Monday 11 August 2014

Granny Blanket! I started this a couple of months ago as a diversion from studying, the 'fiddling while Rome burns' tyoe of procrastination that can only be good! Well this is the result so far, by that I mean it's not finished until it's large enough to drape over a king size bed, which shouldn't be too long now.
I used a chunky crochet hook and a mix of Stylecraft and some Debbie Bliss thrown in. Running out of colours now as each round nearly uses a whole ball now....

Now that my studying is nearly out of the way I'm going to make up for it here and will start more regular posts. My topics will be Crochet, All Things Vintage, Cosmetics both home made and bought, my photography journey and anything else I can temt you with.....

Birchbox August Offering

This is my third box so far in my 6 month subscription. They seem to be improving after the unimpressive first Brazil world cup themed June box. So let's unveil - Arriving in the usual packaging inside everything was nicely packed up in a clear plastic make up bag.

Vasanti Brighten up facial cleanser was my best find, it has a nice almost babyish smell but the sandy texture is just what I'm looking for in a scrub, with all the outdoor activities of late my skin needs a good scrubbing and this is one of the best texture wise I have tried in a long time, really gets into those dead skin cells! It's a good size 20g tube.

Highlighter crayons have been on my shopping list for a while since I am experimenting with eyebrow make-up at the mo, so this Chella chinky stick in Ivory intrigues me. Full size and nice creamy texture, I will be using this to highlight under my brows.

N4 High Performance Leave in hair conditioner in a 30ml pump claims to detangle and so far so good, smells wonderful and if you need this quirk it's 100% vegan. I will be upgrading to full size on this one, has a throwback to childhood kinda fragrance.

Next up Nude Pro Genius treatment oil. I tried this out as the end to a home facial after a bit of sun peeling and it's very oily so great for massaging around and left my face soft.

Lastly, 2 identical 3 ml samples of Supergoop CC cream in light to medium shade which claims to self-adjust. A USA brand of light coverage cream, there are 2 of this sample not sure why but I won't complain as I've run out of foundation right now. This has a light cover.

All in all not a bad box for me as it's full of treatments so I won't give up on Birchbox just yet. Although have to say some people seems to get WOW products in their but I can't say I have yet...