Top 5 Posts of 2014

The New Year is upon us so I thought I would do a little recap of my Top 5 most read posts of 2014!

I know I say this every year but this year has gone so fast, even faster than previous years. A lot has happened over the last year - luckily all good stuff- so I hope 2015 can bring me even better luck and success both in my personal life and blogging life.

So here's a rundown of my top 5 most read blog posts of 2014!

Lime Crime Velvetine dupe

Back in the summer I picked up a few of the Lime Crime Velvetines at IMATS and loved them but I found the perfect dupe of them for a fraction of the cost with the Makeup Revolution Salvation Velvet Lacquers. 

Seventeen Falsifeye HD Mascara

I don't think I was too blown away by this mascara when I reviewed it but I have used it a lot since, mostly as a throw on mascara for when i'm in a rush in the mornings or if I don't have a lot going on that day i'll just swipe it on to give my eyes a bit more definition and make me look that little bit more awake! 

Mac Objects Of Affection Pigments and Glitters

I love these pigments; I got them in the Pink & Rose and Gold & Beige! I haven't really used the Pink toned box but I've used the gold pigments a lot over the Christmas holidays. Try your MAC stores I think you might still be able to get them, they're only €35 and the box comes with 4 pigments and 1 glitter.

Dupe Tuesday Benefit High Beam Vs Mememe Beat The Blues

My dupe posts proved to be very popular; i'll have to try coming up with a few more for 2015. This dupe post was comparing Benefit High Beam to Mememe Beat the Blues liquid highlighters. You literally can't tell the difference from these two highlighters and there's about €20 in the difference. I have been more into my powder highlights this winter so I can't wait to get the liquid ones out for the spring to give that dewy fresh look.

Dupe Tuesday Urban Decay Naked 3 Dupe

Finally we have one of my favourite dupes of the whole year. I compared the Naked 3 palette to the Makeup Revolution Iconic 3 palette. With the exact same results and a whopping €40 difference in the price you can see why this was one of my most read posts of the year. 

If you haven't read them yet just click on the headings and it will bring you straight to the post, and if you have read them why not go back for a recap :)

I'm still in my first year of blogging and have learnt so much in that time that I can't wait to see what the next year has in store for Beauty Blunders and Other Wonders.

Thanks for reading.

Happy New Year :)

Love Sarah xoxo

Best Makeup Wipes EVER!!!

In my Irish Beauty Blogger Secret Santa box I received from Kayleigh Land a few weeks ago was a packet of Waterwipes. They’re a makeup remover for sensitive skin that promise not to sting or dry out the skin which I’ve found in the past to happen to myself when I’ve tried other brands of makeup remover wipes.

I’ve been really lazy when it comes to taking my makeup off the last few weeks so I’ve started using the wipes. Usually if I were to use a remover wipe I would still have to wash any remaining makeup off my face but with the Waterwipes the makeup literally melts off. I wouldn’t have ever thought about doing a post on makeup remover wipes but I’m just amazed at how well these take my makeup off that I felt I had to write about them.

I always find it hardest to remove my mascara and eyeliner especially as I tend to use long lasting ones that doesn’t budge all day so I put the wipes to the test and my eyes where kohl free in minutes. As well as getting rid of all the eye makeup it didn’t sting at all which has always happened in the past, even more so because I have sensitive eyes so for the wipes to both remove my makeup and not sting me one bit is a big achievement.

There’s no sting because the wipes are 99.9% water and a little grapefruit extract and some Dead Sea minerals, unlike other wipes they don’t contain alcohol, parabens, perfumes or other nasty stuff that can sting or dry out the skin.

You can buy the wipes pretty much everywhere – Spar, Dunnes, Tesco, Boots, Supervalu – and cost you around €3.50 depending where you shop.

I definitely recommend these wipes, I’ll be buying more in the future as they’re always handy to have, especially when you’re in a lazy mood and want to get your makeup off quickly.

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo 

Christmas Giveaway Winners

I have picked out the winners of my Christmas Giveaway. 

Day 1 - Balmi & EOS Lip Balms - Rachel O'Mahony

Day 2 - Dream Dots for Spots - @HanLouSmith Hannah Smith 

Day 3 - Victoria's Secret Sprays - Cliona Martin 

Day 4 - Elegant Touch Christmas Nails - @ThatsSoBekaah

Day 5 - Lush Goodies - Sheena Birmingham

Day 6 - Beauty Calender - @emerbreen1

Day 7 - Karmisa Jewellery - Harriet Gallimore

Day 8 - Nail Varnish & Stylfile - @floppyasauras

Day 9 - Ciate Candy Cane House - Grace Flood 

Day 10 - Cocoa Brown Set - @Kelly_Mooney Kelly Mooney

Day 11 - Aurora Band - Donna Friel & Amy Lee Bennet 

Day 12 - Makeup Revolution - Sarah Hogan 

Congrats to all the winners and thank you to everyone who entered.

Love Sarah xoxo 

Irish Beauty Blogger Secret Santa 2014 - The Big Reveal

Back in October the lovely Aisling from Total Makeup Addict started to organise a Secret Santa for all us bloggers. I instantly wanted to get involved, as I’m still new to the blogging scene I figured it would be a great way to get introduced to bloggers that haven’t come up on my radar yet.

The rules of the Secret Santa was to spend up to €20, have them posted out by the 5^th and on the 21^st we’re all to announce who we got.

I can reveal that my Secret Santa is Kayleigh over at Kayleigh Land. I think I was one of the first people to get my box, she was so generous, she sent me so much stuff.

I got Water Wipes, a Yankee Candle in Wedding Day, a Super Fruit Mud Mask, Tea Tree face mask, a Hand Mask, Bath Salts, Green Tea, Bath stuffs and 2 DVDs – Maid in Manhattan and I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore.

Definitely a box for pampering and it’s all new stuff I’ve never tried before, I’ve never even see the DVD’s.

Thanks so much Kayleigh you where way too generous.

I was given Rachel from Rachel Brennan Life. I stalked her blog and Pinterest to get ideas for what to buy her. Head over to www.rachelbrennanlife.blogspot.com to see what I got her.

Thanks again to Kayleigh and to Aisling for organising it all.

Happy Christmas.

Love Sarah xoxo

Top Ten Beauty Tag

I got tagged weeks ago by Leanne over at Blather and Beauty for the Top Ten Beauty Tag, better late than never as I always say.

This tag goes through my favourite foundation, concealer, powder, bronzer, mascara, blush, highlighter, Eyeshadow, eyebrows and lips. This was a pretty tough post to write, as you can imagine picking your absolute favourite beauty pieces is pretty hard, so keep reading and find out what my favourites are.

Foundation:

I’ve pretty oily skin so I always go for a matte finish with my foundations. My favourite foundation (at the moment) has to be Revlon Colourstay. I get it in the matte finish as it lasts on my skin the longest. It gives me great coverage too and is great for nights out.

Concealer:

This one is a favourite of a lot of beauty bloggers and I have constantly had a bottle in stock since I was first introduced to it. The MAC Pro Longwear concealer is by far one of the best I have tried. I rarely use it for concealing and more as an under eye highlighter as I don’t need to conceal spots on my face. I love it because it can be used just as a light foundation, to conceal, or to highlight. It doesn’t budge on my skin which I love. It’s a little bottle but it lasts for what seems like months.

Powder:

Up till recently my favourite powder was the Rimmel Stay Matte powder but after picking up the MAC Studio Fix foundation powder while I was in Florida it has constantly been on my face. As it’s a foundation powder it does make my foundation last even longer and with oily skin it sets everything in place. In the past I’d have to powder my face numerous times during the day but with the Studio Fix powder I only have to do it once, maybe a second time in the evening to freshen my face if I’m going out.

Bronzer:

The Sleek Bronzer and Highlighter duo is my favourite to use as a bronzer. It’s matte and just perfectly brown, I hate terracotta coloured bronzers. This one is great for contouring as well.

Mascara:

This is my favourite mascara of the year and I’ve tried a lot. The Bourjois Une Seconde Volume mascara is one of the blackest black and long lasting mascara’s I’ve tried. I’ve compared it to the Benefit They’re Real mascara but what makes it my favourite is the price and it’s easier to get off.

Blush:

This is actually quite hard, I wear blush all the time but it’s never something I really rave about. However I fell instantly in love with the Nars Orgasm blush when I tried it. I’ve tried many dupes in the past but after trying the real thing it blows everything else out the window. It gives a fresh flushed look to the cheeks and has a slight shimmer that gives a highlighted glow.

Highlighter:

Hands down the best highlighter I’ve ever tried. The Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector gives a glow to the skin like no other. I keep this one for special occasions as it was a bit pricey, it’s also not an everyday highlighter as it has that extra oomph of a glow.

Eyeshadow:

Wow this is super hard but at the moment I’m loving the Maybelline the nudes palette. You can get so many different looks from the one palette. At the moment you can only get it in the US but I think I heard rumours that it will be coming over to us in the next year.

Eyebrows:

I love eyebrows, I go every few weeks to Elysian Brows to get mine threaded and the best thing to fill them in is basically anything from the Anastasia Beverly Hills brand. I have the Brow Powder Duo, Brow Wiz and Dipbrow Pomade. I use all 3 for different occasions as they can give you a lovely natural look or an amazingly defined brow for a night out depending on which product you use.

Lips:

I picked up a few things from Bite Beauty when I was in Florida. I love their High Pigment Lip Pencil in Meritage, it’s a dark brown/red and so creamy. Lips are my favourite part so to choose just one is really hard but at the moment Bite Beauty is my favourite lip brand.

So that’s my top ten favourites at the moment. I’d like to tag the following girls:

-          Karen McCord – Bright With Delight

-          Rachel Brennan – Rachel Brennan Life

-          Kayleigh McEntee - Kayleigh Land

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo

Beauty Blunders Christmas Giveaway

I’m officially launching my Christmas Giveaway! Each day up till Christmas I will be giving you the chance to win some amazing prizes from some of my favourite brands like Cocoa Brown, EOS, Makeup Revolution and so many more!

To be in with a chance to win just follow the bellow instructions:

Twitter:

1.       Follow my page

2.       Retweet the daily competition tweet

Facebook:

1.       Like my page

2.       Like the daily competition post

The competition is open to the UK and Ireland and the 12 winners will be revealed on the 26^th of December. So like and retweet every day to be in with a chance of winning.

Good Luck

Love Sarah xoxo

The Aurora Band Night Roller Review

The Victoria’s Secret show was last week and left me in awe of the Angels and all their perfection from top to toe. I know there’s not a snowballs chance in hell that I will ever look like one but even if there is a small percentage I will take it and that small percentage comes in the way of their bouncy flowing hair. I know I’m not alone in loving their hair and I’m probably not the only one who’s tried to create it. I’ve tried many times to get my hair to look like theirs but failed miserably, the only thing I can do well with hair is straighten it with my GHD other than that styling my hair can just be impossible sometimes and it’s not my hairs fault I’m just awful at styling so anything that can do half the job for me and make me looking somewhat decent is always going to intrigue me.

The Aurora Band Night Roller came across my lap a few weeks ago. I had seem some other bloggers mention it but didn’t read much into it until it was sent to myself. If you watch Dragons Den you might have seen the owners Alex and Lyndsey successfully getting Gavin Duffy on board and investing into the company.

The Aurora Band Night Roller is a Velcro tube like hair band that overnight creates voluminous curls and waves to your hair.

How it works:

First things first you need to read the instructions card in the box and I’d go onto their website and click into the demo video. The first time I tried the band I didn’t pay too much attention to the instructions and after putting my hair up in the roller I then looked at the video and realised I did it wrong, the second time though I paid attention and it worked out amazingly.

The second thing you must do is have freshly washed hair that has been dried and left slightly damp. After that all you need to do is follow the simple instructions (simple when you’ve read them, as you can imagine IKEA furniture and I do not get along).

Placing the roller over your hair, part it into two and then begin to wrap. You’ll need to take a piece of hair, comb it out and wrap. Taking the piece of leftover hair from the first wrap, bring it into the second piece, comb and wrap again and do this process on both sides.

When you get to the back just keep wrapping until there is no more hair and then you just sleep.

This is probably one of the quickest hair curling products I’ve ever used, it literally takes 5 minutes to do and the rest of the magic is done while you sleep.

I’ve only tried it on myself but I do think if you have someone to do the wrapping and unwrapping for you it will probably turn out slightly better. I think I would have had sleeker curls if I did have some one helping me.

What always put me off sleep in rollers was the thought of them being so uncomfortable to sleep in but the Aurora Band Night Roller was fine to sleep in. It was slightly awkward to get comfortable at first but the great thing about the band is that it can be moved around and the wrapped hair won’t come out, so I just moved around and didn’t wake up till the next morning.

When I took the band off I was expecting sleeker curls and maybe something similar to the girl on the packaging but I had so much volume in my hair and the curls and waves turned out much better than I was expecting and had more of a Farrah Fawcett from Charlie’s Angels look from them than a Victoria’s Secret Angel.

The roller gets a big thumbs up from me, the band is so much better than using curlers as no heat is neaded so there's no damage to the hair. I will definitely be using it again, it’s so easy and quick to use and gives great results, the curl in my hair lasted all day and I only used a small spritz of hair spray that morning.

The band can be bought online on their website and are stocked leading pharmacies such as McCabes Pharmacy, Sam McCaulys and Cara Pharmacy and retails for €12.99.

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo

The Christmas Tag

It’s the 1^st tomorrow so that means Christmas is officially here. The lovely Elaine from Ruby Laine Makeup tagged me in the The Christmas Tag. Check my answers below J

1.       What is your favourite Christmas movie

I don’t think I have a proper Christmas movie that I can think of being my favourite but its not Christmas for me without seeing Bed Knobs and Broomsticks, Oliver, Sound of Music and Mary Poppins. If I don’t see any of those movies Christmas is pretty much ruined!

2.       Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or on Christmas morning?

It always has to be Christmas day, unless I get some pjs from my mom.

3.       Do you have a favourite Christmas memory?

I have loads but my dad brought be to see Santa in Clerys many moons ago. We walk into Santa’s grotto and he immediately turns around to my dad and says “Ah Ronnie how’s it going, how’s your dad”. To say I was amazed that Santa knew my dad and my granddad is an understatement.

4.       Favourite Christmas food?

A Christmas dinner for me isn’t complete without plenty of stuffing, gravy and croquets, I could skip the turkey and the rest of the dinner and just eat that for the whole day.

5.       Favourite Christmas gift?

Cheesy but probably anything my boyfriend has ever gotten me J

6.       Favourite Christmas Scent?

I hate mince pies but I love the smell of them when they’re heated up.

7.       Do you have any Christmas traditions?

I would always spend Christmas Eve evening in my Nans house and then we’d go to midnight mass. Nan passed away 2 years ago but mam and I still go to midnight mass together.

8.       What’s on top of your tree?

Usually whatever doesn’t topple it over but the last few years we’ve had a fancy looking angel.

9.        As a kid, what was the one extravagant gift you asked for but never got?

I was addicted to anything Egyptian when I was younger and asked for some lego Egyptian set but ended up getting something else I think it was an Egyptian board game but I don’t think I ever played with it properly.

10.   What’s the best part about Christmas for you?

Having the whole family in the house, especially now that I have my little nephews and another on the way it makes Christmas all that more special.

I’d like to nominate the following to The Christmas Tag:

Karen from Bright with Delight

Leanne from Blather and Beauty

Aisling form Total Makeup Addict 

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo

Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor Deep Conditioner Review

I was sent the Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor Conditioner and I have to say I love it and trust me I wouldn’t tell you I loved a product if I didn’t. I had been using L’Oreal Elvive conditioner on my hair and have been meaning to change up my conditioner situation for a while as I don’t think it’s working out great for my hair. It doesn’t last as long as I would like it too and I think it’s because the conditioner isn’t being washed out properly so by the end of the day my hair looks greasy and like it needs a good wash again.

I tried the Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor Conditioner out and instantly could tell it was going to be a good one. The smell is mentholly and really fresh yet relaxing, that would be from the Australian Balm Mint Extract, the Balm helps smooth out split ends and helps dry, damaged hair look manageable.

 

I usually put my conditioner for about 3 minutes anyway but when washing the conditioner out my hair just felt so silky and soft which it never did with the Elvive. My hair felt so clean and fresh when it was done.

Another big difference I noted was when I went to dry my hair, I have the biggest knots usually and I’m nearly tearing the head off myself trying to get them out but it was pretty much a smooth run when I went to comb it.

After drying my hair it felt super soft and silky and stayed clean for an extra day or two which never happened with my old routine.

It doesn’t say whether it’s a regular conditioner but I think I’ll use it on a regular basis as it works so well for me. The Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconsructor Conditioner retails for €6.69, this can vary store to store.

 

If you didn’t know already Aussie are the official female ambassadors of Movember. With only 2 days left in Movember you might think that it’s too late to do anything to help the cause but you can get involved in a few ways. Don’t worry this doesn’t mean you have to grow a handle bar moustache to help the boys, just pop down to Tesco and fill your basket with Aussie products and for each bottle Aussie will donate 15cent to Movember Ireland.

You could also head on to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or wherever you like to post pictures and put one up with your own Misstache. Just take a lock of hair and make whatever type of moustache you like, post the photo with #Misstache for #Movember and show the men that they’re not alone in this one. Head to www.movember.com to find out more ways you can get involved.

If you think I should try out any other Aussie products let me know and tag me in some of your #misstache photos too.

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo

I gave up soda, could you?

How many of you out there drink soda on a daily basis and could probably drink litres of the stuff without even realising it. Up to a year ago I was completely addicted to soda and my drink of choice like many of you would be Diet Coke.

As far back as I can remember I’ve always loved diet coke although I was partial to a bit of TK Red Lemonade when I was in my Nans house. I would guzzle at least a bottle or two of the 500ml bottles during the day and a pint or two in the evening at my dinner, sure it has no calories in it why not drink more. If I was staying home all day I would nearly have a full 2ltr bottle and looking back on that is just shocking to think about.

It wasn’t till October of last year when I did the Pure Green Juice Detox. I did the 5 day detox which involved drinking 4 juices each day and no coffee or soda. I basically went cold turkey from coffee and soda; I had given up coffee a few months back during lent so it wasn’t too hard to give up on caffeine.  

The result of going completely cold turkey though meant outrageously bad headaches, not only was I suffering from caffeine withdrawals from both coffee and coke but Aspartame withdrawals. If you don’t know already Aspartame is the sweetener that Coke use instead of sugar and this stuff is in everything that you eat or drink, if it says diet on the packet you’re most likely going to have this sweetener in your ingredients.

After the detox I felt pretty amazing I must say and I decided that I wasn’t going to drink any coke or coffee from then till Christmas. As most people had seen me get through lent without coffee they knew I’d be fine but many scoffed when I said I was going to give up on coke. I managed up to a week before Christmas without any coke. I was on a night out and someone bought me a jack and coke but apart from that one JD and coke I can happily say I am a year coke free. The coffee ban didn’t last too long though; I really can’t live without coffee.

Firstly there are so many side effects to drinking diet drinks, you might think it’s good to not be drinking full fat drinks but you’re not kidding your body. When you drink drinks like coke with sweeteners in them they make your body think it’s getting sugar – I don’t know the scientificy way of explaining it but basically it can mess up how the sugar in your body is processed and can actually increase your chances of getting Type 2 Diabetes.

It can increase your risk of gaining wait also. I’m a bit 50/50 on this on though as I gained 2 stone this year but I joined back to Weight Watchers in October and I do notice a difference from the last time I went. I don’t have that need to have sweet things or chocolate. The last time around I would have “diet” everything like yogurts and special K bars which are filled with aspartame but this time if I feel the need for something sweet I’m drawn more to fruit or 70% chocolate. I’ve cut back completely on products that contain aspartame and as a result I think my taste buds have gone there’s a box of Celebrations floating around the office this week of which I’ve had 1 Galaxy chocolate and it tasted disgusting and so processed.

My overall health has benefited from cutting out coke. Nearly on a weekly basis I was getting migraines and headaches, I know only get maybe 1 every few months. As a result of cutting back on the constant flow of caffeine in my body my anxiety levels have dropped. I’ve replaced my intake of coke with water I don’t even have too much juices either unless it’s pressed vegetable juices. Coke is a diuretic which means it just goes straight through your body; you get absolutely no nutritional or hydrating benefits from coke. My skin used to be so dehydrated because I wasn’t getting enough fluids into my body as a result my skins looks better; I rarely get a spot or have flaky skin anymore.

 What I drink now:

      Water, water, water!

  Coffee

     Vegetable juices

       On a night out beer and mixers are juices like pineapple or cranberry

    My only vice is Red Bull and I haven’t had any in months

So what do you think, could you give up soda? Are you as addicted as I was?

After a year without soda I really think there is no need for them, at least not on a daily basis. It sickens me to think what damage I could have done internally to my body by drinking so much. I really hope by stopping now that in years to come I see more benefits and that any effects of coke or aspartame don’t affect me.

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo

P.S if I got any facts wrong don’t kill me I’m only writing this from what I’ve learnt over time and what I’ve picked up along the way.

The Original Beauty Blender and Solid Review

I’ve found that regardless of the price makeup, having the right tools for the job can make a €10 foundation look like a €40 foundation and leave you looking flawless. I have a mountain of foundation and concealer brushes in my collection but they have all recently been made obsolete in the form of The Beauty Blender.

If you don’t know about The Beauty Blender already it’s similar to the Real Techniques blender. It’s an egg shaped sponge but a bit pointier on top. There are 3 types of Blender that you can get – the Original, Pure sponge and Pro Sponge. I picked up the Original.

There are a lot of blenders on the market but from reading around the beauty blogisphere the Beauty Blender trumps them all. Since I’ve started using the blender I haven’t touched any of my foundation or concealer brushes, the Beauty Blender does everything for me.

How it works:

When you get The Beauty Blender first you might be thinking “How is this little tiny sponge supposed to do anything to my face” but once you run it under water it nearly doubles in size.

I’ve only ever used it wet, I couldn’t imagine using it dry. Using it wet makes sure you don’t get too cakey looking and never puts on more makeup than you need.

Putting my foundation on the back of my hand I just dab the sponge into it and then in dabbing/tapping motions I pop it all over my face. The key rule here is to dab and not drag like a brush otherwise your face won’t look flawless.

The Beauty Blender has also cut my application time in half, it only takes a minute or two to put my foundation on and because the blender is damp I think it makes the application smoother regardless of which brand I use. I also find that I don’t need to use as much foundation on as it’s not getting sucked up into my brush.

I’m just back from a weekend away in Rome and I found the Beauty Blender to be super travel friendly, I just pop it into its little box and popped it into my bag and I was good to go, I didn’t have to think about what brushes would be best and because foundation brushes can be a bit bulky I didn’t have to worry about what size makeup bag to bring and when you’re on a Ryanair flight the less bulk in your bag the better.

I did have my own photos but they vanished on me

The Blender Cleanser Solid has also revolutionised how I clean brushes and the blender. To clean the sponge I just wet it and rub it into the Solid cleanser. It’s basically a bar of soap but works wonders for cleaning makeup off. You only need to rub the Blender into the solid for a little bit then to lather it I just squeeze it and massage the sponge with my hand and then rinse, I do this a few times till I see the water run clear. It’s not only great for cleaning you blender but cleaning you shadow brushes also. It makes the task of cleaning everything less of chore.The one problem I have is that the foundation does stain the sponge a little. 

You don’t have to go all the way to America to buy The Beauty Blender just check out their stockists for the UK and Ireland to see where you can buy it. It costs around €20 for the Blender and around €18 for the Solid, it might seem expensive to some but trust me when I say it will change the way you apply foundation forever.

Should I do a comparison of the Beauty Blender and the Real Techniques Blender?
Let me know in the comments below.

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo

All About MEME – MEMEBox Special OMG3 #42 and Superbox #58 Lipstick Box

I had seen on Youtube a while back some beauty vloggers talking about Memebox, a Korean Beauty Box service, but it wasn’t until I had seen Leanne from Blather and Beauty do a few posts on it that I thought it would be something that I would be interested in.

Firstly unlike most beauty box companies you don’t have to sign up to Memebox on a rolling subscription, you can pick and choose from a different assortment of boxes so there isn’t any worry about making a commitment and then it not working out for you.

What I love about these boxes is that they contain beauty items that most of us have never heard of from Korea. Korean beauty products are becoming a lot more popular in the west as they are very good quality and also little quirky. The boxes are also pretty cheap compared to Glossybox or other subscription boxes, for one, you get full size items, I didn’t get any samples in my boxes and some of the products can be $20+.

 

In each box you get a card explaining the details of the product, the price and how to use it. You better keep these cards because if you’re not well up on your Korean you’ll be a little lost as all the products packaging is in Korean.

 

The First Box I received was the Superbox #58 Lipstick box. What drew me to this box was that I knew I was getting all lipsticks and as a lipstick junkie I knew this was going to be a good one.

I will say at first I was slightly disappointed in what I got. There were a few too many nude colours for my liking and also because I had never heard of the brands I felt I had nothing to get excited about, but I have actually grown to love everything in the box. After discovering that nudes do look good on me (click here to find out more) I did fall in love with all the colours and after reading up on the brands the excitement started to build.

The box contained 5 full sized lipsticks. In total the box contained $101worth of lipsticks, converted that’s €81 and seeing as I paid $33.99/€27.30 I am pretty pleased with what I got.

 

The second box I received was the Special #42 OMG3. I had heard how querky these boxes can be so I figured I’d try this one out. I received 5 full sized items, not all entirely odd but still I think I will get use out of at least 4 of the products.

I got a bar of soap in it which is a bit weird, I don’t know anyone who uses a bar of soap so this was definitely odd, it turns into a cleansing oil when you use it on the face so I might get use out of it, only time will tell. I then got a Donkey oil mist, which is a moisturising spray. It even says on the card that Cleopatra used donkey milk in her baths so if it was good enough for her than I can’t see why I won’t like it. It also has a lovely smell which is a bonus.

The Bee Venom and Honey cream was next, I’ve heard that Kate Middleton uses bee venom on her face so it can’t be that bad. This is a moisturiser, it takes a while to dry into your skin so if you have dry skin this would really suit you and even though I have oily skin it didn’t leave me greasy at all. I will probably use it more as a night cream as it is slightly too thick. After the lipstick box I’m sure I don’t need any more but they threw in the Tonymoly lip crayon which glows in the dark, I can’t wait to wear this one on a night out.

Finally they put in the Tosowoong Platinum Pore Tightening mask and as I’ve been on a mud mask buzz this was right up my alley. I’ve tried it a few times and after each go my pores have shrunk, it smells a bit funky but it works so it has a thumbs up from me. The box cost $35.99/€28.90 and has products worth $152/€122 honestly I’ve never come across a beauty box that gives so much.

 

Will I buy from Memebox again?? I think I will, they have some weird but wonderful products and the fact you get full sized items and the overall price is nearly triple of what you initially paid it really ticks all the boxes for me.

Find out more about Memebox HERE.

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Love Sarah xoxo