The Vintage Cosmetics Advent Calendar - What was inside!

If cute and kitsch is your thing, then the Vintage Cosmetic Company Twelve Days Advent Calendar is perfect for you because it is not only cute and kitsch it is also very very pink!  If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen that I opened each of the 12 days on Instagram Stories so that you could see the contents. 

So behind the doors of this calendar I got the following:

Day 1 - Pink Blending Sponge - This one is latex free and is Infused with Vitamin E

Day 2 - Floral Mini Rectangular Paddle Brush - With a soft touch handle for easy grip and comfort and nylon pins to glide through your hair

Day 3 - Dolly Bow Make-Up Headband - Made from super soft toweling in a pale pink polka dot print it also features a cute pink bow.

Day 4 - Pink Hair Rollers - With 3 larger rollers for body and bounce and 3 slightly smaller ones for a more defined curl

Day 5 - 2 Sectioning Clips - pretty little sectioning clips featuring a comfortable soft touch, easy grip hinged clamp.

Day 6 - Silver Eyelash Curler - Made from high quality carbon steel they come with two replacement silicone pads

Day 7 - Floral Nail Scissors - Made from high quality stainless steel these Nail Scissors are sharp, sleek and perfect for precise cutting of fingernails and toenails, lashes and more.

Day 8 - Powder Brush - With a wooden handle and synthetic bristles this bursh is quite versatile and can be used for many products

Day 9 - Pink Duo Pencil Sharpener - This has 2 different size sharpeners for small and large pencils.

Day 10 - Floral Slanted Tweezers - Made from quality Stainless Steel, the slanted tips mean these high precision tweezers also give you precise plucking and also great for all your tweezing needs. Brow shaping, removing splinters and more …

Day 11 - Nancy False Strip Lashes - These Eyelashes are perfect for both day and night as they add a delicate amount of volume and length

Day 12 - Smokey Eye Brush Set - This set contains a Shadow Brush, an Angled Shadow Brush and a precision Shadow Brush.

Again, I think this is such a brilliantly cute advent calendar and one which is slightly different to the rest that I have ever had or seen opened.  The Vintage Cosmetics Company is a British Company who wanted to bring a product that offers something unique in the market and a product that would pay tribute to old-Hollywood and harks back to the glamour and charm of the 1950s, but one that serves the everyday beauty needs of women everywhere. The ultimate goal being that The Vintage Cosmetic Company would offer a range of high quality beauty accessories with a unique, feminine personality. A range that combines affordability, efficacy and elegance and now it does with over 60 of them available today.

*this post contains PR samples unless indicated otherwise

Glo & Ray Cosmetics

Until recently Glo&Ray Cosmetics has alluded me, ive seen it on social media channels but have never tried it. Sold in BeautyMart, which you can also find in Topshop if you live in London, Gloy&Ray is a British company which draws inspiration from the natural wonder of light. The name Glo & Ray is derived from ‘Glo’, a gentle luminance; and ‘Ray’, a vibrant beam of light. Making their debut back in September 2012, the range is quite impressive with everything you need for your eyes, lips and face as well as one or two extra products for makeup removal and cleansing.

I was very kindly given an introduction to Gloy&Ray with three products which I absolutely love and ones that I have now used for the last 2 months constantly. 

The Nuage Solo Blush in shade Dawn Seed which is a really lovely soft peach tinted shade with slight golden hues and it is ideal for being used as a contour bronzer or cheekbone highlighter as well as a blush. 

Encased in what can only be described as a luxurious compact, it comes with an accompanying brush, which is just fabulous and perfect for using on the go. The compact lid holds a mirror which is a nice addition. At £11 it isn't going to break the bank, but it does make you think twice about some of those high end brands which charge almost double!

I do love my eyeshadows and have mentioned frequently that I am a nude/neutral kind of girl and it is rare I leave my comfort zone. The Mirage eyeshadow pots have a mousse consistancy and they work like a cream, so ideal for dipping your finger in the pot if you don't have a brush to hand. 

I have the shade Olive Garden which I can best describe as being a forest green but with blue/green shimmer and it is just stunning. This one I have worn quite a few times now and it is quite striking, more so because I have bright blue eyes. Again at £11 a pot it is money well spent, it doesn't crease or smudge whether it is worn with or without a primer, however using a primer ensures it does last all night without the need to touch up.

Lipsticks, you can never ever have too many in my opinion and this La Amo Creamy Shimmer Lip Colour in shade Seduce is just absolutely stunning. Seduce is a deep red lipstick which is super pigmented and the colour payoff is amazing, one swipe across the lips gives a full burst of colour. All of the La Amo creamy shimmer collection features a Light Colour Fitness Complex alongside Micro-Shine Particles to provide a dazzling effect for irresistibly fuller looking lips. 

Enriched with pigment and with a shimmer finish, lips are left soft, moisturised and with a flash of colour and if you do look close enough at the lipstick bullet you can see some slight shimmer within the colour but this doesn't transfer to the lips so that they sparkle, it just adds to the finished look. Impressively once applied, this lipstick lasted around 6 hours because it had faded to the point a touch up was required. Priced at £12 this is more than reasonable a price and it definitely does give some high end brands a run for their money.

Swatched below with each products this is just one swipe of the finger for the blush and eyeshadow and one swipe of the lipstick bullet, so you can see the amazing colour payoff.

As an introduction to Glo&Ray these are three amazing products and ones that I just absolutely adore and ones that I have used, infact one needs replacing already I have loved it that much. I am now keen to try more products from the range and to definitely work my way through the lipsticks!

*this post contains PR samples unless indicated otherwise