Beauty Bay Mystery Beauty Boxes

Mystery Boxes are a lot of fun, the likes of Charlotte Tilbury and Colorpop always has some amazing offerings a few times a year and now there is two offerings from Beauty Bay.

The first box is called The Original Box and it is on sale for £30. Inside this box you will find 10 makeup and skincare products which are valued at £107 and one of them is said to be a bestseller!

This top secret haul features a selection of By BEAUTY BAY's makeup and skincare icons. No spoilers, but we know you're going to be obsessed with every, single, one...

So quite the saving at around 72% but the joy of a mystery box is that you don’t know what you are going to find inside!

You can find The Original Mystery Box here.

The second offering is The Ultimate Mystery Box and it is on sale here for £35.  Inside this box, the products which is said to be a mixture of 14 makeup and skincare products - including one of their bestselling palettes and together this bundle is worth £138!

This supersize beauty mystery box is every beauty obsessive's dream, featuring some of the most-loved By BEAUTY BAY products across skincare and makeup. And yes, that's all we're giving away...

So again, another tempting box with a massive saving to be had, especially if you like surprises!

You can find The Ultimate Mystery Box right here.

Both of these boxes are exclusive to Beauty Bay and are on sale now

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Nourish London Evening Pamper Routine

I love nothing more than an evening pampering, especially a long working week when I just need some time out. Luckily for me, I’ve got two amazing products from Nourish London that allowed me to really take advantage and do just that. Having already become acquainted with a few products from the range, such as the Antioxidant Multi-tasking Super Balm, I was keen to try something new.

If you haven’t come across the brand before, Nourish London is a British organic skincare company who offers scientifically developed, highly effective, organic, vegan & cruelty-free skincare which is powered by ingredients from nature.

The first product that I have been absolutely loving is the Soothing Muscle Bath and Shower (£16) which is new to the range of body products. 

This product is described as being a revitalising bath and shower gel that has been specially formulated with a whole host ingredients that really help you to relax, unwind and mentally switch off to enjoy either that bath or shower. You will find the inclusion of soothing Epsom salts which I am a huge fan of in all forms and alongside those you will find pure essential oils of lemon, pine, juniper and lavender which work to revive tired, aching muscles and weary limbs. 

As I’ve mentioned it can be used in the bath and if done so you get a lovely foamy bath with the most delightful fragrant suds or it can be used as a shower gel which gives you that same effect to enjoy. For me, I love to use it in both the bath and the shower depending on the time I have available, but a bath will also beat having a shower.

Once out of the shower, the second product is coming into use and that is the Sleepy Pillow Mist (£19)

It’s no secret and sleep and I are neither friend or foe, we forever battle against one another to see who can win.

This pillow mist is described as being a soothing aromatherapy blend of 9 essential oils and each one has been carefully selected for its relaxing and calming properties. Within this blend we have Rose, Frankincense, Sweet Orange, Geranium, Patchouli, Bergamot and Lavender all of which are known for their abilities to help relax, unwind, de-stress and together they make an amazing fragrance. Add to that, there is also the inclusion of magnesium-rich Epsom salts, an essential mineral known for its stress reducing properties.

When I use this mist, I like to spray it in my bedroom and over my bed linen, including my pillow at least 30 minutes before I intend to go and lie in bed. Whilst sleep never comes easy for me, what this spray does is really help me to relax and unwind ready for when sleep does come.

Both of these products come together to create a really relaxing duo and even if you use them separately, they are still just as delightful.

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Stylpro Bamboo Reusable Makeup Remover Pads

We are all aware, perhaps now more than ever, that we should be doing our utmost to stop buying single use products, the ones which sit in a landfill site and take years, hundreds of years and a lifetime to breakdown. One of the major changes I made was to stop the use of cotton wool pads. 

Many brands of Cotton wool pads are said to contain plastic which means they aren’t fully biodegradable and therefore are not especially great for the environment. But, thankfully there is a whole host of brands out there ready to help make that switch to something much friendlier an absolute doddle.

One of those brands is Stylpro, a brand I’ve long since shared products from on my blog -

Squeeze Makeup Sponge Cleaner, the Luxury Brush collection and more recently the Easy On The Eye Hydrating Gel Cleanser and Cloth.  Today it is all about the Stylpro Bamboo Reuable Makeup Pads and their laundry bag.

If you didn’t know, Bamboo is a sustainable, self-regenerating crop, so this means it does not need to be replanted after harvesting because it just keeps on growing. If you’ve ever had a tub of bamboo growing in your garden, then you might have noticed this! Bamboo also doesn't need harmful pesticides or fertilisers that cotton does to grow, and the part is that bamboo requires 1/3 less water than cotton!

STYLPRO’S Reusable Bamboo Makeup Remover Pads, are described as being the solution to a waste-free beauty regime. These Reusable Makeup Remover Pads are made of 100% naturally derived products and GOTS certified cotton and bamboo, so there is no need to worry.

Incredibly soft, these reusable makeup pads are 3-ply and with one soft side and one slightly more ridges, though still soft. As the name of these products is Reusable makeup pads, I have only used them for that, the makeup I apply on my face - usually CC cream or tinted moisturiser, bronzer, mascara and if not a lip balm then a lipstick - nothing too heavy. I have found that these makeup pads actually do a better job at helping to remove makeup than a disposable cotton wool pad and you can use both sides without them coming apart in your hands. My only advice is to use a different pad for removing eye makeup, I say that because I use a different makeup remover for that process which is much more gentle - the Stylpro one!

These Stylpro Bamboo Reusable pads can be used and washed up to 1000 times before replacing. Wash at 30° C inside the laundry bag provided and leave to air dry naturally. You can buy the pads in packs of 8 and 16 with a little laundry bag for washing. The price ranges from around £8 to £12 and they can be found on the high street from places such as Tesco and online with Feelunique, Lookfantastic and Stylpro.

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Step This Way To Happy Feet

It looks as though Summer is finally on its way and despite my aversion to feet, including my own, if I want to wear sandals then my feet need to look less like trotters and much more (slightly) looked after.  So, the lovely people over at Happy Feet very kindly sent over a collection of products to help make this happen.

Did you know, more than a third of Brits are unhappy with their feet and in a recent survey, voted them their least favourite physical attribute! Seems I am not alone in my view of feet! So, armed with my package of treats, I took on the task of sorting out my feet.

Within this package I was kindly gifted four products to turn my feet from trotters into something much more respectable.

The first of those products is the Barefoot Ready Footner Exfoliating Socks, which I am a huge fan of.

With any product like this, you should always ensure you have freshly washed feet and have no open wounds - because they sting a lot otherwise! Then you need to find yourself around an hour to sit back, relax and let them work their magic. Once the socks have been applied to your feet, they are very plasticky feeling and once they have been secured in place, I wouldn't advise moving around because it is very slippy. So grab that book, get Netflix on or an eye mask and relax for 60 minutes. After that time, you are free to remove the socks and then massage any excess formula onto and into the skin of your feet. 

When using these types of products, the results are not immediate. I have found that the peeling process can start any time from a few days to around 10 days. Once the peeling does start, the advice is to not try to forcefully remove any skin because it might damage the underlying skin.

The second product is the CCS Foot Care Cream which is especially formulated for dry and callused feet. 

The formula contains 10% Urea, the moisturiser found naturally in the body, it’s job in this case is to soften hard, dry skin helping to keep it soft and supple, and help to prevent further problems developing. The cream, which isn’t too thick a consistency, is easy to apply to the feet and whilst it takes a few seconds of your time to massage it in, I always apply a fairly thick layer of cream and then apply socks over the top of that cream and let it work overnight, especially during flip flop season when I find the heels of my feet really suffer.

The third product I was kindly give comes from Nailberry Paris with the nail polish shade Bluebell. The L’Oxygéné collection of polishes use a patented technology to deliver what is referred to as a healthier manicure with no compromise on colour vivacity, shine or longevity. The patented technology works to deliver breathable, oxygenated and water permeable polishes which are vegan, cruelty free, gluten free and Halal certified.

Bluebell is a blueish-purple shade was created especially to capture the beautifully bright, creamy and characterful colour of the bluebell flower. Said to suit all skin tones, what I like about this polish is the wide, tapered brush which makes the application a breeze.

The final product is something everyone should have and that is a glass nail file.

This particular file is unbranded but it is slim in design with a pointed edge. My personal preference is to use a glass nail file rather than a traditional emery board file because they are so much more gentle on your nails. The grit that you can feel on a glass nail file is super finely sanded down so that means you will be able to create a much cleanser and smoother edge on your nails instead of a jagged, torn edge, so your nails should not peel and chip as easily as they might have done.

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