Welcome to Another Weekend In The City!
I thought I'd hit the ground running with a post reviewing a product I have just recently subscribed to.
I'm sure many of you will have heard of beauty boxes. A box full of beauty treats that you receive every month where you are able to try out a range of different products. I debated which one to subscribe to - Glossybox, Birchbox, Memebox.. and then Love Me Beauty caught my eye. Love Me Beauty offers the choice of 4-5 beauty products in luxury travel or full size and the attraction of this box over the others is that it allows you to curate your own beauty box!
September saw an offer where the subscriber could receive an extra £25 worth of beauty products by using code 'extra3' - an offer I took full advantage of! When the box arrived I was excited - the website has just received a revamp and the boxes have recently changed so I was keen to see what was different. The products I had ordered were as follows;
Love Me Beauty Box - September '14
When it arrived, I wasn't disappointed. It was elegant, it was girly and it gave you the feel that you were in for a treat. I went a little crazy on Malin and Goetz. I love Malin and Goetz, but as a student, it kinda breaks the bank for me. I chose the Grapefruit Face Cleanser, the Peppermint Shampoo, the Mojito Lip Balm and the Vitamin E Face Moisturizer.
Malin and Goetz, Grapefruit Face Cleanser, 29ml travel size.
RRP//£25
I was excited to try the cleanser. The grapefruit scent was fresh, light and not overpowering as I had expected. It left my skin feeling revived and bright and it definitely made my skin glow more than my usual cleanser, however after a few uses it did dry my skin out a bit - therefore I don't know that I would repurchase in a full size.
The peppermint shampoo on the other hand..
Malin and Goetz Peppermint Shampoo, 29ml travel size.
RRP//£16
I don't know if I could love this product more. After being a loyal user of Anatomicals peppermint shampoo Make Your Scalp Yelp! I was hoping that this would be exactly the same. It wasn't. The Anatomicals shampoo makes your head feel like it's been plunged into a bucket of ice (but in a pleasant way!) It wakes you up on the dreariest and dullest of Monday mornings and makes you feel like you can do anything (I reaaaaally like this product, but I digress!) The Malin and Goetz shampoo doesn't have the same kick that the Anatomicals one does, but it smells incredible and make my hair glossy and soft. I noticed a definite improvement in my hair within days of use - it was so much more manageable than before and all day long I couldn't stop catching a waft of the peppermint scent. When my bank balance allows, I would definitely repurchase this in the larger size.
Next, I tried Murad's Acne and Wrinkle Reducer. Like many girls out there I suffer from poor skin from time to time, and after spending a week in Greece in the blazing sun, wearing no make up my skin was in the best condition ever!
Murad, Acne and Wrinkle Reducer, 3.7ml tester.
RRP//£36 (Prices vary)
Coming back to the UK definitely took its toll, and I was hoping this product would be the quick fix I needed. I was excited because I love Murad products and was hoping that this would become a staple product on my dressing table but sadly it didn't make the cut for me. While it definitely removed the redness from my inflamed skin, it definitely dried it out - to the point coverage with foundation became nigh on impossible. My skin looked dry, it looked flaky and it emphasised the fact my skin was not at it's best.
I haven't tried every item in the box yet, so the final one I will write about is Percy & Reed's Abundantly Bouncy Volumising Mousse.
Percy & Reed, Abundantly Bouncy Volumising Mousse, 200ml full size.
RRP//£12
I have really fine hair - but a lot of it! So to give the illusion I have wonderfully thick, luscious hair, I cheat and use volumising mousse or spray everyday as part of my haircare routine. I was excited to try Percy & Reed in an attempt to try and break away from my usual John Frieda volumising spray and I wasn't let down. With this mousse, a little definitely goes a long way and I needed the tiniest little blob of mousse to obtain Beyonce-esqe results. My hair was visibly lifted, glossy and not weighed down at all. It also didn't have that 'mousse-y' smell that a lot of other products of its ilk have which was a nice surprise. I also liked that I got a full sized product as I have used it everyday since I received the box and it's lasting remarkably well!
What beauty boxes have you been using?
xoxo
www.lovemebeauty.com
Price of box//£10 P&P//£3.95
www.lovemebeauty.com
Price of box//£10 P&P//£3.95
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