Stationery, Subscription Boxes, Unboxing

HUGE SPOTLIGHT STATIONERY UNBOXING | 12 months of subscriptions boxes | July 2021-June 2022

Spotlight Stationery Unboxing – July 2021-June 2022
Spotlight Stationery Unboxing – July 2021-June 2022

Watch our Spotlight Stationery HUGE UNBOXING video! 🔥 12 months of subscription boxes.
July 2021 – June 2022

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BOXES 📦🖋🖊✏📖💌
Spotlight Stationery is a monthly stationery subscription box for £27 inc. shipping (within the UK).
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Indulge your passion for stationery! Every month they curate a selection of contemporary stationery, based on a theme.
They choose only premium brands and artisan products, including items you won’t commonly find on the high street. 📮🖇🖍📔
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https://www.spotlightstationery.co.uk 🔗
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Items Included:
JULY BOX – ‘Whales’ theme: a collection inspired by this group of marine mammals.
Dingbats A6 blue whale squared notebook, £13.45 https://amzn.to/3P9tI2F
Räder whale paper clips, £4.75 https://stationeryandart.uk/rader-paperclips-various-designs/
Paper Mate Flair felt tip pen, set of 4 Blue, £4.53 https://amzn.to/3P8D4vE
Pentel Energel pen, set of 12, Black £12.42 https://amzn.to/3Rb1C8O
Pilot 0.7 gel pen, Gold, £2.60 https://amzn.to/3IjCI36
Pentel Graphgear 300 mechanical pencil 0.7, £15.07 https://amzn.to/3nFkCPn
Pentel Clic Eraser, set of 2, £3.89 https://amzn.to/3IjDwFa
4 postcards, artists unknown.

AUGUST BOX – ‘Buchanan’ theme: a collection inspired by a beautiful tartan design.
Waverley ‘Buchanan’ tartan cloth commonplace notebook, £9.99 https://amzn.to/3unFoXG
National Museums of Scotland Tree of Life card, pack of 8, £5.99 https://amzn.to/3Rc8YJu
Pentel Energel pen, set of 3, Green £6.22 https://amzn.to/3ybfBmk
Pentel Energel pen, set of 3, Yellow £6.38 https://amzn.to/3NIAhI7
Pentel Energel pen, Orange £2.49 https://amzn.to/3nBZQAh
Pentel Energel pen, set of 3, Brown £6.99 https://amzn.to/3bKwOLT
4 postcards, artists unknown

SEPTEMBER BOX – ‘Be Bright!’ theme: how much colour can you squeeze into a subscription box?
Legami Milano Neon Coral Medium Lined notebook, £10.67 https://amzn.to/3IhMSRN
Schneider Job Highlighter, set of 6 assorted, £6.97 https://amzn.to/3Iibtpt
Koh-i-noor Jumbo Magic pencil £3.92 https://amzn.to/3urhx9f
Zebra Sarasa Clip pen, set of 10 assorted £13.47 https://amzn.to/3nCroWa
Pentel Brush Sign Pen, Light Green £3.99 https://amzn.to/3akEQuz
Sarah Campbell Designs ‘Côte D’Azur’ greeting card £3.60 https://amzn.to/3IeJWFn
Bookmark, artist unknown
4 postcards, artists unknown

OCTOBER BOX – ‘Box of Blues’ theme: all the shades of blue you need…
British Museum Great Wave Japanese woodblock prints blank greetings cards, set of 8 £5.00 https://amzn.to/3NMdlbd
Castelli Milano Shibori Collection Notebook (similar design), £17.41 https://amzn.to/3usRtLb
Zebra SX-60 A5 rollerball ink pen, Blue £14.97 https://amzn.to/3Ie8aQd
Pilot G2 Retractable ink pen, set of 3, Blue £6.49 https://amzn.to/3yLcbZm
Pilot Super Gel rollerball pen, set of 12, Light Blue £14.41 https://amzn.to/3NMvyW1
Stabilo Pen 68, set of 3, Metallic Blue £7.98 https://amzn.to/3OKmvWX
Stabilo Original Colouring Pencil, set of 12 , Sky Blue Deep £15.24 https://amzn.to/3ymEfjY
4 postcards, artists unknown

NOVEMBER BOX – ‘Cartography’ theme: stationery showcasing the map maker’s art.
Cavallini & Co. Mini Vintage Maps Notebooks, set of 3 £6.94 https://amzn.to/3yfZfsY
Cavallini & Co. Ex Libris World Map Bookplates, https://amzn.to/3ak96px
Cavallini & Co. Vintage Maps Stickers, set of 24 sheets, £11.99 https://www.wowvow.co.uk/vintage-map-stickers.html
Spotlight Stationery Vintage Map Greetings Card, Not available
Uniball Signo Gel Rollerball Pens, Pack of 5, Blue £8.99 https://amzn.to/3yGXQNq
Uniball Air Rollerball, set of 3, Black £8.26 https://amzn.to/3OO0iY7
Uniball Signo Metallic Rollerball, set of 3 assorted, £7.30 https://amzn.to/3IiFUf7
Cavallini & Co. Vintage Maps Pencil Set, £15.89 https://amzn.to/3OODVl6
4 postcards, artists unknown

DECEMBER BOX – ‘Showcase 4’ theme: our end-of-year collection of stationery we think you’ll love, but which didn’t quite fit in any of our previous themes of 2021.
Uni Emott 5 piece fine 0.4, Earth set 4, £7.22 https://amzn.to/3nH8pd0
Milan Maxi Graphite HB Pencil, set of 2 with eraser, £21.99 https://amzn.to/3akesRF
Flame Tree Studios Bodleian Libraries Mini Notebook Collection, set of 3 £4.99 https://amzn.to/3RpuHxJ
Kartos Signoria Notecards set of 10 + pen and bookmark, £25.95 https://www.etsy.com/listing/1020605152/beautiful-floral-signoria-kartos-writing
Bookaroo Pen Pouch, Pink £8.99 https://amzn.to/3nLzbRi
4 postcards, artists unknown

JANUARY BOX – ‘Whispers of Italy’ theme: not Italian brands, but stationery with Italian connections…
Railex Modena Graphite City A5 Notebook, £15.00 https://railex-stationery.co.uk/product/graphite-city-a5-midi-ruled/
Birth of Venus Bookmark, not available
Spotlight Stationery featuring art by Umberto Boccioni, not available
Edding 55 Fineliner, set of 10 assorted £11.44 https://amzn.to/3yH2ICe
Edding 2185 Gel Roller, Green £1.99 https://amzn.to/3bOJ6mA
Railex Modena Sage Meadow Pencils ‘Create’, set of 6 £6.00 https://railex-stationery.co.uk/product/sage-meadow-pencils/
4 postcards, artists unknown

FEBRUARY BOX – ‘Travelling’ theme: all the stationery you need for your travel, or any other, plans.
Refillable Traveler’s Notebook (similar), £10.12 https://amzn.to/3ai4cJy
Papier Tigre Ruler Bookmark, £3.50 https://stationeryandart.uk/papier-tigre-ruler-bookmark/
Pilot G2 Gel Pen, Neon Pink, £2.99 https://amzn.to/3OPKKTM
Milan Fluo Graphite Double Ended Pencil, £0.59 https://www.fullstopaccounts.co.uk/products/milan-fluo-graphite-pencil?variant=39719402930199&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2020-06-12&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=CjwKCAjwwo-WBhAMEiwAV4dybejp9orrHZvVRMqT2l_lw7SuWe3vJ1dMFaM5ZJwGVJbff593fUyw3hoC7GoQAvD_BwE
Pilot B2P Gell Rollerpen,Black £4.19 https://amzn.to/3un7qCs
Livework Twin Plus Pens Vintage, set of 5, £10.00 https://www.thejournalshop.com/products/livework-twin-plus-set-vintage
Milan Duo 730 Eraser, £0.75 https://stationeryandart.uk/milan-duo-730-eraser/
4 postcards, artists unknown

MARCH BOX – ‘Spring Green’ theme: our 75th stationery collection.
IF Bookaroo A6 Pocket Notebook, Chartreuse, £7.25 https://amzn.to/3Rf0qBB
Storigraphic Fountain Pen Anniversary Pin Badge, £5.00 https://stationeryandart.uk/storigraphic-fountain-pen-pin-badge/
Museums & Galleries Mini Lined Notebook (Similar), £5.99 https://amzn.to/3ah4ctn
Pentel Energel Liquid Gel Ink Rollerball 0.7, Green £6.99 https://amzn.to/3nIfUQO
Pentel Energel Rollerball Pen, set of 3, £5.99 https://amzn.to/3R7MgSN
Bookaroo Forest Green Ball Point Pen, Black £6.57 https://amzn.to/3ylLSXY
4 postcards, artists unknown

APRIL BOX – ‘Geometry’ theme: a selection of shapes!
Make 2D B7 Embroidered Notebook (Similar), $12.00 https://make2d.com/collections/embroidered-notebooks/products/b7-mini-embroidered-kyoto?variant=33256111276141
Koh-i-noor eraser, set of 3, £2.85 https://amzn.to/3nGyqcr
Pentel Energel Liquid Gel Ink Pen, set of 3, £6.57 https://amzn.to/3nHIBgU
Pentel Superb BK77 Ball Point Pen Fine, Violet, set of 12, £10.37 https://amzn.to/3ymw3QQ
Pentel Color Pen Fine Point, set of 35, £14.50 https://amzn.to/3aih5Dq
Pentel Hybrid Dual Metallic Gel Ink Rollerball Pens, set of 12 assorted, £15.99 https://amzn.to/3RfdHKo
A5 Geometric Postcard, Not available
Storigraphic A5 Geo Journal, £10.00 https://stationeryandart.uk/storigraphic-geo-journal-a5/
4 postcards, Not available

MAY BOX – ‘Type’ theme: a stationery collection celebrating fonts and typefaces.
Museums & Galleries London Underground Johnston Typeface A5 Journal, £9.99 https://amzn.to/3nF75Ht
Museums & Galleries Johnston Typeface Bookmark, Not available
Spotlight Stationery Typeface Greetings Card, Not available
Typeface Pencil, Not available
Uniball Signo Gel Pen Metallic, Bronze, £3.28 https://amzn.to/3AKbUr1
Pentel Stylo Plastic Fountain Pen, Black, £3.49 https://amzn.to/3NL7AdP
4 postcards, artists unknown

JUNE BOX – ‘Cherry Red’ theme: lots of red and a little bit of blue!
Vent For Change A5 Sucseed Notebook, £10.00 https://stationeryandart.uk/vent-for-change-a5-sucseed-notebooks/
Silvine Originals Note Notebook, £6.00 https://amzn.to/3alou4T
String & Washer Envelopes, Red, Not available
Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth Coloured Pencil, Red/Blue, £1.00 https://stationeryandart.uk/koh-i-noor-hardtmuth-red-blue-coloured-pencils/
Uniball Eye Rollerball Pen, Wine Red, £2.69 https://amzn.to/3bTe5xW
Edding 1700 Vario Fineliner, Red, £2.25 https://stationeryandart.uk/edding-1700-vario-fineliner-pen-red-ink/
4 postcards, artists unknown
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Graphics created with Go Daddy Studio: https://www.madewithover.com/
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This video is NOT SPONSORED.
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Let me know what you think of this box in the comments below. Have you subscribed to Spotlight Stationery? Are there any other stationery boxes you would like to see me unbox?

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Stationery, Subscription Boxes, Unboxing

SPOTLIGHT STATIONERY UNBOXING | June 2021 | Clairefontaine | Schneider Pens | Vent for Change

Spotlight Stationery Unboxing – June 2021
Spotlight Stationery Unboxing – June 2021

Watch our Spotlight Stationery unboxing video! 🔥
June 2021
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BOXES 📦🖋🖊✏📖💌
Spotlight Stationery is a monthly stationery subscription box for £27 inc. shipping (within the UK).
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Indulge your passion for stationery! Every month they curate a selection of contemporary stationery, based on a theme.
They choose only premium brands and artisan products, including items you won’t commonly find on the high street. 📮🖇🖍📔
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https://www.spotlightstationery.co.uk 🔗
https://trevi.org.uk/ 🎗
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Items Included:

JUNE BOX – ‘I used to be…’ theme
Grab this box while stocks last: https://www.spotlightstationery.co.uk/shop/product/3825992236

Clairefontaine A6 jeans sewn spine notebook, £3.31 https://amzn.to/3zmaxum
Vent for Change ‘Make a mark’ A5 notebook, £10.99 https://amzn.to/2UyLrcX
Paper Mirchi Cotton, handprinted card, £3.60 https://www.trouva.com/products/paper-mirchi-cotton-handprinted-card
Schneider Xpress fine liner pen, assorted pack of 6, £14.99 https://amzn.to/3zjg4Sp
Schneider Loox retractable ballpoint pen, £9.20 https://amzn.to/3eBlfp5
Vent for Change recycled drinks bottle pen (set of 2), £3.98 https://www.ventforchange.co.uk/shop/recycled-drinks-bottle-pens-make-a-mark-orange/
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SET-UP: 🔧
Music available from Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/0a5zxw/
Graphics created with Over: https://www.madewithover.com/
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This video is NOT SPONSORED.
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Let me know what you think of this box in the comments below. Have you subscribed to Spotlight Stationery? Are there any other stationery boxes you would like to see me unbox?

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art, Subscription Boxes, Unboxing

ARTFUL BOX UNBOXING | June – August 2021 | Watercolour | Art Supplies | Ohh Deer | 📦🎨🖌

Artful Box Unboxing June – August 2021
Artful Box Unboxing | Art Subscription Box | June – August 2021

Watch our video on YouTube! 🔥
June – August 2021

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BOXES 📦🎨
Each quarter (every 3 months), you will receive one lovingly packed box filled with materials and inspiration. Each Artful box contains a magazine with detailed tutorials + interviews with practising artists. You receive your box and can join their online community, each day they host a daily drawing challenge on Instagram and subscribers will be emailed an exclusive video tutorial once a month! 🖋🖌

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https://artful.co.uk/ 🔗
https://www.tombow.co.uk/ 🔗
https://createarts.org.uk/ 🔗

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ARTFUL BOX UNBOXING | March – May 2021 | Modern Calligraphy | Art Supplies | Tombow | 📦🎨🖋

Artful Box Unboxing March – May 2021
Artful Box Unboxing | Art Subscription Box | March – May 2021

Watch our video on YouTube! 🔥
March – May 2021

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BOXES 📦🎨
Each quarter (every 3 months), you will receive one lovingly packed box filled with materials and inspiration. Each Artful box contains a magazine with detailed tutorials + interviews with practising artists. You receive your box and can join their online community, each day they host a daily drawing challenge on Instagram and subscribers will be emailed an exclusive video tutorial once a month! 🖋🖌

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https://artful.co.uk/ 🔗
https://www.tombow.co.uk/ 🔗
https://createarts.org.uk/ 🔗

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Graphics created with Over: https://www.madewithover.com/

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Stationery, Subscription Boxes, Unboxing

Papergang DOUBLE unboxing | Stationery subscription box | January & February 2021

Papergang DOUBLE unboxing | January & February 2021

Watch our Papergang Stationery DOUBLE unboxing video! 🔥
January & February 2021
Each month you will receive a box filled with brilliant stationery.
The product selection will vary but will include the likes of greeting cards, notebooks, desk accessories and art prints. 📮🖇🖍📔
Please use my referral link to subscribe: https://papergang.ohhdeer.com/refer/Louis-TDHXDOPP 🔗

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Visit the Papergang website for more information: https://papergang.com/ 🔗

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Subscription Boxes, Unboxing, Video

Degusta Box X Sainsbury’s unboxing | December 2020

Watch our Degusta Box X Sainsbury’s unboxing video! 🔥
December 2020
*Apologies for the poor lighting, I forgot to turn up my ring light! 💡
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BOXES 📦🍾🍪🍫🍜🍯🍹🍲
Degusta Box is a monthly food and drink subscription box for £12.99 or less.
Enjoy 10 to 15 products, many are completely new to the market!
Receive your Degusta Box every month filled with goodies, all for a cheaper price than you would pay in the shops! 🥜☕🍵
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To save 25% use my code: LOUISAY-E8A4 at https://www.degustabox.com/en/ 🔗
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CONTENTS: ⬇

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beauty, Christmas, Unboxing

GLOSSYBOX ADVENT-URES – Final thoughts on the Glossybox Advent Calendar 2020

I hope you had an enjoyable Christmas Day. I hope those observing local lockdowns/restrictions managed to fill their day with festive cheer. I thought I would conclude this GLOSSYBOX ADVENT-URES series with my final thoughts, along with some stats, now that the daily excitement is over.

What did I receive?

  • Day 1: Brushworks HD Complexion and Contouring Kit
  • Day 2: Illamasqua Liquid Eyeliner in the shade ‘Black/Noir’
  • Day 3: Filorga NCEF-REVERSE Supreme Multi-Correction Cream
  • Day 4: Pixi Glow Mist
  • Day 5: Lime Crime Mini Velvetines Liquid Lipstick in the shade ‘Red Velvet’
  • Day 6: Lee Stafford Hair Apology 10-in-1 Leave-in Treatment Spray
  • Day 7: Glossybox Skincare 3-in-1 Moisturiser
  • Day 8: Bubble T Cosmetics Winter Berries Bath Bomb Fizzer
  • Day 9: MUA Makeup Academy Brow Define Eyebrow Pencil in the shade ‘Mid Brown’
  • Day 10: Zoeva Screen Queen Highlighting Powder Palette
  • Day 11: Frank Body Original Coffee Scrub
  • Day 12: Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Sleeping Mask
  • Day 13: Sunday Riley Good Genes Glycolic Acid Treatment
  • Day 14: Ecooking Hand Cream / Håndcreme
  • Day 15: Fenty Beauty Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick in the shade ‘Trippin’
  • Day 16: bareMinerals Prime Time Original Foundation Primer
  • Day 17: The Body Shop Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask
  • Day 18: Sleek MakeUP Loose Pigment in shade ‘Trance’
  • Day 19: The Vintage Cosmetic Company Polly Bow Makeup Headband
  • Day 20: Huda Beauty Power Bullet Matte Lipstick in the shade ‘Wedding Day’
  • Day 21: Avant Skincare 3-1 Hyaluron-Filler Collagen Eye Formula
  • Day 22: Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant
  • Day 23: KVD Vegan Beauty Go Big Or Go Home Mascara in the shasde ‘Trooper Black’
  • Day 24: NAILS.INC Nail Polish in the shade ‘Victoria’
  • Day 25: Iconic London Day To Slay Eyeshadow Palette

My personal favourites were the Iconic London eyeshadow palette, the Huda Beauty Power Bullet Lipstick and the Fenty Beauty shimmer skinstick. However, I have also enjoyed receiving items from the smaller brands such as the Frank Body Coffee Scrub and the Glow Recipe sleeping mask.

It’s fair to say that the Glossybox Advent Calendar continues to be one of the best beauty Advent calendars on the market. This is my third, and it does not disappoint. This year I ended up paying the full subscriber price of £80. In previous years I cashed in the ‘Glossy Credits’ I accrued by reviewing the monthly subscription boxes. This year, I didn’t really get around to reviewing much. My bad! But, even at £80, the calendar is incredible value as the contents are worth around £390. The packaging this year is better thought out. The individual boxes arrive in a set of four drawers. Post Christmas, I will recycle the cardboard boxes and will use the calendar and drawers for makeup storage (I can’t seem to get enough!). If you have read my individual daily posts, you will know that I suspect that the price of at least one of the skincare products is inflated which increases the value of the calendar, but with that said, I can’t deny that it is still good value for money. When researching the products to link on my blog posts, there were one or two items which weren’t currently available. Indeed some were released over two years ago, so clearly weren’t new to the market. I like it when we receive newly launched items. If they have potentially appeared in TK Maxx for example, for me, that devalues them.
Below, I have added a table so you can see whether items were makeup, skincare or ‘other’; full sized or deluxe minis; and whether they are items I would keep for myself or pass on in a future giveaway.

SkincareMakeupOtherFull SizeDeluxe MiniKeepGiveawayValue
Day 1£11.99
Day 2£21.00
Day 3£10.78
Day 4£16.00
Day 5£10.00
Day 6£11.99
Day 7£18.00
Day 8£5.99
Day 9£1.50
Day 10£15.00
Day 11£1.40
Day 12£3.93
Day 13£11.84
Day 14£7.50
Day 15£21.00
Day 16£6.00
Day 17£6.00
Day 18£5.49
Day 19£6.99
Day 20£22.00
Day 21£99.00
Day 22£13.50
Day 23£5.00
Day 24£15.00
Day 25£45.00
Total£391.90
Product Breakdown Table

Breakdown:

  • The average cost of each item was £3.20 per day but was worth £15.68 per day
  • 11 skincare products
  • 10 makeup products
  • 4 ‘other’ products (beauty sponges, hair treatment spray, bath bomb and headband)
  • 15 full size products
  • 10 deluxe mini products
  • I will be keeping 20 products
  • I will be giving away 5 products

I will continue to subscribe to the monthly boxes and buy the Advent calendar. I may, or may not, try to buy limited edition boxes. I have experienced the stress and observed other subscribers’ rants on social media about the problems in grabbing one when they sell out in a couple of minutes after allowing bulk purchasing. I also see the frustrations people have in getting responses from customer services.

I can conclude that Glossybox appear to be victims of their own success. Subscription boxes really are a ‘thing’ now, and meeting everyone’s expectations at such volumes must be a constant headache.

So thank you Glossybox, for another industry-leading product. I look forward to sampling next year’s!

Louisa

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Day 25 – GLOSSYBOX ADVENT-URES – Iconic London Day To Slay Eyeshadow Palette

Happy Christmas everyone! My Christmas Day has started really well. My Glossybox Advent Calendar has revealed a showstopper. It’s an Iconic London eyeshadow palette! Wow! And it’s a stunner. These shades are my typical go-to colours. Warm-toned peaches, pinks and nudes. I find they really compliment my green eyes. I am so happy with the finale and it certainly makes up for all the items which I’ve not been able to use which will be going into a future giveaway. I have never used or tried any Iconic London products, but I know they are hightly rated, especially the ‘Prep-Set-Glow Spray’. I am so beyond happy to have this in my life! Well done Glossybox, you’ve surpassed yourselves!

Iconic London Day To Slay Eyeshadow Palette

Iconic London Day To Slay Eyeshadow Palette
Watch my video with close-ups of the Day to Slay Eyeshadow Palette

Glossybox description: Featuring 20 mate, shimmery and glittery shades, this eyeshadow palette allows you to create endless looks for both the day and night. Build and blend the shades together to create a soft, smokey design, or use a wet brush to create an intense metallic effect.
RRP / £45.00
SHOP / https://row.iconiclondoninc.com/collections/eyeshadow-1/products/the-ultimate-day-to-slay-eyeshadow-palette

Box description: Create endless, beautiful looks with these 20 highly pigmented pink, peach, bronze and gold shades. These velvety soft powders include a mixture of mattes, shimmers and glitters for flawless day to night looks.

Iconic London website description: Create endless, beautiful looks with these 20 highly pigmented shades. These velvety soft powders include a mixture of mattes, shimmers and glitters for flawless day to night looks. 

So many of our Baes got in touch wanting us to create an eye shadow palette – so squad, this one’s for you! Made up of 20 of the most unbelievably beautiful shimmers, mattes and glitters, you’ll be spoilt for choice when picking which to use. Our Ultimate Day To Slay Palette can be used with a wet brush to create a super-metallic, next level finish. High quality, crease proof, buildable and blend-able… what more do you want!?

(20 X 1.5g)

First Impressions: Now I’m not going to swatch this right now, as I’m going to feature this palette in a YouTube Video. But I will be sure to update you when I do. I will list the shades (from top to bottom and L-R) and attempt to describe them for you (I can’t tell the difference between shimmers and glitters in the pan at this stage, so I will just describe them as shimmers for now!):

  • In the nude: a light peach matte
  • Champagne Chic: a light copper shimmer
  • 24K gold: an orange/gold shimmer
  • Deep soul: a warm, dark chocolate brown matte
  • VIP vibes: a peach/bronze shimmer
  • Copper me fancy: a copper shimmer
  • Ultimate tan: a mid-toned tan/peach matte
  • Closing party: a bronze/pink shimmer
  • Bronze BAE: a bronze/copper shimmer
  • Taupe d’taupe: a milk chocolate brown matte
  • Merlot Mondays: a muted mid-toned pink matte
  • Velvet crush: a dark brown/brown shimmer
  • Peaches & dreams: a mid-toned peach matte
  • Peach fizz: a champagne/peach shimmer
  • Bellini: a dark peach matte
  • Rags to riches: a peach shimmer
  • Icon: a champagne shimmer
  • Marshmallow: a very light peach matte
  • Wonderland: a pink/peach shimmer
  • Girl boss: a pink/brown shimmer

The packaging itself is foil-wrapped cardboard which is actually quite deep (¾ inch), and it contains a large, square mirror. It has a magnetic closure and an acetate sheet to help protect the shadows. The packaging design is a simple champagne gold metallic with embossed Iconic London logo.

After a little bit of research, I can see this palette isn’t new. There are some YouTube reviews going back for some three years. Although, I’ve never heard of it, so it feels new to me. So I will feature close-ups of the shadows in another ‘New to me’ eyeshadow palette video coming soon!

Louisa

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Spotlight Stationery unboxing – December 2020: artisan stationery subscription box

Spotlight Stationery Unboxing – December 2020
Spotlight Stationery Unboxing – December 2020

Watch our Spotlight Stationery unboxing video! 🔥
December 2020
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BOXES 📦🖋🖊✏📖💌
Spotlight Stationery is a monthly stationery subscription box for £27 inc. shipping (within the UK).
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Indulge your passion for stationery! Every month they curate a selection of contemporary stationery, based on a theme.
They choose only premium brands and artisan products, including items you won’t commonly find on the high street. 📮🖇🖍📔
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https://www.spotlightstationery.co.uk 🔗
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Items Included:

DECEMBER BOX – ‘Showcase’ 3 theme
Silvine Originals Aurora Limited Edition, pack of 3 plain notebooks, £6.50 https://amzn.to/3mQPCsO
Customworks Van Gogh Sticky Notes
Pentel Dual Metallic Wallet, 4 pens, £9.20 https://amzn.to/38zFX4U
Papier Tigre A5 Notebook, €12.00 https://www.papiertigre.fr/en/a5-notebook/616-a5-notebook-module.html
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Let me know what you think of this boxes in the comments below. Have you subscribed to Spotlight Stationery? Are there any other stationery boxes you would like to see me unbox?

Louisa

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Day 24 – GLOSSYBOX ADVENT-URES – NAILS.INC Nail Polish

Nail polishes for me, and I’m sure many other people who have their nails done at a salon, are a bit of a miss. Unfortunately, I have no need for nail polish, other than the fairly broad range of shades I already own (which come in useful for touching up the odd chip of gel nail polish). I don’t have a shade as deep as ‘Victoria’, but Glossybox did supply subscribers with a NAILS.INC varnish in the shade ‘Status Ready’ some time ago. This shade is a little lighter and redder than ‘Victoria’ but it is similar. If I had been able to make use of it, it would have been great to receive a shade in a completely different colour, even possibly a nude.

NAILS.INC Nail Polish

NAILS.INC Nail Polish in the shade ‘Victoria’

Glossybox description: Flaunting a classic deep red hue and long-wearing, high-shine formula, this nail polish is perfect for the festive season. Plus, it applies effortlessly thanks to the iconic brush. Apply a base coat, add two coats of your ‘Victoria’ polish, then finish with a top coat.
RRP / 14ml, £15.00
SHOP / https://www.nailsinc.com/en/Victoria-NailPure-Nail-Polish/m-2593.aspx

Box description: None.

NAILS.INC website description: I could not find the exact product on the NAILS.INC website, but this is the nearest description.

NailPure is a breakthrough formula with a revolutionary oxygen resin complex. Create a high shine finish that is both air and water permeable.

Shade name: VICTORIA is a deep cherry shade.

The NailPure formula is alcohol free and is enriched with Nails Inc’s patented Regenerating Complex (a two-fold Aldehyde, Zinc, and Calcium blend) that boosts the production of keratin for harder, stronger and healthier nails.

Nails.INC NailPure is formulated to be ’10 free’ – meaning it does not contain Phthalates including DBP, Toluene, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde resin, Animal derivatives, Camphor.

Apply one coat of Nails.INC base coat followed by two coats of polish. Finish with Nails.INC 45 Second top coat for glossy results.

First Impressions: Unfortunately, I won’t be opening or testing this item for the reasons I gave above. However, the colour is a gorgeous deep, chocolate cherry shade. It’s the sort of colour I would happily wear. I will add this item to a future giveaway so that somebody else can enjoy it.

Louisa

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