Another month has passed, and it is yet again the time of
month where the beauty boxes are shipped out. This morning I woke to find the Violet
box waiting for me at my front door, so here are my thoughts on the November
edition of the *The Violet Box;
What They Say:
Violet Box brands
promises to every month include 4-6 premium beauty and lifestyle samples from
well-known and trusted Australian beauty brands as well as exciting new
International brands, one in particular is a revolutionary product currently
trending in New York and has been featured in Vogue and on the Today Show!
RRP: You can
subscribe to Violet Box for:
1 month – $22.95
3 months - $66.00
6 months - $130
12 months - $250
What I Say:
Like last month,
the November edition of the Violet Box comes in a narrower sized black matte
box, which closes with a magnetic closure and a purple ribbon.
But this is what
was in the November Violet Box…
Body Armour Face Cream
– Full size, 50ml (RRP: $35)
I don’t know if I’ve
been living under a rock, but I have to admit that I’ve never heard of the brand
Body Armour before. But this is a full sized face cream which is supposed to be
used as a post-treatment moisturiser after intensive facial treatments and for
those requiring a daily effective facial moisturiser. The moisturiser is
paraben free, which I really like and it has a subtle floral scent. It comes
in a silver pump bottle, and the cream is
a little thick, which does worry me a little as my skin is prone to breakouts.
But a quick test showed that the cream absorbed quickly into my skin, so I do
look forward to testing this cream out. And at a RRP of $35, just this
full-sized item alone is worth more than the cost of the Violet Box!!
ModelCo Colour Box
Eye Pencil plus Sharpener – Full Size (RRP: 18)
This is a black pencil
eye liner with a sharpener built into the lid. The eye liner claims to be long
wearing, and enriched with shea butter to non-drying and soft to apply without
dragging or pulling at the eye area.
This is another
full sized product so it is a great product to receive in the box. Even though I wear black eyeliner almost every day so it
will definitely come in handy at some stage, this eyeliner sadly doesn’t really
excite me – I see a black eyeliner as a staple item and I will always
repurchase new black eyeliners, so I would much rather have received an item I wouldn’t
normally purchase myself, such as a bright lippie or eye shadow.
ModelCo Blush Cheek
Powder Blush – Full Size (RRP: $18)
This blush is the
third full sized product in the box. It comes in a round black compact with a
cleverly inbuilt mirror. I got the colour Peach Bellini, which as the name
suggests is a peach colour but with a pink tone to it. It is a really lovely
colour, and the shade that I am usually drawn to, so this is a bonus. But in saying
that, from memory, this blush in this exact colour along with a two other
makeup items, were a GWP with a magazine just a few months ago, some
subscribers may be so unlucky that they already have this exact blush. I was
going to buy the magazine just to get the makeup but somehow never got around
to it, so for me, it is still a great product to receive.
Tailor Skincare Masque
Detoxing Facial Treatment – Sample Size (RRP: $40 for a pack of ten)
Tailor Skincare is
a New Zealand brand that I’ve never come across before. The products are made
from all natural ingredients and contain no chemical nasties. The masque draws
out toxins from the skin via electromagnetic force to aid the reduction of acne
and stimulate blood flow, to nourish the skin and leave it with a youthful
radiance. I really love that it is natural and the ‘electromagnetic force’ does
sound intriguing – and well, with a skin prone to breakouts, especially as the
weather heats up, I am quite looking forward to testing this mask out.
Guess Girl and
Guess Night – Samples (RRP: $49/50ml and $69/100ml)
This is two sample
sizes of Guess fragrances, a sachet sample with a 1 ml of the Guess Girl, and as
a bonus also a small spray vial with 1.5ml of the Guess Night for him. I have
never tried any fragrances before so I do look forward to testing these out,
and I am sure hubby will take the sample for him with open arms as he always
feels he is missing out.
Overall, I like that this box comes with a variety of
products, from makeup to skincare and perfume, so there’s something for
everyone. This month’s box contains the three sample sizes, which are a lovely
bonus, although I have to be quite blunt and admit that I don’t really rate the
perfume sachet sample as they always come in magazines anyway.
The box contains three full sized products, which have a
combined value of $71 – which although this is great value, it is not quite as
great value as the October Violet box where the full sized items had a
staggering combined value of over $130. In saying that, I do look forward to
trying out the Body Armour cream, the ModelCo Blush has a lovely colour that I
will definitely use, and will also make use of the ModelCo eyeliner too at some
point, and consequently I still find that this month’s box is well worth the $22.95.
*Product was kindly provided for consideration, and has
reviewed in accordance with my Disclosure Policy.
What do you think
of the products of the November Violet Box? Did you get this months’ box too?
What did you think? And if not, would you consider subscribing?
And of course, as
always, if you’d like to see an in-depth review of any of products in the box,
leave me a comment below..
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