Beauty Expert Indulgence Collection Is A Fabulous Deal

Beauty Expert Indulgence Collection Is A Fabulous Deal

Skin care Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, December 15, 2016

Following on the heels of the Rose Edition, shown here, and the Radiance Collection, shown here, Beauty Expert has come up with another fabulous gift set - the Indulgence Collection. They ship worldwide.
The Indulgence Collection is worth a whopping £181 and costs £50. There is a range of pampering makeup, skincare, hair care, and bath and body products. The collection is now available on pre-order, though shipping will commence on December 19.

Scroll down for the details of the Beauty Expert Indulgence Collection.

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Last Minute Gift Ideas: Beauty Box Subscriptions That Ship Worldwide

Last Minute Gift Ideas: Beauty Box Subscriptions That Ship Worldwide

Korean Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, December 15, 2016

It's almost Christmas, and you couldn't buy a gift? Beauty boxes are the answer.  
Why beauty boxes, and why ones that ship worldwide?
If you are looking for an unforgettable and special gift for a beauty lover, or a lasting treat for yourself, look no further than a beauty box subscription. It is a gift that keeps on giving; the recipient will remember - and thank - you each month as they get a lovely surprise box. Prolonged pampering. 
One opinion I get in my inbox regularly is that very few beauty boxes are available outside of the USA. Not true! Many countries have their own (my own has at least four of them that I know of), and there are even more beauty boxes that ship worldwide. So you get half a dozen or so beauty products from another country, from brands you have not tried before, and come to understand beauty trends and the industry, and the market, in those regions - what is not to love about that?

Scroll down for the best monthly beauty box subscriptions that ship worldwide.

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LookFantastic Limited Edition Christmas Beauty Box

LookFantastic Limited Edition Christmas Beauty Box

LookFantastic Cosmetopia Digest   Friday, December 09, 2016

For Christmas 2016, LookFantastic has come up with a limited edition beauty box containing eight products worth more than £160. The box ships worldwide and costs just £40. The release date is December 13, but you can pre-order one rightaway so you don't miss out. These make fabulous presents, and great treats for yourself.

Scroll down for more on the LookFantastic Limited Edition Christmas Beauty Box.

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Gift Of Beauty Bag From Beauty Bay: Ships Worldwide

Gift Of Beauty Bag From Beauty Bay: Ships Worldwide

Oskia Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, November 30, 2016

For Holiday 2016, Beauty Bay is offering a huge gift bag with purchase - the shimmery rose gold bag contains 17 essential makeup, skincare and hair care products to see you through the stress of the Holiday season and beyond.
Beauty Bay ships worldwide, and the Gift Of Beauty Bag is free with purchase of £120. Stocks are limited.
A few days ago, I showed you Beauty Bay's limited edition exclusive makeup bags, containing everything you need for full looks - including Makeup Geek eyeshadows. This is the time to grab a couple of those, and finish your Christmas shopping, so you get a very generous gift with purchase!

Scroll down for the contents of the Gift Of Beauty Bag from Beauty Bay for Holiday 2016.

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Black Friday Sales, Codes: LookFantastic, Beauty Expert, HQHair

Black Friday Sales, Codes: LookFantastic, Beauty Expert, HQHair

Sale Cosmetopia Digest   Friday, November 25, 2016

Here is the third chapter on 2016 Black Friday sales. Stay tuned for more on Cyber Weekend over the next day or so. For Black Friday and Cyber Weekend, beauty retail giant LookFantastic, and sister concerns Beauty Bay and HQHair, are offering a series of massive savings across brands. LookFantastic is also launching a Black Friday-exclusive Bumper Beauty Box, with a whopping 12 products worth £100, for just £20.
All this and more, further below.

Scroll down for sales, codes, and exclusive launches on LookFantastic, Beauty Expert and HQHair for Black Friday 2016.

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Beauty Bay Black Friday Deals, Offers: Ships Worldwide

Beauty Bay Black Friday Deals, Offers: Ships Worldwide

Violet Voss Cosmetopia Digest   Friday, November 25, 2016

A couple of weeks ago, I showed you 13 exclusive makeup bags from Beauty Bay - see here. Apart from those amazing value-for-money sets, Beauty Bay has a plethora of deals, discounts and exclusives for you over Cyber Weekend, from luxury palettes to the finest botanical skincare. They also have amazing discounts across a whopping 82 brands, as you'll see further below. Everything ships worldwide.

Scroll down for the best of Beauty Bay's Black Friday deals, discounts and offers for 2016.

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Cult Beauty Black Friday Beauty Deals, Discounts: Ships Worldwide

Cult Beauty Black Friday Beauty Deals, Discounts: Ships Worldwide

Skin care Cosmetopia Digest   Friday, November 25, 2016

So you have no access to Sephora US or Ulta, and want to take advantage of the Black Friday deals and discounts? A number of retailers who ship worldwide offer huge savings over Cyber Weekend.  Over the next 12 hours, I'm going to be showing you the best of these. Let's begin with Cult Beauty - they ship free worldwide for orders above £50. They have three Black Friday special offers. The code and details are further below.

Here are Cult Beauty's Black Friday special products, discounts, codes and offers you need to know.

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Feelunique Magic of Beauty Advent Calendar 2016 Unboxing, Review, Contents

Feelunique Magic of Beauty Advent Calendar 2016 Unboxing, Review, Contents

Unboxing Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, November 24, 2016

Feelunique Magic of Beauty Advent Calendar 2016 wows me in many ways. The amazing packaging. The size and type of products included. The low price-point. I call this a joint-winner of 2016's best beauty advent calendar list, along with LookFantastic's calendar, reviewed here.
Before I tell you about this year's Feelunique Advent Calendar, take a look at last year's offering from Feelunique here. This year, they've improved upon every aspect, from design to curation. Only the price remains the same at £30.

BUY THE 2017 FeelUnique BEAUTY ADVENT CALENDAR HERE.

Scroll down for the review and unboxing of the Feelunique Magic of Beauty Advent Calendar 2016.

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Cult Beauty Best of 2016 Goody Bag: Ships Worldwide

Cult Beauty Best of 2016 Goody Bag: Ships Worldwide

Tata Harper Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Cult Beauty does four or five goody bags each year including an annual Best of the year set around the Holiday season; the Best of 2016 bag has to be their best one yet. See here for previous Cult Beauty Goody Bags of this year.
The Best of 2016 Goody Bag is worth more than £280 and contains 15 products, including six full sizes. The products are a selection of the bestsellers on Cult Beauty for the calendar year. These bags are always gone very quickly. Cult Beauty ships worldwide, and this is eligible for free delivery. 

Scroll down for the contents of the Cult Beauty Best of 2016 Goody Bag.

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Holiday 2016: Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar Contents - Ships Worldwide

Holiday 2016: Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar Contents - Ships Worldwide

Selfridges Cosmetopia Digest   Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Selfridges makes one of the best beauty advent calendars each year. No, not their regular luxury calendar, which has only L'Oreal-owned brands such as Lancome, YSL, Viktor & Rolf, Urban Decay, and Kiehl's. This is their less expensive "Beauty Workshop" Advent Calendar, with a mixture of brands and sizes. This year, they've dropped the word "workshop" and rebranded it as the Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar - and the 2016 luxury calendar is known as "Eclectic Little Luxuries".
You get 24 products inside, with a total worth of £230, while the calendar costs £65. As usual, this beauty ships worldwide and makes for a gorgeous treat for all us deserving ladies. Read on for the contents. Hint: plenty of makeup; several full-sizes.

Scroll down for the contents of the Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar for Holiday 2016.

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Lancome Auda[City] in London Eyeshadow Palette Review, Swatches, vs Audacity in Paris Comparison

Lancome Auda[City] in London Eyeshadow Palette Review, Swatches, vs Audacity in Paris Comparison

Swatches Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, November 14, 2016

If I had to pick just the one eyeshadow palette to use for the rest of my life, it would be either Lancome Auda[City] in Paris, reviewed here, or Julie Hewett's Breathless Palette, reviewed here. Both of these contain soft shades I wear on a daily basis.
This year, Lancome has come out with another 16-shadow, soft-shade eyeshadow palette - Auda[City] in London, the brainchild of Lisa Eldridge, as was the first one. 
Because I loved the first one so much, I decided to buy the Lancome Auda[City] in London Eyeshadow Palette after seeing swatches on ReallyRee, despite a few misgivings about cool tones and silvery shades, and duplication with the Paris palette.

Scroll down for review and swatches of the Lancome Auda[City] in London Eyeshadow Palette, and comparisons with the Lancome Auda[City] in Paris Palette.

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LookFantastic Beauty Box November 2016: LF Sparkle Edition

LookFantastic Beauty Box November 2016: LF Sparkle Edition

Unboxing Cosmetopia Digest   Saturday, November 12, 2016

The November 2016 LookFantastic Beauty Box has been themed #LFSparkle - to make you "shine bright for the party season". The products within will give you glowing skin and glossy hair. And, best of all, this month's box contains seven products, rather than the usual six.
The box comes with this month's Elle UK magazine, with Amy Adams on the cover. TMI: I used to have a girl-crush on Amy Adams and Jennifer Aniston.
I love the packaging this month - it is beautifully winter-themed and the sparkly snowflakes make it a keeper.

Scroll down for the contents of the LookFantastic Beauty Box for November 2016, themed LF Sparkle.

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Holiday 2016 Gift Guide: All Made Up LE Makeup Bags From Beauty Bay

Holiday 2016 Gift Guide: All Made Up LE Makeup Bags From Beauty Bay

Makeup Geek Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, November 10, 2016

International beauty retailer Beauty Bay has brought out an exclusive collection of 12 different makeup bags for Christmas. The limited edition makeup bags all ship worldwide.
Prices start at £18.90 - the contents are worth more individually - and shipping is free on orders above £15. Each set comes with a makeup pouch, and includes instructions to get one or more makeup looks from the contents of each bag. 

Scroll down for more on the All Made Up limited edition makeup bags from Beauty Bay for Holiday 2016.

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Holiday 2016 Gift Guide: 20 Beauty Christmas Crackers That Are Great Budget Stocking Stuffers

Holiday 2016 Gift Guide: 20 Beauty Christmas Crackers That Are Great Budget Stocking Stuffers

This Works Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, November 09, 2016

Christmas Crackers are fun, nifty, inexpensive stocking stuffers than contain novelty items such as paper hats, joke gifts, whistles, and mini-perfumes. These days, they even contain beauty products.
Apart from stocking stuffers, these also make great party favours and hostess gifts, and don't break the bank. You don't even have to worry about wrapping them; they already look cute enough. Most of these are very generous, with multiple products inside. 
All the links ship worldwide.

Scroll down for 20 of the best beauty product Christmas crackers for Holiday 2016.

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Holiday 2016: HQHair Beauty Bauble Contains 5 Makeup Products

Holiday 2016: HQHair Beauty Bauble Contains 5 Makeup Products

Primer Cosmetopia Digest   Tuesday, November 08, 2016

Worth £89, but priced at £25, containing four full-sized makeup products and one mini, the HQHair Beauty Bauble for Holiday 2016 makes the perfect stocking filler - or you can even hang it on the Christmas tree. It is one of the most fabulous, value-for-money Christmas gift sets I've seen this year.
For those wondering what "HQhair" is, they are a beauty retailer - they ship worldwide and sell makeup, skincare and more; not just hair care.
Their exclusive, limited edition bauble launched on 7 November 2016, nicely in time for Crimbo, and is available on pre-order - it will ship out on 11 November. It contains solid, well-coveted brands such as Illamasqua, OCC, and Nudestix.
The HQhair bauble is themed "Party in the Nude", and contains a universal bronze eyeshadow, a neutral lip and cheek pencil, a highlighter, a mascara, and a primer to bring it all together - everything you need to rock the Holiday season.
There is a strict limit of 1,000 of these, so you want to hurry before they are all gone. More below.

Scroll down for the deets on the HQHair Beauty Bauble makeup gift set for Holiday 2016.

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LookFantastic Advent Calendar 2016 Beauty Secret Vol 2 Review, Contents, Unboxing; Comparison vs 2015

LookFantastic Advent Calendar 2016 Beauty Secret Vol 2 Review, Contents, Unboxing; Comparison vs 2015

Skin care Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, November 07, 2016

Stealth is not needed for this prey - you swoop right in, tearing, clawing and ripping with both hands. So much so that you barely remember to click some hurried photographs right where you are. The LookFantastic Advent Calendar has turned me into a mad predator for the second year running.
Measuring a massive 1'5''x12''x 6'', the Holiday 2016 LookFantastic Advent Calendar, titled Beauty Secret Vol. 2, is a heavy white and rose-gold box packed with 26, not 25, beauty products. 
The 2015 LookFantastic Advent Calendar, reviewed here, measured 14''x11''x6'' in contrast. It was a white and yellow-gold box.
Because of last year's success, the 2016 LookFantastic Advent Calendar sold out on pre-order a full 24 hours BEFORE its scheduled launch date. I had posted spoilers here.
No way can I wait until advent. The box arrived; it was unboxed within minutes, as I hinted.

The 2017 LookFantastic Advent Calendar is available on pre-order here; I've just ordered mine.

GET THE LOOKFANTASTIC BEAUTY ADVENT CALENDAR FOR 2018 HERE.

WARNING: Do NOT scroll down if you are avoiding spoilers. I have photos of everything below.

Scroll down for the contents and review of the LookFantastic Beauty Secret Vol. 2 Advent Calendar for Holiday 2016.

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Holiday 2016 Gift Guide: Best 10 Beauty Advent Calendars That Ship Worldwide

Holiday 2016 Gift Guide: Best 10 Beauty Advent Calendars That Ship Worldwide

Skin care Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, November 03, 2016

When I was growing up, my Dad and Gramps, both of whom worked in shipping, used to bring home chocolate Advent Calendars, with enough sweets to last until March. As an adult, I am addicted to Beauty Advent Calendars. See the best selections from last year here.
Beauty Advent Calendars seem to be more of a UK-centric thing, though brands in the US and elsewhere are fast catching on. So much so that the LookFantastic Beauty Secret Vol 2 Advent Calendar for 2016 has sold out while on pre-order - a good 24 hours before the release date. See the spoilers here. The 2017 Advent Calendar is available here.
With 12-25 beauty products that you can open each day of the Advent (or for the 12 Days of Christmas), what is not to love? Think of it as a best-of-the-year surprise beauty box. I've been showing you individual calendars over the last couple of weeks; here is the round up of the best ones currently available - they all ship worldwide.

Scroll down for the ultimate list of the best 10 Beauty Advent Calendars for Holiday 2016.

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Holiday 2016: Feelunique Magic of Beauty Advent Calendar Contents

Holiday 2016: Feelunique Magic of Beauty Advent Calendar Contents

Skin care Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, October 31, 2016

Only a couple more beauty advent calendars left to show you for this season. This one contains a range of 12 products including makeup, and costs just £30. Yes, it ships worldwide. I also have Hallowe'en discount codes for you at the end of this email.
Last year, Feelunique brought out a beautiful 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar, which I unboxed and reviewed here. This year, Feelunique's advent calendar has been designed by fashion illustrator Meredith Wing (@moomooi). I had shown you an exclusive collection designed by @moomooi here. That the advent calendar is by her makes it more of a keepsake.
Warning: Do NOT read further unless you want to see the spoilers/contents.

BUY THE 2017 FeelUnique BEAUTY ADVENT CALENDAR HERE.  

Scroll down for the contents of the Feelunique Magic of Beauty Advent Calendar for 2016.

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Holiday 2016 Gift Guide: 12 Best Makeup Buys From Bourjois, With Intl Shipping

Holiday 2016 Gift Guide: 12 Best Makeup Buys From Bourjois, With Intl Shipping

Palette Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, October 26, 2016

American makeup lovers, rejoice. You can get Bourjois products delivered to your doorstep, courtesy of international beauty retailer Feelunique. Established in 2005, Feelunique was voted the fifth best shopping website on a recent poll conducted by consumer group Which. They ship to more than 120 countries, and postage is free worldwide above £60. Also, code THEICONS20 gets you 15% off all makeup till midnight today.
Bourjois is my favourite drugstore brand, with lovely packaging, incredibly good foundations, lipsticks and bronzers - well, everything, really.

Scroll down for the best makeup picks from Bourjois, with worldwide shipping.

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Holiday 2016 Gift Guide: Clarins Advent Calendar For Men

Holiday 2016 Gift Guide: Clarins Advent Calendar For Men

Holiday 2016 Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, October 24, 2016

Pretty much all the beauty advent calendars I've shown you so far have been for women - here is an exception.
The 12 Days of Christmas kit from Clarins Men is a Twelvetide calendar, to be used as a "post-Christmas Survival Kit". Packed in a blurple box, with 12 "windows", the kit is packed with bath and body and skincare treats for the special man in your life.

Scroll down for the contents of the Clarins Men 12 Days of Christmas Calendar.

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