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I have to admit that I opened this box last night as I have church this morning and I wanted to do it while I was not rushing around like a headless chicken. This year I got these two advent calendars as early Christmas presents and my hubby had two Playmobil for him and my son and Edward has a Peppa Pig chocolate one. Okay, so what has Ciate and YouBeautyDiscovery given me for my first day? Ciate Advent Calendar Day 1  On the first day of advent my Ciate Advent Calendar gave to me: A mini (5ml) nail varnish in Snow Globe. I have this in a full sized product but I can't find it but I have to admit I did shout 'Who's the daddy?' when I saw it for that reason. It is a clear varnish with silver sparkles and is ever so cute in it's tiny size. I sadly can't show this one on atm as my nail wraps are hanging on and I am reluctant to remove them as they look so funky. Youbeautydiscovery Advent Calendar Day 1  On the first day of ad...

I received these in my lipfactory box quite a long time ago and never used them as I bit my nails at the time but I discovered them in my nail box a few days ago and decided to wear them until Sunday when my advent calenders start and I get lots of Ciate nail varnishes. To be honest in the packaging they look plain but as you can see below on your fingers they look fab. I love the coordinating but different patterns and they were easy to apply and are extremely funky and after 24 hours they haven't shifted and still look amazing. Thank you NCLA for my great nails.... More info and further patterns can be found  here.

Nonabox is a sub service for mothers to be and children up to two. Although my son is now 26mths I signed up to three more months in Oct and hoped the boxes for a two year old were right for him. Sadly I was supremely wrong. This months box is completely unsuitable in various ways and you will see why as I review it. On the nice side it is a pretty box and great for storing my beauty supplies. On the bad side before we even get to the delivery I have to mention is 28th November and it is scraping it to get it for December. Got told it would be here early this week but I find it unlikely Thursday is early in anyone's book. The leaflet was very pretty this month and I was really excited when I saw it as the recipe was a lovely touch.  Ok, onto the items. The first item is a changing bag from Jojo Maman Bebe. It is a nice enough bag and has a retail of £15 but at 2yrs he is almost fully toilet trained and I have really had enough changing bags by this time as would most pe...

My Flavourly box for November arrived today and on opening it I noticed it was heavy and very full. The first product is the Mr. Fitzpatrick's Temperance Drinks Blood Tonic Cordial 500ml. This looks great and will be good for me as I rarely drink and it is hard to find grown up soft drinks. This costs £4 at the maker's store. The second product is 45g of On the pulse Fiery Spanish Chilli Giant Roasted Corn Nuts. These should be fun. I love spicy food and nuts so they should be perfect for me. These are £1 a pack on the maker's site. The third product is 40g of Taste Spice chicken rub with aromatic bay & thyme. We had a rub from this company and enjoyed it so I will probably enjoy this one too. It only has natural ingredients with paprika, garlic, onion, celery seeds, thyme, peeper, bay and sea salt. This costs £2.75 on the maker's site. The fourth product is 20g of Perry Court Farm air dried apple crisps: sweet. The only ingredient is apple...

I was so excited by my Love Me Beauty box this month as I picked the mystery box. On first inspection I am overjoyed as it is mainly skin care and the boxes were mainly cosmetics this month so I went with mystery to see what I would get. My first item is the anatomicals don't just clean it woman, scrub it body scrub 200ml. This is probably the product I will use the least as I mainly take baths not showers and it is also a duplicate as I got it in my prize pack last month. It has rrp of £3.50 The second item is the organic surge super intensive daily moisturiser 50ml. This is a great product for me as it is for sensitive dry skin and that is me to a T. It has a nice smell due to the organic rose geranium essential oil and I look forward to using it. It has a rrp of £9.60 according to amazon. The third item is the organic surge gentle cleansing lotion 200ml. This is for all skin types but will great as it has a smell of green tea and chamomile and has been t...

I always look forward to Unmentionably Cheeky's monthly panty delivery from America and this month is no different. Sad, I know but such is life. I love the purple tissue paper as it makes it very luxurious. My first pair a dark baby blue and have lace panels enclosing the cotton panels. They are rather pretty and feel substantial and not cheap as some people would assume they would feel for the price. The second are pale pink with a small v of lace on the front over the cotton. They are pretty and very nicefor everyday. Being a pink and lacy girly person in general these are my favourite and are very pink and lacy. They are so sexy and my only issue with these is that I really have to watch I don't ruin them by snagging them with my fingernails. Once again a complete success from Unmentionably cheeky. I got three different styles in different colours and I am very happy. For less than £9 delivered from america I am very happy and look forward to next m...

My arrived a few weeks ago but with everything going with my writing for NaNoWriMo I have only just got the time to write about in now. I just have to say that this box is HUGE. It is a lot bigger than I expected and won't fit where I was going to put it. Looking inside it the contents are going to be: Dermalogica Ultra Calming set DHC Deep Cleansing Oil Espa Optimum Skin Proserum and the Espa refining Skin Polish. additionally there is a £15 gift card in there. DR Organic Dead Sea Mineral Eye Rollerball Trilogy Rosapene Night Cream Sisley Masque Creme a la Rose Noire The Vintage Company Tweezers Bioeffect EGF Serum Model Co Mascara Green People Anti Age Eyeliner Stila Lip Glaze Inika Mineral Eye Shadow Neom Moroccan Blush Rose Organic Hand Cream Weleda Skin Food Leighton Denny Nail Varnish in Vamp Caudalie Limited Edition Hand & Nail Cream Dr Lipp Lip Balm Alterna Bamboo Smooth Kendi Dry Oil Mist Steamcream Moisturiser Perricone MD No Foundation Fou...

I have to admit that after a few disappointing boxes recently the shine has gone off the whole beauty box concept for me but I am quite happy to order a box that shows me what is in it. In that spirit I ordered the lovelula facecare and cosmetic box this month and it was £9 all in which made me very happy. So what made me order it? The first item in my bag is a foil sample that holds 5ml of John Masters organics linden blossom face creme cleanser for dry/mature skin. Perfect for my skin and a generous sample although being a foil sample will have to use it in one go. The second item is 5g of the Toned Day Cream by Dr Hauschka. It blends quite well into my extremely pale skin and being so pale helps as it has to be used sparingly so as to blend held. It has a pleasant smell and texture and I will enjoy using it. It costs £27.45 for 30ml so the 5g has a good value of about £4.57 so almost the value of half of what I paid. The third item is an inika brow pencil in br...

I have to admit I forgot about this box this month as I used my glossydots this months so didn't worry about paying it and I am still reeling from my disappointing Birchbox and spent the weekend typing up a storm from NaNoWiMo. But here is my Nov/Dec 13 Miss Glossybox. Five item here. Although my eyeliner/eye shadow is hiding by the body spray. It looks a good selection and the wraps are happily recieved as they look funky on and it means I don't constantly worry about chipping my polish on my now unbitten nails (broke my biting habit a month and a half now). The first item in the box are the Little Mix Nail Wraps created by Elegant Touch.  They have funky patterns on them and look quite good. According to the info sheet you can purchase one set for £6 from the online shops of newlook, boots and superdrug.  There are 20 nail wraps in the packet. The second item is a 50ml can of So...? brit body fragrance. It has a nice scent of vanilla, rose and amber and is ...