Redpawpaw November 2016

Good morning lovelies!

How have you all been?  We are so flat out here, we're in to week 8 of school, which means there's only 14 days of school left after today.  And, and, the husbeast is discharging from the defence force, and we have 2 months until that happens, which means we have to move!  And christmas is coming!  My god it's busy!

Anyways, my latest redpawpaw box arrived this morning.  It was sent Thursday, so it made pretty good time.  And it is heavy!  The big kids were still here when it rocked up, and they were so excited.  Redpawpaw time is their favourite.

Omnomnomnomnom!

Oreo thins-$2.40-full size

I keep eyeing these off in the shops, as i love all things lemon.  Happy to have 2 boxes.

Tasti Smooshed wholefoods balls-?

From what i can tell these are pretty new.  They're in orange zinger, and they only have 5 ingredients.  2 serves per bag, 3 balls per serve.  Can't wait to try these.

Carmen's gourmet protein bar-sample size

Love Carmen's, this sounds delicious.  And it's all mine!

Belvita yoghurt breakfast biscuits-$4.50-full size

Every time i see these in the shops, i eye them off.  So happy to give them a go.

Corn thins organic sesame-$2-full size

A staple in this house.  I think when I'm finished here I'll crack them open

Hart and soul hot korean soup-$1.99 - full size

I love these.  They're all natural, taste yummy, and are pretty low fat.

Bertolli robusto olive oil-$6.99-full size

We use olive oil all the time!  Although i think this will end up in salad dressings.

H2coco pineapple coconut water-$2.85-full size

I haven't like the plain coconut waters I've tried, but I'll give this a go.

Madame flavour lime, lemongrass and ginger tisane-sample size

Love madame flavour, haven't tried this flavour.

Dilmah green tea-$3.69-full size

Not a fan, but we'll see

Samples!  Glad scented bags, magic erasers, colgate toothpaste, palmolive body wash.  All will get used.

Marie Claire-$8.50

Yay!

Cadbury coco chocolate-$4-full size

Omnomnomnom!

Total=$42.17

So, without samples, the box is worth double what i paid.  And there are products I've wanted to try, and some i didn't know about but sound yummy.

I'm really happy with the box, i would have loved it if they'd made it a bit christmas-y, but i can't complain.

Hope everyone is ok, and not running around like we are.

Lust Have It Nov 2016

Afternoon lovelies!

Can you believe it's almost the end of November?  We went to the annual movie with santa that our local shopping centre holds each year on the weekend (we saw a preview of trolls, the kids loved it), which marks the start of our christmas season.  But where has the year gone?

But, i digress.  Lhi rocked up today, it was sent monday, so made fairly decent time getting here.  Let's have a looksee, shall we?

Fair bit of paper this month, 2 deals with brand exclusive plus the normal info card.

Cougar by Paula Dunne Mineral 5-in-1 Foundation-$56.25-full size

This is a teeny tiny jar, but it is cheaper than what lhi have it down as.  The same size costs £24, which roughly converts to $40.  This claims to be like thin lizzy, a colour corrector, bronzer, concealer etc, etc.  Mine's in natural light, which is quite dark (you'll see in the swatch).  It should make a nice bronzer, if nothing else.  But it's a tiny container, getting a brush in is going to be a PITA.  And for some reason when i ran my finger around the top of the lid so i could swatch, my finger came back black.  The packaging feels fairly cheap and nasty, and the colour transferring confirms that.

Cougar Mineral Face and Body Shimmer-$30.50-full size

This is in Golden Bliss, an old gold looking shimmer.  It's actually really pretty, and i think with a light hand could look really natural.  Packaging still feels cheap, but at least it's big enough to use effectively.

Aveda Color Conserve leave in treatment-sample size

My mystery product.  I love aveda products, and haven't tried this, so I'm happy to give it a go.

Rituals... The Ritual Of Sakura Shower Foam-$5-sample size

This smells heavenly!  It's organic rice milk and cherry blossom, to soften and purify skin.

Foreo Night Cleanser-sample size

This is marked on the card as a day cleanser, and there's a comp going that says for the day cleanser, so i have nfi.  So what can i tell you about this?  It smells pretty neutral, it took my swatches off easily, and it has exfoliating particles in it.  Which make no sense to me, if you're using a foreo then why do you need an exfoliant?

Look, I'm not overly impressed with the bag this month.  The makeup seems cheaply made, and the samples, whilst are all new products to me, are the most exciting things in the box.

Hopefully next month is better.