To Glossybox or to not to Glossybox

Is a decision I cannot make for you ladies!

It's basically what you expect out of £10, how much that sum matters to you, your expectations as to what will turn out in the box and what you intend to do with those products.

Featuring this months blogosphere culprit, The February Glossybox.

Frankly speaking, regarding quantity of products, it doesn't seem bad to me. Besides the fact that most of the brands in here are unheard of and that I absolutely don't know what do to with that pink and white bottle you see in the box below. I am not going to attempt to type down its one paragraph long name.

Yes I would be a very happy bunny if I'd get to try the Becca product like the others did. My only advice to the Glossybox team would be to keep cult-favourite or extremely hyped brands like Becca and NARS, consistent in all boxes and vary the rest of the content so that way no one feels left out more frankly jealous of the other's who received it.

A pot of black mineral eye shadow? A big no-no Glossybox. Not even if its a fashion edition box. 

But I am not going to rant my heart out here as first of all, other bloggers have done that for me already and Glossybox have got the point I suppose and secondly I really don't expect much out of £10 as I don't spend it very carefully otherwise as well (without sounding too boastful!) so it would be unfair if I'd do so now. 

This is much like a lottery box for me where even if once in two months I find a product that I absolutely love and will use till I hit pan, I guess the two month's £20 is covered right? The rest I usually give away to family and friends or keep it aside for travel.

Some feel-good discoveries from Glossybox over the past few months:

• HD Brow Palette
• Deborah Lippmann Razzle Dazzle 
• Nouveau Lashes Noir Mascara
• Stila Smudge Stick

It's just how you perceive it ladies so make a judgement of subscribing or not based on what I said at the very beginning and not on what we rave or rant about here in the blogosphere.

Daniel Galvin Wedding Hair

Daniel Galvin have recently introduced 8 brand new Bridal packages including some skin pampering, Beauty session, hair cut and a hair-do of course for the wedding day.

One would think the packages would be expensive seeing that Daniel Galvin is an avant garde salon but surprisingly the packages start from £100 and go up to £500.

Some even include facials, eye lash and eye brow tint, mani & pedis, make-up and even a personal stylist at your own venue depending on how much your wallet allows you and the variety of treatments you want to include in your package.

No I am not thinking of getting married any time soon but in my opinion, a hair-do from their Wedding package is something I would opt for as that would be priced reasonably and of course as they primarily are experts when it comes to hair styling and up do's which I am especially not very good at.

Don't you just love the first two up do's on the top left?

Or you're not an up-do girl like me, there always a concoction of beachy, messy, loose curls that you can opt for. Much like Leighton Meester aka Blair Waldorf? Prettty much!

Do check out the packages Daniel Galvin offer here.

Loving this week - OPI, Weleda Skin Food, H&M Spring/Summer, Sonam Kapoor & Totes Amaze!

OPI Spring-Summer Holland Collection. Inspired from all things Dutch, it takes inspiration from everything  bright and beautiful from the country. I love the mix of bold and bright colours, keeping them understated and chic at the same time.

I personally have been loving OPI recently as its the only polish that actually lasts unchipped for a week with a coat of Seche Vite on top.

Sonam Kapoor at front row in Burberry Autumn/Winter at London Fashion Week. She is officially my current girl crush. Period.

I loved her top to bottom Burberry ensemble, especially the chiffon dress flatters her figure and height so well.  Also worth noticing is her naturally flushed make-up. Unlike other Bollywood actresses, she has kept is so well groomed and simple and very importantly, in sync with her natural skin colour.

Call me a biased Bollywood fan but she is the only glamorous one catching my eye from the girls sitting there.

The current Spring/Summer collection from H&M. Its literally droolworthy and there is nothing I would NOT wear from here.

Its chic yet playful yet feminine yet summery.

These are just some of my favourites. Can you spot my favourite colour? Yes it's blue for some odd reason.

And yes I'm ordering everything from their website now, thanks for asking :)

Weleda Skin Food is the Vaseline equivalent of this generation besides that its better.

I know this is used a lot of models for that healthy polished looking skin that glows. It contains all natural ingredients, smells scrumptiously citrusy and provides intense hydration to the face and body.

I ditched Elizabeth Ardens 8 Hour Skin Protectant for this baby. Give it a go. It retails for around or under a tenner I believe and is very concentrated so you literally need a pea sized portion or else it will break you out I promise.

'Totes Amaze' take on London Fashion Week of course!

If beards were in fashion, this is exactly how everyone should wear them ;)

MeMeMe's take on Brow Gel

MeMeMe's latest take on Brow Gels is Arch Angel. Now being a browsessed (no its not a word!) person myself, anything related to brows, especially in the drug store part of the world gets me really excited. 

We all know where we can get expensive and good quality brow products but isn't it great when a high street brand takes so much time and effort to replicate something just as good in quality like its expensive counterparts but with a lower price tag. 

I don't know about you, but I quite like the challenge of discovering cheaper dupes. You can call it a hobby even.

The Arch Angel just like the MAC, Bobbi Brown and Benefit Brow Gels out there, comes with a gel that tints your brows. This one also comes with a highlighter to enhance the brow bone area. 

The consistency of the brow gel is quite dry and mousse like which is great as that way its easy to coat the brows with something of a drier consistency than the opposite.

It immediately adds a punch of colour, fills in any sparse areas and gives the brows more texture. It also sets them in place, making them slightly crisp, so they stay in place the entire day.

The product dries in a few seconds you don't have to worry about smearing or smudging of any sort. It also lasts for an entire day and even lasted me in the shower which is surprisingly long wearing from a product as such.

The highlighter is a pinky-sliver illuminating liquid and can easily be blended on the brow bone to accentuate the arch and make the area appear higher, brighter and neater.

It does not contain over-the-top shimmer for any of you who cringe at the thought of shimmering silver highlighter on the brow bone.

My brows are not in the prettiest of shapes at the moment so apologies for that but just to show how the product quickly tints the brows and makes them appear more groomed in a few seconds.

Opt for Brow Gels over Brow Pencils and Powders if

- You are not very good at or are hesitant of sketching your brows and are frequently haunted by a scousebrow

- You always do your brows in a hurry (think nanoseconds) 

- You have naturally very fine, thin or sparse brows and want more texture to them

Although I quite like this, I still primarily use something traditional like the Sleek Brow Kit which comes with a wax and a powder, as the entire regime of sketching the brows with a brush is very satisfactory and feminine in my opinion. 

Launching in the beginning of April, this will be available for £8.50 from Superdrug and MeMeMe website. 

*Sample provided for review purposes 

Ahava Facial Mud Exfoliator

I have been using this clay mask cum exfoliator since the past few days and absolutely love how it leaves skin so naturally radiant.

I feel it has helped quite effectively in clearing out any blemishes that I have been suffering from on my cheeks. It claims to renew dead skin cells, refine pores and accelerate skin cell renewal and it does exactly what it says as my skin looks so fresh after I use this to get rid of any make-up residue every evening. 

The granules in this product are very fine yet gentle hence are great at exfoliating and are not abrasive at all. The clay like liquid in which the minute granules are dispensed is apparently Dead Sea mud which is well known for its therapeutic effects worldwide. 

My skin feels quite comfortable after using this. Its actually doesn't feel parched or tight at all. Not overtly moisturised as well. Just squeaky clean and comfortable. 

Fortunately its every suitable for Oily/Combination-Sensitive skin types and does not contain any nasty chemicals. 

Currently I use this as a face wash/cleanser in my evening skincare regime and am planning to test it out as a face mask soon. 

What's not to like? A generous 100ml tube is available at Ahava.co.uk for £20. 

The next best thing after sliced bread

is finally here!

It's Rituals Nail Corrector Pen.

So apparently these pens have been in the market since long but I must have been hiding under a huge rock not to notice them earlier.

In my opinion, this is the best one you'll find out there for the price and the quantity you get.

I have shaky hands when it comes to applying Nail Paint or anything within a precise given border. No matter how careful I am, it's inevitable to get stubborn red nail paint all over the cuticle which isn't a very pretty sight you see.

This comes in pretty handy instead of dipping a cotton bud in the Nail Varnish Remover a million times. I initially thought the nib might dry out pretty soon but it has been going strong since a month. Plus it comes with a generous 3 extra refills.

You might want to keep a separate one for all your black, blue and red colour families.

It's ingenious. And doesn't bloat your tummy like sliced bread does.

Do you like Macadamia Oil?

I am not going to bother to review this in great detail as it has been named a cult-favourite quite a few times already in the past few years.

I didn't feel like getting on the bandwagon then but recently I have been taking extra care of my hair and have been spending a bit on hair treatments, oils, masks and all that good stuff.

Of course, the big debate of what to try first, Moroccan or Macadamia Oil did surround me for quite a while but after reading that people found Moroccan oil a tad bit too heavy and that it contained silicone and all those artificial ingredients, I thought the clear winner was Macadamia. 

After searching through the web for quite a bit, I found ebay to be the cheapest option. A very tiny 30ml bottle retails for around a tenner which is quite ungenerous I have to say. 

I have been using it since quite a few weeks but for some reason it does not work in sync with my hair texture at all. Yes it imparts an artificial shine element to the hair but it does not feel 'healthy' if you know what I mean. It just looks superficially glossy and that's it.

Besides, it actually worsened the split ends in the sense that it separates every single hair which in turn causes them to appear frizzy, messy and extremely dry consequently exaggerating the damage quite a bit. 

I have naturally dry, slightly frizzy and wavy hair and if your hair is anything close to that, I would recommend you try out a 5ml sample size before making a purchase. 

For those of you who actually like this product, feel free to let me know how to use up 30ml of this damn product! 

Till date, Gielly Green Argan Rescue is the only oil treatment/leave in conditioner that has actually worked at making my hair tame, manageable and healthy. I am still in the hunt for similar products however. 

Next on the list to try out are...

Moroccan Oil - All that hype surely deserves a try!

Dead Sea Spa Magik Hair Serum - Has fantastic reviews online and has been recommended by a trusty colleague.

Let me know if you have any recommendations :)