Latest in Beauty: Style Summer Essentials with The Sunday Times

I couldn't resist snapping up a The Sunday Times Style Summer Essentials Box with Latest in Beauty which cost £46 and is worth £229. Up until Sunday there they had been offering monthly subscribers £6 off and non-subscribers free postage making the box even more bargainous! (I'm not currently a member but was happy to receive free p&p).

It's absolutely jam packed! And now for a closer look..

I'm super chuffed with this gorgeous SUQQU Designing Color Eyes Palette (Hikaritouka) which is worth £46 alone! The shades are really beautiful and pigmented and I'm looking forward to trying them.

From MAC there is a full size lipstick (Sultry Move) worth £17.50 which is in a very wearable pink nude. Also full size is a Code 8 Precision Eyeliner in Carbon Black which is worth £28. Yet another full size! OPI Nail Lacquer Don't Cry over Spilled Milkshakes which is worth £13.50. There are two try-me make up items - Laura Mercier's Translucent Loose Setting Powder 3.5g and Smashbox Super Fab Mascara 5ml (which are great try me sizes/for travel). So far, I'm loving it!

Yet another full size! From BareMinerals we have their BarePro Glow Highlighter Drops which are worth £23. There's also a mini Clinique Take the Day Off Make Up Remover for Lids, Lashes and Lips (30ml) which is perfect for try me/holidays.

From Elemis is their Peptide4Plumping Pillow Facial 15ml, from Kiehl's their Calendula Serum-Infused Water Cream 7ml and from Paula's Choice a luxury trial size (7ml) of their Resist Intensive Wrinkle-Repair Retinol Serum.

bondi Sands Self Tanning Foam Dark 110ml I won't use this as I don't use self-tan. It's worth £9.99 (I'll pass it along!) There's a mini from Bumble & Bumble of their Hairdresser's Invisible Oil/UV Heat Protective Primer 30ml (£10), Aveda Hand Relief Moisturising Creme 40ml (£12) and Living Proof's Perfect Hair Day Body Builder 98ml (£10).

Rounding up the box is a 10ml Narciso Rodriquez Pur Musc for her EdP spray. It's nice to receive a good size bottle rather than a perfume vial. It has a heart of musc with white florals and orange blossom and it would be perfect for summer holidays.

It's all a bit overwhelming (in a good way!) and I'll follow up with reviews for most of the products. Did you pick a box up?

SheerLuxe Box: The Spring Edit

My friend Julie gave me for part of my birthday The Spring Edit Box by SheerLuxe which came from Latest in Beauty. There currently are some in stock - it's an excellent box and it's contents are worth over £260.

It's absolutely stuffed full of beauty goodies!

Aquis Lisse Luxe Hair Turban

Luxe T-Shirt 

100 Acres Rose & Lavender Bubble Bath 300ml

balance me Supermoisturising Hand Cream 100ml

Soigne Nail Polish in Creme au Beurre 10ml

Living Proof Healthy Hair Night Cap Overnight Perfector 118ml

Perricone MD Photo Plasma Broad Spectrum SPF30

Smith & Cult Above it All Top Coat 14ml

thisworks Stress Check Breathe in 8ml

Scentered Love Candle 85g

Browtician Minimalist Square Tip Tweezers

Institut Esthederm Gentle Deep Pore Cleanser 75ml

Konjac Sponge

Dr Lipp Original Nipple Balm for Lips 15ml

I'll let you know how I get on with the products. There are are a few I'm really excited to try. Did you pick up a "The Spring Edit" Collection?

Latest in Beauty: Beauty Guru Subscription Box

Latest in Beauty have recently had a make-over and during Black Friday they were offering 30% off their site. I couldn't resist of course and signed up to their new subscription service. See more details HERE. I signed up to their "Beauty Guru" monthly box (9 items) which costs £18 including p&p (although on Black Friday it was £12.60 which is totally bargainous!)

Inside the black "Latest in Beauty" branded bag (reverse side "Be Confident, Be Kind, Be Beautiful") are my picks:

I chose 4 hair care items from Living Proof - healthy hair 5-in-1 styling treatment (60ml), no frizz nourishing styling cream (30ml), prime style extender (30ml) and full thickening cream (15ml) - I'm looking forward to trying these out!

Staying on hair I also picked Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray (75ml) which I love. It's great to use as a dry shampoo but also for adding oompf to any style.

I'm a huge fan of ila-spa and couldn't resist a mini pot of their bath salts for cleansing (which I've used before and love).

I'm not sure if the Illamasqua Precision Ink in Abyss (3ml) (Gloss Black) is for me or if I'll gift it yet but it's a great pick!

I tried REN's Flash Hydro-Boost (10ml) recently and loved it - both the product and how plumped and radiant it made my skin feel and look.

My final item is Dongbaek Camellia Essence 3ml by Korean company Erborian. I've not tried much from their range so looking forward to testing it out.

Have you picked anything up from Latest in Beauty recently? What do you think of their new look?

Shopping My Stash #79

Having loved all the products I took on holiday it was nice to come home to a change!

I've been testing out a few products from Skincere*. The Eye Serum* (currently £11.24 for 15ml) is super gentle and absorbs instantly. It helps brighten the delicate eye area and helps smooth out fine lines and wrinkles. The products are Fragrance Free, Dermatologically Tested, Hypoallergenic and free from Parabens and SLS.

I picked up this Balance Me Super Toning Body Polish as a magazine freebie this month. It's really lovely to use with just the right amount of "scrub". It's worth grabbing if you can as the 50ml size is worth a tenner.

I'm a huge fan of Antipodes and their Avocado Pear Nourishing Night Cream is just a delight. It deeply nourishes the skin leaving it feeling comfortable and moisturised. I mentioned it here.

Atelier Cologne Vanille Insensée 30ml an impulse buy which I just love. See my review here.

Finally, two Living Proof "full" mini Shampoo & Conditioner which are fantastic. I'll definitely buy full size. As well as smelling gorgeous the products transform fine flyaway hair giving it body and volume.

What have you been reaching for this week?

*complimentary