighter from Kryolan.
It was a special edition for Glossybox in the shade 'Cashmere'. I think the packaging looks very sleek: a matte black twist lid with a clear glass container. The product itself is very pigmented and smooth when it goes on.

The next product is a mascara from Essence. Being called the 'I <3 Extreme' mascara I expected it to be very volumising. It's nice mascara but nothing special really.

A hand cream was next. It's nice but I hate rose scents so that ruined it for me but if you like rose scents this would be very good for you!

Before recieving this product I had never heard of anything like it, it's a shampoo primer. Mindblown 😂. Basically it's meant to add more volume to your hair. I haven't tried it yet but it seems like a nice concept!

The final product was a nail varnish for 'Yves Rocher'. I'd never heard of this company so I was very intrigued. This is now my new favourite nail varnish! It's in the prettiest shade: 14- Rose. It could easily be worn all year round.
 
Anna :)

Friday 15 August 2014

Summer Sale Shopping.

I went shopping yesterday and picked up a few things. They are mainly beauty related but I also got some storagey items. 

The first place I went to was Boots, they had an offer on where if you bought the new Rimmel mascara you got a free Baby Lips. I love a good deal so how could I say no! The mascara is the Wonder'full mascara. It's very volumising and stays for quite a long time.
Mascara
Boots- £5.99 (originally £7.99)- 11ml

The Baby Lips that I got was the Cherry Velvet. It's basically just a lip balm that smells of cherry so nothing too exciting but it is very moisturising so definitely go and check those two out!
Baby Lips Lipbalm
Boots- Free (originally 2.99)

Next I went to Topshop were they are coming to the end of a sale. This is always good as everything is so cheap. I picked up three eyeshadows and a new kabuki brush.
The eyeshadows are so gorgeous and pigmented! I got the shades 'Midnight Hour' - a grape colour marbled with a khaki green/ gold eyeshadow, 'Solstice' - a baby blue colour marbled with a light silver shimmer eyeshadow and 'Backstage Whisper' - a dark navy with a dark grey shimmer eyeshadow. The best part is that they were only £1 each. WHAT?!
'Midnight Hour' 
Topshop- £1 (originally £6)- 2.5g
'Solstice'
Topshop- £1 (originally £6)- 2.5g
'Backstage Whisper'
Topshop- £1 (originally £6)- 2.5g

I needed a new kabuki brush and this one looked quite nice and it was very cheap in the sale so I picked it up. The brush itself is also really nice. It's good for loose and pressed powders and blushes. 
Kabuki Brush
Topshop- £4 (originally £8)

The last place I went to was a homeware shop. I got some lanterns which I thought would be nice to keep makeup brushes in. They are the perfect size and shape and all my brushes fit nicely. 
Lanterns
Home Sense- £1.50 each

That was all I got, I hope this was helpful! 

Anna :)