It's time to chat cleansers! Cleansers are, in my opinion, one of the most important skincare products that anyone can use. Washing your face doesn't take long, but it will make a huge difference to your skin in the long run. Finding the right cleanser is also important - everyone's skin type is different and there is certainly a cleanser out there to suit and this is where New Zealand owned brand Snowberry* comes in to play. 

If you read my blog regularly, you will know I have a penchant for eyeshadow palettes. I have enough eyeshadows to cover my entire body and some and certainly don't need anymore. But I am a sucker for a good palette and one brand that does it so well is Too Faced. I LOVE their Sweet Peach Palette (here) and the Chocolate Bon Bons Palette (here), so it was a give in that I would also fall in love with the new palette to the range, the Chocolate Gold Metallic/Matte Eyeshadow Palette.

The July Bellabox NZ* has landed and is appropriately themed 'Global Glamour'. It seems like everyone is away in Europe or somewhere fabulous at the moment, so this box is dedicated to some travel essentials to keep you looking and feeling fresh after a long haul flight.

I can't quite believe it has been 5 whole years since I hit publish on my very first blog post. I've come a long way since then, not only as a blogger but also in my personal and professional life. I like to think my blog has grown up with me; albeit a slightly bratty and temperamental child at points, I have so much love for this world I have created.

Five years ago I was still studying in my second degree, I had just bought my first proper DSLR camera (the Canon 650D which I still use to this day and can definitely use it much better than I could back then) and I nervously wrote out my first post; an unboxing of a now long gone beauty box subscription service. The photos are embarrassing and even my writing makes me cringe (check out the glow up below!), but I wouldn't change that at all. Everything happens for a reason and those early blog posts, as cringy as they may well be, are all part of the story and part of the growth that is Cassandra Myee. 

Can you honestly believe it is now July?! I can't at all, and by the time we know it, it is going to Christmas already! This past June saw me hunker down inside and I didn't get through as many products as I usually do, but I have found a couple of new favourites.

The June edition from bellabox NZ* was unfortunately held up with delays due to their Nails Inc shipment. Despite all the issues, they were really great in letting the customers know and making sure they were kept up to date with what happened. In the end, one of the shipments arrived so instead of the arranged substitute, the promised Nails INC polish was in the box! The June box was appropriately themed 'Baby It's Cold Outside' and inside is 6 products; 2 full sized, 3 deluxe sample sizes and one sachet bonus product from Zuii Organic.