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The Lookfantastic #LFBeautyBox for June was a massive hit, so I was intrigued to see if they could top the contents with their July box. If you’re new to the Lookfantastic beauty box, they release a new box every month but there’s no subscription involved like other beauty boxes.. you simply purchases boxes as and when you wish to, so you could choose to wait until the spoiler posts circulate on the blogs to make sure you like the products within the box each month. The Lookfantastic #LFBeautyBox costs £15 per box…

First up is a 30ml sample of the MONU Firming Fiji Facial Treatment (worth £7.80), which is a soothing facial oil which was formulated to smooth and comfort the skin whilst preventing dehydration. It contains apricot seed, hazel seed and rosewood oils and has quite a strong herbal scent which isn’t to my taste but you can’t beat a lovely facial oil when your skin is feeling a little parched.

The next item in the Lookfantastic July #LFBeautyBox is a 10ml sample of the Trilogy Everything Balm (worth £2.15), which is a multi-tasking balm that can be used on the lips, nails, heels, knees or any other dry areas. It contains marula oil, rosehip oil, jojoba, olive, avocado, honey and vitamin E to nourish and soothe the skin, and it has a subtle herbal scent. Balms like these are always useful, and this little pot will be going into my handbag as it’s so compact.

Next up we have a 50ml tube of the Balance Me Pure Skin Face Wash (worth £6.40) which is described as a luxurious, wash-off face cleanser which gently removes makeup and impurities to prevent spots and skin congestion. The wash contains balancing grapefruit and petit grain, with soothing frankincense essential oils and calming spruce knot extract. I have tried this face wash previously, as I got it free in a magazine and to be completely honest, I found it to be quite drying for my skin so I’ll pass this on to someone without dry skin, as it would be a shame to waste it.

Then we have a mini 7ml sample of the NUXE Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Purpose Dry Oil (worth £1.96) which is a product I already own and love. It’s the most stunningly scented oil which can be used on the face, body and hair. It contains an impressive 30% of precious plant oils including borage, sweet almond, hazelnut, St John’s Wort, camellia and macadamia and it does an amazing job at softening and smoothing the skin, and the scent lingers for quite a long time too. I really like using the oil to tame any flyaways as it’s quite light, and it adds so much shine to my hair.

Next up is a 50ml tube of the Kebelo Clarifying Shampoo (worth £2.79), which is from a brand I’ve never come across before. This is a deed cleansing and rejuvenating shampoo which detoxifies the scalp and should be used once a month. This shampoo is the item I’m most excited about from the box as I’ve been on the hunt for a decent clarifying shampoo, so fingers crossed this will be my new favourite.

Lastly we have a tiny Lord & Berry Ultimate Lip Liner in Nude (worth £2), which is a chocolate brown sort of shade which isn’t something I’d wear personally, but I can vouch for the Lord & Berry Lip Liners as they’re incredibly creamy and comfortable on the lips, and they last for such a long time too but I own Bare and Vintage Rose which are more suited to my pale skintone.. this shade would be better suited for medium to dark skintones as a nude liner.

So they are all of the items in the Lookfantastic July #LFBeautyBox.. collectively, the products are worth £23.10 which isn’t the best value we’ve seen compared to previous boxes, but if you like skincare, I think you’d like this box. I would love to see Lookfantastic introduce more makeup into their boxes, and perhaps not include Balance Me nearly every month as it does get a little repetitive.

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Let’s get real here: we moisturize & exfoliate, cleanse & prime—but we still can’t always seem to protect our skin the way that we want to. Specifically, our eyelids. They’re small, but oh, so delicate, and we’re planning on using them to protect our eyes for years to come. So, like any Benebabe would, we came up with a fabulous solution for eyelid defense! Enter, air patrol—our brand new BB eyelid primer with SPF 20!

Our eyelids go through a lot of abuse every day: between smoke (& smoky eyes), smog & sun, there’s a lot going on in the life of an eyelid! Air patrol protects your eyes against environmental stress with EnviroDefend Complex, which combines shea extract, silktree extract & licorice root for a fabulous formula to protect, defend & soothe. As always with Benefit, it’s also all about the tip. Air patrol has a cushion calm tip inspired by gel foam found in mattresses & pillows for stress free, pressure free application that’s softer than your pinkie!

We know your next question—air patrol will protect your lids, yeah, but will it also keep your shadow from creasing? Of COURSE, gorgeous! Have we ever let you down!? Air patrol works flawlessly on its own for color-correction & a gorgeous no-makeup makeup look, or under shadow for crease-free perfection that lasts all day! To apply air patrol, just click once & massage into the eyelid, using the cushion calm tip to blend evenly. Pro-tip: give air patrol a few seconds to dry, and once it gets tacky, blend into the area around the eyelid for a seamless look.

So what do you think, gorgeous—are you ready to protect those peepers with some serious eyelid defense!? Air patrol is landing in stores September 1st!

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When celebville hits town, there is so much preparation to do – even last minute like the stand-in Cheryl for lighting checks above. The Cheryl Stormflower launch was shrowded in secrecy – not one leaked picture or details – and still, some of Cheryl’s fans used their spidey senses and knew where and when she’d be! I didn’t even know til a few days ago. Anyway, they were so friendly and chatty and waited a long old time for Cheryl’s arrival on the hottest, most uncomfortable London evening of the year.

When Cheryl arrived to launch her new fragrance, I was so surprised at how tiny she is. She’s like a flower fairy – absolutely petite. Of course, she was immaculate – beautiful dress, beautiful make-up, smiley and relaxed. If I compare it to the Kim Kardashian fragrance launch – it was a whole different vibe.

So, if you’re a regular reader of BBB, you’ll know I’m not in the least interested in celebrities but Cheryl looked directly at me, did the most beautiful smile – and I actually got a shiver. Whatever ‘it’ is, she has ‘it’.

Marvin did a quick interview with Cheryl about Stormflower – it was really relaxed – she said all the usual things (totally involved, etc) but they had a good chemistry and it didn’t feel all that celeby in the end.

So, finally, here’s StormFlower in its rose gold packaging. It’s a fruity-floral that’s suprisingly clean and fresh smelling. The intitial spray is quite heavily fruity, but the dry down is very wearable – it doesn’t wear you, I suppose I am trying to say. The blurb says that it contains vanilla (not heavy), white musk, sandalwood, mandarin and nectarine, freesia and peach blossom. I would have to say it’s a pretty scent – it won’t rock the fragrance world but it’s right for its audience I think and a very welcome change from the usual youth market fragrances that smell of boiled toffee and roses.

There were plenty of flower shaped fragrance spills spritzed with StormFlower so I pocketed lots of them and gave them to Cheryl’s fans on the way out – I’m not sure why this isn’t done as standard – they were waiting in boiling heat for such a long time so it seems such a small thing to do; and I only learned to do it at the Kim Kardashian fragrance launch when I accidentally had some extras and gave them away there and they were just so pleased to smell the scent. Not that I’m at many celebrity fragrance launches, but if I am I always do it.

I’m also wondering if the bottles had to be re-done in light of Cheryl’s secret wedding. Imagine the panic!

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Woo! There’s a name – Fendi Furiosa. Despite such a strong name, the fragrance is very feminine – it’s powerful with some big blossomy notes in the form of gardena and jasmine absolute, and the centrepiece, the Violaciocca flower (scented stocks). Like the name suggests, Fendi Furiosa isn’t for wallflowers! It’s unapologetically sexy and meant to be so – down-notes of woods and amber ensure a base that’s enveloping and heady.

The bottle is such a mercurial design; basically an ‘animal’ print that could be anything from a butterfly wing or leopard spots, to alligator markings or even, I guess a giraffe print. I think it is so, so clever. Fendi Furiosa is all about evenings – I wouldn’t mark it for myself as a day fragrance, but as the last part of a glamorous going-out ritual, it’s spot on. As you might expect, it’s rather a ‘luxury’ price, too! You can find it at Harrods for £63.50.

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