Selfish Mother X Space NK
When the news of the Selfish Mother X Space NK skincare & beauty collab hit my inbox, I was a tad excited. An inspiring woman, running a great business empowering women, collaborating with one of my favourite shopping haunts and proceeds going to charity to boot? What’s not to love?
Have a read on to find out what I thought of the goodies this set contains.
Selfish Mother who?
A quick back story for anyone who doesn’t know. Founded by Molly Gunn, Selfish Mother began as a blogzine where all mothers could (and can) share their stories on motherhood openingly before growing into a successful business The FMLY Store where her classic MOTHER tee launched raising money for female survivors of war. She’s pretty epic.
Female empowerment is what you’ll find here along with a careful outlook for the environment in the brand’s environmental ethos.
The collab
An exciting skincare and haircare beauty bag with a gorgeous lipstick included, this set is described as ‘must have beauty treats’ and contains:
Omorovizca Queen of Hungary Mist
A facial toning mist to refresh and hydrate the skin, mineral rich and scented with rose, neroli, sage and orange blossom. A winner of the Editors Choice Award at the 2019 Beauty Shortlist Awards and comes with it’s own set of die hard fans.
Size in kit: (Travel, 30ml)
By Terry Baume de Rose Crystal Mini
The classic By Terry Baume de Rose solid Lip Balm’s sister product is the same incredibly hydrating ingredients in a liquid formula. Perfect for adding hydration and shine to lips.
A small but certainly enjoyable size:
(Travel, 2ml)
Pathology Wink and a Kiss Set
A set of 4 masks, 2 eye gels and 2 lip gels which aim to rejuvenate and hydrate the eye and lip area. Packed with hydrating ingredients, peptides and antioxidants. Tip: Keep them in the fridge and use cool for added benefit!
(x2 eyes gels, x2 lip gels)
Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream
Best for drier skin types the Lala Retro cream is a whipped texture to make it less greasy in feel. Packed with hydration to rehydrate dehydrated skin.
(Travel, 15ml)
Ilia Colour Block Lipstick in True Red
A stunning red lipstick in a creamy finish from ILIA. It is one of their Colour Block High Impact Lipstick’s which come in 15 shades is highly pigmented, hydrating and long wearing.
(Full-size)
Living Proof Dry Shampoo
The ‘Perfect Hair day’ by Living Proof who claim that this dry shampoo cleans and refreshes hair without leaving it feeling chalky and they’re not wrong. It is a multi-award winning, lightweight spray that isn’t heavily scented and does what it claims.
It’s unlike any other I’ve tried, for that reason I’ve already bought another bottle.
(Travel, 92ml)
Selfish Mother Makeup Bag
A grey makeup bag with leopard print on the inside and ‘Love’ printed on the outside. Very of the now. Perfectly sized for an overnight makeup stay. A nice addition to any collection.
The pros and cons
Product type
You’re not getting brand spanking new products that have just hit the shop floor in this kit. Therefore, if you’re a die hard skincare shopper, you’re probably not going to be wowed, and may have tried some of these items before.
Product size
While they are not all full sized products (as with most beauty sets) they are large enough to trial the products more than adequately and find out if they are items you’d like to consider adding to your daily routine. Consequently they are perfect for your handbag, overnight stays and travelling.
Usability
Furthermore there are products here you may not consider purchasing normally which is a nice way to try out new items and different brands. It is certainly a nice way to experiment with new brands and get a feel for them and you definitely get your money’s worth!
The set is very user friendly, there are not any products here that are actives (acids, retinols etc), all can be used across the board.
My final thoughts
As a skincare beauty bag I feel this warrants it’s price of £50.00 and has a decent selection of goodies to offer from a variety of brands and price points. It would make a lovely gift if you’re feeling generous, or to treat yourself. The Selfish Mother X Space NK collab is limited edition so if you’re interested you know what to do!
To top it off you’re supporting the charity Refuge while pampering, and that’s pretty cool.
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Views expressed are my own
Fab post and really insightful, I didn’t even know this was a thing – but I know that my sister would really appreciate it as a parent. Thank you for sharing x
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Thank you! That’s great! Yes the blogzine is great, I hope your sister enjoys! x
Looks like there is some great products! The lip balm looks beautiful
It’s really gorgeous! Very hydrating and pretty too!