July JolieBox

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 So here it is, on time, the July JolieBox! After all the fuss last month I wasn't sure whether to carry on with my subscription, but I have to say, I am so pleased I did. This months box was packed full of amazing products, including a little bonus as way of an apology for the delivery issues. So all is forgiven!!

ETAT PUR Express Purifying Mask.
This is a white clay mask designed to absorb toxins, impurities and excess sebum. This alone is worth £7.50 and I always love face masks so was thrilled to find this. It is suitable for all skin types, including sensitive skin and it doesn't have a scent to it so absolutely anyone can enjoy this product.

JANE IREDALE Tantasia self tanner.
This provides natural hydration to the skin whilst building up a colour to give a healthy glow within three days. This has a really nice citrus smell to it. I have never used a self tanner before, so I don't know what they usually smell like but I've heard they don't smell too good. But this one is lovely. Like oranges. I'm not sure if i'll use this just because I avoid self-tanners as i'm really pale. But it's only a small sample size so it'll be good for if I ever want to give self tanning a try. And as it's a gradual tanner it's not going to be disastrous and make me look like an oompa loompa... I hope.

NAILGIRLS.
Two gorgeous mini nail polishes. These are part of their medal collection inspired by the Olympics. In the collection you get 4 polishes for £12. (bronze, silver, gold and a 2-in-1 base/top coat) Which is a great deal considering their classic nail varnishes are priced at £10.50 each!! . I got the bronze and gold colours in my box. They are really pretty, with a nice shimmer. Quality is amazing and they apply really well. You also get cute little toe separators as a bonus! How nice!

WEN Sweet Almond and Mint Cleansing Conditioner. 

I love the packaging of this product. It just looks soooo pretty! It has quite a strong mint smell so if you don't like mint you may not like this one. But it does smell very fresh and clean. Looking forward to trying this!

ESSENTIAL CARE Organic Rose Moisturiser

Last of all is the bonus product. There were a few different ones you could get, some better than others. I got the Essential Care Organic Rose Moisturiser. I'm a bit disappointed as there were quite a few better products that I would have preferred to yet another moisturiser. But as far as moisturisers go this is a really nice product. It smells really nice, it feels light on the skin, absorbes well and is really hydrating. It's 15ml which again is worth £7.50. 

Eeek, just seen a spider on my ceiling so I'm going to quickly wrap this up and get the hell outta here. Love the July box, brilliant products, amazing value.Thumbs up *runs away*

June JolieBox

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So I ordered my first ever beauty box last month ... eee so exciting!! For anyone who doesn't know, Joliebox is one of a few popular beauty boxes, which come as a subscription for around £10 a month plus p&p (usually around £2.95) and you get on average 4-5 high end beauty samples.

I opted for the Joliebox because looking at what products had been included in previous months it looked really good, and it's a french brand with lovely expensive french products which is very appealing to me. So I ordered the Joliebox for June,which just happened to be their 1st anniversary/birthday! Bonus! So the box was promised to be a bit special. However, it is now a week into July and I have only just received it. There were a lot of unhappy customers after an issue with the labeling and boxes being delayed / sent to the wrong people. So not the best service. But I do think it was a one off and at the fault of UK Mail rather than Joliebox so will have to see how it is this month and then I might change to a different beauty box depending on how it goes

So anyway, because it was their anniversary box, the box design was a bit different to usual. There were two different designs. One was a plain bright orange, and one was a really pretty girly looking box. I got the bright orange. Which was a bit disappointing. Not really into neon oranges. But there you go

In the box you get a JolieMag, which is a nice little read, has some information about the products that have been included in the box and other beauty related articles. You also get a Jolieticket which gives you a prize!! Cool huh. Well my prize was a 10% off code for the Joliebox website (not including beauty box). Not so cool. Lets face it 10% off isn't exactly amazing. Hmm. You get a list of all the products in menu form which looks quite cool I love the presentation of it, it just looks really... posh for lack of a better word haha. You also get this cute little nail file as an anniversary bonus! It's nice but you can't really get too excited over a nail file can you??!

On to the products....

L'occitane

Ok so the first product in the box was this 15ml pot of L'occitane Angelica Hydration Cream
"A smooth facial cream that reinforces natural skin hydration and leaves the skin looking radiant and fresh"
I think I would only use this as a night cream because it feels quite thick and heavy on my skin which I don't really like for during the day. It smells really nice though! Will see how it works out

The next product was this Elysambre lipstick. A girl can never have too many lipsticks right, so I was really happy to get this. It doesn't seem to have a name but the number is 206. It's a deep pink/rose colour. 

I hate the actual packaging of it it's like a brown plastic tube and just looks cheap and horrible. Packaging is quite important for me as I like having things on display like on my makeup table so I like things to look pretty. This does not. But never mind I'll deal. 

The lipstick itself is lovely, quite pigmented and a nice consistency so I am overall really happy with this.