Glossybox August 2014

It's the time of the month where I show you what came in this months Glossybox! I didn't actually plan on buying this months Glosybox as I cancelled my subscription after I received my July box but I then realised that it said my ending month was the August one. To me that just meant an extra month of surprises so I wasn't upset! To be honest though, I have mixed feelings about this box, carry on reading to find out why...

Glossybox July 2014

I've been wanting to resubscribe to Glossybox for a while now but they've never advertised anything I wanted that could persuade me into buy it again... until this month...

May New Buys

I cannot believe we're already in June! The month of May flew by and the speed has actually scared me! I'll be leaving school soon and if I'm completely honest I don't want to grow up! I've nearly finished all my exams and I'm practically on study leave (even though I still have to go in for 2 hours! Pointless...). This is also the reason I haven't put many posts up either; so I'm sorry about that! So lets get into it! Again the majority of this post is going to be nail polish as my obsession with it continues!

Glossybox April 2013

I wasn't going to order another Glossybox for a while as I am running low on money. However, when I saw this months 'Star Product' which was Essie I HAD to buy it! I thought for only £2 more to get 4 extra products other than the Essie I couldn't go wrong. This months box was also a special edition box as all the products inside were picked by Pearl Lowe. I'm glad I bought it, but I'm not as happy as I thought I would be...

Essie Haul

I'm SOO happy as I recently ordered some Essie nail polish from a discount website (Cosmetics by Candy). Believe it or not, the polishes were only £2.99 each! So me and my friend jumped at the chance and bought them together so we didn't have to pay P+P! We both bought 3 each and I've already swatched all of mine and I'm quite pleased with the quality. This was my first try of any of Essie's polishes so I was really excited to try them!


The first colour I bought was A Crewed Interest from the 'Navigate Her' collection from Spring 2012.
This is a gorgous peach colour and is really easy to apply. It only really needs 2 coats to have a good finish and I think the consistency is great! I think it's a great colour for spring and I can't wait to wear it!

February New Buys

So I know this post is a tad late, but hey! Better late than never right?! I didn't buy that much in the month of February but I am happy with the products I have bought. So lets get into them!

The first products are a matching lip liner and lipstick from Look Beauty. I hadn't heard of this brand before but they were on sale so I thought I'd give them a try! The lipstick is a beautiful deep reddy purple colour (called Berry Vamp) and I find this is the type of colour that suits me best. It has quite good staying power and if worn for a long period of time stains the lip. (Which I actually find good as it means I don't have to re-apply!) It gives the lip a lovely glossy colour and doesn't smudge. In my opinion it was a great buy for only £3.50!



The lip liner is a also called Berry Vamp and was £2. I found that it glided smoothly onto the lips. It did seem as though it was slightly TOO smooth and I think if left for long periods of time it would smudge and smear! But again the colour is a gorgeous berry red purple and goes great with lots of outfits and eye looks!

Glossybox February 2013

So it's that time of month again when a certain package arrives... YEP I'm on about the monthly Glossybox! This is my second box (and actually came on my birthday, woop woop!) and I am again pleasantly surprised with my products! The majority of mine this month was makeup but that's a good thing for me! The variety was great and I can't wait to use quite a few of the products I got this month!

The first product I'm going to talk about is a mineral eyeshadow by Micabella Cosmetics. Mine was in the shade 53- Deep Secrets. It's a lovely colour (as far as I can see because I haven't actually opened it yet!) and by the looks of it I'm going to really enjoy using it. I think it's going to be one of those colours you can put in quite a few different places on the eye. Cost (sample size)- £5.98 | Total cost of box- £5.98

January New Buys!

So, because I don't buy things enough to do a haul, I thought I'd make a post about all the things (beauty related and things I think are awesome, haha!) that I've bought in the month of January. I'm hoping I can make a few more of these posts in the future, so lets get started!

The first thing, isn't beauty related but I LOVE it soo much I just had to include it! It's my True Blood calendar for 2013! I love the books and I'm currently on the 5th one in the collection (I have a lot to catch up on as there are now 13!) I also love the programme however I need to catch up on that as well because I haven't even started the 3rd season yet! But I love this calendar at it was well worth the money!

Glossybox January 2013

So yesterday I recieved my first Glossybox delivery and I was very pleased with my products! This months theme was 'Detox' after all the crap we've been eating and putting on our bodies over Christmas! Most of my products we're face products which I'm very happy about!

So the first product I'm going to talk about is a lip balm and so far I absolutely ADORE this product! It contains Aloe and Beeswax and smells like After Eights! It goes on my lips really easily and lasts for a really long time before I have to reapply! It also 'warms' my lips, it tingles and burns slightly, but not too much that it's painful, it's just...nice! I was so lucky to get this because I recently lost my lip balm and I didn't want to buy a new one until I found it... luckily I didn't because I love this product and will definately keep on using it! Cost- £1.99 | Total cost of box- £1.99

Yankee Candle Haul!

I bought my mom a Yankee Candle jar for her Christmas present and I thought I'd order and try some more... yeah I got a little carried away and bought LOADS! These are the one I ordered and I'm looking forward to trying them out. I'll have a blog post about them and whether I would reccomend them or not!

(From left to right starting at the top) Cranberry Ice, Vanilla Lime, Country Lemonade, Sparkling Lemon, Clean Cotton, Christmas Rose, White Christmas, Mandarin Cranberry, Sparkling Snow, Happy Christmas, Apple Cider, Cinnamon Stick, Vanilla Lime, Beach Flowers, Cherries on Snow and Mango Peach Salsa!
I hope you have a great Christmas and that you spend as much time with family and loved ones as possible! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!! Please visit my YouTube page Darkeowl. Darkeowl's YouTube Channel