Hey Readers, Hope this post finds you well!! Another Lust Have It box has arrived at my door and while it feels a little bit late in the month to be receiving this one I am reasonably happy with the products I have received. Before I get into them though I will quickly review the box that was June!!!
Rachel K Mineral Colour Control CC Cream
This really is the only product I have really enjoyed from the box this month. Excited to try a true Korean BB cream this new version CC cream I day after I received my box!!! Alone it does have a light medium coverage and for the fairer skin toned probably would be matched with a light dusting of powder and be good to go. For me more medium toned complexion this looked like I had put on a heavy tinted sunblock which essentially you could argue it is exaclty that. It just left that slight white cast of heavy not rubbed in enough sunblock on my face despite this the dark circles under my eyes had disappeared and no concealer required for any redness. Pairing with a foundation though I definetly noticed a difference to the finish smoother and glowier really enjoyed these ones and if I could find a colour match I would repurchase.
Bastiste Dry Shampoo and the Pure Fiji Hydrating Body Lotion
Both of these items this month have been re gifted to better homes!! The dry shampoo with a couple of other samples I had went to two teenagers and they really are enjoying their new finds. The lotion has been used up with the lucky owner loving the smell so much they couldn't stop using.
Real Purity Natural Lipstick
I have to be honest I have not gotten to using this one yet. My lips have been so dry and flaky that a red lip wasn't going to look pretty.
Doctor Babor Derma Cellular Collagen Booster Cream
Was taking to my mum about this product and she asked whether she could give it a try. After a couple of weeks she told me it was reasonable went on smoothly and she didn't mind the scent. Overall though it only got an ok so probably wont be spending the dollars on this one!!
Ok so onto the July LHI box!!!
Vibrant Beauty is the theme for this month and LHI have included a wide variety of products this month to help us look vibrant from the inside out. I am excited by the fact they have included so much variety and new products not included in previous boxes.
Nude by Nature Natural Tinted Mineral Moisturiser with Sunscreen recieved a 30ml full size.
Really interested to try this one. While I usually prefer something that gives me a little bit more coverage, I am getting into more outdoor activities on the weekend stuff that doesnt really require alot of makeup and to have the sunscreen factor as well will be handy. I generally like Nude by Nature products but it is one of those brands that for me personally can be a bit love or leave!!!
Knotties by Condition Culture hair ties recieved two hair ties.
Despite using a simillar version of these before (in a bellabox) that didn't work in my hair. I am still willing to give these a try. They are an alternative to your general hair tie made from a soft elastic that doesn't snag or leave creases in your hair.
Coloursmash by Condition Culture Hair Shadow in the shade Gold Rush recieved a 3g sample.
This is a temporary hair colour that you add to your hair seal with hair spray and will wash out when your done. Initially I was interested in this product but given I'm not that experimental with my hair I am not sure it will get any use!!!
Schwarzkopf Extra Care Volume Powder received a 10g full size.
Finally a product for the hair that isn't another dry shampoo!! Yay!!! I have also seen a few beauty youtubers and beauty bloggers rave about this product so was really excited to see this included in the box this month. Not only is it a powder product that provides volume but is said to hold that volume for 24 hours!!!
Swisse Hand Cream with vitamin E and pomegranate received a 30ml deluxe sample full size is 500ml.
This hand cream I actually have received previously in a bellabox so I already know that this one is a really great product. It absorbs quickly and doesn't leave a greasy residue and this tube is also the perfect hand bag size. Being a Swisse product it also has all of the nice natural ingredients included and all those nasties excluded!!!
Health Essentials zNano Active Gold Eye Patches Anti Wrinkle received 1 pair full size is a box of 20.
These are eye patches infused with zNano gold triple action that helps to hydrate, nourish and soothe tired eyes. As you all know by now I am not the biggest anti wrinkle eye product fan but these do sound like they will do some good and I am willing to give a try.
California Mango Mango and Jojoba body lotion received a 62ml full size.
Was a little bit excited by this product finally I have received a lotion that doesn't have a coconut scent!!!! I also have already been using a mango scented lotion so am thrilled I now have a more travel friendly version!!!
Heath Essential Maqui Berry Active received a sample size
This is an anti oxidant powder that is made from Maqui Berry which has three times the anti oxidants of Acai. This sample can be added to juice, water, smoothies, ice cream, yoghurt etc. Should be interesting to try!!!
So overall I feel I am covered to be feeling vibrant all month long!!! I am happy to be experiencing a few products I haven't tried before and cannot wait to share my thoughts with you next month. Until then Happy reading and Happy Shopping!!!
Ever.
Hey Readers, Hope your all doing well!! Cannot believe how many new mascaras have been released in the last couple of months I literally have had nearly four mascaras on the go at once!! Crazy I know!!! Given these mascaras are so new I thought I better put this post up before to much more time passes so if your interested in the newest ones you know whats hot and whats not!!!
Rimmel London Lash Accelerator Endless with Grow Lash Complex + Fibres Mascara.
The Pitch: A mascara and lash treatment in one visually 80% longer lashes instantly and 117% visibly longer looking lashes over 30 days of use.
The Reality: If you want extreme length this is your go to mascara and you get really amazing length in just one swipe. The brush is slim line so the bottom lashes are not left out either and there have been days were I have used this just on my bottom lashes it really makes the pop!! Apart from when I've had the mascara on I really haven't noticed my lashes looking longer but I also haven't used this mascara exclusively for the last month either so can't really give and indication if the grow lash complex works. Overall I have really enjoyed using this one it is also the first fibre mascara that hasn't irritated my eyes or I have ended up with stray fibres at the end of my lashes!!!
Max Factor Clump Defy by False Lash Effect
The Pitch: Clump defy from false lash effect means you can build and build to high volume you seek with the clumps!! The Precisely engineered bristles stop clumps from forming on the brush and transferring to your lashes. The superior profile means your lashes are saturated with loads of product giving the highest volume.
The Reality: OK so this is the Max Factor version of the Covergirl clump crusher just a different name and different coloured packaging. I really enjoyed the clump crusher its a great mascara for definition, volume and no clumps I was amazed everyday I used it, so was sad when I had to say good bye. I had seen this go on special at priceline and I thought I would pick it up. It was a no brainer, same company, same brush, same formula Right....Wrong!!! I got volume and definition but with and added extra of clumps and flakes!! No idea how one can be so different to the other when their meant to be the same!!! All I can say is if you want volume, definition and no clumps buy the Covergirl clump crusher!!!
Maybelline New York the Mega Plush Volum' Express
The Pitch: Revolutionary Gel Mousse formula that with 40% less hard waxes for massive yet soft lashes. The patented flexor brush gently coats every with supple volume.
The Reality: This is a really light mascara that goes on extremely smoothly I wore it for the first time on a night out and really did not notice my mascara at all no clumps or flakes and at the end of the night my lashes were still defined and did not feel dry or stiff. This mascara gives really amazing volume and I do recommend applying a few coats be careful as too much and your lashes can feel a little bit sticky!!! But on the plus side it does remove easily!!
So that ends another mascara madness edition. I Would like to thank maxfactor.com.au, priceline.com.au, rimmellondon.com.au and maybelline.com.au for their help with the pitch section of this post!!!
I hope this post helps when it comes to choosing your next mascara until then happy reading and happy shopping!!!
Ever.
Hey Readers, hope this post finds you well!! It doesn't feel like four weeks but it apparently has been four weeks since my last BB arrived!!!! and I have received a new Bellabox at my door!! Wow that has gone quick but I have to say I have now been enjoying this month and most of the products that were in the June box!!!
Streetstart cosmetics Streetgloss lip gloss
As a general rule I don't really use colour lip products. In winter my lips get really dry and chapped so a good lip balm is always my most reached for product. I have also been finding that many lip sticks, glosses and stains dry out my lips despite supposedly having mosturising properties. So this really wasn't my most reached for product from the box this month. Having said that I did take it with me on a night out and I really did enjoy it. Not only did it fit easily into my clutch purse. The slim line brush made it easy to apply, while a little sticky at first that did fade quickly and it did last a decent amount of time.
Sigma Beauty E45 Blending brush
I am still wowed by this inclusion and have used this brush so much this month. It is just so soft and yet accurate enough to get colour into the crease as well as blend out colour. Have not yet made my order with sigma beauty but I will soon!!!
Toni and Guy Hair meet wardrobe creative texturing glue
Originally I was excited but I wasn't really impressed my hair is quite fine and soft and long, I found it created more knots and made it harder to style. It also did not really hold my style any longer then hairspray.
Montagne Jenuesse Passion Peel Off Mask
I have never used a peel off mask before and I have to say it was a little bit challenging. This gel mask was sticky and did take a bit to spread evenly and after the 15 mins it was a challenge to lift the edges and peel off I did have to use a damped face washer to remove the residue in the end. Despite this post mask my skin feels so soft and rough patches around my nose have disappeared.
Emergin C Hyper Vitalizer Cream and Vitamin C+ Retinol Mask
Once again impressed by what Emergin C has to offer I actually found a sample of the cleanser in a box where I keep all my need to be tried sample so I used all three really great results my skin feels smooth and looks healthy.
Brazillian Buttefly Assortment
Have really enjoyed these sample this month. I really liked the fact that we received so many sample across the range of what this company had to offer. I have enjoyed all of the sachets. All the various scents were not overpowering and all the products worked well. I really enjoyed the body scrub the most had an amazing scent and was not too rough would purchase a full size!!!
Natio Nail Colour in the shade Valentine.
Really enjoyed giving this colour a try. Its such a vibrant orange red which did take a couple of coats to get the colour to the intensity of the colour in the bottle but each coat went on smooth with no streaks and dried quickly. It really has brightened the winter blues this month.
OK So onto this months Bellabox!!! The theme for July is Luxe Beauty Travel and I hate to be negative from the start but once again I find myself receiving a themed box that doesn't quite fit the products inside. Having said that I am happy with most of the products I received and cannot wait to try!!!
Luxe City Guide received the Luxe London edition.
This is a foldout guide to London with information on the city, resturants, bars etc etc probably not going to be the most used item from the box this month but it is the one that most fits the theme!!!!
Yu-Be Moisturizing skin cream received a 3g sample size full size is 70g.
This is a Japanese brand of skin cream and it is glycerin based instead of petroleum based. It also contains Vitamins B2, C and E. The leaflet that it came with says that is is good as both a skin and lip moisturiser targeting dryness, rough and cracking skin with a little bit apperently going a long way. Interested to try this one I like that it can be used on multiple areas (lips, face, cuticles, hands and feet). I also have not really tried many Japanese skin care before!!!
La Fresh Eco Beauty Nail Polish Remover Acetone Free and 100% biodegradable pad in the scent fresh Tuscan orange received one pad, full size is a box of 18 or 20.
As the name says this is a nail polish removing pad that says on the packaging that one pad will remove 10 nails worth of polish!!! While I am interested see if that claim is true and I have not used a product like this before so I am interested to try. I am disappointed we only received one sachet surely BB could have thrown in a couple of sachets!!! or a variety of sachets given that this company do makeup removing, cleansing and body smoothing wipes as well.
Rubifresh Cleanising oil received a deluxe sample (isn't written on the bottle how many ml my rough guess would be approx 30ml) full size is 65ml.
One product in the box that I cannot wait to try. This is a cleansing oil which if your not familiar is an oil that can remove makeup and impurities without stripping your skin of its natural oils or leaving your skin oily. It is an all natural based product as well and includes olive, apricot, orange, lavender and tea tree oils plus vitamin E. I have heard a lot about this and other versions of these products so cannot wait to try and see how it goes!!!
Furless Elevens recieved 3 day supply full size is 30 days.
These are an interesting inclusion to this box, if you have read my previous posts you will already know that beauty boxes win no points with me sending me anti wrinkle or anti aging products!!! These are patches that you apply to the middle of your forehead in between the eyebrows to relax the wrinkles apparently called the elevens!! Had never heard that term before and I guess that is logical given that is what they look like particularly if you intentionally scrunch your nose up so your eyebrows come together!! Not sure if I will try or not as I said before don't really enjoy these kind of products.
Clear Scalp and Hair Beauty Therapy Total Nourishing Care Shampoo and Conditioner recieved 50ml sample of each full size is 200ml.
So I am already thinking about my review for this as I have used these from the box already this morning!!! I have to say so far I am impressed with the results my hair is looking good and smells gorgeous. I think I will enjoy using these samples a few more times!!!! I don't mind this inclusion some feedback to the BB facebook page has questioned the inclusion saying these are cheap supermarket products. I have been disappointed by higher priced and hair salon only products before so its nice to receive a decent sample hat I can get a few tries out of before spending any of my money and one that if I really want to repurchase I can easily pick up when I go shopping.
ModelCo Cheek+Lip tint in the shade Rosy Red received a 5ml deluxe sample full size is 10ml.
YAY!!! a makeup item that isn't a lip product this month!!! Ok so it is for lips too but I will probably use it primarily on my cheeks!!!! I am really excited to try this as I have been using more cream and tint blushes in the past couple of months. Directly from the tube looks quite dark but blended out does give a berry toned glow that is buildable and it smells really yummy!!!!
Libra Hotties Heat Patches
Alright this gets the award for one of the most random items we have ever received in a Bellabox!!! I get that as females or those that suffer from aches and pains would probably find this a useful item and one that most of us would probably spend money on unless we knew it would work. So credit to BB there for allowing us to try something new. Its just not what I would have picked for this box!!!
For the most part I feel that I will enjoy what BB has sent for the month of July even though a few items I am not completely taken with!!! Overall I can see the travel theme a little bit with international brands, mutli purpose products and all items travel size. It is a great box for experiencing new products and I will look forward to sharing my thoughts in my review next month!!! Until then hope you are all well and I'll talk to you soon!!!
Ever.
Hey Readers,
I received an email a couple of days ago from another beauty blogger Eleni May saying that she had nominated me for a Liebster Award. Having absolutely no idea what that meant I had to do a bit of research!!! These awards are given to bloggers by other bloggers that like themselves are just stating and don't have a lot of subscribers/followers. It allows you not only to interact with your fellow beauty bloggers and also bit of recognition for all their blogging work. So here are the rules: All nominees are bloggers with less than 200 followers, you must acknowledge the person that nominated you!!! You must answer the 10 questions given to you by your nominee, You must pick 10 other bloggers to nominate for the award, notify them via their own blog. You must give them 10 questions to answer!!
So to start I would like to thank Eleni May for the nomination it really made my day.
Questions:
1. What Skin care products are you loving right now??
Usually I'm trying out new samples from beauty boxes but a couple of products I always turn back to are the Natio Renew Radiance foam cleanser and Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Oil free scrub.
2. Are you into the BB creams craze, if so what is your favourite?
Yes I did get caught up in the BB craze and I've tried many but the only one that I have really enjoyed is the Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB cream for combination oily skin.
3. What's you natural hair colour, and do you dye it?
I am a brunette and no I do not dye it.
4. What are your top 5 products for winter?
1. Dr Lewinns Puressence Day Night Fluid this face moisturiser I acctually use all year round its not too light or heavy and is absorbed quickly used under makeup or on its own my skin is always hydrated.
2. Carmex Moisturising Lip Balm
3. Nivea Lip Butter these two together make a great overnight lip treatment for chapped lips, the Nivea is also good during the day as it is moisturising and long lasting.
4. My MOR hand cream in orange blossom sinks into my skin perfectly and the scent isn't over powering.
5. A good berry toned blush that gives a you a bit of extra colour in these cooler times but also a healthy glow my favorite at the moment is the Natio Blushing Rose palette
5. What is your favourite make-up brand?
Hmmm this is a really hard one...Not sure I can answer that!!! Sorry!!! I use so many products from so many brands and no one brand I like all products from!!!
6. Lip gloss or Lipstick?
Neither really I am not a big lip gloss or lipstick person. I really only use lip balm as a general rule.
7. How you do usually style your hair, if you use hair products-what are they?
Don't really use hair product and usually my hair is tied back in a pony tail or a bun.
8. Besides beauty, what other passions in life do you have?
I love to read and I also enjoy taking photos with my iPhone.
9. What is your favourite sweet treat?
Marshmallows the traditional pascall pink and white ones!!!
10. What are your favourite eye shadow shades?
Any of the shades from the Chi Chi Glamourous Eyeshadow Palettes their is eight in the range and I own five!!! Generally I keep things neutral but I am pushing myself to add a bit of colour!!!
For this award I am nominating these four lovely ladies:
Beauty to a T
Sylv's World
Blondenotbeige
BubblyBabblings
I know that I am meant to nominate 10 but generally the blogs I read regularly the girls that write them are lucky enough to have a lot of followers under their belts. So if you are reading this and are a novice beauty blogger or you read a blog you feel deserves this award feel free to leave the blog link below and I will be happy to add them an challenge them to answering my set of questions!!!
My questions:
1. Favourite store/website to buy your makeup?
2. A makeup product that doesn't leave your makeup bag regardless of if you use it day to day or not??
3. Favorite concealer??
4. A makeup item you have bought just because you saw it on a blog or youtube video??
5. Favorite beauty blogger or youtuber??
6. Do you seperate your blushes into seasons or do you use all year round?? whats you favorite one??
7. Whats one product you use that has never failed you??
8. Your most treasured non makeup item??
9. What makeup remover do you use??
10. What is your one holly grail makeup item??
I have had so much fun writing this post and I hope you have enjoyed reading it!!
