Birchbox Goodies // November 2017

COME ON, VOGUE! November is here and so is another Birchbox! This month, they've teamed up with Vogue for the magazine's centenary celebrations - Vogue has created a list of the 100 greatest beauty products of all time and this box includes 4 products from that list available in the Birchbox shop, plus a Birchbox brush cleaner! The products I got were a Benefit Hoola bronzer, a Percy & Reed Smooth, Sealed and Sensational hair oil, some Clarins Hand and Nail Treatment Cream and a James Read Overnight Tan Sleep Mask. Read on to find out what I thought!

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

I'm actually already a big fan of this bronzer - Benefit is one of my favourite beauty brands and Hoola is a fantastic product! It's really great for people with fairer skin tones as it's not too orange, unlike a lot of other bronzers I've tried. It's also super blendable and soft, definitely a star product!

Percy & Reed Smooth, Sealed and Sensational Volumising No Oil Oil

I really liked this product - I've only used it a couple of times but I definitely noticed a difference in how my hair felt afterwards. I don't think it did much for the volume, however my hair is really thick so I get a fair amount of volume from that anyway, but it did leave my hair feeling lovely and soft without making it really greasy!

Clarins Hand and Nail Treatment Cream

I was pretty happy to get a hand cream in this box, especially now the weather is getting colder and more windy as I get quite dry hands. This left my hands feeling really really soft and I actually think my nails are getting better as usually they're quite flakey as well!

James Read Overnight Tan Sleep Mask Tan Face

So I haven't actually used this product, not because I thought badly of it but because I'm not using fake tan at the moment, so there's no point trying to make my face more tanned. However, I did swatch it on the back of my hand - I was quite surprised at the texture of it; it's almost got the consistency of a gel and although it felt nice enough on my hand, it did dry down very matte so I'm not sure if it's really a tanning product that I would use as I prefer things that are really moisturising.

Birchbox Brush Cleaner

There's nothing bad to say about this little tool! It's got a really handy hole to put your fingers into to hold it while you clean your brushes, and the little grooves make it easy to get rid of all the make up on your brush!

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