I'm still catching up from last year. This past Christmas, the beauty and skincare subscriber box Glossybox has released their first ever advent calendar. I expected it to fly off the shelves. As soon as it was available, I purchased it because I saw a sneak preview of what was inside, and I loved the different selection of products. They were all different brands and mainly products that I had never tried before. I was impressed at the selection of the different types of products in the calendar, and these will all come in very useful over the course of this new year.
I loved the box that the advent calendar came in with the individually-designed boxes. It's a good-quality box that can be reused. I've added several photographs of it below. Sorry that none of these are the best photographs, but I had a very busy November and December and had to rush the photographs and didn't get time to use natural light or plan a pretty set-up. Also, getting what I did capture was a little bit in a feat itself as my two Maine Coons love to be in the limelight.
Now, what did I get? Here's the updated list organised by day:
NARS Velvet Lip Glide in 'Immortal': Two different colour options were available, and I received the pink or fuschia-coloured 'Immortal' instead of the bright red 'Burning Love'. This suited me fine because I already own this product in a bright red colour, and I don't care much for bright red lipstick. The matte application is long-lasting, and it is a matte finish. The colour is still a little bold for me, but I will find a use for it.
Nip & Fab Dragons Blood Fix Plumping Serum: This skin-care serum helps to firm and hydrate skin. It contains a product from a tree called 'Dragon's Blood' that has been used since ancient timesto plump and heal skin, and apparently it helps dry skin and eczema too. With the harsh winter weather, I have a little bit of dry skin on my face, so I am interested to try this.
Yankee Candle Christmas Edition ('Berry Trifle'): One of three festive scents could have been included in the advent calendar. The others were 'The Perfect Tree', which is a pine tree smell or 'Season of Peace', which is a relaxing scent. I received 'Berry Trifle', which is a sweet berry scent. I have previously had this scent in a smaller candle.
Philip Kingsley Body Building Conditioner: This conditioner helps to boost volume, hydrate hair, and prevent static. I'm curious to see how this product behaves with my hair as some of this brand's products go very thick and make my hair appear greasy. This product is suitable for coloured hair too.
MDM Great Than Mascara: This highly-pigmented mascara comes with a brush that applies the product in a desired way with a thinner or thicker end. It curls and adds volume with a thick and dark colour. I love the gold packaging for this product, so this would be something to add bling to my handbag.
3ina The Lip Primer: Lip primer helps to add long-lasting colour to lips. It should be used before applying lip colour, and it helps to moisturise lips as well as making a brighter colour. I've never used a lip primer before, so I am excited about trying this one.
Patisserie de Bain Strawberry Cupcake Body Wash: I love the branding of this kitsch bath and shower gel, which was created to remind users of French patisserie sweetness. This sweet scent is 'Strawberry Cupcake' and lathers up in the water. I'm not overly keen on the scent of this one for the shower, but I love the branding.
Real Techniques Expert Face Brush: Perfect for applying cream and foundations to blend without the mess, this brush is actually a best-seller. I need some good make-up brushes, so I am interested in trying this one out.
Charles Worthington Volume & Bounce Body Booster Mousse: This hair spray mousse promises that the wearer will have bouncer and fuller-volume hair. It can be used on colour-treated hair. I am a little less keen about this product because a lot of them make my hair look greasy or over-styled.
bareMinerals © SKINLONGEVITY™ Vital Power Infusion: This product helps to hydrate and add vitamins to skin during the dry winter months. It will help improve overall complexion. My skin has been very dry already, and it's not really been too cold for long, so I could use this.
Bellapierrie Kiss Proof Lip Finish: This clear lip gloss is meant to be worn on top of lip colour. It adds a bit of gloss and increases the colour of your lipstick and adds to the longevity of the lipstick as well. The product prevents your lip colour from transferring from lips.
MUA Cosmic Vixen Palette: This eyeshadow palette contains fifteen different and highly-pigmented shades to choose from. These shades are all perfect for the festive season and are highly-blendable, and they can be used together to create just the right shade for your party look.
Karmameju Konjac Sponge: This Konjac sponge helps to keep acne at bay if used daily by cleansing the skin. The sponge also contains charcoal to help scrub away dead skin. Konjac is a plant that contains amino acids and vitamins to help purify and smooth the skin.
Elgon Concentrated Restoring Mask: This hair mask promises to restore, add shine, and nourish hair as well as to remove the harm caused by chemicals and hair products. I'm excited to try a new hair mask product.
INC.redible Jelly Shot Lip Quencher (Ex Revenge): This interesting transparent lip product is a lip balm to help the wearer get through the cold winter months. This product contains 24k gold flakes to help give the wearer's lips a shimmery glow. In addition to looking good and having a nice package design (pictured below), the product helps to moisturise lips.
Pop Beauty Eyeshadow Pigment (Metallic Copper): This highly-pigmented powder can be used on eyes, cheeks, nails or lips. It can be combined with lipstick to create a festive glittery lip glow or mixed with transparent nail polish. I love these highly-pigmented powders. This one is a metallic copper, but I would consider it a deeper red colour.
Luxie Rose Gold Tapered Highlighter Brush 522: This tapered highlighter brush helps the wearer add highlighter products to give the face and eyes a definition. A good set of brushes is essential to have for your make-up regime, and I needed some new brushes to help me apply my make-up.
Lollipops Highlighter: This travel-sized highlighter comes in a cute little tube and adds shimmer and definition to areas of the face, such as cheekbones, nose, and brows.
Crabtree & Evelyn Rosewater & Pink Peppercorn Hand Therapy: I do love the Crabtree & Evelyn scents. This is a deeply-moisturising hand cream. It is perfect for the dry winter months. I also love the fact that I find their products easily absorb into the skin without feeling greasy or heavy on the skin.
Steve Laurent Lipgloss (Eggplant): A very lightweight formula designed to moisturise and make lips look good, this lipgloss is also highly-pigmented. It is a dark but popping berry shade, known as "Eggplant". This looks like a perfect festive shade.
Pixi by Petra Fresh Face Blush (Beach Rose): I love the brand Pixi by Petra. This shade of blush is 'beach rose', and it is a powder blush. It promises to be a long-lasting and natural mineral blush.
Zelens Transformer Instant Renewal Mask: This anti-aging face mask promises a more youthful complexion and firmer skin. It contains ingredients to remove dead skin cells and other vitamins and ingredients to oxygenate the skin.
Eyeko Fat Eye Stick (Satin): This fat eye stick is a shimmery eyeshadow to allow the wearer to create a smokey eye effect. I'd previously received one of these in a subscription box, and the product is a little too thick for my liking to apply easily. The shade that I received is 'Satin', which is a copper shade.
Mitchell & Peach Flora No.1 Fine Radiance Oil: This facial oil should be applied overnight to firm and tighten skin and provide a youthful complexion. It has a subtle floral scent.
Huda Beauty Winter Solstice Palette: This pearly highlighter palette can create an instant glow to skin, and the shades are perfect for the winter months. The pearl makes them luminous. I am looking forward to trying these highlighter shades.
That wraps it up for the Glossybox "All I Want" 2018 advent calendar! I am excited to try these products as I have not tried the majority of them. I was really impressed with Glossybox's first ever advent calendar.
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