What I Got For Christmas 2013 (Non-Beauty Related)

Again I would like to Start this post by saying that I am not trying to brag at all by showing what I got given this year. I live reading these kinds of posts so I thought I would share mine. Here are a few of the non-beauty related things which I was given. I have been thoroughly spoiled this year! 



A Common Cold Microbe, Fox and Owl Decoration from my college Secret Santa 

The first of many horror movies from my boyfriend

A doggy chalkboard for the kitchen from my boyfriend

Another horror movie from my boyfriend

Yummy

A Big Bang Top from my boyfriend

The Christmas undies!

An Ice Cream maker

Cook books

Another Horror movie, I'll never sleep again!

I adore Dragon Flies

I hope you enjoyed this post and I'll see you soon!

 

 

What I Got For Christmas 2013 (Beauty Related)

I would like to Start this post by saying that I am not trying to brag at all by showing what I got given this year. I have been very lucky and am incredibly grateful for each and every thing. These are a few of the beauty related items which I was given this year.

A MAC Pro 180 colour palette

Large jar Black Cherry Yankee Candle

Pretty Patisserie body butters

Ted Baker Wash bag and miniatures

Pretty Patisserie lip balms

Fearne lip crayons

A perfume holder

Some more MAC Eyeshadows



A body butter and mist set

A MAC bag and A perfume

Some Avon makeup, A Clutch, A Bracelet and truffles



Naked 3 palette and other assorted goodies



L'Oreal Million Carats gift set

Grace Cole Gift set

 I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and have a fantastic new year! Thanks for reading!

 

Nails of the day

 

 

This is my first nail of the day post, let me know if you like this kind of post in the comments please.

 

I Created this nail colour using my Miss sporty clubbing polish in 205 as a base and my

Revlon Scented nail enamel in Grape fizz. I hope you like it!



 

Pretty Purple Eyeshadow Look

I was just experimenting with a few new products I have bought and I thought this look turned out really nice so I decided to share it with you guys. Hope you like it!

 

Products used

• Urban Decay Original Primer Potion
• Avon True Colour Palette in Glamour Eyes
• Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner in Purple
• Mac Look in a Box Mascara

UK Glossybox September 2012

After a huge battle with Glossybox in which I had to phone them a countless number of times to find out where my September Glossybox was I finally received it after they posted me out another by Royal mail. So I'm sorry I'm a little late on this box but I really have only just received it a few days ago.

 

This was my first Glossybox and the box itself was really very pretty.

 

The box was designed by illustrator Maggie Li this month for London fashion week.

Lets get to the products shall we?

 

The first product in my box was Fame Fragrance by Lady Gaga

This is a really tiny amount of perfume but none the less I was really excited to smell it because I had heard so many good things about it and I have to say I love the fragrance, it is a sweet scent which reminds me alot of Britney Spears Fantasy. It also sprays out of the bottle black and then dries clear, I have no idea why they have done this but It is very cool.

 

The next thing I got in my box was Rodial Glamoxy Snake serum and 5 minute facial.

 

There were two of each of these sachets in the box but they felt like they had nothing in them and at over £100 for the full size my budget couldn't handle that, its safe to say I wont be purchasing these in future.

The next thing in my box was the Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream.

This product I actually really like, I was looking for a new eye cream and this one feels really nice. It cools the under eyes while feeling really moisturising and you only need a tiny amount which is good because this is only a 7ml sample. I might seriously think about purchasing this product in future.

The next thing was Vichy Idealia Day Care Cream.

This is a lovely day cream, it feels moisturising on the skin without being greasy or too rich, it smells lovely and the best thing is its PINK. This is a 15ml pot which is an okay sized sample and the full size is 50ml and costs £25 which is not too bad for a good quality day cream.

The last thing I got in my box was Maghrabian Hair oil.

This was a 10ml sample of this sweet smelling hair oil, it really does the job when it comes to taming hair and I have alot of hair to tame. As with most htings in this box this feels a little small but I suppose I cant expect to get full size products for £10. Its a good little hair oil though and does what its supposed to.

This box had a value of around £26 which makes it worth the money paid but for the amount of trouble I had to go through to get the box in the first place I'm not sure if it was really worth it. Let me know what you thought of your box if you got it this month and if you have ever had any problems with Glossybox's delivery service.

UK Joliebox September 2012

I know I'm a little late on the bandwagon but I finally subscribed to some of the UK beauty boxes, namely Joliebox and Glossybox, but this post will be on my first ever Joliebox.

I was so excited to get this box as i didn't know what to expect and I just love getting little presents (don't we all) even if I did pay for them myself.

 

The first thing you see upon opening the packaging is a lovely mini glossy magazine called Joliemag which if full of really interesting articles.

 

 

The box itself is really cute, mines is a lovely vivid orange colour.

 

Inside the box is a September menu which tells you what is inside and a little bit of info on each product. It also tells you what the theme of each box is and this box had a London Fashion week theme.

 

 

The First product in the box was a full size Balmi Lip balm.

 

My lip balm is in raspberry and it smells amazing, I could smell it before i opened it up so it is very strong. It feels really moisturising and has SPF 15 which is always a plus. It has a little string attached so it can be put on a keyring but personally I'm just gonna keep this little beauty in my bag. you can pick this up in Boots here for £4.99 and they also come in Strawberry, mint and coconut.

 

The next item I have is a full size sachet of I Love face mask.

My sachet of face mask is in mango and it is suitable for all skin types. It has natural fruit extracts and as with all the I love range I love it! You can pick up I love products from superdrug.

 

The third product in my box was the Redken Align 12 Protective Straightening Lotion.

This is a 30ml sample size product which is a decent size, it smells lovely and it works as a heat protectant while also claiming to banish frizz. I have extremely frizzy hair and was in dire need of a new product for this so my hopes are high for this one. The full size of this product is £12.90 on feel unique here.

 

The next product in the box was two Twistband Hair Ties.  

I got a yellow and a grey one of these nifty little hair ties. These claim to keep your hair secured without leaving bumps in your hair. I'm all for that as I wear my hair up alot but at around £4.50 for three of these I think i will stick with my good old bobbles and as you can see from the picture these look like they are going to fray like crazy.

 

As a little extra in the box we also were given two small sachets of Dr Bragi Bio Marine Exfoliant.

These are tiny samples but they do come with a code for a 20% discount at the Dr Bragi website but at $25 for 50ml of this its a little out of my price range but none the less i am happy to try It out.

 

Joliebox gave me another surprise product with the So Susan Wide Awake Face Palette.

They said "Since this is your fist box, we thought we'd add a little extra! A palette of skin enhancing tools, perfect for concealing imperfections and illuminating the skin". This is a very generous extra gift at £15 for the palette.

It has an illuminating cream for hiding dark circles, a highlighting cream and three eyebrow colours which I will more likely use as shadows as they are a little dark for my brows. It also includes a small brush which is a little cheap feeling and a pair of mini tweezers which i like. The creams feel nice and the brow colours have good pigmentation. The packaging is also very sweet and girly.

 

I am really pleased with my first joliebox it has products I will use and a good range of things. The value of this box I worked out to be over £30! Now I just cant wait to see what I get next month.