Beauty: Carmine February Box & I'm a winner!!!

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I want to take this blog in a slightly different direction. Well actually, I want to take it in several directions all at the same time. I still cook, sew, bake and make, but lately I've been very busy and the only things keeping me sane are beauty products, fashion magazines, trips out etc, where once I'd devote a whole weekend to making a pair of curtains and baking bread, I'm at a point where I'm lucky if I get out of my pyjamas on the weekend. But I miss blogging. So I want to diversify a little. This is whatlozziedid, after all, and sometimes what I did of a weekend or evening is spend a load of money on shoes on Ebay or try out new foundation or what not. I'm not a fashionista and I'm not a beauty blogger. But there is more to me than my sewing machine (which I haven't used all year!).

So, with that in mind, on with my first beauty post!

I was a bit late to the beauty box party. Probably because I don't get sent them for free! I purchased the 'Farewell to Boudoir Prive' box as a one-off and I have ordered the Harrods limited edition GlossyBox but I do not regularly subscribe. But I remember seeing the January Carmine Beauty Box reviewed by a blogger I follow and I thought 'yep, I'll have one of them! I'm subscribed for now, and I do like Carmine a lot, but my financial situation will determine whether or not I continue, more than anything else.

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I like the black exterior of the box and the shocking green interior is rather fun as well. I can take or leave the red sizzle but at least I can recycle it I suppose! I'm really glad I didn't get the rose shower gel as I already have a sample from Latest in Beauty so I'm glad to try another scent. Steam Cream sounds interesting definitely. I am sad enough to like trialling toothpaste and I received a very interesting coral-coloured sample of the Diego Dalla Palma lipstick, and I'm on a mission to get into lipsticks more so it'll be fun to try. Yardley's Royal English Daisy is my go-to scent at the moment so the Peony sample was very welcome. A little old fashioned when you first sample it but once its settled on the skin its rather nice! The Andrea Fullerton nail colour I got really isn't me but you can't have everything. I'll be sticking with Carmine until my bank balance tells me I have to stop for sure!

Now, onto my winnings! I should start by saying I rarely win anything. I should also start by saying I have a long-time online friend in the shape of Bee who has recently started up her own beauty blog, Bee Loves Beauty which I started following straight away and you all should too. Bee had her first giveaway of a gorgeous Clarins blush (Blush Prodige in 03 Miami Pink) and I entered because a) I'd have been MAD not to b)I don't own any high end make-up and every girl deserves some in her collection. And thanks to the power of a random generator, I won! This blush arrived ages ago but I only just got around to photographing it. Its LOVELY.
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It comes in a fancy red Clarins box. The simplest things, like having goods that are boxed, are what pleases me the most!
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Inside the box is a velvety pouch for keeping the gorgeous gold metallic compact in pristine condition! I rarely travel with makeup but at least if I do travel with this, it will be safe and well protected!
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Here is the compact in all its glory. Its a mosaic of 2 shades from which you can select one colour or swirl your blusher brush around all four for a lovely effect.
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Here is a sub-standard macro shot where you can see the colour in a little more detail.

I have to shockingly confess I haven't used this blush yet. In my defence, I wanted to photograph it in all its gorgeous untouched glory (I just know that I will get grubby fingerprints all over the amazing gold compact case as I'm just one of those people!). But I know its going to look amazing on me and suit my skin tone, eye colour and hair colour beautifully. Once I've used it I will post a review. I promise! I'm ridiculously excited that I've photographed it as now I get to go use it!

Would you like to own your own Clarins Blush Prodige? Head on over here to Escentual.com where they sell the entire collection. Bee bought my blush from here and it shipped extremely quickly and safely and I got a free emery board thrown in, hooray!

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4 comments

  1. I'm very glad you like it :) I'm excited for the new direction your blog is taking, looking forward to more posts xx

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    1. Thanks Bee! I'm thinking about trying to build it up, I'm thinking about making Monday Beauty day, for example, so on a particular day there'll be a particular type of post, so Tuesday it might be a Foodie post, Wednesday a crafty post and so on. We'll see anyway!

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  2. Oh no - having looked at Bee's blog I now desperately want to go shopping for make up - eye shadows, nail varnish, eye liner, primer... SHOPPING!!! My credit card wouldn't mind a trip to Boots later... right? I am going to a wedding tomorrow after all, and haven't got around to buying just the right eyeshadow for it, so it's kind of justified...

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    1. Bee and her blog are awesome, no matter what they do to your bank balance! If you're looking for cheap but good, I can recommend MUA which is available in Superdrug. The most expensive thing is a 20 colour palette for £8. There's a couple of brilliant purpley eyeshadows in the Glamour Days palette which is £4 which I think would suit you really nicely :) or individual bigger pans are £1 each.

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