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

 

Glossybox September UK, The London Edition

This month I could not wait to receive my glossybox! The limited edition boxes are always great! If you don't know how glossybox works, it's a monthly beauty box subscription, so every month you pay £12.95 inc p&p you will receive a box delivered to your door with 4/5 diff sample size products in it.  On the odd occasion you will get a full size product too (for this box I actually got 4 full sized products, see below)! If you are interested in signing up to glossybox you can find out all the info on glossybox at www.glossybox.co.uk

 

This months box has to be the best box I have received so far! And before we get into what was in the box can I say how much I just love the actual box and tissue paper it came in!

 

 

Now onto what was inside the box...... :D

  

In it this month I got a set of pre glued eylure eye lashes worth £5.06, www.eylure.com

 

a 5ml sample of the new Elizabeth Arden perfume UNTOLD (smells beautiful) for50ml it is £48 and 100ml is £69 can be bought at www.debenhams.com or in a Debenhams store

 

there was a 'be a... bombshell' eye liner pen in the colour Onyx 3g (full size) worth $14 so about £8.80, www.beabomshell.com

 

a Toni&Guy classic shine gloss serum 30ml (full size) worth £7.19, www.boots.com

 

The final product that got me super excited as it was completely unexpected, was an HDbrows blusher 2 (full size!!) blush worth £17.95 www.hdbrows.com 
(It is a gorgeous colour, it actually reminds me quite a lot of my Nars Orgasm blush, just not as pigmented)

 

 

So the total for this box was approx. £46.44 (not bad for a free box thanks to using my glossydots :D)

 

On the card that tells you about the products there is a free gift notice telling you to take the information card to the nearest Elizabeth Arden counter within your local Debenhams for a free 100ml UNTOLD body lotion. 

There is also a 20% discount code for use on the HDbrows uk website
valid until September 30th 2013 - GLOSSY20

 

If you receive a glossybox, from where ever you are in the world please leave a comment and let me know what you got in your September 2013 box :)

Also if anyone want any reviews on any of the products I received this month please let me know.

 
Thanks Glossybox :D
 

Lisa

xoxo

Illamasqua Alter Ego 'Mystery Box' Review, UK

The other day I was doing a little online shopping (nothing unusual for me) and I came across the Illamasqua Alter Ego Mystery Box which is exclusive to Debenhams.  So with this box, you get 6 full sized products from Illamasqua but you have no idea what colours they are going to be apart from the 2 items that are shown on the front of the box.  In this box it tells you that you are going to get a liquid metal metallic cream in the colour 'electrum' which is an intense gold colour and a nail polish in the colour 'colide' which is a very bright neon pink colour. The other 4 products, a lipstick, an intense lipgloss, a powder blush and an eye shadow are a complete mystery in colour wise. I was quite excited to buy this kit as I have always wanted to try more Illamasqua products as I have a matte finish primer and there skin base foundation but as there isn't an Illamasqua store near me I have always resisted buying things online from them so I thought this mystery box would be a great way to try out more of there products :)!

I got this box for what I can class as a bargin!!! It was on the Debenhams website originally for £38 which I didn't think was to bad since it has £91.50 worth of products in it, but then I noticed it was 50% off so I got the whole £91.50 worth or products for only £19.. how could I pass up on that bargin! Also since I am a beauty card holder in Debenhams I got free delivery too, result!!

Now lets get onto what is in the box :D!! I was a little nervous opening the box as I know Illamasqua are known for there wild and wonderful colours.

First there was a nail polish in the colour 'Colide', it's a bright neon pink colour which is a really nice summer colour for your nails :)

second there was a liquid metal cream in the shade 'Electrum' it's a rich gold colour, perfect for autumn and winter. It can also be used all over the body, its not just an eye colour.

Third there was an eye shadow and I was pleasantly surprised to see a matte purple eye shadow in the shade 'fallen'.

 

Fourth there was a lipstick in the shade 'Fetish'.. with a name like that I was expecting to see a really dark maybe even black but it turned out to be a gorgeous purple shade.

Fifth there was a powder blush which is in the shade 'Panic' and oh my I did panic when I seen this, it is bright red!! It goes on your cheeks as bright as it is in the pan.

And last but not least the sixth item was an intense lip gloss, I got one in the shade 'Repulse'... It is a pure BLACK glossy lip gloss!! Oh my, I have no idea when or how I am going to use this except maybe at Halloween lol!

All in all I only paid £19.00 for 6 full sized Illamasqua products, and I quite like that some of them are products I would never have even considered to even look at in a shop never mind buy them. I also went back online to see if i could purchase another one but it seems to have been taken off the website now.

Also if any one has any ideas on how to wear bright red blush & pure black lip gloss please let me know lol!!

 

Thanks for reading and look out for my next Illamasqua blog/review on the Eyes & Nails Mystery box.

 

Lisa

xoxo