Shopping my Stash #81

Here's what I've been reaching for lately:

Revlon's Ultra HD Matt Lipcolor in Devotion is just such a pretty shade. I love it's matt texture and long lasting colour too.

Mevita Youthful Day Cream 10ml which was a Latest in Beauty Build your own Box pick.  It firms, smoothes out fine lines, smells lovely and deeply nourishes the skin. Love!

Aesop Rind Concentrate Body Balm 50ml which I first tried when Galina at A Curious Russian in London sent me a sample. A truly uplifting rich body balm which has a citrus scent. It will cool and revive the skin and is perfect to use all year round. This is the body product which will chase away the winter blues!

Balm Balm Rose Floral Water 30ml* I received this in September's Love Lula Beauty Box*. I absolutely love it and am almost half way through it! Great to use as a toner or as a refreshing pick-me-up throughout the day. It's one I'll definitely be replenishing.

4160Tuesdays Buddhawood Box EdP with woody spicy notes and a creamy lighter note which is perfect coming into Autumn.

Less is More Rose Serum 30ml which I reviewed HERE. A beautiful product which makes the hair look shiny, smooth and healthy.

What have you been reaching for lately?

*samples from Love Lula Accredited Blogger Program

The Glamour Summer Edit: Latest in Beauty

The Glamour Summer Edit (£20) is available now from Latest in Beauty. It contains Glamour mag's Beauty Director's favourites which are perfect for summer. The contents are worth an incredible £104!

I'm currently obsessed with Aurelia Probiotic Skincare's Miracle Cleanser. Inside the box is a 30ml size (perfect try me or for holidays) and a bamboo muslin cloth. See my review HERE.

Oribe Dry Texturising Spray 75ml also caught my eye. I'm always on the lookout for new to me haircare and this one adds texture and volume.

Grounded's Chocolate Orange Body Scrub uses coffee grains to exfoliate the skin leaving it soft and smooth. The chocolate orange scent sounds right up my street!

Nuxe's Prodigieux Shower Oil comes in a 30ml tube and is perfect for holidays as it has a golden shimmer. With notes of Orange Blossom, Vanilla and Magnolia this smells great. 

WOW Mask Luxury Facial Mask which is a single use sheet mask and contains collagen-boosting ingredients which firm and plump the skin.

The Revlon Ultra HD Matte LipColor is just the sort of shade I'd choose (Devotion).  A matte finish which is comfortable on the lips and a pretty shade.

St Tropez Self Tan Classic Bronzing Mist 125ml is (apparently) easy to apply and give an instant streak free colour.  I'm not a real fake tan fan but might give this a go before my summer holidays.

The final item is Ladival Sun Protection Spray SPF30 150ml which protects the skin from infrared-A rays as well as UVA and UVB.

What's your favourite item from the box? Did you pick one up?

Shopping My Stash #31

Here's what I've been loving this week -

Blossom & May Deep Cleanser 50ml* - quite simply one of the best cleansers I've ever used!   Smells simply gorgeous with a hint of lavender. I've been using this in the evening to remove daily grime and make up. Remove with a warmed damp muslin cloth.  It's turning into one of my favourite evening rituals.  Full review to follow.

Blossom & May Honey & Calendula Moisturiser 50ml* - a light and easily absorbed moisturiser made with calendula flowers and honey - smells slightly sweet and floral.  I'm really enjoying using it. Again, full review will follow.

Illamasqua Freak EDP 30ml - simply love this scent! With top notes of Black Davana, Opium Flower and Night Blossom, a heart of Poison Hemlock, Datura and Queen of the Night Blossoms and with a base of Frankincense, Oud and Myrrh.  It's quite heady when it is first sprayed but mellows out to a sweet floral.

RODIN Olio Lusso Lip Balm 5ml - simply love this moisturising and luxe lip balm. See my review here.

Rituals Volume Mascara mini in Black - this came free with InStyle magazine recently. A great volumising mascara.

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie - my first lip butter and still my favourite.  It came all the way from USA before they launched here.  See my post here.

Have you used any of these?

*PR samples

Shopping My Stash #12

This week these are the products I've been reaching for.

Myroo Starflower & Orange Blossom Skin Boost Facial Serum 12g - a lovely light serum which is easily absorbed.  See my review here.

Milla Maddern Body Cream 100ml - a rich cream with an uplifting scent.  See my review here.

Giorgio Armani Rouge d'Armani Lipstick in shade rose 506 - a pretty really wearable pink shade.  It has featured in favourites posts here and here.

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Lovesick - love this bright pop of colour.

Lush Ginger Solid Perfume Stick 12g - love this spicy scent.  I also loved the bath bombs in this scent but they discontinued them. Boo!  

Dr Organic Virgin Coconut Oil Hand & Nail Cream 100ml - I won this in a giveaway with lots of other goodies.  See my post here.  This is a lovely rich hand cream which smells divine and a review will follow.

Ginvera Green Tea Exfoliating Marvel Gel 10g - first time I used this it broke me out in spots! I tried again and my skin seems to like it.  Use it on my chin and forehead.  Review to follow.

Are you shopping your stash this week?  Have you used any of these products?

Shopping My Stash - Spending Ban Week 3

These are my products I've been shopping my stash for this week:

KMS California Free Shape Quick Blow Dry 200ml - first received this product in a Carmine box and then in another beauty box.  Loved it so much bought the full size (this is my second one).  It really works for quickening up blow drying time - a lifesaver in the morning before work!

Skinvelop The Cleanser 120ml - an absolutely amazing cleanser which removes every trace of make up, leaves skin feeling fresh and clean with no tightness.  Great value at £10.50 and it smells fab!  You can read my mini review here.  I love trying different cleansers but I'll always have this one in my stash!

Revlon Just Kissable Balm Stain in Lovesick.  Honey is my ultimate favourite shade but enjoying this bright pop of colour this week.

Fresh Sugar Passion Lip Treatment SPF15 - I received a set of these when my friend at work went to Vegas - you can see my post here.  This is a sheer rouge tint.

Neil George Intense Repair Mask with Indian Gooseberry 215ml - this smells amazing and is a great hair mask - you can read my review here.

Pure Thoughts Tangerine & Jojoba Whipped Shea Butter 45g - simply love this gorgeous pot of super moisturising butter scented with tangerine. Deeply moisturises my skin and a pot of this will always be in my stash.

Clarins Moisture Rich Body Lotion 100ml - one of my favourite Clarins products. Super moisturising with a light scent.

What have you been using most this week?

Giveaway! (now closed)

I know I'm not nearly there yet!  But...here is my giveaway for 500 GFC followers.  The giveaway will run until I reach 500.

Here are the rules:

Follow me on GFC - 1 entry

Follow me on Hello Cotton - 1 entry

Follow me on Twitter - 1 entry

Tweet about the Giveaway - 2 entries

If you are under 18 you must have your parents permission.

Winner will be chosen using random.org.  Please let me know which of the above you have done and leave a contact email address.

Good luck!

Here's what you can win.  I have created a "Beauty Box" - both Ali and Mez gave me the idea after replying to my tweet on giveaway suggestions - thanks girls x

Here's what one winner will get:

Davines Authentic Moisturising Balm 75ml - full size

Balm Balm Single Notes 100% Organic EDP - 7 x 2ml EDP vials (Bergamot, Mandarin, Ylang Ylang, Rose Geranium, Lavender, Spearmint & Petigrain) - you can wear these alone or combine them.

Deep Steep Candy Mint Foot Stick - full size

Inika Mineral Eye shadow - Peach Fetish - full size

Avon Supershock Gel Eyeliner - Black - full size

Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Excess Mini Mascara 2ml - Black

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain - Rendezvous

Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate - 4ml mini sample

Suti Cleanse Balm - mini sample pot - I reviewed it here.

Pure Thoughts single use face mask sachets x 2 - Strawberry & Pink Clay and Apricot & Yoghurt. 

July Favourites

These are my five July favourites:

Batiste Tropical Dry Shampoo mini - this was a lifesaver when our bathroom was getting renovated.  Love the scent have since picked up a full size.

Strawberry & Pink Clay Face Mask by Pure Thoughts.  I first tried this out as a "try me size" as reviewed here.  Also loving the Fennel & Peppermint soap.

Suti Cleanse Balm as reviewed here.

L'Occitane Angelica Hydration Cream - currently one of my favourite face creams - even the "green" herbal smell has grown on me.  Love its light texture.

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain - in Honey - love this really wearable colour and to quote Becca @ The Lazy Fashionista - "my lips but better".

What are your current favourites?

Haul

After spending the last two weeks in a state of upheaval (getting an amazing new bathroom - post to follow!). I went into town yesterday afternoon for a Giorgio Armani make-over at Harvey Nichols.

A £10 booking fee was charged (redeemable on products), a glass of pink fizz and a goodie bag.  Nice way to spend a Thursday afternoon!  After the make-over I bought Luminous Silk Foundation in shade 4.5 - one of my favourite foundations ever.  In the goodie bag I got - 2ml Eyes to Kill Excess Mascara in Black, 5ml Fluid Master Primer (love this!), Rouge d'Armani Sheers - carded vial with three shades with little brush and 3ml Regenessence Youth Regenerator.

I also got some freebie magazines around town.

I also picked up the InStyle magazine freebies - 2ml Eyes to Kill Excess Mascara in Black (this is going in my upcoming giveaway) and 30ml Shiseido Extra Gentle Cleansing Foam.  Your skin gets "read" by a machine and mine was read as slightly dry - I'm normally combination.  The assistant recommended that I use a serum to counteract this. 

Top Sante magazine (August) is offering a free L'Occitane Verbena Shower Gel 75ml (worth £7).  You need to go instore with a voucher in the magazine. The Sales Assistant also gave me two sachets (each 6ml) of a new Limited Edition  product - Verbana Body Ice Gel.  I popped into the new Kiehl's shop and got a couple of 5ml sachet samples of Creme de Corps.  

Using the Latest in Beauty L'Occitane offer I got 50ml Angelica Hydration Cream which cost £29 with a free 200ml Angelica Cleansing Gel worth £16.  Absolutely love this range.

Finally, I picked up three Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey, Lovesick and Rendezvous.

Have you picked up any of the offers lately or anything nice?

Lipstick/Gloss Stash

This is my lipstick/gloss/liner stash.

Lipsticks

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Boy - my favourite better than lips lipstick, just adds a shimmer of colour, Tom Ford Indian Rose - my only Tom Ford - love it.  Beautiful colour, texture and staying power (and luxe packaging).

New CID i-pout Berrylicious and Studio Make Up in Really Red - these were in beauty boxes, Revlon Lip Butters - in Berry Smoothie and Gumdrop - one of the American girls on Beauty Box Swaps got these for me (sent her paypal) just before they hit our shops here.  Berry Smoothie is my favourite.

Jane Iredale Lip & Cheek Stain Just Kissed - from Joliebox, love this and love the fact the colour changes depending on your mood - its gone from pale pink to dark pink to red.. I'd definitely purchase this full size, YSL Rouge Pur Couture mini in shade 09 - received this in the Selfridges Advent Calendar.  I also have another YSL lipstick but had this for a couple of years and all details have worn off its more of a sheer wine shade.

Poppy King for No.7 Sheer Wine Lipstick (this came in a set in the Christmas sales with the Lipgloss and Radiant Rouge Lip Tint).  MUA Lipstick - I won this in Sam's giveaway a while back (along with nail polish and eyeshadow).  You can see my post here.  Lancome L'Absolu Nu Lipstick in shade 302 - a pinky shade, great handbag size.

Estee Lauder Pure Color Barely Nude Creme Lipstick - this was a GWP - quite a brown shade not really worn it yet.  Giorgio Armani Rouge d'Armani - shade 506.  Mentioned this in my favourites here.  One of my favourite lipsticks at the moment.  Clinique Lip Palette - with four lipstick shades - pink-a-boo, rosalita, raspberry crush, cranberry cream.  This was included in a GWP set.

Gloss

Cargo x 3 glosses - Morocco, Paris & Tokyo - I got these in swaps, Bare Minerals Pretty Amazing Gloss - in two shades one full size (nude colour) and a mini in confidence - a red shade, New CID i-gloss in Baby Doll - received in a beauty box.  Lancome Juicy Tube - GWP size, Lancome gloss - GWP size - glittery pink shade.  Terre d'Oc Shine Lipgloss which I received in my May Amarya box in shade Grenade Benoa.

Collection 2000 Cream Puff Gloss in Fairy Cake which I received in my She Said Beauty Box, Giorgio Armani Gloss - can't see the shade but its a plum-pink, Urban Decay Lip Junkie Lipgloss in Midnight Cowboy, Du Wop Venom Gloss in Buttercup - I got this in a swap.  Benefit Benetint mini - was a magazine freebie - possibly Glamour.


Clinique Chubby Stick in Mega Melon (got this for Beauty Bible testing) and Chunky Cherry - love these - super moisturising with a pop of colour.  Can't wait for the Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain, a chubby stick dupe.  I'm jealous Alex!, e.l.f. SuperGlossy Lip Shine in Malt Shake.  Received this in one of my Easter Bunny Swap Boxes, NARS mini gloss - got this as a freebie a while back.


Inika Lip Whip Gloss in Apricot bought this from Beauty Box Swaps - it was in a she said beauty box.  L'Occitane Pivoine Delicate EDT & Gloss - lovely pale pink gloss (and summery scent).  Great handbag friendly product.  Pixi Succulent Lip Twin - received this in my recent Latest in Beauty box.


Liners


Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place Lip Pencil - 08 - Spice and 13 - Tearose.  These were both GWP sizes, Armani Lipliner - unsure of the shade but a neutral and goes with a lot of lippy shades - got a few of these in various used sizes, BareMinerals Lip Liner in Thistle


Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Rose


What size is your lipstick/gloss collection?  And do you use any of the above?

March Favourites

These are my March favourites - a new post for me.

Benefit the POREfessional - an amazing product, especially for afternoon shine.  I kept reading great reviews on this product and now I know why!  This is always going to be in my make up bag.  A bit pricey but so worth it.

Clarins Eau de Jardins  - a treatment fragrance, fresh and uplifting and great for spring.

Revlon Lip Butter - shade 050 Berry Smoothie - I am so in love with this, great colour and it is super moisturising.  Definitely going to check out some other shades.

Soap & Glory A Great Kisser - mentioned this lip balm here.  Love the peachy scent and glossy finish.

Elemis Pro-Radiance Hand & Nail Cream - my new favourite hand cream.  Moisturises dry hands and has a spa like scent.

What are your favourites?