Skin Organics Clean Beauty Box - May - Beauty Balm Curates

I'm very excited to share with you my top picks from my favourite UK brands. Thanks so much to Paula at Skin Organics Clean Beauty Box and the brands inside for collaborating. This is the 1st Birthday box too.

So now for a closer look..

Inside are two beautiful balms - from Edinburgh based Lucky Cloud Skincare (which I've loved from the beginning when there were only a few products in the range) we have their Nourishing Cleansing Balm (£8 - 15ml). See my review HERE. This beautiful balm made my top products of '17 - see HERE.

From AS.Apothecary there is a pot of their exquisite Wild Beauty Balm Concentrate #30 (which is worth £21). See my review HERE. Amanda's products are truly gorgeous and so very carefully handcrafted. Once you've tried this balm you'll definitely want more from the RANGE.

There had to be face oils in there as they are one of my favourite products..ever! Inside is bodhi & birch's Award Winning Desert Rose Facial Oil (5ml - £9.95) which was a Winner at the Beauty Shortlist Awards this year and is always in my stash. See my review HERE.

New to me this year is the wonderful Botany Blend which won the Beauty Shortlist's Editors Choice Award. I totally fell in love with their MERU Omega Rich Luxe Face Oil and inside is a 1ml trial size of the oil (£2.50). See my review HERE.

And these two are my most favourite bath and body products...ever! I once said if I could only ever use one bath product for the rest of my life it would be these salts! Inside is 100g pack (£10) of Therapie Roques O'Neil Himalayan Detox Salts. See my review HERE.

Award Winning (Beauty Shortlist Awards Best Body Oil Winner 2018) Isla Apothecary's Neroli Body Oil (15ml - £4.50) is one of my most favourite body oils..ever! See my review HERE. It made my final cut of best products of '17 also - see HERE.

The final item is a bar of delicious Aromatherapy Dark Chocolate with pure rose oil and rose petals (it's outstanding!) from JustBe Botanicals. See my review HERE (check out the others in the range HERE).

As ever, there are discount codes included from some of the brands. So there you have it... What do you think of my choices?

April Empties

This must be the smallest amount of empties...ever.. (I recycled the ones I'd finished when I was away recently rather than bring them back). I'm not going to use anything else up so here goes..

MOA Dreamy Mineral Soak 400g - I absolutely loved these. I bought them with a 30% off code as I'd never buy them full price. If they were on offer again I'd be sure to snap them up. See my review HERE.

Kiss the Moon GLOW Bedtime Bath Salts 400g* - Again, these were fabulous and I loved them. See my review HERE. I'll definitely buy these when my stash reduces.

I absolutely adored all three Botany Blend oils** I tried. These two samples were also gorgeous (don't you just love companies which offer trial sizes). See my review HERE. I'm highly likely to buy ACESO in the future.

New from Tabitha James Kraan is Clean Shampoo which has a slight lather. This 10ml sample gave me two uses making it a good try-me (or perfect for holidays). I'll definitely buy full size soon.

From Sisley and my April subscription sample pack is their Revitalising Volumising Shampoo 8ml which I found to have a strange oily sort of texture. This seemed nice enough but I didn't really notice any extra volume in my hair.

My final sachet this month is from Green People - Intensive Repair Shampoo which seemed nice. The sachet is quite small so I only got one use from it.  Might or might not buy full size.

Beatitude Peace Bath Oil 10ml - I'm a huge fan of this brand (my favourite scent is Joy). This is great for a relaxing soak. See my review HERE.

Kiss the Moon LOVE After Dark Face Oil 5ml is truly decadent and very luxurious. See my mini review HERE. My stash of face oils is truly huge but once it reduces a bit I'll buy this again.

ESPA Restorative Body Oil 15ml which was a Latest in Beauty Build your own Box pick. Nice to use with a pleasant scent.  My body products stash is huge so probably wouldn't buy.

Molton Brown Frankincense & Allspice Handwash 300ml - I adore this spicy wash. This was my last full size (and I never got round to picking any up in the sales) so no more for me until it's back in store in October. See my review HERE.

My final item this month is Ezàpè Naturals Rosemary Body Butter 25g which is a nourishing pot of goodness. See my review HERE. I've got a full size pot of this waiting to be used but I'd buy again.

What have you been using up this month?

*sent to me via the LLABP

**complimentary

Botany Blend: MERU, VEGA & ACESO Luxe Face Oil

I've had the real pleasure of trying Botany Blend "green beauty with a dash of luxury". The range is hand crafted in small batches by Founder and Aromatherapist, Katie Paige.  I can honestly say her MERU Omega Rich Luxe Face Oil* (£49 - 30ml) is one of the best I've ever used (and yes, it will be featuring in my best products of 2018).

I've also been lucky enough to try samples (which you can pick up for £2.50 and are a great try me size) of VEGA Illuminating Luxe Face Oil* and ACESO Antioxidant Luxe Face Oil*. The oils are suitable for all skin types.

I just love the branding and square bottle (it's just perfection in my eyes). Each oil is carefully blended with high potency ingredients and where possible Soil Association certified organic. The ingredients are chosen for their powerful synergies they create and the active nutrients they provide. The company also give to charity - planting trees in The Atlantic Forest in Brazil among other things for each purchase which I think is a nice touch.

MERU Omega Rich Luxe Face Oil* the golden drops restore harmony and vitality, purify, strengthen and balance. Organic Essential oils of Neroli and Lotus revitalise, uplift and tone (the scent is incredible - totally nurturing and makes me smile every time I use it). Peruvian Jojoba, Sacha Inchi Safflower and Cactus are high in linoleic acid which helps to mimimise oil production and prevent breakouts. The face oil absorbs instantly smoothing out fine lines and wrinkles, adding radiance and vitality.

To use: apply AM and PM to cleansed toned skin. Apply a few drops to the palm and massage onto the face and neck. 

I was also pleased to try the other two oils in the range (the sample size is perfect for try me/weekends away). VEGA Illuminating Luxe Face Oil* is best used at night and is scented with Jasmine, Frankincense & Neroli which tones, hydrates and regenerates your skin while you sleep. The scent is heady and luxurious. Japanese Camellia, Evening Primrose, Cactus, Argan and Apricot oils deeply nourish, firm and plump your skin.

To use: PM on cleansed skin. Massage a few drops onto you face and neck.

The third oil in the range is unfragranced ACESCO Antioxidant Luxe Oil* which is suited to those who want their oil "naked". When I had the flu recently I was desperate for something nurturing, calming and unfragranced - which was hard to find in my collection - this would have been perfect! The blend is Organic Sea Buckthorn extract, Rosehip, Safflower and Japanese Camellia oils which are rich in powerful Vitamins, Minerals and Antioxidants.  

To use: AM and PM on cleansed and toned skin. Massage a few drops onto your face and neck.

Have you used Botany Blend? If you have, which is your favourite?

*complimentary