LUSH HAUL!

Hello everyone :) so as pretty much everyone loves Lush I thought it would be nice to show you some of the things I got at the end of December! I popped into Birmingham's store and although it was jammed full of people the staff still remained calm and friendly like always..

I'd spent around £30 and was thankful for staff always asking me if I needed any help, I'd asked if there was any sale stuff left which there wasn't but the lovely woman still went out back to see, little did I know she came out with a northern lights bath bomb and just because it was the tiniest bit chipped on the outside they wasn't selling it, so she kindly said you can just have it! Such a lovely gesture.

This is why I love lush, not only are their products out of this world but I've yet to come across a staff member which isn't so friendly. I am so impressed by every product from lush that I've tried now over the years and I'm super excited to purchase some more from their valentines day range.. I mean come on how can you not? Have you seen how adorable and cute they are xD

So on to the things I purchased, some I've used and some I haven't just yet so there will be a post following after this one to discuss in detail how I felt about ones I have used. Hope you enjoy!

Before I carry on though I did kindly receive two samples, a celestial moisturiser and herbalism cleanser, they both smell amazing and I'm excited to try them.

Yoga Bomb £4.25

Fizzbanger £3.75

Avobath £3.50

Sakura £3.50

Tisty Tosty £3.50

Ickle Baby Bot £1.95

Northern Lights Bath Bomb (free)

Pop In The Bath Bubble Bar £3.65

Floating Island Bath Oil £2.00

If you have any questions about these products then please feel free to ask me anything!

I hope you enjoyed my lush haul and I will be doing a post at some point today about some of the bath bombs I have used!

Love Sarah!

First GLOSSYBOX of 2016 x

Hey everyone I am so pleased with the first glossybox of 2016!
Who else got this months box, what are your thoughts on the products ?? :D
I am SUPER excited for February's box, cannot wait to do another blog post on that for you guys.
Here's the products I received this month, I really hope you all enjoy my post and my genuine thoughts xxxxx

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UNANI DERMO DEFENSE FACE MASK £11.36

So this dermo defense face mask is from the brand UNANI, I haven't really heard much about their brand but I did get one product last year in a birchbox which was a sample size.This product is full size and retails for £11.36 which is amazing for 100ml. I'm not sure on all of their products but I know this particular product isn't tested on animals, just for those of you who prefer make-up / skin care to not be tested on animals! I didn't bother taking a picture just based on the fact it's a clear gel, 

There isn't really a scent which is good for those who hate strong scented skin care, when you squeeze a bit out it does look very thick, but once you go to rub it into your skin it just turns into a thin watery consistency, which is a bonus as it will be easier to wash off. It is recommended for sensitive skin, and suggests you use it once or twice a week, all you do is evenly apply to your cleansed face, leave on for 10 minutes and rinse of with water, after use a toner all over your face.

I cannot wait to try this product out as I suffer from sensitive skin myself, I will be sure to let you guys know my thoughts.

You can find this product at comprarcosmetica.es

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GLOSSYBOX EYESHADOW IN GLOSSY MAUVE £7.10

As all you glossybox addicts know, we never really get actual glossybox products all that much, so when you do they are completely amazing and blow your mind! This eyeshadow is full size and costs £7.10 and 3g of product.  I got mine in the shade GLOSSY MAUVE, a beautiful pale blueish purple toned shadow with tiny, tiny flecs of silver shimmer, it's also a satin eye shadow. It blends easily and is super pigmented, this will look so good in the crease! Can't wait to create a make-up look with this.

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ANGELE Paris Red Nail Lacquer £6.32

If you are like me and you're obsessed with collecting nail varnishes then you'll love this just as much as I do myself, you can't go wrong with a beautiful red polish! This is from the brand ANGELE Paris, it's 11ml and costs £6.32. Obviously it's a nail varnish so there's not much I can write about it haha! Although I've heard it's long wearing when used with a base coat and top coat. 

I will let you all know and do a blog post about how long wearing it really is :D x

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Teeez Cosmetics OASIS GEM LIPSTICK £11.93

As my lipstick was broken, glossybox was kind enough to send me a replacement AND a dove 60 second treatment shot for damaged hair, so once again thank you for amazing customer service! xx

As many other people are so in love with the design of the packaging, I am also obsessed!

It's so unique and different to any other lipstick I've ever seen to be honest. Now I personally think this product is a big hit or miss, I love the packaging, love the colour and the satin finish / scent... but the big miss for me was no matter how light you do a swatch OR apply it to your lips it just instantly snaps in half, I'm so gutted that this is the second time it's happened, but I will still try make it work or use a lip brush. Has anyone else had this problem? Other than that I love it, it has a very sweet scent though just to warn people who had strong scented lip products. 

teeezcosmetics.com

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                                         Madara CELLULAR REPAIR SERUM £38
                                                                                      

This Madara cellular repair serum is luxury size which you get 15ml of product,

I'm hoping it's amazing to ever pay £38 for the full size, the consistency is thin and a bit watery but rubs into your skin easily, the colour of the product is sort of like a really pale mint green.

It's supposed to help plump your skin while boosting hydration and radiance.

I am excited to try this out, it does have a slight smell, but I can't quite put a finger on what it smells like haha, so if you guys know please enlighten me :') 

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Who is super excited for February's glossybox?? :D

Everyone got to choose their MUA Power Pout Glaze lip shade!

Once again all my thoughts on products are genuine and my own, please feel free to contact me on instagram to let me know your thoughts on the products, my username is BEAUTYBLOGGER94_

Thank you all so very much for reading my posts, it means everything to me for you to take time and read about the products and my reviews on products.

I hope you're all well and I'll be back very soon with February's box!

<3 Lots of love, Sarah <3

Glossybox October 2015

Glossybox - October 2015

Hey guys hope you've all had a great start to the week, as promised I'm sat doing my post about this month's glossybox! Can't believe it's now 20/10/2015! seems like yesterday October started!
Will be the new year before we know it - Sit back and enjoy the post <3 xxx

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Jelly Pong Pong - Fairy Lashes Curl Mascara - £17.95
I actually received one of their mascaras a good few years back when I first subscribed to glossybox, 

I was excited that I got another one, the one I had before was different though where as this one is a mascara to help with curling your lashes! This mascara has a 100% cruelty-free formula, It claims to leave lashes with dramatic volume and intense definition so I cannot wait to try this out!
Gorgeous packaging and it's full size! If you want to check out more of their products please visit the

link I'll post it here >>>>  http://jellypongpong.com/
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So Susan - Haute Light Highlighting Pencil £15

This peach-hued creamy crayon will flatter anyone, apply it along the inner rim of the eyes to make the whites pop or blend over your brow bones or cheek bones to boost radiance.

100% Cruelty-Free (We do NOT test our products or ingredients on animals)

The packaging is just so cute, anyone else think so?! It may be £15 but it's worth it considering that it's not tested on animals & the effort they put into the designs for the packaging. I am a sucker when it comes to highlighting my face so this will suit my super pale face! Excited to be trying this out when I get chance.

Please visit their website they're an amazing company! <3
http://sosusan.com/en/
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Lanolips Antibacterial Hand Cream £8.99

Some people received Lanolips lip glosses, so when I knew I got this Antibacterial hand cream I was so excited, it's proven to kill 99.9 % of germs. I love it's sleek packaging completely travel friendly so I'll be taking this out with me everywhere from now on :)  I have actually used this and not only does a little go a long way, it doesn't have that thick or greasy feel which is great!
For some reason the card you get in your glossy box it says this product is £8.99 but the only place you can get it is boots, and their website says £9.99... 

Either way it's worth it as it does  what it says :D
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Talika Photo-Hydra Day £24.85

As I suffer from dry skin I couldn't wait to get my hands on this product, it claims to be deeply hydrating, especially in the autumn/ winter! It has soothing and nourishing ingredients alongside plumping hyaluronic acid which will leave your complextion hydrated and primed!
This is so excited and I cannot wait to add this into my skin care routine :D

Please visit their website to check out their products! talika.com/US/GB/
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Nicka K - Airbrush Blending Sponge £6.50

I was so shocked that I got a product that I can actually apply my make-up with, 

Although I'm happy enough receiving make-up products it's always nice to switch it around!
I've always been a 100% fan of applying my foundation with a flat top brush as I find it gives a more airbrushed flawless finish  ( my opinion ) so I cannot wait to try this sponge out as I've heard great things about Nicka K products. It feels dense and soft which is awesome!

If you want to see any of their other products feel free to visit their website!! nicka.com

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Although I have been getting glossy boxes for the last 2 ish years, I cancelled for one month and got a code for three extra products when I re-subscribe, a big thank you to Glossybox!!!
The products I got are;

Yves Rocher Collection Cacao, Cocoa&Rasberry hand cream 75ML
Toni&Guy Classic limited edition shine gloss serum 30ML
Bellapierre Cosmetics Super Gloss in the shade Clementine Citrus 9ml
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*November Sneak Peek*
One of the products everyone will get in November's box is one of Revlon's best-selling lipstick shades. Even better, everyone will be able to pick their favourite from one of four pretty hues!!

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I was pleased with October's box, were you? feel free to contact me or comment below with what you thought was your favourite product out of the 5!!

- Glossy box are also teaming up with Nars next month if you're subscribed you'll get the box for £30 instead of £35 it's not the normal box we get each month, this is just an optional thing!
Their will be 5 of the best Nars products (mini sized I think)

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my posts, it means a lot!

- I am off to Llandudno tomorrow with my grandparents til Saturday so will most likely do a post of pictures from our holiday :) 

not make-up related but something different for you guys!

speak to you all soon <3
Sarah xxx

This Or That Quiz!

This Or That - Get to know me!

Hi guys as a fun little thing to do,  
I thought i'd to a beauty this or that tag!
A fun way of you all getting to know me more, but at the same time I can get to know you more also by you pasting your this or that below in the comments!

Here it is, and I hope you have as much fun as myself doing this!! :) 

MAKEUP...blush or bronzer - Blusher
lip gloss or lipstick - Lipstick
eye liner or mascara - Eyeliner
foundation or concealer - Foundation
neutral or color eye shadow - Neutral 
pressed or loose eye shadows - Pressed
brushes or sponges - Brushes I find it gives a more flawless finish. 

NAILS...
OPI or china glaze - OPI
Long or short - Long
Acrylic or natural - In a real world Acrylic, but most the time mine are natural.
Brights or dark's - I have over 250 polishes, 
Flower or no flower - No flower

BODY...
perfume or body splash - Perfume
lotion or body butter - Depends
body wash or soap - Body Wash
lush or other bath company - Lush

FASHION...
jeans or sweat pants - jeans
long sleeve of short- Short
dresses or skirts - Dresses
stripes or plaid - Stripes
flip flops or sandals - Sandals
scarves or hats - None
studs or dangly earrings - Neither 
necklaces or bracelets - Necklaces
heels or flats - Both
jacket or hoodie - Hoodie


HAIR...
curly or straight - Although my hair is naturally straight, still straight :P!
bun or ponytail - Ponytail
bobby pins or butterfly clips - Both
hair spray or gel - Hair spray
long or short - Long
light or dark - Depends ( Been so many colours )
side sweep bangs or full bangs - Had both but at the moment side sweep!
up or down - Down

RANDOM...
Rain or shine - Shine
Summer or winter - Both
Fall or spring - Both
Chocolate or vanilla - Vanilla


I hope you all enjoyed this, would be amazing to see your replies in the comments below.

Beauty Crowd Haul (first impression)

Beauty Crowd Haul - First Impressions!

Good evening everyone, hope you've all had a fabulous day!

As you all probably know, yesterday I posted about my Beauty Crowd Haul.
And as promised I'm currently doing my first impressions for you ^_^ !
I was shocked at how amazing these products are, so if you're interested after reading my blog then please feel free to head over to www.beautycrowd.com  to have a look at their amazing website!
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As someone who gets oily skin when I seen this on their site I jumped at the chance of purchasing it! I know it's not a  HD powder by all means, but I own a HD powder from ELF which was the worst product i'd ever tried!
No matter how much  I tried to slowly do bit by bit it just looks like a white mask     on your face - so I was nervous by Bell's claims that it doesn't leave a white mask!

I have tried this out and it's seriously the most amazing powder I've ever tried! think this is going to be my holy grail!  It's   dermatologist approved, HYPOAllergenic.
It is also not tested on animals and it's vegan friendly!
so overall £5.95 for this totally worth it :D


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Milani Grandissimo lashes - Black Mascara

I've always heard people rave about this mascara, and I thought it was worth trying it out, as you can see in the picture the brush is just HUGE! So if you don't like that then I don't think this product would suit you.

I haven't got a picture unfortunately, but when I do I'll upload it to my Instagram for you guys to see the results. Although I have tried it for 2 days in a row now so I'll tell you what I personally think.   I  think the brush is a bit big BUT it's bearable.

Obviously I know it's main aim is to volumise your lashes - it does an okay job but doesn't do much really if you're the type of person who wants your lashes to be super long and curled. I don't think I'd re-purchase this one again but I'll use it up just for the fact it's not the worst mascara out there, remember these are my personal views and everyone's lashes are different so it may work differently to someone else who uses this.

It's £6 , not tested on animals, vegan friendly and the claim I do agree with is that it doesn't clump your lashes.

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Absolute Maxi Satin

 Lip Crayon

I've never owned a product like this before as I didn't think they would be any good...

I'm a big fan of the red lip, so when I seen they had this in the shade ' Very Red '  I jumped at the chance and purchased it, it's such a gorgeous shade of red - and most of all the pigment is amazing, it easily glides onto your lips and the staying power is amazing!

I had this on for around 5 hours, in that time I drank and ate food and even after the results were amazing. so I'm assuming it will be good for people who go out clubbing etc!

One of my new favourite lip products!! This costs £3.95 and is in 13 different shades.

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Absolute Matte Lipstick

I got this in the shade;

 Bulgarian Rose.

It's such a beautiful deep red,

Yet again like the maxi stain it has brilliant pigmentation!

This matte lipstick smells so much like grapes, yummy! I highly recommend this product and I am very excited to purchase more in different shades!! I'm not sure on the staying power as I only tested it out for a short period of time, but I'm assuming it will last all day.

This product is £3.95 and they have the matte lipsticks in 6 different shades.

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Absolute Mood Lipgloss - Joy clear to pink.

I have honestly never seen anything like this before,
so when I did I thought I would give one of them a try.
I was very impressed, it didn't feel too sticky like most lip glosses do,
the scent is fruity and they have three different shades,
They have Joy which is the one I have, 
Love which is clear to red and Peace, which is clear to soft pink.

It's amazing how the product is clear but as soon as it touches your skin it slowly transforms into the colour, I found the more you rub the product in the more intense the colour gets which is amazing!
                                                 At £3.95 for 10 ml of product this is totally worth it! 
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So there it is, the products I ordered!
I hope you enjoyed reading what I had to say about them, maybe if you own any of the products you could comment below and let me know your thoughts? :) would be great to hear someone elses thoughts.

I'm grateful for all you who are visiting my blog, 
please feel free and contact me on Instagram with what you'd like to see me post about!

It's BEAUTYBLOGGER94_

Thank you once again.

Sarah

August Birchbox 2015

August Birchbox - #BEAUTYJUNKIE

Hey everyone so as promised I'm currently sat here at 4AM doing a post about Birchbox.

This month was another great month for birchbox, the box came and the design is little emojii type things, all over which is pretty cute - then the bottom half of the box is a gorgeous mint green colour.

As well as your products everyone received a sheet of stickers which is amazing!
Overall I'm amazed at the products I received, i'll put everything below for you guys!
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Benefit High Beam
The full size is £19.50
This gorgeous pink hue gives an instantly dewy finish, you can apply this highlighter on brow and cheekbones.

 It blends nicely and I can agree that it gives a gorgeous dewy finish
The sample size is 2.5 ml , which by the pigmentation it's going to last ages - Brilliant!

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Laura Mercier
Kohl Eye Pencil in Black Violet
The full size is £17.50!
This ultra-creamy, pigmented purple pencil glides beautifully across your eyes.

I didn't expect the pigment, and staying power to be this good, I applied it to the back of my hand and I rubbed and rubbed and it just stayed put!! 
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Illamasqua - Hydra Veil
The full size costs £32
I've not tried this primer with foundation yet, but I have applied it to where I'm prone to dry patches and well... I must admit it really did feel hydrated and smooth.
They claim that it has a nourishing formula and instantly re-hydrates and smooths the skin for a radiant complexion - Those claims are correct!
Excited to try this out when I do a full face of make-up.
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 Rituals Rice Scrub - Full size £10

Rice Scrub - Organic Rice Milk & Cherry Blossom.
For a sample size 70ml is quite a lot of product :).
The scent of this product is amazing, I can't wait to use this!
It says to use this once OR twice a week, massage onto damp skin using circular motions then rinse away.

I can imagine that it will leave your skin soft and smooth!









       



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BioNike Cleansing Water  *BIRCHBOX EXCLUSIVE*

Defence Tolerance Essential Cleansing Water.
This sample size is 15 ml and the full size costs £12.20
This product is fragrance free, suitable for sensitive skin it gently removes make-up and leaves skin feeling smooth and soft.
Using your fingertips, massage into face and neck.
Remove using a cotton pad - no rinsing required!






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Kebelo 
Clarifying Shampoo, 50 ml and the full size costs £13.95
The whole point of this shampoo is to use once or twice a month, and that is to get rid of any product build up in your hair, this has gentle blend of ingredients to detox your hair and scalp. It has a very fresh smell, so I am super excited to try this out! I may even purchase the full size at some point!

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Those were the products I received, what products do you guys get, I'd love to know what you got this month!!
Please feel free to comment on here with any questions you may have, or even follow me on Instagram which is;

BEAUTYBLOGGER94_

Thank you so much for reading!
Sarah xo