Glossy Box June 2014 review

Today I'll be reviewing my June Glossy Box-this months theme is Summer is here!

This months box aims to help you channel summer beauty in one easy step. It promises to contain 3 full sized products and the total value is worth over £45.

Here's my box:

As always I'll review the items in the order of which I was most pleased with them.

Firstly is the Teeez Trend Cosmetics: beautiful flat stiff brush, which is meant to be perfect for applying either cream or powder  shadows. I must admit I'm just a sucker for the pretty handle! 

full size: 19 Euros which works out to approx £15.16

Next I received So Susan Cosmetics: Universal Blush. This is meant to adapt to your skins natural chemistry...to create a healthy and natural looking flush. I must say although pleased with this item I would have loved to have tried the concealer quad! 

Full size: £18

Rituals: Qi Gong spray. A 24hr deodorant body spray. This smells gorgeous, like summer in a can! Also the handy 50ml size makes it perfect for handbags!

Full size: £3.50

Next is nailgirls: 3-in-1 base/topcoat & nail strengthener...that's a multi-tasking product if ever I saw one! You're probably wondering why this isn't higher up on my list as you all know I'm obsessed with polish...it's just hard to get excited about what is essentially clear nail polish, however it will come in handy I'm sure. 

Full size: £13.50

Lastly we have QV Skincare: skin lotion. This can be used as dry skin relief, in treating conditions like eczema & as a make-up remover. I will definitely try this on my eczema as it seems to flare up at the first sign of sunshine! However the only downside is that I hate the smell...it stinks! Also my tiny bottle seems to only be about a quarter full! 

full size: £6.06 for 250ml Sample size: 15ml approx: 35p

All in all I am quite happy with this months box. Standout items were definitely the make-up brush and the blusher. However the body spray is gorgeous too! This months box was definitely great value for money and I will be using all of the products this month! Also I received 4 full size items!

Price of box & P&P: £13.25

Value of contents approx: £50.51

Did you get any different items? Were you as happy with your box? 

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Smitten Polish Amas Veritas

Today I have one of the most gorgeous polishes to show you-Amas Veritas by Smitten polish. It's a hot pink jelly packed full of fuchsia and holographic glitter. Application was flawless and it reached opacity in two easy coats. I can honestly say that I loved this polish so much, that after it started to chip, (after about a weeks wear) I took it off and put it straight back on again-a first for me! The name Amas Veritas is from the film Practical Magic and is the name of the spell cast to find true love...so it seems apt that I fell head over heels for this stunning polish!

All pictures show 2 coats of polish and a coat of HK Girl topcoat:

sunshine

sunshine

With flash

with flash

This polish is so pretty, it looks amazing indoors but it really comes to life in the sunshine as it sparkles like crazy! I really think Smitten do micro-glitter packed jellies, very well indeed-I have quite a few in my collection! 

I must say Smitten is one of my favourite indie nail polish brands, do like their polishes as much as me?

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Glossy box May 2014 review

Today I'll be reviewing my May Glossy box. The summer beauty edit edition with Superdrug.

Glossy box have teamed up with Superdrug who are celebrating their 50th birthday to bring a box full of beauty goodies, four of which were promised to be full sizes plus some little extras.

Here's my box:

As always I'll review the items in order of which products I was most pleased to receive:

Firstly I received Maybelline New York colorshow crystallize nail polish in Nearly black. (they should know by now they can't go wrong giving me polish!!)

It's a gorgeous polish full of sparkles in a blackened base. I'm looking forwards to wearing this!

full size: £3.99

Next I received B. sheer conditioning lipstick in Flamingo. This is a gorgeous colour that looks and feels like a tinted balm but the colour can be built up for more opacity.

full size: £6.99

Next up is scholl velvet smooth overnight mask, which claims to hydrate your feet for up to 24 hours. I have only used this once and I can honestly say that I've noticed a big difference in the rough skin on my heels. A few more uses and I'm confident that my feet will be silky smooth! 

full size: £7.99

Collection- Bronze Glow Mosaic in no2 radiance. For quite a cheapy brand I must say I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of this bronzer. The different coloured mosaic pieces blend together for a sunkissed glow. Definitely a much more affordable version of the iconic Guerlain Terracotta bronzer which costs £31.05 whereas the collection costs:

full size: £2.99 

John Frieda Frizz-Ease original 6 effects serum. I hate receiving hair products and as my hair tends to lean to the oily side it definitely doesn't need serum! However my Nan who has regular perms has already claimed this, so It wont be going to waste!

full size: £3.99

Also included were two samples: Garnier oil body lotion and Ghost fragrances Eclipse. It's nice to get a perfume sample, not as one of the five main items but, as a little added extra.

So all in all this months box has made up for my disastrous box last month (which oops I never got around to reviewing!) I was promised 4 full size items and I received 5, which was very pleasing! All of which I will use with the exception of the hair serum. I must just reiterate how much I love the foot mask-it really works! Great as it's getting to sandal season! 

Price of box and P&P: £13.25

value of contents: approx £25.95

Revlon Starry pink!

Today I have to show you a gorgeous polish from Revlon, called Starry pink. It's a pale pink polish full of silver round and hex glitters. It leans on the sheer side but I'm confident it could reach full opacity with 3 coats. 

Pictures below show two coats and as you can see there some VNL, which I actually quite liked.

I know revlon polishes tend to divide opinion but I really rather like them and this polish in-particular is subtle yet stunning. Keep an eye out for revlon polishes in £1 shops as I've had a few lucky finds!

What's your opinion on Revlon polishes?

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Morgan Taylor Who's That Girl? & Lynnderella The Present is a Gift

Today I have to show you a gorgeous polish from the relatively new brand Morgan Taylor called Who's That Girl? (I'm not sure if it's named after the TV show of the same name, which I happen to love!) Its a glitter polish which has slight duo chrome properties to it-switching between a purple and pinkish copper colour. It's a stunning polish, with a flawless application & reaches opacity in two easy coats.

Onto the piccies!

I then added an accent nail of my favourite Lynnderella: The Present is a Gift! A gorgeous mix of pastel & black multi glitters.

I then topped it all off with a generous coat of Glisten & Glow HK Girl top coat.

I have to say that I loved this combination & am yet to find a colour that The Present is a Gift doesn't look amazing with, it's such a stunning and versatile polish.

Have you tried any Morgan Taylor polishes, are there any other must have shades?

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Enchanted Polish trio!

Today I've got a trio, of gorgeous Enchanted polishes, to show you: I used November 2013 (a true red holo) with accent nails in Olive the Other Reindeer (golden olive holo) & topped with wish me good luck (green & black multi glitter). As with all Enchanted polishes application was flawless, even if November & wish me good luck were on the thick side. I used a generous coat of HK girl topcoat to smooth it out.

Onto the piccies!

Although it may seem like an odd combination of colours I think they worked quite well together & I really loved November! 

Have you got any favourite Enchanted Polish combinations?

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Color Club Fame and Fortune!

Today I have to show you a gorgeous sparkly, squishy jelly from the color club backstage pass collection. Fame & Fortune!

This polish is a beautiful magenta colour, in a glossy jelly finish,with shards of iridescent glitter.

For the pictures below I used 2 coats of polish and topcoat. The finish is sheer even on my really short nails, so there was still some VNL. However I'm sure it would look great layered over a similar opaque base colour. I usually hate sheer polish, but I really liked this, it was sparkly & gorgeous! 

Now onto the piccies! My camera went berserk trying to capture the right colour, In real life my hands aren't that red!! 

And a couple of piccies with flash!

I was impressed for quite a cheap polish, the application was good & it lasted for a week, with regular topping up of the topcoat.

Definitely my favourite color club (excluding the halo hues, of course!) Do you know of any more Jelly polishes like this? As I'm on the lookout for more!

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