Saturday, 18 August 2012

M&S Candles - Fresh Rose and Bloom

I have never really been into candles but recently I went into M&S and saw these candles. They are soo pretty because the container that holds the candle is made of glass and has a beautiful flower detailing going all around the glass.

It makes the glass look more interesting rather than just having a plain glass container. The container will only hold the small tealight candles since its the right size for the a tealight candle.

The candle itself smells amazing. I have two different ones in Fresh Rose and Bloom. I can smell these in my room and gives my room a nice scent. Its not overpowering but not a weak smell. Just right really.

Anyway they smell amazing, however they can be a bit tricky to light but I usually tip the candle to the side and it usually lights within 5 seconds. The candles are meant to burn for 4 hours each, so quite a good time for a small candle.

They are really nice and pretty in the dark and really good quality for £3.50.

You can get these in M&S now for £3.50 each.

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

A Very Cute Owl Make-up Bag From Marks And Spencer

When I saw this on a website the other day, I just had to make a post about it on my blog. This is such a cute make-up bag. I love owls and I need a new make-up bag.

Anyway it has a blue base with gold owls printed on the bag itself. They do have different owl designs to make it more interesting and pretty. This looks good quality and I usually dont like to spend a fortune on a make-up bag since I have really no use for a make-up bag. But I would buy this just because it looks pretty. Its not the usual type of bag I would go for but who cannot resist owls?

This bag is being released at the end of September for £8.50 in M&S

Thursday, 9 August 2012

July Glossybox - First ever Glossybox!!

This is my first ever glossybox and I wasnt let down. I have heard so much about glossybox and I wanted it for over a year(when it first started). When I successfully got a job, I thought I might as well sign up to Glossybox. Anyway lets get on with what was inside the glossybox.

But first off, I love the packaging. I love the parcel box because its black with their logo in pink (love). The box with the samples in is just beautiful. I love that the box is a light pale pink with their black logo in the middle. I can use these boxes as storage boxes.

When I opened up the box. I saw black tissue paper with a pink ribbon on top. They really do go into detail and care about the presentation which is good. When I opened up the tissue paper, I saw the following samples/products.

The first one that caught my eye was the Elizabeth Arden samples. These are three small skincare samples and they are visible difference skin balancing exfoliant equilibrant, optimizing skin serum and skin balancing lotion with SPF 15. These are all 2ml samples, so there is quite a lot of product all together.

The next one is Collin resultime gel collagene regenerant. I think this is an anti aging product, so I wont really need much use out of this one since I am still quite young and dont need to start on anti aging products just yet. Dont really know what its meant to do, so its quite a blah sort of product.

Monu is the next product and its an extra rich night cream. At first, I thought this was a anti aging products, but as I was looking at the july glossybox videos on youtube, I noticed that some people used it at my age. This product is for anyone who has very dry skin. I did have very dry skin couple of weeks ago since I had a reaction to a skincare product I used. This would of been perfect for that time but I can still use it because sometimes my skin can go quite dry. Cant wait to try this one out.

The next one is by Paul Mitchell and its the awapuhi texturizing sea spray. At first, I did not notice that this was by Paul Mitchell. I thought the brand was awaphui and never heard of that company before. This product is perfect for the summer and perfect to create beach looking hair. Might have to try this product when the weather brightens up in the UK.

The second to last one is by Jelly Pong Pong Cosmetics. I have heard of this company but never purchased any products from them, so it was quite interesting receiving a product from the company. This product is a lip frosting and can be used as a blush on the cheeks. The smell is just amazing and smells like sweets and very sweet smell to it which I love. The colour is a bright pink with a shimmer too it. I love the smell and love this product.

The last product is by kryolan and this is a satin powder. This is a micro fine powder which will create a nice shimmer effect for eye make-up. I love this product since I love shimmery and sparkly products and its full size. Its a nice pink/coral colour which is perfect for the summer. Hands down winner for me.

Overall the Julys Glossybox and my first ever Glossybox was quite good and hopefully will carry on with Glossybox. I love the idea of trying new products and trying products from companys I have never heard of. This will make my make-up range a lot broader rather than sticking to the drugstore brands.

Friday, 27 July 2012

Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Moisturiser Review

Hiya everyone,this is the newest product from Neutrongena in the UK at the moment. There has been a lot of hype around the pink grapefruit range and I thought I might as well try it out since i was running out of my other moisturiser.


Pros
* It smells amazing and very fresh
* Very compact and small, so easy to travel around with it
* Easy to apply
* Leaves skin feeling soft and well moisturised

Cons
* Only 50ml so not a lot of product
* Need a lot of product to cover one area
* Takes a while to sink in

Bad Point
**However i did find that either the facial cream or the moisturiser caused my skin to breakout even more and made my skin dry

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

DKNY The World Fragrance Collection

DKNY are releasing the world fragrance collection this month and it seems like DKNY are always releasing new products. Anyway this collection is all about the frangrances from all around the world and extends the Be Delicious range. These fragrances will represent a country by its smell. There are four fragrances in this collection, Delicious NYC, Be Delicious London, Be Delicious Paris and Be Delicious Rio.


Be Delicious Rio features the scent of the Brazilian city and has a tropical smell to the scent. Top notes: pink lady apple and passion fruit. Heart: orange blossom and gardenia. Base: benzoin, myrrh and sandalwood.

Be Delicious NYC features the notes of the original fragrance. Top notes: magnolia, cucumber and grapefruit. Heart: green apple, tuberose, violet, rose and lily of the valley. Base: sandalwood, amber and blonde woods.

Be Delicious London contains notes of honeysuckle, blackcurrant buds, hyacinth and roses, representing the English countryside. It also illustrates the landmarks in London such as the River Thames, Trafalgar Square and Cotswolds.Top notes: green apple and hyacinth. Heart: black currant bud, honeysuckle and English roses. Base: vetiver and amber.

Be Delicious Paris is inspired by Parisian women and inspired by the city. Top notes: Gala apple. Heart: jasmine and violet. Base: patchouli and vanilla.

The four fragrances are available at the end of this month and are 50ml EDPs priced at £48 each.

Saturday, 21 July 2012

Bourjois Black Jack Range

Bourjois has just released a mini range called Black Jack.The Black Jack range only consists of two products, a mascara and a shimmer mist. Hopefully they might extend the range one day if the products sell. However I went into town today and saw that they have released a limted edition of the chocolate bronzer in the same packaging as the Black Jack range.

Anyway as I said, the range has only two products,the mascara (Black Jack Volume Clubbing Mascara) and the shimmer mist(Golden Shimmer Mist). The volume clubbing mascara is an intense black with subtle golden tints which makes it more interesting than a normal black mascara. Also it provides 10 times volume to lashes and no clumps(we hope).

The golden shimmer mist is a new type of product for bourjois I think. As by the name of the product, the mist will contain golden shimmer which is perfect for summer and can be used on the body and on hair.

Both the mascara and the shimmer mist will come in a golden shiny packaging with black writing (love it). The mascara is £7.99 and the shimmer mist is £5.99, so not bad on price. I might have a try at these two products especially the shimmer mist. Both available now in boots and superdrug.

http://www.bourjois.co.uk/catalog/make_up/eyes/mascara/volume_clubbing_black_jack_mascara
http://www.bourjois.co.uk/catalog/make_up/accessories/all_accessories/golden_shimmer_mist_for_hair_and_body

Friday, 20 July 2012

Free 7 Day Trial Sample Of YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat

I think you can guess what this post is going to be about from the title, you can get a free 7 day trial sample of the new Yves Saint Laurent or YSL foundation. This foundation is highly recommended by all the beauty bloggers and beauty gurus on youtube. Everyone is commenting on how the foundation is perfect and a long time coming. YSL released their touche eclat highlighting/concealer pen years ago and it was about time they released a foundation just like the concealer pen.

The Le Teint Touche Eclat foundation was released about a month ago, so still pretty new on the beauty market. However it is £28 per bottle, which is very expensive. For that amount of money for a foundation, I would like to at least either read reviews or try it out for myself before purchasing.


Now then, for the best part of this post, is that you can get a free 7 day trial sample from YSL of this foundation. I think you can go to any YSL counter in any shop and claim the sample and I will leave the link below to the website. You will need to print a page out saying you can claim the sample and just hand it into a YSL counter. Lastly you can get your free sample on the 21st July 2012 and it does depend on how quickly the samples go. Thats all you need to do to try out the Le Teint Touche Eclat foundation for 7 days.


https://apps.facebook.com/toucheeclat/
(By the way, if the link does not work, then it is on the YSL facebook page)