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Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mirror
Boots launches £40 beauty box with The Ordinary and Caudalie saving shoppers £130
The Beauty Drop Beauty Box is a nine-piece set that is worth £178.40, but Boots is selling it for £40. The haul includes top beauty brands and products Boots has launched two brand new beauty and grooming boxes that offer combined savings of over £230. The retailer has a history of selling out their hauls in a matter of days, and the latest edits are set to be no exception. Perfect for the upcoming summer weeks or to stash away for Christmas presents, there's an edit to cater to all shoppers. First, The Beauty Drop edit is perfect for skincare and makeup lovers, while the Boots x Men's Health box is ideal for gentlemen who enjoy taking care of their appearance. The Beauty Drop Beauty Box is priced at £40 but boasts a value of £178.40, offering a saving of £138.40 on the RRP. Inside, customers will discover a range of essential beauty products, spanning skincare, haircare, fragrance, and makeup. 'I'm trying to cut down my alcohol intake and this 99p low-calorie drink converted me' Harrods beauty advent calendar returns after fragrance one sold out in 48 hours There are nine products in total, averaging out at £4.44 per product, making the deal even more enticing than Boots' famed £10 Tuesday event. Some of the brands showcased in the haul include the likes of Caudalie, OPI, Floral Street and more. Exclusively available on the Boots website, it contains a variety of items from cleanser and serum to conditioner, nail polish, and fragrance. Packaged in a vibrant pink and yellow striped gift box, it's the ideal gift for any beauty aficionado in your life. The Beauty Drop £178 £40 Boots Buy here Product Description The Caudalie Beauty Elixir alone is worth nearly the cost of the entire nine-piece set at £36. The 'radiance-revealing' facial mist aims to minimise pores and bestow a radiant glow while setting makeup using natural ingredients that soothe and hydrate the skin, reports Wales Online. Leanna Feryn, Boots Beauty Specialist, said: 'I love how varied this box is. For skincare, The Ordinary's Hyaluronic Acid Serum is an absolute essential; it delivers deep, lasting hydration and is a staple in any routine. For makeup lovers, the ICONIC London Kissed by the Sun Multi-Use Cheek Glow adds a radiant flush with a skin-like finish that flatters every complexion. 'And for daily protection with a brightening boost, Hello Sunday's The One That's a Serum SPF 50 is a must-have—it combines powerful Vitamin C with broad-spectrum sun defence, making it a multitasking gem for luminous, safeguarded skin. This beauty box is such a great deal and a brilliant way to discover some new favourites or stock up on beloved essentials without breaking the bank." Here are the items inside the Beauty Drop Beauty Box: Caudalie Beauty Elixir 100ml – FULL SIZE. OPI Infinite Shine Longwear Gel-Like Nail Polish - Last Glam Standing 15ml – FULL SIZE. Iconic London Kissed by the Sun Multi-Use Cheek Glow So Cheeky – FULL SIZE. FUL Colour Care Conditioner 250ml – FULL SIZE. Q+A Salicylic Acid Smoothing Lotion – FULL SIZE. Hello Sunday SPF50 Serum 30ml – FULL SIZE. The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 15ml. Floral Street Sweet Almond Blossom Perfume 10ml. First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Facial Cleanser 28.3g. Six out of the nine items in the collection are full sizes. However, it's worth noting that the First Aid Beauty cleanser included in the box is 28.3g, not 30ml as stated on the back of pack information. Boots has confirmed that the back of pack information is incorrect. Boots isn't the only shop offering beauty boxes that offer more than their price suggests. The OK! Beauty Box is packed with 11 products, 10 of which are full size – including a popular Medik8 serum. Despite the total value being over £210, the box usually sells for £59.99. Meanwhile, LookFantastic is tempting skincare enthusiasts with The Skin Renewal Edit, valued at over £210, but priced at £45, perfect for those who prefer an anti-ageing focus - something the Love Island box doesn't offer, likely due to its younger target audience. The LookFantastic edit includes seven anti-ageing essentials like Dr Loretta's Intense Replenishing Serum, Clinique's De-Puffing Eye Massage, and Medik8's Crystal Retinal. Boots hasn't overlooked the men this month, either, with a Boots X Men's Health Grooming Edit filled with top-notch skincare and grooming essentials designed to 'elevate your routine'. This box is slightly cheaper at £38, but is worth £138.21, so you're still saving over £100. Inside, shoppers can find daily essentials and rejuvenating skincare heroes from brands like Elemis, Bulldog and The Ordinary, plus nourishing haircare staples from Johnny Chop Shop and Dapper Dan. There's a whopping 14 products in this box, 10 of which are full sized, which can be gifted as one big set, or divided into stocking fillers to save on festive treats. The box contains:. Bulldog Anytime Daily SPF 30 Moisturiser 75ml – FULL SIZE. Estrid Face Razor Lagoon – FULL SIZE. Dapper Dan Signature Style Styling Powder 20g – FULL SIZE. Fussy Refillable Natural Deodorant (Wilderness) 40g – FULL SIZE. No7 Energising Face Scrub 150ml – FULL SIZE. Johnny Chop Shop Volume and Texture Powder Matt Finish 20g – FULL SIZE. Dr Squatch Natural Soap Bar Wood Barrel Bourboun 141.7g – FULL SIZE. Barber Pro Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Sheet Mask 23ml – FULL SIZE. Philip Kingsley Flaky/Itchy Scalp Anti-Dandruff Shampoo 250ml – FULL SIZE. Rock Face Original Body Spray 200ml – FULL SIZE. Rituals Homme Cedar wood + Vit-E complex Foaming Shower Gel 50ml. Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash 15ml. The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser 30ml. Versace Eros Energy Eau de Parfum 5ml. And, anyone who buys the edit can enjoy a free 12-month digital subscription to the Men's Health magazine. Of course, their downside to these kinds of curated edits is that shoppers may not appreciate every single item in the haul, however, the value does often outweigh the one or two products that may not fit the bill. In other beauty edit news, advent calendars have started to hit the shelves, with the likes of Harrods, Soap and Glory and Liz Earle all having released their Christmas countdowns. But if it's the Boots beauty and grooming edits that have taken your fancy, they're available on now.
Refinery29
04-08-2025
- Health
- Refinery29
INNBeauty Project Just Dropped The Perfect Summer-To-Fall Moisturizer
All linked products are independently selected by our editors. If you purchase any of these products, we may earn a commission. Transitional wardrobe pieces — think lightweight layers and super-soft knits — are very much a thing, but what about your skincare routine? As someone with acne-prone skin, I've always loved the refreshing, quenching feel of a gel cream; the lightweight texture is perfect for daytime use. During the summer months, I swear by them for a refreshing burst of hydration when it feels like an oven outside. And as summer winds down, I've found the perfect day moisturizer to add glow — not greasiness — as you look to bulk up your skincare routine for fall. INNBeauty Project is known for effective, sensorial skincare at an accessible price point. And I'm calling it now: Its latest launch is my new transitional skincare MVP. Recharge Gel Cream is described as a 'smoothing and plumping moisturizer' that combines powerful hydrating ingredients like peptides and glycerin with cutting-edge additions like orchid stem cells to offer a line-smoothing, plumping effect, and ginseng water, which is rich in antioxidants. Recharge Gel Cream, $48 'I formulated Recharge to be the most high-performance gel cream on the market — something that did way more than just hydrate,' says Jen Shane, INNBeauty Project's co-founder and Head of Innovation. 'Most gel creams are basic moisturizers that provide surface-level hydration, but they're not addressing deeper skin concerns or holistic customer needs.' In addition to quenching dry skin, Recharge is formulated to address uneven texture, support the skin barrier, and improve overall dullness. 'You typically need an acid to see these types of clinical results in radiance and luminosity,' says Shane. 'The orchid stem cells in particular are a breakthrough in achieving a level of luminosity that typically only an acid can — which often comes with sensitivity or irritation.' At first feel, Recharge is silky to the touch, but not so lightweight that it disappears. After cleansing my skin, I applied a few pumps, and it felt as if my skin had just gulped eight glasses of water. My skin had a healthy-looking glow — the kind I usually get after a facial — and my combination skin felt calm and balanced. Best of all, my skin felt hydrated all day long; I usually feel like my skin is screaming for a hydrating mist by midday, but not when I incorporated Recharge into my routine. 'There's a common myth that gel creams are only for oily or acne-prone skin, but that doesn't hold up with advanced formulations like Recharge,' says board-certified dermatologist Dr. Mina Amin. 'What makes this gel cream truly universal is its ability to deliver deep, clinically proven hydration and barrier repair in a lightweight, non-greasy texture that works across all skin types.' After testing it out for a week, I already feel like my face is softer, smoother, and not the least bit dry. (To me, this product is almost like a hydrating serum dialed up a few notches.) At $48 for a full size (and $42 for a refill pod), Recharge Gel Cream isn't inexpensive — but it feels and performs like a much pricier product. (In comparison, Augustinus Bader's The Light Cream — which I also love, for the record — is $190.) While we've still got a few months before breaking out the cold-weather-proof lotions and salves, I, for one, am excited for cozy girl fall — with glowy, gleaming skin as my signature accessory.
Geek Vibes Nation
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Vibes Nation
‘Shaman' Review – A Raw And Unsettling Descent Into Spiritual Terror
There's a moment in Shaman where silence feels like a scream. A breath held too long, a prayer whispered too late. In Antonio Negret's deeply unsettling possession thriller, the horror doesn't just lie in demonic growls or shadows slithering across the walls—it's in the quiet unraveling of belief. Of a mother's certainty. Of the fragile armor faith builds around fear. Set high in the mist-cloaked hills of Ecuador, Shaman doesn't waste time with pleasantries. It drops you straight into the heart of a missionary family's divine mission—and then leaves you gasping as everything they know, and everything they believe in, begins to rot from the inside. Candice (Sara Canning, Influencer) and Joel (Daniel Gillies, The Vampire Diaries) are Christian missionaries—devout and determined, their lives shaped by doctrine and devotion. Their young son, Elliot (Jett Klyne), is curious, restless, and teetering on the edge of adolescence—a soul just beginning to understand the weight of belief. When he stumbles into a forbidden cave and crosses a spiritual boundary he doesn't even understand, something ancient and angry is unleashed. Something older than their Bible—older than any story they've ever known. Possession horror is a well-worn road—Catholic priests, Latin incantations, crucifixes clutched like talismans. But Shaman refuses to travel that path. It dares to ask: what happens when your God doesn't answer? When the evil isn't just darkness but a mirror—reflecting your colonial arrogance, your spiritual hubris, your refusal to believe another truth might be just as sacred? This is what makes the film so chillingly effective. It doesn't just haunt—it interrogates. It asks hard questions about the nature of faith and the violence often disguised as salvation. The film's greatest horror isn't the demon lurking behind Elliot's wide eyes—it's the cultural reckoning that comes crashing in when Candice realizes she has brought her beliefs to a land that never asked for them. Canning's performance is a revelation. She plays Candice not as a martyr or a saint, but as a woman whose confidence is slowly eaten alive by doubt. There's such aching desperation in her need to protect her child, but also such stubborn fragility in her refusal to listen to the land she's in. She doesn't scream her way through the film; she fractures, bit by bit. Her grief is quieter than we expect, but it cuts deeper because of it. Gillies, in a more restrained role, brings a tragic tenderness to Joel—a man whose past addiction has been masked by faith, now peeled open by something cruel and mocking. The demon doesn't just torment Elliot; it toys with the cracks in Joel's recovery, reminding him that belief doesn't always mean safety. And then there's the Shaman, played with quiet gravitas by Humberto Morales. He's not portrayed as a caricature or a villain, but as someone burdened with knowledge too ancient and sacred to be translated into the missionaries' worldview. His rituals feel strange to Candice, yes, but only because her world has never made space for anything beyond her own narrative. The film doesn't romanticize him, but it honors his place as someone who listens when the wind changes, who knows what it means when the earth goes still. Visually, Shaman is hauntingly beautiful. The cinematography captures the duality of the landscape—lush, breathtaking, and quietly malevolent. Before a single supernatural event unfolds, there's already something off-kilter in the air. You feel it in the stillness of the trees, in the way the cave seems to breathe when no one is watching. When the horror finally does arrive, it's visceral and hallucinatory—a perfect storm of flickering light, trembling earth, and demonic whispers that seem to come from inside your own bones. There are two exorcism scenes in the film, but they are worlds apart in tone and power. The first, involving a local priest, hits all the familiar genre beats—but with just enough dread to keep you clutching your seat. The second, an ancient Indigenous ritual performed by the Shaman, is unforgettable. It's raw, elemental, and breathtakingly spiritual. In that moment, the film transcends its genre trappings and becomes something else entirely—an indictment, a reckoning, a plea. And beneath the horror lies something even more devastating: a quiet meditation on the cost of certainty. Shaman doesn't scream its message, but it lingers long after the credits roll. What does it mean to save a soul? And who decides which soul needs saving? Negret's direction is sharp but intimate, clearly rooted in lived experience. His brother's script doesn't pander or preach—it challenges. And while the film is terrifying on a sensory level (seriously, prepare to have chills crawl down your spine), it's the emotional core that guts you. This isn't just a film about possession—it's about what happens when you lose your grip on the stories that once gave your life meaning. By the end, Candice is forced to make an unthinkable choice. One that burns with grief, with fear, and with the realization that some gods do not belong in every land. And maybe—just maybe—the truest evil is not the demon in the cave, but the blindness that brought it to the surface.
Gizmodo
23-06-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
Forget Dyson, Shark's Newly Released FlexBreeze Pro Mist Fan Gets Its First Discount for Early Prime Day
Summer is coming, or it's already here. Look, we're not seasonal experts, and time is a lie anyway, but the important thing here is that it's getting incredibly warm for a lot of us. While there are some people (who might be lizards) who thrive in the constant heat, a lot of us need a way to keep it at bay as efficiently as possible. Air conditioning helps on that front, but so can a really good fan. See at Amazon The Shark FlexBreeze Pro Mist Fan is a really good fan, so much so, in fact, that it normally sells for $250. That's a big chunk of change, but thanks to a limited-time deal on Amazon, it's currently down to $200, which is 20% off. That's still a fair bit of money, but we think it's worth it at that price, and we're going to tell you why. The big attraction of this fan is that it can mist you up. It's got a container built in that allows it to draw up water, and then help lower the temperature by spreading that cooled water throughout the air, helping to lower the local temperature by up to 12 degrees. That also means it helps with the arid dryness that a lot of the US struggles with when things get really hot, so if that's an issue for you, this could be the solution. You can even control how often it mists, and add ice if you want to really chill things out a bit. You can always have it plugged in and on if you want to, as many people will, but if you need to venture outside for a bit, you can still benefit from it because it can switch between a power outlet and a cordless mode, which means that you can have it in your shed or just out in the garden when you want the rays of the sun, but not all of the heat that comes with it. It has an amazing air flow too, hitting up to 70 feet away, and plenty of speeds and modes to choose from to make sure it's ideal for you and your needs. It's just an excellent device even at full price, so this chance to save yourself $50 and get it for $200 shouldn't be missed. After all, the hot weather is here to stay for a while, but this deal likely won't be around for long. See at Amazon
The Star
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Feature: Chinese art scholar recreates literary classics with brushstrokes
by Xinhua writer Yang Shilong NEW YORK, June 16 (Xinhua) -- In a quiet gallery tucked along Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York City, centuries whisper through pigment and mist. In the exhibition titled "Poetics of Chunyang: Transgression and Invocation of A Tradition," Chinese artist Li Chunyang, currently a visiting scholar at Harvard University, conjures the soul of classical poetry into contemporary form -- with brush, ink, and feeling. On view through June 27 at the 456 Gallery, the exhibition features nearly 30 recent works that reimagine Chinese literati traditions through a bold and lyrical visual language. Best known for her scholarship in Chinese intellectual history, Li brings to her art a deep engagement with poetry, aesthetics, and cultural memory. "My stance is rooted in cultural essentialism," she said at the exhibition's opening ceremony on Friday. "From Song and Yuan paintings I begin, but I use materials from China, Europe, America, and Japan to seek the classical realm of Chinese poetic imagery -- its taste and meaning." Holding a PhD in Art History and Theory from the Chinese National Academy of Arts, Li has engaged in academic exchange with institutions including Tama Art University, Goethe University, and Harvard. These experiences have enhanced her pursuit of visual abstraction layered with cultural and philosophical meaning. Her featured works bear titles drawn from Tang poetry and other classical sources. "Chutian River & Moon," for example, responds to Zhang Ruoxu's timeless meditation "Springtime Night at River with Moonlight and Flowers." Through delicate layering of acrylic and ink, Li traces a moonlit river drifting through flowering groves -- an attempt to visualize lines such as: "This moment we gaze at the same moon, yet hear not each other's voice. I wish I could follow the moonlight to reach you." The piece shimmers between clarity and haze, evoking both distance and desire. In "Waiting for That Moment," inspired by Li Shangyin's famously cryptic Jinse (The Brocade Zither), abstract columns dissolve into twilight blue. The painting suggests memory suspended in time -- "This feeling might have become a memory, only it had already bewildered me then" -- not illustrated, but distilled into tone and atmosphere. "It's not about painting the poem, it's about resonating with its mood," Li said. "Emotion is central to my work," she added. "What has touched me most along this artistic path is the sincerity of friends, the deep bonds of feeling. That human sentiment pushes me to enrich the emotional dimension of my painting." Li's dual identity as a scholar and artist has earned admiration in both spheres. "Among today's middle-generation Chinese intellectuals, Li Chunyang stands out for her rare breadth of achievement," said Lin Mu, a noted Chinese art historian. "She merges deep scholarship in classical texts with a unique visual vocabulary, synthesizing Chinese, Japanese, and European influences into an otherworldly landscape idiom." Li Geng, director of the Li Keran Academy of Painting, echoed that praise: "What many artists strive for all their lives, she has already accomplished. Her brushwork and ink lines are steeped in the literary tradition -- majestic and poetic. She doesn't simplify or cheapen poetic meaning like much of contemporary Chinese painting. She enriches it. Her connection to The Book of Songs (SHI JING), Songs of Chu (CHU CI), and Tang-Song poetry is so profound that only someone who has truly internalized the classics -- a true scholar -- could paint like this." Based at Harvard University this year, Li has delivered a series of lectures in Boston and New York on Chinese Aesthetic Consciousness and Linguistic Thought. This dual commitment -- to scholarship and to studio -- reflects her belief in the inseparability of artistic practice and cultural philosophy. "Contemporary Western art moves forward by subversion," she said. "Our culture, on the other hand, emphasizes continuity. The world may be a shared market, but in art, we must not always follow others. If we can modernize our tradition in an authentic way -- what would that look like? That is what I want to try." "In today's world," she said, "what's missing is Wenxin and Wenmai -- literary heart and cultural lineage. These have long been passed down through the Chinese scholar-official tradition. Our classical culture is our spiritual religion. The question is how to bring that spirit into the present."
