What's Inside my Latest in Beauty - 'The Glamour Beauty Edit' Spring Edition Box?

Back by popular demand, beauty-box supremos Latest in Beauty have teamed up with Glamour Magazine for the third time to create a Beauty Edit box. Beauty Director of Glamour Magazine Alessandra Steinherr has put together some of her essential products for getting happy and pretty for spring, which are available to buy in one box for a massively discounted price. Here's the run down of what's inside....

Rituals Zensation Organic Rice Milk & Cherry Blossom Foaming Shower Gel - 50ml (RRP £8.50 for 200ml)
This is a gorgeously scented shower gel that turns from a gel to a densely packed foam - super easy to apply, mess-free, and a little goes a long way. The size is perfect for travelling or the gym (if you're that way inclined!) Latest in Beauty have also included a code for 20% off at www.rituals.com which is pretty good as far as discounts go!

L'Oreal Mega Volume Miss Manga Mascara - FULL SIZE (RRP £7.99)
The bumph promises that this will build natural lashes to their plumpest, lushest, maximum thickness. I have given it a whirl and it definitely adds volume and doesn't clump. The brush is really full, and is on a very flexible tip - I can't decide if I like this feature or not, but it does mean that you create a nice, even layer of mascara without over-doing it.

*Exclusive* Daniel Sandler Long Lasting Waterproof Eyeliner in Aqua Velvet  - FULL SIZE (RRP £9.25)
Daniel Sandler created this stunning turquoise shade of his famous waterproof eyeliner purely for this beauty box - and what a great exclusive it is! The colour works perfectly with all eye colours, and will be fab for spring. There's also a code for 20% off Daniel Sandler online - score!

Cheeky Chat Me Up Nail Paint in 'Tongue 'n' Cheek' - FULL SIZE (RRP £7)
Cheeky is a new brand from the makers of Cowshed - and the nail polishes are amazing! This coraley pink will definitely be making numerous appearances on my nails! High quality, glossy, and gorgeous.

Invisibobble - FULL SIZE (RRP £3.75 for a box of 3)
Well this was a new one to me! These hair bands are like the springy piece of plastic that I used to have on a keyring as a child. They aren't invisible in the hair, but they do leave no trace of a having had a hairband in the hair, so no more kinks - hurrah! Perfect to chuck in your bag to tie your perfect 'do' up with when braving the windy weather, before letting it back out without any tell-tale signs once you're inside.

Percy & Reed Abundantly Bouncy Volumising Mousse - 50ml (RRP £12 for 200ml)
Again, the perfect sized bottle for travelling or gymming - this mousse promises to give your hair extreme, lasting volume without the stiffness or stickiness. It's lightweight and smells good too - what more could you want from a mousse!?

Burt's Bees Lip Balm - FULL SIZE (RRP £2.99)
A girl can never have too many lip balms, and Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm is definitely one that does what it's meant to do. It's enriched with Vitamin E which really nourishes your lips, and it isn't greasy - so it's perfect for pre-lipstick, plus it tastes of After Eights. They've also included a 25% off code for use on the Burt's Bees website.

The box offers a nice variety of products for beauty junkies to enjoy, there's a nice even spread of make up, hair and body. Skincare is very personal, I feel, so I'm glad there's none of that in this box. The contents of the box are worth £45, but Latest In Beauty are selling The Glamour Beauty Edit box for a mere £14.95 - definitely worth it. They're limited edition, so once they're gone they're gone. If you'd like to get your hands on a box - you can do so by clicking here.

Latest in Beauty - The Glamour Beauty Edit

Latest in Beauty is a beauty-box company with a difference. Each box has a different theme, and you always know what you'll be getting. There's no subscription fee - a new box launches, you like it, you buy it! One of the boxes they have at the moment is The Glamour Beauty Edit, featuring products handpicked by the Beauty Director of Glamour magazine, Alessandra Steinherr as her ultimate party musts.

It's one of the best beauty boxes I've had, because everything seems so relevant and will 100% get used rather than tossed into the ever growing 'samples for beauty boxes I have no use for' pile.

Inside the box are (L-R)

Toni & Guy Glamour - Firm Hold Hair Spray - 75ml (RRP £6.39 for 250ml)
Alex chose this hairspray because it keeps hair in place without stickiness or dullness. I love that it's the perfect size to put in your handbag or overnight bag, and doesn't have that old-lady hairspray smell!

Eyeko Lash Curlers (RRP £12)
Eyelash curlers are an essential in my book - using them will help to open up your eye and give you a full on fluttery look. I'd never tried the Eyeko ones before - the combo of the big gap to fit your lashes and the big velvety handles makes them easy to use. Plus they come with two spare rubber pieces so these will really last you a while.

Maybelline Baby Lips - Mint Fresh (RRP £2.99)
These are *the* thing for softening your lips at the moment, I've done a whole blog post on them (here) - in this weather a lip balm in essential, and this will do the job nicely.

HD Brows - Eye & Brow Palette - Foxy (RRP £19.96)
I already own one of these and use it in my makeup kit - it's a great little brow palette that you can also use as an eyeshadow palette. Its really versatile and can be used for auburn to light brown to dark haired people as a brow palette, or really lovely neutral browns as eyeshadow, perfect for daytime and smokey eyed looks.

Balance Me - Extra Care - Radiance Face Oil - 10ml (RRP £15)
Another great sized product for whipping in your bag, Alex says this is the "perfect rescue and repair for partied-out, sleep-deprived skin" that will leave your skin nourished, conditioned and glowy. It's 100% natural and comes with a rollerball applicator so you don't get oil all over the place. A really genius product for radiant skin.

Philip Kingsley - One More Day 50ml 
This is a life saver when getting in late from parties straight to work the next day and need that extra time in bed without having to do your hair.... a quick spritz from this dry shampoo and you go from limp to lovely. It can also be used to add texture to your hair when you want to create volume or backcomb. It's one of Alex's desert island essentials - that's good enough for me!

Benefit - They're Real Mascara - 3g (RRP £18.50 for 19.5g)

This is a best selling mascara, which in tests 90% saw dramatic length and volume, 90% saw base-to-tip curl, 94% saw visible lift and 100% saw long-wearing results. I bought this when it first came out, and remember the lady in Boots demo-ing it over the mascara I already had on, and I was amazed at how much fuller my lashes looked! I hadn't tried it again since that first tube, so this is a really nice way to try out a mascara with the mini version.

As you can see, the box contents are worth a lot of money - they are really generously sized samples, many being full sized, and was nice to see the box so tightly packed when I opened it! The box is for sale for £14.95, but you are getting a whopping £65 worth of products in there. You even get codes for 10% off Benefit, 20% off HD Brows and Philip Kingsley, and 15% off Balance Me. It would make a great, thoughtful present for Christmas.... or a nice present to yourself, let's be honest here!

Get yours now before they all sell out, at Latest in Beauty

Free nails inc Polish with Glamour Magazine - Victoria

You gotta love it when a magazine freebie is something good. nails inc seem to collaborate at least once a year with Glamour magazine, and it's that special time of year once again. When you buy the December issue for £2 (with Kristen Stewart on the cover) you get a free nails inc nail polish, which would normally cost £11.

There are a choice of four shades - Victoria, Tate, Picadilly Circus or Basil Street.... or you could go for all four! I was fairly restrained and just got the one - I picked up Victoria which is a very deep cherry colour that is almost brown. It's fairly similar to an OPI polish I have - William Tell Me About OPI. It reminds me of the colour of barbeque sauce!

As with all nails inc polishes, it goes on well and lasts a while before it starts to chip. I'd thoroughly recommend everyone to take advantage of this offer, especially if you've never tried nails inc before; there's never been a better time to try!

Which polish did you get?

Free Benefit Goodies with Glamour Magazine

The UK is really doing well for magazine freebies at the moment, and this is another one not to be missed. Free with the July issue of Glamour magazine (with Adele on the cover, looking rather gorgeous), is the choice of three Benefit items - High Beam, Posie Tint or BeneTint.

I knew the products wouldn't be full sized, but once they were out of their packaging they looked tiny - like they'd been designed for The Borrowers. They are 4mls each - as full sized products Posie Tint & BeneTint are £24.50 for 12.5mls, and High Beam £18.50, so you're getting about £10 worth of product, despite how small they seem.

As you may have guessed, I decided to go for Posie Tint, which is a pink coloured cheek and lip stain, and High Beam which is a highlighter. Both come with a brush applicator, a little like nail varnish, and they are easy to apply.

The photos above are of Posie Tint. It looks quite a shocking candy coloured pink on the brush but once it blends in to your skin it is a pretty, babydoll pink colour. The swatch on the left is it dobbed onto my hand, and the right is it blended in. As I write this blog post, about 3 hours later, the tint is still well and truly on my hand, and looks a little like felt tip pen!

I used it on my lips in the photo above, it is still quite a natural look, but makes the lips more interesting than being completely bare. I think it is a universally flattering shade, a nice soft look. I imagine as a cheek stain it is also very pretty, but as I already had blusher on for the day I didn't swatch it on my cheeks.

High Beam is described on the Benefit site as a satiny pink liquid highlighter accents cheekbones and brow bones for a radiant glow. It's known as the "supermodel in a bottle".

As well as being able to use it as a highlighter, you can use it all over your face for a glowing complexion, but I would recommend using a small amount of product to do this as it does highlight rather a lot! The swatch on the left above is it brushed onto my hand, and on the right blended in.

Here I applied a small amount to my brow bone, it gives a nice subtle shimmer. You can be more heavy handed for more of a glow, but be careful not to get any on your actual eyebrow as the colour does show up, as I discovered!

I am looking forward to having more of a play with both of these. Although they are small, I think it's a good, inexpensive way of trying out a product, and perfect for having in your handbag on a night out.

Glamour seemed to be flying off the shelves in the two shops I went in, so get in there quick if you want to take advantage!