July My Little Box: My Little Roadtrip Box

Once again I'm finding myself wanting to type about how this is my favourite box that I have received but since I start nearly every My Little Box post with that, I'm instead going to tell you how after 5 boxes I am still consistently loving the items I receive and highly recommend this subscription service. I honestly think the two things that make this subscription stand out is the fact that you don't only receive beauty products which I think could get boring quite fast, particularly if they aren't items you would use and secondly the fact that so much thought is put into the theme of each box each month. 

This month was themed all around traveling and road trips and was so up my street because I have a serious case of wanderlust. I want to go everywhere and see everything, I really don't understand why you wouldn't. Top of my list are Istanbul, Paris and Marrakech at the moment. 

The first product in the box was the Garnier Micellar Water which is one of the few high street micellar waters I haven't tried so I was pretty excited to find that. A good makeup remover is obviously a travel essential and micellar waters are so much better then wipes, though they may be easier to transport; they're so much more effective and don't dry out your skin like wipes do.

From the My Little Box line I received a gorgeous After Sun Sorbet. A good moisturiser is always necessary when travelling and this one just smells so amazing, reminiscent of sun lotion and thus smells just like holidays to me. It's a gorgeous gel consistency that is so cooling on the skin and really is very moisturising.

When I first saw the Essie Nail Polish I wasn't too sure about the colour (DJ play that song) as I'm not usually a fan of pinks/purples but when I tried out I really liked how bright and summery it was. It's a nice change to the usual pastel colours for summer.

For the non-beauty items My Little Box have partnered with Bic to provide a Bic Stylus Pen which is super useful for when I'm switching between researching things on my tablet and writing notes on actual paper (Writing things on tablets and phones is never quite as satisfying for me). They also send a super cute Postcard Book which you can write about your travels in and then post home to yourself full of memories or maybe send to a friend to let them know all about your adventures. I'm heading to Edinburgh with my family later in the summer for the Fringe Festival and think this is a great idea for then because I can write about all the shows I see and all the tourist-y things I do and then post it home to myself full of tickets and other little mementos and stick it into my Smash Journal when I get home.

The Flash Tattoos were an excellent on-trend addition to the box and as you can see in the photo above I wore the bird ones on my collar bone (Inspired by Tris from Divergent! )when I attended a party and they stayed on remarkable well and lasted for almost 2 days. I cant wait to use the others over the summer, especially the wave one.

The last non-beauty item in the box had me beyond excited. Although I'm not actually going anywhere but Edinburgh and maybe London over the summer, I had been lusting after all the gorgeous travel organisers in Paperchase so when this Travel Organiser landed on my doorstep how could I not be ecstatic. It has loads of pockets perfect for keeping your passport, plane tickets, maps, attraction tickets, currency, any mementos that you pick up along the way plus anything else at all really. It also came in the cutest little box that said 'never stop exploring',  the packaging in these boxes is just so cute I always keep it but I just don't know what to do with it!

The Magazine was once again a big fold out poster which I'm not a huge fan of, though I'm not a huge fan of the magazine as a whole, I personally don't find it that interesting to read except for the odd article. The interview this month was quite interesting though I miss the old style of magazine that I got in my very first box which was a proper glossy style magazine.

Once again I'm going to recommend this subscription service if you're looking for a regular delivery of exciting beauty and lifestyle items that won't disappoint! 

PS I did not realise how long that was, congrats if you stayed till the end!

May My Little Box Unboxing

I've been meaning to write this for ages now, oops. But to be honest I was a bit disappointed with the May My Little Box, whilst the theme did seem interesting the products weren't great. But saying that, May's box came with my favourite of the My Little Beauty products which was an Amazing Eyeshadow Crayon in a beautiful metallic brown colour that looks great with my blue eyes, it lasts well and is super pigmented and is great if I just want a sweep of colour over my lid which I can then blend in with a brush. The other beauty products that came with it were from L'occitane, which are  a brand I've never tried due to the price and have to say I wasn't particularly impressed with them, whilst all the products smell great and have gorgeous packaging they weren't particularly interesting or special for me. I gave the Rose Hand and Nail Cream to my friend because she loves rose flavoured things and I have been using the Verbena Leaf Soap daily to wash my face and it has a lovely citrussy smell and feels nice on my skin. However the Shower Gel and Body Lotion I haven't really used, I think I'm going to save them for a trip because of their size, but they are right about the shower gel, it smells so summery and just like holidays somehow. Moving on to the lifestyle products, I was very disappointed in the Magnets and have given them to the charity shop as I won't use them yet liked the Golden Cuff. Though I elected not to use the embroidery string as I think the gold looks perfectly elegant and pretty on it's own. The highlight of the Magazine this month was the nail art though I haven't tried it as it looks rather hard! The rest of the magazine was quite boring though really, and the poster that it folds out into was pretty useless.
Overall it was quite a disappointing box and if next months is similar, I may have to unsubscribe.

April My Little Box Review

So this month's theme was the My Little Dream Box, I thought this was a much more interesting theme than last month's. I loved the design on the box and the little cloud with the quote will look so cute on my wall next to my Eiffel Tower. The theme is honestly the thing I love most about the box, the fact that everything ties together just makes it so much more special in my opinion. And the bags, the little drawstring bags are just so adorable! I really need to find a use for them asap (along with the boxes).

Each month you get one beauty product from their in house beauty range, 2 beauty products from other affiliate companies (which come in the little drawstring bags), 2 lifestyle products and a magazine. The magazine has interviews with interesting people from around the world and always includes a nail art tutorial. This month it was a tutorial for ombre nails which I love doing plus the magazine folded out to make a giant poster of a girl and a peacock.

I still haven't decided if I like the Cowshed Wild Cow Invigorating Body Lotion as it has a really strong ginger smell which whilst invigorating as the name suggests, is just rather overpowering. However it made my skin feel super soft and smooth when I tried it out.

Loved by Lou Lesage Rouge Balm is a very sheer red lipbalm which will be perfect for keeping in my school bag for when my lips need a little something. It feels moisturizing on the lips, if a little sticky but leaves a nice natural sheen and tint.

The Bonne Etoile Necklace came packaged in the cutest little paper cloud that had been sewn together with the quote ' Once upon a dream...' printed on it. It was so exciting to open! Its such a pretty little necklace and I love the fact that it's in French because it means that not everyone can read it. My only complaint is that I would prefer it if it had a black cord because black is basically the only colour I wear.

The second lifestyle product this month was a very cute Stamp and Ink Pad, it has 12 options on it, 4 of which are in French which I had to ask my friend to translate! They range from 'To Do' to 'Wow!' and 'Merci Beaucoup'. I'm not entirely sure what I'll be doing with it, but it should be useful for scrapbooking :)

I used the My Little Beauty Repairing Hair Mask straight after I opened the box and was quite pleased with it, it was definitely one of the better hair masks I've tried as it left my hair feeling clean but nourished however it wasn't a 'wow' product. Nothing will ever compare to the Mark Hill hair mask I use though. However it does smell lovely, quite sweet but fresh, very shampoo-ey if that makes sense, quite a typical smell.

So overall I'm still very pleased with the service that My Little Box delivers and can't wait for next months. What's your opinion on monthly subscription boxes?