February Glossybox Review | The Love Box ♥

Hey beaut's!

So its that time again... Glossybox time!!! This month Glossybox have been feeling the loveeeee, and to coinside with Valentines Day they have bought us the 'Love Box'. The Love Box theme is great, the box itself is simple yet very pretty and the contents aint half bad either, I love the fact that all of my five items are full size, dont you just love it when that happens he he.

 Anywhoo lets see what I received inside my February Glossybox...

B. Cosmetics Defined Brow Kit in Dark | Full Size | £9.99

Im so happy I got this little brow kit by B.Cosmetics from Superdrug! Not only do you get two brow powders but you get a highlighter to enhance your brows arch, brow wax to makes those brows look beefier haha, and the cutest double ended angled brush and spoolie ive ever seen. I can't wait to give this a go and see how it compares with my beloved HD Brows Kit.

So Susan Rose Quartet Lip & Cheek Palette | Full Size | £8.00

So Susan is a brand we see alot of in Glossybox and being a fan of the brand it makes me very happy! This month I have their Rose Quartet Lip & Cheek Palette to try and my goodness this is adorable. You get 4 shades in the palette, theres 2 shades of Pink, a Red and a deep coral shade, all of these shades can be used either on your lips as lipsticks or on your cheeks as a cream blusher. I love this little paltte and cant wait to play around with it some more.  

Wilkinson Sword Hydro Silk | Full Size | £9.99

This Wilkinson Sword Hydro Silk razor couldnt have come at a better time as I was going to buy a new razor tomorrow and now I wont have too hehe. It sounds like a pretty impressive razor to be honest, it has a water activated bar of moisterising serum which is infused with shea butter and marine exracts and claims to hydrate the skin for upto two hours after shaving.

MARSK Mineral Eyeshadow in Fifty Shades | Full Size | £14.49

With a colour palette inspired by the film Fifty Shades Of Grey, this mineral based eyeshadow by MARSK is 100% natural and super pigmented. The shade I received was Fifty Shades which is a sexy dark grey, perfect for creating those smouldering smokey eyes, you can also use the eyeshadow wet for a very intense look.

Royal Apothic Tinties in Coral | Full Size | $14.00

And lastly we have this cute lip butter by Royal Apothic. This quirky American brand was inspired by an old apothecary manual and its now said to be a celebrity favourite with Victoria Beckham being a rumoured fan, ohhhhh!! As far as lip butters go this is a good'un, and the pigmentation is insane for something that is only meant to give you a slight tint and the coral shade is super pretty and will work well through the spring/summer.

 What did you think of this month's box beaut's?? I'd love to know.

Barry M Shape & Define Brow Kit | Review ♥

Hey beaut's!

A while back I noticed Barry M had jumped on the brow bandwagon and bought out their very own brow kit entitled 'Shape & Define'. Now I must admit it's extremely rare for me to buy brow pencils, powders, palette's etc because I'm far to in love with my HD Brows Kit, however Barry M had a 3 for 2 offer on at the time and the kit looked too cute to leave so I thought 'what the hell' and treated myself he he.

 Barry M's Brow Kit contains an eyebrow wax, eyebrow powder, a highlighter, double-ended applicator and the cutest mini tweezers I've ever seen and claims to be the perfect 3 step kit to shape, define and highlight brows. The packaging of the kit I love, it has a simple black casing with all the lettering having that gold etched effect, and has a handy tutorial on the back which is great for begginers, it's not too big nor too small and is perfect for travelling or carrying around on the go. The kit opens up by lifting up lid which contains a handy mirror inside and the double-ended applicator and mini tweezers sit comfortably into groves within the kit. Unfortunately the kit doesn't have various shades to choose from like Light, Medium or Dark instead it's a 'suit's all' kit which to be honest I do think is abit naff however I do think the wax in the kit can be fairly universal. 

I must admit this was actually the first time I've ever used a brow wax through my eyebrows, I always tend to use powder so I was unsure what to expect, the wax itself is what I'd call an ashy toned brown with a hint of chestnut haha which would be perfect for darker blonde's and light brunettes but to be honest even if your brows are darker the wax still works well as a nice base to really get those brows into shape and gives the brow powder something to cling too, resulting in better lasting power. The middle shade in the kit is the actual brow powder itself, now this really is quick dark, it's a cooled toned dark brown that would be best used on dark brunettes or light/medium brunettes if used with a light hand, it's nicely pigmented, soft to swatch and blends out a treat. Lastly the highlight shade, which is a bright cream shade with no noticeable shimmer of glitter running through it making it perfect to mix with the darker brown brow powder for a more subtle brow shade and of course you can use it alone for highlighting the brow bone to finish off your brows.

The way I like to use the kit personally is by using my Nanshy Angled Detailer Brush (review here) to pick up some of the wax and really shape my brows into place and the wax helps tame those pesky brow hair's that like to stick out or not go into place, I then take small amounts of the brow powder on the same brush and using a light hand I fill my brows in as usual, I find by using the wax and the powder together it creates perfect, defined, natural shaped brows that stay in place all day, I love it! I often use the highlight powder from the kit on a detailer brush and run that underneath my brow and at the top of the brow too, kind of how you would use concealer to sharpen your brows and it works really well, however I always use different highlighters depending on my mood ha ha.

I also love that Barry M added the two little extras in the shape of a brush and tweezers as it really does complete the kit, I must admit I haven't used the little brush applicator in the kit as of yet as I like to use a brush with a longer handle for better precision but it does feel OK in quality. I LOVE the little tweezers, they are so handy and great at getting those hard to reach brow hairs, genuis!

Overall I do really love this little kit, and for £5,99 I think it's super affordable too. I do really wish the kits came in shades as this certainly wont suit all but apart from that I have no negatives towards this kit at all, I also think it would be great for beginners as it has everything your'll need.

Have you tried the Barry M Brow Kit beaut's?? What did you think?? I'd love to know!