Despite my misgivings about ordering things online, I somehow managed to persuade myself that signing up for a monthly GlossyBox was a good idea.
Since losing a bit of weight, I’m taking a bit more care over my appearance, and this seems like a good way to shake up my usual cosmetics routine, and try some premium products. Plus, I always like little handbag sized versions of items. I opted for a 3 month contract, which was £30 up front, and I’ll have 3 lovely boxes to review.
And what lovely boxes they are! The packaging is exceptionally high quality, a very sturdy pink box, with the goodies inside wrapped in black tissue paper. My only concern comes from an environmental point of view – thats a lot of packaging to dispose of. I kept the pink ribbon and the box, which I’m sure I’ll find a use for.
So what was inside:
- Figs and Rouge Lip Gloss in Cherry Blossom
- Monu Hydrating Moisturiser
- MeMeMe eye shadow in Dusk
- Helen E Lip crayon in Red Carpet
- John Frieda Frizz Ease serum
The chubby lip crayon was quite a strong geranium red colour. Despite this being one of my “autumn” shades, it’s a colour I have in clothes, but not one I’d usually put on my lips. Maybe with a gloss over the top, for evening.
The grey eye shadow looked quite dark in its pot, but is a softer smokey shade when on. I wore it to a Scottish dancing class, and my husband commented “You’re wearing make-up!” without specifically mentioning the eyes.
The John Frieda Frizz Ease is a handy sized serum – I have very short hair and never blow dry it, but I do use serums to give it a sort of spikey glossiness, and this one goes on easily and is non-sticky.
The moisturiser looked quite thick when I splodged it out of the bottle, but it absorbs well into the skin.
My favourite item is undoubtedly the Figs and Rouge lip gloss – it looks a deep cherry colour in the tube, but goes on slightly paler, and has a staying power that most other lip glosses don’t have. The colour is great on me too, definitely a keeper!
Dancing At Lunacy 
Leave a Reply