Glossybox Exclusive Edition Box

When I got the email from Glossybox about their new Exclusive Edition box I literally got straight on the website and ordered it. It's a new concept from Glossybox that offers current subscribers an exclusive box to buy for £20 + P&P. Really clever idea that gives subscribers an extra incentive to stay signed up. I have been umming and arring about buying Moroccanoil for months and knowing this little bottle retails for £12.50 alone it was no brainer for me to buy this box and get to try out all the other products which too appealed. 

The box also comes with a little mini magazine which gives a page explanation about each product and the brands that make them. I like this little extra touch and it's a nice differentiation from the standard monthly Glossybox. 

The products in this Exclusive Glossybox are - Moroccanoil  a Kosmea Radiance 24/7 youth boost sample, Ole Henniksen Truth Serum Collagen Booster, REN Glycolatic Radiance Renewal Mask and a Mama Mio Clean Slate foaming cleanser. I'm excited to try all of these products and as they are all so nice I'm going to give separate reviews to each of them in the next few weeks. 

I really liked this concept and I'm excited to see what Glossybox do with the next box - I'm kind of hoping they aren't all this enticing as I'll be spending far too much money on them!

MUA Nail Constellation - Libra

MUA Nail Constellations - £3 MUA Store

I've always liked the look of the Ciate Caviar nails so I was excited when MUA bought out their much cheaper alternative Nail Constellations. I picked up shade Libra as in all honesty it was all my local superdrug had left but I did like it. It's full of mainly black beads with a few blue ones thrown in for good measure. At first I thought the funnel lid was ingenious and that the other competitors were clearly missing a trick. I then however found it quite tricky to get off - que first spillage. I had followed the instructions to the letter however so all spilled beads when neatly into a box I placed underneath. 

I chose a pure black nail varnish which is MUA Shade 2 I applied all two coats across nails but left the second coat on a statement nail ready to pour the beads. This is where it all went wrong - I applied the second coat then got all scared it was going to dry far too quickly so I got those beads the nail and pushed them into place just like it said on the bottle - que second spillage. In a frantic state they pretty much missed the box. 

I left them to dry and tried to pour the excess beads into the funnel to get them back in bottle. Que third and final major spilliage - see picture above. All in all I just made a mess. I'm sure many people could do this without getting beads just about everywhere but even after following all the instructions I just had no luck. I kind of liked the overall look but not enough to go through this little bead hell. Also within a day they'd all fallen off ... I can see why people like this but it just didn't do it for me. There are so many better nail looks in my opinoin that need a lot less work. I'm glad I never caved and bought the far more expensive version. This is a cute addition to my nail collection but it is definitely only going to be bought out for very specific looks. I really want to love this product but nothing about it really ticks any of my nail needs. 

Models Own - Pinky Brown

Models Own - Pinky Brown £5

When Models Own launched the Beetlejuice collection quite a few months ago it didn't do anything for me at all. I normally lust after their new collections like some kind of mad nail varnish addict but for some reason the swatches of this collection didn't excite me.

However something about this pinky brown spoke to me in during a recent Models Own haul as it just screamed autumn to me. I really like this polish it's like a pink, purple and brown all in one. It's kind of odd polish as it's almost glittery but doesn't come with the horrible task of taking of a glitter polish. I do find this quite hard to wear all week as it's so multifaceted but I do love it for autumn and I'm sure I will be wearing it a lot. I don't think I'm won over by the Beetlejuice type effect on these nail varnishes however I think it's a nice addition to my nail varnishes and nothing like anything else I own.