Glossybox October 2014

I think this month's Glossybox is the best I have ever received, not necessarily product wise but look at that box! This month's theme is Pop Art especially based around Andy Warhol and the box comes in four different colours, I received the pink box. 

Glossybox October 2014 (£10 per month plus £3.25 p+p)

NUXE Masque Crème Fraiche de Beaute (£19.50 for 50ml)

Every subscribe received this mask this month and its worth a whopping £19.50, already covering the cost of the box and more. This NUXE mask is a hydrating mask claims to hydrate even the driest of skins, with winter approaching this couldn't have come at a more perfect time and I cant wait to give this a try.

Rimmel Matte BB Cream in Light (£6.99)

Although I'm excited to try this BB cream as anything like that excites me I'm kind of disappointed in the sample size, I'll probably only get one use out of this little tube. 

Ciate Paint Pot in Pom Pom (£9)

I love Ciate as a brand so receiving one of their full size paint pots is super exciting, I own a lot of Ciate polish after having their Christmas advent calendar but I'm pretty sure I don't own this shade, the shade is received is Pom Pom and is a gorgeous 'rich mandarin red'. 

Yves Rocher Quelques Notes d'Amour (£17.50 for 30ml)

Not a big fan of Yves Rocher scents and not a big fan of perfume samples but this is on the large sides of perfume samples. This isn't the best smelling perfumes in my opinion but some might love it. 

Etre Belle Liplift Peel (€12.95)

When I had a sneak peek at my on line product card (a new thing to Glossybox this month) I saw this and had a little excited moment. I'd never heard of a product like this before and it intrigues me quite a bit, I cant wait to try this out.   

So Susan Flutter Mascara (£14.95)

I've received products by So Susan before and have not been impressed so was pretty disappointed receiving this mascara, the gold packaging though is adorable so I'm going to give this a go.

What do you think of this months Glossybox? 

Katie xx

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Ciate Velvet Manicure in Mink Cashmere Review

When Ciate were having their January sale a few weeks ago I couldn't resist picking up the velvet manicure kit for only £5! I got the colours Mink Cashmere and Blue Suede. Being a fan of Ciate and the Caviar kits I had high hopes for this kit. 

Ciate Velvet Manicure Kit in Mink Cashmere (£14)

 The packaging is the same as all the wow kits, I find these really compact and easy to store. The little tray they provide to catch excess product is really handy. 

The first down side of the product is the velvet container. The container is small and compact but after using the product there is no way to put the excess velvet back into the container fully due to the little holes at the top, instead it just sits in the lid and falls out if you open the lid leading to mess everywhere. It is impossible to take the black lid off resulting in me cracking the plastic container (hence the crack and the sellotape line you can just about see in the picture above).

The results of the manicure weren't that impressive either. The nails that worked had a soft velvet effect but many nails didn't work out with the effect not looking very cool, more like I had painted my nails and smudged them leaving marks on the nails. The velvet that did stick to the nails picked up stains really easy with anything that I got on my hands, making them look grubby and disgusting. I'd imagine this is because of the light colour and may not happen on the darker shades. On the plus side these nails lasted around 3 days before chipping which is great for someone like me that tends to chip my nails a couple of hours after painting them. 

I'm really disappointed by this kit and don't think I will be using it again. Sorry Ciate but you've got this one very wrong. 

Have you used the Ciate Velvet Manicure Kit before? 

What was your experience? 

Katie xx

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