Galentines Glossybox Edition

February is the month many refer to as the month of Love and to kick start it, Glossybox has a special edition box this month.  For Glossybox it is all about having fun out on the town with your BFF or the love of your life for Valentines Day and to that end have included products within the box to make you look even more fabulous.

Making an appearance is Iced Frappe from Ciate which is described as being a nude coffee colour and it is one I have used before and really liked it and it is the kind of shade everyone should have in their stash.  

With these polishes from Ciate they are paraben free, gluten-free and vegan friendly too.

Until Glossybox, I had never heard of Steve Laurant but have now had a few products from the range.  In this months box is a really pretty Nude Pop Lip Tint which is described as being gorgeously creamy, cruelty-free, hydrating, highly pigmented but long lasting.  

I love how this lip balm is packaged with its Rose Gold lid and the wording says 'Live your life in Color'.

I have seen quite a few products from skinChemists across my social feed over the past few weeks and inside Glossybox is the 24H Aqua Repair Facial Serum. 

Described as being perfect for dry, sensitive and problematic skin types, it uses a delicate blend of advanced active ingredients such as Rose Water to calm and soothe, Aloe Vera for its anti-inflammatory properties and Allantoin aims to moisturise and soothe. Putting all of these together you have a serum which hydrates and soothes the skin for all day moisturisation.

Another brand I have seen across my social feed is Studio10 Beauty.  This month Glossybox have included the Makeup Mist Glow-Plexion which is described as being a mist which can be used as a setting spray as well as a product to instantly prime, refresh and hydrate.  

I love a good multi-tasking product, so I am quite looking forward to seeing how this works.

Finally, in this months Glossybox is a Sleek i-Divine palette.  I absolutely love Sleek palettes especially the i-Divine ones and the palette within my box is Storm.  

The stunning palette contains a variety of shades including neutral, shimmering pinks, beige, dark blue, green & copper shades and they all have storm related names such as Thunderstorm, Gathering Storm and Eye of the Storm Blackout.

I really like this months Glossybox, I love the design of the box its pinkness and the accompanying emojis which adorn the box and the contents give you everything you need for a night out, just as promised.  Glossybox is also wanting to share the love this February and are offering 20% off this special edition box using code ‘GLOSSY’! This will discount 20% off one-month subs right HERE.

Plus... there is also competition runing with Missguided – with a 12 month Glossybox subscription and a £250 Missguided voucher for the winner and their best friend PLUS 3 runners up will win a 3 month Glossybox subscription and a £50 Missguided voucher and you can find that HERE.

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Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream All-Over Miracle Oil

I am a huge fan of Elizabeth Arden and whilst I always have my eye on a lipstick or two, there is one range that I have, over the years grown fond of and that is the extensive Eight Hour Range.  I am the first to admit I never really liked the much coveted Eight Hour Cream, but it has grown on me.  Today however it is the turn of the Eight Hour All Over Miracle Oil.  

This oil is described as being 'All-Over Miracle Oil, a Luxurious, Head-To-Toe Moisturising and Conditioning Treatment' and if you read my blog regularly then you will know that I like products which are versatile and this is one of those. The multi-tasking formula can be used on the face, body and hair. Clinically proven to moisturise for between 8-12 hours, this has a sleek design with a frosted view and is delicately scented with a light, citrus floral fragrance accord that promotes a sense of well-being. It smells and feels almost spa-like.

Infused with Tsubaki oil which is an ultra-hydrating ingredient that delivers long-lasting moisture for radiant and healthy looking skin and it works alongside Avocado Oil, Grape seed Oil, Olive Oil and Sunflower Seed Oil to name just a few.  What I really like about the oil is that it is quite light and dry which means it sinks into the skin almost straight away. And you really don’t need a lot to feel moisturised. Plus as it’s so lightweight you can even use this underneath your moisturiser for extra nourishment.

I decided to test this on my face first. After washing my face, I popped a single pump of this into the palm of my hands and warmed it before pressing into the skin. It was incredibly easy to use and wasn't in the slightest bit greasy.  I always find that wearing chunky tights during the winter can often leave the skin on my leg dry, so I try as best as I can to use something really moisturising after showering on my skin.  So I then tried it on my elbows and shins where I had noticed some dryness and impressively there was quite a difference in how my skin felt a few days later. 

As for using the oil my hair, I do tend to get a bit of frizz so when I blow dry it, so whilst my hair was damp, I used two pumps of this on the midlengths to ends of my hair before blowdrying and have found that it does add a little shine without making my hair greasy and it does an alright job at eliminating frizz, but my preference for using it on my face and body and even use it for the occasional massage.

Priced at £29 this All-Over Miracle Oil is widely available both on the highstreet and online from sites such as Boots, Lookfantastic and John Lewis.

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Burt's Bees Flavour Crystals Lip Balm

I absolutely love Burt's Bees lip balms and have featured them on my blog many times, such as this post. Today I have three new balms from the Flavour Crystal Collection.

The Flavour Crystal Collection are described as being: 

Like biting into a perfectly ripe piece of fruit, picked at the precise moment of peak flavour, Burt’s Bees® new Flavour Crystals™ Lip Balm captures the experience of your favourite juicy summer treat in a pocket-size burst of flavour you can enjoy year-round.

These lip balms are packed with small crystals of dried, concentrated juice and they are available in three luscious varieties: Fresh Squeezed Orange, Ripe Raspberry, and Tropical Pineapple and they smell just absolutely insane exactly like their names suggest.

As with all Burt's Bees lip balms, they are packed full of amazing ingredients which include

their tried and trusted community sourced beeswax, nourishing Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil and Vitamin E and they contain no parabens, phthalates, petrolatum or SLS.  Each balm also has an added extra ingredient too, so within the Raspberry Balm there is antioxidant rich raspberry extract, in the Tropical Pineapple Balm is antioxidant rich pineapple extract and finally in the Sweet Orange Balm we have antioxidant rich sweet orange extract.

I love how nourishing these balms are and I love that they have a matte finish which makes them a perfect base for lipstick.  Priced at £4.99 in stores such as Boots.

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CND Vinylux Nail Polish

Without question, my favourite nail polish brand is CND and it has been for a good few years now.  Whenever I go and have my nails done, my brand of choice is always CND and it has got to the point now where my manicurist doesn't even ask which brand or shade - I am that predictable.

CND Vinylux is described as being the ultimate, long-wear lacquer and chip-resistant polish which stays as good as new for seven days. It has its own built-in base coat, so there is no need to apply one beforehand and it stars the brand’s innovative ‘Pro-light Technology’, which hardens through exposure to natural light – meaning your manicure becomes more durable with time. I was kindly sent two shades from the Nightspell collection and both are shades that I would wear all year round and a Weekly Top Coat too, which is amazing. I am not someone who is a huge fan of bright pastel shades, I am definitely a Berry nail kind of girl. 

Berry Boudoir is a beautiful rich berry metallic which needs just two coats to really shine. I like how the brush is not too long but it fans out to cover my entire nail really well. For me, using a nail polish needs to be straightforward and the wrong kind of brush can ruin it all.

Two coats of Boudoir Berry is just enough to ensure the colour coats the nail well and gives it a shine.  Once applied it dries in just a few minutes and I always wait a good 10-15 minutes before applying the weekly top coat.

The second shade is called Lilac Eclipse and it is best described as being creamy light berry shade. Again it features the same brush as Boudoir Berry, so the application is a breeze and texture wise, I did find this one to be just slightly thicker, but you do still need those two coats to ensure you have full nail coverage.

Again, once the polish has dried, I add the Weekly Top Coat and allow around ten minutes for drying time. It does actually dry much quicker than the time I allow, but I am a bit of a clutz when I polish my own nails and always manage to smudge at least one nail, so I am always cautious having gone to the effort of doing my own.

The Weekly Top Coat is described as being a quick-drying, this clear glossy top coat protects your Vinylux nail polish with mirror-like shine.

You only need to apply one, generous coat of Weekly Top Coat to protect your colour and create a high-shine finish.

As I have said, CND is my favourite nail polish. I use my hands a lot for work, I am always typing somewhere on something and can also be found sticking my hands into the photocopier to remove jammed paper, changing cartridges and even dealing with other bits of machinery which often ruin nail polish and manicures. With CND, what I have found is that it is more durable than most and it doesn't chip, even at my most clumsy. It is also easy to remove and doesn't require industrial strength nail polish remover to shift it, the Cutex one I use removes it all in one simple swipe of the nail.

You can find these three products and many more from the CND catalogue via Cult Beauty where prices start around £9.

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