August Glossy Box

I'm brand new to the world of subscription boxes, so you may already be fed up of hearing what everyone is getting every month, but I wanted to share my box with you as I think there are some interesting products in there. This wont be a review at all as I've barely tried anything yet, I'm literally just sharing with you what I've received.

Manna Kadar Conditioning Lash Primer- A classic white lash primer. I've used this a few times so far and I really like it!

Mememe Lip Glide- This is one of those chubby lip pencil type products. This month's colour is a matte coral. Whilst the shade isn't really my thing, I really like the texture of the product.

Emite Colour Blush- This is a pro Swedish brand- the quality seems great and this is a full size product. Very impressed.

Noabay Cleansing Face Toner- Totally organic, super fresh and kind to skin. You can't go wrong with a great toner.

Sass Purifying Cleanser- This is branded as an "intimate cleanser". May not be your thing but give it a go, you might enjoy it!

August Favourites

Hello and welcome back to my monthly favourites! I missed out on doing this post last month due to illness and moving house, so as well as August favourites I'm also throwing in a few of my favourites from July too!

First up is the cult classic, Nuxe Reve de Miel. It's a super thick lip balm, packed with good stuff and it smells like oranges. I held off buying this for a while as it retails for around £9 in the UK depending on where you get it from...I thought that it was silly to spend that much on a lip balm, but honestly it's totally worth it. The glass jar also gives it an added luxe feel and it thoroughly hydrates the lips leaving them plump and chap free.

Next up is the Good to Glow liquid illuminator from Rimmel. I've really been in to highlighting over the past few months so I thought I'd give a liquid formula a go. You can either apply this under makeup, on top of it, or mix it in to your foundation for a really glowy finish. I like to take a small amount and tap it over my cheek bones once I've finished my based. It's subtle and leaves a really healthy glow on the skin.

Another complexion favourite this month is the MAC blush in Pink Cult. It's a cool toned matte pink blush that just goes with everything and it lasts for ages on the skin. As always with MAC check products it has a great texture to it and blends seamlessly.

Moving on to eyes...I'm a big lover of liquid liner, but I tend to stick to black- it's a bit of a staple in my makeup bag. However I thought I branch out into the world of colour and picked up the Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner in Purple. I've used the Collection liner before in black so I knew the quality and staying power was good. The purple isn't immediately noticeable as it's a dark purple, but it just adds a little something to your everyday look. 

Another favourite for the eyes in an old favourite of mine..the Clinique High Impact Mascara. I havent had it in ages so it's really nice to use it again. It gives the perfect amount of lift and fullness to the lash, is really black and stays on all day.

L'Oreal have recently launched a new range of lip glosses to replace the old Glam Shine range (which I really loved), so I picked out a nude to check out the formula. I went for the cream formula in shade 103 Protest Queen. It's basically the perfect creamy nude gloss...great worn on it's own or layered over other products. It's not too sticky and actually lasts pretty well on the lips.

I have two nails favourites and they're both from Essie. Fiji is a summer staple as it's just so classic and instantly makes me feel tanned. A newer addition is Salt Water Happy, which has been released as part of the limited edition summer collection. It's the perfect pale cornflour blue and I absolutely love it. I've been looking for a cornflour blue for ages and Essie have got it just right.

My final favourite is a new fragrance...You'll have all seen that the Body Shop have been killing it recently with their new launches; the Spa of the World Collection and the new fragrance line. Well, everyones been going mad about the Fig fragrance so I popped into a store to give it a sniff. But it was actually the Indian Night Jasmine scent that got me. It's kind of difficult to describe, but it's a woody oriental fragrance with some serious depth to it. Honestly it just smells amazing & I've had many compliments when I've been wearing it, so i'd highly suggest that you go and check it out!!

And there we have my favourite from July/ August! What products have you been loving over the summer months?

My University Room- Year One

Leading on from my First Year Round Up and my Uni Essentials list, I thought I'd show you around my first year room. I lived in catered halls about a mile away from my university. You could walk in on a nice day, but we were all given free buses as the buses would go by every five minutes or so. There were around 198 (I think) rooms in my Hall, though not all of them were occupied, so it was a pretty small place. All of our meals were served in the dining hall which was opposite my room (I lived in a quad). Out of all of the accommodation options at my university this particular option was the most traditional style- housed in a beautiful country house with a lake, the old fashioned dining hall and our own library, there was also a junior and senior common room, a music room, tv room and a games room. We also had three different formals throughout the year. 

So on to the room itself, I was on a downstairs corridor (no stairs when coming home from a night out was ace). My room had a single bed, a desk, bookshelf, bedside table, large wardrobe with lockable cupboard up top, a sink and a mirror. This was classed as a medium room, though I actually found it to be far bigger than I was expecting. All in all it was the perfect place for my first year of uni and I really enjoyed living there!

I'm now house sharing with three other girls, so will do a post sometime soon about my accommodation for my second year of uni.

I hope you've enjoyed this insight into my first year room & please feel free to ask any questions!

Product Rave: Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub

Welcome back to my second instalment of my Product Rave series. Today I'm talking about the wonderous little product that is the Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub. Everyone that has tried it loves it, because it works so well and is so easy to use. 

The lip scrub comes in a few different flavours including Mint Juleps and Popcorn, but I decided to go for the Bubblegum flavour. I scoop out a little bit of the scrub, pop it on to my lips, rub my lips together and then use my finger to really scrub the product into my lips. I finish up my rinsing my mouth area with cool water to wash it off. 

My lips are left super smooth and ready for any lip product, no matter how drying. I'll definitely be continuing to use this! 

Product Rave: Liz Earle Eye Bright Soothing Eye Lotion

I had this product in my stash for a while before I actually used it. I found the name to be a little confusing..What was this actually for? A few times after a long day at uni or after a bit too much laptop time I'd soak a few cotton pads in the stuff and let that sit over closed eyes for a few minutes and that felt great, but I was sure there was a better use for the product. So I tried it as an eye make up remover. And that's when I really fell in love.

The scent is uber soothing as it's so herby and fresh and I'm not sure why, but this liquid always seems to be really cold, no matter where I keep it in the house, so it's super refreshing on the eyes. I just soak a cotton pad and leave it on my eye for a few seconds and that pretty much gets everything off. Another quick few swipes around the lashes and my eyes are totally clear.

What I especially love about this product is that it gets everything off without leaving an oil behind. My lids feel totally clean and I don't wake up with eyeliner or mascara still on my eyes in the morning!

Have you tried Eye Bright? What's your favourite eye makeup remover?

I'm baaaaack (Again)

So yes I know, recently I've been on and off a little with the blog, but I have good reasons I assure you! In the last few weeks I've been as sick as a dog AND moving out, so it's all be tres stressful and mad. But now all is calm and settled and I finally have time to sit at my new desk, in my new room, in my new house (how fancy!) to catch up with you lovely bunch and fill you in on the beauty/fashion/lifestyle bits that I've been loving whilst I've been MIA.

Speak soon.....