Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Beauty Box Review

So there is a lot of talk on blogs and youtube about beauty boxes, if you like me only really heard about them when you started reading beauty blogs it can be a bit daunting! So this is just looking at the 4 main ones I know of and 1 new box, Glossybox, Bourdoir Prive/Jolie Box, Carmine, Feelunique.com Beauty Box and She Said Beauty Box.

Glossybox


Glossybox is the most popular beauty box, and it was the reviews for this brand that I saw first, so I signed up. I do enjoy getting this every month and the packaging is soo pretty even the outer cardboard box it is delivered in is glamorous! 
I have enjoyed getting this but do find that when I look on blog reviews I never seem to have the best box and can sometimes be disappointed when other bloggers are raving about the box. There are a lot of Glossybox Ambassadors and some bloggers get their boxes for free, so sometimes reviews rate them better than they are, I'm not saying the bloggers lie, but if you got a beauty box free each month I'd think it was brilliant too, but when you know you have spent £12.95 it's hard not to feel disappointed sometimes. But I do love getting my Glossybox each month.

Feel Unique Beauty Box



I haven't received this beauty box, but it really intrigues me as I really like the feelunique website, and I love the concept of the beauty box being a drawer it makes the box itself much more useful and stakable! I think this beauty box is definitely worth keeping an eye on.
Would love to hear people's thoughts on this box.

Carmine Beauty Box


I signed up to this box straight after I saw the reviews of the December box as I had previously heard good things about the Bourdoir Prive boxes but it seems that now they have joined up with Jollie box they are even better. This box is the same price as Glossybox and Carmine at £12.95 each month, so I have no intention of paying for two beauty boxes each month but thought I would give it a try and see if it tempts me to cancel my Glossybox!

She Said Beauty
Sorry for the blurry picture!

A new beauty box on the block is She Said Beauty, it starts in March and there is already a lot of hype building about it as there are a lot of industry experts being linked to the brand, currently they have an offer for the first box (March) at £9.70 and then it goes back to £11.95, the offer ends at the end of February. I'm tempted to give the first box a try to see what it's like! Link


One thing to remember if you sign up for a beauty box is that it doesn't fit through your letter box, so the initial Yay it's arrived is followed by oh but I have to go pick it up from the post office... when I have time!

Plus most beauty boxes now have an option to pay for 3 or 6 months worth of boxes for a discounted rate.

So February is pretty much going to Beauty Box month for us!

* all beauty boxes are paid for by us.

Illamasqua Neon Nail Varnish Rare

 
Illamasqua nail varnish in Rare

After a long time of searching for neon nail varnish I was planning on buying the American Apparel neon colour on ASOS but this sold out! Plus I hate having to pay for postage and packaging when I buy online.
So I noticed this colour varnish at the Illamasqua counter when I was nipping through Fenwicks, after a lot of umming and ahhing at whether to get it (it cost £13.50) I decided to treat myself, and vowed not to go shopping for a while!
I do think though that if you are wanting to get a neon nail varnish it is best to buy a quality brand for the depth of colour, as the neon colours can go very streaky.

NOTD to come soon!

Sunday, 5 February 2012

Amazing nails found on Pinterest - glow in the dark space nails

I cannot describe how much I love these nails! Unfortunately I have heard this Speciallita glow in the dark nail varnish has been discontinued however I've been looking at getting the OPI Halloween 2011 Zom Body To Love glow in the dark varnish from eBay - however £12 for a gimmick nail varnish seems quite allot - has anyone got this? is it worth it?

Real Techniques Brushes Coming to Boots!

We are both huge fans of Pixiwoo and like many others we are addicted to their you tube channel. Whilst reading their blog I was very pleased to hear that Boots will be stocking the Real Techniques brushes by Samantha Chapman as of the 15th February. I've heard great things about these brushes and I can't wait to have a good look at them and test a few out (will review asap) paying p&p always put me off buying these in the past so this move by Boots is great news (I also hate buying beauty products not in Boots or Superdrug now as I'm a slave to my points cards) To see if they will  be coming to a store near you check here -

NOTD: Topshop Hyperreal


Topshop Hyperreal Nail Varnish - £6

I love the Topshop make up range, but I really like their metalic nail varnishes, I have my eye on a few other colours might have to get them as a treat on pay day!
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