The Year of More with GlossyBoxUK!

Hey Beauties,

 

Another month to go through, another beauty box to look through.

 

In its pretty baby pink box is GlossyBox! As always, wrapped in pink tissue and black high quality shredded paper are 5... I'd usually say samples but, no, not this time... we have 4 full sized products and 1 luxury size product to delve into and get to know.

 

First up we have the UNANI Dermo Defence Face Mask which says "provides skincare, protection, nutrition and hydration while removing impurities", It also claims "you will notice a profound improvement in skin regeneration". This transparent face mask is in a 100ml bottle and retails at £11.36 from comprarcosmetica.es, it smells really natural and fresh. It is recommended for sensitive skin types, although I'd say drier skin would benefit from it too. I have neither, so I won't be using it  but I do have somebody in mind who would benefit from this greatly.

 

The next product my hand finds is in a small rectangle box which is in a pretty, graphic and edgy print. The item is in exactly the same design, I like it. It's the Teeez Cosmetics Oasis Gem Lipstick in Coral Onyx. Its a matte finish which is on-trend at the moment, but doesn't feel dry on the lips, its left my lips feeling silky-satin-smooth. They claim it will last 8 hours, I'm looking forward to seeing if that's true as the colour is gorgeous and the formula is so pigmented, it's intense. Plus I'm in love with the way it feels on my lips (I've just seen it contains coconut oil). It retails in at £11.93 from teeezcosmetics.com.

 

My eyes spot something red, what is this I wonder? ANGELE PARIS Red Nail Lacquer in the shade... I have no idea, I don't understand French. Maybe 'NL 01 - Vernis a Ongles/Nail Lacquer? I'm not sure, either way its a post box red colour; very bright and very red, the type that's always on trend, on point and a complete classic. You can buy it for £6.32 which makes it an affordable product, which should last... we shall see.

 

Next we have something that is from GLOSSYBOXes very own cosmetics range, an eye shadow in Glossy Mauve. GlossyBox say, "This season, smoky purple and blue eyes were seen at Christian Dior. We've tapped into this pretty trend with this exclusive GLOSSYBOX satin eye shadow. Either apply with your fingers tips for a sheer finish or with a wet brush for dramatic colour". There is 3g's worth of product which is pretty darn good and big in size for an eye colour and only costs £7.10. Packaging is classic, black with the glossybox motif on the transparent lid top, it seems strong and sturdy as well.

 

Lastly, in the luxury size, we have the Madara Cellular Repair Serum which retails in at £38 and GlossyBox have kindly added a discount code in this months box (20% off until the end of the month). Upon reading the box, it sounds amazing. First up, It's 100% organic with 0% added water/aqua and this is suitable for all skin types! I already want to smoother this all over my face, but I need to focus... So, based on a consumer report of 30 women; 86% reported an instant lifting effect and after 4 weeks 91% had increased dermis collagen synthesis more than 15% and 69% had increased dermis collagen synthesis more than 30%. Just to explain, the Dermis is underneath the epidermis and epidermis is what you can see (skin!) the dermis is what is underneath that and holds things like your nerve endings, sensory nerves, elastin and collagen (just to name a few). Collagen is a fibrous protein which basically leaves skin plump and full, this product claims to stimulate and create more collagen. Sounds intense... but yet gentle, I am super excited to give this ago - I know, I'm only 24 and I shouldn't need it, let alone want to use it but I do.

So there we have it, January's GlossyBox! And a pretty decent beauty box at that! What do you think?

Speak soon,

Have Fun and Be Good.

Love Tessa x