Glossybox Goodness

I have subscribed to Glossybox on and off for several years and for as little as £8.50 a month you get five beauty products delivered straight to your door. Recently, I have been impressed by their unique box designs that have become sturdier, sleeker and down right fun. 

So, let’s get to the nitty gritty…..

THE SEPTEMBER BOX

The Karen Millen watercolour London scene is quintessentially British but in a contemporary way. 

The fact that Glossybox also had an after work gathering with prosecco (to celebrate the collaboration) makes me like it just a little bit more. Unfortunately, Jen couldn't make the event as she was at the Savoy having a fancy smancy celebratory time with her sister and dad. (Happy birthday, John!) However, I'm sure that the next time the words 'free' and 'prosecco' are bandied around, Jen and I will both be there, with bells on....and goblets at the ready. 

My favourite products: 

• A fairly reasonably sized Origins Plantscription Anti-aging Power Serum (15ml)
• Skin PEP Dark Circle Eraser Growth Factor Eye Cream (what the flinking flanking heck is growing? My eyes? Eye bags?)
• More Brows by Model Co (you can read my full review here). 

THE OCTOBER BOX

• Nuxe Paris Masque Crème Fraiche (50ml)

• etre belle LipLift Peel (15ml)

• So Susan Flutter Mascara (4g)

• Full sized Ciate nail polish in Ditch the Heels

• Rimmel BB Cream (8ml)

• Yves Rocher Quelques Notes d’Amour L’Eau de Parfum (16floz)

The mask looks great and perfect after a long week of hectic-ness. I am also excited by LipLift Peel. This is something that should be used once a week, to gently remove dead skin cells and supposedly, it keeps the lips looking smooth and soft. Hurrah. Red lipstick, here I come.

The BB cream doesn’t really bother me either way, but if it is good, it will be useful for travelling.

Full sized Ciate nail varnish….why thank you Glossybox, thank you. The green colour makes me happy. Perhaps it will rival the Sephora Formula X nail varnishes?

I appreciate that the perfume is in an actual little bottle and not a sample spray. Nice touch.

I will try the mascara. I wasn’t that impressed with the concealer palette from the same company but I will give it a whirl. The Essense I Heart Extreme Crazy Volume mascara that I received a few months ago in one of the boxes was amazing, so fingers crossed…or maybe eyes would be more appropriate. No, I’d walk into things.

The only negative, the black shredded paper.... It gets all over the product!

But, all in all…..Glossybox has seriously improved. I genuinely get very excited about receiving it every month. Small pleasures, especially as this doesn’t make me put on weight, or have to exercise, or even move too much. Lovely.

Prices range from £8.50 to £10 per month depending on the length of the plan you choose. Visit

www.glossybox.co.uk for more information

Summer Lip Colours

First and foremost, I am an utter child when it comes to any type of product on my lips. I swear, half the time, I seem to eat it off! Useless. So, when I say a lip colour stays in place or works for me, it has been put through rigorous testing. Note to self....leave lip products on the lips. 

There are several things that I want from a lip product: something that feels moisturising, something that is long lasting and a product that has a good applicator.

I have three favourites that I have been wearing a fair bit recently. In hot or warmer weather I tend to stay away from lipstick. There’s no real reason, it’s just a preference. Therefore, the products below are glosses and balms.

RIMMEL LASTING FINISH COLOUR RUSH BALM – I Want Candy

 

THOUGHTS 

This has an amazing colour pay off. It literally lasts all day and even after removing makeup, it’s still faintly there. I've tried the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable and Clinique Chubby Sticks and they pale in comparison.
 
The only negative of the Rimmel Balm is that it is a tad drying. I tend to apply it and then apply a gloss on top or my ever faithful Carmex. I can apply the Rimmel product once (with perhaps one re-application later in the day) but other than that, an occasional Carmex top up is enough. Hurrah! Also, the smell is immense. Extreme sweetness but it's not an 'I’m in a sweetshop and starting to feel nauseous' kind of smell.

To emphasise just how long lasting this product is, the picture below shows what remains after makeup remover and cleanser have been used! Impressive. Although, my lips look swollen in this photo! Instant fillers. Hurrah! 

APPLICATION/PACKAGING

Apply like a lipstick. It’s like a giant crayon but the point makes precision slightly easier.
I feel like I am colouring – it’s wonderful! Chunky and fuchsia pink…nothing better.

REPURCHASE?

Yes. I’m going back to get more colours. Do I need more colours? No, but that is utterly irrelevant.

£5.99 for 2.5g

http://uk.rimmellondon.com 



MAC CREMESHEEN GLASS – BOY BAIT

THOUGHTS

I love the name. Although, I am far too old to be baiting boys…ewww! This is the perfect nude that leaves a glossed lip without colour. It goes over lipsticks and other glosses and is often found in my work bag. It’s really smooth and creamy, without being sticky. I can feel it on my lips, which I like, but it’s not something that my hair will get stuck to on a windy day. There are two negatives: firstly it doesn’t last that long (on me…so it could last for hours on more responsible lip colour wearing people). Secondly, the doe foot applicator is a little sharp. I often feel that it is pulling the lip, rather than gliding across it. However, like usual, MAC lip products smell gorgeous and it is a really handy product.

APPLICATION/PACKAGING

Gloss product with doe foot applicator.

REPURCHASE?

Probably. Not too sure yet. 

£17.50 for 2.7g

www.maccosmetics.co.uk

TANYA BURR LIP GLOSS BY EYE CANDY – Picnic in the Park

THOUGHTS

This is the perfect pink. It’s brighter than a baby pink and isn’t draining on the complexion (I find some baby pink colours make me look ill) yet, it’s not an over the top pink. It’s not too bright but has a bit of umph about it. It smells super sweet, to the point it can be a little much if in a delicate mood and had a few too many tipples the night before. The only negative is that it feels slightly grainy when first applied. However, the colour lasts a fairly long time and it is moisturising.  

APPLICATION/ PACKAGING

I really love the applicator. It’s shape means that it is pliable and fits the shape of the mouth

REPURCHASE?

I have bought several colours and all are nice but this is my favourite. 

£6.99 for 8ml

www.superdrug.com
www.feelunique.com