'The rich, creamy aroma of vanilla cupcakes with hints on 

lemon and lots of buttery icing.'

Vanilla cupcake has to be one my most favourite scents out of the Yankee candle range. It reminds me so much of baking and smells like fresh icing with hundreds and thousands - yep, it really does smell that good! It's a very sweet smell and everyone always compliments the smell of my room when I'm burning it. I have to admit the scents don't seem to linger around as much as I remember them to, but perhaps I'm simply immune to it now. If I were to buy the bigger sized candles I would more than likely choose this scent as I simply cannot get enough of it. Vanilla Cupcake is most likely to be my highest reccommended scent from the Yankee range. 

Let me know if you've tried it, or if there are any fragrances I should try next.

This month I have cut down on my spending after creating a huge hole in my bank account last month (see last months beauty haul here) so I only got a few bits and bobs. But I am super excited to be trying these products out! 

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water - £4.99

I'm not a huge fan of cleansing waters because I feel like I have to use a lot to get rid of my eye makeup - particularly mascara. But I thought I would try this one out as a lot of people have said it is very similar to Bioderma, which is meant to be amazing. I do think it is better than the L'Oreal skin perfection 3 in 1 Purifying Micellar Solution but it still does take me fairly long to remove my makeup. I think the trick is to soak a cotton pad full of the water and hold it over your lashes to weaken the makeup slightly. I do find it takes a lot of rubbing to get it all off though so I'm still not won over by this product.

Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Polish - £3.99 each

My flatmate showed me how great these Gelly nail polishes are and I just had to get them. I think I got them from Superdrug as they were 3 for 2. I got the shades watermelon, guava and grapefruit. They are so opaque and two coats makes it look like you've got false nails on. I love them and I'll definitely have to try out some new shades soon!

Makeup Revolution Eyeshadow Palettes - £4 each

I ordered these off superdrug after being heavily inspired by so many beauty bloggers and YouTubers. These were said to be a dupe for the naked palettes and similarly to the MUA eyeshadow palettes, they have the colours of the naked palettes in the exact same order. I think these look way better than the MUA eyeshadow palette and they are just as pigmented. I got the essential mattes, Iconic 2 and Iconic 3. I was going to treat myself to the naked 2 palette but now that I have these I don't see the need to. I'm super excited to do some looks with these shadows!

I hope you've enjoyed this months beauty haul. If you have any suggestions on what I should keep my eye on for May then let me know in the comments below.

I've recently discovered the Love Me Beauty box. I've seen a few other beauty boxes like GlossyBox and BirchBox and they all seem great but this box seemed to have the most interesting products in and I really liked the idea of being able to choose from 3 different menus. I bought a 3 month subscription which is £27 plus P&P and I also used Kayleigh Johnson from x-couturegirl-x 10% discount code on top. 

I received my box a few days after subscribing and ordering which was really impressive. I only had the choice of 2 of the menus because I ordered it in last week of April and one of the menus had sold out. Which is no biggie as I think it was only one or two products different to the one I received.

Redken Colour Extend Conditioner - SAMPLE (25ml). RRP £9.99 (250ml)

This looks like the little conditioner samples you get in the hair dye kits. I doubt I'll be able to tell how good this is from a small sample but I'm willing to give it a go. It's designed for colour treated hair as well as detangling and restoring the colour vibrancy in your hair. I like the idea of it as my hair is unnaturally coloured. 

Models Own Nail Polish in Coral Reef - FULL SIZE RRP £5

I've seen many beauty bloggers talk about Models Own nail polish and it looks goregous. It is slightly pricey for me as I never really spend over £4 when it comes to nail polish, so I am really glad that this was in the box. I love this shade too, I reckon it'll be perfect for the summer.

Betty Hula Secret Wonder Oil Roller Ball - FULL SIZE (10ml) RRP £6.25

I've never heard of this brand before and I think it's a rather small size for a full sized product. It is meant to boost the skin's natural moisture barrier to promote radiance, whilst relieving stretch marks, scarring and soothing sunburns. It's probably the product I'm least likely to use because I don't like the idea of oil being rubbed on my skin. Although I think I'll give it a go on places like my elbows and knees where I most likely want to have some extra smoothness and on my stretch marks - although I'm not sure how that's going to go. 

Neal & Wolf Silk Smoothing Blow-Dry Balm - FULL SIZE (200ml) RRP £12.50

This is probably the most exciting out of all the products I got because it just looks so professional and handy to have. Even though I don't really blow dry my hair, I would probably use this before I straighten my hair. It smells absolutely gorgeous which is an added bonus. It claims to end tangles and frizz which is great for my curly frizzy hair. I'm really excited to try this out.

£25 Hello Fresh voucher

At first the idea of this website excited me because you simply choose a  bundle and the company send you a few recipes and fresh ingredients to feed how ever many people you selcected. However, the cheapest prices are all above £25, I think it was around £35 + and I don't really want to spend any money on it at all. But maybe I'll give it a go when payday arises.

That is all I got in this months love me beauty box which I personally think is a great variety of goods. I'll continue doing posts like these for the new two boxes. I like the love me beauty box a lot but if you have any suggestions on any other beauty boxes that you think I should try then let me know in the comments below.