#LushChristmas in Reading.

I was so excited to receive an invite to Lush Reading's 'Lush Christmas' event last Wednesday.




Showcasing a preview of a mixture of both Halloween and Christmas products, it was a kind of surreal evening sat around a table in Lush Reading's party room (which displays some perfect visual merchandising) smelling all the delights that Lush has to offer this season.

How nice, Glossybox.

I figured I would post this before bombarding you with snow-posts, and I've been meaning to upload it for a couple of days, I've just been catching up with sleep since being up and about from 7am-7pm for three days running.

So, I saw an offer for Glossybox on the tube (GLOSSYTUBE10) which allowed me to get 50% off, so I thought, why not? I'm a bit late to this one, because I was pretty skeptical about it's value for money as well as the fact that I had no money, but I've noticed most of my favourite fashion bloggers posting about them for a while. By the looks of things I picked the best month to get on the bandwagon because it was a lovely Valentine's themed box, which came with a sweet, which was a nice touch. I meant to take a photo but I got distracted and ate it... So, I guess you can just see what it looked like over on BeingLittle


For those who don't know, if you sign up to Glossybox, for £10, each month you'll recieve on-trend miniature cosmetic samples to try out. I think it's a really good idea because it can be annoying to buy something and realise it's not right for you but still have a full tube/bottle.
Overall I'm really impressed, not just because it came in a pretty pink box but also because the products are pretty great. At full-size, most of the products that came in my box were worth over £10 on their own, so I think my worries about value were proven wrong, which is never a bad thing.

I'm looking forward to trying out the ORLY polish and I'm loving the Eyeko eyeliner, which is even a colour I would pick if I were to buy it on it's own.


So, I think I'm going to wait until the following month before I fully decide whether I want to keep a subscription to Glossybox, because I might have got lucky. Admittedly the luck side of things is one of the down-sides to this idea, but you get to enter you skin type and the kinds of products that you like so I'm hoping that it continues to work out.

So yes, look forward to some snow photos, Moon and I braving it in the car in a bit, it's a bit serious around his house but I'm hoping it clears by tomorrow morning, I have an exciting interview to go to.
Finally, my new Maccabees t-shirt finally got a wash, so it's now bolognese free, I went for the heron one. Ta da!

POW! Leopard!

Here is what my nails look like today:


Sophie's Pink, Models Own
Peach Puff, Models Own
Tangerine Queen, Models Own
Models Own/WAH Nail Art Pen, Black
Models Own/WAH Nail Art Pen, White
Can we please take a moment to appreciate the ambidexterity demonstrated on my right thumb, I was pretty chuffed. Obviously basically all I do is follow what WAH Nails do as my nail inspiration (I really like their word trend at the moment), but it's not as difficult as it looks and doesn't even take much practise. I'd stay away from stripes until you're really concentrating though, I think that it's the most frustrating design to do if you get it wrong because it's difficult to hide.

Speaking of nail art!
Models Own released an image today of their new line of polishes, the Beetlejuice collection. Beautiful holographic polishes that will be great for Autumn. I'm pleased because Models Own is easily my favourite brand and with these they're now able to keep up with Nail's Inc and 17, who have brought out 3D and magnetised polish respectively. I'm not sure which one I'll get yet but Pinky Brown is seeming mighty tempting as is Aqua Violet, which ever one I choose I am placing high hopes on any being better than the incredible let-down that was GOSH's Purple Heart.

The Beetlejuice Collection:
L-R: Golden Green, Pinky Brown, Purple Blue, Aqua Blue and Emerald Black
These colour changing nail varnishes will be available exclusively from the Models Own website from early November.

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