Merhaba you gorgeous peeps…and
welcome to my blog. Most of you would have enjoyed your ‘blink-and-you-might-it-summer’
by now. I can’t believe this was it, the summer of 2015. It’s actually flown by
so quick, the winter, spring, summer everything and now I’m being forwarded Christmas
catalogues….*gasps at the horror! Am
I the only one who feels that it seems like the older you get 24 hours just doesn’t
seem enough for a day!
In August I received my
Glamour Summer Edit Beauty Box from Latest in Beauty. As with my previous
boxes, this was my first time trying out the Latest in Beauty box and I just
loved the whole design of the box and the contents. When this box landed in my
hands it was pouring down like cats and dogs and I had this wonderful
watermelon printed box with summer goodies just oozing summer-ness….needless to
say I did not appreciate the irony!!!
So, the Latest in Beauty. Similar
to the LFBeauty box, there is no rolling contract for the Latest in Beauty box
.There options for the kind of box you prefer for the month for eg. The LIB
Beauty awards 2015 Winners box, the Pure and Simple box, the Capital FM box,
The Glamour Beauty box and some more. For August I chose the Glamour Summer Edit
Box, as the goodies seemed for exciting and also it looked like I had covered
most of the travel size goodies in some of my previous month’s beauty boxes.
Ever season Glamour (that’s right, the very same mag!) teams up with Latest in
Beauty to create little boxes of goodies perfect for that particular time of the
year.
So the goodies, in no particular order
One of the main reasons for
opting for this box was the addition of some full size products and this looked
like a decent size product and also the tag line of first ever self-tanning
bronzer. It’s the first one I’ve ever used and it does a great job as a bronzer
but I haven’t used it enough to confirm the lasting tan effect yet! It also
comes with a ridiculously soft mini Kabuki brush .So score!!
Pixi Glow Tonic – Sample
Size of 15ml/£1 (RRP £18 /250ml )
Some beauty products manage
to achieve the title of the Holy Grail and this is definitely the month of the
Pixi Glow. This stuff is often sold out in most places as I learned the hard way.
It’s an oxygenating, exfoliating facial glow tonic and helps to tone, firm and
tighten the skin and works over time to get your skin look like that I-live-on-kale-and-water
kind of look. It has no alcohol or oils in it , which will be good news for many
out there and also includes Glycolic Acid
which can help to lighten skin pigmentation and also great for acne. Again, great
quantity portion to try out and see check if it’s actually meant for you.
Nails inc Gel Effect
Nail Polish – Full size (RRP £15/8ml)
One of three available
shades, I received .This needed at least two coats for a nice glossy gel like finish.
Its ok, but nothing too exciting. Perfect summer colour…when it finally gets
here that is!
Caudalie Divine Oil – Sample
Size of 15ml /£8 (RRP £13.25 /250ml )
The bottle says divine oil
for the face, body and hair and this is a high claim. This multiuse oil has a
very pleasant feel to it and this manages to give your skin that dewy feel
without making it feel greasy or worse leave an oily residue. Again, another
product to try out before reaching out for the full size bottle. And that smell….just
…well, divine!
Bourjois Color Boost Lip
Crayon – Full size (RRP £7.99)
I have never tried out the
Bourjois lip colour. I haven’t opened this yet. But couple of things on this it
offers SPF protection for your lips and it promises to last for up to 10 hours.
You will receive one of the three different shades. So, can’t wait to try this
out soon.
Eucerin Sun Protection – Full size
(RRP £16.50/200ml)
As I mentioned earlier, it
was raining cats and dogs when I got my LIB Box and it’s just seemed very non-ironically
funny when I got a SPF product in the box and that too a full size product. Eucerin
is ideal for sensitive skin and again no oily residue after application.
L'Occitane
Essential Oils Shampoo and Conditioner-Sample size of 35ml/£2.40( RRP £17 (each )/250ML)
I haven’t had a chance to
try out L’Occtaine Hair care products yet but going by the L’Occitane skin care
products this should definitely give your hair the needed TLC, plus look at
that packaging!!!!
Balance Me Super Toning
Body Polish - Sample Size of 50ml /£6
(RRP £18 / 150ml )
I see loads of beauty boxes
giving out at least one balance me product, be it masks, exfoliator or in this
case a body polish. Differences between a polish and exfoliator….a body polish
is a treatment for the skin kind of like a facial for the body and an
exfoliator works to rub off hard and flaky skin aiming for baby smooth skin. So
this is a polish works as a n exfoliator, toner and moisturiser, all packed in
one, to improve the skin tone, smooth the skin and with it gentle buffing
ability give good circulation for the skin. Another perfect, sample size
product.
Seekers of the Sun Temporary
Tattoos
The
box also contains some temporary tattoos from Sun seekers which are completely
lost on me so I will be giving them to my ‘almost’ 2 year old!
Overall,
not bad for £17.99, a no strings attached deal with a value of at least over
£100. It’s a great way to try out beauty products from some really good and
known brands and also some new discoveries and you get some actual full size
products.
Have you tried the Latest in Beauty Box? What
are your thoughts on the August edition? What are your favourite beauty boxes?
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