Glossybox July 2014

So after stating that I would not resubscribe with glossy box, i saw that this month was a special edition with 4 full sized products with the USA theme so I did a one off buy. The great thing was that I loved this box! The dilemma I face is do I re-subscribe?



























The usual pale pink box was transformed in to a stars and striped theme, very cute. I have always felt I got the worst sample products in my box, but this month, I think I got the best!
My box included:


1) Carmex lip balm - £2.69
2) Color Club - Glossy Seal nail Polish - $8 for 15ml
3) tarte - lights, camera, lashes 4in1 mascara - £19.50 for 7ml
4) Bellapierre Cosmetics Ltd - Mineral Lipstick - £20.00
5) ABSOLUTE New York - Perfecting Eyeshadow Primer - $4.99

So this was a pretty valuable box, definitely worth its money. The funny thing is, my lipstick came in a Ruby colour and just the other day I was looking for a popping colour lipstick, now I have this beauty! The nail varnish isn't my first choice of colour however I don't own one like it and I am looking forward to trying it. I have always wanted to try carmex but to be completely honest, never got round to buying it, typical me. So this was a real treat, I remember the craze of carmex and it seems to have come back around. I seem to get a mascara in nearly every box, but I can't complain, this was the cutest mascara I have ever seen, it had a sort of leathery snake skin look to it, incredible. Finally, the eye primer is a blessing as I always resort to foundation, which can sometimes crease in the folds of my eyes.

My favourite product has to be the mascara, mainly for its casing. All in all, I am overly happy with my box. Did you get the same products as me?

Laura x

Glamour Magazine + eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner

I brought the July 2014 edition of Glamour Magazine, and whilst the magazine alone was worth buying, the little treat I received was a lovely treat, the eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner. I think I can speak for everyone when I say, you can never have too many eyeliners.

I am not a fan of pencil eyeliners, I always have to push to hard to get the definition I want, and it can't start to hurt my eyelids. Hence why in my make up trial years, I switched from pencil to liquid. At the moment I am using Collection 2000 eyeliner. However this little beauty from eyeko is so sleek, in silver, and gives such a great definition. The end is rather fine allowing you to have control and to create all types of looks, whether its all out wow factor or a subtle going to lunch with the grandparents look.
I was extremely impressed with this product and its a very good liquid eyeliner, and very quickly it has become my new favourite eye make up piece. It is worth £12 so to some extent, I guess you would expect it to be rather good. It was named TeenVogue's Beauty Award Winner, it lasts a long time and it does smudge. One of the reasons this has come in the Glamour magazine, is Alexa Chung is the feature of this edition, and of course she fully deserves it, but she has teamed up with eyeko, advising the brand on its direction.

At the moment, if you subscribe to ELLE UK, you get a free eyeko kit worth £52, including the eyeliner.

If you get a chance to get the magazine, either to read Alexa's feature, or even purely for the eyeliner, please do! (The magazine is definitely worth a flick through this month)

Laura x

DINNER PARTY TIME!

So a friend of mine decided to host a dinner party, we are all back from nearly a year apart, from all over the place whether its university or art college, and it was really sweet to see the girls. The table looked beautiful and the flowers were stunning, we even had little name plates and matching napkins! We each prepared a meal, I was on dessert, along with cocktails, alcohol and non, and of course the evening ended with a game of 'Cards Against Humanity'.

 

Its called cards against humanity for a reason… it was a new game for me too, but take my advice and don't play it with your parents. The food was lovely, the cocktails were some of the best I've had and it was one of the most enjoyable evenings I've had in a while. FACT: you don't need to go out and get lashed for a good night! I think we are going to try and make this a regularly thing, maybe once a month. 

Laura x

GlossyBox June!

I was relatively impressed overall with this box, and this was my last of my 6 month subscription however I have decided to renew it for one month only, as its a special edition USA box next week.

My 5 treats in this box were:
1) 3-in-1 Base/Topcoat & Nail strengthener from Nail Girls
2) Rise 'N Shine Souffle from got2b
3) Beautiful Flat Stiff Brush from TeeezTrendsCosmetics
4) Universal Blush from So Susan
5) Antiperspirant spray from RITUALS

 I must admit, I'm not a big hair care product user, so the Souffle by got2b wasn't that useful for me however it really did smell lovely and will try it at some point. As for the nailgirls clear nail polish, this was a blessing in my box as I am always too lazy to buy clear nail polish as its extremely over priced in shops. I wasn't too sure about the antiperspirant at first but now its my go-to product. It smells divine! I cannot get enough of how amazing this is and it doesn't leave any patches or stain clothing and it also stays for a long time, throughout the day. I had just brought a blush, and this blush seemed to have a slight glitter tinge, which I was happy about. I hate make up that has a shimmer look, it looks very fake. Finally, the brush, again, when in stores, they are majorly overpriced hence why I was pleased to see this when I opened my box, you can never have too many brushes! Also the brush was very pretty.

Normally I am disappointed with my box, so this was definitely an improvement for me. I said as soon as my subscription ends, i was not going to renew, hence why I have gone for a one off box for the USA july edition. I always seem to get the lesser of the products offered by glossy box and soon to hope a subscription with another beauty box. Any recommendations as to which one?

Laura x

MIA for the whole of June but back for July!

So to summarise, I havent blogged at all in June, which is beyond pathetic. It was a busy month with exams and results as well as deciding what to do academically next year. However, I am now free for the rest of summer and ready to blog blog blog. Also to say, although the majority of my posts have been beauty/fashion, I am going to expand my blog to general posting, e.g day to day to make it more well rounded.

Happy blogging,

Laura x