August Glossybox ♥

Bonjourno! I haven't swung by this neck of the woods for a little while, apologies for that! I missed out on July's Glossybox post, I loved it though and I am super impressed with the HD Brow kit, probably my favourite ever product from a Glossybox so far. 

This months is all about International Superstars, you know, with the Olympics n' all that. I was pleased to see an Eiffel Tower on the front of the card, that makes me happy inside being a Paris obsessive!

So what did we get in this little boxey?

So this month, I got in my little box of tricks...

* A Valentina sample, with a little pump on - win!

* DHC Cleansing oil, make up remover.

* Alessandro Pro White brightening nail polish.

* Lipcote Lipstick Sealer - looking forward to trying this out!

* Glossybox Lipstick in Glossy Pink.

* Vera Valenti Eyeshadow Palette.

This little eyeshadow palette has ten eyeshadows in, mostly nudes and neutrals and a couple of greens. They are not too badly pigmented, but it just looks like a pretty cheap and tacky palette unfortunately. It might be OK to use on the go, but this is probably my least favourite of the box, although the biggest!

A Glossybox lipstick in Glossy Pink. I actually really like the colour and is something I would definitely wear. I don't know about you, but do you think these Glossybox products are a cop-out to bulk out the boxes or do you think that it's something you would purchase anyway? I'm a little on the fence, but as a product I do like it. 

I'm really looking forward to trying this Deep Cleansing oil, it states to be the 'best make up remover you have ever tried', so I'm looking forward to seeing if it lives up to that. I'm also pleased to get the Lipcote lipstick sealer, this will be great for my holiday and I'm looking forward to seeing if it works. Also the nail brightening polish seems like it could be good, I have the worst nails on the planet as I bite them terribly, so anything to help! 

Overall a fairly good box, a few products worth trying I think! 

Ciao for now XxX

May Glossybox and Wedding Bells ♥

Howdy! So it's almost the weekend time again, and I'm super excited, especially with all this good weather that I haven't yet been able to have a share of.

First off, I just had to include this picture of my little Bunnykins! I cleaned up all our bedroom so she can have a good run about now, so we decided to shut our door and leave her out through the night so she can hop in and out of her cage if she wanted. I think she really enjoyed her little self, and as we were settling down for bed, this is the position she got herself in! How sweet is that! We love her to pieces, she couldn't get much cuter.

So it was the one year anniversary Glossybox this month, and I was excited to receive it, as always! But across the board I get the feeling everyone was expecting something a lot more this month, but I suppose we have to remember it IS a sample testing service, and not everybody is going to like what goes into it, so I guess the guys at Glossybox HQ have their work cut out. I love the pretty paper packaging this month.

I won't waffle on too long, but for a quick overview I'll put what I got, and briefly what I think.

Noble Isle Shower Gel = Smells actually like fairy liquid, doesn't do anything for me but I'll use it as a tide-me-over, or give it to the hubby because it does smell a little masculine.

Express Beauty Mask with Honey = I got two of these sachets, and I didn't know if it was a face or hair mask because half of the packaging is in a different language! It is a face mask and I do like them however, I am still yet to try this so I'll let you know.

Si Lolita and Lolita Lempicka Perfume Samples = I have never smelt a Lolita Lempicka fragrance before, but they are ones I always see in the airport duty frees. I think the Si Lolita does smell a little bit old lady - I'm gonna put it out there!! But the Lolita Lempicka, oh my gosh I love it. It is super sweet - just how I like frangrances, and I'm thinking of purchasing it or asking for it for my birthday.

OSMO Berber Oil hair treatment = I have actually never tried a hair oil before, so I was pleased to see this. I'm not really into hair care much apart from dying it to buggeration, but I'll definitely try it. My hair is pretty long and thick so I don't know if it would cover mine but we shall see!

Eldora False Eyelashes = I got some with gold streaks in! I am very pleased with these because I am currently planning on doing a few self portrait shoots for my make up portfolio and these go exactly with a look I am going to be trying out, so surprisingly good for me.

Lastly a Glossybox mirror and Balloon, I love the mirror, can never have to many because I always lose them! And its double sided so that's good. And then there's the balloon. Well, when am I ever going to use that?

Overal an OK box, nothing I totally love in there besides the Lolita Lempicka perfume, so there we go. Bring on the next one!

Just a quickie, anyone else noticed Tesco have started doing these acrylic spinney pen holder majigys? This was only around £3.00 so I thought it would be good to put just my everyday pencils and brushes in. All they need to start doing now are those clear Muji drawers and my prayers would be answered!

Finally, on to the weekend! If you follow me on twitter - @misswicktilleth - you may know that I am off to the lake district with Ed, his sister Maria and her boyfriend Jonny tonight. We have a meeting with a wedding co-ordinator at the hotel we want to get married in up there at 10am tomorrow morning (Saturday 26th), and she is going to show us around then we are putting our deposit down! I'm so excited, it is all becoming pretty real now and once we have got this down, we can really start to plan things. Hopefully I will get some pictures up there so I shall pop them on next week.

These are some roses Ed got me last night as a surprise! Aww he is so cute, I'm a lucky woman!

Have a great weekend guys!

Ciao for now XxX

April Glossybox ♥

Hi lovelies! I wasn't originally planning on doing a Glossybox review, as it is pretty cliché, however despite some negative thoughts I have read, I was very pleased with mine so I thought I would share with you what I received. Also, it is definitely time for a beauty related post! I haven't done one in a while, and to make it extra special, there is only one Iphone picture in it, meaning good quality Canon piccies! Hurrah!

So this is what my Glossybox looked like. As I am sure you know by now it was an environmentally friendly themed box, in celebration of Earth month. I think it is a great idea, as even the box is biodegradable. It is a pretty box actually, a nude colour with natural fibres on it, with brown ribbons inside. Made me feel like a bit of a tree hugger! When I opened it, this is what I was graced with, and I was extremely pleased. 

First off, I got a sample of the Kai perfume. I was pleased to see I got perfume because I did have a sneaky peak at what other people got and there weren't many with it in. However, this is unfortunately my least favourite item (you can't have it all can you?) as the scent just isn't me. I liked the concept, which was that it smells different on every persons skin, but for me it was far too heavy on mine. It is very weighed down with an extremely strong rose fragrance, which I actually couldn't get rid of up my nose for a good few hours - which I suppose means it has good staying power - but it did start to make me feel queasy. I prefer sweet or fresh scents, so this just wasn't for me.

On a lighter note, I was really excited to see this Figs and Rouge natural lip balm in 'Rambling Rose'. Although I am not a massive fan of the rose scent, it is subtle enough to like and the texture is so different for a lip balm. I love collecting new lip balms, and trying new ones so I got this straight out of the packet. It has a really silky smooth texture, it almost feels powdery in an odd way, but it is so nice on the lips. No stickyness to it, and it does make my lips feel nice and hydrated. This is definitely something I would re-purchase, although finding it may be an issue!

Another product I was excited about was the Caudelie skin quenching S.O.S serum. I had also seen this in other blogger's boxes and really wanted it. I never used to be into skincare that much, but I am liking it more now. I know Caudelie is raved about across blogs and Youtube, so I tried this on the night I received it. It is to be put under moisturiser morning and night for lovely quenched skin. I have oily to combo skin anyway so I wouldn't need to buy this, but it really did make my skin feel lovely, fresh and healthy actually. It is a nice product, but I do want to try the beauty elixir mist very soon too!

The next product was an organic eyeliner from Inka. A full sized product (wehey!), which is a purple eyeliner. I really love this, it is a lovely dark purple colour that does seem to stick around on my eyes. It retails on it's own for £11.95 I believe so it was nice to get a full version of it in this box. Definitely something that has made it into my make up bag, and I give it a thumbs up!

Last but by no means least, I had an Ayuuri Coconut body wash. Oh my life I LOVE this product. The smell is just to die for and I could actually just sit and sniff it all day...and probably end up rocking backwards and forwards like a nutcase. Anyway, another full sized product, and I have been using it everyday in the shower since. The scent does stick around for a few hours after, which by the way is coconut, wild jasmine and aloe vera. I would definitely, a million percent re-purchase this if I can find it. I love it so much! 

So there we have it, one lovely Glossybox in my opinion! What did you think of it? Did you get anything different to mine?

Ciao for now xXx