July #LookFantastic Beauty Box

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This month it seems they had 2 options, which I completely overlooked, so when I was digging for clues, I saw 1 version. And I ended up getting version 2 which I’d not seen any videos on.

So it ended up as a complete surprise unboxing.

We got 6 products, 2 are make up based in the Blush Brush and a Liquid Lipstick. The other 4 are more skincare, sleep based.

#Myvitamins Beauty Sleep is a relaxing blend of minerals and herbs designed to support your sleep and the health of your hair, skin, and nails.

It contains popular natural herbs, 5-HTP, lemon balm, and chamomile to promote better sleep.Unlike other sleep-aids, Beauty sleep also contains zinc to support the health of our hair, skin, and nails,and vitamin E to protect against aging.

You get 30 capsules so enough to try out for a month. RRP £12.49 for 60 capsules.

#Sleek Matte Me is a matte finish liquid lipstick that glides on in one smooth application, with no need for a second coat. The light as air texture provides you with comfortable wear for hours, that does not cake, flake or dry out, ensuring long lasting colour all day.

Colour bittersweet, a real nice wearable day lippy, I have 2 of the metallic ones which I enjoy so getting a matte one is perfect for the collection. Impressed. RRP £4.99 full size.

Next up is the #SoEco Blush Brush it’s absolutely divine, so soft and 100% vegan. Molded handle which helps my arthritis hands. Impressive.

  • Made with Bamboo, Recyclable Aluminium & Synthetic Bristles
  • Cruelty-Free & Vegan Friendly
  • 1 Tree Planted for Every 100 Products Sold

When it comes to blush, this brush is designed to deliver the perfect amount of colour onto the apple of your cheek, designed for all types of blush formula, this vegan friendly brush is ideal for creating that smooth finish, whilst also adding a dash of colour and definition. RRP 7.50

#Madara Deep Moisture Cream up to 24h intensive hydration with soothing Northern Plantain and Sea-buckthorn extracts, boosts moisture instantly and throughout the day. Leaves skin look suppler and firmer. We have 25ml to try

For dry and very dry skin. RRP £28.00 for 50ml

#ThisWorks Morning Expert Hyaluronic Serum

Recharge skin’s luminosity with the Hyaluronic Serum from this works’ Morning Expert range. Enriched with powerful blend of wheat-based 2% Hyaluronic Acid and Vitamin C, the youth-boosting serum kicks morning skin concerns (like dullness, dehydration and fatigue) to the curb through brightening action and a slow-release moisture boost for all-day hydration. Zapping slackening skin with its firming and tightening benefits, the vegan-friendly serum leaves skin taut, plump and radiant. Vegan too. I have 10ml to try. RRP £37.00 for 30ml

#Monuspa Rose and Lemon Enriched Body Cream
luxuriously rich body cream that promises to nourish and hydrate the skin, for a pampering, spa experience from the comfort of your own home. A zesty blend of fresh Orange, Lemon, Geranium and Rose Essential Oils will awaken the senses and indulge the body to soothe and rejuvenate skin. Added Marine Collagen will smooth and firm the skin, leaving it feeling tightened and toned whilst a blend of Cocoa Butter, Chamomile and Liquorice will soften and calm. Vitamins A, B5 and E will also hydrate and balance moisture levels, ensuring dryness is a thing of the past and comfort is restored to leave the body feeling nourished and protected. Suitable for all skin types. Excited for this!! We got a hugely generous 100ml RRP £21.00 on sale or 180ml size. Usually £30.00

Once again no booklet, and they say it comes via email but I didn’t find it last month. So no sneak peek for next month yet. As it’s my Birthday month, I’m pretty impressed with this month, looking forward to restful sleep and awesome skin. Fingers crossed.

Blood on the Island by Stewart Giles #BlogBookTour

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Clearly becomming a new favourite author alongside Nora Roberts and Patricia Cornwell. It’s Stewart Giles with a new series.

#ADGIFTED all thoughts and opinions are my own, gifted the book for a review.

Intrigued as I’ve read many by Stewart Giles, either a series or horror. But here comes a NEW DETECTIVE, for me to dig my teeth into.

Blood on the Island.

From # 1 bestselling author: Stewart Giles, comes a new detective series set on the idyllic island of Guernsey.

What deadly secrets does the peaceful island of Guernsey hold?

Detective Inspector Liam O’Reilly has recently transferred to the island of Guernsey from the Special Detective Unit in Dublin and in this first installment we see him hitting the ground running.

He has barely set foot on the island when the body of a man is washed up on the shore. There is no indication of where the man came from – his hands and teeth have been removed and he has a crude tattoo of a dragon on his back.

When another similarly mutilated body is found, O’Reilly and his new team realise they’re on the hunt for a deranged killer.

O’Reilly is getting closer to the truth when the case is suddenly taken away from him. The Guernsey Border Agency, headed up by the arrogant DCI Franklin Urban has their own ideas as to who is behind these brutal murders and argue that the jurisdiction is now theirs.

O’Reilly left Dublin behind but his past soon catches up with him in the form of a Belfast thug employed by a man O’Reilly owes money to. When O’Reilly’s daughter is threatened by these people, he persuades her to join him on the island so he can keep an eye on her. Soon he’s faced with a choice – he can either do what these people tell him and risk everything he has, or he can defy them and spend the rest of his life looking over his shoulder.

Meanwhile, as DCI Urban and the Border Agency believe they’re getting closer to the truth, O’Reilly has his own theories and as these suspicions are proved correct he comes face to face with one of the most depraved killers he’s ever come across.

BOOKS BY STEWART GILES

DS JASON SMITH SERIES
Book 0.5-Phobia
Book 1-Smith
Book 2-Boomerang
Book 3-Ladybird
Book 4-Occam’s Razor
Book 5-Harlequin
Book 6-Selene
Book 7-Horsemen
Book 8-Unworthy
Book 9 – Venom
Book 10 – Severed
Book 11 – Demons
Book 12 – Deadeye

DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1-The Beekeeper
Book 2-The Perfect Murder
Book 3-The Backpacker
Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3

DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1 – The Enigma
Book 2 – Dropzone
Book 3 – The Raven Girl (coming soon)

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa (coming soon)

STANDALONE HORROR
The Divide

DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES
Blood on the Island

Stewart Giles – Author Bio

After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live.
In 2014 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few months later.
3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series – the DC Harriet Taylor: Cornwall series.
The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well.
I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with amazing results. I therefore made the decision to self-publish The Backpacker which is book 3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series which was published in July 2018.
After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brings together the broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor.
Miranda is something totally different. A stand-alone psychological thriller, it is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before. This was followed by the sequel Mistress in 2019.
The Detective Jason Smith series continues to grow and there are now 13 books including the introduction: Phobia. Book 12: Deadeye will be published in February 2020.
Website: http://www.stewartgiles.com
Twitter: @stewartgiles

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stewart.giles.33

My Review

I found this hugely engaging, new characters, new style plots, new locations, it’s fresh exciting and dramatic.

I love having familiar faces and characters, but it’s so good to get a chance to meet new ones.

Learn new back stories, add more depth and try new clues around this mystery.

Realistic flaws in the characters make them believable and relatable, which just makes reading all the more enjoyable. Real page turner.