Love Lula Competition - Odylique Essential Care Toning Fruit Butter

Last week I entered a competition on Love Lula's Facebook page for a chance to win 3 Odylique Essential Care Toning Fruit Butters for 1 Winner plus 2 lucky friends of their choosing!

Guess what? I won!!

I received an email on Friday morning informing me of my win and requesting my address to send the products to.  Then yesterday (Saturday) they arrived.  After just 1 day!

So Delighted :-)

I won 3 full size Toning Fruit Butters which are worth £20 each.  I'm going to be sending one to my sister this week and give the other one to a friend.

This product is 100% natural and 100% organic so contains no nasty chemicals.  Always a plus for skincare.  To be used after sun exposure or bathing for a sublime skin toning treat. Contains sea buckthorn (rich in omega 7) which protects against aging UV damage and stretch marks.

I'm currently using Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Body Butter.  I'm just about finished the tub so will be using the Odylique Toning Fruit Butter as of next week.  

I couldn't resist trying it though! 

The Toning Fruit Butter contains hydrating raw shea, coconut & extra virgin olive fruit oils & toning oils of ylang ylang, bergamot and lemon.  It has a very citrusy smell.  On contact with the skin, I found the butter melted quickly into an oil like substance which absorbed nicely.

This 150g will last me quite a while.  I'm so pleased I won - I never win anything!

LoveLula also do a monthly Beauty Box.  I haven't subscribed as I already subscribe to 3 beauty boxes (which I think is as far as my budget will stretch atm) They do sometimes have past boxes for sale I have bought their Hair Rehab Selection Box which you can buy HERE

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January & February Birchbox UK Boxes

Heres a peek at what I got in my jan/feb boxes

January Birchbox Tiny Tweaks

February Birchbox Love Style

Details will be added asap. Sorry for delay.

Birchbox UK March 2014 Unboxing

It's Birchbox time! I love this time of the month when all my beauty boxes arrive. My box came today when I was at work but thankfully my boyfriend was home to accept delivery from the postman. I would of been very upset if I had to wait until monday to collect from the sorting office.

Anyway enough rambling, on to the review.

This month Birchbox did a collaboration with top British designer Lulu Guiness. I'm very pleased with my box this month as I will use EVERY product

Here is what's inside my box.

First is the lifestyle extra which inspired Lulu's spring/summer range. Traditional sweet shop candy! It even has a wee heart in the centre of the rock. How sweet :-)

First product is from a brand we had in our boxes in January, and I'm all too happy to receive another! Benefit's Stay Don't Stray in 'light/medium' is an eye primer to use above and below eyes before applying makeup.
Full size 10ml is £20.50, this sample is 2.5ml so is worth £5.12

Next up is Pores No More Pore Refiner from Dr. Brandt. I've wanted to try this brand for a while now so very pleased to see it featured in the box. This product is like a primer but can be used both under and over makeup.  
Full size 30ml is £39 which makes this 7.5ml sample worth £9.75!

Korres Citrus Body Milk is the largest sample this month being 50ml. I'm loving the smell of this body milk, citrus scents are so refreshing. And with almond oil and shea butter whats not to love. 
Full size 200ml can be bought for an affordable £9.50 in the Birchbox shop, making this sample worth £2.37.

Rhubarb & Rose Replenishing Hand Cream by Molton Brown is another affordable but luxurious product. It has a lovely scent without being too sweet - although it does remind me of the Rhubarb & Custard sweets I got as a kid. Its the perfect size to pop in your handbag to use on the go. This one will be coming to work with me as it fits nicely in my pocket! 
Full size 40ml costs £10 making this 7ml sample worth £ 1.75.

The last product I'm delighted to have. I've tried a sample of the signature perfume and loved it so very happy to have the No.7 For Her by English Laundry to try. 
Full size is 50ml and can be bought from the Birchbox shop for £47. This sample is 2ml making it worth £1.88.

Overall a great box this month. Total value (without the rock) is £20.87 so double the cost of the box at £10.

What do you think of the March box? Did you get any different products?

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Love Me Beauty March 2014 Unboxing

Today I received the latest beauty box from Love Me Beauty. Every month you get to choose between three 'menus' from the Boutique, each with a slightly different choice of products. I like that you know exactly what you are going to receive in your box and can choose a menu that is more personally suited to your beauty needs. For £10 a month (+ £2.95 p&p) you get a good selection of sample & full size products. If you would like to join I'd love it if you sign up using my referral link Here. 

When it came to choosing which edition I wanted from the Boutique this month, I was a little underwhelmed by the options to be honest. I was tempted not to pick a box for this month but boy am I glad I did! Here is the box I went for - Edition 2. 

As you can see the box is jam packed full!

And as usual it comes with a little menu card to give more details on each individual item.

First out the box is this Pore & Line Minimizing Hydrator by Murad. This was one of the different options between the 3 boxes (other options were Day Moisturiser or Exfoliating Mask). Full size is 50ml and cost £49.50. This is a 10ml sample and is worth £9.90!

Next up is a lovely little tube of toothpaste. I've used this toothpaste by BlanX before and really liked it and I did find it made my teeth whiter. 
But at £7.50 for 50ml full size it doesn't come cheap for a toothpaste. This is a 15ml sample worth £2.25.

The next item is by Nip+Fab and also differed in each box. The choices were Post Workout Fix, CC Eye Fix or Viper Venon Eye Fix. I choose the Post Workout Fix as I do a lot of walking with my job and sometimes feel I need something to cool my knees or other aches after a long day. This muscle cooling gel is perfect for that and I've used it already. It comes as a roller ball for easy use, just roll on any area you want to 'fix'. Its very cooling and has a menthol smell to it which I like. 
This item is a 50ml full size and worth £9.95.

The 4th item out the box and by far the product I was most excited about is the Moisture Stick by Deep Steep. Every box has one of these but in different scents. Mine is Honeydew/Spearmint and it smells amazing! Rich in hydrating oils and butters, Deep Steep's Moisture Stick targets dry areas, resulting in soft, supple skin. Apply to any area of the skin in need of extra moisture, formulated to melt on contact with the heat from your skin. 
Another full size product 15ml worth £3.60.

The last two items were what made me debate whether or not to get the box. Bath Salts (I dont have a bath only a shower) and False Eyelashes (never wear them).

The more I thought about it though, bath salts didn't seem like a bad idea. My sister is getting married in August, we will be having a 2 night stay in a big posh venue, which I have my own room with a posh bath! I could use them then. Perhaps. Or I could keep the bath salts until I finally move out of my flat and into a nice house with a bathroom big enough for a bathtub! Time will tell.

Quintessentially English Bath Salts in 'Summer Solstice' are hand made and smell sooo good! Dappled with sunlight and infused with summery scents to leave you hop, skip and jumping for joy! 
This is a 50g sample size worth £2.12. Full size is £4.25 for 100g.

Last is the False Lashes in 'Gracie' by The Vintage Cosmetic Company. I will be giving these away to someone who will use them, false lashes have never interested me unfortunately. Another full size item worth £6.

So there we have it. A brilliant little box of goodies, worth a total of £33.82! Not bad for a box costing £10 + p&p.

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Love Me Beauty January/February Unboxing

Love Me Beauty is my favourite beauty box at the moment. It launched last year but I only heard about it in December and promptly signed up for a years subscription! Every month you get to choose between three 'menus' from the Boutique, each with a slightly different choice of products. I like that you know exactly what you are going to receive in your box and can choose a menu that is more personally suited to your beauty needs. For £10 a month (+ £2.95 p&p) you get a good selection of sample & full size products. If you would like to join I'd love it if you sign up using my referral link Here. 

As I signed up for a year in one go, I saved £30 off the full price for 12 boxes. £90 plus £35.40 p&p for 12 boxes, so it worked out I was paying just £10.40 per box! A bargain I'm sure you will agree!

January Love Me Beauty Box

NYX Cosmetics Single Eyeshadow in 'Cryptonite' (Full Size - RRP £5.00)

Weleda Sea Buckhorn Hand Cream (Sample Size 10ml - worth £1.79)

Anatomicals Rose & Jasmine Body Cleanser (Full Size - RRP £3.00)

Pureology Colour Stylist Silk Bodifier (Sample Size 65ml - worth £3.90)

Cosmetics a la Carte Divine Lash Mascara in 'Black' (Full Size - RRP £23.00)

This months box has 3 full size and 2 travel/sample size products. Overall this box is worth £36.69 well worth the £10.40 I paid!

February Love Me Beauty Box

In February the box menus only showed 4 products. The 5th product was a surprise 'hero' item added as a Valentines treat. Unfortunately I received the same nail varnish as I got in my December box, so was a little disappointed by this.

Percy & Reed No-fuss Flawlessness - Dry Conditioner (Full Size, RRP £12)

Beautify Me - Vitamin Complex by Inner Me (Full Size, RRP £15)

La Claree Smooth Day Face Care (Sample Size 7ml, worth £3.92)

Bakewell Soap Company's Multi-Purpose Pocket balm in 'May Chang' (Full Size, RRP £3.95)

Headline Colors in the shade Quicksand (Full Size, RRP £9)

This month had 4 full sized products! And 1 sample size. This box has a total value of £43.87!

You Beauty Discovery YBD January/February Unboxing

I've been very bad at updating this blog with my new boxes so thought it would be easier if I did a joint Jan/Feb unboxing posts for my beauty boxes.

This is my first (and second) You Beauty Discovery boxes. With You Beauty Discovery you choose 2 products from a list of 8-10 each month and then they add a couple of extra treats for you. YBD is £6.95 a month (free p&p) on a rolling monthly membership which you can cancel at anytime.

www.youbeautydiscovery.co.uk

January You Beauty Discovery was all about Detox SOS. Excuse the bad pictures I'm having to use my mobile phone to take pictures at the moment.

The first of the products I choose was Green Tea Exfoliating Marvel Gel from Ginvera. This product is AMAZING! At first I though it was a bit strange as it takes away the top layer of dead skin cells and you can really see the dead skin coming off on your fingertips. I know I dont describe it very well so here is the excerpt from the Ginvera website.

Ginvera Green Tea Exfoliating Marvel Gel works by specifically targeting the cornified skin layer, dissolving and removing the dead skin cells on the top most epidermis layer.

This gentle yet effective exfoliating action zeros-out blackheads thoroughly and painlessly and helps remove deep layers of dead skin. When the dead skin barrier is removed, the new skin underneath is revealed, allowing your skin’s healthy radiance to glow from within. It helps prevent pimples and controls oil secretion to help you stay shine-free the whole day!

Second up I choose a 2 for 1 kinda deal. Goldwell Ultra Rich Keratin Care Shampoo and Daily Intense Mask. Again I love both of these products. They made my hair feel really soft and so shiny. When this January box was released the Goldwell products weren't available to buy in the UK. The official release date was 1st Feb so they are now available to buy and I will definitely be buying the full size versions of these products.

 For my extras this month I got a little bag of Barbeque Popchips. Yummy little crisps that have been 'popped' instead of baked or fried as many other crisps are. I have since bought multiple bags of these as they taste so good and are healthier options compared to crisps that are fried/baked.

My other extra I gave away so cant comment on it. Age Defy+ 24 Hour Brightening Cream & a £5 off voucher for the full size on their website. Great little extra though.

February YBD is still available to buy for a few days yet although some of the choices are now sold out.

Heres what I got in my box.

I choose Glamglow Youthmud Tinglexfoliate Treament and Pixi Flawless & Poreless Primer. Both of these are now out of stock as they were very popular.

GLAMGLOW YOUTHMUD TINGLEXFOLIATE TREATMENt 15ml

The ultimate at-home mud treatment for immediate camera-ready super radiant skin.

For when you need great skin and a glowing complexion in just 10 minutes.

It delivers both instant and cumulative results and leaves your complexion revived and glowing, whatever your skin type.

Comes with a voucher code REDCARPET to get buy one get one free GLAMGLOW SUPER BRIGHT GLAMTASTIC Try Before You Buy kit.

PIXI FLAWLESS & PORELESS PRIMER 12ML

Create a silky canvas with a beautiful no-shine, cashmere finish.

The formula's skin-loving ingredients clear and unblock pores to allow for utterly flawless, long-lasting makeup application. It is the perfect skin primer for all complexions and all skin types.

My Extras for Feb are Charles Worthington Volume & Bounce Shampoo which came with a £2 off voucher for full size from Boots. Valid until end of June so this will probably get used next time I buy new Shampoo.

And last but my no means least - a bag of Beyond Dark chocolate with a hint of orange. Also came with a 25% off voucher code to use online at beyond dark. enter REDCARPET at checkout.