Glossybox Jan 2016

                                       Hey my loves, 

Its that time of the month again..It's glossybox time. Woop Woop. It has been a while since I last got a Glossybox, but since things are going well I thought well why not treat myself again to one.
I'm glad that they are still the same price and my box seemed to full of full sizes or just very good deluxe sizes.
In my box I was very lucky to get four full sizes and a deluxe size. I am yet to properly play around with what is in my box, but when I do I will be sure to post some feedback on them.




I will start with the luxury size product. Madara Cellular Repair Serum. 
I have never heard of the brand Madara, so I am excited to try it. I am all into the skincare part of my daily routine, just because Scotland is getting beaten up with some cold and frosty weather, not skins best friend. From what I can find on the Madara website. It is more of an anti ageing serum, with the added benefit of it being an organic and natural product. I got a 15ml sample which is worth £19 as it is half the size of the full size and you can get that for £38.



Sticking with skincare, Unani dermo Defense face mask, full size product worth £11.36. Again with this I can not wait to use this, as my skin is playing up with the weather. It is a herbal based mask which is good for sensitive skin. It keeps your skin hydrated and nourished in this winter days we have here. You can purchase it here. I will be sure to get a post up on this ASAP.








Next up is the Teeez Cosmetics Oasis Gem Lipstick, £11.93. This is another full size product. I have swatched this and it is a beautiful colour. As I don't have it to hand, I can't remember what colour I have, but it is a lovely coral, orange tone. It is a satin finish, with the added benefit of coconut oil for keeping the lips hydrated. You can buy something similar here.










Next is a glossybox own brand and formula eyeshadow. I got the colour glossy mauve. Which I love, its the sort of colour I have been wearing all over my lips this winter. Just because it makes my eye colour pop. These aen't available to buy unless you find one on Ebay. These are worth £7.10. Again I will have a review in the coming days. 










Lastly is my favourite product by far. Nicka K shine airbrush blending sponge. This is worth £6.50, it is a complete different shape to my beloved beauty blender, but I have high hopes for this. You can buy them in various places online but here is where I have been eyeing it up about. You are meant to use it the exact same way as the beauty blender or the real techniques sponge. 






My box is worth £55.89.

Did any of you get the Glossybox? What did you get in yours?
Message me below on your favourite products from this months box. 

Glossybox May 2014 Superdrug turns 50 collab

Hey Guys, 

This months Glossybox, was a very nice surprise. Firstly I somehow managed to buy two boxes. Don't ask, trying to update your payment method before a 8am start, it didn't work well for my bank. 

That being said I have 2 very different boxes to show you guys. 

In my normal box I got, Max factor Facefinity All Day Primer (£10.99, full size), Maybelline New York Great Lash Mascara in very black (£4.99, full size), 2 true PRO 3D Candy Nail Art (£3 full size), B. Sheer Conditioning Lipstick in Petal (£6.99 full size) and Vaseline Spray and Go Coco (£4.99, full size). 
This box is my favourite, it is all full sizes and I was very excited about everything when I seen what was inside. I have always been wanting to try some of the B. cosmetics, as I have tried their Miscellar water, so the lipstick was very interesting to me. Box cost roughly £30

On the same day  I had to wizz down to the post office to collect the other box, that had came the previous day, but I was at work. 

So in this box, I got: Scholl Velvet Smooth Night Mask, (£7.99 full size), Collection Bronze Glow bronzer (£2.99 full size), I love, Strawberries& milkshake lipgloss ( £1.29 full size) B. Complete Nail Polish in Quartz (£4.99 full size) and finally Blow Pro After Blow (Hairspray and sample size). Box cost nearly £20.

In both boxes I got 2 samples of Garnier Oil beauty lotion and a perfume sample of Ghost Eclipse. 

Both of these boxes have got some really good things in them and I do look forward to using and testing them out. Be sure to look out for some reviews on some of them.

Marion

Glossybox April 2014: Review

Hey Guys, 

This will be my April edition of reviewing the Glossybox. Thankfully this one arrived well before I assumed it would, it arrived before 9am on the 13th, good start. 



The box itself had the theme sweet treats. I will go through what I got, then tell you what I think.


Emite Make up- Lip Brush- L312 (£17) 
This looks like a lovely slanted lip brush, although i may use it for my eyebrows. 

Monu spa Warming ginger massage and body oil ( full size 100ml £25) 
This is a sample size, 30ml so that is roughly £7.50 worth as a sample. Good sample size and it smells gorgeous. 

MeMeMe Cosmetics Cheek and Lip Tint- Cupids Kiss (£5.50 full size)
This is another full sized product, Iam already not keen on this. Not enough pigment for my liking and defo not a proper dupe for the benetints. 

TRESemme Instant Befresh Cleansing Dry Shampoo (£4.99 for 200ml)
This is a travel sized can, so it is a not bad sample to get at this time of year. I am looking forward to trying this, as I recently cut my hair so this will help on those days where I have no time to wash my hair. 

QV Skincare Gentle Wash (£6.06 for 250ml)
I have not heard of this brand before, so I am looking forward to trying this. Im not sure what sample size it is as it says on the bottle 15g. 

This box is better than last months box, it is worth roughlyb £35 which is a massive step up from last months. I do look forward to testing the products apart from the MeMeMe product. 

What are your boxes like this month? Let me know in the comments and I will be sure to get back to you all.

Marion

GlossyBox March 2014 Box Review

Hey guys, 

Before we get started I'm so sorry about how negative this post may become. 

I received my box yesterday and couldn't even try to write a post on it. But now I have had a rethink about what I got, its still not amazing. But there is at least 2 things I will enjoy. 

Mitchell and Peach Body Cream (£36 for 180ml) 
We got a small sample of this (40ml), it smells like something my Gran would put on herself. Its not a scent I like. It has shea butter, cocoa butter and honey in the ingredients, along with lavender and rose. So this smells odd to me. 

Sleek MakeUP Pout Polish (£4.49 for 10ml)
I got this in the colour of Monte Carlo, which is a beautiful pink colour. The balm its self gives off a subtle pink on the lips.

Bellapierre Cosmetics Shimmer Powder ( £12 for 2.35g)
I got this in the colour of Coral Reef, which swatches a beautiful peach golden colour. It is a multi use product, as you can use on your eyes and cheeks. I wasn't too excited about this product, as its too shimmery to be used as a blush and it won't suit my colouring as a highlight and I have not worn peach on my eyes since my school days. 

Vita Liberata pHenomenal 2-3 week tan lotion. ( £37.50 for 150 ml)
This came in 2 small foil packets, so I am not sure how testing this is going to work. Do I just tan one small area of my body? This you can get free at a counter in store. 
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Dove Hair Treatment Intensive Repair 60 Second Treatment Shot. ( £1.49 for 15ml)
This is a deep condition treatment for the hair, which I am excited to try as I love these sort of things. 

This box was nothing special, yeah it has 2 products I am happy to test out, the hair treatment and lip conditioner. I am really disappointed in this box. I may even unsubscribe. 

Marion

Glossy Box Feb 2014

Hey Guys and Dolls,

This month's Glossybox, finally got here yesterday... and I think I loved it. 
In this months box, I very luckily got 4 full sized products... Yes 4!! So this month is in complete contrast to last months box, where it was pretty much empty. 

This month the box was on a theme of 'Be Mine' concentrating on the Valentines Day sort of theme. I can live with it as the box this month is black and has lots of lipstick kisses on the lid, very pretty!

Lets get on to the products I received this month. 

The Nougat London, Sparkling body Shimmer (£14 for 250mls) 

This was a very good sample size of 100 mls and comes in the scent cherry blossom, so this wont be a for people who don't like to put scented lotions on. This is very shimmery in the bottle, but whilst on the skin, it gives off a subtle shimmer. This would be lovely for a night out on the decolletage or legs.

Toni and Guy Hair Meets Wardrobe Stick It Up Gum (£7.20 for 90ml)
This is a full size product, aimed at shorter haired people. Which obviously isn't me, but I can give it to my brother to try it out, as he likes to spike his hair up. Although on the glossybox card it says it can be used to put your hair up. We shall see and I will update you all.

Ciate London Paint Pot (£9 13.5ml)
This is the product, we knew we were getting this month. But saying that I got very excited in what shade of paint pot I got. I got Red Hot Chilli, which is gorgeous orange toned red in the bottle. I have a feeling it will go on a lot more orange than red though, which is fine by me.

Maybelline New York Master Kajal Liner ( £5.99 for 13g)
I had been eyeing these up in Superdrug and Boots since Christmas time last year, when they got released. But they didn't seem to be anything special. But swatched this and its so pigmented that I had to scrub my hand.I can only hope that it is like that on the eyes. 

Miners Cosmetics Cocktail Kiss ( £2.99 for 12ml)
This is nice as its full size but that is possibly the only positive I have about this. I do not really go for glosses and brown ones at that. 

Lastly I got a Lindt Lindor Treat Bar ( 79p)
This was nice, not a massive fan of Lindt, but it was yummy.

Hope you enjoyed your boxes this month, let me know in the comments what you got. 

Marion

Saturday Dinner Date FOTN

Hey Guys and Dolls, 

Hope you are all having a fabulous Valentines Weekend. My lovely other half took me out last night for dinner. 

So this is what I done to my face for going out for the dinner. 

This was the final look, I came up with. 

I used my usual face products of Fashionista Vanishing cream primer, Rimmel match perfection foundation and the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer. I finished my base with a light dusting of MUA pressed powder. I also used Benefit Hoola Bronzer and the glossybox glossy rosewood blusher. 







 


On my eyes I used Urban Decay primer potion to prime my eyes and the patted on Concretes Smut eye mineral shadow and on the outer corner I used Doe-eyed by Concrete too, Review here. I lined my eyes with Be a Bombshell and Soap and Glory smoulder Kohl, then finished with lashings of Maybelline Smokey eyes mascara. My eyebrows I done with the new PS.Love brow pencil in light, I got this in a recent primark trip.







 
 
I finished the look with one of my favourite lipsticks Urban Decay Catfight. I did mix some of a lighter pink lipstick, to give it more of a romantic colour.

Hope you all like this look. 







Blog soon 

M 
<3

 

Glossybox July 2013

Hey my lovelies. 

Sorry for not keeping up with my blogging in a consistent manner... But gotta keep doing other things rather than being behind the laptop with every free hour I have. 

But I do have a few blog posts that I want to start doing regularly. Although getting a weekly post is hard enough. But I shall try my best to squeeze in a lil post when I can. So on to the true meaning of this blog. 

GlossyBox!!!

I have just received my July Glossybox and its a beauty!!! 
Recently I haven't been particularly happy with the products I've been receiving, but I have persevered with it and stuck it out. 

Glossybox have started to do themes with their boxes and this months theme is Seaside Splash. The box is coordinating with the theme and is a lovely blue colour with coral starfish and coral. Very beautiful if you are into bright colours. 

On to the fun part... Products are amazing this month!! Box is fully worth the £12.95.

The products I received were (saving my favourites till last!!)

Coola Organic suncare collection 

A little sample of face sunscreen, smells of cucumber with an SPF of 30. Sample size is 7Ml, an eighth of the full size. 
Full size £25.99 sample size £3.20

Anatomicals Spray Misty For Me
Full size product, of hydrating face mist. I'm not a lover of face mists, but I will try it and if I like it, there might be a cheeky review.
full size £6

Alterna haircare- Bamboo boho waves tousled texture mist.
Texturising hair mist to give the beachy waves look. Not a massive fan of these type of hair products, but it fits into this months theme and i never know i may end up loving this. 
full size 125ml £23 sample size 25ml £4.60

Ciate London Paint Pot in Speed Dial.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this product. Its an amazing orange with a red tone to it. looks amazing on my pale skin tone, this would also suit people with a tan or darker skin tones. This is a FULL SIZE product. When I get a few days off of work altogether I will be reaching for this and give it a proper review!
Full size 13.5ml £9

Sleek Pout Paint Pin up (red) Peek-a-bloo (blue)
These are fricking amazing!!! I already have both of these in my collection already. But I love them!! I love the retro pin up look and the red is amazing for the red lips. The blue colour is to mix with the other shades in the range to create unique colours. These are a bit like the OCC Lip Tars ( which i haven't tried yet) These are a little bit fiddly to get used too and a little goes a long way. Both of these are full size at 8ml. 
Full size 8ml £4.99 

This box is absolutely worth its money and has amazing long lasting products in it. 

Total worth of July's Box is £32.78..... WOW!!

Bye guys!! 

Marion <3 xx

Festive Glossybox: December Edition

So its this time a month, when people either hate or love their glossybox. 

For the past few months, I've not blogged about mine as I wasn't too pleased about the things I had received in the boxes. I also wanted my blog to be a happy place where I don't slate things, so I thought for the best I just wouldn't blog about them.
But this month, it has changed not only was the box a festive shade of silver, the products are actually good enough to want to write about it.

Bejewelled Christmas Glossybox Included:

Inspiration By Seche

Seche Nail Lacquer
Glossybox say:Highly pigmented colour for one coat coverage, satin smooth application dries quickly. Available in 33 fashion forward shades. 
The colour I got is 'Inspiration' its a pinky coral colour. Which to me looks kinda cheap on my nails. But it could look amazing on darker coloured skin or on tanned skins. Its a full sized bottle we got in this months Glossybox, 14ml and it cost £9.95, from the overall feel from other people who got the box, there is a few colours floating around as a friend of mine got a slate grey colour, which I would have preferred. 





                                           Rituals- Magic Touch

Glossybox says: We are proud to feature a Rituals bestseller: Magic Touch, an ultra-rich whipped body cream that intensively nourishesand firms th skin. Combining rice milk, antioxidants, the indulgent fragrance of cherry blossom and velvety smooth texture. Price 200ml-£15. The 70ml sample we got is worth £5. 
I'm not a huge fan of body butters, as they leave my skin feeling sticky which Im not a fan of. But I will most definitely be trying this one out, as I love the smell of Cherry Blossom. 









Lemon by Mary Greenwell Eau de Parfum
Glossybox says- What we love most about LEMON is that unlike most citrus fragrances, the fresh citrus notes last on the skin. Price of this varies the full size is 100ml and costs £90, 50ml- £60, Purse spray- £30.
This does smell nice and fruity, but I don't think Id buy it just because of the price. Im sure there are probably similar ones out there for less.

Sebamed Anti-Dry Night Intensive Cream
Glossybox says- All products in the Sebamed range are pH neutral and contain high-quality active ingredients, which cleanse and nourish the skin without attacking the skins natural protective mantle. Sebamed protects the skin, calms flare-ups and restores equilibrium for improved elasticity- the perfect companion for these cold winter months. Full size is 50ml £9.99
I love, love, love this product. I tried this the first night I received the box. I woke up with the softest feeling skin in the world. I'm most definitely going to buy the day cream and the night cream. I would recommend this to anyone, who suffers from dry skin.





Sleek MakeUp True Colour Lipstick

Amped True Colour Lipstick

Glossybox says- With shades that brighten and flatter your skin tone (essential during the winter months when complexions can be dull) and vitamin E enriched formulas, Sleek MakeUps true colour lipstick range is a party season essential. Full size: 3.5g-£4.99
I freaking love this product. I have been pondering for a while now weather to try some of the sleek lip products, as they are more known for the eyeshadow palletes. The colour was AMPED, which is a matte finish blue toned bright pink. Think Nicki Minaj style pink. But I do love it and may get some more. 









Also this month, we got a free bonus gift of an own brand glossybox blusher.
Glossybox Blusher in Glossy Pink
Glossybox says- A colour intensive powder blush, velvety feeling with long-lasting colour that flatters all skintones. I must admit I got a bit excited about it, as I am always on the hunt for the next best thing in blusher land. 

I must admit this has been my favourite glossybox in a while, but its even better when I got to pay for this using my glossydots. 

Anyway guys thats all for this post, I shall see yall in the next one.
M 

<3

October Glossybox Review

Its this time of month again....

So after a few months of going AWOL, its back...

After I came home from a couple stressful meetings yesterday afternoon, I got cheered up, by the sight of the arrival of this months Glossybox.

Its back to its usual pale pink colour of box and its usual packaging, although the sticker, had a little bow on it, letting us know that Glossybox support breast cancer care.

This months theme as DIY Beauty and the little card says the items in the box can be used for an 'indulgent and cosy night in'. 

The products this month is amazing for me personally. I love them all and think I will get at least some use out of all of them. The products are 

ANATOMICALS- Don't just clean it woman, scrub it body scrub 

This is a pink grapefruit scented body scrub, that comes in a 75ml sample. It smells amazing, firstly!! The little exfoliating bits, are a  good size and seem like it would definitely show a difference. As Ive not tried it properly I cant give a full review on it, but from the little bit I tried on my hand, I think it could do as good a job as Soap And Glory scrubs do.
The full size is 200ml and costs only £3.49.

Yves Rocher France- Instant anti-wrinkle moisturiser- Hydra Vegetal

This brand has been in Glossybox before but in the form of a mascara (which i really need to buy a full size of). I hope this product is just as brilliant as the mascara is, I have a lot of expectations for this. I'm slightly too young to be able to say if it does do, what it says. It says on the card that it instantly smooths wrinkles, I don't have any to test this on. But the cream itself, its luxurious moisturising and smells nice.
We got a full size product, which is 30ml and costs £18, so in fact with that one product, I'm getting my moneys worth. Yaaay

Skinetica Anti-Blemish

This is what it exactly says. You just put it on spots to get rid of them within 2-3 days. Its a unique solution for clearing skin of any blemishes, it has no side effects. I have tried this on a small spot I had on my chin yesterday, and today the spot is gone!! So I absolutely love this product, although a downside for me is the smell, its a strong chemical scent, but I shall put up with it.
For 100ml is £6.99, which isn't too bad.




Dr. Jart- Premium Beauty Balm

This cream is amazing, but not in my exact colour! Saying that the 15ml sample will be used by me somehow. It is a highly pigmented, it has an SPF of 40 i incorporated in it and firming agents, as this particular one is aimed to ages 30+ women. 
It costs £24 for a 40ml tube, that you can buy at boots.







Sally Hansen- Complete Salon Manicure

This nail varnish has everything!!! I got a beautiful dark maroon colour, that is perfect for this season. It went opaque with 2 coats. It is also a five steps in one bottle!!! It has a base coat, strengthener, growth treatment, colour and topcoat in one!! I adore this product, I've seen that there was other colour of polish in other boxes but I love mine.
Its a full sized product worth £6.99

This box has been one of my favourite one, ive had to date. It even beats the july box where i got my HD Brows kit. Everyone should subscribe to glossybox, its well worth it.

Bye guys

M
<3

Vichy Dermablend Corrective Cosmetics review

Hey guys,
Ive been meaning to do this post all weekend, but just not had the time and I felt a little under the weather.
So I've been using the Vichy Dermablend foundation stick since I got the starter kit in the June Glossy Box, which when i looked online it cost around £5 for the starter kit. Even though I don't have many blemishes, so I just used it to conceal dark circles.
So to get a proper scale of how well this product works, I asked my friend Lauren, who has some red pigmentation on her cheeks, if I could do the review based on the results she got when i done her make up.

Lauren, just before her flawless make over

As you can see from the picture on the left hand side. My lovely model, Lauren for this product has a lot of redness to her cheeks, and it doest matter what she does, she cant get rid of it fully, even the full cover foundations don't cover it fully without some green concealer to counteract the redness.

halfway through the transformation.

the final look.

First of all, I prepped (cleansed and moisturised) Laurens skin, then i started to massage the Vichy Dermablend into her skin, i used the colour the porcelain. It has a creamy consistency of a stick concealer. But it blends out amazingly well. I then used some powder to set it.
I then added some colour to Laurens face by adding a pinky blusher to the apples of her cheeks and some bronzer, to give her the healthy glow.
                                        




My overall opinion on this product is that i love it. It gets rid of a multitude of blemishes and it is strong enough to cover a tattoo. The stick itself is around £20 from Boots.com and various other places online. Its amazing at what it does and I think that because you can use it to camouflage everything, its well worth the money. It will give anyone who is shy because of their skin confidence. Feel free to follow my lovely model Lauren on Twitter.com/laurenm26


M
xx

Dermalogica Clean Start Kit

This was one of the best things in my June glossy box, which Glossy box said that it was only the under 20 year old's getting them in the boxes, yet I'm 21, but I'm not going to complain as I love it. In the kit there is 3 miniatures two of which are 50ml and one is 15ml.

How the kit comes

                                               

Wash off

The first of the 3 is a foaming wash (50ml) that on the box says to use twice a day once in the morning and then again at night. It has a lovely citrus smell to the wash, its not like a normal face wash where you would wet your face first then use the product. This one you dampen your hands (clean hands) and then put the product on your hands to foam it up and then onto your face. It leaves the skin feeling nice and clean but also rejuvenated.

All over clear

The next step in the kit is the All over clear purifying toner, its in a 50ml sample squirty bottle. All you do with this little bottle is shut your eyes and spray all over your face and neck. It helps to control shine and breakouts. Which I completely agree with as my skin is normal- Oliy combination, so anything that helps keep the shine at bay is amazing and it helps stop spots breakouts. You have to use this both am and pm. 

The final step in this kit is the Welcome Matte spf15 moisturizer. As this has an SPF in it and its quite a light formula its perfect for the daytime. Its a lightweight formula that doesn't clog the pores to stop breakouts. I like this is as it makes my skin feel nice and soft. 

All in all I absolutely LOVE this skincare set and I will definitely be buying the kit again. It makes my skin feel amazing and my make up goes on a dream after I've used it.

this is the link to the site to buy this kit. http://buy.dermalogica.co.uk/product.php?productid=16152

Over and out guys :)

M