Glossy Box - August!

Heeey!


My first Glossy Box arrived this month! I have to admit that I thought I would be more excited about it, but I opened it calmly and patiently, taking photos at each stage so that I could do a post! In fact the packaging was beautiful and I totally didn't want to undo the cute little bow that held the tissue paper together! But yes I'm fairly pleased with this month's box =) there wasn't a nail varnish though which was a bit disappointing but there were nail-related things so that's ok! So anyway, here is my review:

Lovely packaging! See why I didn't want to undo the ribbon? So pretty!!

Here's what I got! First impressions, not bad - but where's my polish =(

AHAVA Mineral Body Lotion- Deadsea water. This is really moisturising and doesn't leave my skin feeling greasy, but it has a very perfumey smell - not that I mind but it is a bit strong to smother myself in!

KMS 'hairstay- style boost'. I actually like this! I'm not usually a big fan of mousse but this is ok! It smells yummy and does an amazing fizzy-pop thing in my hand! It goes through my hair smoothly (making me giggle because I can hear it crackiling and fizzing behind my ears lol) and it has heat protection which is good because I don't like to use too much product in my hair so I can use this by itself =) having said that I didn't use it today and my hair is really smooth.. I'll use it next time and compare! 

Daniel Sandler- Jumbo Jet Mascara. A mascara! Yay these are expensive to buy =O so I'm pleased, even though my Rimmel one is still pretty full. Not heard of any of these brands so far! Big brush, gives a nice non-clumpy look which is good but it takes a while to dry so I smudged it a couple of times haha! Took this instead of my normal mascara to try out over a weekend away and it wasn't bad! It removes easily with my Nivea eye make-up remover which is nice. Won't have to buy mascara for a long time!

Murad Cleanser and Toner face wash. I have to admit I haven't tried this yet. I took it with me on my weekend away but never got around to using it. I'll have a go this week sometime. I'm a bit lazy with my skincare routine.. well ok very lazy.. I do wash, but I'll use anything haha. I will make an effort with this and see if my skin does anything funky like turn purple and dance the tango.

Rebel Nails. Ok so nail wraps! I have never been even remotely tempted to try these lol. But now I have them I may as well! The colour is nice, they're a hot pink and are very glittery. I'll probably wait until something slightly special comes along before I try them, and I'll see if I get any comments on them etc. 


I hope you liked my review! If you want me to give more detail on anything then just ask! Overall I'm pretty pleased with my first Glossy Box! I'm even going to stick around for next month's despite the postage charge. =) 


-Leisha.


P.S. The nail polish I'm wearing is MaxFactor Modernist Pink - It's very subtle but has a lovely pink shimmer to it! I got this free from an Aussie party that I went to with the lovely Gemx!

Feed the Addiction.

Firstly, apologies for not blogging for a while! I've been so busy with my dissertation and last week I was away from my computer so I didn't get a chance to write an entry.. but I realise that these are but poor excuses and that nail polish should come first no matter what! Please forgive me!


I've been pretty busy on the nail polish front too.. busy buying them that is! My god. I blame boots and their 3 for 2.. but really it's my fault.. I'm addicted. I dread to think about how much I have spent on nail polish in the last few months. Lots and lots I'd wager. It's bad. So I made a promise to myself that (aside from tomorrow when I'm going to Southampton with Carrie and Dan and will be making the most of the last day of the 3 for 2) I will use all of my current polishes before I buy any more. That's right! Wonder how long that will last.


Ohh oh but I have exciting news for anyone who loves Nails Inc.! I picked up some gorgeous polishes in Oxford Street yesterday and the lovely lady that gave me a great deal on them told me that they're bringing out some holographic shades next month! OH MY!!! I so want these! If I haven't used all of my polishes by the time they're out then I'm sorry but I'm breaking my promise and buying them. All of them. I was so disappointed that I couldn't get the China Glaze OMG collection so these will be perfect! And yes, I know, I know.. they are bloody expensive. But I don't care any more haha I will have them!!


So yes. I've been busy buying and I guess I should show you a picture to get across the sheer extent of my purchasing craze. Bear in mind that I took this a couple of weeks ago and my collection has since grown even more. Thank goodness for student loans.

Yeah so cheak those bad boys out! You'll notice some Orly polishes in there! I was so excited when I saw them in boots! I can't wait to try them all! I now have all of the Barry M crackles too! The BYS ones have lovely shimmer in them and were only £1.50 each! The MaxFactor ones were in an offer in Superdrug plus I got student discount on top so that made me happy! Check out the Models Own silver crackle and the Pro in Mauve Over! Gorgeous!!! Ah They make me so happy!! (Sorry for the bad lighting of this pic.. also, yes that is my dinosaur duvet. I am so cool.)


But wait, there's more!

Check out the price on those babies! Filthy gorgeous are made by the same company as Nails Inc. so I'm expecting good things! Four bottles for £12.50! I needed a new black as well, my old stargazer one has seen better days.. and the red looks nice too! But the real reason I chose this set was because of the glitters! There's a gorgeous greeny glitter and a bluey-silver one too! The lady in Debenhams said that they've got 8 different sizes of glitter inside and she showed me on her nails! I had to get them!

But the real stars of the show are these, special effects by Nails Inc.

Aren't they beautiful? The one of the left is a hematite coloured glitter with holographic flecks in it! It sparkles so much! The middle one is a pearlescent purple crackle! I had to!! And finally, the most beautiful of all, blue glitter with pink glitter flecks. Oh my it's stunning! These are usually £11 each but the lady said I could have them in the 3 for £28 offer that is for the summer colours which was so nice of her! She also added me to the mailing list so I get news about the new holo polishes! EEEEEeeee!


Ok so there is my haul of amazing nail varnish! Jealous? Hehehe.. TBH I could probably have done with the money rather than the polishes but meh they are so pretty just looking at them makes me smile!! 


So here are some of the mani's that I've done recently.. unfortunately I was a bit crap and didn't take pics of them all, but here you go anyway! First up is a blue mani using Models Own Blooboo, Barry M blue crackle and Sinful Colours Hottie. What do you think? I really loved this and it lasted ages!

Here is before and after the glitter:

After this one I couldn't resist trying my new Models Own Pro! I had high hopes and I wasn't disappointed! The bubbles you can see in the picture I think came from my basecoat.. So I'll be investing in a new one soon.. Probably the Models Own one tbh. But the colour on Mauve Over is stunning! I love it! And omg it smells divine! Like vanilla! Mmmmmmm... I want the cream colour of this shade too, Lavender Blue. That'll be what I'm looking for in So'ton tomorrow!! (I did look in Oxford Street but the boots there was rubbish!! They weren't even fully stocked! Grr.)

 Finally, this is the mani that I have on at the moment. It's Rimmel Lycra Pro in Ultra Violet with Models Own silver crackle =) It's very pretty but I didn't use a top coat to preserve the matt effect of the silver but it's started to rub off.. Next time I'll have to remember that it needs a top coat! 

Anyway! There we have it! Long blog to make up for the lack of posts recently =) Hope everyone is well! 


-Leisha.