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I thought I was going to get away with rolling July and any potential August purchases into one blog post but a little last minute beauty box purchase right at the end of the month made this collective haul big enough for one post, oops! 

Starting with a few “boring” repurchases – my trusty Schwarpzkopf dry shampoo which I got in Home Bargains for £1.49 each instead of £2.99 and my favourite Nivea Double Effect eye makeup remover which was £2 in Superdrug instead of its RRP £3.99. 

I made one Look Fantastic order to finally get my hands on some cult favourite SPF’s I’ve wanted to try for a while as they had them on (I think) 20% off already then gave out a code for an extra 10% off. The La Roche Posay Anthelios UVMune 400 Invisible Fluid SPF50+ Sun Cream (what a mouthful!) was £12.97 instead of £18 and the Garnier Ambre Solaire Ultra-Light Sensitive Sun Protection Face Fluid SPF50+ was £5.39 instead of £8.

As always, I *needed* to get free delivery so added a couple more things to my basket including the Neutrogena Hydro Boost Body Gel Cream Moisturiser for Normal to Dry Skin for £4.49 instead of £5.99 and the Cantu Thick Detangle Sturdy Wash Day Comb for £2.87

Instead of £3.99. I am going through body products like crazy at the minute and have wanted a detangling comb for when my hair is wet for ages now. This one has been designed with curly and afro hair in mind – I have neither but my hair gets so tangled so easily and I’m hoping it will help minimise breakage! I think Look Fantastic might have upped their free delivery to spends £30 and over instead of £25 which sucks as I got all this for £25.72 so I think it’s gone up from then! 

Lastly, and on the last day of the month, Latest in Beauty sent out a discount code for 30% off any of their boxes so I decided to get the Style Summer Essentials 2022 box which came to £33.60 instead of £48. I got this mainly for the Skingredients Skin Shield Moisturising + Priming SPF50 PA+++ which is full size and worth £51 while the overall contents of the box are worth £274. Also included is an Iconic London Triple Precision Brow Definer - Cool Brown (you can pick from a few different shades), The Body Shop Drops of Youth Concentrate, St. Tropez Gradual Tan Classic Lotion - Medium/Dark, Olverum The Dry Body Oil, Prai Beauty Ageless Upper Arm Crème, Code8 5Secs Hydrating Lip Colour in Voyage en Orient, Escentric Molecules Molecule 01 + Mandarin, Bumble and Bumble Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Primer, Avant Brightening & De-Puffing Hyaluronic Overnight Eye Recovery Mask and the NUXE Organic Micro-Exfoliating Cleansing Mask. My mum also ended up getting me to order her one too when I told her about the offer! 

Overall, my total spend this month was £64.30 instead of £93.95. As always, I use Top Cashback where I can to place orders so I am pending cashback of £3.08 for my Look Fantastic order and £2.95 for the Latest in Beauty purchase. I really recommend them, and they partner with loads of beauty sites! 

Did you buy much last month? I have a few makeup items on my wishlist but they’ve been going in and out of stock and we all know I don’t like paying full price for anything so I’ll keep patiently waiting ;)

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I got sent the Cohorted X ESPA beauty box* at the weekend and had an impromptu photoshoot so thought I’d make a quick bonus blog post featuring it! I haven’t had a chance to properly try out the products yet so this is more of a first impressions!

Cohorted is the UK’s No.1 premium beauty subscription box and offer a monthly beauty box as well as Limited Edition curations. July sees a collaboration with ESPA so you can enjoy a luxury spa experience at home and included in the box are five ESPA products with the box contents worth £139:

Bergamot and Jasmine Hand Lotion 250ml RRP £20

24 Hour Replenishing Eye Moisturiser 15ml RRP £42

Overnight Hydration Therapy 55ml RRP £39

Tri-Active Regenerating Calming Cica Cleansing Balm 55ml RRP £50 for 100ml

Pink Hair & Scalp Mud 30ml RRP £36 for 180ml

There is also a mini Chopard Neroli Eau de Parfum. 

The products are packaged beautifully and I love the stone effect lids while the contents are a nice mix of body, skin and hair products for a full pamper session! I am a big fan of beauty boxes, they are a great way to save money and discover new brands and products and I have to say, opening the Cohorted box was such a luxury experience! The boxes are hand packed beautifully and 100% recyclable though aside from the stuffing, I tend to keep the box itself anyway for storage and organisation! 

The monthly subscription is £39.99 and you can use the code WELCOME15INF for 15% off if you are a first time customer! The boxes are the perfect gift for someone or to yourself and Cohorted have collaborated with the likes of Fresh and Verso in the past too. Some of the previous boxes are still available to buy as a one off for £50 in their Classic Box Collection!  

Overall, I am so impressed with the presentation and contents, and I can’t wait to see what else they have coming up this year!

Have you bought any beauty boxes in the past? What do you think of this one?

*denotes a PR sample that was sent to me.

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Danielle xx

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