Debenhams and their AWFUL website (IMHO)

So, for the best part of TWO MONTHS I have attempted to make an order off the website....NO SUCH LUCK BUCKO.

EVERY TIME I add  more than 1 item to my basket I hit - GENERIC ERROR -

Now, I have found out I am not the only one suffering this pligh - is this a MAJOR error?!?

Some may see it as a sign from the gods to log off the computer and walk away...save some pennies.

But not me. Oh no. This merely angered me, and make me find a way to 'trick the bastard system'.

Now, I have emailed their 'help' department on numerous occassions, but had no response the first time, and after explaining, and re explaining, and sending photos, just to be told 'oh we will send details to our technical department' or 'can we call you'.

No. Im at work; clearly not working as Im trying to buy stuff, but not bored enough to take a call from someone god knows where.

So, i start with the obvious - delete history/cookies etc. Nope - still error.

Try different browsers - explorer/chrome private/non private - NADA

Next - log in with account - maybe it'll recognise I WANNA BUY STUFF! - nope.... (though now i have 11 items in my bag!?)

Third ( a stroke of genious i thought) - use the iphone app!! - Add the shiz i want  (though it doesnt have it all - WHY debenhams?! WHY?) ie - no MAC cosmetics....

log in, proceed, add address and BAM - cannot add address, no current addresses in your book - check on website - WORK AND HOME! So - iphone doesnt add or recognise anything....genius.

NEXT - Ipad.... better app....looking posistive....go to address etc.. ERROR - EXACT SAME SCREEN AS WEBSITE!

Serioiusly???!!!!

Is it me? Can I really have that bad luck with ONE website?

 

 

 

Well - guess what..... I GIVE UP........Im going instore instead.....

What's In My Handbag Free Gift

Well, some may or may not know about the website What's In My Handbag.

Basically, its a place that has photos of the insides of peoples handbags (rich people mostly based on the contents) and tag what the items are inside to share what beauty items are being used, where you can buy them and how much etc etc.

You can be linked to the website to purchase, and also see deals, as well as create a 'wishlist of items you'd love'  etc etc. Its nice to have a nose and look at products you may/may not have seen. 

Another fantastic bonus is the 'Try' section. You can register to try samples of items they are promoting. I managed to try the L'oreal Mythic Oil, and a perfume sample. They've had mini mascaras, lots of other bits, and they regularly change them. This isn't a guarantee you'd get it but if its free its work popping your details in! 

Anywho, as I had referred 50 people to the website, I managed to get myself a free £25 Selfridge's voucher! (YAY!) and at the 25 mark, you get a 'Free Gift' worth £25 (double YAY!) I received mine today and here it is!

It came in a cute black box, and inside had my name printed on a sticker (EXCELLENT touch there!).

Inside I received two full size products - the first being the L'oreal Mythic Oil, and the second a Nail Polish from Filthy Gorgeous in a neon pink. 

What a treat :) 

I have nearly run out of the Macademia oil which I have been in love with! So this is great timing - I hope it does the job as well! As for the polish, while it may not be my first colour choice, I am happy and hope the brand doesn't disappoint! 

Holographic Polishes - GOSH NOTD

Jumping to the Holo-bandwagon a bit here - (well, big time really) I had FINALLY managed to pick up the GOSH holographic polish recently brought back as a 'hero shade' (ring any nails inc bells?). 

Holographic polishes have exploded recently - now whilst I was originally weary of them (high giller count - super chipping, gritty textures - not a fan of glitter polishes), I though for £4.99 I'd give it a go and see what all the fuss is about. 

Well... aren't I just convinced! 

Firstly, its opaque in just two coats (or one heavy one) and is consistent, dries quickly and WOW what an effect almost immediately. Best in great light - even better in artificial spotlights/flashes this really is a fantastic trend at the moment.

The look from the polish is like a sticker. Reminds me of 'shinies' you'd get in a sticker collection!! 

I want you to see the effect so have even made today's pic 'EXTRA LARGE' - even though its not hanging off the edge of the column -  you lucky ducks.

I cannot wait to get my hands on other shades - but looking around the £10 mark for other brands - its pretty steep!!

I applied mine following a seche vite base coat and then a seche vite top coat. So far (24 hours later) no chipping - this could be the miracle seche vite though...

I would definitely recommend this to anyone and everyone! What a fantastic polish at a steal of a price - just gotta find one if you can!! 

Lime Crime Magic Dust Review

Well, I know it has been a while, but I am a busy bust bee after all! 

I bought (quite a while ago I admit), these stupendous Lime Crime Magic Dust Loose Eye-shadow pigments. 

What I was attracted to firstly was just how vivid and bright the colours where. A lot of my other shadows, pigments are more muted and neutral and I felt I needed some more diversity!!

I managed to pick these up in the Space NK sale (yep! ANOTHER sale!) at the price of just £2 a pot, down from £12!  

Firstly, I will not be spending £12 on an eye shadow EVER so, £2 was the only way I was getting these bad boy! 

From some quick research online, I also see a lot of drama involving Lime Crime and repackaging and re branding of another wholesalers identical pigments with a huge mark up. Tut tut. BUT I am not commenting on that. I will be purely playing and testing these. (though this may explain MASSIVE reduction in price of items?!) 

I LOVE the packaging - each pot came in its own wee box and the purple unicorn lids are super cute....

I picked up - Circus Girl - Yellow

Mischief Managed - Green

Medusa - Black

Siren - Red

Dragon Scales - A Brown/Red Iridescent

Shoe Addict - Blue

Here we have them with a camera flash, the pigmentation is fab, really quite chuffed with them - though this is knowing I had spend £2 a go - if it was £12 I'd want them to be self applying, and sing me a song whilst they do.

Seemed to think that the Dragon Scales was identical to my Blackened Red MAC pigment though??

Have you tried the Magic Dust? Coming up - a play with the Inglot Duraline!! 

Recent goodies!!

Apologies for being a bad blogger, I have, naughty me! Tut tut!

 

Anyways, I am back, with a little update on some purchases made in the sales last month or two!

Illamasqua have just ended a WHOPPER of a sale....I believe I may have made 4(?) orders!!

Order one, polishes in Propaganda and Smash - a delishious grass green colour,and deep navy blue. £5 each from £13.50

Lippies in Encounter and Drench - encounters being much like ruby woo in my opinion, and drench a more berry red. Both steals at £7.50 from £15.50

Rich liquid foundation in 133 reduced from £21.50 to £10 (!)

Next up came lippie in welt - which is a hot cerise pink, I was hoping from the online piccie it would be more muted - but this is still great!

Cream blush in devour, which in the pan is a shocking bright red, but comes out so subtle and well blended look amazing, mostly thanks to the super pale skin I have! At £7.50 very happy! (also some extra polishes as gifts)

Sirens eyeshadow quad palette AMAZE.

These Colours are beautiful, great for summer too (or what we have of summer) and go great with my hazel eyes this was my best purchase at just £10!

With each order, you have the option of a free sample of 'freak' their signature fragrance...so I managed to pick up 4!

Unfortunately I'm just not a fan, managed to find them a good home via eBay though! Very handy.... !

I am also awaiting another order with 2 liquids metals in stoic and superior, a powder foundation and a couple other polishes....oops!

 

After the amazing Illamasqua sale came Space NK!

I can't include all purchases here, as some are gifts, but I managed to pick up 6 Lime Crime Magic Dust pigments! These sell at £12 each and I got them for just £2 a pot! Same as buying one at full price!

In medusa, circus girl, dragon scales, siren, mischief managed, and shoe addict. Much fun to be had with these!I feel. Tutorial with the Inglot Duraline may be worth a shout...!

 

Have you had any sale bargains recently?!?

 

 

 

MyLittleHappyBox - MLB Swap from France!

What a lovely surprise I had last week when my MLB from my lovely French counterpart arrived - I had nearly forgotten!!

We had arranged to peek in each others boxes before hand, and also add some extras of our own this time.

I had sent May GlossyBox - and was SO pleased that she didn't get the duffer box!!

In return, I had requested the MLB which I had to wait a wee bit longer for and I am so glad I did!

Here is my box.....!

I love that MLB has a theme each month. This is the My Little 'HAPPY' Box.

The pics show my extras popped on top, but  I'll go into those later.

I LOVE that it come wrapped in a cute bag, and has the ribbon around it. What I didn't like was the amount of confetti I had to pick up as it was EVERYWHERE!! You get some cute little magazines, and explanation cards, all in French of course!

Le Petite Marseillais Spray Soin & Brilliance

(Care Spray and Gloss)

Smells delicious - a simple spray making hair super soft and shiny, and NON greasy which is laaaafly. Approx 4-5 Euros.

Tweezers, which came in various designs, I  like my little burlesque ones though! From Filosofille these are 7.12Euros

Arcanil Starliner Eyeliner in Black. Approx 5 euros, this is well pigmented and lasted all day when I used it. Though, as ever, with a pencil - smudged by the end of the day. Great for touch ups maybe but I shall stick to my Bobbi Brown Gel in the mean time!

Kibio Soft Scrubbing Cream - again smells yum, am yet to try this yet though, other variations of Kibio products where in the box, cleansers and moisturisers, but I like this. and its a good size to try it out. 19Euros full size!

Now, this was a surprise! I have yet to see another MLB with this in it! How interesting! An overnight cream by Biotherm, full size it is about 50 Euros for 50ml, so my 15ml pot is a great size, and great value-for-money item in my box! CHUFFED :D

I love the extras MLB added. This cute phone cover and stamping set where in my box (as well as some delicious Carambar sweets; which failed to make it to photo stage ;) )

The phone cover, which is a nice touch - was a risk though?! What if i just so happened to not have an Iphone4?!?! Good thing I do really...though I have no need for another case...!

And these are my LOVELY extras. Perfume samples, skin care samples. an interesting soap - nail polish, shower gel! Oh so much to play with!!

Have you had a French Box yet?!

Pound Shop Purchases

I have been after trying the new Boujois Dissolvant Nail Polish Remover, and on the hunt for new nail art pens, I noticed these in my local pound land!

Twist and Out nail polish remover, and the Sally Hanson Colour Quick Pens!

The pens are very cute, I have fuchsia and silver, the pens need a good shake, and you click the bottom to push the polish up. The brush is a really easy one to use, and it's a fast dry polish which is SUPER fast.

These arent nail art pens like the Models Own WAH ones, or similar, but they are cure and easy to use as an all over polish.

These are ideal for throwing in a bag for touch ups or if you have only a spare min to do your nails before going out! Colours are really good too...wonder if there's more!

The nail polish remover is as equally quick! Stick your thumb/finger in the hole in the sponge, swizzle it about and off the polish comes! So quick!

I wonder how it'll fair up with a couple coats and some Seche Vite though!!!

Have you had any finds recently?!

Make Your Own Lady Gaga Lobster!

Well, this is a new one.....!

A friend of mine is having a birthday, the theme, of course, Lady Gaga Vs Keith Lemon (YAY)

Now, as much as I'd love to dress up as the legendary Mr Lemon, how can anyone turn down the opportunity to make a Gaga recreation!!!

Theres quite a few of us going, so outfits where bound to be snatched up quickly! I decided to roll with the Latex and Lobster suit! The outfit itself, I decided to tone down somewhat - and concentrate on the UBER creation that is the Lobster hat! Who cares whats on your body when that's on your head right!

Well, being on a budget here is how I managed to make 'Jeffery' as he has been fondly named....

First up - get yourself a lobster. You can make one from various items, foam, polystyrene, wood (?) but I had neither the time nor patience...!

Jeffrey came to me thanks to the wonder of Ebay! I was lucky to have found him! He was listed as a 'Food Decoration' and would 'Look good amongst a seafood platter' which I translated to ' Would look good on my head in silver'.  I just had to pray he hadn't already had a lay down amongst the prawns and crab sticks and wouldn't smell!

Bargainous at just £7 incl postage!

I gave him a good bath, and made sure he was fresh as a daisy ready to have his Gaga-Over....

I Laid A LOT of newspaper down and got to work with some silver decoration spray. I picked this up at a local £1 shop, for 89p (HA more fool you - I was SO prepared to spend a whole £1)

The spray really does hang in the air, and get everywhere so make sure you cover all surfaces. Id also suggest gloves, took 20 Min's to take the stuff off my hands afterwards!

I gave him two coats over two days so he was totally covered...looking  peach already!!!

Next up I had to figure out how to get him to sit on my head - upright! Looking at the pics of LG, it looked like it was on a hoop over her head - which made perfect sense rather than an Alice band which was my first thought.

My other half suggested something like an electrical wire, as it would have more rigidity to stay in place, and support the weight too.

I picked up a meter of this at Wilko's for 65p!!

I wrapped it around my head, leaving the ends crossed over and sticking up like antennae, this would then go up the back of Jeffrey to keep him in place.

I used some cut off material from my outfit to wrap around the 'halo' of it to keep it comfy and tied the cross over.

So far so good!!

Next up - attaching them together!!

My super friend had a glue gun that she lent me to stick in place. I'm so glad she did, because I have NO idea what I'd have done! Was contemplating picture wire for a while!

Anwho, I smoothed the length of wire down the 'belly' and place where the front of the 'halo' should sit from underneath. Because of the fabric, I was able to glue right where i needed to!

I secured the lengths in place and glued both against the sides, and the middle of the two to make sure that bad boy wasn't going anywhere, and tied it really tightly while it set.

I left it turned over so the weight would hold it down.

Whilst I left it, I attacked the top side with more silver, and threw a heap load of silver glitter for extra 'Gaga-Glam'!! (hobby craft - £1.69)

The pictures just don't do it justice but Jeffrey is the most AWESOME lobster in town!

Sits up really nicely, isn't overly uncomfortable, and all for less than £12

 Now, come on....its not BAD is it really?!?!?!

Watch this space and I will provide pics from the night with FULL Gaga Costume, and other AMAZING costumes!!

Body Shop Sale Items

So, perusing the local Body Shop by accident (the HUGE sale signs may have had a thing or two do do with it) I managed to pick up some absolute STEALS!!!

I picked up a few items, took them to the till and the lovely sales assistant told me that even the sale items of make up where in the 3 for 2 offer! AMAZE!

So here is what I got!!

Flawless Skin Protecting Foundation  SPF 25 in 01 (such a find - last super pale there was!) Reduced from £16 to £3!

Loose Powder Foundation SPF 25  reduced from £16.00 to £4

Matte and Shimmer Cheek Colour £12.00 reduced to £2

Hemp Moisture High Balm from £6.00 to £1

and A Nail Buffer and Polish from £2.00 to 50p!!!

So not only did I manage to get £52.00 worth of items for £10.50 - the Blush was actually free making my grand total come to just £8.50!

The foundation is lovely, really creamy and blends well, a great match for my skin tone as well.

The blush is subtly, and not glittery, more a slight shimmer, and really warm summer colours too.

The loose powder was to replace my lost MAC (sob sob) so for £4 really chuffed, and the balm is super rich but not greasy. I have suffered with odd patches of dry skin recently so this should help out a treat.

I'm really happy about how much Ive saved, and how lucky I was to find the colours that are for me actually!

Anyone else got any super savings recently?!?

MUA £1 Lipsticks

So, I picked up my first ever MUA lippies on a whim the other day, at just a pound a go, rude not to really!!

From left to right Shade7, Shade 4 and the 'New' Shade 14....

The shade 7, is like a deep peach on me, nicely pigmented and smooth on,

The pink Shade 4, is a lot lighter, takes a good few swipes to get some colour, but is so wearable despite the hot pinkness, which I cannot always pull off!

The new shade, number 14 is a total surprise....I'm even going to throw this out there.....MAC creme d'nude dupe.....?!

A slinky nude brown, sooooo nice on!

I'm a huge lover of my new MAC Hug me, which I wear all the time, this may have just become my cheaper alternative!

At just £1 each I'm really happy, they aren't as long lasting as higher end ones, but at £1 what do you expect! Looking at the other shades, a lot where very glittery and not for me, these three are a real winner, that nude is sooooooo good I may stock up before they are gone!

Have you tried MUA?

 

LuxBox mark Deux

So, apologies for the delay in a new post, I was hollibobbing with the fam!

On the day of my return, I had me my second LuxBox delivered!

I had practically forgotten about it....I shall proceed with the contents tout suite....

Inside we have 

Mocha Rose Lip Balm full size at £7 a pop,

Flick Tips - £8.99

Di Palomo Orange Blossom with Wild Honey and Olive  Hand and Nail cream (25ml) which is £6.50 for 75ml

Papier Poudre - Powder paper £7.20 for three booklets (of which there is about 25sheets)  

Murad ExfoliatingCleanser  £34 for 200ml on the feelunique website. This is 30ml

Now, I like this box, to some, this may not be exciting, but I have not EVER used any of these products. Which is what its all about...!

I will get back to you how each fair up. I'm not holding out on the oil paper because I don't get oily skin really....but other than that. YAY.

The eye flicks are intriguing! I love my winged liner, and if this saves me stressing out on getting them even, or even looking for some added drama to my eyes then WAHOO!

On a side note, I cancelled my June box for now (funds are tight....but I know I'll re sub later!) and I tweeted and emailed LuxBox on Tuesday (the Jubilee Bank Holiday) and I was responded to in mere minutes! They where super kind, friendly, and sorted it out almost immediately!

So BRAVO LuxBox, your customer services has been wonderful. The box did its job, and I look forward to the next!!!

Have you had LuxBox??

MAC Paintpot Rubenesque vs Benefit Sippin n' Dippin

Just wanted to post a blog of two delicious cream eyeshadows, which are super similar....

I love MAC paint pots. Mostly because I love cream shadows. I don't know why I do, I always get frustrated that they dont blend as well, and they tend to crease over the course of the day, but, I still love them! Saying that, these dont crease, they nearly always stay put, maybe thats because I use it as a base rather than a solid colour...

So, we have MAC Paintpot in Rubenesque - £14.50  and Benefits Creaseless cream shadow/liner in  Sippin' n Dippin'  £14.

So right off the mark, price difference is minimal. MAC weighing 5g and the Benefit 4.5g. again minimal difference

I love these colours...love them.

Beautiful warm golden coppers, very very similar, the MAC is the lighter by a smidge, but still very pretty and the more you use the deeper the colour.

Texture wise, the MAC is the pot is hard to the touch, whereas the Benefit is very creamy, allowing more pigmentation in one sweep which I like.

They both dry soft and silky and don't budge, I always apply with a finger as the warmth through the product makes it easier to apply, then I'd blend the edges with a brush, or smudge sponge.

These both make for a fantastic base before applying shadows on top, make the colours really shine with warmth.

Top photo natural light...

Photos below; with and without flash...

I love them both, but I have parted with the MAC so it can be loved by another. I have no need for two items nearly identical.

All in all, two shadows, nearly identical, both beauts - its pure label fever....

What do you prefer?

MAC Eyes - a little play time

A wonderful lady from the much hyped BBS group sent my little sprogling a box of goodies, full to the brim with beautiful drinking bottles, sweeties, arts and crafts items, a bag, toys, and more!

The beautiful Stacy sent this out of the kindess of her heart, and also tucked away inside a little box of goodies for me!

My face was a picture and I had a wee tear emerge over the kindess that another human being can be so wonderful and generous to another that she has never met. Wowzers doesnt cover it!

Inside my box I had, a revlon lip butter, lipgloss, sweeties (eep yes I ate them!)and other items and a selection of MAC Pigments.

I had been speaking to Stacy for a while about buying some sample pots off her of some colours but funds just wouldnt allow for the amount I wanted - so you can understand my utter elation when I saw these beauts staring at me!!

I love pigments, they are so blendable, and vivid, the possibilities are literally endless with them!

SO many colours to play with!!!

Well, I promised Stacy I'd post each time I used them....so heres my first play with them. The sun was shining and I was in a good mood....so here is what I came up with....!

 

Heres what I used - Golden Yellow in the corner of my eyes, Kelly green over the main part of the lid, Golden Olive over the crease and just a touch of Steel blue in the outer corner.

I also have a thin amount of my uber fave Bobbi Brown Gel liner in black, and my new fave mascara which is the Lancome Hypnose!


So...what do we think!? Im looking forward to having a spare moment to have another play!

Ma Boite a Beaute! My first french beauty box...

Here it is...

Ma Boite a Beaute! 

I was very kindly sent this box, in exchange for an English beauty box - which I hope my French Swappette LOVES eep!

I was tempted by the french Joliebox, and I'd have loved the 'Mylittlebox' but that's not available until June :( but i rolled with this....

I love that it didn't come in a box. It was a large canvas shopper. Cute.

The smell opening the cardboard was immense...and delicious....

My French isn't great...any translations would be great!

Luckily the individual items have English on them!!

LeBain Black Orchid Petal Soap. Soap...hmm...wasn't sure on this, but it smells AMAZING. 

An Ethical Brand - and its black. Hope it foams black...goth bath!!

Science et Mer, a body cream. Super smooth on the skin. I look forward to giving this a further go...though I'm not overwhelmed by it at first.

The only website I found for this, was open for French customers only.

Le Bain Malachtite Effervescent,  here's what i found on it ;

This smooth, rounded pebble combines the anti-oxidant properties of a semi-precious stone rich in oligoelements with a delicious fragrance.

A superb source of minerals for combating fatigue and stress, this effervescent pebble is placed under the back so that the little perfumed bubbles delicately massage it as they rise to the surface of the bath, releasing a divine fragrance of soft, sweet melon wrapped in fresh freesia and lily of the valley, with a hint of water jasmine.

A pack of these online costs 36 Euros for 8.

Sounds like I need to book some bathroom time to enjoy this!

Nvey Lip Gloss in Amour.

http://www.nveymakeup.com/

I cant find this specific lipgloss online, however they had a similar at $17 in America.

The colour is a lot darker in the photo, its a lot more pink. The gloss isn't to tacky on but as I don't wear glosses really I wasn't fussed on this.  Was nice to have a make up item in the box though.

Cebelia Face and Neck Comfort Cream, looking at the packaging, it seems to be aimed at people who have undergone chemical peels, or other aesthetic medical procedures....hmm that's a bit of a niche item to put in a general box!! I'll see how it holds up with my 'au natural' skin...!

This was 20 Euros i found online

Unfortunately, looking on other reviews and you tube etc, I'm missing an item from my box :( a shame....I'd have loved to have the full box but unfortunately that happens, even here.

All in all I'm glad I have had the opportunity to do this and I look forward to hopefully trying another one next month!

Have you had a beauty box from another country? What did you think?!

A Suprise Love for a Freebie!

After being made aware of the amount of freebies coming with this months monthly glossy mags, I went to the shop and had a wee look at what was on offer!

I wasn't particularly bowled over with the Nails Inc available with In Style mag, or the Rituals with the whatever it was (see how much I don't care - I don't even remember!)

But I do genuinely like to read Marie Claire... and this month my lady crush Angelina Jolie was on the cover...and with a body shop freebie attached...how could I not!

The Body Shop Lip and Cheek Stain, in 02 Bronze Glimmer - a full size treat which is £10.

I picked up this one by chance, they do have the red one, a dupe for the  Benefit Benetint, but I already have that, so this was a happy coincidence to collect a different shade.

Ms Jolie (yum)

The applicator was a bit scary to look at colour wise...the pink part was very pink, but the swatches come out alot more subtle!

with flash (L) and natural light (R)

The colour is a surprise! I LOVE it. Really very impressed with the shimmer, and the subtle pink underneath is laffly too!

For a magazine costing £3.70, this is a bargain, and a find too.

If I walked into the Body Shop, I'd probably not have given this a moments notice, but I am glad I have Marie Claire!

Have you been surprised by a freebie before?!

The Mutli-Tasking Readathon.....

I'm sure I'm not the only one, but all the time I seem to have about 3/4 different books on the go.

Maybe its because I like to read a certain book depending on my frame of mind, does anyone else do that?!

Anyways here is what I'm reading at the moment....

Re-reading the Harry Potter series....literally every time I finish the Deathly Hallows, I'm back to number one again!!

Pan-daemon-ium, about 3 chapters in...awaiting its take off....

The Ninth Life of Louis Drax, again another re-read, found it at the bottom of a box in the garage, forgot I had it!

Rob Brydons Autobiography. A gift from the Big Person, very funny read, half way through....

I struggle to get into books, but when I do I cannot put them down...I'm always looking for a good next read to add to the pile at the side of the bed....

Does anyone else have so many going at once?!?!

Latest in Beauty CEW(UK) Beauty Awards Box 2012

The beauty about the Latest in Beauty Boxes (esqueeze the pun!) is that you know what your getting BEFORE you get it!

As much as other boxes have the mystery factor, all the excitement, it comes part and parcel with disappointment with the duff boxes....

With Latest in Beauty, they show you whats inside and then you can buy the box or not! No subscriptions to worry about, no scary surprises! Super!


This box featured in the Mail on Sundays You Magazine (ish) and featured finalists for the CEW Beauty Awards.

The box itself is worth over £50 and contains 8 amazing items. And all for just £8.95 plus postage! 

In no particular order here we go!

Benefit Porefessional (boxed contained either this or the Weleda Firming Day Cream),

Fragrances from Elie Saab and Mont Blanc (that's right - a little something for the men)

Elemis Pro-Collagen Body Cream,

Percy and Reed Dry Conditioner

L'Occitane Nourishing Hand Care,

Nails Inc in Porchester Square Nail Polish,

Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish,

Liz Earle Skin Tints (not pictured)

Information Card

Swatch of Porchester Square

and a lovely little surprise for the Elster came in the post too - Mr Tumbles Spotty Bag! Courtesy of another MASSIVELY generous lady from BBS :)

I love literally ALL the products. Even the Mont Blanc Legend aftershave went down with the Big Person as a little extra!

Carmine always had the option to buy individual boxes after they had been sent, but often ran out of the more popular items in the boxes. This however is always a winner.

LIB also sell mini-boxes of 3 samples at just £1.50, luxury size sample boxes, and themed boxes every now and then.

Have a look here!!

Maybe this is the way forward for Beauty Boxes?