SheSaidBeauty box June

I love this company!! Yesterday I got an email from SheSaidBeauty saying the June Beauty Box had been posted and then this morning there in the Postman's hand was the hot pink box announcing it's arrival!!

So What did I get??? Well in mine was a Yardley Perfume sample 1ml, A Balance Me hand cream (full size!), Elemis bath Elixir 50ml, St Tropez Gradual Tan Body Moisturiser 75ml, Let's Go Lashes, and a bonus sample of Ginerva Green Tea Nude Cover BB Cream. 

I love the St Tropez Moisturiser, my sample is Medium to Dark which I wouldn't have bought, I would have gone for the light but I love it!! I've wapped some on my legs and obviously no immediate results but it smells gorgeous and absorbs well as you'd expect from St Tropez so I'm really pleased with that.

Next up is the Elemis Bath Elixir, I've heard a lot about Elemis but haven't as yet tried any of their products so I can't wait to have a soak later and try it out, I've had a sniff and it does smell slightly masculine but I actually like it so we shall see!

The Balance Me super moisturising Hand cream splits my opinion!! On the one side I do get very dry hands from work as I'm constantly washing my hands or working in water so any hand cream that can keep my skin soft and stop it cracking is welcomed. On the other side I hate Lavender and am very particular about the scents of products I use, I'm really not a herbal smell kinda girl and this smells of Lavender.....But!! I have tried it out and it's made my skin super soft and my problem areas seem instantly softer which to me is amazing and whilst the smell isn't my taste its not horrific and if it can help my poor hands I'm happy to give it a chance so another tick for SSB.

As for the rest of the samples I would rather not have had lashes  again I got the same ones in my GlossyBox and whilst these are a better style (No.1!) I'm unlikely to use them plus we had lashes last month. The perfume sample I hate!! I don't like it when they're included as a main sample it annoys me, If I want perfume I'll go to a department store and get the sample for free myself, finally the BB cream is a very small sample but its a bonus so I can't complain, I've not heard of the company but I will try it out as I'm into my BB creams at the moment and the fact its SPF30 would make it ideal for my holiday so I'll have a go and see what I think.

So that was my box, perfume sample aside I liked it I was happy and the main three products I received made the perfume sample less of an issue!! 

I really like how SSB communicate well with their customers, the boxes are early rather than late and so far have all been really strong boxes and the fact their cheaper than GB make them all the more appealing. 

I haven't used their website properly yet but I'm going to have a play and see what its all about, I've peeped in the past and it does seem to have a community feel with real reviews from real people.

So all in all another great month for SSB, loved my box and the products and will definitely be continuing my subscription :) 

GlossyBox May Anniversary edition!

I'd just finished blogging about my SheSaidBeauty box when my doorbell rang and voila GlossyBox's offering was delivered!!

This Month is the one year Anniversary since GlossyBox began and as a result this is their special edition anniversary box.

As a added bonus they've given us all a little compact mirror and a balloon. It says on the blurb they'd like us to inflate said balloon and take a picture of ourselves to upload on their Facebook or to tweet to them!! 

So, what did I get?! Well in mine I had Noble Isle summer rising bath and shower gel which smells really good, I normally have a tantrum when I see shower or bath gels as I always seem to get sent Lavender or eucalyptus scented washes, which I hate with a passion! However this one I'm actually happy about as it just looks and smells divine!

Then I had two perfume samples from Lolita Lempicka......I'm not going to rant but I will say these samples I can walk into House of Fraser and collect for free anytime and I really take issue when a beauty box includes perfume like this as one of the main samples as it's not a luxury sample and its free anyway so I'm not impressed!! I've tried them both and of the two the Si Lolita is the one I like but thats all I can really say on them! (Not happy!!)

Next was a Weleda sample, The packaging is in German which if you don't read or understand isn't helpful but my basic grasp is that its a Wild Rose Milk for pampering your skin and that it contains natural ingredients. I like the smell and I've rubbed a bit on my hands and its absorbed well and left them soft with a gentle rose fragrance so I like this and will give it a proper test later.

I also got a small bottle of Uniqone All in one hair treatment which again I haven't tried yet but meh its another hair treatment I have my regular hair care down but this claims to preform miracles so I'll give it a whirl and we'll see!

Finally I received the Lets Go Lashes, I got the Tease Strip Lashes No.3. I'm going to sound really ungrateful but I've had lashes now many many times in these boxes and whilst their useful I can buy them anywhere and their not really my thing other than when I'm going out so I probably won't even try these and will gift them on.

I have mixed reactions with GlossyBox generally I'm happy with my boxes I know they're not going to please everyone all the time but this time I opened the box had a nose and a poke and then looked at the little deflated balloon and thought, that's two of us!

Not a terrible box by any stretch of the imagination but it goes back to the fact that across the boxes there is too much variation and there is the good box and the bum box and the little bit of both box which is what I think Mine is. 

 I was really good this month and didn't google to see any sneaky peaks or reviews so I had no expectations, however I'm not really moved to praise GB this month which is a shame as recently I'd been on a good run with their boxes. 

I've since googled away and seen others got HD Brows products which makes me sad as I would love to try their products but hey you win some you lose some!

Catch you next time xxx

SheSaidBeauty Box May

I decided that this month I would properly trial all the products I got in my May SheSaidBeauty box, I usually just have a quick dab or sniff but that's a bit boring each month so instead I'll tell you what I got and then focus on what I really liked!

So in my box I received the Natio Lotus Soap, I got the Pink lotus scent of yoga, Inika lip whip in peach, The Vintage Cosmetic Company False Lashes Kitty shaped, Kim Kardashian Eau De Parfum, Green People SPF15 with Tan accelerator and then in a cute little voile bag I got three samples from Snowberry.

Out of everything my favourite product was the Inika Lip Whip however the colour wasn't suitable for me but I am going to buy it in another shade. It applies really easily and stays in place its just a shame I can't pull off the colour!

I also loved the eyelashes relatively easy to apply and remove and looked great on so big thumbs up for them.

The only other thing to say was the Kim Kardashian perfume really surprised me as I liked the smell and I passed it on to a friend who also liked the scent. I have to say I normally don't like celebrity perfumes as they don't tend to be particularly nice in my opinion, but this one is and the roller ball packaging made it easy to try so I would recommend it.

This months box was a good offering and I wasn't disappointed with anything in it so I will defiantly be staying with SheSaidBeauty for the foreseeable future, I'm now on Glossy watch as the boxes have been dispatched and are due any day so I will let you know my thoughts when I've had a try ;)