Lux Box July 2012

I can never wait for my monthly box from Lux Box. I am yet to be disappointed with these boxes! I thought I would share with you guys what I got this month!

Inika Certified Organic Eye Liner- I had an Inika eyeliner from another beauty box and yeah I like it. I got my shade in Peacock Blue, a shade I wouldn't personally buy but I love it! It's such a creamy eyeliner.

Gatineau Essential Skin Corrector- I've not tried this yet but I'm looking forward as it does smell really relaxing. It contains anti-oxidents. This claims to improve radiance. 

Magnifibres Brush on False Eyelashes- This product really jumped out at me, the packaging is so nice and this is a product I would buy, so I'm really glad I get to try it out. I am hoping to do a full review on this product as I have high hopes for it!

BRTC Gold Caviar BB Cream- This BB cream contains spf in it! Pleased about that, I haven't tried it yet but I normally wear a BB cream to work, so guess what I'll be using tomorrow! An the fact it has extracts of caviar in, really interests me!

Yana Cosmetics Foundation- Lux box actually took the time to e-mail their subscribers to ask what shade they required for this sample, now if thats not good customer service what is! I'm really looking forward to trying this foundation as its not tested on animals and claims an airbrushed look.

 Overall I'm so pleased with the box, like every month! I cant wait to try the false lash extensions!

Sleek i-Divine "Au Naturel" palette

top- l-r nougat, nubuck, cappuccino, honeycomb, toast, taupe

Bottom : l-r conker, moss, bark, mineral earth, regal, noir

This palette has a great range of matte shades and shimmery shades. Most of the top row are more like a simple wash of colour to use on the eyelid. The first shade would be very good as a highlighter, the second colour for some reason doesn't really show up on my skin toned. Out of the whole palette my favourite shade is "Cappuccino" I wear this everyday to work as it gives my eyes a bit more depth.

The bottom row of colours are very pigmented- completely different to the top row of eyeshadows. But as these show up a lot more these shades I would use as more of a night time look. I think it's really good that there is a black matte shade in the palette as it is really good to achieve a smokey eye.

Sleek is availble in the UK in Superdrug. I got my palette from Ebay and I think this set me back about £6, which is really good for 12 eyeshadows. I would like to try more sleek palettes in the future. Anyone has a recommendation? 

May Luxbox

I thought I would round up the month of May with my May Lux Box. Unfortunately it arrived quite late this month and I've not long received it. Lux Box are new and this is only their second box and teething problems are to be expected! But the customer service is outstanding! Regular updates on their Facebook page, always letting you know what's going on and email replies in my experience are within a couple of hours.


I cannot fault this company on their service. I was over the moon with my April box. (I did do a blog post of it for those of you who are interested.) So May had a lot to live up to!

1. Sensationelle Flicktips Full size £8.99- At first I thought "What are these?" as they caught my eye as soon as I opened my box. I was quite surprised to see them as it's such a different product! I don't think I would ever think to buy these so I'm really happy that I can try them out.
2. The Rosebud Perfume Co Mocha Rose Tube 30ml Full size £7.00- My box smells like this! This is a lip balm with vanilla, it smells more like coco butter to me. I really like the packaging, I think it's really different. The consistency is very thick! I don't know whether this is just mine? But it is very thick making it quite hard to apply. But the smell is heavenly! 
3. Di Palomo Hand and Nail Cream 25ml in Wild Fig and Grape this is £6.30 for 75ml- I love the smell of this, I can't stop sniffing it. It wouldn't of been a scent I would of chosen myself just by the nail, but well I'm happy! This is my favourite item out of the box. It's going in my handbag!
4. Papier Poudre- Rachel £7.20- Another interesting product to see- powdered blotting papers. I've never owned any before but a fair few of my friends use them. This is so handy to carry around with you. The powder will be a great look for the upcoming summer weather as it is a bit darker than my natural skin tone.
5. Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser 30ml £34 for full size- I'm looking forward to trying this I've never tried this brand before, but this is going straight in my pile for holiday products as I think it's the perfect size to take away! Thats if I can hold of using it for about a week!

Overall I'm really happy with what I have received this month. I am staying subscribed to Lux box as I feel, for me they have the edge over other beauty boxes, they're new and I just love what I'm receiving, all these different items and different brands. Lux box is a clear winner for me

Fake Benefit number 2

So this is following on from my blog post that I made last week. This is another fake product I got conned into due to the price.
This is Benefit's lemon aid eyelid primer, you can also use it as a normal concealer. I think this product has been discontinued also. But anywhere here's the low down!

Admittedly I was very convinced by the packaging but it's good, so who wouldn't be? After doing some research online I come to realise mine was a fake. 

The product code is apparently on the wrong side of the box.

The consistency of the product- now I didn't think it was terrible but for something that is on the higher end of the scale I was expecting better results and it not being so hard to work with.

This isn't the best photo but there is no capital L for London and there is no space between the post code. Another give away for me was the fact that on the box with the ingredients list it said "Shea better" now I always thought it was shea butter! So yeah this made me totally convinced that this is a fake benefit product.


As I said in my last post I won't try and search for these deals on Ebay again. I'm a big lover of Ebay and this hasn't put me off the site but I think people need to be careful with what they buy on there, especially these fake products as you can't really guarantee what is actually in them! I have done these blog posts so others can see :)

The cream with some added steam

I have never fallen in love with a cream as much as I have with this one. When I heard about it, I did really want to try it, and I was supposed to be getting it in a beauty box but for some reason or another it didn't make an appearance in mine! Then looking online I couldn't part with my £12.95 for something I wasn't sure how my skin would react to. But then luckily a pot appeared in a beauty box I received last month and I was over the moon!


After trying it out for about a month now I feel that I can write a better review on this product. I have used it everyday, putting it on my face just before I go to sleep. I have also been suffering with dry hands, so I have been using it as a hand cream also. You can use it anywhere really but this is what I have been trying out. Firstly, it smells amazing! It has a subtle scent of lavender and gosh it's lovely to put on your skin last thing at night! I find the scent really relaxing and calming. When I put the cream on my face I feel as though it sits there, but when I wake up in the morning- no trace! Not oily or anything and my skin is just amazingly soft! This is now my go to cream. I have combination skin, sometimes its dry, sometimes its oily and I do get breakouts so trying new things is not something I like doing but with this product I am having no problems.


You get a lot of product for the size of the pot as I find with this product a little does go a really long way, but you can always put more on if you feel the need to. I'm going to continue using this product as I'm really getting on with it and who knows it may be standing in line for a re-purchase! With the rate it's going at the moment I am almost certain. There are many different styles of tin you can buy and it's so hard to choose which one to get!


Steam Cream.