Beauty Spend Report | July 2021

I successfully made it through another month with no beauty spend in June so skipping that, here’s what I bought beauty wise in July and I have to say it was very controlled of me! These purchases were both made towards the end of the month so I haven’t had time to test them fully but here are some first impressions!

 

As a huge OUAI fan, I had been eyeing up the Dean Street Eau de Parfum as soon as they released more of the scents! I already have and love North Bondi and Melrose Place and in the past I have had Mercer Street too. I remember smelling Rue St. Honore in Sephora when it was released first time round and decided against it but Dean Street was completely new to me. It’s the same scent as the body wash and curiosity got the better of me so I ordered blind…and it was a mistake. This scent is not for me unfortunately!

 

It’s top notes are mandarin, lemon, grapefruit and apricot, heart notes are rose, magnolia, muguet and violet and base notes are amber, linden, blossom and musk. And in all honestly all of that is gobbledegook to me! I am very hard to please when it comes to scents and could name you the ones I like probably on one hand. To me/on me this is just too “green” and citrusy, I wore it twice and it wasn’t bad enough that I wanted to wash it off (been there with other scents before lol) but it just didn’t feel very me and I didn’t enjoy it! I hope I can sell it as it’s barely used and I will repurchase Melrose Place soon as that is my FAVOURITE scent and I am almost out. Which is what I should have done instead of trying a new one but we live and learn! This is normally £46 but Look Fantastic always have a discount code floating about and I got it for £36.80.

 

Next up from Look Fantastic is the Anastasia Brow Freeze and I have read so many good reviews on this and it was out of stock everywhere at one point too! I am a huge fan of ABH brow products including the Brow Wiz, Dipbrow and Brow Powder Duo so I couldn’t wait to try this. Again, I have been left wanting. Maybe I am off my game with picking new products to try, who knows. I know people use this for creating a laminated of feathered look but I was more drawn in by the residue and flake free formula claims and the fact it can add more volume to brows. I’ve unfortunately been left a little underwhelmed by this so far! It’s quite awkward to use and get the product on my spoolie evenly first of all. After I take the excess off on the inside of the cap I still sometimes get a little too much on the front of my brow and it doesn’t actually set at all. It feels like lightweight Vaseline in my brows and they don’t stay put all day. I should add that I don’t have unruly brows but the hairs on my arches move throughout the day and while it's marginally better it’s not what I was expecting from this product especially with freeze in the name! I prefer the brow gel from ABH but I go through it so quickly. The Brow Freeze is flake free but has a very slight wet look to it and yeah so far I feel a bit meh about it! It’s £24 normally but I got it for £19.20. 

 

Lastly, I picked up the Feel Unique Beauty Kit and this is a promotion they have been doing for a good while now although within the last week it's changed slightly to the Feel Unique Beauty Box with different pricing options depending on if you pick a subscription or one off sample box. Previously, you picked 5 deluxe samples for £12.95 and £3.95 shipping though I got this on offer at £10.95 plus shipping so slightly better but it’s worth picking out bigger sample sizes or more expensive products to make it worth your money! It comes in a little reusable pouch too and you can use the shipping fee as a voucher against your next order. They have loads of products to choose from though it is mostly in the skincare category so be aware of that! I picked out the Sol de Janeiro Bom Dia Bright cream containing fruit AHA’s and Vitamin C as I love the OG Bum Bum cream and wanted to try this scent and exfoliation action. I know Siobhan loves the AHC Essential Real Eye Cream for Face so I grabbed it too and I loved the Cerave Hydrating cleanser so I am excited to try the Hydrating Cream to Foam version! Lastly, a mini of the Farmacy Green Clean which I have had before and remember liking and the Skinceuticals C E Ferulic Antioxidant Vitamin C serum which I hear so much about and at £145 for the full size 30ml bottle, is the best value of the samples. I realise I won’t see much change with a 4ml but Vitamin C is a tricky formulation for me so that’s what I want to try it! I got mine for £14.90 instead of £16.90. They seem to have changed the little bag too which is a pity as its so handy that it's see through! 

    

That’s my latest spend report! I got this for £70.90 instead of the full price of £86.90!  I would love to know if you have tried any of the above and what you thought and do let me know if you are on a similar low buy and how it’s going!

 

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Danielle xx

 

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