Hey guys, so one of the beauty advent calendars I picked up this year was the Feel Unique one. This was RRP £30 (however there was some sort of 10% discount I think or 20% when I purchased as I remember only paying around £25-£27), it's only a 12 day calendar but packed with high end, luxury goods!
I decided to purchase after seeing you get a Laura Geller highlighter (the big win for me), so what was included?;
1. Nuxe Reve De Miel Lip Balm
I was pretty shocked by the size of this, I'm pretty sure its sort-of a full size? (might be wrong) but WOW! It smells beautiful, its packaging is very high-end and reminds me of Bobbi Brown jars. Plus, the product is amazing, out-of this world and I would 100% purchase this again (I'd never even herd of Nuxe before but now I've tried this I need more!)
2. Laura Geller Highlighter
This is a mini product from Laura Geller, if anything I've never saw such a mini highlighter pot before. I was slightly disappointed with the size of this product purely as I didn't realize it would be so small.
However, the product itself has a much more bronze glow shimmer rather than a sparkle which I normally use. I noticed when I applied this onto my cheeks to finish my makeup look it wasn't majorly dramatic, a much more natural glow. I personally think it would be best suited to a more tanned person, as I am very porcelain skin its not dramatically noticeable compared to some other products I've used.
3. Popband Duo
This is something else I hadn't ever really herd of before, when I opened it my first instant reaction was what an earth? Is this cheap? Pointless? Useless that will be thrown in my draw and never used?
But when my mum overseen what I got she become super excited, the told me all the craze over these during the past few months. A perfect product to tie up hair with and avoid any knotting, snapping and damage (something which I always need, I find regular hair ties always cause this and I never do anything about it).
So after trying these out for the past week or so I'm in love, they are so easy to use and not majorly tight on the head but keeps your ponytail up! I've noticed how much I'm looking after my hair with these products so may have to invest in more! I highly recommend trying them out.
4. Bourjois Eyeshadow
OH MY GOSH! Just stop, lets award Bourjois for creating the most beautiful product I've ever seen. I'm in love, this shadow is in the shade 'Originale 03' a super shimmery, sparkle tan, gold shade. It's beautiful!!!! This is 100% the best product in this advent calendar and I'm beyond in love I feel like I need to stock up on 100's of these.
5. Ole Henriksen Truth Sugar Glow Polishing Mask
This product is very different, something I've never tried out before. It's a decent size (15g) so can easily get a few uses. When you first look at the product, it smells so sugar, sweet and looks very unusual (reminds me of seeded jam)! It's a unsual formal which is very liquid like (so make sure your not applying over an expensive bedding, or product lol) but leaves your skin so soft and smooth like WOW!!!!
- I will write more about this over on Twitter/Instagram over the next few weeks when I try it out a bit more.
6. Balance Me Instant Lift Pore Minimiser
This is a small/mini size product but smells so soft, fresh and clean plus when you apply it leaves a soft smooth layer onto your skin. I personally think this is an excellent product to apply just on your t-zones or under your eyes before applying your primer/foundation.
7. Rimmel London 'The One Lipstick'
This is a full size product (rare in this box I know!) but is a bright red shade, and I mean bright! I'm not sure about this product, if I'm honest I think it might be one of them which never leaves my draw. The shade isn't something I always wear, it's more for a dramatic look, an attention 'look at me' so I feel, so is something I'd probably where on a night out or as a statement to match/pair with an outfit.
8. Decler Hydrafloral BB Cream
There isn't much I can say about this product, it's a small mini size at 10ml but came in the shade 'Medium'. Which is clearly way to dark for my porcelain pale skin, if I'm honest I think its slightly a bit dark for my mums skin tone too!
This is probably the only let down with this advent calendar, I feel like we should of had the option to select a 'shade'. But never the less, I will find someone to try this product out and let you guys know over Twitter/Instagram.
9. Percy & Reed Wonder Balm
I got rather excited when I saw this product, it's not a huge size but not a miniature mini product. It smells very fresh, clean and somewhat reminds me of the type of expensive floral parfum you can buy.
I've only used this product once so far (I don't like using hair treatments more than twice a week) but I did notice a difference! It let my hair feeling much more soft, smelling beautiful and looked somewhat healither (thats on the first go!). I will see how the rest of this product goes but I feel like possibly investing in the full size, showing you guys some before/after photos over on my Instagram/Twitter. What do you think?
10. Roger & Gallet Shower Gel
WOW! This a huge 50ml size (yes i know thats not massive massive, but compared to the rest of the product sizes in this it is), the product itself is one of my favorites out of this. The scent reminds me of fresh roses with a hint of sweet floral, I'm super excited to use it out.
11. PUR Correcting Primer Illuminate & Glow
This is a very small mini size at 10ml, I've already used this a handful of times and have to say WOW! I'm in love, this is a great product to prime your face with but also to wear alone. For those dull days where you don't leave the house, or need to run out for one thing this is perfect. It has a colour tint (very hard to describe) but when you apply it somewhat removes/hides the redness and evens out your skin colour looking super natural and glow like!
12. Palmers Coconut Oil Body Lotion
This is another decent 50ml bottle for size, it smells of course with a strong coconut like scent. It's very soft and smooth to apply and yea? What more do you need right?
Overall, I'm glad I got this beauty advent calendar, it gave me the chance to try out so many brands I've never herd of. And fall in love with so many products, although I am slightly disappointed with the size of some of the products (could of been a little larger) you got a range of stuff. - Not like some calendars which are just makeup, or skincare, or fragrance you get a mix! By far the best I thought where the Bonjouris shadow, Nuxe, Percy & Reed, PUR primer, popbands, Roger & Gallet and of course the Laura Geller (could of been larger though, plus pretty much ALL the products!).
Let me know if you got this calendar? Would you get it again? What other advents have you had this year?X
