My March Birchbox review I hope you guys enjoy!!!!!!!!!

 This months theme is ROLE MODELS. I had a quick peak in the magazine and there are some good articles in there!




From the lil card they give you can tell most of the products are skin care! Apart from my favourite product in this box and a perfume!




Here is a sneak peak inside. As you can see it looks jam packed in the cute and handy statement pink bag!






 I have laid the products out so they are easier to see.






The First product I pulled out the box was the perfume sample by Molton Brown called Valbonne, it states it has notes of bergamot, dewy orange flower, rose, vetiver and leather. Unfortunately this fragrance gave me a headache (as you guys know from a few posts ago most fragrances do!),  I did try it on a few times and it does smell nice and lasts a long time and has a sweet earthy smell. I would wear this product if I could!



 The next thing is a supposed miracle moisturiser from Japan. When it comes out of the tube it is a thick yellowy colour and smells like vics vapor rub! The description says its a herb(?) called camphor and the scent disappears after a minute of application and it does disappear but it is a REALLY strong smell at first however it doesn't feel oily whilst applying, it soaks straight in and really does make your skin feel so soft so I can understand why it has been a bestseller in Japan since 1957.



This body lotion has Argan Oil in and has a pleasant sweet floral smell. The product comes out the bottle what I think is slightly watery but still thick lotion and a little goes a long way. I don't think I would buy this product, there isn't a thing I can say wrong about it I just think there are better body lotions out there that are way cheaper and do the same thing as this product.
I have to admit I haven't tried this product. As soon as I opened it it smelt so strongly of a scent I called old lady that I put it back into my Birchbox and forgot about it. The smell is actually rose and it is a cleansing balm that removes make-up. This will be given to someone else to use.








This is my favourite product of all!!
This is a gel eyeliner by Laura Geller and I have to say I love it. 










It comes with its own eyeliner brush that you just pull out the lid. The brush is so precise it can get the finest line or the thickest depending on what look you are going for!
The card says it is water proof and I'm happy to say it is! It doesn't run in the rain and I love it, it makes your eyes pop and the brush helps you get into the most awkward places like in the corners or your eyes. It has great staying power even without primer and is great for all skin types!
The full size is £24.50 I don't know if the product Birchbox sent me is full size or not but this Gel eyeliner is going to last me a while but when I run out I may just buy some more!!!



Finally it is the two extras I received in the box




Lindt's Lindor chocolate truffles....well what can I say?! Thea come in a cute little tin and you get four in....me and my little sister consumed this within twenty minutes. I shall be keeping the tin for candles that don't have pots/glasses. 
Thanks Birchbox!!!










The second extra I received is a Sanctuary facial mask. 
I have received one of these before off Glossybox so my sister pinched this sample. You put the silver packet on first then the white and it creates a warming facial clay mask. 








All in all I am pleased with this months Birchbox and I am already excited to get the next!


Keep your eyes peeled for my reviews on the lovely products that QVS and Anatomicals sent me to try and review!


SarahSickHearts
xoxo

Today I had the pleasure of baking with xobeautybypaulaxo!!!!! 
I have to say I had so much fun...I love baking and so does Paula Piranha and Mother Piranha.
I made Hello Kitty cakes whilst Paula and her Mother made a delicious flapjack with coconut and cornflakes!!!
OM NOM NOM NOM

Rawwwrrrrrrrrr zombie hello kitty

I had a bit of a disaster with one of my cakes as I was getting it out of the mold! The mouth/jaw came off....however Miss Piranha had the marvelous idea of making it into a lovely zombie Hello Kitty.......

My hello kitty cakes on the left Paula's flapjack on the  right

Lets just say baking with Paula Piranha and I may just become a regular thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!









Come back soon as the review for the march Birchbox will be up soon!!!!
(would of been sooner but some of the items need a few uses!)

SarahSickHearts
xoxo

      Hey GUYS!!!!!!!!
Soooo its's been a few days since my order from Helen-e.com came so I thought I'd post my thoughts on them today!!!!

(sorry about the photo quality I took it via webcam on my old laptop (getting a new one on sunday so yay!))

So before I start my review I have to say the beauty Gods must'a been shining down on me!!!! (Explanation on that statement in just a tick!)

I have to be honest the whole reason I ordered some products is because I received a email off Glossybox saying if I ordered anything off Helen-e and I entered a code I could receive a free eyeliner with a smudger. So being a sucker for free stuff off I went and ordered some lipstick like a nice little Glossybox minion and I have to say it was the best decision of my life.
When you first log into the website, if you are new user the website ask you the usual 'create an account' details but afterwards when you are signed up it asks you a few more questions such as skin tone, type and hair colour, eye colour (just like Glossybox and Birchbox) and afterwards gives you suggestions on which make up, whether it be foundation, eyeshadow or eyeliner, is best suited to your skin/eye/hair colour. And I have to say I think this is a fantastic idea!!!!

Now in my list of options were some lipsticks and with my lipstick collection being quite minimal and only seem to consist of one colour (red/reddy orange), I decided to go for a totally different colour of lipstick and go for a nice pink in the shade marshmallow, which I have to say is a totalllyy cute name for a lipstick shade.






When it arrived I was expecting a small box or a cardboard envelope, what it actually came in was a brown envelope, inside the products where in a bubble wrap envelope/bag protecting the products.





Also inside was a little leaflet full of useful tips and advice on how to apply certain products by Helen-e which I think is a great idea and really helpful as well.







 I tried the lipstick on immediately and loved the colour, feel, texture and look. When I put it on it felt light on my lips and after a while I totally forgot I had it on, hardly any drag and the colour was so vibrant, (I think my sister described it as ''barbie'' pink but I wouldn't) and it help contrast with my hair which is a dark colour with purple overtone. 
This brings me round to the earlier statement about beauty gods. 
As you saw in my previous post in my Glossybox I received a lovely lip blush by Jelly pong pong and that as well is a lovely shade of pink. Well it just so happens  that shade is also called marshmallow and it goes perfectly under my Helen-e lipstick to give it some more omf! The stars defiantly aligned up somewhere in the universe for that to happen. So now I use the lovely lip blush under this lipstick and it gives me a really vibrant pink with hardly any dragging, highly pigmented and totally moisturising with great staying power!!!   

(Lipstick on top, eyeliner on bottom)

Now this brings me to the eyeliner.   BIG LESSON THERE. TRIPLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PAYING!!!!!

I have used it a few times hence the tip condition!!!

Smudger, smudger, smudger.

Quite excited as I exited work today as I looked at my phone to see that I had a text  saying my glossybox had arrived! http://www.glossybox.co.uk/referal?CI=MTAzNjA2 (if you click this link it takes you to the sign up page!

I got these sent to me from www.supersavvyme.co.uk to try out for three months, I've now been testing them for around a month now and have nothing but positive thoughts about them. 
The razor is fantastic, it is a five blades so shaves really close to your legs and the two moisturising strips (loaded with Olay moisturiser)  leave your legs really smooth!!!

The facial moisturiser is wonderful too. It feels so light when on the face and non greasy which is great for my combo skin!!!!! You also only need the smallest bit that is distributed via the pump bottle to do your whole face then another pump  your neck! 

Definitely buying them both again when I need to!!!
Give them ago.
SarahSickHearts
xoxo

I got bored so decided to test some of the make up out that I bought last week.
I used a MUA eyeshadow in shade 9 in pearl, that is the purple on my inner lid and the pink out of my beauty uk palette in 2. I have to say i love both eye shadows especially the purple MUA shadow. I will defiantly be buying more at £1 a pop in my local Superdrug. I also love the Beauty Uk palette too it has some nice colours and are very bright and is only £3.99 for 10 shades. I did not use a primer on my eyes as i am running very very low on it.
Both shadows had very little fallout and I did not need much when doing my eyes.
The liner i used is by L.A Colors and only cost a £1. It is not like a pen like my other liquid eyeliner which i love as my pen gets to dry too quick, this eyeliner is set out much like a mascara as in you dip it in the liquid. It has a very fine line and goes on smoothly and easily. Yet again a bargain for £1 from my local boyes store.

My lips are done using a lipliner also my L.A Colors and is in P506 Forever Red. This also was £1 from my local Boyes store. It is like a normal lip liner and goes on well with a really nice red. I shaped my lips then filled it in for better umf and coverage then went over it in a barry m lipstick in 121 (i bought this earlier from superdrug i think it is only £3-4.99) and i love this colour it is a very vibrant red and feels weightless on my lips with very little tackiness.

So that is what i thought on the products :)
If you have any questions just ask :)
SarahSickHearts
Xoxo