Glossybox: July 2012 Review

July's Glossybox is all about summer 

 

HD Brows: Eye and Brow Palette in Bombshell (£19.95 full size).  

I was actually quite surprised I received this in the shade for blondes. I am a redhead, but in no way naturally. I know people have been waxing lyrical about the wonder of HD Brows products but I did wonder if this would be right for me, being in a lighter shade. I wasn't disappointed, this has now become a stable of my make up box....pencils? They seem so bloody primitive now I have this little a palette of loveliness at hand! 

I will never, ever be without a HD Brows palette again in my life. 

 

Jelly Pong Pong Cosmetics Lip Frosting (£10 full size)

Cruelty free, integrity and green committed, this little gloss promises a lot. I found it not too heavy and lovely smelling but it was super sticky, something I don't particularly love about glosses. It does give a very lovely iridescent shine though with a lovely amount of shimmer. 

It's not something I'll be rushing out to spend my money on. 

 

Monu Golden Glow (£23 full size) 

I am as pale as they come, I really quite like it that way, Unfortunately I wont be testing this unless my husband becomes my Guinea pig  for the weekend and lets me tan his butt. 

 

Clynol Salon Exclusive Enrich Colour Shampoo (£9.35 full size)

It's meant to make your hair shiner, it's apparently got jewel liquid extract (seriously, what the hell is that mean to be?! I hate this type of bollocks).

It smells like Impulse O2, which I reeked of as a teenager, so that was a nice little trip down memory lane, and it looks all shimmery when it's on your hand, lathers up nicely BUT I didn't notice it being any shiner than with my normal shampoo if I'm honest.

I don't think I'll be purchasing. 

Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference Skin Balancing Lotion SPF15 (£32 full size) 

Bonus sachets of:

Skin balancing exfoliating cleanser - It smelt nice, but didn't really exfoliate as well as I thought it would, maybe because of the sample size. 

Optimising Skin Serum  - It didn't really make my skin any more hydrated than usual. 

Skin Balancing lotion SPF15 - same as the main product

This is an oil free lotion, something I am more than happy to smother on my face, having imbalanced skin at the best of times. I do suffer from shiny nose syndrome though, some products do a better job at this than others. This didn't make a bit of difference to my nose (boo) but my skin did feel rehydrated and it was nice to know I wasn't walking round with a tonne of grease on my face. It's great to have in a sample size but I wont be buying. 

Overall, a good box, apart from the tanning lotion!