GlossyBox uses

Glossy Box uses

I am a huge lover of getting my money out of anything I own, so with glossy box all your products come in pretty pink boxes unless they are a special edition such a Christmas which are easy to re purpose as any generic box is. Mine are used to store candles in my drawers before I use them and all my craft supplies.

I use the special edition boxes to keep my kids accessories in so they don't end up all over the place. I have my daughters bows in a golden box and my son's braces are in a valentines day box.

 Another use for the boxes are for gift boxes, this Christmas my family will be receiving some of their presents in Glossy boxes. I will cover the logo on some with tags/ Christmas images and others I will leave as they are.

                              (one of my Christmas boxes)

Your parcels are also wrapped in tissue paper which I save to use as wrapping for small presents for birthdays again this is in a pastel pink so is perfect for any female for birthdays or an unusual twist for Christmas.

There is also a bed of crinkled thick paper/card that I am going to be re purposing in Christmas hampers for my family at Christmas, it means I can make a personalised present without having to folk out the expense on the wadding and more on the presents within the hamper itself.

I love getting the full use out of an item and I really enjoy reusing my packaging as I feel it would be so wasteful to just through it in the bin. I hope this has given you some inspiration.

Bye for now

Nicola

Royal Apothic Cream Creme - Cutting garden

Royal Apothic Cream Crème – Cutting Garden

Moisturising Body Crème

I received this product in the November GlossyBox

Firstly the packaging on this product is stunning, the box feels expensive; it has a beautiful texture and feels solid. It is in pastel lemon shades on two sides and a pale blue/green with beautiful oriental inspired flowers on the remaining sides. The tube itself reminds me of the L’occitane hand cream tubes it is yellow emblazed with white filigree swirls decorating the tube; the writing is in bold black within a lace postage stamp looking box.

The fragrance ‘Cutting Garden’ is a very subtle floral that lingers in all the right ways without being heavy. I am not a big lover of floral they generally give me a headache but this one is beautiful and what I would class as a modern floral rather than an old fashioned stagnant smell. 

Texturally it is thicker than a lotion or gel but not as thick as a heavy moisturiser it has a great slip so sinks in quickly without any pulling on my skin. My skin was left feeling smooth and well moisturised for hours and had a subtle sheen which I loved. The size I received is classed as a travel size at full size it would cost £14.50 which isn’t too bad for a well made moisturiser, I would definitely consider purchasing again and I am glad that I got the chance top try it out.

Bye for now

Nicola

xx

Leighton Denny - Its An Honour

Leighton Denny – It’s An Honour

I am a huge lover of Leighton Denny nail varnishes; the formulation is beautiful and goes on smoothly with the perfect size brush that allows you to create the perfect 3 swipe manicure.

(Colour has no gold in despite the picture)

This colour is muted metallic silver that reminds me of a cashmere jumper; it is the perfect everyday colour that could easily be worn out on a night out. I absolutely love it and have so many Leighton Denny colours that this one fits in perfectly along side others in my collection. I know for a fact this will not be my last LD purchase.

Bye for now

Nicola

xxx

Make Up Revolution Lipstick Passion

Make Up Revolution Lipstick – Passion

I have never used Make Up Revolution before and I must say I am very impressed, I found this lipstick to be smooth and easy to apply. It smelt of sherbet so was a delight to put on; the colour is so rich and deeply saturated.

I love red whether it is my hair, lips or nails its one of my favourite colours to wear and this lipstick was the perfect sophisticated red especially at Christmas times its great. Passion is the perfect name for this delectable red. The colour lasted 8 hours without fading, it didn’t transfer on to glasses when drinking and I was able to kiss my kids without covering them.

The packaging is a simple black bullet with a colour panel in the lid with a colour match so you can see at a glance what the colour is.

I absolutely loved this lipstick and will definitely be buying more colours and trying other products in the range.

Bye for now

Nicola

xx

Essence Liquid Lipstick

Essence Liquid Lipstick ‘Show Off’

I received this product in the December GlossyBox

On first appearance this ‘lipstick looks very much like a me colour and the idea of having a lipstick with a lip gloss applicator is highly appealing as I find glosses so much easier to apply however I would not class this as a lipstick. It doesn’t have the coverage, nor the long lasting or the texture it has the same tacky glossy feeling as glosses, your hair sticks to your lips and the colour is much diluted from the colour in the tube.

I have never heard of this brand before and I would never seek to find them out; even if I wanted to find them again you would struggle. on the tube there is no branding at all except on the tip of the lid there is an ‘e’ on the bottom where most products have name of colour there is just details of ingredients and batch codes which is less than helpful.

Overall I would not buy this lipstick nor would I be tempted to try anything else by the brand.

Bye for now 

Nicola

xxx

Eylure Naturalities Natural Volume

Eylure Natural Volume

I received this product in my November GlossyBox

I never wear false lashes; I have never attempted to put them on myself as I am completely cack handed and the very few times in my life I have worn them they have been applied by other people but to try out this product fairly I have done it myself.

As a complete novice the directions are very simple and easy to follow giving me confidence before I started that even I cant muck this up. I used an eyelash applicator that I picked up in the pound shop to give me more control and almost a third hand which probably helped me more and I felt my hands shook less with this extra control.

Once applied it took a few minutes for them to feel comfortable but this is more a case of them being unfamiliar and foreign to me but once I adjusted I loved them, they are lightweight and comfortable; they gave me a beautiful full set of lashes with a curl that doesn’t look over exaggerated or false.

During

After

I would definitely buy them again, there is so much glue supplied as well that you can get multiple uses from the one set. I am so glad that I have had the opportunity to try them they as it has given me confidence to try other styles out. Packaging is more function than beauty which is ok but boring; thank you GlossyBox for another great product.

Bye for now

Nicola

xx

So Susan - Haute Light

So Susan – Haute Light Highlighting Pencil

This is a product from my October GlossyBox.

The plus side of GlossyBox is that you can get your hands on products that you would never of thought about buying; this is one of those products. A peach/pink pencil would not be on my too buy list but thank the lord for GlossyBox and there boxes of wonder. I know the benefits of adding white liner to the corner of your eyes and as a thin line around your eyes but would never of considered a peach colour.

The peach lifts the white in your eyes and opens them up to give the illusion of bigger and healthier eyes which I loved. A simple swoosh of this chunky pencil lifts your whole face of makeup but no one can really tell you how or why you look different.

Packaging is not great I feel the colours are wishy-washy and insipid; the pencil is mostly in a pale blue, not turquoise nor baby blue just a faded blue. The writing and print is in orange but not a strong enough pigment that you can easily decipher what the product is telling you or what the pattern is and it is a shame as the print is super cute of zebras and umbrellas.

Overall I really love this product and will definitely buy again and again.

Bye For Now

Nicola

xx

MUA - Undressed pallete

MUA – eye shadow palette ‘Undressed’

I received this 12 shade palette as part of my November Glossybox.

On first impressions the sleek black packaging with large clear window easily displaying the colours within is great. I thought it looked professional, expensive and something I would definitely pick up off of a shelf; however the disappointment quickly followed when I couldn’t get in to the palette. It took a lot of force to open at which point my fingers nearly destroyed two of the colours and ripped the lid off.

The colours look lovely in the palette and easily wearable but as you can see in my photos the lack of pigment makes 3 shades of the top row invisible. I liberally applied the colours to try and get them to show but they are a complete waste of time.

Top Row

Puff, Rose Ash, Fawn, Gild, Hazel and lion

The only colours I would use from the top row would be Fawn and Lion as they have a stronger pigment and are clearly visible on my eyes.

Bottom Row

Bronze One, Burnished Brown, Tawny, Henna, Fuel and Cool Grey

The bottom row has a stronger set of pigments meaning most are useable and can be blended together to create some good looks. With this palette I feel MUA could of completely got rid of the top row and spent more money on the bottom colours to develop more. To buy the palette will only set you back £4 so isn’t going to break the bank but I would not bother to re purchase and it has definitely stopped me from looking at other eye shadow sets provided by MUA.

Bye for now

Nicola

Revlon - Black Cherry

Revlon Black Cherry Super Lustrous Lipstick

I received this lipstick in the November GlossyBox

Wow the pigment is amazingly strong in this lipstick. I have never used a lipstick this strong in colour before; due to my pale skin I have always veered closer to the paler pinks and sheer reds rather the bold statement colours. So when Glossybox gave me the choice of colours from the Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick range I went against everything within me telling me to go subtle and choose the bold option.

The formulation of this lipstick is beautiful it went on smoothly and left no drag allowing the rich dark colour to fall perfectly on my lips; the name of the colour is perfect it is a true black cherry red. The bullet is more frightening than the finished colour which is still pretty scary. (so much so my husband asked if I was being fashionably late with Halloween)

I don’t know if this colour suits me but I would definitely buy more form the range and I would also try other ranges of lipstick by Revlon.

Bye for now

nicola