25 Day’s Of Beauty: Day Seven

Welcome back to 25 Day’s Of Beauty. Sorry this post is a little late, I took last night as a self care night as I’ve been suffering with a cold this last week. But better late than never right?

In Day Seven’s box I received a full size Nails Inc nail polish. The polish is called Weekend Millionaire and is red toned shimmer with tiny silver specks of glitter running through it. There is always a Nails Inc polish each year and most of them time they are themed around the festive period.

It’s not the worst item that I’ve received in this Calender this year but it’s probably one I won’t get a lot of wear out of. Not just because I have several other nail polishes that I can wear over the Christmas period but because I don’t like the brush or the formula of this polish. For a big brand like Nails Inc you’d assume they’d put more into their brushes but this one is one of those thin, spindly brushes that takes forever to actually paint your nail. And the formula itself feels very think and would require multiple coats to get any kind of opacity. Nice colour but not for me when I have cheaper nail polishes that have both a better brush and formula.

25 Day’s Of Beauty: Day Two

Welcome back to Day Two of 25 Day’s Of Beauty where I unbox and share with you what I receive each day in my Marks And Spencer Beauty Calender.

In today’s box I received a travel sized tube of Eyeko’s Lash Alert Mascara. A fiver based mascara that claims to give lashes their most defined look. With a caffeine based formula, this mascara claims to give you a double dose of volume and length whilst also using the Korean style of tubing to make it easier to remove.

I don’t like Eyeko mascaras, whenever I’ve received them in previous Beauty Calenders, they’ve always been dry and flaky. Plus fibres and me don’t get on, they tend to drop down and ruin the rest of my make up. And even when I opened this mascara this morning it seemed very dry and flaky, the brush was in fact only partially covered with product. Considering how strong this calendar started yesterday, I find this day to be a little bit disappointing and somewhat repetitive.

Marks And Spencer Beauty Advent Calendar Days Seventeen, Eighteen and Nineteen

Welcome back to Days Seventeen, Eighteen andd Nineteen in my 25 Days of Beauty Series where I show you what I get in my Marks and Spencers Advent Calender. Let me just quickly apologise for not posting as reguarly with these, work and life has been ultra hectic so these extra unboxings have sort of been pushed aside in favour of working on my main posts. 

In Day Seventeen's box I recieved a tube of the Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream. I'm looking forward to trying this out. It claims to help with dark circles and puffiness, two things my eyes are struggling with at the moment. You'll know if I like this as I'll probably feature it in my favourites at some point. 

In Day Eighteen's box I recieved a tube of the Formula Absolute Ultimate Night Cream. Again this is something that we've recieved before and it's not a bad products, it just doesn't work with my skin. It's a little too fragranced for my skin to handle but if your skin doesn't react to scented lotions then this is perfect for you. 

And in Day Nineteen I recieved a miniature Autograph Blusher Brush. I don't wear blusher or even use brushes anymore when I get ready so this is a bit of a waste on me. I'll probably add it to my to donate pile as it seems like it's really nice soft brush, it's just not for me.

Marks And Spencer Beauty Advent Calender Days Six And Seven

Welcome back to Days Six and Seven in my 25 Days of Beauty Series where I show you what I get in my Marks and Spencers Advent Calender.

In Day Six's box I recieved a generous sized tube of the Philip Kingsley The Elasticizer. This is another one of those products that features in the calendar every year. And considering I've recieved it for the last two years running, I've never actually tried it. From what I can remember it's a pre shampoo treatment that's supposed to nourish hair and comes in several scents. This is the Pomergranite and Cassis scent but I have recieved the original before as well as another I can't remember. 

 And in Day Seven's box I recieved a product that is exclusive to this calendar and can't be found anywhere else. It's the Skyn Iceland Berry Lip Fix. And when I say you can't get it anywhere, I mean it. There isn't even any information about this on the M&S website. I do love a good lip balm/lip fix product so I've been wearing this today instead of my normal Palmer's lip balm. It's nice, it hasn't done anything extraordinary to my lips and feels a lot different to the type of lip balms I normally use. I will definitely continue to use this and see if it changes how my lips look and feel over a longer period of time.

Marks And Spencers Beauty Advent Calendar Day One

It's December 1st! Not only does that mean that Christmas is a mere three and a half weeks away, it means that we can all start opening our advent calendars. I for one am extremely excited to start opening my advent calender as it means I can finally break open this years Marks and Spencers Beauty Advent Calender. This year's calender is beautiful and I can't wait to recieve the plethora of beauty products that it's holding within each indvidual box.

In the first box they started off with a product they feature every year. It would be slightly annoying if it wasn't such a good product. Today's box featured a travel sized bottle of the L'Occitane Verbena Shower Gel. This is the third bottle of this I've recieved from these calendars but it's not boring or repetitive as I love this shower gel. It lathers up well, smells divine and is generously sized for a advent calender. Whilst I'm loving this product, I am extremely excited to see what the future days hold.

Marks And Spencer Beauty Advent Calender Day Twenty Four

Welcome to the Penultimate Day of my 25 Day's Of Beauty Series where I show you what I get in my Marks and Spencer Beauty Advent Calender.

In today's box I recieved a PUR Correcting Illuminate and Glow Primer. This is a correcting primer that works to brighten skin and give it a boost when it's looking a little dull and lifeless. It also contains mushroom silve ear extract to give skin a hydration boost that will slowly release throughout the day to give skin continous hydration.

I tried this this morning when doing my make up and I have to say whilst I liked it, I wasn't blown away by it. It sunk into my skin quicker than other primers I've tried and whilst it added a glow in some places, it also just made me look sweaty in others. This is a nice primer and held my make up on for a whole eight hour shift at work but it didn't blow me away like my Maybelline Primer does.

Marks And Spencer Beauty Advent Calender Day Twenty Three

Welcome back to Day Twenty-Three in my 25 Days of Beauty Series where I show you what I get in my Marks and Spencers Advent Calender. 

 In today's box I recieved a tube of the Formula Ultimate Sleep Cream. It's a thick night cream that works as you sleep to make it look like you've had eight hours sleep even if you haven't. This is very similar to the Garnier Miracle Sleeping Cream in that it hydrates, plumps and soothes skin whilst you sleep. 

I've been looking forward to trying this product out. I'm a big fan of the Garnier Miracle Sleeping but ever since I've heard about this product, I've wanted to try it. And tonight is the night. It feels a little thicker than the Garnier but still feels very hydrating and soothing on the skin. A full review/comparison of this will be coming after I've given this a full trial.