Beauty boxes are probably my favourite way of trying out new products
without having to commit to a full size or spend a lot of money on a product I
don’t know will like. My favourite boxes are the kind that show you exactly what
you are getting so although there are a few subscription boxes here, I don’t subscribe
every month to a beauty box. I go for ones that show you what you are getting
or at least give a spoiler of one of the products!
Origins Original Skin Retexturising Mask with Rose Clay from the Latest in Beauty Mix and Mask British Beauty Blogger Collaboration
When I got the email about this collaboration in July I hit buy then
and there! I love the Origins masks I already have so was excited to try more
and I have become obsessed with this one in particular! It’s a pink clay formulation
with jojoba beads that dries in quickly and when I rinse it off I am left with
much smoother, clearer looking skin! I have problems with texture on my skin
anyway as it is scarred from acne when I was younger and though my skin is
mainly oily I get dry patches too so this is the most perfect all-rounder and
one I will definitely be repurchasing a full size of!
Vita Liberata Trystal Self-Tanning Bronzing Minerals from the Latest in Beauty Glamour Summer Edit 2015
This bronzer and kabuki brush were included is last year’s summer edit with
Glamour magazine and despite the bronzer being one of the messiest makeup
products I own because it’s a loose powder, it gives a gorgeous warmth to my
face when I use it! The tan is meant to last for up to five days which I can’t
say I agree with but I do use some form of chemical exfoliant on my face every
day so maybe that’s why? The sample size has lasted me ages but although I
really like the shade of this and am happy I got the chance to try it because of
a beauty box, I wouldn’t repurchase it as it is so messy and the full size is
£35.
MOA Aphrodite Oil from the Blogger Beauty Box
I was so happy to see this included the first time I bought the Blogger
Beauty Box as I absolutely love my MOA The Green Balm, rosehip oil and it’s a full
size product! I love applying this at night before I go to bed and my skin
always feels so hydrated and nourished and always looks better the next
morning! This is just as good as the Trilogy and Pai rosehip oils and perfect
for those with acne scarring too! The Blogger Beauty Box is run by blogger Vix Meldrew and is only £10 a month!
When I saw The Balm Nude Tude palette was the spoiler for the March box
I subscribed to the Cohorted box (then unsubscribed before I forgot and got
charged for the next month’s box) as I had seen it included the year before and
was gutted to miss it! Now I’m the first to admit I have a lot of eyeshadow palettes
and because of this and my love for mattes, the Nude Tude palette doesn’t get
as much love as it should from me. The matching primer however gets used every
other day on rotation with the NARS Smudgeproof primer and works great at
mattifying my eyelids and making my eyeshadow last longer! The tube looks small
but this will last forever because you only need a tiny bit for each eyelid!
Another pick from Latest in Beauty - can you tell they do my favourite boxes! I've had a few of these mini Aurelia cleansers now and they are always
a selling point for me when I see them in beauty boxes! It’s a cream cleanser
with eucalyptus, chamomile, bergamot and rosemary and very similar to Liz Earle
Cleanse and Polish. I apply to dry skin and buff it off with a muslin cloth and
it does a brilliant job of removing my makeup and leaving my skin feeling
refreshed and super soft. The mini is perfect for taking a bit of luxury with you
on holiday too! The full size is quite expensive so I can’t justify buying it
as I do have quite a lot of cleansers to get through but it would be such a gorgeous
treat for someone!
So that is part one of my favourite beauty box finds! I buy beauty
boxes quite regularly so I can imagine this might become a new series for me! I've
linked the products on their own as the beauty boxes I've mentioned are sold
out now but I’ve also linked the websites so you can see what’s included in
their latest beauty box if they have one!
Do you like beauty boxes? What’s been your favourite product you’ve received
in one?
Danielle xx
