Glossybox has some competition - Boudoir Prive!

 So over the last few months the UK finally got a monthly beauty subscription service and by the looks of it we're going to have some choice too! Boudoir Prive, although i honestly do not know much about this at all looks like it is going to be a similar concept to other brands such as Birchbox or the UK's Glossybox, offering 6 deluxe samples a month for a £10 subscription. I am quite happy about this since I hesitated on ordering the Glossybox and it has been sold out for a few months now. I'm looking forward to hearing more on this and quite possibly signing up myself (hopefully before they sell out this time!).

You can sign up for details on Boudoir Prive here :)

Edible Beauty

Lush's Bubblegum Lip Scrub.

When i first heard about this product i was a little skeptical. I'd seen it in Lush stores and was offered to try it but dipping my finger in a little pot that lots of other customers had had their fingers in didn't really appeal to me for hygiene reasons. Luckily i got this in a bundle for Christmas from my boyfriend with a lot of my other favourite Christmassy scented products like Snow Fairy Shower gel and Candy Cane bubble bath bar. Until recently this had sat on the shelf as i hadn't really seen the point in it but after checking the expiry date i decided to give it a go! It smells similar to the gorgeous Snow Fairy and does taste exceptionally nice! You use a small amount to exfoliate your lips then lick it off! It is only made of sugar, colouring and flavouring so for £4.75 isn't the best value for money exfoliator but its sure addictive! A little bit goes a long way and I've been using this for well over a month now and i haven't made that big a dent so it would last a long time!


Overall i think it does a nice job of exfoliating your lips and is a bit of a fun novelty product. And if you don't mind paying nearly £5 for some flavoured sugar I'd suggest giving it a go! I probably would re purchase when it eventually runs out because i love the scent and flavour. It does come in two other flavours Vanilla and A Minty Chocolate flavour i believe. These are available at all Lush shops and online here.

Free Benefit in tomorrows Glamour Magazine!

It's that time of year again! Glamour magazine are giving away free Benefit minis! Last year we were lucky enough to get three full size products, It Stick, Eye Bright and Bad Gal Liner. This year they are giving away mini sized High Beam, Benetint and Posietint valued around £7. The best thing about this is that the magazine is only £2 so you can afford to pick up all three!


The magazine is released on the 9th and can be found at most newsagents! But be warned these will sell out fast! Hope you all manage to get them!

Hair Haul :)

As I've gotten to the stage where i nearly had to cut open my conditioner bottle to salvage the last few washes from it i realised i was long overdue a trip to Capital. Capital Hair and Beauty is a salon wholesalers where brands such as Tigi, Wella, Loreal and Macadamia are all at a lower price. Sadly you need a trade card to purchase anything from there but if you have a Hairdresser or Beauty Therapist as a friend it's definitely worth convincing them to take you! I generally go 2 - 3 times a year to stock up on Tigi and hair dye as both me and my Mum have a card.

I've been using the same shampoo (Tigi Superstar) and conditioner for for a good two years and as my hair has gone through a lot of stress getting it from black to bright red i thought it was time for a change!

Tigi Bed Head - Dumb Blonde Shampoo and Conditioner:

"Salvage the wreckage with this protein packed moisturizer including wheat, soy, keratin and Pro-Vitamin B-5 complex.  

• Repairs and moisturizes without adding weight
• Helps to protect and retain colour
• Calms static. "
  
  I've generally stayed away from products that claim to repair or moisturise hair as i do love to have big hair and in the past products have made back brushing or any sort of volume impossible! But on first go with this my hair feels lovely, not heavy or coated. Although i may have to completely forsake back brushing to get my hair back into shape as much as that may annoy the heck out of me! This like all of the Tigi products smells lovely! And for only £14 + VAT was a steal! 
  
  
  
  
  
  Macadamia Deep Repair Masque:
  "Macadamia Deep Repair Masque is a revitalizing hair reconstructor for dry, damaged hair. A combination of macadamia oil and argan oil along with tea tree oil, chamomile oil, aloe and algae extracts rejuvenate and rebuild the hair, leaving the hair deeply nourished for improved elasticity and shine with long-lasting conditioning benefits."
  This was a little pricier at £13.35 + VAT and can cost much much more in salons and online. There has been a lot of reviews on this product already and i was surprised to say I'm not that keen on the scent. Guessing with the name i was expecting a more subtle nutty fragrance not quite a strong floral one. It's not unpleasant just not what i was expecting. I left this on for about 10 minutes and it did leave my hair lovely and soft without looking limp or feeling weighed down. I'll do a full review when I've given this a thorough test as I'm interested to see if it lives up to the hype!
  
  
  
  Tigi - Queen for a Day Thickening Spray: This has been one of my all time favourite products for years! It smells absolutely divine and does exactly what it says on the tin! Gives your hair lots of volume without making it sticky or heavy! Makes my hair perfect for back brushing (bad i know :P ). If I've used a mediocre shampoo and conditioner i can save my hair with a quick few sprays of this and get a lovely amount of volume back! I love love love this! I think this is just over £6 + VAT. I'd highly recommend checking this one out.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Crazy Color Hair Dye - Fire Red:
  It's pretty boring for me now since I've been using this colour for way over a year now i love it that much. I use Majirel Mix in Red every 6-8 weeks on my roots then apply this every 2-3 weeks. I know every fortnight sounds like a lot of hassle but the upkeep on bright red hair is a lot of effort. I used to get about 3 applications from this bottle but now i get about 2 since my hairs grown and i have less patience applying it and just slap it on my head! It costs £2.50 but I've seen it online from £1.99. A lot of people use other dyes for vibrant colours but as this one is super cheap and does the job I'll stick to it! Although my bathroom, towels, neck, clothes are nearly always pink! But it does wash straight out of towels and clothes which is a good thing! The other great thing about Crazy Color is that it comes in  a ton of shades! I've been eyeing up the blue for quite a while now  i just haven't got the guts!
  
  I got some pretty boring things as well like a new hair brush, some clips and some random dye as they didn't have my regular permanent dye in stock! I spent well over £50 in total and luckily i had my lovely Dad and his credit card on hand to get a few bits for me!
  
  I've also purchased some other random hair products recently which I'll do a rant and rave post on in the next few days!
  
  Thanks for reading! :)
  
  
  

My new love.. Skin79 Hot Pink BB cream!

So about a month ago i just couldn't resist jumping on the BB cream wagon and ordered a couple! BB creams or Blemish/Beblish balms have been a huge hit in Asia for some time and have steadily been growing popularity with bloggers and youtubers! Some people say it originated in Korea and some in Germany but i won't go into that, all i know is that i love it!

I'd had my heart set on the Skin79 BB Cream for some time and being a lover of packaging chose the Pink over the Gold Skin79 BB Cream which is aimed at dry skin. I know its a little bit silly... but it's pink! This BB cream claims to be a 10 in one product on the official Skin79 website; foundation, moisturiser, primer, sun care, moisture locking, oil controlling etc. I presume the 'Whitening' claim is just about evening skin tone. There are many brands of BB cream available and i chose this particular brand due to some of the great reviews i'd read and again stupidly because of the packaging. As i mentioned earlier i did purchase another BB cream which I'll review at a later date as i haven't got round to using it yet.

Over the last month or so I'd invested in quite a few foundations only to be disappointed by most of them but this was a very pleasant surprise! As you can see it's in a very cute pink can and has a large button on top to pump out the product. The pump has quite good control so you can manage the amount of product you're using but i find a whole pump is a little bit much for me (and i have a large face). It's a little grey in texture but it doesn't show when applied. Being a NW15 (And even then Studio Fix Fluid makes me look orange!) i was actually shocked when this blended to my skin tone. I've had real difficulty in the past with one shade fits all products as i am super pale. As for coverage it is quite light but for me works wonderfully with concealer over if needed. Unlike a lot of other foundations or tinted moisturisers this does not cling to any dry patches or blemishes i have and i found my face feeling just as soft and smooth at the end of the day!

To sum it up i really do love this product. And if you're looking for a light coverage foundation i would really recommend giving this a shot! Although only for light to medium skin tones as the product is such a light colour.

You can purchase these from the Skin79 Website  And Yesstyle.com but both sites are a little pricey on shipping. I ordered from Yesstyle and paid £9 shipping which is why i decided on getting two. You can also get them off eBay but there is an awful lot of fakes about and I'd recommend buying them from a reputable retailer. Although i will be trying a specific eBay buyer this month and shall let you know how that works out!


Thanks to Jane for lending me her photography skills! And thanks for reading :)

Oilatum Natural Repair Face Cream

I've been searching for a decent inexpensive moisturiser for some time now and am happy to say I've found one! I have dry/sensitive skin and it has been murder trying to find a moisturiser that's hydrating and doesn't break me out. I've mentioned in my previous posts about Lush's Skin Drink moisturiser which i love but after reading all the hype about the Oilatum one i had to give it a go!



It's sold online and in stores at Boots and Sainsbury's. After Youtubers rave reviews on this it swiftly sold out in Boots before i had a chance to pick it up so i drove out to a larger Sainsbury's store near me and went on the hunt! Luckily i found two tubes actually hidden at the back of all the Oilatum products! It's priced at £7.65 so i decided to pick up both just in case. It's packaged in a small tube which i love since it is much more hygienic than sticking your fingers into a pot of cream. Its a white cream and is quite thick in consistency but does take a little while to sink into your skin so you'd need to leave 5-10 minutes before applying makeup. As with most products aimed at sensitive skin it has no added fragrance and the product has very little smell to it. After using this product for about a week no longer does my skin feel tight or dry and now feels soft and perfectly hydrated. It basically does what it says on the tin! Unlike a lot of other reviews I've read i wouldn't give up primer after using this but it is a pretty decent affordable moisturiser! This gets a mega thumbs up from me and i would highly recommend this to anyone who suffers from dry skin.


Thanks for reading and hello to my new followers :)

Birchbox for the UK. Hello GlossyBox!

I've just been informed about this in the last half hour and had to write something about it! For a while now every makeup addict in the UK has been green with envy over the US brand Birchbox who for $9.99 a month deliver 5 deluxe high end samples from well known and not so well known cosmetics brands. And now we have a UK equivilent... eee! GlossyBox is £10 a month with free postage and basically will do exactly the same thing! You fill out some details so your box may be slightly more personalised but i think this is a wonderful idea and if i wasn't on a spending ban i'd snap one of these up right now! Well... possibly tomorrow if i cave! 

Thought i'd let you all know :)