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#3 Feb Carmine

March 2, 2012

. February Carmine Beauty Box . Diego Dalla Palma . Yardley Perfume . Steam Cream .

. Andrea Fulerton Nail Polish (Naomi) . White Glo Toothpaste . Balance Me Shower Gel .
So here it is, the much talked about February Carmine beauty box. I must say, absolutely my favourite yet. The reason I picked Carmine over the other boxes on the market is due to the fact it appeared to offer a much better range of beauty products, opposed to just bath care. As i’m someone who’s really not that fussed about testing new skin products, I wanted a box that gave you more make up / nail polish / fragrance / hair samples, and so far Carmines delivered right on brief.
I was so happy with the selection of products to try out this month, I love the Andrea Fulerton nail polish, I received the shade ‘Naomi’ which is really up my street. It’s a very rich red, verging on burgundy in real life which I love. The product is a full size version too which is fab. The Steam Cream moisturiser is so cute and I adore the packaging, on first sniff it smelt like E45 so I think it’s going to be a very intensive moisturiser which i’ll probably keep for my hands. Again this was full size, as was the Balance Me body moisturiser (very strong herbal smelling gel formula). The box also included a lovely new Diego Dalla Palma lipstick tester, i’ve heard and seen quite a lot about this lippy around at the moment so am glad to have got a tester to try it out. I got shade 32 (E Il Rossetto) which is a pink tinted rouge colour which i’m quite excited to wear. It may be the shade to finally ease me into reds :) Another product tester that came with this months box was the ‘White Glo‘ whitening toothpaste. Now I love a good tooth whitener so I’m really looking forward to using this, I will definitely continue to buy if I can see a difference (i’ll keep you all posted). This months box also came with a 6th Brucey Bonus sample which is the Yardley Perfume (eau de toilette). On first smell it actually smelt a bit like aniseed with a sweet twist. It’s quite a nice evening smell, good for post work drinks … this’ll definitely be a handy one to slip in my purse ready for emergencies.
Do you receive a monthly beauty box, which one do you have? What do you think of the February Carmine box?

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    1. SarahB @ FridayisForever says

      March 2, 2012 at 11:24 am

      Ah wow, this looks great! I was so sick of GlossyBoxes repetitive bath products and other CRAP, so I’m glad I left – Really want this box, been after steam cream for ages! x

      http://fridayisforever.blogspot.com/

    2. I am Nicola Jo says

      March 2, 2012 at 11:27 am

      This is very similar to what I got. My lipstick and nail polish were different shades and my steam cream was a different tin but I was really pleased with this box.

      http://nicolajo.blogspot.com

    3. Eda. says

      March 2, 2012 at 12:08 pm

      I absoloutly love Andrea Fullerton nail varnish and nail art products – what a great box darling

      http://www.candyflosscurlscupcakesandcouture.blogspot.com

      Eda ♥

    4. Lanvin says

      March 2, 2012 at 12:57 pm

      I do not get a box every month because of my work, we get the new products for testing not frequently.
      But this box is … wooooow I mean the colours and the variaty for products is a sensation.
      love it.

      Best regards, Lanvin.

      Follow My Blog: LanvinsWorld

    5. Claire Gratzke says

      March 2, 2012 at 3:37 pm

      steam cream is AMAZING! looks like a great box :) xx

    6. Megan. says

      March 2, 2012 at 6:36 pm

      This looks like a good box! I used to get the glossybox but I decided that it wasn’t worth it anymore. Interested in this one though! xx

    7. .x.Sarah.x. says

      March 2, 2012 at 7:19 pm

      This box looks great! I had originally signed up to Feel Unique which then stopped running their beauty box, I tried out the valentine’s themed Glossybox which was amazing but then I had issues with “payment” for the next box so I unsubscribed.

      I am debating between signing up to Carmine or She Said…can’t decide – if I only I could afford both :P xx

    8. Flashes of Style says

      March 3, 2012 at 2:06 pm

      Loveee your dress! <3

      xoxo,

      Bonnie

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