May Beauty Wishlist ♥

Hey beaut's!

It's that time again... I know, I know, I'm beauty/makeup wish list obsessed at the moment but theres always so many gorgeous looking bits that I want, plus the fact that I'm a makeup and beauty addict doesn't help either ha ha! Firstly I've been drawn towards lots of makeup new releases, Barry M seem to be on fire recently and have just launched a bunch of products that I'm eager to try, in particular I want to get my hands of their new Flawless Concealer and Blush Sticks, they both sound amazing and look super cute. Next we have MUA, they recently celebrated their 5th birthday and released their very own birthday eyeshadow palette, I saw some swatches of the shades within the palette on Instagram and the colours look stunning so I'm going to have to purchase that little beauty. Something else I'm now dying to get my hands on is the MAC Pro Longwear Foundation, I got a sample of this recently in my local MAC store and my goodness I'm in love and need the full size bottle in my life immediately he he. Something I was super excited to hear about this week is that the US luxury brand Makeup For Ever have launched here in the UK on the Debenhams website, I'm eager to try lots of makeup products from them so I just had to feature them on this months wish list post. I hope you like the things on my wish list beaut's, please let me know if you have any of them and what you think of them.

Jimmy Choo Blossom Perfume RRP £45.00 / Nivea Lip Butter in Coconut / Mac Pro Longwear SPF 10 Foundation £25.00 / Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara / Make Up For Ever HD Powder £28.00 / Bumble and Bumble Surf Infusion Spray £22.00 / Barry M Flawless Concealer £4.49 / Barry M Cream Blush in Peach Melba £4.49 / MUA Limited Edition 5th Birthday Palette £4.00 / MUA Undressed Highlighting Powder in Opalescent Amber £3.00 / Yes To Grapefruit Brightening Facial Towelettes

Whats on your Beauty Wish list at the moment beaut's?? I'd love to know!!

Dissapointing Product Review | Barry M Sunset Nail Polishes

Hey beaut's!

 A few weeks ago when browsing in Superdrug I noticed Barry M had launched a brand new collection of nail polishes named the Sunset Daylight Curing Collection. Being the Barry M nail polish fan that I am I quickly popped one of the new nail polishes and the new top coat in my basket and couldn't wait to give them a go when I got home.

 So what is this new collection all about you might being wondering?? Well...Barry M’s new Sunset Daylight Curing Nail Paint's and Topcoat aim to deliver the look and reliance of pro salon gel nails without the need of a UV lamp or the expense! All you need is a Sunset colour, the Sunset Topcoat and around 2-5 minutes of natural daylight and your well on your way to getting long lasting, hi gloss, at home gel nails that last for up to 10 days. Barry M also claim that theres no need for a base coat with these new nail paints as the special formulation bonds to the nails like a gel and can still be removed with a regular remover, sounds pretty amazing right! So far theres seven summer appropriate shades in the Sunset collection, eight if your counting the top coat as well, each bottle will set you back £4.99 each which is Barry M's priciest nail paint to date but considering the collections claims that's to be expected.

On each bottle of Sunset nail paint Barry M have attached a little two step guide to assure you apply the polish correctly and that you get the most of out of the colours. Firstly it tells you to apply one thin layer of your chosen Sunset nail paint shade and allow to dry, once dry repeat with a second thin coat and again leave to dry. I opted for the shade Fuchsia Generation, a deep raspberry shade that I absolutely adored. Secondly Barry M tell you to apply a thin layer of the Sunset Top Coat and allow to dry naturally in daylight, then your nails will be completely cured leaving you with a pro mani effect. I followed all the steps and was really impressed at first, my nails looked gorgeously glossy, they felt hard wearing and the colour was beautiful, I honestly thought this was a genius idea from Barry M however.... On my second day of wear all of my nails on my right hand and a couple on my left hand had enormous chips, and because of the gel formula once I got a chip the nail paint just seemed to peel off  in big chunks and my nails looked horrendous, I was so gutted as I knew I had applied everything correctly and was expecting very good things from this collection, not to mention that I'd spent £10.00 on them too as they are £4.99 each.

Overall I have to admit I'm really disappointed with these, I love Barry M Nail Paints so much usually and never have any trouble with them so this really shocked me, I even went outside on a sunny day to cure my nails and they still chipped more or less instantly, it's such a shame!

I'd love to know how you beauties got on with this collection?? Please tell me I'm not the only one who's had the awful chipping incidents.

April Degustabox Review + Discount Code

Hey beaut's!

I have a subscription box review for you all today but it's a subscription box with a difference.... it contains yummy food and drink, so say hello to Degustabox*. Degustabox works very much like how beauty subscription boxes work, for £12.99 a month (postage included within the £12.99 price) you will receive 9 to 14 surprise food/drink products, many that are completely new to the market! So if your abit of a foodie like myself  and you love subscription boxes your going to love this beaut's!

 Anywhooo onto what yummy treats I received in my April 'International' themed Degustabox...

Barry's Tea £1.75

Barry's Tea is an Irish household favourite and being a huge lover of a good old cuppa myself this box of tea hasn't lasted very long in my house he he. Basically if your a tea drinker your going to love this tea.

Cirio Tomato Fillets £1.69 & Tomato Puree Pots £1.20

These are a household staple for me, I always use chopped tomato's and tomato puree as the base for sauces for Chilli's, Spaghetti Bolognese, Lasagne and many other dishes so these are an absolute win for me.

Kinder Choco-Bons and Chocolate with Crunch £1,55 each

These new products from Kinder are perfect little treats for kids (or adults he he) and because they are individually wrapped you can pop them in lunchboxes, put them in your car for an on the go sweet treat or you can indulge whilst having a movie night he he. I favoured the Choc-Bons personally, they really reminded me of those little Lindor chocolates that have the gooey, melted chocolate middle, mmm they where so yummy.

Debeukelaer Cookies Bakery £2.00

OH MY GOODNESS..... These where delicious! They are individually wrapped American style chocolate chip cookies that have creamy, gooey chocolate in the middle which tastes just like Nutella. They are a very naughty treat and full of calories but so worth it. 

Nando's Potato Chips x3 69p each

I think my favourite things in this months box where these Nando's Potato Chips, I adore Nando's and always cook with their marinades at home so having not one but three bags of their new groove cut potato chips to try made me very happy ha ha.

Schwartz Currie Powders x2 £1.08 each

I always use Schwartz sachets and flavour shots, they are just so quick and easy to use and add so much flavour so I'm really looking forward to whipping up a couple of super quick curry's with these.

Veetee Flavoured Rice x2 £1.49 each

Flavoured rice always go's down well in my house as I can use them in so many dishes, I always use them when I do my at home Nando's dishes, Fajitas and even when I'm having a jacket potato I love throwing lots of flavoured on top of it, so these little beauties well get eaten very quick. 

Kingfisher £2.00

 Kingfisher is India's No.1 selling beer all over the country and my boyfriend happens to always have this beer when we go to our local Indian restaurant so he quickly guzzled this down when the box arrived he he.

Scheckters Organic Energy Drink £1.35

Scheckters is an organic energy drink which is 100% natural, fair trade, vegetarian and contains ingredients such as lemon juice, elderberry juice, sparkling water, ginseng and green coffee flavour which all sound rather nice. I must admit I'm not a lover of energy drinks and never ever buy them however I will be trying this one out.

IdrinQ Original x2 £1.49

IdrinkQ is another energy drink and claims to help you think smarter and clearer which is rather interesting, so again I'll give this one a try soon and see what I think.

Overall I love Degustabox, I think it's such a great take on a subscription box, I love the whole element of a food surprise and getting excited about what meals or cakes I can whip together, it's fab! You can find Degustabox on Twitter and Facebook for more information, pictures and promotions. 

Degustabox have kindly given me a discount code for all of my beautiful readers, all you have to do is pop UGVO7 into the promotional code box and you'll receive a £3.00 discount when registering. And don't worry beaut's, theres no commitments with Degustabox meaning you can cancel your subscription free of charge before the 10th of any month, but I mean why would you cancel monthly surprise treats ha ha!
What do you think of the Degustabox concept beaut's?? I'd love to know your thoughts.