Glossybox x Grazia Limited Edition Smart Skincare Box

The GLOSSYBOX X Grazia ‘Smart Skincare’ Limited Edition is launching and if you want it, you need to grab it quick.

Featuring 8 skincare products from some pretty amazing brands, this box has a worth over £300 and it costs just £50 for subscribers and non-subscribers.  If you don't want to know what is inside, then don't scroll down anything further, everything you need to know about getting the box and purchasing it can be found on the Glossybox site*.

Box Contents

• Rodial Dragon's Blood Sculpting Gel - A revolutionary anti-ageing gel containing our unique dragon's blood complex, sap from the Croton Lechleritree, this forms a unique second skin-like film around the face which effectively protects, reduces redness and firms for a smoother, plumper, more youthful-looking complexion.
• Crabtree & Evelyn Evelyn Rose Silky Body Lotion - This silky Body Lotion is a scented, skincare go-to that enriches skin from head to toe. A moisture-rich formula that's creamy and light. Sinks-in-fast, so you can get on with your day. Scented with notes of Evelyn Rose – Italian lemon, rose and vetiver – to empower the senses.
• Peter Thomas Roth Peptide 21 Exfoliating Peel Pads 20 pads - Packed with peptide‐building Amino Acids, these exfoliating peel pads help reduce the look of pores, uneven skin tone, texture, fine lines and wrinkles while prepping skin for peptide treatment products.
• Doctors Formula Probiotics Radiance 12 Hour Day Protection Moisturiser - This Doctors Formula 12 Hour Day Protection Moisturiser antioxidant-rich formulation that aims to protect the skin from daily aggressors while probiotic ingredient works to provide long‐lasting hydration. Skin feels hydrated, balanced and strong.
• La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Acid Serum- An intensely hydrating serum that is clinically proven to re-plump skin and accelerate skin repair. Specifically formulated for de-hydrated skin that is showing signs of ageing - loss of volume and skin elasticity with fine lines or wrinkles.
• Anne Semonin Precious Pearl Youth Radiance Elixir - Described as being an innovative blend of active plant extracts including Apricot Kernel Oil, Madonna Lily and Pale Rose leaf, together with Hyaluronic Acid. It combats the signs of ageing, improves skin moisture while providing immediate plumping effect and time-release hydration in the deepest layers of the skin. Upon application, the skin is instantly smoothed, protected and lights up in a fresh glow.
• ECooking Night Cream - This cream contains a potent blend of ingredients to nourish the skin whilst you sleep. The hydrating formula stars hexapeptide; a powerful ingredient which relaxes facial muscles, thus reducing fine lines and wrinkles. It also contains tryalgen which stimulates collagen production to ensure a radiant and youthful complexion upon waking.
• skinChemists Rose Quartz Youth Defence Lip Plump - This Lip Plump is designed to hydrate the lips, whilst actively boosting them for a fuller pout, leaving them soft and lightly glossy. Providing all the benefits of a lip gloss and a lip balm, with an actively pumping effect. With key ingredient Volulip, derived from the 'Kiss Me Quick' plant, this lip plump aims to stimulate the production of Hyaluronic Acid, producing an active plumping effect. Circulation of blood to the surface of the lip is further enhanced Peppermint Oil producing a fuller pout.

I love that there is quite a mix of products and brands within this box and I have tried just two of them, so it is one box that definitely has my attention.

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Sanctuary’s new WELLNESS and VITAMIN C ranges

This week, Sanctuary Spa is launching two brand new ranges into Boots - The Vitamin C and Wellness and they both have something for everyone. I was kindly gifted the Vitamin C range which I have just started to use, so will report back on how I find it at a later stage.

A recent survey from Sanctuary found that modern busy lifestyles can often leave little room for ‘me’ time, so with this in mind, they created a range of time conscious, efficacious Vitamin C powered products to transform your mood from the outset and leave you feeling uplifted and glowing for the rest of the day ahead!  Powered by Vitamin C, this entire range features products for the face and the body and they are infused with turmeric, caffeine & hyaluronic acid to transform your morning mood and leave you feeling uplifted, energised & glowing for the day ahead. 

The Vitamin C range includes:

• 20% Daily Glow Face Serum (£16.50) - described as being a fresh, lightweight resurfacing serum for visibly brighter, smoother skin. 86% of users saw more radiant skin after just one use.
• Wet Skin Face Moisturiser (£14.50) - boost your glow with this energising moisturiser that helps to create a hydrating barrier against the effects of pollution.
• Shower Smoothie (£6.50) - I already love this, but as this zesty body wash that cleanses, polishes, refreshes and awakens the senses, with real berry pips to gently exfoliate the skin.
• Glow Boost Body Serum (£10.00) - the first body serum on the high street with Vitamin C that refines & replenishes for soft, smooth, radiant skin.

These four products together might quite the routine and you can find them via Boots and Boots online* from tomorrow.

The second range is the Calm, De-Stress & Sleep with Sanctuary’s new Wellness range has been designed to help relieve, reset and restore body and the mind with innovative ingredients, textures and a scientifically proven fragrance which consists of white flowers, bergamot, jasmine, rose and sweet pea, this floriental scent is enriched with natural patchouli and lavender oils to help you relax, drift off and wake up feeling refreshed and revived.

The range includes:

• Calming CBD Oil (£12.50)- This is a bath, shower and body oil with CBD inclusion. 84% of users agreed the scent deeply relaxed their body & mind after just one use. Add a few drops to your bath/shower or apply to pulse points for instant relief.
• De-stress Warming Body Balm (£10.00) - This is a rich, self-heating balm with ginger and rosemary oil to relieve tired muscles & improve circulation. 87% of users feel this balm reduced tensions after just one use.
• Sleep Mist (£12.00) - Described as being a hybrid mist to help you drift off, whilst treating skin to a night-time detox. Over 3/4 of poor sleepers claimed they got to sleep faster & 93% agreed that the fragrance relaxed body & mind. Oxygeskin® also limits the damage caused to skin by blue light after a day of screen exposure.

These three products together might quite the routine and you can find them via Boots and Boots online*, Lookfantastic*, Sainsbury's and Amazon from tomorrow.

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Bronnley Soap Collections

I was very recently kindly gifted some of the soaps on offer from Bronnley, a brand which was founded back in 1884 by English-based, Paris-trained perfumer, James Bronnley. Made in Britain, Bronnley offers a wide variety of products from soaps and fragrance to shower gel, bath fizzers and hand care.

The soaps that I have been kindly gifted are beautifully presented in boxes and are available in a variety of fragrances, depending on your preference be it florals, Citrus or something between the two.

Enliven your skin with our extravagant range of triple milled soaps, enriched with Almond Oil and Shea Butter for a rich moisturising experience. All of our soaps are highly fragranced with the perfume of each of our stunning collections.

I was kindly gifted three different soap fragrances and each one of them smells just absolutely beautiful and they would make such a lovely gift

Firstly we have Lemon and Neroli and it is described as being a vibrant and uplifting fragrance which has the zesty top notes of sparkling Sicilian lemon and mandarin that give way to a heart of lemon blossom and neroli resting on a soft base of precious woods.

As soon as the lid is removed from the box, that zesty scent of Lemon wafts into the air and it is incredibly fresh.

The second collection of soaps is Lime and Bergamot and just as the Lemon and Neroli, these soaps are described as having a fresh and enticing fragrance which has piquant top notes of bright lime, bergamot and grapefruit that surrender to a bed of warm amber and sweet woods. 

For me, the scent isn't as strong as the Lemon and Neroli, but once used under warm water, that fragrance does come to life, just in a much more subtle way.

The third set of soaps is the Rose soaps and my favourite of the three collections because I adore the scent of Rose. Again, the most wonderful description which starts with the Leafy Green top notes which rest elegantly on a heart of rose and geranium. Then we have honeyed spice nuances with hints of delicate white musk which entangle and twine throughout like a country garden rambling rose.

The scent is very much that of a Rose garden, if you have ever had the luxury of being able to walk throughout as the flowers bloom, then that scent is the one which has been transported into these soaps and it is just divine.

Each one of the soaps across the Bronnley range is triple Milled and the lather is not only rich but these soaps are also enriched with shea butter to help cleanse, nourish and moisturise the skin.

These soaps come boxed priced between £12 and £15 per set or individually they are priced around £6.

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Instyler Glossie Ceramic Styling Brush

Since having my hair cut, styling my hair has been an absolute joy, beforehand it would be knotty and despite washing and conditioning, it would never sit right or feel right. Now, with my new 'do, I have been able to try a whole host of new hair products and the latest product to arrive, the Instyler Glossie Ceramic Styling Brush (£79.99).

As someone who absolutely adores my hair straighteners and who has tried quite a few different styling brushes, never did I expect to find someone I use as much as I use this. It comes with the tagline - "Bringing Salon worthy hair to the comfort of your home with Instyler" and this ceramic styling brush is described as delivering instant shiny, straight and smooth styles that last.  For me, I like that this brush isn't too heavy to hold, it glides through knots and tangles or did when I had longer hair and it doesn't create static - a huge bonus.

The brush features 65 powerful ceramic heated plates which are fixed to the base of the brush and because of their size, they get as close to the hair root as possible without burning your scalp and this is due to the ionic cool tip bristles, which as well as evenly distributing heat, don't burn the skin or fry your hair. There is the option to use four different heat settings with 150°C being the lowest and 230°C being the highest and ultimately, depending on your hair type, it is for you to decide which is best, I tend to sit around the middle temperature for my hair. Once the brush is plugged in and switched on, it takes around 5 seconds to heat up and then it is ready to use, you will notice that your heat setting buttons will flash until the brush is ready to use and then once it hits that required temperature, the flashes stop and the lights become static. 

Now the difference between this ceramic styling brush and any other that I have used is what Instyler call the Precision Press TM which has been designed to create tension which enhances your styling technique, in a nutshell, essentially the styling arm gives you more control when it comes to running the brush through your hair, so much so, that you can actually use the brush with one hand rather than two and it helps create that much straighter and glossier look.  I have shoulder length hair which is quite thick, so with straighteners, I have to section my hair into around 8 smaller sections to get the straightness I want, but with this brush, I can run it through much bigger sections of hair, so it saves me time and effort, especially in a morning when I am usually late to leave for work.

As a reminder of those key features:

• 65 Ceramic Heated Plates to separate and smooth and style hair
• Precision Press TM to create tension and enhance styling technique
• Instant Heat
• Cool Tip Bristles
• Up to 215 Degrees
• Suitable for use on human hair extensions
• 3m swivel cord

To date it is the best straightening brush I have tried, I love that I can get close enough to my hairs roots to give them a bit of a lift rather than have them flat against my head, I like that I can touch the bristles without burning my fingers (or head) and because it doesn't fill my hair with static and frizz it also ticks those boxes too.

You can find the Instyler Glossie Ceramic Styling Brush via Boots and from Instyler as well where it is currently on offer with free shipping and 1/3 off the price.

*this post contains PR samples and/or Affiliate Links unless indicated otherwise - you can learn more on my Disclaimer page.