This months JolieBox is entitled “Beauty in the City” and is
dedicated to “all you busy city girls”.
In honour of JolieBoxes new expanded family (their merge with U.S beauty
box; BirchBox) they have picked their favourite up-and-coming brands
recommended by each of their headquarters.
Heres whats inside
Vertumne à vénus
Manucure absolue – Moisturising and Regenerating Hand Cream.
“Formulated with all natural ingredients, including sesame
oil and pomegranate extract, this rich cream keeps hands nourished all day”
This tiny tiny sample comes from France. I like this, I just wish there was more of it
to try. It has a very fruity/zesty smell
to it that’s not too strong or overpowering.
It feels very rich on your hands and does leave them feeling moisturised,
nourished and super soft.
Jane Iredale
Glow Time BB Cream
“At last! A full coverage mineral based BB Cream. The lightweight buildable formula gives skin
flawless finish and protects with SPF 25”
Another tiny sample but this time from the US. I haven’t tried this yet, however it comes in
shade BB5, which looks about the right shade for my skin- so that’s a good
start. I do like trying new BB Creams
(especially as there are sooo many on the market) I just wish this sample were
bigger so I could give it a good trial run.
Topicrem
Body Glitter 3D Effect
“Pair this pearly cream with your best party frock. The Luxe lotion gives skin a shimmery-never
sparkly-sheen”
Again from France.
This is defiantly one for the Christmas parties. I’m not a fan of sparkle or shimmery sheen as
they call it; I feel it’s more for ‘the younger generation’. I tried this out on the back of my hand and
unfortunately it went for a little journey and didn’t stay put! This is a huge
bug bear for sparkly body lotions- once they dry you want them to stay where
you put it, not be smeared all over you the next time you happen to glance in a
mirror! For this reason alone I shall be
giving this one a miss!
Dead Sea Spa Magik
Gentle Cleansing Face Wash
“This mild cleanser uses a blend of natural ingredients to
purify skin without over drying. Use it
mornings and evenings for a fresh, radiant complexion”
Home-grown and from the UK.
As soon as I see the words ‘dead sea’ I automatically expect the product
to be a dark green/brown muddy colour but this was a pure glisten white. Weirdly it smells like soap (??) which
doesn’t make it feel very luxurious or special in any way and in all honesty
the fact that you ‘work it into a lather’ makes it feels like you could be
using a soap?!? Surly there could have been a better product to show what the
Brits can do?
Galenco
SOS repair Balm
“A smoothing lip balm loaded with aloe vera and cocoa butter
to repair and moisturise dry, chapped lips.
Bonus: it has UVA/UVB protection!”
This little darling is from Spain and I Love it! I’ve been suffering with a painful dry
cracked bottle lip and as soon as I applied this to my lips seemed to absorb it
up. I have been using another lip balm but
this seemed to have a instant effect!?! I love the smell, its defiantly got
cocoa butter in there and all those vitamins and UVA/UVB protections cant be
doing any harm either. This is going
straight in my handbag!
L’Occitane
Angelica Hydration Cream
“The iconic French brands silky face moisture reinforces
skins natural moisture barrier for a noticeably firmer, smoother completion”
If you’ve read any of my previous blog posts you’ll know of
my love for this product! Its super
moisturising and does everything its says.
It’s a little pot of wonder.
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This months JolieMag Cover Crush is Mollie Chen, the
editorial Director of Birchbox who tells us all about her beauty favs and
routines (none of which are featured in our box…Hmmmmm!!)
Another disappointing JolieBox for me! Sachet samples really put a dampener on a
box; you just can’t try a product to its full potential. Also I don’t feel that JolieBox give a good
range of products, they seem to have a lot of
“skin’ based products and I would prefer if they were to mix it up a bit
with more makeup, perfume or hair care samples, but maybe that’s just
me?!? I’m definitely swaying to
cancelling my subscription in the New Year, as recent boxes just haven’t been
very exciting :(
Are you subscribed to JolieBox? What are your thoughts?
Are you subscribed to JolieBox? What are your thoughts?
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