Perfect Beauty Boxes For Christmas! Essie ~ L'Oreal ~ Maybelline ~ Gift Guide.

 

Christmas is approaching fast and for some reason I always leave presents until the last minute but I have found the perfect solution, gifts for ladies that is!

 

Essie, L'Oreal & Maybelline are offering these fab gift boxes with full sized products in them - they are already packaged beautifully so all you will need is a card, & maybe a nice ribbon!

 

I'll take you through what's inside...

 

 

This L'Oreal goodie box is specifically for eyes, named 'The Eye Artistry Kit' - this amazing box includes all the items you'll need to create to perfect smokey eye, winged liner & brow!

 

Box contains:

Eyeliner Get the Look info card
Brow Get the Look info card
Black Super liner Blackbuster for a thick line
Black Superliner Gelmatic for a medium line
Black Superliner Perfect Slim for a thin line
Double ended Superliner Brow Artist Pencil with wax fixer
Smokey Eye shadow quad

 

RRP: £24.99, worth £33. Click HERE to buy

 

 Up next is the Maybelline 'Pure Enhancement' gift box which is packaged with all the beauty makeup essentials + a pretty nail polish!

Perfect lips, eyes, cheeks, brows & nails are all covered with this box.

 

Box contains:

Get the Look How-to Guide
Mega Plush Mascara
Baby Lips Hydrate Lip Balm
Brow Drama Sculpting mascara
Colorshow Nail Polish in Nebline
Dream Touch Blush in Berry

 

RRP:£19.99, worth £25. Click HERE to buy

 

 

Last but not least is the stunning Essie 'Festive Fingertips' gift box - which includes four wonderful winter shades. I love that these are full sized polishes & not minis! You also get Essie Sleek Stick calligraphy nail wraps. I know I would love to receive this as a gift on Christmas Day!

 

Box contains:

Essie Nail Polish Fishnet Stockings 15ml

Essie Nail Polish Sole Mate 15ml

Essie Nail Polish Eternal Optimist 15ml

Essie Nail Polish Beyond Cozy 15ml

Essie Love me Love me Nail Stickers

Step-by-Step guide to achieve the perfect essie manicure

RRP: £24.99, worth £42 - Click HERE to buy

These fabulous boxes are all available exclusively to Boots.com for a limited time.
Visit www.Boots.com to order, or click on the links above to be directed to each box online.

Don't you think these are the perfect gifts? I'm so pleased I came across them & really hope they will be available (or something similar) next Christmas!

 

 



NYX Haul - Beauty Joint

I received some fabulous NYX goodies from BeautyJoint some time ago & have been testing the products out to see what they are like ever since, and I am very impressed!

I have always liked NYX products, their jumbo pencils have always been a favourite for me.
BeautyJoint offer 100's of NYX products at really, REALLY low prices.

NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil - Nude Pink

My favourite item is this stunning Jumbo lip pencil, it applies pretty much the same as a glossy lipstick - the texture is very creamy and it glides on beautifully. I am in love with the colour, it's perfect.

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NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil - Electric Blue

I love how creamy NYX's Jumbo pencils are, they are a dream to apply! This stunning blue eye liner is gorgeous, the colour is so bright and vibrant. This would look amazing as a thin line over the top of black liquid liner.

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NYX Candy Glitter Liner - Disco Queen

This is so beautiful! The glitter is so pigmented and sparkles really well. I would also wear this as a thin line above my black liquid liner, to give it an extra bit of glamour!

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NYX Single Eyeshadow

Cool Blue, Cherry and Deep Purple

(Link)

NYX Blushes
Cream Blush - Rouge, Blush - Mocha

NYX Lipgloss Pallet - The Nudes
5 stunning lip glosses in nude matte shades

(Link)

NYX Eyeshadow Trio 

Golden/Rust/Walnut Bronze pallet and White/Grey/Black (for smokey eyes!) pallet.

(Link)

NYX Pencils

Lip liner - Rose, Lip liner - Sand Pink, Eye pencil - Silver

NYX Auto pencils
(Link)

Auto Eye pencil - Black, Auto Lip Pencil - Rose Brown, Eye/Eyebrow pencil - Charcoal

NYX Girls Nail Polish
Carnival and Dorothy
(Link)

I love that NYX is such good quality at such a low price! BeautyJoint also offer lots of other brands like China Glaze and e.l.f.
www.BeautyJoint.com

What do you think of NYX products?

January GlossyBox - Valentines Edition - Unveil

Whats inside?...
Eyeko skinny eyeliner

FAB gentle body wash
MURAD Hybrids Skin Perfecting primer – Dewy finish

CLARINS Extra Firming Day Cream

CLARINS Extra Firming Night Cream
+ A little sweetie :)

Once again another GlossyBox bursting with fabulous products! Looking forward to trying them all out properly.

Eyeko skinny eyeliner - Emerald Green

MURAD Hybrids Skin Perfecting primer – Dewy finish


FAB gentle body wash


CLARINS Extra Firming Night Cream and CLARINS Extra Firming Day Cream


You can sign up to GlossyBox here: Link

How To: Perfect Winged eyeliner

Winged out eyeliner is my all time favourite way to wear my eyes. It widens, brightens and looks so sleek!

In my video tutorial below I will show you how I do my liquid liner in a step by step process.
It's easy once you get the hang of it!

I'm using L'Oreal Super Liner Perfect Slim
In the above photo I am also wearing Foxy Lashes - Flirty Flare 02 (Link)

Dior Show New Look Mascara Review

DiorShow have just bought out a new mascara exclusively to Selfridges! What makes the 'New Look' mascara  different to previous DiorShow Mascara is the Nano brush, this extra small brush helps to get right to the root of your lashes and extend them. The soft spikes help separate each lash to prevent clumping.

I am using the brown shade which I don't normally go for, but I have to say I love the results - brown is so natural and because there is minimal clumping these could easily pass as my natural lashes! As you can see the brown is very dark and subtle. My lashes were noticeable extended! I also love that the brush coats from root to tip with the small brush. Although I do love big brushed mascaras I do find that some miss my roots on application.

As usual the packaging is beautiful and sleek.

You can pick this gorgeous mascara up in Selfridges (Link) exclusively, they come in Black, Brown and Blue.

RRP: £23

December Christmas Glossy Box

I received the beautiful December Glossy Box, packed full of lovely products. I am as usual so impressed with everything! 

More pics below...

Blink + Go Eyeshadow and Blush - this sleek compact is gorgeous, it has an array of gorgeous eyeshadow shades plus two pretty blushes (pink and coral) which are underneath the eyeshadows.

The colours are extremely pigmented and rich in texture.

Deborah Lippmann 'the Stripper to go' - these nail polish remover finger mitts are A must have for your bag, especially for travelling. These convenient wipes will clean all 10 fingers in one go.

Cargo Lip Gloss - Tokyo

Stunning, super shiny rose pink gloss

Nip + Fab Spot Fix - I love this product, sometimes I get the odd spot that lingers under the skin and this will help clear it up in no time. It contains Salicylic acid + tea tree which will dry those spots out!

Rituals Hammam Delight Foaming shower gel - I love the smell of this gel! It's so fresh and helps wake me up in the shower, I like to use this foaming gel for shaving. It leaves my legs so soft and smooth.

Deborah Lippmann polish - Razzle Dazzle

A stunning Burgundy sparkle. Perfect for the party season!

I love opening my GlossyBox, not knowing what you're going to get each month makes the whole experience extremely exciting! The products are always extremely high quality.

Sign up to GlossyBox here: Link

Have you tried GlossyBox yet? What do you think?

Eyeko Mascara ~ Skinny, Fat + Curvy

I've been testing out these mascaras for over a month and I'm extremely impressed with them! 

Eyeko offer three different types - Fat, Skinny and Curvy. 

Curvy: The multi-action brush with tiered bristle clusters is designed to plump, define and curl lashes. 

I love the results, although my lashes are extremely straight and never curl well - there was definitely a slight curl to them (you can tell at the ends). Very natural results.

Skinny: The thin brush allows you to get right to the eyelash root which is great if you have fair coloured lashes, it can be difficult to get to the roots with bigger brushes. I tried to build it up but it started to clump together, you only need two coats with this one.

Fat: The super sized brush coats and extends lashes for maximum volume. Although the brush is huge it's really easy to use and doesn't clump your lashes. I noticed a slight lift to my lashes also, Fat brush is definitely my favourite!

Eyeko Lash Shield: This clever tool is to stop smudging on your eyelid, it's great for getting right into your roots without getting any mascara on your eyelid. One comes free with every Eyeko mascara.

You can purchase these gorgeous mascaras from: www.Eyeko.com

Use code: E8249 to receive a free gift with your order!