My Amarya this month contained: Sophyto Silken Cleanser Sophyto Exfoliating Cleanser Sophyto Daily Moisturiser Neom Tranquility bath oil 5ml Undergreen White Eau De Parfum 1ml I love the Neom bath oil scent, it is so relaxing. However, I do think that their products are a tad to expensive. The Undergreen perfume is just far too strong for me! I havent yet tried the...

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I managed to get these amazing Laura Mercier sets in the Harvey Nichols Sales! I've wanted them all since I saw them and I cant believe I managed to find them all! Petite Baked Eye Colour Trio in Smokey Metallics 3 Baked Eye Colours in gorgeous grey shades Cool Neutrals  Eyecolours in Diamond Pink (LE), Plum Smoke and Provence Purple (LE).  Tightline Cake...

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I managed to get these brilliant sets in the Sales! I love all the colours, they are all so wearable and go well together, usually in these kind of sets there is always one or two dud colours but these are all brilliant and I will use them all! I will do a review of all the products I try and love as...

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Face Laura Mercier Fan Powder Bobbi Brown Face Blender Laura Mercier Finishing Bobbi Brown Foundation Eyes & Lips MAC 217 - all over blending Laura Mercier All Over Eye Colour - great for covering the whole eye in one go! Laura Mercier Creme Eye Detail / Smokey Eye Liner - I love these for smudging on MAC Paint Pots and smudging Laura Mercier...

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I went to NYC this summer and I loved it! here are some of my favourite things about NY :) We saw these shoved in the hole for a parasol in a table on a park next to the Hudson. I think it's so intriguing, those flowers obviously have a story to tell somewhere that we may never know! ...

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In my Amarya this month I received: Essential Care Creamy Coconut Cleanser Cowshed Cow Pat Hand Cream WeledaCreamy Lavender Body Wash Weleda Skin Food Sachet Welda Citrus Bosy Lotion Sachet Essential Care Rose Moisturiser Sachet x 2 I love the Weleda body wash, it has a gorgeous lavender smell! It is very strong though. The Essential Care Rose moisturiser has already been in...

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So, this months Amarya contained: Balance Me Citrus Hand and Body Wash, 55ml Balance Me Citrus and Spice Hand and Body Lotion, 55ml Balance Me Balancing Face Moisturiser, 20ml Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream, 7ml Hmmmm. I already have the eye cream from a Glamour freebie and its ok, nothing special though!  The Shower gel and Body Cream does have a nice scent...

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I was one of the super lucky people to get my hands on one of these lovlies! at £15 for the box and £4.95 delivery it was steep but the Stila alone of one of my HG products and £24 a pop so I figured i was saving money by buying this! Sila One Step Correct - I love this stuff. It somehow...

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So, this months Amarya once again was brilliant and contained a Dr Hauschka travel kit and a Herbfarmacy lip balm. I love this travel set. I love the cleansers, especially the cream. I like the original idea of having the actual oatmeal in it! The creams are gorgeous too but I find the Rose cream just too much on my skin for day so...

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This is one of my treats from NYC that I am hopelessy behind on blogging! It was $150 from Henri Bendal on 5th and came with everything you see in the pictures! I saw the case online when I was looking for a new case for my make up and fell in love with it so as soon as I saw in, I...

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So, this is what Amarya sent us this month: Santaverde Aloe Vera Repair Gel, Pomegranate Active Night Plus Facial Oil, Cowshed Lazy Cow shower gel and Neom room fragrance. The Santaverde smells the same as the cleanser and I'm starting to find the scent a little bit off putting tbh! However, the Pomegranate oil smells divine! I much prefer the smell of this...

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So, the talk of the beauty community this week has been this REN offer. If you bought anything from their website, you got 10% off for a first order, free P&P (which has now disappeared as it was so popular!), 4 free samples and if you inputted the code RENHANDBAG you get a free Six of the Best set worth £20!  All of...

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So I attended (read: crashed!) a BareMinerals event in Harvey Nichols Manchester on Thursday. We were treated to bubbly and given a lesson on how to achieve the perfect BareMinerals face! Everyone there was lovely and let us play around with products and gave out sage advice.  We got a goodie bag containing a full size High Shine Eyecolour in Electric which is...

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The Illamasqua Neutral Palette Clockwise from top left, Stealth, Vintage, Obsidian, Wolf I got this as my first paycheque treat! I love all the colours in it and the fact that they are completely wearable both for day and night. I used the cream colour all over, the brown to shade the outside corner of my eye, the gold blended all over and...

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So, I went a little bit crazy in the Illamasqua summer sale! Nail Polish in Bacterium Powdered Metal in Bebhionn with Puff Cream Eye Shadow in Entangle Pencils in Peace, Forced and Classic Liquid Metal in Stoic ...

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Amarya June 2012 Santaverde Aloe Vera Cleansing Gel - This smelt gorgeous but had far too much alcohol in it for my liking, it sent my skin completely mental! Iroisie BB Cream - This was too thick for me. Although I am an unswerving devotee of the Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser so it had a lot to live up to! John Masters Vitamin...

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Amarya July 2012 This is wat I found in my Amarya this month! REN Moroccan Rose Otto Body Cream 50ml - This smell heavenly!  REN Photoactive Sun Veil 3ml - I'm saving this for my summer holidays, don't think we have much use for sun cream in England ATM!  Antipodes Day Cream 5ml  Inika Eyeshadow (Full size) - These are gorgeously pigmented loose mineral...

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Joliebox June After the whole Joliebox debacle I was expecting nothing at all or a bad box and instead I got pretty much a perfect box! Yon Ka Pamplemousse in Oily to Normal - Matched to my skin type. I can't believe this little tube is worth nearly £40 though! Elysambre Eye and Lip Pencil - This is a lovely mahogany brown colour,...

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Something rather miraculous has happened! My stash which used to take up these two drawers, many empty beauty boxes and make up bags has shrunk so much the whole stash (toiletries and make up!) together now fits in just two drawers! (The HN make up bag is full of travel sizes ready for my hols in August - hoping virtually none of it...

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Sorry I was MIA over April. I was moving house and life got a bit on top of me! I'm back now and I want to share two of my April highlights! :) First: YES, those 5 tiny figures on stage you can see are STEPS! It was a-bloody-mazing and god Claire can sing! Then: I went to PARIS! Did all the usual,...

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This months Amarya brought me: Terre D'Oc shine lipgloss in 304 Nude Bangli - full size Lavera All Round Cream - full size AD Skin Synergy Nourishing Night Treatment - 5ml Tous H₂O Perfume sample - 1ml The Lip gloss swatched: This looked scary in the tube when I first saw it. It looks like a VERY pigmented gloss. However, when you put...

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I don't have a picture for this and i unfortunately haven't tried everything from this yet as I am in the process of moving and the box's contents are split over two houses. I will update later on with pictures and reviews of the other products! My box contained the same as everyone else and had: Lavera hand cream - This was already my...

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My March Amarya contained: John Masters Lavender and Rosemary Shampoo for Normal hair - This smells very strongly of lavender. It foams well and left my hair super soft and shiny. Compared to other natural shampoos it performs well but it doesn't foam up as well as conventional shampoos will. I would definitely buy this again!  John Masters Lip Calm - This is...

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As part of my Fabbing efforts, I am doing a few races in the next few months! I'm running the 3 mile race for Sport Relief on the 25/3. Hoping it will all be OK and I'm training for this at the moment! I also have a place in the Great Manchester Run which is a 10km race in May. Going to start...

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My February Amarya box contained: Neom Happiness Candle  - This smells divine! Zoya Nail colour in Kristen - I love the colour and it goes on well in two coats but mine chipped SO easily. Essential Care Avocado Cream - This is a brilliant night cream. It sinks in well and is a good size to try out.  Essential Care Rose Day Cream -...

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I sent off for two of the Latest in beauty Refresh and Recover boxes. I LOVED these! They were great value for £6.95 and they let you choose 2 additional luxury samples to add to your box.  First box: Second box: The box contained: Lavera hand cream Figs and Rouge Geranium Balm Cosmetofruit elixir Teapigs Peppermint tea "temple" Sun Shot Monu Sample Actimint...

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At the start of the year I joined the MSE no more buying toiletries group. This is why: (and these are just my "spares". The doesn't include things currently in use :/)  Toiletries stash Make up stash ...

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