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Sunday, 7 August 2022

Beauty Spend Report | July 2022

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!

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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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Danielle xx

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Monday, 10 April 2017

Latest in Beauty Subscription Box

Latest in Beauty are my favourite beauty box service, they continually come out with collaborations with the likes of Glamour magazine and Origins and also offer a subscription service! I’ve never subscribed to the likes of Birchbox or Glossybox before because I don’t like the fact you don’t know what you’re getting each month but with Latest in Beauty you choose exactly what you want to receive each month - brands range from Rimmel and MUA to Nuxe and Omorovicza! Now I certainly don’t need any more beauty products but I was tipped over the edge this time when I saw what had been added to the website when Sal at Umm Baby Beauty showed her last box over on Instagram! She is one of my favourite bloggers and you should all follow her immediately if you aren't already!

The Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist was the product that did it for me – I have wanted to try the brand for the longest time but the products aren’t cheap and I was unsure if the rose scent would be too much for me. I’ve only used this a couple of times since I got it but the scent is very gentle and the mist feels really refreshing!

The Bumble and Bumble Hairdressers Invisible Oil Primer, Dr Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel pads and Oskia Renaissance Mask were also Sal inspired purchases and all brands I’ve heard great things about but never tried anything from so thought this was the perfect time! I’ve only used the invisible oil primer and so far so good, it’s lightweight and doesn’t make my hair greasy and apparently it’s meant to protect against heat styling too so perfect for me!

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You will see a continuing theme here as all the rest of the products I went for are from brands I have tried nothing or very little from. Next up is the Ole Henrickson Sheer Transformation Facial Crème to help fade skin discoloration and retexturise the skin, NUDE Skincare Rescue Oil to smooth skin and refine texture (can you tell I have a thing for products that promise to do this?!) and Purity Made Simple 3 in 1 Cleanser which I thought would be nice to use in the morning with my Foreo Luna.

I also picked out a Nanshy Kabuki Brush because I haven’t used one in years preferring my Real Techniques blush brush for bronzing but I wanted to try the brand and the Elemis British Botanical Body Cream as I wanted a change from my usual Soap and Glory or Nivea creams!

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So that was my build your own box! Lots of new products to try and I’m sure you will see them pop up here or on my Instagram soon! It also came in a makeup bag which I wasn’t expecting and I know that when I bought a one off box for my aunt at Christmas you had to buy this separately if you wanted it (£4) so I’m not entirely sure if this just comes the first time you sign up to the subscription but I’m assuming so!

I went with the 9 product subscription but they also offer a 3 product or 6 product box. As well as the subscription service you can buy a box at any time as a one off buy though it’s slightly more expensive. To subscribe to the three product box its £9 per month with free delivery or £16 one off plus £3.95 delivery. Six products are £15 or £22 plus delivery and the nine product box (my personal favourite) is £18 or £25 plus delivery. You can see why I went with the nine product subscription though I will cancel it before next month ~~or downgrade it depending on what’s new in to pick from~~!

Have you tried the Latest in Beauty subscription box?

Danielle xx

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