January Wantable...

I am always super excited when my Wantable box arrives each month! I usually end up impatiently tracking it's progress as it ships from the US to my front door! 

You can read about my December Box here!

This month I got 4 full-size products most of which I am quite happy with!

First product I saw was this wet/dry diamond shadow from Vincent Longo in the colour Concerto. I've never had an eye shadow that has been able to be used wet before so was pretty excited to get this. 

I love the colour and have tested it both dry and wet. 

It's really blend-able when it used dry and you can get really clean lines when using a fine brush and water.

To get this look I used the shadow wet with my Zoeva 322 Brow Line Brush to achieve this super fine flick. I wanted to create a softer winged out liner look, compared to my normal black flick. 

In this look I also used the liner you see below on the water line, just to add a pop of colour to this subtle look. (($24.00-£14.90))

This brings me to the next product I got in my box, a Navy Eye Liner. I love this colour I think it's great for adding subtle colour to most make up looks. As much as the name suggests it is Navy I find it to be more of a dark teal blue colour. You can find swatches below. (($18.50-£11.50))

This next product I wasn't too happy with and very much doubt I'll be using it any time soon. It's a lip gloss in a pan in the colour Henna. First of all I'm not a great fan of the colour and secondly it's super sticky. I like my lip glosses a silky sticky texture and not one where it feels like it'll glue your lips together. Swatch below. (($14.00-£8.70))

And my last product I have used once and is a great mascara by Lord & Berry. Even though it is a great mascara I like my mascaras to be waterproof as it holds curls better. 

I will however be giving this to my friend who uses non-waterproof mascaras and am very sure she will love it. I find the formula really easy to use and applies nicely, it's really black and stays on all day. I also really like the super sleek packaging. (($23.00-£14.25))

Here are the swatches of the products. At the top is the Navy eye liner, left is the lip gloss and to the right is the diamond shadow used dry in the middle and swatched wet on the far right.

I will only be using 2 out of the 4 products received in this box but I'm not disappointed. I still love the fact you get full sized products and love giving presents so there won't be any wasted products, apart from maybe the lip gloss. 

This time I got around £50 worth of products in a box that cost me £30.

I will be skipping next months box as I'm going to save my money, but I'm sure it'll be back again in March!

What new products have you tried recently? Leave me your blog links in the comments.

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Rimmel London || Provocalips...

I bought these because I had originally bought the red shade for my sister for Christmas. I then got a bit jealous that she had kiss-proof lip colour and I didn't, so I went and bought myself two of the eight shades that Boots had to offer. At the moment I am loving dark lips and I find there are very few shades that I think suit me. I have Play with Fire (red) and Kiss Fatal (purple) both of which I love and have tested out a few times each. 

They are double ended, one is the super pigmented liquid lipstick type end and the other is the moisture restoring clear finishing layer. I have found the tips very easy to use and great to shape your lips however you feel like on the day. I do warn you though once it's on, it is on all day; unless you have oil based make up remover with you. So my advice - less is more, apply it slowly and evenly as you can always add another layer after the first has set. 

Above I did swatches on my hand, the first picture was taken as soon as it is applied, still glossy and the second picture is after a minute or so when it has set to a demi-matte tacky layer.

Here are swatches on my lips, to the left is Play with Fire; a deep but bright red and on the right is Kiss Fatal; a dusky rose purple. I applied two thin coats of colour and the clear top layer. I think they have a really nice consistency but without the topcoat are quite drying and very sticky. 

It says on the Boots website - 'Prococalips delivers hi-impact 16hr endless colour with a delectably glossy finish. It's kiss-proof, food-proof and transfer-proof, only coming off when you want it to...incredibly lightweight and flexible and adapts to the movement of your lips.'

I have tested their longevity and in work I applied the lip product in the morning, wore it all day until I took my make up off before bedtime. It stayed on through eating lunch and dinner, the only part that wore off a bit was on the inner part of my lips. I have also found if you retouch more than twice, layering on top of the previous layers, it can start peeling on the inner lip and get annoying - I kept chewing it off like I had chapped lips. 

Apart from that I absolutely love it and if you don't layer too much, you can have perfect, kissproof & comfortably coloured lips all day long. It definitely lives up to what it declares.

What do you think of these two colours, have you tried them? What is your favourite long lasting lip colour at the moment? 

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Wantable December...

Holy Moly!
Yay it finally arrived!
My Wantable box!
If you don't know, this is a subscription box from the USA so you'll get different brands to what we have here in the UK. I find this the most exciting subscription out of the boxes I have tried so far.
When you sign up there is a questionnaire where you click 'love', 'like' & 'dislike' and through this you will never get products you 'dislike'.
This months box cost around $50 which is around £31, this includes shipping and UK tax.
It is more expensive than other subscription boxes but I think it is definitely worth it as you get high end full sized products!

First product I saw was the above lip gloss (swatches below). This is the second Surratt product I have received from Wantable, this being my second box so far. I am very pleased I got this colour as I do wear a lot of dark lipsticks at the moment. This can be used as a sheer but pigmented lip colour on it's own or on top of a lipstick to add a bit of gloss/subtle bit of colour. It's quite sticky but that shows that it will stay on your lips for a long time. The one odd thing I found with this product is that it is a completely different colour in the tube than it is swatched, which you will see below on my hand. In the tube it looks more burgundy red but swatched it's actually more of a purple.
This product is worth $32 (£20).

Onto the next full size product, one I was super happy to see as I am running out of my primer. This Ofra Absolute Cover Face Primer. I have been using it for a few days now and I really like it. It has a very creamy consistency but does not feel greasy at all. It works well my my combination skin (oily t-zone). It gives a really smooth base to use under foundation, my current favourite being my L'Oréal Paris Eau De Teint. This primer is worth $35 (£22).

The next product I saw came in a simple black gloss card box but when I opened it and took this out, WOW! Check out the amazing black gem studded packaging. This is a super smooth and pigmented powder bronzer and being quite fair skinned (damn you winter...) I do have to use it quite sparingly but it does give a lovely glow to my skin. I also use it as a contour because, well, who doesn't want epic cheekbones. The thing about this bronzer that I love is the fact it isn't shimmery, which makes it great for contouring. This is worth $53 (£33).

The last product I got was this amazing blush quad palette by Tarina Tarantino. This comes in a mirror finish gunmetal grey case and has 4 shade of blush ranging from peach, pink to purpley blushes. I think it's amazing and have been testing out different blushes every day. All of them are really, really pigmented and I love the variety of colours you get, this is worth $45 (£28).

Below are the swatches to show the colours. Around the edge are the blushes, in the centre is the bronzer and at the bottom is the lip gloss, which as you can see comes out purple.

I absolutely LOVE this box, I don't think I could choose a favourite product from this month. I think the products are amazing and the fact that they are brands that I wouldn't buy because of the price range but am more than happy to receive them in this subscription box. 

This box cost me £31 in which I got £103 worth of products which I think is pretty epic!

I have skipped next month (January) to save money and to test out another subscription box (they are pretty addictive..!) but I have a very strong feeling I will miss this box and it will be back in February. (UPDATE - I may have 'accidentally on purpose' un-skipped next month ... Oooops!)

This is my most favourite subscription box I have tried so far. 

Which beauty subscription boxes have you tried and what are your thoughts?

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