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Inside the September Glossybox (The London Edition)

14 Saturday Sep 2013

Posted by masquerade21 in Beauty, review, Shopping

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Bargain, Be A Bombshell, Beauty, Blusher, box, Breviewed, British, budget, Cheeks, cosmetics, Cream, edition, Elizabeth Arden, expensive, Eye Liner, eyelashes, Eyeliner, Eyelure, Eyes, fake, false, Fashion, glossybox, good value, Hair, London, London Edition, make up, Mystery, Perfume, Pre-glued, Rimmel, September, Serum, shopping, surprise, Toni&Guy, Untold, women, work

 Hey 🙂

Here is what I received inside my September Glossybox :

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I have tried the perfume, the blush and the false eyelashes. I really like the perfume and the blush, Untold  isn’t overpowering or barely there, it’s just the right amount of noticable. I would call it a heavy scent, I don’t know what scent to compare it to but it is not fruity and smells expensive. I think this will be my new perfume for work.

The Rimmel Stay blushed blusher is a great colour for me, it looks like a dark coral when it comes out of the tube but blends to a light barely there pink. I would go for this if you want your blush to look as natural as possible.

The eyelure lashes are great because you just peel them off and press them on, no glue required. For a false eyelash virgin like me though, they are a bit too big and dramatic, not really my style.

I’ve still to try the eyeliner and the Toni&Guy serum but I’ll update this post once I have tried them.

Glossybox Breakdown

Full size items

Eyelure Pre-glued lashes (£5.06)

Tony&Guy HairMeetwardrobe Classic Shine & Gloss Serum (£7.19)

Be A Bombshell Cosmetics Onyx Eye Line ($14)

Rimmel Stay Blushed Blusher (£4.49)

Sample size items

Elizabeth Arden Untold (5ml aprox £4.80) (50ml=£48.00)

Thanks for checking out my blog, I know it’s been a while since my last post. I got a new job and I’m moving house next week so I have been too busy to blog but I am now back to daily posts so stop by again tomorrow 🙂

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Inside the July Birchbox

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by masquerade21 in Beauty, review, Shopping

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Bargain, Beauty, beauty protector, birchbox, blanc cachemire, blush, Chia, Chia shots, conditioner, detangle, Eyeliner, Eyes, Fashion, french, gel, German, Hair, hair products, inkwell, instain, july, leave in conditioner, long wearing, make up, new look, protect, protectrice, purple, review, shopping, skin, Skincare, skinfood, the balm cosmetics, waterproof, waterproof gel Liner, weleda

Here is what I received inside my July Birchbox :

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Inside the July Miss Glossybox

22 Monday Jul 2013

Posted by masquerade21 in Beauty, review, Shopping

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asda, bath, Bath Bombs, Bath fizz, Beauty, beauty box, Beyonce, eyelashes, fake, fake eyelashes, false, Fashion, glittery, glossybox, Hair, Heat, how to, Kiss, Kiss nail wraps, make up, Miss Glossybox, Miss Pattisseries, nail wraps, Nails, Perfume, pink and silver, plump it up, products, samples, shopping, style, summer, Teen, VO5, volume, volumising

So in my Beauty Box Bonanza post yesterday I gave you a sneak peak of what I had received in my July Miss Glossybox (the second box from Miss Glossybox not to be confused with Glossybox). This boz is £7.00 + £2.95 p+p and there is a new box every two months. Here is the full reveal :

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Beauty Box Bonanza! Glossybox, Miss Glossybox and Birchbox

21 Sunday Jul 2013

Posted by masquerade21 in Beauty, review, Shopping

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Bargain, Beauty, beauty box, Beauty Boxes, birchbox, budget, different beauty, Fashion, glossybox, july, make up, Miss Glossybox, Mystery Boxes, Nails, self indulgence, shopping, subscriptions, summer

Hey 🙂

So I recently started a new job and guess where my first pay check went? Well a lot of it was eaten up by beauty box subscriptions. I have wanted to try so many beauty boxes for so long that I went a little OTT and ordered 3 different beauty boxes in one night. Of course, I rationalised that I could blog about them, so they are for research purposes too, not purely self-indulgence. Well that’s my story and I am sticking too it.

The boxes I ordered were all July versions, I got GlossyBox, BirchBox and Miss Glossybox ( this box is aimed at younger teens and is only £7 plus P+P while the other 2 boxes are £10 plus p+p) so at least one of my boxes was for research purposes as I have yet to see any Miss Glossybox reviews so I thought I would post one 🙂

But first, here are all three boxes together in their arrival condition:

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Inside these you will find:

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Stop by the blog tomorrow for a full review of the July Miss Glossybox, here is a sneak peak before you go :

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Does anyone else think that…?

23 Sunday Jun 2013

Posted by masquerade21 in Opinion

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advertising, adverts, Bad design, Banks, Bizarre, books, Changin room, Design, false, false advertising, Harry Potter, harry potter books, hot coals, Humour, J.K Rowling, James, Lily, limits, Lupin, make up, Marauder's Map, mona lisa, Peter, Quidditch, Rant, shopping, Snape, Spending

… J.K Rowling should write another hogwarts series about James, Sirius, Peter, Lupin,Lilly and Snape? I love the Harry Potter books but I seriously think this series would be even better than Harry Potter, I mean the Marauders created the Marauders Map and became animagi in Hogwarts, and James did this in addition to being a seeker and acquiring an invisibility cloak. Also, who doesn’t want to read about Snape’s unrequited love for Lilly? I feel like these books not being written is like bread not being invented, the Mona Lisa not smiling or the internet not existing. These books just need to BE. Yes I am a total geek but there is no way I can be the only one who would walk over hot coals to read those books. We should start some kind of campaign to beg J.K Rowling to write them.

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… designers who design products that don’t work or make life more difficult should be allowed to use only those products for the rest of their lives? Hello, I designed this sink so small with a tap so big that now I have years of spraining my wrists every time I wash my hands. Bad designs would be a thing of the past.

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…  all changing room limits should just be a standard 10 items? I was shopping yesterday and trying a lot of things on and in some shops I was only allowed 4 things in the changing room at a time and in others it was unlimited. Maybe this doesn’t annoy you as much as it does me but when I go shopping I like to do it all in one go, hitting all the shops and trying a lot of things on. This means that when I leave half of my items with the changing room attendant I can’t even remember what items they were when I come out. Plus it’s such a hassle to put your own clothes on again just to walk to the front of the changing room and swap over your items. The changing room Bingo should just be abolished, every shop should agree to let you have 10 items in and then you would always know how many items you can bring in with you.

… adverts for things not available in your country should not be played in your country? This happens quite often in Scotland, an advert for some offer will come on TV and just when you are thinking that’s a good offer, I should take advantage of that the small white words of woe appear at the bottom of your screen stating ‘available in England only’. That is just sadistic if you ask me.

…make up adverts should show a woman with no make up on having the make up being advertised applied, and finish with the end result? Then we would know which brands have products that work and which companies have photo-shop and airbrush artists that work.

… when you buy something with your debit card your bank balance should be updated instantly? Why is this not the norm? Well it’s not the norm in Scotland, my australian boyfriend tells me that it is the norm in Australia which makes the situation doubly frustrating for him with his accounts. Seriously banks, sort it out. Luckily, I know how much I spent shopping yesterday because my online bank account sure doesn’t. If it were to be believed, on my shopping trip yesterday I was using my magic bank card that makes everything free. You have two options banks, sort it out or send me a real magic bank card that makes everything free.

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Anyway, those are some of my thoughts about things that I think would improve life. What do you think? Do you agree/disagree? What things, no matter how trivial or epically life-changing, would improve life for you? Please comment and let me know 🙂

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Sales and Deals

15 Friday Feb 2013

Posted by masquerade21 in Beauty, Budget, Fashion, Shopping

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Accessories, administration, Bargain, bargain hunting, Bargains, Beauty, cheap, clearance sale, clothing, Deals, discount code, discounts, Dorothy Perkins, e.l.f, elf, eyes lips face, Fashion, handbags, jewellery, make up, money, offers, Republic, Sale, Sales, Shoes, shopping, special offers, style

Hey 🙂

If you are looking for a bargain then I would head to republic today, they have gone into administration which while very sad has resulted in a massive sale.

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Also if you are looking for some make up, E.L.F are doing some great discounts codes at the moment, see below.

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To top it all off Dorothy Perkins are giving you an extra 15% off their final clearance sale online.

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If I only I had the money to take advantage of all these offers :/

Thanks for checking out my blog 🙂 Happy Shopping!

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Deals, Discounts and Vouchers

08 Friday Feb 2013

Posted by masquerade21 in Beauty, Budget, Fashion, Shopping

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Bargains, Beauty, budget, clothing, codes, Deals, denims, discounts, e.l.f, elf, elle magazine, Fashion, Free, Freebies, jeans, kurt geiger, Magazines, make up, new look, shopaholics, shoping, shopping, style, Trousers, vouchers

Hey everyone,

I’ve found  some information that any shopaholics amongst you will want to know. Here are all the details. Happy Shopping 🙂

You will recieve a free £20 Kurt Geiger voucher when you buy a copy of Elle magazine, on sale now.

You will recieve a free £20 Kurt Geiger voucher when you buy a copy of Elle magazine, on sale now.

All jeans at new look are 25% off.

All jeans at new look are 25% off.

 

This weekend, ELF Shipping is just £1.

This weekend, ELF Shipping is just £1.

Thanks for checking out my blog 🙂

 

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Stand Out At The Party

21 Saturday Apr 2012

Posted by masquerade21 in Beauty

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Beauty, LisaEldrige, make up, Tutorial

Going to a party and want to do something a bit different with your make-up? Check out this video by Lisa Eldridge for a quick and easy party look which is sure to make you stand out and add instant glam to your look.

Sorry for the short and sweet post today, had a busy day. Stop by tomorrow for something a bit different 😉

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Free Stuff !

19 Thursday Apr 2012

Posted by masquerade21 in Budget

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Bath Bombs, Beauty, Free Stuff, Lush, make up, Moisturiser, Origins, shopping

Want some free stuff?

Fancy some free bath bombs and a free moisturiser that would usually set you back by almost £40?

In this post there are details of how and where to get free bathbombs from Lush worth £2.50 each and a free Origins moisturiser worth £36!

How to get free bath bombs from Lush

100 Lush branches are giving free workshops on how to make your own bath bombs and you will be able to make either a ‘Blackberry’, ‘Think Pink’ or ‘Space Girl’ bath bomb (all shown above) that will be yours to keep free of charge. These workshops will run from now until Saturday 11th August 2012 and all you need to do is check the Lush website ( https://www.lush.co.uk/content/view/4636) for a list of locations and dates.

How to get free Origins Moisturiser

Just take an empty facial mosturiser container (it doesn’t matter which brand it is or how big it is) to your nearest Origins store or concession, such as Boots or House of Fraser, and they will trade it for either  ‘Starting Over Age-erasing Moisturizer with Mimosa’ (RRP £36) or ‘A Perfect World Age-defense Moisturizer with White Tea’ (RRP £32), plus you get a 10-minute skin consultation to determine which moisturiser is the best one for you. This offer will be available on Saturday 21st April 2012 and only 5000 moisturisers will be available so be sure to get in there quick!

As far as I’m aware both of these offers are only available in the U.K

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The Mystery Box Trend

12 Thursday Apr 2012

Posted by masquerade21 in Beauty, Fashion, Shopping

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Beauty, birchbox, glossybox, julep maven, make up, mystery box, review, shopping, trend

While reading through blogs I have noticed a few mentions of ‘mystery boxes’ and I was curious as to what they were. So I have done some research and can now tell you a little bit about this trend and where you can find Mystery boxes.

Mystery boxes usually come from either a specific make-up brand and contain a surprise selection of that brand’s products, or they come from sample-selling companies, who send you a surprise selection of samples. You usually have to pay to recieve mystery boxes and the most popular way of recieving them seems to be monthly.

I have had a look at what mystery boxes are on offer at the moment and here is what I have found :

Glossybox   (UK) (Sample-selling company)

You can recieve glossy boxes from www.glossybox.co.uk for £10. This is what Glossybox says on their website :

  • Stay up to date with current trends and discover new niche brands
  • Every month, GLOSSYBOX delivers a mix of 5 exciting product miniatures packed in a beautiful box for you to test at home
  • Join for just £10.00 per month
         (plus p+p. There is no minimum subscription term)

If you would like to receive 5 luxury product miniatures from high-end brands every month, then simply register to create an account and subscribe to receive your first GLOSSYBOX. Fill in your Beautyprofile to help us select products to complement your personal beauty and styling requirements.

Birchbox  (U.S) (Sample-selling company)

You can order Birchboxes from www.birchbox.com for $10 , they do both male and female boxes. This is what they say on their website :

Women’s Subscription

 Each month, receive a delivery of high-end beauty and lifestyle samples.       $10/month

Julep Mystery boxes (U.S) (Mostly Julep brand samples)

You can order Julep mystery boxes from www.julep.com for $19.99, here is what they say on their website :

What is Julep Maven? Becoming a Julep Maven gives you exclusive access to COLOR. Each month we hand-pick trendsetting new nail colors, cult faves and cutting-edge beauty products that are just right for you. Commitment shy? No problem. YOU decide how often to receive your Julep Maven box, and you can cancel at any time.

1. What’s Your Style? – Take the Julep Maven style quiz to find out. It’s fun, free and helps us pick the colors and styles that are SO. YOU. 2. Discover Your Inner Maven – Sign in to view your style profile and first Julep Maven Box, including at least two seasonal nail colors plus beauty favorites personalized for you. 3. Congrats! You’re a Maven! – Place your first order and the introductory Julep Maven Box ships within three business days.  

So now you know what mystery boxes are and where to get some, the question now is, are they worth spending your money on? I can see why you might want one, I mean getting a mystery box is like getting a present, they come nicely wrapped and you have no idea what is inside, it might be something great. Of course I have only just found out about mystery boxes today and have never ordered one so I can’t tell you if they are worth it. But I can point you in the direction of some other bloggers who can 🙂

For a glossybox review check out : http://whosoloves.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/march-glossybox/

For a birchbox review check out : http://thebeautifullagoon.com/2012/04/11/my-march-birchbox-wrap-up/

For a Julep Maven mystery box review check out :http://underscoredesigns.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/julep-mystery-spring-box/

If you know of any other ‘Mystery Box’ schemes please tell us about them in the comments section 🙂

All images taken from Google Images

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