glossybox continued.

Here is the second post in my Glossybox series. I’ll be talking about April and May in this one. I’m definitely still loving them and one of the boxes was even free! I’ll explain later, but for now… Have a little read about the products I received.

April

He-shi Face & Body Tanning Gel, Monuspa Waming Ginger Massage & Body Oil, MeMeMe Beat the Blues Peal Pink Iridescent Complexion Illuminator & Highlighter, Emite Make Up L312 Brush, Tresemme Instant Refresh Dry Shampoo

Now the fake tan instantly made me laugh – I don’t wear fake tan full stop, never mind in a medium shade?! I definitely said on the initial preferences questionnaire that I was fair / pale skinned. So this is free to a good home… If anyone wants it, just send me a tweet or similar. Apparently it’s quite a good brand, I’ve seen the girls from Pixiwoo using it.

The Tresemme Instant Refresh Dry Shampoo I have used up already. I’m an avid user of dry shampoo… Having naturally curly hair, my hair can sometimes look dull and slightly greasy the day after a wash and blow dry, so I love using dry shampoo for an ‘instant refresh’ and a bit of added volume. This was wasn’t my favourite, I usually use Batiste, but there wasn’t anything particularly wrong with it as such.

Again, I’ve used up all of the Monuspa Waming Ginger Massage & Body Oil already. I’m a lover of baths when I’m stressed or when my back pain gets unbearable. I loved the strong ginger smell, it lingered in the bathroom for quite a while afterwards… Lingered in a good way if that’s possible? Anyway, it was gorgeous in the bath but also when used on my skin in the shower. It left me feeling refreshed and soft skinned. I went to look at purchasing some, but £26 for 100ml – wow!

The MeMeMe Beat the Blues Peal Pink Iridescent Complexion Illuminator & Highlighter, what a long name… This has become another firm favourite of mine. I was using the Benefit High Beam as a highlighter, but this one beats it hands down. It’s a much lighter texture and I prefer the pink tinted colour of it. I’ve been using this nearly every day on the top of my non-existent cheekbones to add a bit of shape.

Now I haven’t been a wearer of lipstick really until fairly recently… But I’ve fallen in love with my Mac Lady Danger :) I was applying it straight onto my lips, but I tried it with the Emite lip brush and really loved it. It was a lot more precise and when combining Lady Danger with some of the Maybelline Naked Brown lipstick from my first Glossybox, just at the corners, I got a really full lip effect. It did take a little time to do, so it’s not for those days when I’m rushing out of the door… But I’ll be giving it a go again at some point.

May

John Freida Frizz-Ease Original 6 Effects Serum, Collection Bronze Glow Mosaic, Scholl Velvet Smooth Overnight Mask, Maybelline Colourshow Crystallize Nail Polish in Nearly Black, B. Sheer Conditioning Lipstick in Flamingo.

This box was free as I’d collected enough ‘Glossydots’ from completing some surveys on the products I’d received previously and for referring a friend, woohoo.

The Collection Bronze Glow Mosaic I was really excited about, having seen it used in a few YouTube tutorials. However, I’m slightly disappointed with this product. I can’t really see what difference it makes, I think it’s far too sheer… Even on a pale person!  This was the only product I wasn’t happy with, all of the others were awesome.

I’ve been using the John Freida Serum after every hair wash and I’m definitely noticing a difference in the texture of my hair. I wouldn’t say that it’s less frizzy, but it’s definitely softer than it was. I can see this lasting a long time, as I only use one pump at a time which is such a minimal amount… So we’ll see what happens to the frizz over time. If I blow dry my hair, it stays frizz free… But if I let it air dry and go curly as it naturally does, it’s so frizzy it’s ridiculous. So much for looking like that woman on the TV advert with perfectly glossy curls, sigh.

The B. Lipstick in Flamingo is a fantastic colour, sort of a coral-ly pink. The only negative points are the packaging, which is fairly cheap and flimsy, and also that the product has shimmer in it. I’m not one for shimmer on the lips, just a personal preference. These retail for £3.49 at Superdrug, great price point, but they only come in a limited range of shades which is a shame. But that said, the colour is fantastic and it’s definitely moisturising and fairly long lasting. They wear off nicely instead of leaving that lipstick outline I normally get.

I’ve tried the Scholl Velvet Smooth Overnight Mask twice overnight. I found it quite sticky and it wasn’t a comfortable nights sleep with it. Maybe I’ll try it with socks on next time. My feet definitely felt softer though which was nice. I’ll be persevering with this one, maybe doing it once a week. My feet are one of my least favourite parts, so getting them summer ready is important.

I also got a couple of extras, a sample of Garnier Oil Beauty Lotion and Ghost Fragrance in Eclipse… Loved the lotion, but the fragrance wasn’t for me. Still a plus to get some freebies.

Do any of you get Glossyboxes? What do you think of them? Let me know in the comments below.

Thanks for reading.

glossybox.

So as you might have noticed, I’ve had a subscription to Glossybox since February now… I’ve posted a few things about it here on the blog and also photos of the contents of my boxes on Instagram. A few people have been asking me to blog about it properly and I’ve had four boxes so far, so I think that’s enough for me to comment on them fairly. I’m going to blog about two boxes at a time… It was getting a bit lengthy doing them all at once. So this one is February and March, I will do a post about April and May soon.

I decided to give it a try after hearing great feedback from several blogs I read and YouTube channels I watch. I’ve never been massively into makeup until recently, now I’m a fully confessed addict :) So my makeup collection was quite limited. I’d stuck rigidly to the same products and never really experimented with my skincare or makeup before. This for me seemed like the perfect opportunity to try some new brands and products out, whilst building my make up collection, without spending and absolute fortune.

I must say now, I absolutely love them :) But I’ll just give you a rundown on the products I’ve received for February and March.

February

Nougat London Sparkling Body Shimmer, Eldora Eyelashes in H122, Ciate London Paint Pot in Red Hot Chilli, Maybelline Colour Sensation Stripped Nudes Lipstick in Naked Brown and Toni & Guy Stick it Up Gum.

My first Glossybox arrived in the post and I definitely wasn’t disappointed. Firstly, it was limited edition packaging… a black box with lipstick kisses all over it. I’m now using it to store all of my lip products in. So it was an A plus for me before I’d even opened the box.

Once inside, I found five products, one miniature and four full size. For £10, this is great value!
I decided pretty quickly that I wouldn’t use the Toni & Guy gum, just because I have quite fine hair which can look greasy pretty quickly – so I donated this to Gareth and he’s been using it.
I also knew that I wouldn’t use the body shimmer. I never have bare legs, always opting for nude tights, so I can’t see myself using this. I’m more than happy to post this out to anyone who wants it – so drop me a tweet or similar if you do.

The other three products were great and still worth the money for me. I’ve used the Eldora eyelashes a few times. They’re ace because they’ve got quite a thin lash band – I would’ve been willing to pay £10 for these alone.

The Maybelline lipstick is in a shade I would never have purchased, but it actually looks beautiful on. Very gothic, so I’ll probably be saving it for when I’m enjoying a brave day in the Autumn / Winter season, but I can’t wait. It also feels very moisturising, which is great for me as I tend to have slightly dry lips.

The third product, my Ciate mail varnish was actually broken. The neck of the bottle had cracked and the glass come apart, meaning I couldn’t screw the top on and off properly, so I sent Glossybox a quick email telling them this. A few emails and photographs of the damaged product later… They sent me out a replacement parcel. There wasn’t any Ciate nail varnish still in stock, so instead I got a B. Sheer Conditioning Lipstick in Caramel and a Murad Clarifying Mask for Acne – all with a sweet little sorry note. Thanks guys, fab service and you more than redeemed yourselves!

So a couple of products I won’t use and one broken one…  But an apology package later and all was well :)

March

Dove Intensive Repair 60 Second Treatment Shot, Helenere Age Sensitive Zone Repair Serum, Mitchell & Peach English Growers Body Cream, Sleek Makeup Pout Polish in 93 Bare Minimum and Bellapiere Cosmetics Powder in SP009 Bronze

I’ve used all of the products in this box – there wasn’t anything which I instantly thought I wouldn’t use… So that was a great start for this box.

Starting with the Dove Intensive Repair 60 Second Treatment Shot, I loved this :) I saw a few people complaining at Glossybox on Twitter that there were too many low end products in this box, namely this one, but personally I think this complete box was great value for money and I really enjoyed this particular product. It left my hair feeling soft and nourished, but not too heavy. Considering it’s currently £1.69 in Sainsburys and that I got two applications from the tube, I think it’s value for money.

The Helenere serum was a little bit of luxury for me. I looked it up online and the size that I got would have cost around £40! I’ve used serums before and found them to sit on top of my skin horribly, coming off the next time I washed my face. However, this one seems to sink in a lot better and be absorbed. Maybe knowing this would have silenced the people whinging about the low end products in the box if they’d have known.

The Mitchell & Peach moisturiser isn’t my favourite. It smells quite strongly of lavender, which kind of reminds me of old ladies, but smell aside it’s a pretty good product. I’ve put it in my gym bag as an emergency moisturiser… Wearing trousers all day at work, I often get quite dry and flaky legs. Rocking three quarters for the gym with my wintery legs isn’t a good look, so when I’m going there straight from work I just pop some of this on my lower legs when I’m getting changed... Works a treat.

The Sleek Makeup Pout Polish is one of my new favourites. It’s very sheer and the colour is as it sounds, a bare minimum. It’s become a regular in my work bag, as it’s perfect for a ‘no makeup makeup look’.  The only thing I dislike is that it comes in a pot, I hate getting makeup on my hands and not being able to wash or wipe them straight away… My OCD / inner Virgo coming out haha.

The Bellapiere powder in Bronze is an interesting product. It states it is multi-use and can be used for eye shadow, cream eye shadow, blush, eye liner, lip colour, nail polish, tinted mascara and bronzer. Personally, I’ve only used it for eye shadow so far and found that it works beautifully when pressed onto the eyelid with a flat brush, before smoking it out with a Mac 216. The only issue I found was that it did crease after my manic 8 hour day at work… But I think with a decent base or primer it would be great.

So there we are, two months worth of Glossyboxes makes a very happy Megan! If you’re thinking of subscribing, let me know as I can get GlossyDots for referring you :)

Go have a look and see what you think.

Thanks for reading.

100 happy days.

So if you follow me on Instagram, you'll know that I've been doing the #100happydays challenge :)
I saw it through a friend on Facebook and thought it sounded like a fun little photography project, which it definitely is!
Basically, it does what it says on the tin... You take a photograph of something that makes you happy, every day for 100 days. Then upload it to your chosen social media platform using the official hashtag, as well as any others you want.

I've taken so many more photos with my little iPhone than I normally would day to day and whilst it's no DSLR camera, I've taken some fun little snaps. Gareth features quite a few times, as does the odd bit of sumptuous food... It wouldn't be my Instagram feed without a few photos of food now would it. There's also a few graphic design projects, places I've been to and the odd gym related photo.
Here are a little selection of examples.

I've really enjoyed it, and whilst I haven't yet finished... I thought I'd give your the opportunity to go look it up and see what I'm up to.
You can find me at megan_e_cope or using the hashtag #meganecope100hd

It's definitely made me notice what makes me happy more and be in a better mood for it. I've tried not to be too materialistic, but there are some days where an awesome item has made me smile.
I must admit that somedays I've struggled to find things to photograph... You know the days when all you do is go to work then come home and veg out. But I guess those days are the ones when you really do need a little something to perk you up and make you smile.
I'm thinking of carrying it on past the 100 days... What do you think?

Anyway, what are you waiting for... Sign up here and join in!

Thanks for reading.

my top ten blogs to read.

Sorry I haven't posted for a while, it's been a pretty hectic few weeks! I'm training for a 10K next weekend, we're moving offices at work and the D.I.Y. continues on our little home.
Anyway, I thought I'd do a quick post about the top ten blogs that I read. I check out most of these every couple of days and I love reading new posts from these ladies, so you might like them too.
If you have any suggestions for new blogs I might like, leave me a comment. I'm always up for noseying at a few more :)


1. Vivianna Does Makeup
This is a recent discovery of mine, but one I really love. I found this blog through a channel subscription on YouTube. Anna's videos are awesome :) I especially love watching her monthly make up based favourites, but her weekly vlogs are also really fun to watch.
Anna's style is impeccable. Very classic and modern... Think monochrome and lots of grown up chic... I would love to dress like this! She blogs about her outfits a fair amount as well as linking her fab videos.

2. Tanya Burr
Tanya's YouTube channel was my first obsession. I've learnt so many make up tips through it... But her blog is also great. I love looking at the photos she takes, especially when she's just pottering around in Norwich on a Sunday. You can't beat a good trip out for tea and cake.
Tanya has her own make up line, which includes lip glosses and nail polishes, and her blog post full of swatches was the most useful thing when I was trying to narrow down which ones to buy... Such a hard task as they're all so beautiful!

3. Nubby Twiglet
I discovered Shauna's blog through my friend Sophie, who runs hair accessory business extraordinaire, Crown and Glory. Shauna is a graphic designer and Creative Director of Branch, as well as co-founder of The Blogcademy, which consequently has the best branding I've ever seen! Her blog posts about her home are my absolute favourite. There was a recent one about her new bathroom which I especially loved. Being nosey and looking at other people's houses is a little hobby of mine :) Her 'week in pictures' posts are also awesome and Shauna's style of photography is impeccable.

4. Briar Rose

Again, I discovered Megan's 'Briar Rose Blog' through Sophie at Crown and Glory. Her Disney themed wedding was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! Such a well thought out theme, but not too over the top. Anyway, I love seeing her home decor in her photographs and the way she puts beautiful, unapologetically girly outfits together. If statement costume jewellery, pastels and all things kitch are your thing... You really need to go check her out.

5. Lily Pebbles

Lily Pebbles is another recent discovery of mine through YouTube. She is good friends with Anna of Vivianna Does Makeup and their style is fairly similar. I particularly love the way she does her hair and have recently been trying mine in a similar centre-parting wavy style. Anyway, any girl who is a lover of makeup and a new fitness buff is someone who's blog posts I want to read.

6. EJ Style

I've been following Emma's blog for a while. She posts so often, so I can always be sure that when I check in, there'll be a new post or three. Her style is a little more edgy than mine, but still quite classic. She has some beautifully tailored pieces and manages to get the perfect mix of high end and high street pieces... Her OOTD posts are great and the photographs are so clear.

7. Thunder & Threads
The face of Thunder & Threads, Leanne Woodfull has a more alternative style to mine. I love reading her outfit and style posts, they remind me of the clothes I used to wear in college. She's a kind of 'modern goth'. Think lots of leather, brothel creepers, checked shirts and biker boots. Whilst I don't necessarily get any style tips from her blog, I still like to check in every now and again just to see what outfit she's rocking... If I was 17 again and still in my little all girl band, I'd love to dress like this :)

8. She Wears Fashion
Again another more alternative blog I read. Kavita's fashion sense is a lot edgier than my own, but I love watching the way she styles certain pieces in a very different way. Also the fact that she's from Sheffield and most of her outfit posts are shot in the city. Being a Northern girl myself it makes me feel all nostalgic about home :)

9. At Fashion Forte
The style blog of Rosie Fortescue from Made in Chelsea... I got fed up of searching online every time I watched MIC and wanted to find an item that Rosie was wearing, so I was so thrilled when I found this. It's less of a blog, more of just a style diary. I love to check in every few days to see what she's wearing. Some of her outfits are a little OTT for my liking, but with her celebrity status I think she can rock them more than the average lady.

10. Fleur de Force
Again... A YouTube discovery! Fleur's blog mostly links through to her YouTube videos or has posts promoting products, but I still love it. Her simplistic style of make up is lovely and her skincare reviews are the most helpful things ever. She does use a lot of high end products which I just can't justify spending the money on, but hey... We can all dream right? Anyway, you have to watch Fleur's wedding video. It's beautiful and the soundtrack is one of my favourite soppy songs.

I realise I have cheated a little and that most of these blogs connect with YouTube channels which I love and subscribe to. I watch a lot of YouTube videos whilst I'm editing photos at work. It can sometimes be a long and pretty laborious job, so having something to entertain me whilst I do it is perfect.

But whilst I like to watch a good video, I also love to read a little blog post every now and again. There's something about looking at stills... Maybe that's why I'm a photographer :)

Thanks for reading.

easter OOTD's.

So the four day weekend was a massive and very much welcomed luxury for me :)

I don't get a massive load of time off work, usually my annual leave is usually spent either visiting my family up North or going on holidays... So to get some chill out time to spend in our new home was fantastic.

We did a little DIY, Gareth worked a lot on the garden and I tidied and cleaned ready for doing the glossing downstairs this week. We're really getting somewhere with the house, it feels so much more like a home with our identity stamped all over it now.

Anyway, as well as getting some time to chill... It also meant I could wear something other than my work uniform or gym gear :)

Here are the four outfits I wore over the weekend.

Top Next Woven Mix Collar Top

Jeans Topshop Jamie

Shoes Office similar here

Necklace Next

T-shirt Topshop Viscose V Neck Tee

Jeans Topshop Jamie

Shoes New Look similar here

Necklace My Name Necklace

Watch Nixon The Spur, similar colours here

Jumper Topshop

Jeans Topshop Joni

Boots Topshop similar here

Necklace Spitalfields Market

T-shirt Fred Perry, similar colours here

Jeans Topshop Jamie

Shoes Office similar here

Watch Nixon The Spur, similar colours here

Now I realise I am wearing the same Jamie jeans in three out of the four... But I'm pretty much living in them at the moment as they are soooo comfortable.

Also, all of my outfits are based around the nail varnish I was wearing. I do this a lot as I'm definitely a fan of limiting my outfits to one or two colours... I can hear my Mother's voice in my head telling me not to dress like a rainbow! Anyway, it's a Ciate varnish in Red Hot Chilli, which I got in my February Glossybox. It's the first time I've tried it and I must say it lasted really well.

So there you have it. Four outfits in four days :)

Bye for now.

handbag heaven.

I own a few designer handbags... So I thought I'd share my capsule collection with you. There's only six of them, but I think they cover staples for all seasons and all of the colours I typically wear.

Most of them were bought as Christmas or Birthday presents from my parents or from myself to myself haha... Who says you need a man to buy you expensive gifts when you can buy your own!

I know some of these are a little outdated, but my collection has been bought over the past eight years or so. I'll write about them in chronological order.

The first bag I bought was this one from Mulberry. I don't know the name of it, it's so long ago since I bought it. It was my staple bag when I first started work and I still use it every so often. Mulberry bags are so well made and the leather is hard wearing, even though this is probably about eight years old it still has that gorgeous leather smell about it.

The second bag is my Chanel bowling bag. My parents bought me this as a present for my 18th Birthday while we were away on holiday in Barcelona.

It was the first high end designer bag I owned and I remember feeling so special and lucky :)

I've sort of fallen out of love with it because it feels a little dated, but with monochrome + pastels being such a big trend for SS14... I might try styling it again and see how it looks. 

Again another Mulberry bag which I don't know the name of! This one was bought from Cheshire Oaks designer outlet. I think it was about £200-£300, so a steal for a Mulberry. I haven't worn it for quite a while, but what with pink being very current for SS14 I'm going to get it back out of the cupboard.

Again I used this quite a lot for work when I bought it. Being patent leather it's really easy to clean and is quite hard wearing.

This is my Smythson bag, again I don't know what it's called! I absolutely adore this and have been seen with it quite a lot lately. The detail on the front is really beautiful and I love the way it fastens.
I was wearing it in Autumn Winter with a grey long check coat from Topshop and orange studded slippers. I love a monochrome outfit with colourful accessories :)

Because it's grosgrain material, it's really not worn very well on the back side. The red has worn off to reveal white underneath, so it's a bit sorry looking! I'd love to get it repaired so if anybody has a suggestion or recommendation of where to get this done, I'd really appreciate it.
It's also quite a large bag so I have to remind myself not to overfill it as it can get really heavy.

Here is my Chanel 2.55 :) I think it's in large as it's one of the bigger versions. 

This is my most treasured handbag, it was a present from my parents for my 21st Birthday. I hope it's something I will have forever and be able to pass onto my daughters / granddaughters one day as a beautiful vintage accessory.

Excuse the awful photo, I've managed to make such a beautiful bag look really boring! I promise you the lambskin leather is so soft and perfect. I've worn it so much and where it's rubbed on the back side the leather looks almost navy blue. It's become my staple handbag for nicer occasions and nights out so I have worn it quite a lot.

I'm trying to get the cost per wear down to a reasonable amount so I can justify spending so much money on it!

My most recent purchase is my Mulberry Tillie. I bought this in the AW12 sale on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve shopping and dinner out has sort of become a tradition in our family. It's always great to see Manchester's Christmas lights and markets and of course, have a last minute shop.

I remember the shop assistant being so lovely when we bought this... My Mum bought another bag form Mulberry at the same time and as it was around 30 mins before closing for Christmas Day, she gave us the sale price which was starting on Boxing Day.

I've got a pair of nude Christian Louboutin pumps and I often wear these two pieces together. It's a bit matchy matchy but I kind of like that. Otherwise it's just a great casual bag for shopping, as it holds so much stuff and the cross body strap is really useful.

So there we go, my capsule collection of designer handbags. I've got my eye on a YSL Cabas Chyc medium leather shopper in black or maybe an Alexander Wang Rocco tote for the next purchase, so watch this space.

Bye for now

February beauty haul.

I've been watching videos from a lot of beauty bloggers lately...
My favourite being the gorgeous Tanya Burr :)
I love watching her videos because she comes across as so down to earth and I love her beauty and fashion choices.

Anyway, she inspired me to refresh my make up bag... There's a lot of things in there which I've been using for a long time and I know aren't necessarily the best products for me anymore.
So here is a February beauty haul for you.

I started with buying some lip glosses from the Tanya Burr collection available from Feel Unique. I wanted to update my spring lip colours, I've got a couple from Urban Decay which are my staples, but fancied a change.
It was SO difficult to pick colours, I initially limited myself to three but couldn't resist another as there's such a great range of shades in the collection.
So here's what I bought, I've swatched them for you as well.
L to R we have - Champagne Toast - First Date - Picnic in the Park - Just Peachy

 

I haven't tried Champagne Toast yet, but so far my favourite is Picnic in the Park.
It's a vibrant coral pink which I think looks really fresh with my pale skin. I can see myself wearing it quite a lot!
I'd highly recommend them all, they smell and feel divine on my lips. Sometimes I find lip gloss can be quite drying but these aren't at all.
I must say, I love the actual packaging of the lip glosses... But the cardboard packaging they came in felt a little childish. Probably because it's aimed at a much younger target market than myself.

Continuing on the lip colour theme, my Mum gave me this Avon Anew Lip Restoring Colour Balm recently as she didn't think it suited her. It's in the colour Luminous Berry and comes in a twist brush pen.
It has a beautiful fresh scent, not flowery at all... And it feels super nourishing.
Whilst I like the colour, I'm not keen on the packaging and I find the twist element a bit of a gimmick.
We'll see if it's still working a few weeks down the line.

The next beauty items I have are Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in 010 Light Porcelain and Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent.
I haven't tried either of these products before but I've worn them on a couple of nights out since I bought them and am loving them!
I've been using YSL Foundation for the last few years or so and didn't realise how greasy it felt on my skin, until I tried this Match Perfection. It so light and non-greasy.
It's so reasonably priced as well, at £6.99 from Boots and the powder at £3.99. Much better than around £30 for my previous YSL foundation.

I also bought a Real Techniques Expert Face Brush from Boots. I didn't realise how much difference it would make putting my foundation on with this amazing brush!

I've heard a few people raving about it and at £9.99 it's not expensive to take a chance on. But I certainly wasn't disappointed.

I normally apply my foundation with my fingers, but you really need to try this to see how great it is.

My foundation literally looks flawless when I apply it with this, even with my combination skin.

I have quite dry skin around my nose and cheeks, but my chin and forehead are really oily.

I find as long as I exfoliate my face well beforehand, this brush works absolute wonders :)

The next beauty buy I've got for you is Maybelline the Falsies Volum' Express Mascara

I usually wear Bad Gal from Benefit or Soap and Glory Thick and Fast, but I thought I would try something different. I'm really fussy with mascara, I bought this one as Tanya Burr uses it in pretty much all of her videos and loves it.

I've been wearing this every day for a couple of weeks and I like it... But I don't love it. It goes on quite thick and can get quite clumpy if you over apply it.

I'm going to persist with it though and keep trying it over the next few weeks.

Next here's a hair product I thought you guys might like...
If you have fine and slightly limp looking hair like mine, this product will be your saviour!
It's Osis Dust It Mattifying Powder from Schwarzkopf. You just sprinkle a little of it on your roots and it creates great volume.
I tend to use it on the underneath roots rather than around my parting, as my hair can look a little unkempt... But it's so amazing. I've been using it for a few years now and it's my go-to for volumised hair on a night out.

Now a few products I've bought or been given as pressies from Lush.
I've recently discovered Lush... I used to walk past and be repulsed by the overpowering smell. But I braved it and I am so glad I did because it's awesome!

Here I have - Sunnyside - Sex Bomb - Love Locket - Twilight

I also had a Butterball, but I couldn't wait to use it and it didn't disappoint! I got out of the bath feeling all silky and nourished.

I had another Sex Bomb which I've used already as well, the colour it turned my bath was so vibrant.

I really value my quiet time in the bath if I'm feeling stressed... Products like this make my bath feel so much more special and relaxing.

And the last product I have for you is really multiple products in one... My Glossybox

This is the first one I've received, I decided to sign up to get a bit of variety into my make up bag and I've heard really great reports about these. They're such a fantastic idea :)

This month I got Nougat London Sparkling Body Shimmer, Eldora Eyelashes, Ciate London Paint Pot in Red Hot Chilli, Maybelline Colour Sensation Stripped Nudes Lipstick in Naked Brown and Toni & Guy Stick it Up Gum.

I would never have picked out a brown lipstick, but this one looks great on me so I can't wait to figure out an outfit to wear it with and show you. The lashes and nail varnish are right up my street and the body shimmer will be great when I've got bare legs.
The only product I can't see myself using is the hair gum, but I'll give it a go... If it's not for me I'm sure Gareth will use it on his short hair.
I had an email yesterday saying my March box is being dispatched, as I've signed up for a monthly subscription... Hopefully the postie will arrive with it soon and I can write another little post about the contents.

So there you go... Lots of beauty purchases I made in February.
If you've got any recommendations of products you think I might like, leave me a comment.
Thanks for reading :)