April Glossybox

I feel no shame in admitting i adore Glossybox. I've never tried Carmine or any of the other beauty boxes on the market, but something about Glossybox is just so...fun!
The element of surprise and adding 5 samples to my ever growing makeup collection greatly excites me, and i love the feel of the boxes- especially the themed ones, so the Earth Month inspired Glossybox was a surefire hit with me(and apparently bloggers everywhere!)

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the Glossybox itself is biodegradable. A very very nice touch!

In box i recieved:

-Figs & Rouge lip balm in Rambling Rose

-kai Perfume sample

-Ayuuri body wash 

-Inika eye pencil in Peacock blue

-Caudalie S.O.S Thirst Quenching Serum

I've seen others complain or show a little annoyance at the presence of a perfume sample, but i really liked this one in particular. The brand is extremely elegant and i loved the idea of the scent being different on everyone. There are other perfumes and even lipsticks etc that have similar claims, and i have tested this theory on myself, Mum and one of my sisters- and it does smell a little different. I really like the overall lightness and fresh fragrance- i won't be buying a bottle though- i wasn't blown away enough to spend £41 on a full size bottle.

This lip balm is one of the two full size products in the box. The Figs & Rouge Lip balm in Rambling Rose was something i'd hoped would blow me away. But i really didn't like the smell. It smelt really odd, and i normally love rose scented products. Unfortunately not a winner for me, but my sister, who i gave it to, seemed to like it well enough- is it just me?! (£3.29 from www.feelunique.co.uk)

The other full size product in the box is the shown Inika certified organic eye liner in peacock blue. I was the first one to dismiss it, saying blue eyeliner is most definitely not my idea of edgy, or pretty. But after applying, i changed my tune. I liked putting a little on my lower lash line and smudging a little.The texture was absolutely lovely. It glided on and lasted hours before i noticed any wear. As far as i can sniff, there isn't a distinct scent. I would've preferred maybe of a brown or dark green, but i'll definitely look into the other Inika prodcuts avaliable. (£11.75 at www.inikacosmetics.co.uk)

Also in this box, which I haven't pictured because i wanted to do separate revies on the products, were an Ayuuri body wash, which i cannot get enough of, and a Caudalie S.O.S Thirst Quenching serum, which i'm really considering paying £29 for a full size product. 

Overall, i really like the box this month, and i cannot wait to receive the May box. 

Where have you been?!

So i've been gone for...what seems like forever. Literally, almost a month!
How bad is that?!
This is for a few reasons:
-revision has taken up 90% of my free time, the other 10% is spent either shopping for more makeup, or skype with the boyfriend.
-the new boyfriend. yayayay! at weekends i've been seeing him, so my blogging has been a little pushed aside! He apologises by the way(whattaloser!)!
-the new posting format thing is a little daunting. It's the first time i've posted using it, but not the first time i've tried. I'm not scared of change, but it looks a little..meh. Brilliant english right there: meh.

Anyway, i've got no end of posts to get writing for you, so i best get started! Thankyou for bearing with me!

The Expensive Edition- Bag & Purse

My Most Wanted is something reailstic i can aim for in the not-too-distant future, but the following are the kind of things that someone dreams of owning! 

One of my few and select goals in life, is to own a Mulberry bag. It is the most shallow of the goals, don't worry, but this Mulberry Cookie Bayswater is my ultimate dream bag. If ever find £995 of change jangling around in my pockets, i would buy this in a heartbeat. Mulberry is, for me, the ultimate luxury bag brand. But, as said, with luxury products, comes luxury prices. This iconic bag can be found here.

I'm not big on purses- my current number is a pastel green studded number, which i have used since i've had the need for a good purse...but this Ted Baker purse is simplistic and the daschund bobble is gorgeous. And cute. And although not being the priciest purse (£79 - the £320 Mulberry cookie cutter purse would be my *second* choice against this one-gasp!), it's more expensive than other purses that i've seen. This gorgeous purse can be found here, available in black and shell (cream), but shell would definitely be my shade of choice!

Most Wanted

All of us have made lists of things we wish to own some day, and mine for this fortnight contains 1 item.

This is from the Cambridge Satchel Company, and i love the colour, design and class of the satchel. It would be a toss up between the brown one and this gorgeous vivid scarlet bag, but i have a feeling the red would win, out of pure admiration for how unusual and stunning it is. I'd definitely pay the extra money to have my initials embossed into the satchel lip...how sublime! 

Unfortunately this satchel isn't cheap, (14 inch-£81, and an extra £5 per letter to be embossed, gulp) but it is unparalleled on quality and beauty...no high street satchels seem to compare...

Anyway, that is this fortnights one-item wonder. 

The satchel can be purchased from here. 

Are you as infatuated with this as me? ;)

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface 80% Dupe

We all love a good dupe, right? So when sorting out my makeup collection, i stumbled across a pretty good one!

My Dad brought me back Tarte's Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface from America, where it is avaliable in Sephora at $25 a pop. It's a light baby pink and lasts for ages with maximum pigmentation.

Meet the dupe: MUA blusher in Shade 2, from Superdrug at £1 for 2.4g (Dollface is 5.6g).

The top one is a heavily swatched MUA, the bottom is one swipe of Dollface. The pigmentation is obviously not the same, but after blending out the MUA, the colour similarity is obvious.

Considering there is a humongous price difference (considering the price of overseas shipping from Sephora...is that even possible?), and the colours are pretty darn similar, i'd nab the MUA blusher. It's not exactly the same formula wise, but the colour is very very similar, and fills a hole in anyones blusher collection.

What do you think of this dupe?

Becca Beach Tint in Watermelon

This came in my February glossybox, and i thought it was a sample. It was so tiny, i thought, it must be a nice sized deluxe sample, but upon further inspection, it is full size. Full. Size. Worth £28 no less. Big things were expected- and after looking at the full shade range on a Becca retailer's website, i'm quite glad Glossybox gave us Watermelon.

The packaging oozes high-end cool, and i keep the tube in the box purely because i don't have the heart to throw it away.

The tube is so small! That said, there is a definite reason...

...the crazy pigmentation. I squeezed a miniscule amount onto my hand and blended out (shown below).

It gives a gorgeous flush to the cheeks, and smells like watermelon. Just all round yum!

I'll be sad when this runs out, but i can't see myself repurchasing- £28 is a bit steep, even for a die-hard beauty addict. Thankyou glossybox!

Howdy Sailor

I'm not one to enjoy/post outfit posts.

However, recently i've been looking for inspiration at the idyllic llymlrs, and others such as HelloOctober and lydiafaejones 

So, when i donned my first shorts of the year yesterday, i snapped a bad picture. But a start is a start, is it not?!

Blush: Benefit Sugarbomb

Lips: Collection 2000 Creampuff matte lipgloss in Powder puff (major love for this product)

Top: Lipsy 

High wasted Shorts (which you can't really see): Miss Selfridge

Necklace: Tiffany & Co

Sailor jacket: Charity shop

EUREKA! My jacket is from Sue Ryder, a charity shop i hadn't previously ventured into. I picked this little beauty up in the Vintage and Retro section, for £5.95. It originally came with shoulder pads, but i carefully cut them out and have them just in case. 

What do you think of my charity shop find?

New Look Accessories Haul

So for my birthday, i received what can only be described as an excessive amount of New Look vouchers. I mean, i love New Look, but i ran out of things to buy...then discovered the new summer range of accessories.

 One of the first things i picked up, is the ring shown above. It's just a large amber/brown stone in a pretty gold colour setting and cost £3.50. It reminded me of llymlrs rings, which always seem to be sold out, so i'm glad to have nabbed this little ring while i could.

(Please excuse the upside-downness of the second picture)

I also picked up this very Egytian-esque necklace, which I have come to love even more. I think cute girly Peter Pan collars aren't quite my cup of orange hot chocolate, so i thought this would still be a bold statement, but be in keeping with my style aesthetic. 

This necklace cost £4.99, which i wouldn't've paid for with my own money, but i see it as a good investment piece and i liked it.

I also picked up some clips, because i've started clipping back my fringe (which i'll post about if you like..?) and these are really cute and a nice alternative to boring old grips!

The above one, which is a taupe-y colour, cost £2.00 i think? and then the bottom pack of 3 cost £2.99 , so they're cost effective and rather cute. yay!

I think this is the one thing i bought which i'm least keen on. I like it, and i think it's pretty and summery, and i can see myself wearing it..it's a bit too girly for me, i think. It cost £4.99 and is, admittedly, exceedingly pretty.

The gorgeous abstract shaped red ring was on sale for £1.50 down from £2.99. It's a size S, so i wear it on my little finger, which i think looks really good as i was running out of little finger rings for when i go all mystic meg with the finger jewellery. The colour is stunning and i just love the overall feel of it.

This is the two rings i purchased being worn together, with the cards still attached because i'm a) lazy and b)struggling to find scissors.

Lastly are the above earrings, which are shell-shaped. I liked the whole mermaid-esque effect they gave me, and because i have long wavy hair, i was hoping to exude some form of sultry mermaid vibe. I don't think i have as of yet, but they are very summery and pretty, and were £3.99 which is measly next to other earrings, really. 

I think i'm set for summer- but never say never eh? 

Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter Body Moisturiser Review

I like moisturiser. It smells yummy (most of the time), it leaves my skin smooth and nourished and its creamy and thick. So Soap & Glory's The Righteous Butter moisturiser is right up my street!

Most soap and glory product names are puns/innuendos etc, but i don't really understand this one, which i'm ok with- because its luuuurvly!

I actually recieved this last Christmas, and i was instantly taken with the packaging. The flamingo pink is so typically girly and Soap&Glory-esque, that it was hard not to fall in love with it.

Admittedly, the picture of the half naked woman on the lid is a little risque, but overall, the packaging is a winner with me.

(Please excuse the wonky and uneven product...i left it on its side, near a radiator...) 

I love the smell of this. I wish i could bottle the smell and wear it as a perfume, it smells so so good. I can't even describe it- please give the whiff a sniff, and you'll immediately understand. 

The body butter is thick and creamy in consistency, and leaves the skin nicely moisturised, while the gorgeous scent lingers after the product has been absorbed. There isn't an oily residue after the moisturiser has been applied- just supple skin and a heady scent which i can't get enough of! 

This is definitely my favourite body butter/moisturiser at the moment, and can be bought for around the £5/6 mark. 

*The only downside of this product is the tub- but that's minor and when i use it after getting out the shower- my hands a clean anyway.

Leapyear Lucy?

I'm so sorry i haven't done a review in a few days, i'm taking some pictures tomorrow morning of manymany things for you all to gander at! 

Anyway, as recently i've been deviating a little from my whole beauty blogging shabang, i thought i'd mention something. In arouuuuund 9 days time, i will have so many things to review it'll be unreal. Why? You ask..

It's MY BIRTHDAY! 

Which i'm super excited about- not least because it's my first actual birthday in 4 years. Because, kiddas, the 29th February is a leapyear! 

Being me, and already knowing most things which parents have bought me, i can tell you know- i shall be occupied for weeks/months. There is that much there! 

SO, this pointless little post is basically saying sorry, but there are much better things to come! 

x

Maybelline Dream Touch Blush 06 & 02 Review

While in Boots today, i felt it rude to not take advantage of the 3 for 2 offer on Maybelline products (i also got the Dream Touch Foam Foundation- review on its way!). These were each £6.99, but i got one free, due to the offer. Something about 3for2, or b.o.g.o.f s just seem to draw me in! (I know thats the idea:p)

I was actually really unkeen on this particular shade when i bought it. It was just a bit too dark/dramatic for my tastes, but after looking at my swatched wrist again after a few hours, i realised how much i love this blush colour, and was rather excited i'd bought it!

The shade is 06, and i want to say it is something to do with berry, but i have no idea. 

I'd describe it as a dark reddy pink with brown undertones, and as you can see, it's really pigmented.

This was the first shade of this blush which I picked up. Its the shade 02, and its a very pretty apricot/peach/creamy glow-y colour. 

The picture makes it look overly orange, but it does show the dewy sheen you get on these blushes.

These are the two swatched. Left: 06, Right: 02. 

I was really heavy handed with these swatches, to get the colours to show up- they blend like a dream and leave a really natural, pretty colour. 

Overall, these blushes are a solid 9/10 - the formula is so light and smooth, and the colour pay off is instant and remarkably good! Definitely worth £6.99- would've bought these even if they weren't on 3 for 2!