Turkey!

I have recently returned from a week spent in the beautiful Turkish sunshine with the boy and thought I would share some holiday pictures. 
We had such a great week, filled with laughs, messing around in the pool, watching desperate housewives and drinking too much wine and too many cocktails!

June Glossybox

So here it is, the next installment. This box was better than last months and over all I was a happy chappy. 

One of my favourite products was the Yves Rocher mascara. This little sample is lovely, the brush shape is pretty unique and the bristles are fine meaning there is minimal clumping and lots of length, If you like a mascara that adds volume not length this may not be the one for you, but otherwise its rather lovely. 

The Vichy derma blend concealer samples were lovely. The packaging is great, neat, compact and hygienic. There are six colours included, however they were all too dark for my whitest of white skin tone and they were all quite pinky. The coverage provided was good when applied with a brush, however when I applied too much it went pretty wonky after a while. 

I also received a BM bronzer. As soon as a saw this I thought 'no way' and low and behold I was right. It may have been a lovely colour, however on my pale skin it looks like I have smeared poo on my face! I dont know about you but it is a look that personally I dont like. The colour is quite nice and therefore I will just use this as an eyeshadow.  

This brush was a nice surprise, the Glossybox brushes are goat hair and although personally I prefer synthetic the brush was soft and generally nice. I used it to apply blush and it gave a smooth and even application. However the brush smells horrible, like really really strange. Im going to give it a good wash and see what happens.  

Christ where do I start. EUGH! So I thought, oooh fancy perfume samples and foolishly sprayed some on my wrist before smelling it. What a mistake. Let me tell you, I went straight to the sink and washed and scrubbed that wrist because it smelt horrible. 

So this month was generally good, apart from the smelly perfume! I have to say that my favourite product has to be the mascara because it was so lengthening and pretty. At £16 its not much more expensive than my usual mascara and therefore I probably would purchase it. 

Animal Friendly

It seems insane that in a time when scientists can create artificial skin that cosmetics companies still test on animals. Animal testing seems prehistoric in this day and age. However still hundreds of our daily products are tested on animals, from your mascara to shampoo. Also springily many big name brands still test on our little furry friends, from Mayballine to Dove. 


Sadly its really hard to know if a product is actually animal friendly or not, although the specific brand may say they dont test on animals the large company that owns that brand may conduct animal testing. Therefore by buying the products of the large company you are still, although indirectly, supporting animal testing. 


As a vegetarian and animal lover I do my best to look after man's best friend by using brands that dont test on animals, however when I found out that Aussie test their hair products on animals I was really torn. I adore Aussie products, from their shampoo to heat protectant everything smells beautiful and leaves my hair so soft, so when faced with the decision to give up my favorite hair care or support the animal testing industry it was a hard call. However ethics have to come before luscious hair and i set out to find a replacement product. 


Low and behold i came across Naked cosmetics; they dont test on animals, use 97% natural ingredients and dont include parabens. WOO HOOO. And the best part? They beat Aussie hands down. They have an extensive range of products that can be found in Boots shop or on their website and they come with a big fat recommendation. Alongside naked Body Shop is a good place to look for animal friendly makeup and products as their ethos is pretty great. 


I know that animal testing isnt always the first thing to consider when choosing a new mascara, and sometimes budget means one doesn't have the luxury of choosing a more environmentally friendly product, but if and when you have the opportunity to choose the fairer more sustainable method just consider Peter Rabbit, Bambi, Lassie, Tom and Jerry.