Whoopsy maybe a little late with these, to be fair my Miss Glossybox didn’t arrive till two days ago but never the less, cracking on.
Firstly I will review my Glossy Box. The July Glossybox was a beautiful
turquoise design with orange starfish and coral on the outside. I always love
the Glossybox boxes and keep them for my continuously growing makeup and beauty
collection. In fact at the moment I have to use the boxes which my glossy boxes
are delivered in as storage as my collection is becoming so vast, moving on. I
have sampled the majority of the samples from this box and I feel I prefer this
box to some I have received in the past. The products are as follows.
- Alterna Hair care Bamboo Style Boho waves Tousled Texture Mist 25ml £4.60
- Coola Organic Sun care Collection Mineral Face SPF20 Rose Essence tint 7ml £4.20
- Pukka Ayurveda Radiance Serum 10ml £6.40
- Anatomicals Spray Misty for me Facial Spritz 100ml £6.00
- Ciate London nail polish in "107 Pocket Money" 13.5ml £9.00
Total £30.20
I can’t believe that I received triple the value of the box this month,
and in all honesty I can see myself making some repurchases.
The Alterna Hair care Bamboo Style Boho waves Tousled Texture Mist
(mouthful) comes in a convenient little spray bottle and it will be handy for
traveling. I used this on my hair over the weekend and I was happy with the end
result. I used rather a lot of the spray as I have extremely thick hair and it
advises you spray the product from root to tip on damp hair and then style with
fingers. I am guessing as there is no clue on the instructions that you leave
your hair to dry naturally, which I was willing to do as it was so hot, but I
will not be doing that when this heat has died down. The style I was lest with
seemed nice, it wasn’t too frizzy and I had some curl in it, but my hair is
naturally curly. I did eventually decide to curl my hair Carrie Bradshaw style
and this product helped the curls hold for several days. Overall I like this
product for the summer and it will be great for those days when you’re on
holiday and don’t want to hot style your hair but I won’t be using it at home much. 
I tried the Coola Organic Sun care Collection Mineral Face SPF20 Rose
Essence tint as soon as I received my Glossybox this month. It’s like a bb
cream or a light foundation but with SPF 20. Yes I know a lot of foundations
have SPF in them but those will always be a foundation first. This concept make
reapplying sun cream to your face easier as you don’t smear your makeup and you
don’t end up looking like an umpalumpa after adding more. In concept this
product sounds brilliant, but in reality… I broke out big time after using this
product. It’s lovely to apply, you can barely feel it on the skin and I have
heard others saying it’s a great high end sun cream brand. But if this was the cause
of my break out, it’s a no go for me and I’m sorry, I so wanted this to work
out between us L
Moving on to the Pukka Ayurveda Radiance Serum (yay a shorter name). I have
been wearing this under my moisturiser every day this week. It is very pricy at
£32 for 50ml but holy jingo does it work. My skin feels beautiful and soft and
also somewhat tighter after using this. I have been using as little as possible
to make sure this product lasts and if I come into a little bit of money soon I
will be repurchasing it. It has ingredients such as Aloe-Vera and Manuka honey
which apparently refresh and brighten your skin. The smell may annoy some
people as the honey is very potent but I don’t really have a problem with it. 
As many of you might have heard or indeed felt for themselves, here in Britain
we are experiencing something of heat wave. 32 degrees may be nothing to some countries
but here where a nice day generally consists of anything above freezing, we are
struggling to cope. This next product has been my saviour in this heat wave and
has quickly become my handbag staple. I can say now it will be short lived and
will disappear to the back of my cupboard within a few weeks but for now I carry
it everywhere. This is of course the Anatomicals Spray Misty for me Facial
Spritz. The Glossybox team themselves admit this product to be their “current
obsession”. Its ingredients include lavender and peppermint to calm and
rehydrate. A few sprays of this in this hot weather and your feeling cool for
at least an hour. Best thing is as long as you don’t spray it too close to your
skin it doesn’t smudge your makeup. Easily my favourite product this month and
for £6.00 it’s fairly accessible if I run out. 
The final product in my Glossybox was a bottle of Ciate London nail
polish in Pocket Money. I adore the bottle design for this particular nail
varnish company. I have never before purchased a Ciate nail varnish as £9 is
usually a little more than I like to pay. The colour is lovely, a sort of
coppery beige neutral colour. I do feel it is very similar to my Revlon “endless
possibilities” nail varnish but slightly darker. The polish glides on nicely
and sets fairly quickly and after painting one coat on my toe I don’t feel I need
to paint another on top which is a major bonus. It’s quite shiny but I would
still put a top coat on to really boost the appearance. But overall I like this
polish and I do see why you would pay £9 for this. 
Moving on to my “Miss Glossybox”. I won’t review this in as much detail
as the products are pretty simple and I haven’t been able to review them all
just yet. I haven’t quite made up my mind about this “box” just yet as it is
only my second month receiving it. I wouldn’t even call this a box as honestly it’s
a bag. A pretty cheap one at that, but good for gift giving. The products were
as follows.
Miss Patisserie Starlight Macaroon Bath Fizzy 50g £2.00
Glossybox False eyelashes and glue (no price. Closest equivalent £4.00)
Kiss Nail Wrap £5.99
Beyoncé Midnight Heat 2ml £1.20
VO5 Plump it up dry backcomb spray 200ml £3.69
Total £16.88
Over double the price of the box.
So the Miss Patisserie Starlight Macaroon Bath Fizzy smells beautiful,
when I opened the bag I thought it was a packet of fudge or pick and mix as it
is packaged in a striped pick and mix style paper bag. I have not used this yet
as it is much too hot to marinate in a hot soapy bath but the bomb looks
interesting with star shaped confetti and pink and white smelly goodness. I look
forward to using it. 
The Glossybox False eyelashes and glue honestly to me look hideous. I am
a girl that will rarely wear falsies anyway as a good mascara can do just as
much sometimes. But these are too thick and too long. I have visions of not
being able to open my eyes all night due to the weight or the fact my bottom
lashes will tangle in the thick lashes and never come loose. These may go in my
fancy dress box or be donated to someone who is a lot braver than I am. 
The Kiss Nail Wrap was a nice surprise as nail wraps are generally quite
expensive. The only let down is the design. Cause I’ve always been a pink tiger
print with diamonds kinda girl… I could maybe see myself using one on my ring
finger or again for fancy dress but honestly so far the Miss Glossybox isn’t looking
so good right now. I can’t tell you how well they work. I so want to and if it
was any other design, I probably would know by now. 
Also included in my Miss Glossybox was a teeny tiny sample of the Beyoncé
Midnight Heat Perfume. It is a gorgeous smell and this will take pride of place
in my handbag next to my Travalo. I just wish there was a little more in the
sample maybe a 4ml sample in a little glass bottle or in a small spray bottle
but maybe I’m asking too much. 
The final item in my Miss Glossybox and the final item in today’s
reviews is the VO5 Plump it up dry backcomb spray. I was so happy when I saw
this. It’s not a product I have looked at before and I have never considered it
before but when I read what it was, I’m not going to lie, I squealed. A spray
which works like backcombing, without actually backcombing. We all know back
combing is bad and harmful to your hair but we all do it. I found this works really
well. I am a bit in love with it too. I will be using this again and I think
this has made my Miss Glossybox, and has convinced me to give them another chance
and continue on to the September/October box. But in truth if it fails to
deliver then I may have to say goodbye miss glossy hello birchbox.
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