Up To 50% off Beauty Boxes at Latest in Beauty

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Latest in Beauty have just launched a pretty excellent pay day sale, with up to 50% off a range of their ready-made beauty boxes!

Until midnight on January 31st, save up to half price on Latest in Beauty's famously well-curated collections. These boxes already feature huge savings at full price, so this sale is kind of a big deal. With boxes starting at just £19, now's the time to snap up that beauty collection you've had your eye on that hasn't quite made it to check out.

Fabulous Little Black Box 

HALF PRICE at £22.50

 

With six full sized products and six sample/travel sizes, this edit features brands including NARS, Bare Minerals, L'Occitane, Glamglow, Laura Mercier and Sunday Rain and more, along with a full size Bare by Vogue Williams Self Tan Foam.

LIB Box Best of 2020

HALF PRICE at £20

 

This box is a collection of Latest in Beauty's top 10 most in demand brands of last year. Inside this bargain box you'll find a NARS Powermatte Lip Pigment, Oskia's iconic Renaissance Mask, a mini fragrance collection from Floral Street, an Aveda styling product, mini MAC lipstick in Whirl and more little treasures. From what I can tell, this box contains travel/deluxe sample sizes, besides the Rodial Lip Mask which is the normal size (one sachet).

HELLO! The Royal Treatment Edit

HALF PRICE at £19

This is a clever curation of products both confirmed and rumoured to be favoured by the Royal household. Quite an interesting idea no matter what your thoughts on the Monarchy! The cheapest of the bunch at £19, reduced from £38, this box features 11 products from brands including Philosophy (Amazing Grace fragrance), 111Skin, Molton Brown, Elizabeth Arden, Wella, Trilogy and Biore as well as a delightful sounding Chocolate Lip Balm from Karen Herzog (that retails for £26) and a trio of little Yardley soaps.

For more info on what's in the boxes and to purchase one or two for yourself, visit Latest in Beauty ASAP!

The Latest in Beauty Women's Health Beauty Box

Beauty box fans rejoice - this one is an absolute cracker! Featuring just under £140 worth of wellness goodies, the Women's Health Beauty Box is really high quality - no fillers here. The box has been curated by Editor of Women's Health magazine, Claire Sanderson, and features 18 of her favourite products from the past year (and a 50% off voucher for Bobble water bottles).

Satisfyingly heavy, the box is £40 for some very decent products and has a really good mix of skincare, makeup and wellbeing bits. I'd say it's well worth a look if you're wanting to discover a mixture of well known and niche brands.
Inside the box you'll find:

• TULA Exfoliating Treatment Mask
• MURAD Youth Renewal Retinol Eye Serum
• THIS WORKS Stress Check Roll-on
• SPORTFX Sport Stamina Mascara
• 58 LIFESTYLE Balancing Ecosoy Candle
• ORIGINS GinZing Energy-Boosting Gel Moisturiser
• BUXOM Plumping Lip Liner
• WET BRUSH L'il Detangler in Punchy Pink
• SOL DE JANEIRO Brazilian Bum Bum Cream
• DR ORGANIC Lavender Deodorant
• FREE SOUL Hero Protein Blend (Chocolate or Vanilla)
• COLAB Dry Shampoo Tropical
• DR PAWPAW Original Clear Balm
• PUKKA Wonder Berry Green
• PHILOSOPHY The Microdelivery Exfoliating Facial Wash
• NIBBLE PROTEIN Nibble Protein Bites Lemon with Coconut
• DANDI Dandi Patch
• NARCISO RODRIGUEZ Fleur Musc for Her
• BOBBLE 50% OFF Voucher

As you can see, this really is a great line up - I'm most excited about the 58 Lifestyle Candle (It smells AMAZING), the Buxom liner and of course the skincare bits like the Philosophy Microdelivery wash, Origins moisturiser and the Tula mask. If you've not tried Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum cream, now is your chance to 'try before you buy' the full size but if you're anything like me, you're gonna want the full size!
You can buy the Latest in Beauty Women's Health Beauty Box for £40 online at Latest in Beauty.

The Greatest Showman Beauty Box by Latest in Beauty

Latest in Beauty often come out with great value special edition boxes and this one is no exception. This time, Latest in Beauty are celebrating Twentieth Century Fox's The Greatest Showman which is released after Christmas and stars my fellow countryman Hugh Jackman as well as Zac Efron and the very beautiful Zendaya.

Valued at over £145, The Greatest Showman Beauty Box is a true showstopper and is brimming with gorgeous, high quality beauty bits from respected brands. Max Factor, the makeup artist sponsor of the film, features heavily and the box also includes treats from Show Beauty ( a must-try if you love sweet smelling hair products), Nails Inc, Spectrum, James Read, Espa, Wetbrush and Miller Harris.
Inside the box you will find:

Max Factor Facefinity All Day Flawless Primer
Max Factor Lash Crown Mascara
Max Factor Creme Bronzer
Max Factor Colour Elixir Honey Lacquer Smooth and Shine in Honey Nude (I LOVE this gloss)
Show Beauty Riche Grooming Balm (Smells so good!)
Nails Inc Snowglobe Nail Polish in New Globe Walk or Special Effect Nail Polish in Savoy Row
Spectrum Collections Small Rain Glow Fan Brush A10
James Read Sleep Mask Tan
The Wet Brush Detangle Brush
Espa Overnight Hydration Therapy
Miller Harris Rose Silence Eau de Parfum

As you can see, it really is brilliant value for money with absolutely no 'filler' products in site. The Latest in Beauty The Greatest Showman Beauty Box would also make a stunning gift this Christmas for the beauty lover in your life. The box retails for £40 and is available at Latest in Beauty. If you're tempted, be quick- there are only 1000 in existence!

My Little Box UK Review- the First Box September 2014

Another day, another subscription beauty box right? Wrong! My Little Box is a French beauty and lifestyle subscription (the French version has 80, 000 subscribers) that is available in the UK for the first time this month. I signed up to My Little Box UK a few weeks ago and it arrived today so here's a peak at what's inside:

Every box is themed and it's only fitting that for the UK début it's themed as My Little Parisienne Box

The beauty bits - Laura Mercier Foundation Primer (these are everywhere lately!), a little bottle of Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse and the brand's own Stylo Lumiere twist - up highlighter/ concealer

The Lifestyle Bits - A decent sized, thick notebook, some very kitshy stickers and a laptop/ tablet case

I'm writing this up very quickly before I start work today and haven't had a proper play with everything included in the box but I think it's an impressive new monthly subscription offering with contents that I'm actually likely to use (including the oil from Nuxe!) and not a sachet in sight!
What do you think of My Little Box? You can sign up here for £11 a month + 3.95 postage.

Feel Unique November Beauty Box

Since receiving my first Feel Unique box last month, I'd been eagely awaiting the November edition, so you can imagine my delight when I returned home from work to find a little note from the Postman on Saturday :)

Unfortunately i had to wait until this morning to collect my box (oh the agony!) but judging by its contents, it's well worth the wait!

I love the black / hot pink colour theme of the Feel Unique Beauty Box



This month's theme is PRIMED TO PARTY so the products are all perfectly suited to the festive season

My November goodies!

First up - Bella Pierre Cosmetics Shimmer Powder

I received the 'Penny' shade, which I'm really pleased with as bronze/ coppery tones suit blue eyes. This is a multi purpose powder but I'll definitely be using it as an eyeshadow. This is a full sized product worth £12.99 for 2.5g. Excellent value!

The shimmer powder is a beautiful richly pigmented product

There are 2 hair products in the November Box (both voluminising) and the one that I'm probably most excited about is the Goldwell Dualsenses Ultra Volume 60 Sec Gel Treatment

Apologies for the  dodgy pic!

This gel is to be combed through shampooed hair and left to activate for 60 seconds - much like a conditioner I suppose, but with super volumising power. I'll be testing this one out tonight and shall report back! We received a 50ml sample of this. The full sized 200ml product retails for £7.70

The next hair product we received: Schwarzkopf Osis+ Dust It Mattifying Powder

Had I received this earlier, I would have been over the moon, but I actually bought something very similar by Tresemme last week! I think powder styling products are pretty revolutionary because they actually do what they say they will so I will definitely be getting a lot of use out of this one. At 10g this is a full sized product that retails for £9.55 - that's nearly the cost of the whole box :)


Xen-Tan Deep Bronze Luxe Weekly Self-Tan in Dark

I'm a bit of a faux tan fiend (in the warmer months anyway) but I've never tried anything by Xen-Tan so I'm excited to give this one a go. It has a guide colour and a pleasantly sweet scent so it should be a treat to use. This is a 30ml deluxe sample with the full size 236ml retailing at £21.50

The perfume sample in this month's box is Prada Candy

With notes of Musk, Benzoin and Caramel, this sweet and flirty offering from Prada certainly lives up to it's name - it actually smells like candy! Because of the almost sickly sweetness of this fragrance, I'm sure it won't be everyone's cup of tea. If, like me, you're a fan of Viktor & Rolf's Flowerbomb, you'll probably really like this one. Priced from £40 for 30ml. In the November box you'll find a standard 1.5ml sample - perfect size for your purse. Mine's already found a home in my Vivienne Westwood clutch :)

And to take off your party face and pamper the skin: Emma Hardie Amazing FaceNatural Lift & Sculpt Moringa Cleansing Balm + Dual Action Professional Cleansing Cloth

I'm a massive fan of hot cloth cleansers, especially balms. This one reminds me a lot of the Eve Lom cleanser as the consistency is quite similar - sort of like congealed honey. The scent of the balm is quite strong and floral thanks to the moringa component and I really like the smell so I think this will be a joy to use.I'm an Emma Hardie virgin so I'm keen to test this one out on my dry skin. The November box includes a generous 15ml of the balm and a full sized cleansing cloth. The balm retails at £34 for 100ml and the cloths are £10 for a pack of 3.


Feel Unique has kicked another goal by producing such a fantastic box this month and I can't wait to see what's in store for December!


P.S. Like what you see? Sign up for  your very own Feel Unique Beauty Box for £9.95 a month. Edit: No Longer available

Latest in Beauty

2011 has certainly been the year of the Beauty Box - Enticing packages of deluxe samples sent  to your door every month for around £10 - it's any beauty addict's dream come true. I've definitely been tempted by this revolutionary concept and of course I've already succumbed to the allure of Boudoir Prive and Feel Unique, but there's another similar box of goodies doing the rounds that's definitely worth a mention.

 Latest in Beauty is a 'try before you buy' beauty service offering members a monthly box for the teeny price of £1, so now beauty lovers who have been longing to get involved with the sample box phenomenon can do so for less than the price of a bus ticket!

Of course, because the cost of the box is so tiny, the samples are generally a lot smaller than those you find in the £10 boxes, though products such as perfume vials are the same size. If you order a Latest in Beauty box, expect sachets rather than bottles and tubes, but don't let that put you off, as you'll often receive 2 to 5 sachets of one product so you can get a real feel for it.

Latest in Beauty is unique to the other boxes because you actually choose your samples - one each from the categories of skincare, make-up and fragrances and hair and body. I think this is a nice touch because you can select a product you're actually interested in, and if there isn't anything that takes your fancy, you can just check back later and pick something suitable.

I picked my samples and ordered my box on Friday and it arrived today - talk about speedy service :)

Here's a peek at my samples this month:



The Samples

SKINCARE

4 x sachets of Lavera My Age Concentrated Lifting Serum

This serum was created to lift and plump the skin, fight signs of aging and make the skin appear more youthful. I haven't tried this one yet, but I'm a bit obsessed with serums at the moment so I won't be able to hold off for long :)

HAIR & BODY

1 x sachet Nicky Clarke Moisture shampoo, 1 x sachet Nicky Clarke Moisture Conditioner

I used the Nicky Clarke shampoo and conditioner last night and I'm happy to report that it's a really nice product. I have one major criteria when it comes to hair products - that they smell nice - and this range definitely fulfills it. Containing static eliminating wheat protein and ultra nourishing Moringa oil, these products left my hair feeling (and looking) rather nice indeed! Something worth mentioning is how incredibly soft my hair felt immediately after rinsing the conditioner out. It wasn't that slimey feeling you get with some conditioners - just an undeniable softness. I realise I might sound a bit like a Pantene advert right now, but it's true!

MAKEUP & FRAGRANCES

Keraskin Immuniste Youth Drops Elixir

This is my favourite sample from Latest in Beauty so far - an extremely cute little glass bottle of Keraskin Immuniste Youth Drops.

To be used on cleansed skin before your day or night moisturiser, this serum is an extremely concentrated skin plumping superstar.  For the makeup and frangrance category, I opted for the 'mystery sample' and this is what I got (though I'm not sure what it was doing in that category), so it was a really beautiful surprise.
I love!

The glass dropper contains 4ml of the serum

Latest in Beauty operates on a pay as you go basis, and you are only charged once you have ordered your sample box. Once you've signed up, you'll not only have the chance to order your samples for only £1, but you'll also have access to product reviews, competitions and specials and of course the option to purchase the full sizes of your samples if you so happen to fall in love with them :)

Check out Latest in Beauty, if you're a beauty junkie on a budget I promise you'll love it.


Hannah Rose xxx