Magazine Freebies | Cosmopolitan (UK)

Cosmopolitan UK Issue November 2012 £3.50

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Missguided Lipsplash Lip Gloss RRP £5

I feel like I haven't done a Magazine Freebie post in ages! However, there are quite a few out at the moment and I will try to collect them all!

 In this month's issue of Cosmopolitan, there is a free Missguided Lipsplash lip gloss available in 3 different colours: a peach (Peace), a light pink and a hot purple/ pink (I can't find the names of the other lipglosses anywhere! How annoying). You also get a free mini tube of Oral B 3D White, but I haven't photographed it. Cosmo had an issue a couple months a go with a free Missguided nail varnish which I really liked, so was quite excited to try this.

I chose Peace because I'm not the biggest fan of pink lipgloss as I think it looks weird on my lips. I usually go for more orange toned lip products, so thought this lip gloss would be great for everyday use. As you can see from the swatch, it's quite a neutral lip gloss, so will also add a nice 'your lips but better' shine to your lips.

To be honest, there's nothing amazingly special about this lips gloss and I definitely wouldn't spend £5 on it.  It's just the average lip gloss that every girl has in their collection which can be thrown in your handbag for touch ups during the day. It's a little bit sticky and the smell isn't that great, the usual cheap plastic lip gloss smell. But I do like how it looks on the lips and gives them a nice shine.

I won't be picking up the other 2 lip glosses, but if anyone else has made a post about them, I'd love to see it! Also, if you have spotted any other magazine freebies, feel free to let me and others know in the comments below!

Have you tried the Missguided Lipsplash freebie?

Amie ♥

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July Favourite's

These are the products I have been loving this month!

Missguided Nail Polish in Missmatch | balance Me. Wonder Eye Cream

Revlon Nail Growth Treatment | Benefit's The Porefessional

Rimmel London Kate Lasting Finish Lipstick in 12 | Makeup Academy Pencil Eyeliner in Gold Nugget

♥ Missguided Nail Polish in Missmatch - I have been loving orange this Summer and when this was free in Cosmo's magazine I had to have it. It's a gorgeous bright orange with no shimmer in. It's been my favourite this month because the staying power is amazing! With just one top coat this nail polish stayed on my nails for 4 days with absolutely no chipping!

♥ balance Me. Wonder Eye Cream - people may think I'm weird using eye cream at such a young age, in fact I started wearing it when I was 14/ 15! This isn't because I'm scared of wrinkles, but because I get very dry eye lids. I've been swapping between this eye cream I got free in Glamour this month and my Simple Eye Balm (which is the one I started using when I was 14/ 15), and I prefer this one! I love the fresh smell and it has a much thicker consistency so feels very moisturising on my eye area.

♥ Revlon Nail Growth Treatment - I suffer with very dry and brittle nails that never grow properly. I've been using this growth treatment to put some extra nutrients back into my nails to help them grow stronger. I really like this product, it has a lovely lemon smell and since starting using it my nails seem to grow longer and are less prone to breaking. I've already bought a back up just in case I run out!

♥ Benefit's The Porefessional - this was featured in my Glamour Magazine Benefit Freebies post where I stated I didn't have a need of this product and I probably wouldn't use it. I was wrong! This product is one of the best selling primers in the UK at the moment and I can tell why! I've loved using primers in this hot weather as my makeup just doesn't apply properly or stay throughout the day if I don't use one. The Porefessional feels very luxurious and smooths out your skin's surface to provide a base for your face makeup. I focus it on my nose, chin and forehead as these are the places my makeup seems to come off the quickest. This product has helped my makeup stay on for much longer and I really like it!

♥ Rimmel London Kate Lasting Finish Lipstick in 12 - this is one of my favourite coral lipsticks  (featured in my Top 6 Lipsticks post) because the colour is so pigmented and lasts a long time on your lips! It is also one of my 'go-to' lipsticks as I find the colour suits me really well.

♥ Makeup Academy Pencil Eyeliner in Gold Nugget - this colour is such a nice alternative to the brown eyeliner I use in my everyday makeup. It's a gorgeous, pigmented shimmery gold colour that applies smoothly. I love using this above my upper lash line. As it's gold, it goes with my brown eyes really well which is another thing I like. Full review HERE.

What are your July favourite's?

Amie ♥

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Cosmopolitan's Missguided Nail Polish Freebie

I am loving magazine freebies at the moment and next on my list was the Missguided nail polish from Cosmopolitan's magazine. there were 3 shades to choose from worth £5 each: Missmatch - a neon orange, Misstify - a neon pink and Misslead - a neon yellow. As I have plenty of pink nail polishes and am not a fan of yellow ones, I went for the orange colour as I love orange/ coral this Summer!

August 2012 issue

Each polish comes in its own cute box packaging.

Missmatch

I wore this nail polish on the 22nd for a BBQ (2 coats)

The magazine is worth £3.50 so you save £1.50 off of this nail varnish, which isn't a huge amount but it's still saving some money. I've been on the hunt for some bright orange nail polishes recently so when I saw this I thought I may as well give it a go. I've never tried anything by Missguided before but I do love their online website, there are so many pretty clothes (especially dresses) that I want! I'm not planning on getting the other two colours but the pink does look very pretty!

Have you been able to try the Missguided nail polishes?

Amie ♥