I received my September Glossybox during the week.  Glossybox is a  monthly beauty subscription box which costs £10.00 (plus p&p) per month and 3, 6 & 12 monthly subscriptions are also available.

Included in this months box is the usual product  / beauty information card  and the following five products – I will do separate reviews on each product once I get a chance to try them properly: 

VITAMASQUES Hydro Face Mask (one mask)–  Full Size– £7.99– (love face masks though have so many already to use up – however this one states keeps skin hydrated for 120 hours – hoping so! );

RODIAL Smokey Eye Pen – Full Size =£17– (v happy this product was included as love black eyeliners, one of my daily staples – looking forward to trying this product properly as first impressions are that it is a good strong colour and easily blended, just not sure at this stage about durability);

L’OCCITANE Immortelle Precious Cleansing Foam  – 50 ml (travel size) Full Size 150ml £19 – (states its organic essential oils leaves skin clean and soft – looking forward to trying this product especially as part two of a double cleanse – a good travel size);

 
TOO FACED Waterproof Better than Sex Mascara – (Travel Size) Full Size is £19 – (v happy this product was included too as had seen this product advertised  but had not got round to trying it (waterproof version);

REVLON Gel Envy Diamond Top Coat– Full Size – £7.99 – (states gives your nails a fabulous salon worthy shine and is formulated with Diamond Flex Technology which promises to give your talons a cup proof long lasting finish  – so cannot wait to see if it lives up to these claims);

and a bonus item was included in this month’s box – a sample sachet of the new Body Shop Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask.

I am v pleased with this months selection, think my favourite box for 2016, three full size items, good selection of products, brands.  I am really looking forward to trying all of these products especially the mascara, face mask and Revlon topcoat, but you know me by now, still hoping more makeup items will be included in next months box.

*SPOILER* – October Sneak Peek – states is an innovative formula from Universal Beauty Cosmetics that will leave your cheeks and lips glowing with a subtle flush of healthy colour – (looks like it may even be a full size item).

Look forward to any comments you may have – if you have received this months box would love to know what you thought.

If you are not already a follower would love you to follow my blog too – would mean a lot.

Thank you – take care.

Best Wishes Liz x

I received my September Birchbox during the week  – it is a monthly subscription box which costs £12.95 (inclusive of p&p) per month and 3, 6 & 12 monthly subscriptions are also available.  Five personalised beauty treats are included each month and this month’s box theme is ‘Heroes’  – a drawer style box this month but no drawstring bag – hope we receive the bag again next month.

This month every subscriber either received a Model Co Crème Rouge for lips and cheeks or a Highlighting Trio – both full size items, the usual product  / beauty information booklet,  four additional products  based on your profile   I received the following:

MODEL CO Highlighting Trip in Champagne, Peach Bellini & Bronze  – Full Size £17.00 – I am looking forward to trying this properly as described as being suitable for cheekbones, brow bones and eyelids – gives an instant glow – preferred this item as I had received the crème rouge before;

AMIKA Bombshell Blowout Spray– 29.6ml (travel size) – Full size £14.99 for 237ml  – never heard of this product before and it is described as a lightweight spritz and a styling superstar, volumising smoothing and texturing in one – I have used a few times already and although it did leave my hair smooth,  I have not noticed any other benefits yet  and not too keen on the fragrance as bit overpowering for me but will try it  a few more times to see if I see any further improvements /  get used to the fragrance, might be better for shorter hair;

JANE IREDALE Smooth Affair Facial Primer & Brightener –7ml (travel size) – Full size £36 for 50 ml – Described as a primer and brightener which smooths skin and minimises pores to help makeup glide on and last longer than before – I have used few times and although  it was a quite good base for my makeup and might have minimised pores slightly, I found it did not help my makeup last any longer or give my skin a brightening effect- at this stage will not be purchasing but will use it for a longer period to see if I get any better results;

NUXE Prodigieux Shower Oil– 30ml (travel size) – Full Size £10.00 for 200 ml – described as a precious scented shower gel with golden shimmer which cleanses and leaves your skin with a satin finish, looking forward to trying this and although a great travel size would have loved a bigger size; and

POLAAR The Genuine Lapland Cream– 25ml (travel size)– Full size £15.00 for 50ml – ‘handy’ handbag size – described a cult favourite with their French team an antioxidant rich lotion which is brimming with a trio of vitamin packed berries to nourish protect and pamper dry skin and can be applied to face and body whenever your skin’s feeling parched – it is a thick cream consistency but when you apply it has more a balm consistency- leaves skin hydrated with a  v slight sheen and is great for any dry patches as well – looking forward to trying this product for a longer period and think will be perfect for the Winter time as well.

I also received a gold tone bangle worth £15 this month for referring a friend, it has a peach string tie closure at back and it came in a lovely cream birchbox pouch  – love this bangle and the one I received has the word IMAGINE inscribed on the front and if you subscribe this month using my referral code www.birchbox.co.uk/invite you will also receive one of these bangles with your first box – (However please remember this may be sent separately).

Although not overly impressed with some of the products this month  – still  v good value this month and do love the Polaar Lapland  cream already and my box does have a good mix of makeup, skincare and haircare products which I am happy to receive although in future boxes as always I am hoping I will receive more makeup up items.

Any queries / comments please let me know and if you would like a separate review on any of the above products just let me know.  If you received this months box would love to know what items you received.

Thank you – take care and have a lovely weekend.

Best Wishes Liz x

I received my September 2016 YOU beauty box  selection last week   – I  again stayed with the standard subscription this month – £6.95 (including p&p) for two items plus the extras. (please see my previous post here for overview and how to subscribe  and the September shortlist / selection of products  post here). I  selected / received the following two products (as the Inika lip tints were not available even though included in shortlist – but more about this later) and extras:

Argan 5 Argan Oil Anti Age Hand & Nail Cream (75ml)

States on the information booklet ‘is easily absorbed and works to give intense and instant hydration, even out skintone and protect against UV damage’.

This creamy product sinks into skin v quickly, hands feel smooth, hydrated and I absolutely love the smell – the mixture of different oils give off a gorgeous relaxing fragrance, cannot stop smelling my hands when I use it. 

Model Co Lip gloss in Fairy Floss  (this was a substitute product not in shortlist)

FULL SIZE= £16.00 – however on ‘sale’ on a number of online sites.

Nothing in booklet as substitute product – I like the packaging with built in mirror and it has a lovely sweet fragrance – is v slightly tacky but does give a lovely sheen to the lips.

Plus the extras included in this month’s box were sachet samples of the The Hero Project Glow Drops and Nanoblur Cream, a packet of Propercorn and a £10 Voucher Code for Zalando.

Although still excellent value again this month, I was disappointed as I know  a lot of other subscribers were as although the earlier preview / shortlist showed the two Inika lip tints below,  neither of these were available to choose when this month’s box became available.

That is why I made the selection I did as was not really interested with any of the remaining items although I am glad I selected the handcream as I love it already.  I contacted YOU beauty box through their facebook page early on the 1st September 2016 (as did a number of other members)  to ask what the problem was and why the Inika products were not available to choose and why members had not been informed and they  replied as follows ‘Thank you for your comments and we appreciate your disappointment. Unfortunately there was a problem with the Inika stock so we could not put it live’.  I appreciate their response but I believe they could have avoided a number of members being disappointed if they had kept them informed because I believe good prompt communication is key in any venture / business.   Hopefully this is just a one off glitch, as up to now have been v impressed with this subscription service and have been subscribed since the beginning.

Therefore I would still definitely recommend trying the YOU beauty box if you can because of the value of products / cost of box – subscriptions start at £6.95.   However as always, please remember if you are interested in specific products you need to make your choice early as some products may sell out quickly.

If you are already subscribed would love to know what you thought of the selection of products this month and also love to know if you are considering subscribing.

Also if you are not already a follower would love you to follow my blog too – would mean a lot.

Thank you – take care.

Best Wishes Liz x

I was surprised last week when my September 2016 Lookfantastic beauty box arrived, (it is a monthly subscription box which costs £15 per month (inc p&p) or from £11.25 for a 12 month subscription), as had decided to cancel my subscription for a while – see my review of last months box here – however when I checked Lookfantastic had taken this months payment even though I cancelled in time not to be invoiced for this months box – have emailed and I am still waiting for a response – intend to follow up this week.

This is LFBeautybox’s 2nd birthday so Lookfantastic stated they have included everything you need to get yourself glammed up and ready to celebrate with them.

 Included is the usual product  / beauty information booklet and the following six products (photos below) – however no Elle Magazine included with this months box:

 Christophe Robin Purifying Shampoo– 75ml (travel size) –  £25.00 for 250ml;

Bliss Lemon & Sage Body Butter – 30ml (travel size) – £22 for 200ml;

Gatineau Smoothing Eye Pads (1 sachet containing 2 pads) – £36 for 6 sachets;

Argan Multi Tone BB Cream – 10ml – (travel size) = £70 for 30 ml;

BareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Lipstick in Get Ready – 1.5g – (travel size) – £17 for full size; and

A Lord & Berry Strobing / Luminizer Pencil – 0.7g (travel size) – Different one than is included in magazine but card included to explain with a 20% discount code LB20 which can be used off Lord & Berry products.

If you are not already a follower would love you to follow my blog too – would mean a lot.

Thank you – take care.

Best Wishes Liz x

I received my September  My Little Box today – it is one of my favourite monthly subscription boxes  – it is a Parisian based monthly subscription box which costs £14.95 (inclusive of p&p) per month.    Each month My Little Box has a different theme and the box is always beautifully illustrated in line with that theme.  This month My Little Box teamed up with French clothing brand Claudie Pierlot to help create their chic Parisian ‘Mademoiselle’ themed box.  I love the different box design this month, it has a flap front opening with a My Little Box ribbon closure.

As always this month’s box contained the usual high quality glossy booklet,  additional product information cards, the My  Little Box cloth drawstring bag, (which contains the three to four beauty / skincare products usually three – one of which is a My Little Box item), two accessory items (only one this month but love it anyway) and a beautiful card.  Included in this months box are:  

• A Gorgeous Claudie Pierlot Navy with red detail wallet – worth £30 – this is one of the reasons I love this box because of the accessories that are included as well as the beauty items of course – this wallet is so stylist and chic with a secure snap closure – zipped pocket on back and card slots inside- also comes in a high quality gift box / packaging – love this wallet – when you use the code MYLITTLEBOX you can  also get 30% off the Claudie Pierlot range online at http://www.claudiepierlot.com from 01.10 – 15.10.16; 
  

  

   

  

  

  

• Erborian Korean Skin Therapy Ginseng Shot Face Sheet Mask – 15 g – £6 – looking forward to using this as have tried the tinted moisturiser in this range before and liked it, not my favourite but still ok and this mask is described as helping to reduce the appearance of fine lines, give a firmer feel, enhance the complexion’s radiance and smooth the skin – a lot of claims but even if it delivered some of these results I would be happy – will do a short review when I get a chance to try it;
  

  

• Essie Nail Polish ‘288’– 13.5 ml – full size – although have so many nail polishes at the moment still happy to receive this one, as the quality of Essie nail polishes are usually good and this is a black glitter polish – have none exactly the same as this in my collection;
  

  

• My Little Beauty Mademoiselle Volume Black Mascara – full size – £14 – (love the packaging – have not opened it yet as already have so many mascaras opened but will do a short review when I try it).
   

• No extras this month.

I am v happy with the contents of this months box , even though only one accessory item I am happy as love it,  I will also use everything.   I also love the different box design this month too.     I would definitely recommend subscribing to this box as it gives you something slightly different / contains a variety of items and as always  a lovely surprise each month.

In addition if you use the promotional code MYLITTLECLAUDIE you will receive £3.95 off your first box (October 2016 edition), with every new subscription – offer valid until 5th October 2016.

Any queries / comments please let me know and if you would like a separate review on any of the above products just let me know.  Also if you received this months box would love to know what you thought, what were your favourite items this month?

If you are not already a follower would love you to follow my blog too – would mean a lot.

Thank you – take care.

Best Wishes Liz x