ROCCABOX UNBOXING - DECEMBER 2018 BOX

It's the last month of the year which means the final beauty boxes of 2018. And it's been so fun receiving boxes each month with new brands and new products to discover and try out.

And I've really loved being subscribed to Roccabox. I've enjoyed pretty much every box from them that I've received and feel the box is good value for your money.

This month's box has five products and I've been pretty impressed with what I have received.

I really loved last month's box from them as well. It was slightly different and I like how they decided to go that way with their box. They do try and keep a change all the time which is nice.

This month's box has some interesting products to try but the reason I think I've probably given this box a thumbs up is because the products are stuff I actually feel I am going to use because I need them.

I absolutely love the smell of the products by Feather and Down. They really are that kind of smell that instantly relaxes you and can put you to sleep. I did try their shower cream which I wasn't a big fan of as the lather was absolutely rubbish but I'm hoping the pillow spray from them will be good instead. I am definitely going to try it out.

Although, I chose the Soaper Duper hand cream in a different beauty box, I'm also happy to have received their body lotion in this month's box as well. It's definitely something I am going to try out. Their products smell absolutely amazing too.

Included in this month's box is a primer by Figs & Rouge. I actually received this product in a different beauty box and have only just gotten around to trying out. So if I end up enjoying it (I really have only just started using it) then it'll be nice to have a back up.

The lip pen by Ellis Faas is definitely intriguing. I absolutely love the packaging too. Not sure if the colour will be for me though.

And the final product is an eye mask by Biocell. I absolutely plan to have a pamper session before the festivities start so I am going to try this eye mask out.

I've really enjoyed Roccabox and can't wait to see what they bring for 2019. Are you subscribed to Roccabox? What did you think of this month's box?

GLOSSYBOX UNBOXING - DECEMBER'S 2018 UK BOX

I'm so late to blogging this month but work has been so hectic lately that I come home absolutely drained with no will power to write anything and the weekends have been just as busy lately.

So I am pretty behind on blogging about this month's beauty boxes and am probably behind everybody else but I am still adamant to get them posted and let you all know my thoughts on the final beauty boxes of 2018.

So this month's Glossybox contains five products that are all FULL SIZED 😮 and including one extra treat.

Pretty impressive, huh?

Well, that all depends on if the products have been right for you. Because I know so many people were left pretty underwhelmed with this month's box.

And not to get ahead of myself, I'm just going to go straight into letting you all know what
products were in this month's box.

So you get your information card in the box which just lets you know product information, as well as the size of the product you are receiving and the Rrp as well. You also get a sneak peek of one of the products you will receive in the next box ahead.

I was definitely fine with receiving a shower gel in this box. I know others get very annoyed with such products like this but I love shower gels and trying different ones and have been wanting to try the new 'Fantasy Icons Cosmic Unicorn Shower Gel' by Imperial Leather. Honestly, they are super good shower gels and are really inexpensive too.

I'm not really a fan of red lippy as I find it makes my lip look tiny and doesn't ever compliment my looks. And others tell me I look washed out with reds so I was kind of bummed to see the 'Relentless Matte Lip Crayon' by Winterberry in this box. I mean it makes sense if there is going to be lip products in this month's box then they're going to be a shade of red. Just unfortunately I don't pull it off, although I'm sure it's amazing; I do love a good lip crayon.

A highlighter has also been included which is the 'Shimmer Roll' by Bellapierre Cosmetics. To be honest, I'm not really a fan of highlighters that are not powdered so I don't even know if I will bother trying this out.

The same applies to the 'Liquid Jelly Blush' by Bali. I very rarely wear blusher and when I do, again it's powdered and I know I have a cream blusher from a previous box so don't feel I need something quite so similar.

And the final full sized product, I have also received in a previous box and not yet gotten round to testing out. And that's the 'Divine Hydra-Gel Lip Mask by Beauty BLVD. I definitely am going to try it out eventually so if I like it, I'll have a back up and if I don't, well, I can just give it away.

The extra treat included is 'The Incredible Pore Strip's by Maybeauty.

Below is the list of the products with their Rrp

1. Shimmer Roll by Bellapierre Cosmetics - FULL SIZE Rrp £19.99

2. Fantastic Icons Cosmic Unicorn Shower Gel by Imperial Leather - FULL SIZE Rrp £1.99

3. Divine Hydra Gel Lip Mask by Beauty BLVD - FULL SIZE - Rrp £7.50

4. Relentless Matte Lip Crayon by Winterberry - FULL SIZE - Rrp £16.95

5. Liquid Jelly Blush by Bali - FULL SIZE - Rrp £12

Extra Treat - The Incredible Pore Strip by Maybeauty - Rrp £3.50 - FULL SIZE

Total - £61.93

I didn't think much of this month's box. The price point of it has nothing to do with it either. I know this was the issue for a lot of people but the total value of the box is over sixty pounds so it's still worth the monthly price of £10 pounds. I was pretty underwhelmed just because the products weren't really for me. But as I've said before that's the thing with beauty boxes. You don't know what you're going to receive and it's a risk you take. I know last month's box off them was great and I know some people have loved this box but so it's just the way it goes sometimes.

Are you subscribed to Glossybox? What did you think of this month's box?

LATEST IN BEAUTY DECEMBER UNBOXING

It's the last month of the year. Woohooo. Happy December all. And, boy, am I glad we are coming to an end of this year. I know I said that in my last blog post, but 2018 really has been such a rubbish year for me. I'll be glad to see the back of it.

Although, I am super duper excited for Christmas. I'm definitely a festive kind of person. I just love the atmosphere around the holidays; The endless Christmas music, the lights switched off in the lounge so you can relax and drink mulled wine with the Christmas tree lights on..and the food. So much good food to eat and a good time with the people who for the rest of the year just piss you off most of the time.

But I love Christmas. Which means I've also been really excited to see what the December beauty boxes are going to be like that and if they will be delivering a Christmas theme to them.

Well, I've got to say, I was kind of disappointed with Latest In Beauty. Their December boxes will come all beautifully Christmas wrapped, with an extra treat and chocolates included in each box. I missed out on this beautifully Christmas themed idea by one day, probably even less. I literally received the email like I do every month which says payment has been taken and you can start your box, for me to then pick out all my products, receive my usual confirmation email, only for them to send another email only a few hours later to say when you build your box from the next day onwards you get it Christmas themed. Kind of gutted to know if I had left it a few hours and received the second email, I would have been able to wait until the next day to build it. Oh well.

But aside from that, I'm still over the moon yet again with the box I have built. I can honestly say I've never had any disappointments with the products fron Latest In Beauty and am always really pleased with each box I build. I honestly do keep expecting that on one of my montly builds I will find there aren't all that many products that interest me but LIB just keep adding more products and making sure that the consumers don't run out of new products to choose and try.

And what I love about LIB is that it's the one box where I know I will definitely want to try every product out because I picked them myself. I do tend to lean towards more body and skincare products with LIB and I tend to pick products that I actually need and not necessarily what I just fancy trying.

I'm always using hand cream and get through lots of it so I'm always choosing one in every box each month. I did pick two in this month's box as I tend to get through a bottle a little before the next box is due.

I absolutely love the smell of the hand cream by Soaper Duper. I've also been using the hand cream by Laidbare. It's not my favourite of smells but it does the job.

The smell of the Impulse 'Tropical Beach & Espresso' is amazing. I honestly recommend trying it as a daytime spray. I can remember using Impulse and the Charlie sprays when I was a teenager and they're not something I buy at all anymore but when I saw LIB had a few to choose from, for old times sake I just had to choose one to try out.

I haven't tanned in such a long time but with the holidays fast approaching, it's something I'm definitely going to be doing soon. And so I wanted a good exfoliator to use prior to tanning. I absolutely love the Dr. Organic moisturiser and use it on a daily basis so when I saw that I could choose the Body Polish Pre-Tan Exfoliator by them, I wanted to give it a try. It's a generous size too so I know it will last awhile.

A toner isn't something I ever use as part of my skin care regime but I've wanted to try a toner out and see if it makes a difference and becomes an added benefit, so I picked the treatment toner by Merumava. I've got to say it doesn't smell the prettiest but I'm still keen to try it out.

I also chose some Wellwoman energy tablets and some cute little hair ties.

I don't tend to always use shaving gel so when I saw the shaving gel by the brand Queen of..., I wanted to give it a try.

And the final product is a 10ml sample size of the Sarah Jessica Parker perfume lovely. It's a roller vial and definitely is a unique smell. I'm not sure how I feel about it but I absolutely love having the opportunity to trial perfumes. I've been pretty tempted to subscribe to a perfume subscription box.

The only thing I wish Latest In Beauty would have more of, and that's makeup. I feel they are very limited to the makeup you can choose and although I do prefer skincare and bodycare products to choose from, it would be nice to have some makeup products to select.

Are you subscribed to Latest In Beauty? What products did you pick in your box?