The Body Shop's GWP

Hi!

I just thought I'd share this offer with you, The Body Shop are offering a free gift with a £19 spend on makeup and skincare in store and £30 spend online. You get a choice of 2 gift collections, the first is a trio of eye based makeup/skincare:

Big and Curvy Waterproof Mascara - worth £10
Chamomile Makeup Remover 60ml - worth £3
Black Carbon Eye Definer - worth £9

This set is worth £22!

Image taken from thebodyshop.co.uk

This is the second set containing the face spritz and radiance mist, if you shop online. However in store I noticed that the mist was replaced by a powder to improve radiance of the skin, the sales assistant didn't really explain very well the purpose of the powder mix so I picked the first gift collection!

Review: Olavie Chardonnay Wine Therapy Antioxidant Body Butter

I received a 30ml sample of this body butter in my Boudoir Privé box for August, and I've now used it up completely! (Meaning it'll be making another appearance in my August Empties this month!) This calls for a review!

The full sized body butter by Olavie retails at £43.55 for 240ml and comes packaged in the standard tub in which most body butters are usually found in. It has a very soft thick luxurious texture and feel to it, and once rubbed in dries quickly too. The 30ml sample lasted me about 5-6 days using it on my legs only and smells gorgeous. I couldn't pinpoint the scent but it is very recognisable and lovely. My legs stayed moisturised and soft for around a whole day each time I used them, I couldn't test it for longer because I had to shower!

I didn't like the sample bottle though because it was very difficult to get the body butter out, I had to tap it several times to get a little bit of the product and when I tried squeezing it this resulted in the complete opposite effect of the butter being taken back into the bottle! I would love to repurchase this when I can afford to spend nearly £50 on a body butter but for the moment I won't be.

Reading up on Olavie and this range I found that the antioxidant effects included in the body butter stem from wine and the Chardonnay grape seed. This is also supposed to aid anti-aging and be considerably more beneficial to your health overall. I didn't find that my skin improved in anyway, it was just very moisturised and looked well taken care of - although I did only have a small sample!

Product: 17/20

Texture/Formula: 9/10

Packaging: 7/10
Application: 9/10
Repurchase: No

Overall: 8.4/10

This new rating system is to provide a quick snapshot of my experiences with the product. The product itself, and the texture and/or formula of the product. Wear is a rating of how long and well the item stays on, packaging and application are also reviewed. The repurchase line is whether I would repurchase the item again or not. Overall shows the average scoring of the product out of 10.

Review: Wet'n'Wild Eyeshadow Trio - 384B On Cloud Nine

My amazing friend Paige sent me a lot of beauty products at the beginning of the year (and during!) but the Wet'n'Wild trios were in the winter package. They are available at drugstores in the US/Canada? and retail at $2.99. I will be reviewing them all individually in the near future.

This is Wet'n'Wild's eyeshadow trio in 384B On Cloud Nine, containing a blue/brown combination of shades.This trio could be used to create many different looks alongside other eyeshadows or palettes and a few different looks by itself. I really like this trio because of the fantastic quality of the eyeshadows.

- The Browbone Shade is a light sky blue frost/shimmer

- The Crease Shade is a deep brown with shimmer

- The Eyelid Shade is darker sky blue frost/shimmer

All shades are highly pigmented and I think even more so than some of the other Wet'n'Wild eyeshadow trios. The shades are easy to work with and blend, I tried 2 different looks with this trio, the browbone shade in the inner third of the eye, the eyelid shade on the rest of the eyelid and the crease shade in the crease. The other was with the eyelid shade and the crease shade in the outer-"v". They both looked nice and wore without primer for 4 hours without creasing, I would recommend a primer with all Wet'n'Wild eyeshadows if you'd like a more long-wearing look.

The packaging is the same as the other trios, a plastic flip-top, this is easy to use and functional, the mandatory sponge applicator and the small brush are also included. The texture of the eyeshadows is very soft and a pleasure to apply with an equally soft brush, I also used my fingers to apply and the eyeshadows blended well and applied nicely. I wouldn't describe this trio as an absolute must-have as it may not be so workable for an everyday look or even a work-appropriate look, however the quality of these eyeshadows is amazing, and for a more adventurous look I'd definitely recommend it!

Product: 8.5/10

Pigmentation: 9/10

Texture/Formula: 8.5/10

Wear: 7/10

Packaging: 4/5
Application: 4/5
Repurchase: No

Overall: 8.2/10

This new rating system is to provide a quick snapshot of my experiences with the product. The product itself, the level of pigmentation in comparison to how pigmented it should be, the texture and/or formula of the product. Wear is a rating of how long and well the item stays on, packaging and application are also reviewed. The repurchase line is whether I would repurchase the item again or not. Overall shows the average scoring of the product out of 10.

Question: Which would be your favourite beauty brand of all time?

I think I would say Urban Decay, I love that they're cruelty free, make brilliant products, I don't love the pricing but the products are of high quality so I suppose I should grin and bear it.

Which is your favourite?

GlossyBox - August 2011

I finally got my GlossyBox when I went to pick it up from the delivery office because the postman decided ringing the doorbell would be too much of a task for him. But I got it, so yay! This month's GlossyBox includes a few things I'm really looking forward to trying and another few which are completely unnecessary and unwanted - but that's what is to be expected as it is a surprise box each month!

So this month's GlossyBox included the following:

Ahava DeadSea Water Mineral Body Lotion (40ml - £3.52)

Murad Time Release Acne Cleanser (30ml - £4.35)

Daniel Sandler Baby Jet Mascara (4.5ml - £12.80)

KMS California Hairstay Style Boost (200ml - £13.70)

Rebel Nails Nail Wraps (£5.99)

The total value of this month's GlossyBox is £40.36 resulting in a saving of £30.36 as it was only £10 for August. I haven't used anything from the box yet seeing as I'm still trying to use up so many products already but I'll let you know of my first impressions now. The Ahava body lotion looks and smells great, I'd never heard of the brand before so I'm glad they included it, I'm also happy about the Murad Cleanser because I'm always on the lookout for magic cleansers that will improve my complexion.

Although the Daniel Sandler mascara is full-sized and probably a great mascara I feel like I already have too many and that a mascara specifically for the edges and smaller lashes isn't a necessity. I'm excited to try the KMS California Hairstay Style Boost because I don't own anything like this and haven't tried anything like it before too, a full-size version of this is a real bonus! Finally the nail wraps, these are of no use to me at all, I think removing and applying nail polish would actually be quicker than using these, especially as I don't even own a hairdryer! - shock, horror, I know (I'm looking for one I assure you!).

My overall thoughts: I think in terms of value for money GlossyBox exceed expectations every month, I love that they include full-sized products but for this month I'm only interested in 3/5 products, but as the value is so great I give this box a 7/10.

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Blog's 1st Birthday and Giveaway! - CLOSED

Hi all!

(PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE POST BEFORE ENTERING)

1st August was the 1st birthday of my beauty blog. It went from Beauty Blogging Away to The Beauty Chat to what is now Navilicious Beauty. This name is final! It was inspired by my lovely friend Paige who can be found on her Youtube/Twitter/Blog.

I've learnt a lot about blogging and people in general since I begun an active social media profile, some good and some bad. The best thing I have picked up though are a lot of fellow blogging friends, some beauty bloggers and other bloggers, blogging about whatever takes their fancy or their everyday lives. I won't go into it too much, but I really enjoy blogging and writing and I'm glad to have picked up some amazing followers in the year I have been blogging. Thank you very much for your follow and your support on my blog.

To say a better thank you I decided to hold a giveaway in celebration of one year on the blogosphere, I will be giving away Sleek's Meditteranean Collection. You can find reviews of all the products here.

So one lucky winner will win the following, a Monaco Palette, Santorini Blush and Monte Carlo Pout Polish, there will also be some small 2nd and 3rd prizes (all bought by myself - 2nd/3rd prizes may be GWPs). Here's how to enter:

Rules:
1. You must be a follower of my blog via Google Friend Connect
2. You must be 18+ or have your parent's permission if you are younger

To enter:
- Please leave a comment telling me what your favourite thing about reading blogs or blogging is - for 1 entry
- And/Or tweet this giveaway, (you must be a follower on twitter for this entry to count!) - for 1 entry
Tweet: "Follow @nav_beauty and RT this to enter Navilicious Beauty's 1st Birthday Giveaway! Details here: http://goo.gl/HFRFL"

You can enter as many times as you like but please leave a comment each time, if you enter on Twitter please leave your twitter name in one of your comments. Also please check back on Thursday 22nd September to see if you have won. I will not be sending an email to the winner as I'd like to think they read my blog so will have read the post to see if they have won. If I do not hear from the winner within 48hours of posting, another winner will be selected using random.org. Giveaway closes at 10pm BST on Wednesday 21st September and is open internationally. Any invalid entries will be excluded at my own discretion.

Sleek Makeup Mediterranean Collection Round-Up

Here you can find all my reviews for the Sleek Mediterranean Collection - just click on the product name below:

- Monaco Eyeshadow Palette
- Santorini Blush
- Monte Carlo Pout Polish

Thank you for reading :)