Well what better way to start my more regular postings than to return with a review of the latest box offering from Glossy Box. I will be as fair as I can with this post but I will say I was really disapointed... not only from what I actually got but also from looking at what everyone else got . Yes I know you shouldn't covet what your neighbour has .... and I really don't this month... but let's get on with the show.
I got:
MEMEME Cosmetics - Sensuous Nail Gloss
Full Size £4.50 - 12ml - Sample Size £1.88 - 5ml
A 5ml high shine Nail Gloss in this season's key catwalk peach.
I do love a good nail varnish. Its actually one of those make up items I don't hesitate picking up, but I don't actually own many nude shades. I think this is because I have tried to make sure I have all colour bases covered. It is actually a very pretty peach shade which I will probably use for work days... although it may look good with a home French mani.
It actually suits my skintone really well, without being too yellow as to make me look like I'm suffering from renal failure. I tried this and it applied well, with an opaque finish after two coats, although the first was very streaky. Drying time was reasonable as well. Without base or top coat this lasted maybe a day with chipping on the tip and thumb nail (so I would prep this to the max next time).
Full Size £8.00 - 4g : Sample Size £2.00 - 1g
Multi-purpose pure mineral bronzer. Add a touch of summer warmth to your face.
I am in the market for a bronzer, and this one does have a lovely gold shimmer to it when I swatched it. (No pics of the swatch sorry as my camera is too shocking to pick up the detail) But as I may have said in posts of the past, I don't like loose pigments. Point in fact I got a loose pigment in another BBox recently and when it arrived the whole case was cracked and was leaking bright azure blue everywhere.... if Royal Mail can do that imagine what will happen when its in my hands!!
Caudalie - Eaux Fraiches in Zeste De Vigne
Full Size £26.00 - 50ml : Sample Size £5.20 -10ml
Refresh your senses with these invigorating and energising fragrances.
I have moaned about perfume samples in the past. You know the ones that you get a piddly little plastic tube with an atomiser that doesn't work and half one wears worth of the scent (or even worse are the wet wipe samples. yuk) Anywhoo, this isn't that. This I would judge as a high end perfume sample. I didn't even know Caudalie had a perfume range, but after loving their skincare I'm looking forward to trying this. The smell in my opinion is amazing. Its of oranges, not a synthetic smell, but the true memory of bursting your fingers through the peel of a juicy and plump orange. You can almost even smell the pith. Love love love.
Vichy - Dermablend Ultra Corrective Foundation Cream Stick
Full Size £19.00 - 12g : Sample Size £9.50 - 6g
Vichy's expert camouflage foundation stick for minor to severe skin flaws.
I have been searching for a really good concealer to cover my under eye circles but I just don't think this is it. I am very lucky not to have flaws bad enough for me to use such products and I also think it may be a bit heavy for me to add to my under eye skin. I will give it a try but will prob end up passing this one so a bit of a fail for me.... although I am holding out to see its results, as many beauty bloggers appear to be really enthused about this entry, so we shall see.
Glossybox - Serie Exclusiv Pro Beauty Brush
Full Size £15.00 ( I am guessing this is a full size one)
I am not amused with this at all. Ok it's a brush and it will probably come in handy for blusher or bronzer, and yes it is very soft, but its a brush. Not only a brush but one by GB which they have given a French name to for some reason. I will use it but in my eyes at the moment GB are experts/experienced in sourcing beauty products for their clients.. maybe not making them. Would of preferred this as a bonus gift and then getting another sample. Also when I did try it I found it not that soft, it did shed a bit and wasn't very good at picking up the product.... may pass this on to my sister. Definitely not work £15 when RealTechniques sell theirs for less and they are amazing
Highlights this month are definitely the Caudalie perfume sample. I will wear it out and about a bit and do the Blokey test, but I think I will buy a full size of this one. The Nail Gloss, is just a bit meh. And to be honest I don't think I will use the bronzer or concealer. And as you can see from my comment I'm not going to count the brush as an item.
What did you get? Did you get the Caudalie sample I got? don't you think it's lush?
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