Lookfantastic Beauty Box - November 2014

Happy November everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Halloween! The fact that November is here is pretty scary but the start of a new month brings a very exciting launch which is the Lookfantastic November beauty box! Despite being a blogger for well over  year I am still yet to have dabbled in the beauty box market but I have read possibly hundreds of reviews on them and always envied the gorgeous products that arrive to bloggers doors monthly. Lookfantastic are offering an amazing box this month as they have in their previous boxes, full to the brim of gorgeous travel sized products of very well known and expensive brands worth more than a whopping £65.00!

Each beauty box contains a minimum of six gorgeous products, this box included a mixture of skincare, bodycare and cosmetics products. I love how well rounded the boxes are and they offer a range a products to target different areas of beauty.

Lookfantastic beauty box* - £15.00

Time to see what goodies were on offer in the November box...

Hand Chemistry intense youth complex hand cream (30ml)

Cute and innovative packaging wins me over every time. This was one of the only products in the box that I hadn't heard of before. This is not just an ordinary hand cream, it promises to target 8 signs of hand ageing and to visibly improve the appearance of your skin. Hand cream is an essential in the winter and the fact that it's already ranked as the number 1 selling hand cream is very exciting, I'm hoping it lives up to the expectations!

Glam Glow youthmud tingleexfoliate treatment (15g)

Words cannot describe my happiness when I found this little bottle of joy in the box. Glamglow has hit the beauty world by storm this year with the mud mask especially, being used by the likes of stars in Hollywood, however it does come with a hefty price tag. This is the youthmud tingleexfoliate mask which is a gentle exfoliating mask which should help to brighten and make your skin smoother and softer than before. I will definitely be reviewing this in full, it really helps to try trial size versions out before going ahead with purchasing it at full price.

Monu Recovery Balm (30ml)

A recovery balm is so needed for the upcoming cold weather and the constant adjustment our skin makes between heating and air con (in my office anyway!). The Monu cleanser is to be applied every morning after cleansing and which should help to calm any environmental damage made to your skin. It's comforting to know its also suitable for sensitive skin, so no worries about any nasty reactions.

Nuxe Paris youth and radiance revealing care (15ml)

Yet another very famous and well know brand in the box, they really are treating us this month! This is a youth and radiance revealing moisturiser specifically targetted at anti ageing.

New Kid cosmetics lip and cheek tint

I have again been introduced to a new cosmetics line that I'm really intrigued about. This is a lip and cheek tint which comes in the form as a crayon, the colour looks exactly as the end of the crayon does so its pretty bright! Its perfect for upcoming party season though to make a statement!

Eve Lom cleanser (30ml)

Lastly is the famous and luxurious brand, Eve Lom. I have really got into using a proper skin care regime this year with a cleanser and a hot muslim cloth. This cleanser is also designed to be used for that purpose. This cleanser contains some absolutely gorgeous ingredients ranging from Egyptian camomile oil to cocoa butter, which should hopefully result in balanced and healthy skin. I am beyond excited to give this a try!

The box also comes with an exclusive £10 off voucher for Coggles which is definitely worth having!

So what did you all think of the Lookfantastic beauty box? For my first ever beauty box I am beyond impressed with it! This box contains some amazing, very well known and reputable brands and for £15.00 it is perhaps the best buy of the year when the contents is worth over £65.00. The concept of a beauty box is great as it allows you to test out trial sizes before taking the plunge, the travel sizes also make great additions for holidays and for storage on the go. The box has really opened my eyes to the beauty box market, obviously the only draw back might be that you don't like all of the products, but it's a risk worth taking because I can honestly say I am excited to try everything in this box, I think a Saturday night pampering day is definitely in order!

You can buy your November beauty box today here from Lookfantastic! They are set to sell out fast so buy now to avoid any disappointment, its a box not to miss out on!

What do you think of the Lookfantastic beauty box? Will you be purchasing it? Do you like beauty boxes?

*Products marked with an asterix (*) have been sent to me for review. However, all opinions in this post are 100% my own

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Makeup Revolution Blushing Hearts Review

As promised in my Make up Revolution hamper prize post I am bringing you a full review of these rather gorgeous Blushing hearts! Makeup revolution sell six different kinds of blushing hearts which I'm adamant on owning all of them! After only being introduced to this brand a few weeks ago it has certainly transformed my life, I cant seem to find any fault with the price, packaging or quality, there really is no catch with their products!

As I've mentioned before in the previous post the packaging just does it for me! Its so beautiful and eye catching and even the heart shape for the blushers is just genius and the compact size is perfect for storage.

Triple Baked Highlighter - £4.99

I have only been wearing a highlighter since last year and have been wearing the sleek face contour kit one ever since. I was excited to try this and the highlighter is a bit pinker but not as sheer and white as the one I wear now, you can tell more on the swatched image below what it looks like. I usually apply my highlighter with my fingers as it's much easier to target specified areas than with a brush. I find that its quite difficult to get much pay off with this highlighter with my fingers though, I think this will probably get easier once the product has been used more. However, I do really like the tone of this highlighter as I find some of them are far too shimmery, so in that respect I really do like it. How do you all apply powdered highlighter? I would love to know some tips!

Triple Baked Bronzer - £4.99

I am a prolific bronzer user and will use anything that might help me achieved that sun kissed look. I love the colour of this bronzer as it sort of already has an inbuilt highlighter as the colour is very shimmery once applied. For me its the perfect colour for bronzer as it's not to dark and I prefer to build the colour up gradually. I usually pop this over the top of some blusher on my cheekbones, jawline, sides of my nose and around my hairline with a contouring brush.

Triple Baked Blusher - £4.99

I have never been much of a wearer of blusher as I always have ridiculously red cheeks anyway! Blushers which are just one block colour really scare me too as I always find myself putting on way too much than I need. This triple baked blusher has converted me! The 3 colours blended together don't make the colour as scary or pink. The initial swatch of colour does give a lot of pay off but I am wary of this and usually blow off the excess powder on the brush. I use some of this lightly with a brush on the top part of cheek bones as it really helps to contour my face, I then follow this up with some bronzer on top which helps the blusher to blend in even more.

Swatches on my arms never end well,. So swatching out onto a pice of paper really does show you how the colour exactly comes out and before its blended into my skin. As you can see none of the colours are too bold or bright, for me it really is love at first swatch.

For only £4.99 each the quality and look of the product is fab. The colours are so wearable and they last on my skin all day. My favourites are definitely the triple baked bronzer and blusher as they work so well together. 

If you're looking for new contouring products in your life, these might be what you're looking for! I have not used my sleek contour kit since as I much prefer the blended colours than just one block of bronzer or blusher. As I mentioned at the start Makeup Revolution sell a further three blushing hearts which look just an amazing as these, they are definitely going to be on my Christmas list this year!
What do you think of Makeup revolution? Have you tried these before? What do you think of the blushing hearts?

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OOTD | Missguided lovin'

Cardigan - Missguided

Dress - Missguided

Necklace - River Island

Boots* - Bank

I hope you all had a lovely weekend! This weekend James came to stay so I thought it would be time that I showed him the sights of Dartmoor! Living in Plymouth does have it s benefits, as you are a stones throw away from the sea as well as the moors. I thought it would be fitting to shoot in an empty graveyard with it being Halloween and everything this weekend! I am loving this Missguided duo, the dress is such a staple and is from their basics range costing me something ridiculous like £7.99, it is perfect for work and with any kind of cardigan/jacket that you can think of. I fell in love with these loop knitted cardigans, they have them in quite a few colours but oxblood is my favourite kind of colour for autumn and I just love it so much, it's so big and warm and I almost feel like a sheep in it! It's such a perfect combo for an autumnal day and it really didn't set me back much when there was 15% student discount running at the time too!

What do you think of this outfit? Do you love this type of cardigan? What do you think of the location of the pictures?

*Products marked with an asterix (*) have been sent to me for review. However, all opinions in this post are 100% my own

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OOTD | Hedonia

Dress* - Hedonia

Scarf - Primark

Leather Jacket - Bershka

Boots* - Bank

As much as I love oxblood and deep berry colours for A/W, my heart will never stray far from the monochrome trend. Hedonia are on point with this dress, it offers the perfect contrasting colours, and I absolutely adore the mesh overlay skirt which adds volume and shape to the bodice. It's probably my favourite dress ever, it makes for the perfect day look with a grungy leather jacket and a super thick primark scarf, only £7 by the way.. bargain! I know that this dress would look amazing for a night out too in either the winter or summer with some chunky heels and gold accessories, it's got a stunning cross over body at the back too which definitely makes a statement look. It's the most perfect versatile dress, and I really do feel like a princess in it! If this dress wasn't perfect enough Hedonia also sell this dress in the opposite colours so a black bodice and white mesh skirt, which is part of Hedonias new autumn/winter stock which I strongly recommend a peek at!

I hope you all have a brilliant weekend! What are you all up to? What do you think of this dress? Do you like this outfit? Have you heard of Hedonia before?

*Products marked with an asterix (*) have been sent to me for review. However, all opinions in this post are 100% my own

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