I only went in for some brush cleanser....

So yesterday when I was in Glasgow with my mum we had a little look around the shops, nothing unusual for us lol. Shopping is one of the things my mum and I do very well together :D!! So I popped into MAC, only for brush cleanser as that's all I needed but whenever I go into MAC I always end up leaving with a lot more than I had originally went in for.. Ooopps!! So I got myself some brush cleanser and then I ended up getting 4 eye shadows and a palette to put them in! To be fair I had been looking at these colours for a while and my mum said she would treat me if I wanted them so it would have been rude to say no don't you think ;). The 4 shades I got were Phloof!, Satin Taupe, Charcoal Brown & the famous Carbon. I love the way all these colours look together in the palette, I will maybe post an every day look using these colours at some point, what do you think? Let me know in the comments box below :)!!

I also took my mum to the Urban Decay counter in Debenhams in the St Enoch Centre. My mum is very much against using any products or buying any products for herself that is tested on animals, everything has to have that 'leaping bunny' logo on it or she wont buy it for herself. Since Urban Decay products are Cruelty Free registered, she was very excited to see what type of products they had to offer so I decided that I would treat my mum to what ever she wanted. We both ended up getting the Ammo Palette and mum also got the anti-aging eye shadow primer potion.

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Beauty Favourites for October 2013...

Hey guys :) I thought I would start doing a monthly beauty favourites blog for you all each month :)!

I have chosen 5 products to feature in my October Monthly favourites this month :)

First off I have Maybelline The Falsies Volum' Express Mascara Flared. I love this mascara, no need to wear any false eyelashes for me any more! I usually put 2 coats off this on but one coat is probably all I actually need, its just habit for me to put on 2.

 I got this from Asda when I was doing my food shopping, I think it cost me around the £5 mark so not expensive at all.

Before & After 1 Coat.

 

Next up I have Bare Minerals bronzer in the shade The Skinny Dip. This is the first bronzer I have tried that doesn't make me look as though I have orange powder all over my face. having quite light skin its hard to find bronzers that are a natural colour. This is quite a light colour but it gives a nice natural glow, don't be fooled at how dark it looks in the pan.

 

When doing my make up each day this month I have a found myself reaching for my Urban Decay Naked Basics palette more and more. The colours in the palette are great for nice sutble every day make up looks by using the softer shades but you can also turn into night time looks buy using the darker colours too. Plus its small enough to put into your make up bag :).

 

 

The foundation I'm loving this month is the Revlon ColourStay 24hr for combination/oily skin. I've had this foundation for a few months now but I hadn't ever properly used it before and now I love it! I've been using the shade 180 Sand Beige and its the perfect colour for my skin just now. Its got great coverage and it hides all my acne scarring ect really well. I apply it with either my beauty blender or just my fingers, it blends in nicely too and it does last along time, maybe not the full 24 hours on my skin because it is so oily but it does last longer than the majority of my other foundations.

 

Lastly I have a blush from Nyx Cosmetics in the shade Summer Peach. This is a lovely soft colour, it actually reminds me very much of my Nars Blush in Orgasm except I would say the Nyx Summer Peach is a bit more intense colour wise. Its a colour you can wear for both day time and for going out at night too.

 

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Glossybox Uk October 2013

Hey guys, I received my october glossybox  yesterday and to say i was disappointed when i opened it would be an understatement! Comparing this box to the last 2 fantastic boxes and the Exclusive Espa Editon box i've had has made me slightly unhappy.

 

Here is what was in my box:

MeMeMe Cherub's Blush, Full Size (£5.50 for 12ml) - Cheek & Lip Tint, to me its a cheap version/copy of Benefits Benetint. It has the same colour as benetint, same liquidy consistancy, smell ect. I don't like cheek/lip stains that much so i probably won't use it & give it away. 

 

Katy Perry - Killer Queen Fragrance (£29.50 for 50ml). I hate receiving silly little perfume samples, every time i'm shopping in a shop with fragrances i get a load of the samples if i ask for free! As much as i like the perfume, a larger bottle would be better!

 

Mono - Illuminating Primer (£24.95 for 50ml). While this primer is good for your skin since it's paraben free, it has vitamin E (to detoxify the skin) and Cassia Alata Leaf Extract (protects and prevents skin against UV damage) I feel this product is far to heavy for my skin, having really oily skin (as you may know from previous blogs) i can't use alot of heavy things on my face without looking completely shiney & oily within 5 mins. I used the littlest amount of product and it felt like it took forever to get it rubbed into my skin!

 

Premae - Multi-Vit Smoothie Serum (£22.50 for 50ml), to be honest this product went straight to my mum, the slight smell that came from the product wasn't to my taste so i haven't used it.

 

Then lastly there was a Gamila Secret -Cleansing Bar (Full size is £21). I felt the same about this as i did the Smoothie Serum, it went straight to my mum because the scent to me was awful! 

 

 

The name of this box was dark romance, but to me it should have been called something else as from what i received, there is no dark romance in this box. I mean instead of getting a free perfume sample (that i could have got from my local boots or debenhams myself) a nice deel purple/red/black nail polish would have been nicer to start with.

Let me know what you thought of this months glossybox :) 

Lisa x

 

Promo Codes:

www.mememecosmetics.co.uk/little-angels-collection enter 'Cherub1' at the checkout and receive £5 off their little angels collection. Expires 31/10/13

www.monushop.co.uk receive 10% off using code 'GLOSSY1'. Expires 11/11/13

www.premaeskincare.com receive 15% off using code 'hserum15'. Expires 31/10/13

 

Exclusive Edition ESPA Glossybox UK - October 2013

Hey guys :)

So I got an email from Glossybox on the 4th October stating that the exclusive edition ESPA glossybox was back by popular demand so I had to get my hands on one! This box cost £20 plus P&P so it came to a total of £22.95.

The box arrived yesterday (10th October) and I had decided that when I ordered this box it was going to be a gift for my mum for her birthday in November. Even though her birthday is in November I asked her to open it there and then as I was excited to see what was in the box, as was she.

 

The box is a brown/silvery colour with the black glossybox logo on the lid (if my mum doesn't find a use for this box I will) In side the box it was all wrapped in deep purple tissue paper with a ribbon to match. Tucked into the ribbon there was a gift voucher for £30 to spend on Espa's website on what ever product/s you wish with no minimum spend! So the box had already paid for its self and more before the tissue paper was even opened!!! Inside there is 5 sample sized products, a 50ml Energising Shower Gel, 50ml Energising Body Lotion, 7ml Skin Radiance Mask, 7ml Skin Radiance Moisturiser and 3ml 24Hour Replenishing Eye Moisturiser. While none of these product are full sized, they are good sizes to try the products out before using your gift card.



All products that came in the box

 

The Energising Shower Gel full size is 200ml and retails for £18

The Energising Body Lotion full size is 200ml and retails for £25

Full sized Skin Radiance Mask is 25ml for £34

Full sized Skin Radiance Moisturiser is 25ml also for £34

and a full sized 24Hour Replenishing Eye Moisturiser is 25ml for £35

While I can't comment on these products personally as they are a gift for my mum I am looking forward to hearing what her impressions are on them, I might even do a little Q&A with my mum on her experience with all the different products and what her likes and dislikes were.

If you want any more info on these products visit www.espaonline.com/glossy  

Keep an eye out for my regular October GlossyboxUK review.. Coming soon!!

Lisa x