GlossyBox unboxing #1

I bought a glossy box!!!!! 

I said in my March favourites post that I want to start doing posts that will become permanent or recurring fixtures on my blog and this is going to be one of them. 

So this is the first of many monthly glossy box unboxings to come, and I am very excited!!!! 

When I recieved my glossy box I was having a really bad day so having the post man bring my this lovely little box of happiness made me smile! This is everything that came in the beautiful pink box. I'll go through piece by piece of what they are and a little bit about whether I like them or not!

This is the Miracle Mist by Leighton Denny and it is quick drying mist for setting nail varnish, you know when you can't be bothered to wait for the polish to dry on its own ;). This is a full size product that retails for £12 and j have to say that I'm impressed with this, it does what it says and dries nail varnish in seconds! Having been a lover of nail extensions for May years I have come across tons of products like this one but this is the best one I've used!

This is from The Body Shops new range called Oils of Life and this is a sample of the Intensely Revitalising Facial Oil and it is lovely! It leaves the skin feeling so soft and smooth! I contacted the body shop on Twitter and they said it is to be used to moisturise the skin before putting on makeup, so it's not like all these oils you've seen on Instagram where you add it to your foundation! Like I said this is a sample size product and the full size retails for £28 but with your Glossy Box you get a card and on that card it says that you are entitled to a deluxe sample of the Oils of Life Intensely Revitalising sleeping cream and £10 any purchase when you spend £25 in store or online so that means that you can pick up this as a full sized product for only £18!! BARGIN!! 

This is another full size product from th makeup brand Essence (which I am a huge fan of) this retails for £3 but it is by no means a dud product! You are supposed to use a bronzer brush to swirl the colours together and sweep it across the cheeks and nose to give a sun kissed loo, and I does it's really beautiful even on some one as pale as me, plus it smells like coconut and summer! 

Another full size product here this one from Next and it is a lip crayon and I got the cherry shade which I do like but I think I would have preferred the peach shade! This retails for £8 and it claims to be long lasting as well as softening on the lips, which is true, this lip crayon feel is like a lip all when you're putting it on but has a really intense colour payoff that you wouldn't expect from such a hydrating product! 

This is double ended brow pencil from the brand Studio 10! It has a universal taupe shade on one end that is supposed to be flattering on everyone and a creamy flesh toned pencil on the other end! When I saw this I really wanted to love it but sadly I can't because the flesh toned shade is just too dark for me, but then again I am ghostly in complexion, the taupe brow colour is great for days when I don't want to spend too long on my brows! But I have used the flesh toned pencil in my waterline and it works great! 

All in all a really good box!! And an absolute steal at only £10!! If you want to get your own box you can follow this link here:

https://www.glossybox.co.uk/referal?CI=MzA3NjU4

Thank for reading 

Love C x

I AM FREEDOM

The search for the next #ProArtist

The lovely Adam Minto aka Mister Makeup launched the Freedom Makeup brand last year to bring professional quality products for reasonable prices!! And that he has! I'm a huge fan of all of Adams brands and Freedom makeup is no exception, the products are amazing high quality comparable to MAC but they are at prices that won't break the bank!

When at the Make Up Revolution birthday party last month Adam and Daisie (beauty's big sister) made an announcement that during the course of the summer there would be a competition (think NYX face awards) with Freedom makeup, for makeup lovers and budding makeup artists to enter for the chance to win some amazing prizes! 4 runners up prizes of £2000 and the winner will get a years supply of Freedom makeup, be signed to Freedom makeup and £20000!!!!! 

So tomorrow is the day we will all hear the rest of the news surrounding this fabulous contest! All we know so far is that it is open worldwide!! I myself will be entering and I wish the best of luck to all who enter!! This will be amazing!! 

Love C x 

Picture taken from the Makeup Revolution app. 

March Favourites

Can I start off by saying that I can not believe that it is already April!!!! This shocks me because I feel like the year is going past so fast! I thought I'd jump on here and tell you all what I've been loving in the month of March in the hope that I will make this a regular feature on my blog! I have a feeling that this will be a long post so grab a cuppa and a snack if you want...

We will start with my beauty favourites of the month...

So first things first I'll start with foundation I have been loving my Loreal true match foundation this month! Now this is not me saying that this is the only one I used but I love mixing my foundations and this is what I have been using to mix with other foundations most days of the month! I have the shades Ivory and Rose Ivory as these are the two lightest shades and I'm basically a ghost! 

Like I just said I am basically a ghost and this is the powder that I use and have used for ages!! It's the Collection pressed powder in the shade 18 Ivory and it's their lightest powder I use this to set all the places on my face where I conceal/highlight and then I use a big fluffy brush to dust some more lightly all over my face! I haven't found a powder that I like anywhere near as much as this one, it's amazing! 

These two brushes are just WOW!! They are by the brand BeterElite which I believe is a Spanish brand (as I've only seen these in Spain and Tenerife) they are so reasonably priced and amazingly soft! I actually have 4 of the blending brushes hehe! And the brow brush is the only one I will use on my brows now! Love love love them and I need more!! 

Speaking of brows this brow pomade by FREEDOM MAKE UP is amazing! If you want fleeky brows but don't have the budget to buy ABH brow pomade then this is the one for you! Just as good and at a fraction of the price!! There is a huge selection of shades to suit all hair colours, I use the shade Caramel Brown. Just a tip if you're going to use this product you need a really light hand, too much product on the brush you will end up with chunky looking brows!! 

I picked up this liquid lipstick in London at the beginning of the month and I instantly fell in love with the colour! I'm already a huge fan of the MUA brand and their liquid lipsticks but this shade is to die for! It's a stunning pinky shade that I have been wearing with everything from a simple winged liner to a bold smokey eye! 

This beautiful blush I have been reaching for more often than not this month and its the shade Damson Wine by Seventeen cosmetics a boots own brand! I love this beautiful dusty pink colour to add a little flush on the cheeks! 

I have had this little lottie London lip balm for ages now but I fell in love with it again this month because I took it on holiday with me! It's just the perfect size to fit in a beach bag for a clutch bag if going out in the evening!! Plus it smells like cherries and helps liquid to matte lipstick go on like a dream! 

The Falsies Push Up Drama Mascara. (Wow that's a mouthful) this mascara has become a firm favourite in my makeup bag this month. And I have been regularly choosing this over both my Benefit Roller lash and my Too Faced Better Than Sex it has had mixed reviews online but I've found that it really lifts and coats my lashes and I love it! 

This fixing mist is amazing!!!! I love it! You have to shake it up because it's a powder suspension spray but it really helps set my foundation! I have combination skin but I would recommend this for every one from oily to dry as you really don't need powder with this spray!! 

Now a couple of non beauty favourites... 

I picked up this cute little mirror in primark in London and I love it I love it, it's so sweet! It only cost £1 but it has a normal mirror and a magnified mirror in it and it's a perfect handbag size! 

I bought this book at the airport before my holiday as I realised if forgotten my book that I was already reading! I love it! I've not finished it yet as I'm a pretty slow reader but so far it's great! If you like psychological thriller books you will love this!!

And last but certainly not least I have been binge watching AHS this month I've wanted to watch it for some time now and finally got round to it and have in the month of May watched the first three seasons!! It's great if you like horror films because it is a little bit freaky but I love that!! 

Thank you for staying around this long!!

Hope you enjoyed seeing what my favourites were last month! What were some of yours?! 

Love C X