Glossybox Dark Romance October 2013 Review

My new and very unfriendly Hermes lady delivered my Glossybox this morning. When I opened this, I was in a SUPER awful mood because I was still asleep when she came. In my terrible mood, I opened the box of disappointment. Honestly guys, I know all I do is complain about Glossybox and you're probably wondering "b#tch, just quit that Sh!t" and I am or will.... because as everyone has noticed the quality of the contents of the box has been declining monthly.

Vita Liberata Latte Illuminating Skin finish - deux sachets.

Ok, I'm not exactly sure what this is... Highlighter? Bronzer? Tanning lotion? In the description it tells me to apply all over my face with sweeping motions and that it washes off with soap and water. WHAT IS THIS?! I'm going to go with wash off tanning lotion, like that Rimmel crap you can buy. I'm not going to use this because I am super pale and will no doubt have pastey neck.

So I got two samples and that equates to about £2.99 each (full size 30ml for £29.95)

Monu Illuminating Primer

I LOVE MONU products. Not so much the ones Glossybox has sent me but the ones I have chosen and purchased myself. I don't however use primer but this stuff comes out a bit shimmery when rubbed in, so I might try this as a subtle highlighter.

Sample worth £9.98

Katy Perry Killer Queen

I am a perfume snob. So apart from not appreciating receiving perfume samples, I double hate when it's a celebrity one. When I sniffed this, it was reminiscent of something. It smells like my Victor & Rolf Flowerbomb! Ok, initially it smells like flowerbomb, it does develop to something a bit different but still not unpleasant. I purchased V&R Flowerbomb for like over £60, so if you're looking for a dupe which you don't mind hiding in a drawer... you're looking at KP's perfume.

Sample worth £0.87p

Premae Multi-Vit Smoothie Serum

This serum is for combination skin types but the mention of the astringent sounding lemongrass oil seems to me, it's more suitable for the oily-er girls. Not for me I'm afraid but will be passed on to my mother.

Sample worth £9.00

Me Me Me Cherub Blush Cheek and Lip Tint

I'm not sure what shade I got but it does appear to be much darker and more purple than my Benetint. Too be honest, it swatches and smells very similar but I don't generally use my Benetint, so probably wont find much use for this either.

Full size £5.50

And that's all folks!

Glossybox September 2013 - The London Edition

I've been away for the past days and was in between my adventure when I got my notification email from Glossybox - Your box is on its way! How exciting and what a nice thing to come home to - NOT!

Remember when I was disappointed with the last box? Well I think this month maybe just THE most terrible box EVER!!!!!!!!!!! Firstly, I found out it was a themed box; this is never a good sign. Secondly, it's British themed and there aren't many British brands that stand out to me.

TONI & GUY Shine Gloss Serum. 

It says it controls frizz with a lightweight shine. That's all it says! Oh but it does go on about this limited edition designed bottle by a Lulu Kennedy. Well T&G the packaging is fugly and you should get your money back. 

Sample is full sized priced at £7.19

Be A Bombshell Onyx Eye Liner.

Even though this a british themed box, this eye liner is made in China (ewwww) and it doesn't seem to be sold in the UK. Everything about this eye liner is off putting. The name of the brand! The design of the logo. It's so cringey - there is a little cartoon of a 'sexy' lady putting on make up as part of the logo. 

I think this is a full size product at $14 for 3g

Eyelure Pre-Glued Lashes.

It's exactly what it says, the false lashes have glue on them already, you just peel them off and put them on. I have experienced p/g lashes before and they don't last as long as the ones you glue yourself. Also my lashes are so boring and ugly!

Full sized sample at £5.06

Dr Lipp Original Nipple Balm for Lips.

Basically Dr Nip Nip invented this for nursing mothers, they found it to be so good as a lip balm, he re-branded it and it was sent to me as measly sample! And it's awful! at first it looks like Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream but it comes out thicker. So when I do put this on my lips, I drag it across, which feels like what's going to give me cracked lips!

Full size 15ml at £11.50. Received 3ml sample in GB.

Elizabeth Arden Untold Eau de Parfum.

I won't bother copying what it says on the new GB info card. It basically is a basic floral fragrance. There is no wow or intrigue. I personally find Elizabeth Arden a very outdated brand; from the horrible uniform they make their beauty counter ladies wear to the packaging of their products looking so plain and 90's. Elizabeth Arden's perfume are not very popular and that's because they are not very nice - simple as that. This is 5ml sample, I think the size GB should only EVER give away as part of the five items in each box. The bottle is like Chanel Chance but at a  twisted angle? I personally find the design of this bottle very old fashioned and not in a good way. 

Full size £69 at 100ml

I'm not too fussed that some people got an HD Brows blusher. I'm just unhappy that the whole selection of my box is just ...crap. Although some are British brands none of the items are actually made in the UK?!?! (just found out Elizabeth Arden isn't British?!) So the theme of this box was just a false gimmick...

What do you think of Glossybox's half arsed concept?

Did you like what you got in yours?

Glossybox August 2013 High-flyers Review

Glossybox this month has gone with the theme high-flyers, essentially, essentials you may apparently need when flying. I don't really like Glossybox themed boxes. When the theme is not suitable for me, I generally categorize all the samples as useless. So here we go, What did I get??

There was a MASSIVE groan of disappointment when opening this.

Here we are, a bit of a close up.

Jelly Pong Pong 2 in 1 shadow liner (full size). No colour mentioned on the packaging but mine is a forest green (a yucky one too).

Juicy Couture Noir 1.5ml sample. Yes, the dreaded perfume sample. Glossybox were quite cheeky using this months theme to try and dispense perfume samples - which would be faaaabulous for travelling. I don't mind, I love Juicy Couture and always feel the need to drown myself in perfume but I understand that it is a stingy sample and loads of Glossyboxers have asked to receive no more on GB facebook and via surveys. 

Emite Make Up Eyelash Curler (£20). I'm definitely indifferent about this product, I need a new one but I'm still happy with my Koji one. It says it's worth £20 but then so is Shu Umera and I would want that one - not this one, as the thing itself and the packaging look cheapy.

Tresemme Platinum Strength Treatment Shot (£1.49). So these are individual shots that give frazzled hair a conditioning treatment. Remember those V05 hot oil shots for the hair? They were fecking awful. I'm not a big fan of cheapy brands like Tresemme, who sell the shampoo by the bucket. Honestly would you buy a litre of shampoo, that looked and smelt closer to washing up liquid?? No hopes for this product, Glossybox stop featuring Tresemme.

Lastly Oceane Make up remover pen (No price because apparently it's not available in the UK yet). Well it looks like it's from a one pound shop, maybe that's why GB didn't convert the Brazillian real into pounds. It's an eye make up remover pen with three more refills. It's designed to take mistakes away, primarily from the eye area I presume. Which makes this product NASTY, yes it's convenient but are you going to jab this dirty old pen in your eye throughout the day and not expect an eye infection!?!?!?!?!

Well, this was a really big disappointment. 

Did you like what you got in yours?

Glossybox July 2013

This month's Glossybox theme is called seaside splash. Of course with it being summer, this theme is most definitely suitable. Often in the past themed boxes never really had related products in the box, so lets see how they did in July!!

June Glossybox 2013

I didn't blog about my last May box because I lost my camera charger, sorry! But it's back! and although I had initially decided not to blog about the boxes any more; I changed my mind after I opened this month's box of disappointment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Without further or do, here you will see probably the worst selection of products this month.

So here we are, I will just give you a quick brief on each product and my opinion.

Firstly, notice that Glossybox has not found any new partners. We are constantly receiving the same brands over and over again... Monu... Nuxe... BLOODY Paul Mitchell......

1. Figs and Rouge coco rose lip balm (£5) Fair product, would use, can't complain.

2. Paul Mitchell leave in cream  (£1.12) and textured gel (£1.19) Tiny samples and worst of all, I don't have curly hair!!!!!!!!!!!

3. Monu hydrating moisturiser (£17.97) Okay, this is a product I can live with. I'm using Monu beauty balm right now and if this one is just as brilliant, I would have been glad to try it in a sample first.

4. Q Body spray (£2.29) Supposedly these sprays are meant to smell like 'high end' scents, J'adore, Bulgari etc. Now I'm not sure what I have received but mine smells like an old lady's Impulse. Plus although they claim it smells high end, the price does not reflect this and  it therefore shouldn't be in a box that CLAIMS to distribute high end samples. 

5. Nuxe huile prodigieuse (£3.40) A dry bronzing oil... you all know and have seen a million times before.

What did you think of this months box?

Was it as bad as mine??!!

Glossybox April 2013 - Pearl Lowe

The Asian skincare give away is still open, make sure you enter!

Like nearly everyone else, I've been waiting for my monthly prize draw for absolutely ages. I've Googled since the first of this month to seek spoilers and I was quite happy with the contents of other peoples.

So seeing as everyone and their aunt knows what's inside, lets keep this post brief. Here's what I got in the Glossybox lottery...

The beautiful box is definitely a keeper.

Glossybox March 2013 review

My Asian skincare give away click here to see how to enter

After the brilliant box last month, you can normally expect a little bit of disappointment for the next month... After all how can it be better than last month. A bit pessimistic but if you have been a subscriber for a while, you will understand. 

This months theme was "Get City Chic" I think? I'm not sure because it also came with a "My little travelling book" too. Maybe I'm going shopping to New York? but then the other pamphlet implies my destination is London (a grand total of 90mins away from my house). I did think when I saw those little booklets "are they trying to market tiny samples in a positive way"? hmmm lets see!

Here's what I got ...

Ok, so I'm trying my up most best to act like a professional blogger. Firstly, let me say, I am  actually disappointed with this box (5/10).

Juicy Couture La La 1.5ml: I have a big 100ml of the original Juicy couture perfume, so I am rather looking forward to giving this new one a sniff! However, I still don't agree with these tiny 1.5ml samples being in sample boxes like Glossybox, as the item can be obtained for free. I used to be the girl at the perfume counter... I know for sure, ok?

Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream 7ml: I never tried the famous 8 hour cream, so I'm keen to give it ago on my flaky patches! I'm definitely keen to see how it compares to it's Japanese counterpart Yu-Be (which incidentally has just landed in the UK at Boots!)

Nails inc St James 4ml: See swatches here

Jelly Pong Pong lip blush: Described as a 'stain' 'juicy colour and hydrates like a balm' and has a 'silky lightweight melts onto your lips' formula. I'm not so keen on this product. The colour is perhaps too vivid for my current ghostly skin tone. The packaging is also a bit meh, when I shake it, I can hear the balm rattling.

Tresemme salon finish hair spray: This item really bought down the box, I would have much preferred another perfume sample (which if you read Glossybox's comments on Facebook, is a very controversial thing to say). I've seen some girls who have blogged how useful it is for handbags. Yes, I  guess you can say that but I much prefer buying a trusty Elnett. I despise Tresemme because they claim it's salon quality... it really isn't. If you would like chemist, salon quality products, then try Loreal. Does Tresemme have fancy 'sister' comapnies like Kerastase, Loreal professional, inoa etc, NO Tressemme doesn't but Loreal does and the years of R&D does slowly reach the products you and I can buy in Boots. I once tried a a Tresemme hair spray, in that massive 500ml bottle. It sprayed like glue gun. Enough said. 

I would love to see what others were given this month! Please put a link in comments below.

Are beauty sample boxes worth my money?

So, after receiving my Glossybox this morning, it's got me thinking... Do I use the products that are sent to me? Have I discovered anything worth while and would re-purchase?

As it's a rainy boring Saturday, I decided to sift through a drawer where I keep obsolete beauty products and discovered the beauty box stash. In total, these products I have found are from around 15 different boxes (Glossybox and SheSaidBeauty). 

Glossybox February Valentines 2013 Review

Glossybox has come early this month! Lets have a look at what I received this morning

Glossybox UK January review 2013

This morning I received the first Glossybox of the year. It started out so happy and joyous with me running down the stairs to meet the Hermes man... it ended there. As soon as I was passed the parcel(!) I instantly felt how light.. extremely LIGHT the box was!!

Back to its pink gorgeous self!

Glossybox Decemeber 2012 review

I've been waiting days for this bloody thing to come. I've been Googling reviews like crazy, just to see a glimpse of what I might get. So after days of waiting, I received the holy grail... or did I?

GLOSSYBOX JUNE UK 2012 REVIEW

Sorry for the late post, it got delivered at 12 (my Hermes guy is super reliable) but I've been moving out of my uni house hence posting just now.

Firstly, you get a Glossybox blush brush (said rrp £15 but it obviously only took £2 to manufacture). Dermalogica clean start kit (Toner, cleanser and matte spf moisturiser) rrp £12. A bare minerals sample of bronzer value is £1 ish. An Yves Rocher mascara sample. Vichy dermablend sample kit.

What do I look think?

Glossybox has definitely taken on board that people want to sample make up. However, I'm a little disappointed with what I got. I don't really like anything in the box. The skin care kit looks like its for oily young skin type, it definitely smells like it has some strong astringents in! The bare minerals bronzer has already stained my carpet with my first attempt to just swatch it. The Glossy blush brush is scratchy. The Yves Rocher mascara although is lovely and does as it says on the tin, unfortunately, isn't waterproof, so won't hold a curl. Lastly, I can only use one colour with the Vichy sample but will be cutting out and handing the tiny sample to my friends with x skin tone.

Yes, complain, complain, complain!!

GLOSSYBOX UK MAY 2012 ANNIVERSARY BOX REVIEW

So everyone or nearly everyone is complaining about Glossybox's anniversary sample box on Facebook. I've been hearing things like people receiving Collection 2000. Full size fair enough but not high end as promised. I can see where people are coming from with this. I remember seeing a sample of Baptise dry shampoo last year!! How awful and what a way to bring down brand image.

This is the box I received this morning. No Collection 2000 thank God.

I've lost the card it comes with already :/

But the things are

2 sachets of Apvita honey mask

10ml of Berber (argon) hair oil

Noble Isle shower gel 75ml

Eldora eyelashes

2 0.8ml samples of Lolita Lempicka perfume

A mirror and a balloon (Birthday gifts)

This is overall an ok box, not amazing but I don't have much to complain about, seeing as I didn't receive the Collection 2000 pencil. It's not an expensive box but still worth more than £10. Very disappointed with the eyelashes, I remember the status price was £3.80 and seeing as my standard Ardell ones retail over £5, it's not great, is it?

Here is a close up