Beauty Box Swap;

Hello Lovelies

Early this week I joined a group on Facebook called Beauty Box Swap. You can go on the site and swap or sale beauty items, as well as fashion items. I put a few items on the group and a lovely lady called Tara and we've swapped a few items which I'm going to show you today.

The first time I put items on and they took her fancy, I swapped them for a few make up bits that I no longer used/wanted any more and swapped them for - Benefit Fine One One I've wanted this for awhile, but I couldn't part with £20+ for it. I've tried it in stores and every time I've done so it didn't look all that great. I gave Tara a list of items I wanted to trade my items for, and she said she had Fine One One still boxed and swatched once. The other item I got was TheBalm Mary-Lou Manizer This was brand new as she allowed me to pick anything from the Birchbox shop under £30 - I've wanted this highlighter for ages and I wasn't going to not buy it given the chance. The last few things I got from the swap were all little samples, but they were all great. I got a 4.0ml size of Benefit Benetint. A mini Benefit They're Real Mascara and a 5ml sample of the Estee Lauder Illuminating Perfecting Base.

The second time I put items on the site, she wanted to swap a few things again (I wasn't complaining). This time I got a full size of the Marc Jacob Honey Perfume - This didn't come with a lid, and is a tester but I didn't moan about that as it's a beautiful scent. A 30ml size of the Vichy Idealia Life Serum - I've got lots of serums, and even though I've tried and loved samples of this serum, I couldn't buy it whilst still trying to use up so many other serums. The Nourish Golden Glow is a Illuminating Face Shimmer is a product you apply after your primer and before base, or you can mix it in with your base and have a glowing face. I have't used this yet, but it looks beautiful when I've swatched it and it does give a golden glow - summer favourite maybe? The only make up product I got in this swap was the Estee Lauder Pure Colour Lipstick in Rose Tea - This is a beautiful colour and since I hadn't tried any Estee Lauder lipsticks before I jumped at the chance of getting my hands on it. It's a more natural colour if you apply sheer, or can be applied more heavy for a deeper rose colour.  Another exciting swap product was the Yonka Invigorating Mist - A toner for dry skin. I don't normally use toners as it does dry my skin out. This is alcohol free and contains 5 different oils - It's also 99% natural. Two product I've got that I already use and will continue to use is the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish and the Laura Mercier Foundation Primer - I use both of these and love them. The Liz Earle is 30ml and primer is 14.7ml which are both decent sizes.

I am so happy with the swaps so far. We're meant to be swapping a few more items but that's it for now. I'm been very lucky because there are times when you cannot trust the people you swap with. I always send items recorded and requested she did the same. I send it asap and always keep in contact with her to let her know they're sent or when I'm going to the post office. I think it's worth joining the group if there items you want to swap or sell. 

Have you tried a beauty box swap before?