You beauty discovery advent calendar days 23 and 24!

Realised I forgot to post this! Bad beauty blogger! Haha 

Day 23: 

This might not excite some people but it does me! I'm really into baths ATM and my skin needs oil to survive winter

Finally day 24:

Christmas Eve! Unfortunately I have to say that this was a huge anticlimax... Christmas Eve I was expecting something fabulous, and the size of the slot made me guess it would be a bottle sample of a fancy perfume, or even better a lipstick! But no ..

This works sleep spray! A nice thing to have, but not a final product! Half way though the box I would have been pleased to get this but I would have prefered something more luxurious for the final day! 

So what are your thoughts on this? Would you be happy with the sleep spray for the final item, or would you prefer a makeup or skincare item? 

Youbeautydiscovery day 12and onwards

This is gonna be short and sweet (mostly because I just wrote this whole post then pressed cancel instead of save and I'm pretty annoyed about it) 

Day 12 ; 

Always happy to recieve this product. I love it and have never actually had to buy one thanks to beauty boxes, which is lucky as the full size isn't cheap! It does amazing things to the skin though 

Day 13;

As I previously stated, nail products don't excite me. However my nails are pretty weak so it might come in handy. 

Day 14;

Little bottle, reasonably cheap brand. No wow here but who doesn't want more volume in their hair? It's worth a try

Day 15;

Fragranced water avalaible from marks and spencer. Meh. Passed on. 

Day 16;

That's more like it!! I didn't actually own a eye lash curler after chucking mine away last year so was nice to recieve a new one. It's an Eyeko Alexa Chung and the handles are a dark blue velvet, so it's pretty as well as effective. 

Day 17;

I looked online and this isn't actually full sized, however to me it's the same size as a regular gloss so I'm happy. The full size is quite pricy once again and comes in a pot which I find less hygienic anyway. I've been using it in the morning before I apply any lipstick as a sort of primer and as it's got a silicone feel it works well for that. 

Day 18;

I have to use medicated shampoo so passed this shampoo along right away. The other bottle is a lemon scented detangling leave in conditioner. It's pleasent enough to use but I won't repurchase. 

Day 19;

Another product I love without ever actually having to purchase thanks to magazine free gifts and beauty box samples. It's a cult favourite, what else can I say? 

Day 20;

The teeny size of this product told me it was high end and I was right. Only tried once so can't comment on whether it's worth it's hefty price tag. I'm sort of hoping it isn't! 

Day 21;

This is a full size body scrub which smells like a just peeled orange. Delicious. Looking forward to trying this

Day 22;

Another facial tanner. Passing along. 

Didn't even bother taking a photo of this one, sorry! 

And I will get back to you with the last few shortly! 

You beauty discovery advent calendar days 9,10&11

Hi guys!  

Doing this a few at a time now, it's just easier and makes a slightly longer, hopefully helpful blog post

So day 9 brought me this 

Teez mascara! I ADORE the packing of this brand and the only other thing I've tried from them is a makeup brush that I love. I'm slightly OCD with my lashes so will test this out on a day where I'm not doing anything in case I hate it 

 

Day 10 brought me a handy little pot of Burt's Bees Almond milk hand cream 

As you can see it's a generous sample and not much smaller than the full size 57g one that retails in boots for £9.99. It's smell isn't one I would choose as it's got a slight marzipan scent and I hate marzipan! But it has a beautiful creamy texture and my hands always hurt in the winter so I'm looking forward to having this in my bag for emergencies. 

Day 11 brought me something I was impressed with, but that I personally would NEVER use as I'm pale as the snow. For that reason it is being donated swiftly to my boyfriends sister, who will definitely enjoy it more than me!  The product is a facial tanner and it also comes with a face friendly size mitt, which I really liked. 

As I don't tan, I have no idea how this performs. I can tell you that the product retails at full price on the website for £17.50! 

I'll be back soon with the next few days offerings soon. I can honestly say I LOVE this calender and it has really made my mornings having it to look forward too. It's also definitely worth the money with all generous sample sizes so far. I would definitely recommend, it's like getting a little present every morning for month! 

Any of my followers have a beauty calender? If so who is it by? Are you enjoying it as much as me? 

You beauty discovery advent days 5,6,7&8

Sorry I've been absent!! Super hectic few days

 So anyhoo, on the 5th day of Christmas Santa gave to me 

It's a nice sized product but another lotion?! I also used it as my hand and arm cream before bed and it smelt a bit too strong for me. Still I know others would be pleased to recieve this in their calender. 

Day 6 gave me this lite beauty 

Apologies for the super bad quality photo here! I was SO excited to recieve this!! It's a small sample but I believe the full size product is around £85 so I won't complain (I'm almost hoping that I don't love it for that price!) I'm always happy to recieve any form of facemask but one that's rumoured to be used by Victoria's Secret models?! Even better! 

The 7th day wasn't a surprise as the product was heavy and pushed the little advent widow open! But it's a small (but not ridiculously miniature!) candle from armotherapy associates 

It smells good and they also provided me with a £10 off my next purchase voucher which I thought was rather generous 

Finally today, day 8 I recieved a deluxe sample of the Philips Kingsley elasticizer 

I know this is for many a holy grail hair product, but I tried it before and it turned my hair into a knotted mess! So going to donate this to a friend or family member, as just because something doesn't work for me doesn't mean it won't work for them.  

  

That's all for now! Hope you are app enjoying the Christmas period. I have also learn today that Too Faced are launching a new chocolate bar pallet, called Chocolate bar Semi Sweet. I am BEYOND excited for this so once I have my paws on it will be with you for a review! 

Bye lovlies xxx

You beauty discovery advent day 3

Day three yay! I honestly don't think I've ever been this happy to wake up in the morning (except when I'm going to Disney of course!)

This mornings offering is a miniature Molton Brown body lotion, which doesn't excite me as much as the other products. However, tis the season to have dry skin so I'm sure this little guy will come in handy 

Ps apologies for the bad flash, it was the only way I could get the writing to show up!