Glossy Box; September

September Glossy Box, came in a limited edition box to celebrate London fashion week. The box has been designed by London based up-and-coming illustrator Maggi Li. 

Isn't it gorgeous! I can't wait for my room to be finished so i can keep this on my dressing table. It is definitely my favourite Glossy Box so far. But, on to the contents...

First Up, Rodial, Glamoxy Snake Serum and 5 Minute Facial. In the little envelope i got 2 sachets of each product, the full size version actually comes in sachets as well, you get 10x1ml sachets the snake serum retails at £29 and the 5 minute facial retails at £10.95. Its a revolutionary product that apparently has instantly visible results, I've not used it so cant say whether this is right or not, the product supposedly reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. The 5 minute facial is a triple action resurfacing gommage clay mask. It all sounds very technical, i look forward to trying them both.

Maghrabian Hair Oil, i don't know if I've said this before but, I LOVE HAIR OIL. I'm currently using L'Oreal Mythic Oil, so haven't actually tried this one out yet. It contains Argan Oil and helps to Nourish hydrate and condition your hair, making it super soft and shiny. I honestly can't praise hair oil enough, i love love love the stuff and cannot wait to try this one.

Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream, all i can say is BORED OF BALANCE ME. P.s This is actually a pretty good eye cream.

Vichy Idealia Day Care Cream, this is a smoothing and illuminating day cream. The cream is a gorgeous pink colour and has a really nice subtle scent. Its for Normal - Combination skin, and has a really nice semi-thick texture. A little bit really goes a long way, and even though its illuminating it isn't glittery! definitely a bonus.The sample is 15ml, and comes in a cute little glass jar. Full size is 50ml and retails for £25

And last but by no means least. LADY GAGA FAME, this couldn't be one of the most anticipated celebrity fragrances. Its the first beauty product from Lady Gaga, the liquid is black in the bottle but turns clear when sprayed, crazy eh? I think Tierry Muglar has done a similar think but with purple? I'm not sure. I'm really surprised at how nice the fragrance actually is. Not that i was expecting it to be horrible, but i was expecting it to be quite deep and musky and not really to my taste, But its actualyl quite floral. 'Tears of Belladonna, Crushed heart of Tiger Orchidea, with a black veil of incense. Pulverized Apricot and the combinative essences of Saffron and Honey Drops'

Sounds pretty dark and ominous, the the perfume is gorgeous floral and fruity. Really very very nice!

So that's September Glossy Box, again there was a massive variation on boxes and prices. But oh well, these things happen. I quite like my box?

what did you think of Septembers Glossy Box?

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P.s theres still time to enter my giveaway.

Betrousse Summer Break

Betrousse is a fairly new beauty box on the scene. Its unlike any of the others, this is a no subscription service, you also get to see whats in the boxes before you decide whether or not to purchase it or not. The other great thing about Betrousse is that they do a variety of boxes, so you can choose the box that most suits your wants or needs. Betrousse also contain all full size products, they generally contain 5 products, though some contain more. The usual price for the boxes is £19 but there is currently one box retailing for £17.

I was lucky enough to win a Betrousse Summer Break box, from the lovely Shona over at FreshBeautyxox. So I just thought I'd show you whats in the box and let you know what i think about it all.

First up, Orhis Nourishing Face Cream 50ml RRP £28.00 This face cream repairs, nourishes and protects the skin. Orhis is a French product and it contains Cottonseed, which is ideal for dry and damaged skin as its very soothing and has regenerating properties. and also Argan Oil, which is deeply nourishing. The creams ingredients have a 99.1% natural origin. The fragrance of the product is very light and subtle, a bit floral but very natural smelling. The consistency of the cream is fairly thick, but it absorbs nicely. The company also do a range of moisturisers for different skin types available at www.orhis.com

The second product is another moisturiser, Lilas Blanc, Secret Éclat Jeunesse 50ml RRP £36.50. This is an anti-wrinkle day cream, it contains New Zealand Fern extract along with rose and rosewood essential oils. Also Shea Butter and Jojoba oils which are particularly good for mature skin. The creams is recommended to be used as a day cream. Again the cream has a very natural smell, the texture isn't as thick as i was expecting for anti-ageing cream. Though it is quite thick, it absorbs well and you can really smell the rose in it once its rubbed in. I probably won't use this product myself, but perhaps pass it on to my mum, who might appreciate it a bit more.

Next up there is a Cinq Mondes, Rose Petal Rain Mist, 200ml RRP £28 Its called a softening body beauty lotion on the front of the bottle. The instructions say to spray as a refreshing and moisturising body mist. The spray smells gorgeous, really lovely and floral like actual roses. The only downside is that its slightly sticky, it eventually left my skin quite soft, but the initial stickiness was a bit off putting.

Cosmetoo Nails, Nail Art Kit Express, this contains one packet of pink bow nail stickers, 1 bag of rhinestones and 1 stick of boxwood (or what i call an orange stick) I've not used these at all, so can't really comment on these it looks like a good set though and the RRP is £3.90

There was a little extra product in this box, which is Coslys shower gel for sensitive skin made with organic fig, its just a small 12ml sachet so I'll probably throw it in my gym bag as it'll only do 1 wash.

The final full size product is ANOTHER moisturiser, this one is from Benta berry, G-1 Moisturising Face Cream 30ml RRP £12 this is another product but that i probably wont be using myself after reading the back this cream is for an oily skin type. It is a matifying face cream, containing ingredients to regulate excess sebum secretion, It also works to purify the skin and helps reduce redness and imperfections.

So that's the Betrousse Summer Break box, an alright box i think, ALOT of moisturisers, but some really nice stuff in there and all from brands I've not heard of so its a great discovery box.

I can't wait to try all the stuff out properly.

And thank you to Shona for holding the giveaway, make sure you go over and check out her blog.

Lots of Love

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P.s Dont forget to enter my giveaway

She Said Beauty; September

I'm slowly catching up on my missed posts, i have quite a back log of them.

But today, She Said Beauty.

The September box;

PopChips; These are essentially crisps, though they aren't fried or baked. They're popped. They contain less fat and calories than regular fried crisps. They tasted really good, the only downside in the pack you only got literally 5/6 crisps. I think in an actual packet you get a lot more. But for the size of the bag i was expecting at least a couple more. But they were lovely. They also come in Original and Barbecue flavour. I'd really like to try some other flavours.

Ginvera Green Tea Marvel Gel; This is a very gentle exfoliator, it works by dissolving the dry skin rather than sloughing it away with rough particles. This gel literally melts you dead skin away, its a little bit disgusting, but amazing. You apply it to a dry face, and massage it in. As you massage you can actually see your dead/dry skin peeling away. I'm not to keen on the smell, but it leaves my skin feeling so incredibly soft.

DHC Deep Cleansing Oil; This cleanser comes from Japan, It thoroughly dissolved dirt, oil and cosmetics. Oily cleansers are especially good on waterproof mascara. The other great thing about this cleanser is that it completely rinses away with water. I've not used this cleanser yet, but from what I've read I'm looking forward to trying it out.

Amie Spring Clean Cooling Clay Mask; Is a refreshing deep cleansing mask, that draws out dirt and impurities. It also helps soak up excess oil and prevents blemishes. The mask contains refreshing lime and peppermint,as well as french white clay and natural anti-bacterial Zinc Oxide which helps reduce and clear spots.

You all know i love my face masks, and although this isn't particularly suited to my skin, I'm definitely going to try it out, as i think the lime and peppermint sound amazing.

Collection Primed & Ready Smoothing Makeup Primer; This is a silky smooth make up primer. It helps smooth the appearance of open pores and also any fine lines.The tube is teeny tiny 18ml, if you're just starting out with primers or even make up, it would probably be a good starting product. Collection products are usually reasonably priced and the tube is small enough to not have to commit to much but big enough to have a good  ol' test of the product.

Collection Fix Me Up Make Up Fixer; I would compare this to MAC fix +, but i won't. Though the concepts are the same, its a spray to fix your make up, the collection spray smells horrible. MAC fix+ is a delight to use, Collection Fix Me Up. No thanks. Yucky. If you want to try it out, its a small enough bottle, and i suppose it does its job of keeping your make up intact. But its whether or not you can deal with the funny smell?

September She Said Beauty, some nice 'different' products. I liked the appearance of some crisps, nice little change.

What did you think of this months box?

Lots of Love

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P.s Dont forget to enter my giveaway

100 Followers & 100th Post Giveaway

So I've reached (and passed) 100 followers! And this post coincidentally is my 100th post!

Pretty cool, huh?

Well anyway, i thought I'd have a little giveaway, to say thank you to all my lovely readers and followers.

I cant quite believe I've reached 100 followers especially as I've been the worst blogger over the summer.

I'm hoping now, everything's settled down a bit, I'll be able to start getting back into the swing of thing properly (I've said that a million times but i actually mean it this time! haha)

So to celebrate this little milestone, i have some goodies for you, from one of my favourite shops. You can probably guess, which one. I've chosen some of my personal favourite products, and also one new product, well new to me, not new to the shop.

Want a peek?

Lush!! Did you guess correctly?

In the goody bag, will be;

- SunnySide Bubble Bar

- Dragons Egg Bath Bomb

- Lemony Flutter Cuticle Butter, and

- Sugar Scrub, Body Scrub

I've linked Sunny Side & Dragons egg, as I've already done little reviews on them. Lemony flutter I've been using for a while, not as a cuticle cream, but as an intensive foot cream. After i have my cast off (from breaking my leg) I had the most hideously dry feet, and this worked an actual treat! I couldn't recommend this enough, especially if you've had a cast on.

The sugar scrub, is something I'm yet to try, i did buy one for myself while purchasing this lot. The lovely girl in the shop helped me pick this one out, and it sounds like a really great product. She suggested breaking it up into four pieces, to maximise the usage. But she said you can use it all in one go if you want a really hardcore scrub.

Entering will be simple, all you'll need to do is fill in the rafflecopter form below. But as usual there are just a couple of teeny rules.

Play Fairly.

Have Fun.

Open To UK Only. (Sorry)

Once a winner is chosen they will be notified, if no reply after 4 days, a new winner will be chosen.

Once the prize is posted it is no longer my responsibility, it will be in the care of Royal Mail. I will ensure all items have sufficient packaging to reach you in an acceptable condition.

You need to be a follower of my blog.

The Giveaway will be open for 3 Weeks and will end on,  October 17th 2012.

Again thank you, to all my readers and followers.

And Good Luck Everyone.

Lots of Love

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Londons Third Olympic Event...

So, we've had the Olympics and the Paralympics But are you ready for the THIRD Olympic event of the year....

Nailympics 2012

The Nailympics are being held at Olympia Beauty this year on September 23rd, At many of the Olympic events this year, commentators were commenting on many of the female athletes interesting and patriotic nail art. And what better way to help carry on the Olympic Spirit, then a whole Nail competition.

At the Nailympics there will be competitors from around the world. This will be the 8th Annual competition and the organisers have really stepped up their game, Nail Technicians will be competing for 10 trophies and 96 medals over a range of categories. Using a range of different mediums including; Gel, Wraps and Polishes. Not only that Technicians are given the chance to show their artistic side by using Dried Flowers, Crushed Shells, 3D Stickers, Glitter & Rhinestones.

There are loads of different areas to win awards in, as well as different skill levels. The areas I'm most looking forward to are the Fantasy Nail art, Nail Embellishment & Mixed Media Boxed Art.

Take a look at some of last years competitors work...

1st Place, Maria De Lourdes DesFassiaux, Mexico

1st Place, Sio Sang Mi, Korea

1st Place, Seo Sang Mi, Korea

How amazing is all that work? I really can't wait to see what this years competition holds!

All the work and effort that goes into creating those nail effects is outstanding, I'm looking forward to seeing the technicians at work, and all the different techniques being used. I'm no nail technician myself, but its fascinating isn't it? Who'd of thought you could create such works of art on your nails!

Good Luck to anyone competing in this years competition i cant wait to see all the great manicures and nail art.

Are you going to be attending Olympia Beauty this year?

or are you competing in the Nailyimpics?

Lots of Love

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Olympia Beauty 2012

One of the biggest beauty events of the year is nearly upon us. The Olympia Beauty Show, is a Health & Beauty trade show, held in the Grand Hall at the Olympia in London every year. It runs over two days, this year the 23rd/24th September and offers Beauty Therapist, Salon & Spa Managers, Make Up Artist, Hair Dressers, Nail Technicians & Students the best in professional beauty, nails, tanning and complementary therapies.

Taken From Olympia Beauty Website

This year Olympia Beauty will have over 400 Brands exhibiting, Showcasing the very latest beauty products, treatments and services.

Some of the great brands exhibiting include; Dermalogica, EcoTools, Elemis, Essie, HD Brows, Konad, OPI, Orly & Fake Bake.

Not only do they have a mass of Brands Exhibiting, they also have 4 Different Stages, that have many interesting and eye-opening seminars on.

The Business of Beauty Stage, which includes seminars on, smooth running of your salon, how to promote your salon using social media and tips on boosting retail sales.

The Creativity of Nails Stage, here you'll be able to see seminars from OPI, Information on how to make money in the Nail industry as well as 'Secret Diary of a Hand-Supermodel'

The stage I'm most looking forward to is, The Art of Make Up Stage, i reckon i could stage at this stage all day, There's a seminar from Mariam Jensen of Jemma Kidd Make Up School, Eyebrow queen, Nilam Patel and one seminar I'm particularly looking forward to from Matthew Dowling, 'The Secret To Finding Work In The Makeup Industry'

The final stage is, Beauty Goes Medical, this stage has seminars on more technical beauty treatments like Medical Tattooing, Plastic Surgery, Laser & Light treatments. Possibly not a stage i'll be to bothered with, but I'll definitely be visiting the Make up & Nails stage, with my note book & pen.

Along with all of that, Olympia are also hosting the 2012 Nailympics as well as the first ever The Art of Make Up Competition, including prizes for The Best Trainee/Newcomer & MUA of The Year.

Take From Olympia Beauty Website

Tickets for Olympia Beauty are completely free, But is strictly Trade/Press/Students only, and no Under 16s are permitted.

You can still register for tickets here.

Or if you are a beauty blogger or similar you can register for a press pass here.

This year will be my first year attending the show, and i'm very much looking forward to it. Especially seeing all the brands, and hearing the Seminars. I cant wait to see what the Nailympics & Make Up Competition come up with, the theme of the Make Up Competition is Greek Goddess, so I'm expecting some really beautiful make ups.

I'll make sure i take plenty of photos, so show you all the exciting things.

Are you attending The Olympia Beauty Show?

Lots of Love

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P.s I'd just like to make a quick apology for not blogging recently, I am making amends and have lots of posts lined up

xxx

Lux Box; August

August LuxBox already. Though i think i should be more surprised that its already September?! errrm hiya time, wanna slow down a little bit? Thanks.

This months box, had some interesting bits in. Wanna see?

Murad Oil Free Sun Screen; Odd product to send at the the end of the 'summer'. well actually i suppose it isn't, as you are meant to wear sunscreen everyday. Its a very small bottle so, wouldn't be suitable for applying to the body. Its more of a face sample i think. Wearing an SPF everyday helps fight premature ageing. Though its not something i always do, Its at least something to think about.

Immerse Me Face Mask; This sounds like the perfect mask for me 'Immerse me is a salve for face parched and dry' That is my face parched and dry. It goes on to say the mask soaks in in a 'jiffy'. The mask contains Hyaluronic Acid (HA) which hydrates the skin and improves water retention up to 1000 times its own weight. Its a sheet mask, which i much appreciate these days they are low fuss and easy to use. I cant wait to try this out.

SkinKind Unique Deep Skin Moisturiser; This is a light weight gel/cream moisturiser, its fairly moisturising and can be used on any skin type and as a day or a night cream. The cream smooths in really nicely and is lightly fragranced, the scent reminds me of Nivea creme. The cream consistency feels nice, i look forward to using it.

Betty Hula The Secret Anti Ageing Oil; I've never tried any BettyHula products but, I've heard good things about them. I've not broken the seal on this yet, so i cant even tell you what it smells like. But I'm excited to try it out! and LuxBox have got a great offer, with 60% off until the end of December

Finally Black & White Genuine Pluko, Hair Dressing Pomade. Not really sure about this, i work in boots and we keep this in the men's section. It also has that mans hair stuff smell. I'm not really sure it'd work in my long hair. Though it does say you can use it to add texture, and that you apply to from the root through the mid-lengths to the ends, so maybe? I don't know. What do you think of this product?

Overall pretty pleased with this box, plenty of products I'll use and look forward to trying.

What do you think?

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