Good Housekeeping - The Green Beauty Box

As a subscriber of Red magazine they recently offered their subscribers Good Housekeeping's The Green Beauty Box for £48 instead of £60 with free p&p. It's such good value! Inside is 18 full and travel sizes. The box is worth a whopping £274. (there is of course a few items I won't use which I'll pass along). You also get a digital 12 month access to Good Housekeeping mag.

Wow! 

I was especially excited to see Earthkind's Organic Oats Conditioning Bar (full size - 50g - £8.95) as I'm a huge fan of the brand + this had been on my wishlist. Also inside the box is their Shampoo Bar Dry + Coloured Hair (Bergamot + Sage) (full size - 50g - £6.95). Always happy to have a back-up. See my review HERE. There's also a full size of Scentered's De-Stress Aromatherapy Balm (5g - £14.90). I've tried this before and it really does calm a stressed mind!

I'm a huge fan of Floral Street perfumes, my fav is Electric Rhubarb). Inside is their Mini Discovery Set Light (5 x 1.5ml £9) which is the perfect try-me set. See my review HERE.  From Temple Spa is a 30ml AAAHHH! Foot + Limb Moisturising Cream Balm worth £4. There's also pocket tissues from The Cheeky Panda which are plastic free and made of bamboo. These are worth a quid.

There's a Bellapierre Brown Eyed Girl Palette which is full size and worth £28.99. All the shades look pretty wearable. I especially like the sparkly one - perfect for Christmas parties! I don't use liquid liner + am quite fussy about my mascaras so these two will be passed along. The eyeko Skinny Liquid eye liner is 1.2g and worth £9. The Body Collection Big Volume Black Mascara is full size 12ml and worth £2.50.

From Lumene is their Nordic Ageless [AJATON] Radiant Pressed Serum 15ml which is worth £13.50. It smell really nice and has a gel like texture. Looking forward to trying it. I recently tried Florena Fermented Skincare and inside the box is their Regenerating Facial Oil 30ml (full size) worth £24.99. Totally new-to-me is Neo Sephiri and inside is their Pure Kalahari Melon Facial Oil 5ml which is worth £19. Looking forward to trying it!

From Codex is 20ml of their Bia Skin Superfood 20ml which is worth £12.80. Nice to see Skin & Tonic's Plump Up Hydration Serum 20ml £18.60 in there too. REN's Overnight Glow Dark Spot Sleeping Cream mini 10ml is worth £9.80. It was also fab to see Ecooking's Fragrance Free Day Cream 50ml (full size) which is worth £32. From Balance Me is 10ml (£10) of their fantastic Hyaluronic Plumping Mist. Rounding up the box is (another one I'll pass on) is Garnier's Organic Rosy Glow 3-in-1 Youth Cream 50ml (full size) and worth £8.99. Also some of the brands are offering discount codes, some of which are valid until the end of the year (and in some cases beyond). Pick yours up HERE.

Joliebox - March

My March Joliebox arrived yesterday.  Included is a Joliemag (which will be included every month).  The Director of Joliebox, Thérèse is featured on the front cover - isn't she gorgeous!  Included are snapshots of the staff and what they do as well as product info of brands that have appeared in the boxes as well as new trends - an interesting read and a great extra.

Included is:-

Davines Moisturising Balm full size of 75ml.  This product featured in a recent Glossybox.  I didn't receive it so was pleased to see this in the box.  A multi-purpose product can be used on face, hair and body.  Looking forward to trying it out!  I love trying products from brands I have never heard of before.

A full size (200ml) Yardley Peony Luxury Body Wash.  A sample vial of EDT was included in the last Carmine box which I quite liked.  I'm sort of on the fence with this one as I associate Yardley with grannies!  But its got a nice floral scent so I'll probably use it.

Eyeko Skinny Eyeliner in a grey shade.  I got a plum one in a recent box.  Will happily use this. A full size product.

LCN Nail Polish - again a full size product (8ml) in a pale pink shade.

And a Joliebox handbag mirror.

As I was a new subscriber for the yearly sub I got the Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip & Cheek Stain mini - which I already love.

Also included is a voucher for 20% off at love hearts and crosses enter JOLIE20 at the till.  Runs until 31/05/2012.

I am really happy with the box.  Did you get this? And what are your thoughts? 

Carmine - January

My Carmine box has arrived (and it was addressed correctly! yah!).  I am liking the box this month.

I've never used false eyelashes - they look a bit scary but going to try them out.  I received B159 and I am quite pleased with the ones I received.

I am also happy to see Korres Wild Rose Moisturising & Brightening Cream (this was in Boudoir Prive) as I loved it.  A good size for travel/try me.

I am also pleased to see the Balance Me Radiance Face Oil in the box (5ml), its got an fruity spicy scent and I'm looking forward to trying it out - its a decent sized sample (you wear it under your moisturiser/night cream).

I love baths so the Himalayan Pink Salt will be nice to use (single use mini bag).  It's apparently good for detoxing.

Finally, an Eyeko Fat Eye Stick in Petrol Blue - I quite like the colour.  I'm going to keep this subscription for another month (at least).

Did you get Carmine?  What did you think of the box?

Glossybox - January

My Glossybox finally arrived! (I had peeked at the spoilers though).  I loved the deep pink box and little heart sticker (and the tiny glossybox rock sweetie).

And onto the contents -

My favourite item is the Murad Hybrids Skin Perfecting Primer for a dewy finish (5ml).  I'm looking forward to trying this out. It's got a really nice texture and is slightly tinted.  It states you can wear it under foundation or on its own.

I received the Eyeko Skinny Eyeliner in Plum and I'm happy with this shade - its a full size item.

A 56.7g FAB Body Moisturiser - this is unscented.  I prefer scented products.  Seems a nice enough product though and leaves skin soft and smooth.

Clarins Extra Firming Day & Night Creams - 15ml each - the most disappointing item for me in the box - I've used these before several times.  What I've liked most about the boxes is trying products I've never heard of before. 

I needed to cancel a box(es) and this is the first one to go (although it took about 5 minutes to go through all the stages to cancel - they kept asking are you sure you want to un-subscribe..)


p.s. I think I may be getting a teeny bit bored with beauty boxes!  Although I am looking forward to She Said Beauty, (March) Joliebox and Feel Unique this month.

Are you happy with your box?