ICONIC HOLLYWOOD EDITION GLOSSYBOX

Hi Everyone and Happy Friday! In today's post I want to share with you my initial impressions on the Iconic Hollywood Edition GlossyBox.

LORD & BERRY LIPSTICK IN KISS

A classic iconic red that Marilyn herself would no doubt love. Available in matt and shine finishes.

I am not usually a fan of lip crayons as I find that the caps tend to come off all the time in my handbag. Very annoying! I made the decision quite some time ago not to buy more for this reason. 

This lipstick crayon however that I have just applied I have instantly fallen in love with. Most products of this type tend to be glossy, but mine is matt and I have to say wow it looks good. All I need is winged eyeliner, a slinky dress and somewhere glam to be.

The colour is a very bold starlet red with an orange undertone which always makes my blue eyes pop. My lips get very dry very easily so matt formula's I tend to avoid. This product however feels velvety on my lips and applied so smoothly. I am so impressed by the formula and the pigment. My lips are not drying out at all.

I am new to Lord & Berry as a brand, but I certainly want to check out more of their products.

POP BEAUTY KAJAL EYELINER PEN IN SOOTY BLACK

This product claims to be very easy to use as with one swipe you can create a winged line or blend for a smokey effect.

I love the name sooty black, but I would say that's my favourite thing about this liner. The pigment is black, but not the darkest black I have ever tried. I lined my upper lid and winged it out. I found it took quite a few strokes even after warming up the pencil on the back of my hand. You will not be able to create a precise line with this pencil easily. I also applied it under my eyes and tried smoking it out with the smudger. To be honest I think it just removed some of the product.

Pop Beauty are also new to me and have other products I would be interested in trying, but this one just didn't do it for me.

DARPHIN EXQUISAGE BEAUTY REVEALING CREAM

A moisturising and protective formula providing elasticity to the skin for a firmer look and feel while softening lines and wrinkles. It also gives skin a radiating glow.

It smells lovely and will hopefully be a great moisturising cream. It does have a more hefty price tag than I would usually pay, but it says to use only a pearl-sized amount morning and night.

Daprhin are also a brand I haven't tried before so it will be great to see how the quality of this product fairs.

COLOR CLUB BARELY THERE NAIL POLISH

This nude shade is great for any skin tone and is said to have a high shine finish.

I don't think nude nails will ever go out of fashion. They go with everything and are very wearable for all ages.

NOUGAT NURTURING HAND CREAM TUBEROSE & JASMINE

• Top Notes: Hot Milk & White Peach.
• Middle Notes: Jasmine & Tuberose.
• Base Notes: Sandalwood, Cedar Wood, Vanilla & Musk.

A softening and protective formula for your hands that will also strengthen the nails. This product is not tested on animals.

The tube is sealed, but I can already smell the vintage floral scent before taking it out of the box. I love the packaging, but I am a not sure if the scent appeals to me so far as I am not a big fan of vanilla and floral vintage scents.

I am still using other hand creams so I will review this product as soon as I can.

I am very happy with the Lord & Berry lip product in this box. The eyeliner was a bit disappointing and everything else is just wait and see for now.

I am so glad there is no spoiler card in this box for the next one. I like to have everything in each box be a surprise every month which was what initially enticed me to subscribe.

For more information on GlossyBox UK click here and for the US GlossyBox click here.

Love to you all

Vicky xx

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LOTD: St George's Day Inspired

Hey Loves. Kiss kiss to you all. With St George's Day coming up on Monday I felt like applying a red hot lip shade. Here is a wee pic of the lips I have been wearing today.

For these luscious red lips I firstly applied my NYX Cosmetics Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese to my cupids bow. This along with my pale complexion acted as the white background of the flag, ha ha ;). To prevent the red colour from bleeding I applied my E.L.F. Studio Lip Lock Pencil around the edges, except where I had applied the Jumbo Eye Pencil. For the actual lips I applied my Eyeko Liptastik Glossy Lip Pen in Lip Lover, blotted, reapplied and blotted again. I then went around the lips once again with the Lip Lock Pencil.

Here are links to the products mentioned:

NYX Cosmetics Jumbo Lip Pencil (Cottage Cheese): £4.50 ~ Link :), $4.50 ~ Link :), $3.50 ~ Link :)

E.L.F. Studio Lip Lock Pencil : £3.50 ~ Link :), $3.00 ~ Link :)

Eyeko Liptastik Glossy Lip Pen (Lip Lover): $10.00 ~ Link :)

This lip lock pencil really does stop colours feathering. Such a bargain. I love this bold red shade. It stays glossy on me for a couple of hours and then turns into more of a stain that is still very pigmented, but a little more matte. It's not drying though. 

What bold lips are you rocking right now? Link me up in the comments below.

Love to you all

Massive Make-up Haul: NYX, Jordana & L.A. Colors

Hey there lovelies. No Sunday blues as there is a Bank Holiday tomorrow. It's the little things that make me happy :) Being paid early would have made me even happier, but you can't have it all I guess. In today's post I want to show you my massive haul from cherryculture.com and nyxcosmetics.co.uk I will start off with some lip products.

 

Jordana Lipsticks in Left-Right: Malibu (032), Raspberry (046) & Perfect Pink (167). $1.30 each in the sale

 

Left-Right As Above

I have never tried anything from the Jordana range before. For the price I had to give them a go. These lipsticks have a really nice fruity smell with each of them. Malibu is my favourite shade of the three.

Jordana Incolor LipShine Glaze Brush On Gloss' in Top: Pink Grapefruit (01) & Bottom: Candy (08). $1.99 each in the sale

Swatches As Above

These LipShine's are twist up pens. A lot like concealer/highlighter pens with the brush at the end. I particularly like the look of Pink Grapefruit. Candy is a bit more watery for some reason?

NYX Jumbo Lip Pencils in Top-Bottom: Vixen (702), Brown (716) & Burgundy (715). $2.99 each in the sale

Swatches As Above

These pencils are so creamy and smooth. The middle one says the shade is Brown on the actual pencil, but on my order and on the website it says Pink Brown. As you can see it's not dark at all, so Pink Brown it must be? Vixen and Burgundy are very similar in colour, but I think I prefer Vixen as it is a more deep red shade as opposed to Burgundy which is a slightly more brown red shade.

NYX Megashine in Maroon. $3.75 in the sale

Swatch As Above

This is a fantastic blood red gloss. I don't own anything like this so it will be great to try. I think it will go great over the NYX Jumbo Lip Pencils in Vixen and Burgundy. I think it would also be great when worn with the nail polish that I did a Nail Of The Day post on yesterday Nails Inc. Victoria

NYX Black Label Lipstick in Chocolate Mousse (192). $4.99 in the sale

 

Swatch As Above

This is quite an unusual colour. It's a glistening copper brown. I am not quite sure what kind of make-up I will wear with this lipstick, but it will be fun experimenting. On my order and on the website it said this shade was Chocolate, but when it arrived it is named Chocolate Mousse?

I already had this NYX Round Lipstick in Fire as I bought it at IMATS London in January. I knew I had to buy even more shades of these lipsticks after trying this. The consistency is just so smooth and creamy. This colour is so vibrant. A real punchy red. I love it. So here are the NYX Round Lipsticks that I recently purchased.

 NYX Round Lipsticks in Left-Right: Circe, Rea, Frosted Flakes, Taupe & Iris. $1.99 in the sale

NYX Round Lipsticks in Left-Right: Fig, Power, Harmonica, Narcissus & Tea Rose. Harmonica, Narcissus & Tea Rose. $1.99 each in the sale. Fig & Power £3.96 each in the sale

Top Row: NYX Round Lipsticks in Left-Right: Circe, Rea, Frosted Flakes, Taupe & Iris

 Bottom Row: NYX Round Lipsticks in Left-Right: Fig, Power, Harmonica, Narcissus & Tea Rose

The bottom row are a lot more wearable colours, but I love the variety here. I am really looking forward to trying out Circe, Frosted Flakes, Iris, Fig, Narcissus and Tea Rose. Such gorgeous shades. Power was not available at cherryculture.com so I purchased this from nyxcosmetics.co.uk along with Fig to make the added delivery worthwhile.

NYX Round Lipsticks in Left-Right: Almost Black, Pandora, Medusa & Egg Plant. $1.99 each in the sale

Swatches As Above

These are what I would like to call my devilish shades. I think that Almost Black and Egg Plant will be quite hard to wear alone, but I think they would be fab bases under perhaps something like the NYX Megashine in Maroon.

Free Cherry Culture Lip Balm in Bubble Gum

This came free with my order from cherryculture.com. As the name suggests it smells of bubble gum. I love a freebie and always need lip balm so this was cool. Now on to some products for the eyes and face.

Left-Right: L.A. Colors Shimmering Loose Eyeshadow in Melon Sorbet for $2.75 in the sale. Jordana Color Effects Bright Powder Eye shadows in Yellow (04), Blue (02) & Green (03). All eye shadows were $2.99 each

Swatches As Above

I have been on the lookout for a melon pigment as I thought it might be a nice alternative to the usual highlight shades which are usually more silvery or golden. I think this would look especially nice with a tan. The brush in this pot was all out of shape, but for the price I am not too bothered by it. I know this product is meant for the eyes, but I think it will still work well on the face. I am really disappointed with the eye shades Yellow and Blue. They are quite chalky with low pigmentation, but the Green is quite nice. It's a little bit smoother and a lovely green with gold flecks in it.

Left-Right: NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in Milk (604) & Cottage Cheese (608). $2.99 each in the sale. NYX Slim Eye Pencils in Dark Brown (903) & Black Brown (931). $1.75 each in the sale. NYX Sharpener $3.25 in the sale

Swatches As Above

I have been wanting to try these two NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils for a while. I think they will be great bases for eye colours, especially the more matte shade Milk. These NYX Slim Eye Pencils are so smooth. I think they will be fab eyeliners and I may even try the Dark Brown shade on my eyebrows. My pencil sharpener that I have been using for years is rubbish so I hope this fairs better. I would have preferred a flip top lid as the lid just pops off.

NYX Single Eyeshadow's Top Row, Left-Right: Sweet Pink (Frosty), Princess Pink (Frosty), Hot Green (Glitter/Frosty), Tropical (Frosty/Shimmer) & Deep Purple (Shimmer)

NYX Single Eyeshadow's Bottom Row, Left-Right: Spring Flower (Shimmer), Eggplant (Metallic), Blue Marine (Matte), Morocco (Frosty/Shimmer) & Kiss In Casablanca (Metallic)

Swatches As Above

I am particularly excited about shades Sweet Pink, Princess Pink, Tropical & Kiss In Casablanca. Tropical is not as pigmented as I had hoped, but I think it's still a nice shade. I am really unimpressed by Hot Green. I expected a vivid green shade, but as you can see it is barely visible. The bottom row looks like there could be some fallout.

NYX Single Eyeshadow's Top Row, Left-Right: Platinum Pink (Frosty/Sheer), Dallas (Matte), Atlantic (Matte), Frosted Ocean (Frosty) & Odyssey (Shimmer)

NYX Single Eyeshadow's Bottom Row, Left-Right: Rock (Shimmer), Deep Charcoal (Metallic), Sensual (Glitter), Charcoal Brown (Matte) & Hawaiian Coffee (Matte)

 

Swatches As Above

Platinum Pink, Atlantic, Frosted Ocean and Deep Charcoal are my favourites from these swatches. Deep Charcoal is very smooth and almost creamy. I love the Frosted Ocean shade, but I think there will be a lot of fallout with this. Dallas hardly shows up at all so it's a bit disappointing.

NYX Single Eyeshadow's Top Row, Left-Right: Root Beer (Shimmer), Gypsy (Shimmer), Walnut (Metallic), Asphalt (Sheer/Metallic) & Champagne (Metallic)

NYX Single Eyeshadow's Bottom Row, Left-Right: Skin Tight (Shimmer), Black Sparkle (Shimmer) & Black (Matte). NYX Powder Blush in Pinched

Swatches As Above

I think Root Beer will be a fab crease colour. Champagne is a gorgeous everyday colour which I think would also be a great inner corner highlight. Black Sparkle comes up a quite green/grey shade as opposed to black. I still like it though. The Black is a great matte shade. Skin Tight is barely visible. The Pinched blusher is amazing. It's a very pinky/peach shade with a golden luminosity.

All of the NYX Single Eyeshadow's were $3.75 in the sale. The NYX Powder Blush in Pinched was $4.50 in the sale.

So in total my order from cherryculture.com came to $215.54 with shipping. It was cheaper than buying from nyxcosmetics.co.uk. However cherryculture.com did not have the NYX Round Lipstick in Power so I ordered it from nyxcosmetics.co.uk along with Fig to make the order worthwhile. This came to £12.42 with delivery as they had a 20% off sale.

I am so pleased with this massive haul. Well done if you made it to the end of this post. I hope you find these swatches helpful.

What are your favourite NYX products? Are there any other products from cherryculture.com you think I should check out?

Love to you all

Eyeko 3 for 2 Mini Haul

Hello my darlings. I can't believe it's Sunday already. Weekends definitely need to be longer. I have to confess that I am a complete obsessive with make-up and just can't stop buying it, but I'm sure you knew that already. This is just a mini haul though so there is not too much guilt with this post, haa haa ;)

Eyeko recently had a 3 for 2 offer on so I decided to purchase these goodies.

 

Graffiti Eyeliner Pens in Eye Brightening Navy Blue & Jet Black

Liptastik in Lip Lover

TOP TO BOTTOM: Graffiti Eyeliner Pen in Eye Brightening Navy Blue, Liptastik in Lip Lover & Graffiti Eyeliner Pen in Jet Black

I already had the Graffiti Eyeliner Pen in Fierce Purple. See this post for pictures of how it looks Link :)

This is the best eyeliner pen that I have ever used. It goes on very easily, is highly pigmented and stays put all day. I love it so I just had to buy the others. These pens currently retail at £5.50 each. Such a great price.

I wore the Liptastik in Lip Lover the other day. It works well over lip balm for a more subtle red shade, making it look more like a tint. By the evening I reapplied it without the lip balm for a true colour. It goes on very smoothly, but dries with a lovely matte finish. It is a gorgeous colour, not for the faint hearted, but is very wearable for everyone with lip balm. This currently retails at £6.50.

Delivery was free so overall this mini haul only cost me £12.00 with this 3 for 2 offer. Did you take part in this offer? What are your favourite Eyeko goodies? Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

Love to you all