A new month means another round up of my favourite beauty products! So here are the products I've been loving throughout the month of November...
Nuxe Masque Creme Fraiche - I seriously can't get enough of this little beauty. It came in a Glossy Box a few months back and I've been in love with it ever since. It's probably the best product I've ever received in a Glossy Box. This product is an amazing moisturizer and its smells better than any beauty product I've ever used before. Unfortunately for a 50ml tube of this stuff you will have for fork out around £20, but I still think its worth it!
Real Techniques Shading Brush - I bought this eye shadow brush after hearing nothing but good reviews about the Real Techniques range. It was a little bit more than I would usually pay for a makeup brush (around £7) but it was well worth it. I use this brush to blend in darker eye shadows on the crease of my eye lid as its the perfect size. I'm considering investing in a few more Real Techniques brushes because the quality really is good.
B. Quick #157 Cosmical - This is another Glossy Box product. I received it months ago and never really warmed to it until recently. Is such a gorgeous pale gold colour that I've never seen before and looks amazing on. It applies really nicely and lasts quite a long time on your nails, although you have to apply a few coats to get a vivid colour. I can't remember how much this product retails at but I will definitely be buying another when this runs out!
Directions Hair Dye in Carnation Pink - For the last few weeks I've been dip dying my hair pink. I've been using Directions to make my hair crazy colours since I was a teenager and I'm still pretty impressed with it now. It's quite cheap and it stays in your hair for a nice amount of time. It's also a really nice consistency so it doesn't drip out of your hair. I've just bought the lilac version of this and I'm hoping to dye all of my hair with it.
So those were my top 4 beauty products in November.
Have you guys tried any of these products before? What did you think of them?
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So last Saturday Sean treated me to tickets to the Clothes Show Live at the Birmingham NEC! I've wanted to go for so many years but for some reason I never got around to it. Well this year I was lucky enough to go and it was more amazing than I could have imagined.
We didn't plan the day very well at all. We arrived late and missed our slot at the main show, but luckily a really helpful member of staff sorted us out with new tickets for a later show and amazing seats.
After stressing ourselves out over the tickets, we decided it was time to do some shopping. We started with the cheap and cheerful section, eventually working our way down to the more expensive stalls. As I'd never been to the Clothes Show before I had no idea what to expect and I really underestimated just how huge the event was. It took us hours to walk around all the little shops and I'm still not convinced we got to see everything.
While we were shopping we noticed a small show starting over at the Image Catwalk. It was showcasing some pieces from various Fashion Colleges all over the UK. Throughout the day we saw a couple of these shows and although the clothes weren't really my style I really enjoyed them.
After that we grabbed some lunch and made our way to one of the conference rooms to sit in on the Conde Nast seminar. In the seminar they spoke about working in fashion and how to give yourself the best chance of getting a job in this industry. It was such an interesting talk and I'm so glad I went as I've always wanted to work in fashion.
The talk went on for just under an hour which was perfect as it left loads more time to see the stalls we'd missed out and laugh at the people queuing for Peter Andre.
There was just so much to see that I didn't really buy all that much while I was there. The biggest purchase I made all day was a gorgeous pair of boots for £25. I mostly picked up beauty products and a few pieces of jewellery which I'll show you in a haul in a few days.
At 3 it was time to go to the main show which we were beyond excited to see. As we missed our original slot we weren't able to get seats down the side of the runway but we weren't bothered by this as our new seats were directly in front of the stage and gave us a much better view. We couldn't believe how lucky we were with our new seats and I got some amazing photos. The main show was fantastic, I just wished I'd have managed to get more footage of it.
After the show we did a bit more shopping, watched a few more catwalk shows and had a few photos taken before heading into town for a well deserved burger.
I can't even begin to explain how amazing the day was and I can't wait to get tickets for next year! Don't forget to look out for my Clothes Show haul which will be up in a few days!
Did any of you guys get to go to the Clothes Show Live last weekend?
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On our last shopping trip me and Sean popped into Primark to get a few bits and bobs. While we were there I had a quick look at the beauty section which seems to be getting bigger each time I go in. Nothing really took my fancy until I saw this black glitter nail varnish. It was a complete impulse buy but for a pound I didn't really care. I've never tried any of the Primark beauty range before and I haven't seen any reviews online so I thought I would test it out.
Let's start with the good. The main reason I picked this up was for the colour. I don't own many dark nail varnish and I thought this sparkly black was gorgeous. It's not very festive but I thought it would be a nice colour to wear for new years eve.
Another plus is definitely the price. For £1 you could throw it away if you didn't like it, fortunately I do so I'll be keeping it.
One thing that makes or breaks a nail varnish for me is how easy it is to apply. I've bought so many pretty nail polishes that are too gloopy and don't apply nicely. Luckily this varnish has a good consistency and applies really evenly. The application brush is surprisingly quite good too as its reasonably thick.
I often avoid wearing darker nail varnish as sometimes you have to apply several coats to get a vivid colour and an even finish. This wasn't the case at all with this product. I only had to apply two coats before I was happy with how it looked. This really surprised me as it was such a dark colour and it was dirt cheap.
The last good point isn't a necessity but a nice bonus. I'm super messy when it comes to painting my nails. I'm often covered in varnish for days before it finally comes off my skin. I was so happy to find that it had washed off my skin after just a few hours of being there, which saved me a lot of scrubbing.
There's only really one bad point with this product but it is a big one. I painted my nails one afternoon as I was going for a meal on the night. I was really disappointed to find that by the evening my nail varnish had chipped off in quite a few places. By the next day it had come away a bit more and the day after that whole chunks of it were missing. I didn't expect it to last very long but I never thought I would chip after only a few hours.
All in all I am relatively happy with this varnish. It's a lovely colour that's really easy to apply and doesn't break the bank. Overall its a decent product that would be perfect for a night out. I'd rate it 5/10 because it just didn't stay on long enough for my liking.
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I was really excited for this months Glossy Box. Last months box was amazing and I was so pleased with everything I got. I was really happy with all of those products so I had high expectations for the next one.
Unfortunately This months box turned out to be a huge anti climax. I received five fairly small inexpensive products that weren't anything special. I'm not the only one who didn't love this box, after a quick look on Twitter I saw so many users who were also disappointed.
So now I've had a little rant, here is what I received in my November Glossybox...
Lollipops Make Up Eye Pencil - This is probably the best item in the box. Most people use eyeliner and I know I will get a lot of use out of this but it's nothing special. I subscribe to Glossybox to try new products and brands and although I've never used this brand before I'm not really excited to try it.
Burt's Bees Lip Shine - Okay I lied, this is the best product I received. I've heard nothing but good reviews from this brand so I have really high hopes for it. I don't really use lip gloss; I'm pretty loyal to my lipsticks, but I'm excited to try this out. It smells nice and the packaging is cute, so I'm quite happy with it.
H20 Face Oasis Hydrating Treatment - I always love trying out new moisturizer because I have such dry skin. I have really bad eczema and I'm forever on the hunt for some good creams. I find it especially hard to find a good, non-greasy face cream but as this claims to be oil free I'm looking forward to trying it out. My only problem with this product is the size. I know we aren't guaranteed full size products but I just think its a bit mean to chuck in such a small sample.
Monu Skincare Soothing Hawaii Facial Oil - I'm not sure if I even want to try this if I'm honest. My pores can get oily and clogged up quite quickly and I feel like the last thing I should do is put more oil on it. If I do try it out I will definitely do a review for anyone else who's concerned about putting greasy creams on their face.
2True Pro Sparkles Glitter Nail Polish - On the Glossy Box card this says its a nail varnish, but to me it just looks like a pot of glitter so I'm not really sure how to apply it. It looks like a nice little product that will come in handy closer to Christmas. I've tried 2True products before and they aren't amazing but for the price I can't complain. They are one of the cheapest brands in Superdrug so I'm not expecting much. That being said, I do love painting my nails and I'm excited to try something I haven't used before!
So that was my November Glossybox. I think I sounded really negative throughout this post, but that's just because I was disappointed this box didn't keep up the usual good standards.
I'm really looking forward to the December box and hopefully it will be all Christmassy and cute!
*I was gifted a travel sized pot of Moisture Surge by Clinique last year however I was under no obligation to post about it and I paid for this full sized product myself.
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