Last month's Glossybox arrived amidst a flurry of moving home, studying for uni and packing for holiday, and I guess I just dropped the ball. It went on the shelf of 'things I need to take care of' and kind of stayed there until I got the e-mail saying September's box was on the way. Oops.
I wasn't aware there was anything special about this month's Glossybox until it arrived - this week is London fashion week, and to celebrate both it and to welcome in the new season this month's Glossybox has gone with a special 'style edition' theme, complete with a beautiful watercolour design and 5 full-size products. I've never been so excited to open a box.
The first item out of this month's box is a nail polish from Nails Inc in 'Uptown'. I'm not really a big fan of nail polish - in all honesty, I can't paint my nails to save my life - but I absolutely loved this dusty rose colour and it co-ordinated well with the colours on the box. Nails Inc polishes are renowned for their opacity and longevity and I'm sure a lot of subscribers will be more than happy to see this in their box.
The second item is something I'd heard about but hadn't really seen until now - the invisibobble; a hair band that looks a bit like telephone wire that are supposed to leave you after a day of wearing your hair up headache-free, without kinks or split ends. They sound a bit gimmicky but after a day's wear I can vouch for the no kinks! They're more sturdy than they look as well and I had no issues with my thick hair staying in a ponytail all day. Even my partner Dan's got his eye on them.
The next two items I have heard of - Bellapierre Cosmetics have been included in previous Glossyboxes and I've heard of Marsk Cosmetics being a good cruelty-free makeup brand - so it was nice to see some familiar names in this month's box. The eyeshadow from Bellapierre is described as a 'griege' (combination of grey and beige, although personally I don't see it) colour which is very pigmented, and the brush felt soft and, after using to get ready for a night out, is actually really good at packing on colour.
The final item in this month's box is a hair mask from Maria Nila, and if the name sounds familiar to you it's because a lot of popular bloggers with coloured hair have mentioned this brand recently. The products are paraben-free and completely vegan, and the hair mask is perfect for treating and protecting coloured hair. I have unfortunately grown out of my coloured hair phase (by which I mean forced into promising my mother not to dye it again), but I want to experiment with some wash-in colours so I will be saving this for a little later. I'm sure this would work perfectly as a way to dilute any bright dyes to make a pastel colour that not only looks amazing, but also helps to strengthen and protect your hair.
Overall, I really enjoyed this month's Glossybox - I'm a sucker for a discount, and for the amount you get in this month's box it really is a bargain - and I know I'll get full use out of pretty much all of the products. If I can hide the invisibobbles away from Dan, that is!
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