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Alexa Sky Botanicals Skin Metamorphosis 24K Gold Elixir £40 for 30ml BUY HERE * PR Sample - I received this product in return for an honest review. Links are not affiliated. What is it? Our lightweight rejuvenating multitasking facial Elixir is carefully handcrafted with truly luxurious natural ingredients such as Blueberry, Papaya, Cucumber and Rosehip. All loaded with powerful antioxidants, vitamins, fatty acids and other micronutrients to help tone, brighten, firm and hydrate skin and support your glowing appearance. Infused with small particles of 24K gold which gets absorbed into the skin imparting a rich glow making the skin look heathy, fresher and more radiant. To this we combined a soothing, calming and uplifting blend of Lemongrass & Sweet Orange essential oils to create a remarkable synergy and provide the ultimate skin nourishing treatment for you. Ingredients Cucumis Sativus Oil (Cucu...

This is the last monthly Skin Organics Clean Beauty Box before switching to a bi-monthly box, and Paula has certainly made sure that it's a box to remember! July's box has the theme 'Bon Voyage' and is ideal for those lucky enough to be pootling off on their summer holidays. But, if like me, you're having a bit of a stay-cation this summer, don't worry! These products will ensure that you can enjoy these balmy summer days wherever you are and keep your skin in summer-ready condition. The Skin Organics Clean Beauty Box is a Bi-monthly subscription service offering a selection of five full/deluxe sample sized natural beauty, skincare and makeup products.  100% natural, organic, non-toxic, eco-friendly, cruelty free, ethically sourced and often from up and coming British Indie Natural Beauty brands, the products chosen are free from Parabens, Petrochemicals, PEGs (petroleum-based compounds), silicones, Sodium Laureth or Lauryl Sulphate, Phthalates, Propyl...

I don't usually go for the Latest in Beauty Box special collections as there's usually only a couple of items in each box that I'm interested in. But when the Sunday Times Style Summer Essentials box dropped a couple of weeks ago, I was seriously tempted! After umming and aahing about whether I needed it for a while, it wasn't too long before I succumbed and happily (and without regret) ordered this brilliant box. The Sunday Times Style Summer Essentials Box is still available at Latest in Beauty and costs £46 (£49.95 with P+P). Let's take a look inside: It's a beauty alright! Worth a whopping £229, the box is chock full of sixteen makeup, skincare, hair care and perfume products. Six of these are full sized and the others are very generous sample/travel sizes. So many brilliant brands and products to try. I think the makeup selection excited me most. Body and Hair Care * Bondi Sands - Self-Tanning Foam - Dark (110ml) T...

Some of last week's makeup choices felt like they were bordering on 'duty' ov er joy, so I really wanted to pep up my choices for this week! Certainly picking eye shadow singles for last week felt quite boring and I have been re-considering some of my Colourpop Super Shock choices - several of them were 'how exactly am I supposed to wear this?' shades. It makes me realise that I much prefer a palette over singles - so this week, it's not one palette I've chosen but two - both of my build-your-own Obsession palettes are featured. I enjoyed the 7 days - 7 lipsticks challenge I set myself and was excited to choose seven for this week too.     * Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream - It's so hot this week that I don't think I'll be wearing much makeup - especially as I intend to be at the beach and swimming in the sea a lot. I've also added the Obsession Foundation Darkener to mix with this BB Cream, as it's too pale on its own for su...

It's another reasonably sparse week for me - it's too hot to wear a full face of makeup, plus while my skin is looking good, I really feel like I don't need to at the moment. I reluctantly put away my new Urban Decay Beached palette this week so I can continue onwards through my other palettes and singles - although, if it's all feeling a bit dull, I can't promise that I won't be reaching out for it!   Here's what I chose this week:   * Isle of Paradise - Self-Tanning Facial Drops Really happy with this purchase! I thought that I may use it everyday but there does seem to be some residual colour left over the following day after use so I haven't felt like I've needed to.   * Erborian - CC Crème in 'Dore' Going by the few times last week that I actually chose to wear CC Crème, I thought this tiny 7ml sample would be plenty for light coverage this week.   * E.L.F - Hydrating Under Eye Primer Bought this in the E.L.F...

The Look Fantastic Beauty Box is £15 per month (free P+P) Subscribe HERE   I love that this box comes so early in the month! The money gets taken from your bank account on the 1st and it's usually here by the 4th!   This month's edit is called 'Golden Goddess'.   And this box colour is my most favourite yet!   Box Design Score: 5/5   A gorgeous matte gold lid with black titling and a matte black box base. The tissue paper and shredded packaging are all black - it looks very luxe and 'sophisticated summer' rather than the usual funky neon 'young summer'.     The Reveal!      Excitement Score: 4.5/5 I recognise all the brands but have not tried them all.     * Filorga - UV Bronze After Sun Excitement Score: 4.5/5 Filorga is a brand, who I feel, always delivers. I wasn't actually aware that they had a summer range of products. This is a triple action gel-to-oil formula that calms t...

Yay! Made it a whole six months with this weekly makeup bag project! So it's only fitting that I celebrate with a gorgeous brand new palette! I was planning to use my eye shadow singles for this week, but this beautiful summer palette from Urban Decay kind of supersedes EVERYTHING! Another new introduction this week is the Isle of Paradise Light Tanning Drops. I chose light because I'm always nervous of it all going wrong (particularly on the face). But these are just right for me and give me a daily just-sun-kissed glow. In fact, they're working so well that I've not really even reached for any foundation this week. So it's another light week makeup-wise. No highlighter, no contouring - so far it's just been a touch of powder, blush, eye shadow and mascara! * Isle of Paradise Self-Tanning Drops 'Light' Absolutely delighted with this purchase! There's no doubt that your face always looks better with a bit of colour. But since I wear a ...