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Birchbox Goodies // August 2019

When your Birchbox is more summery than the weather outside 😂 Remember last month when I was complaining about the heat? I'd like a little bit of warmth back, please and thank you!

 This month, Birchbox are celebrating all things summer, with a box of treats that are perfect for warmer weather! In this box, I got a ModelCo highlighter, a GLAMGLOW mask, a Hyaluronic mist from Balance Me, an Anatomicals body scrub and a moisturising cream from Oribe!

ModelCo Mermaid Glow Highlighter

RRP £10
Anything mermaid-themed and I'm pretty much sold, let's be honest. I wasn't sure I'd like this at first because of all the different colours, but once I swirled my brush around the whole pan I got a really gorgeous glow! I think you could probably use all the colours individually as well which is good, but I love how this looked on the skin all mixed together. I found it didn't latch on to any texture on my skin and it lasted all day without leaving me with a glittery face!
Would I buy again? Yes!

GLAMGLOW THIRSTYMUD Hydrating Mask

RRP £42
I haven't tried a lot of products from GLAMGLOW, so it was quite nice to see a sample in this month's box! I've got quite dry skin so this hydrating mask is perfect for me. It's got more of a gel texture as opposed to a thicker consistency that I normally find with a lot of hydrating masks. I think it did a good job of hydrating my skin, but to be honest, if I was going to be spending £40 on a face mask I'd want it to be absolutely bloody amazing!
Would I buy again? The mask worked fine, but the price tag puts me off!

Balance Me Hyaluronic Plumping Mist

RRP £18
I've had quite a lot of products from Balance Me and I find that because they use a lot of natural ingredients, they usually work really well for my skin as it's quite sensitive. I actually used this spray after I used the GLAMGLOW mask as I find my skin can feel a little tight after I've used a face mask, and this did a really good job of refreshing my skin afterwards. I also then felt like I didn't need any extra moisturiser either which was great!
Would I buy again? Yes!

Anatomicals Great British Flake Off Body Scrub

RRP £1.50
What says summer better than fresh strawberries? I absolutely adore the smell of this scrub - it's so fruity! That being said, I don't really feel like it did a great job of exfoliating my skin. I normally use Scrub Scrub Scrub from Lush and I think that product is better at getting dead skin cells off my bod. I liked it as a normal shower gel though, I just didn't think it really did what it said on the tube if I'm honest!
Would I buy again? I'll stick to the Lush scrub... (although if they could replicate the smell I'd be chuffed!)

Oribe Supershine Moisturising Cream

RRP £20

I haven't ever tried an Oribe product so I was quite excited to try a new brand this month, and anything that promises to add moisture to my hair is right up my street! I was actually surprised how well this worked - usually I need to use something 2 or 3 times before I notice a difference but I can definitely tell my hair feels smoother and shinier after just one use! The ends of my hair especially feel really healthy and it didn't leave my hair feeling greasy at all which is fantastic!
Would I buy again? Yes!

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