Bellabox August

I Love Singapore theme. Bellabox August feels a bit light when I first got it, It doesn't come in the usual box this time, instead it's came in a I Love Singapore beach bag. Let's see what I got........

Quite cute print.........

First thing I did was look in the list....got super excited when I saw a China glaze nail polish...yeah! Finally a nail polish lol......was getting tired of skin care and shampoos month after month.....

A lot of nice brands like Aveda, Dermalogica, China Glaze 

Cute print...useful for library visits...

How pretty is this color... I love it !!

Enavose Probiotics Exfoliance Gommage. It's an exfoliator formulated with Bacilus Ferment to remove dead skin. 

Dermalogica Skin Resurfacing Cleanser. A good size at 30ml. I have always like Dermalogica products, this will come in useful for traveling.

Aveda Invati Hair Care Program.(Shampoo and Conditional) 10 ml each. It's good for thinning hair. This is probably the only thing I don't have much use for. Perhaps Bellabox can look at my profile, I don't have thinning hair lol..... 

 Loreal Youth Code Boosting Essence. I have the same thing from Vanity Trove August. Seems like same supplier is supplying to both Bellabox and Vanity Trove. This is the 2nd or 3rd time I have similar items in the same month from both subscriptions.

Elizabeth Arden Visible difference skincare sachets.

3 sachets : Skin Balancing Exfoliating Cleanser, Optimizing Skin Serum and Sunscreen SPF15

My Verdict:

Mixed reaction to this months Bellabox. I love the China Glaze nail polish. I have always been getting skincare and more skin care from Bellabox, this is a nice change. Make up items are even better. The other products in the box are ok. Good size for Dermalogica cleanser. Probably the only thing that I won't use are the Aveda Shampoo and Conditioner. When I saw the label that it's meant for thinning hair, I almost fell off my chair. I have too much hair!! lol 

Anyway, the thing about these subscription boxes is ....I may not necessary use the products given but the thrill of not knowing what to expect and the excitement of waiting for the box to arrive every month is priceless :-)

Vanity Trove August

Yeah! Super excited to receive this months Vanity Trove. 

Box is filled to the brim!

Let's see what I got!

Sampar products:

Equalizing Foam Peel (2.5ml)

Poreless Magic Peel (2.5ml)

Glamour Shot. (2.5ml) 

Sampar is a French Product. Read quite a lot of good reviews about this, can't wait to try it out.

Brands Berry Essence wit Grape Seed Extract (50 ml)

Brands Inner Shine Prune Essence (42ml)

Scottish Fine Soaps Company Au Lait Body Milk (50ml)

This reminds me of the moisturizers from hotels :-) Smells quite nice.

This is my favorite to try!

Acaci Vita-C Special Oil-Zero Solution (Just realised there is an error on the box, "Oil" written as "OLL" haha). This is actually from Korea. What it does is , it removes oil from your face like a blotting paper, only thing is it uses a spray. Quite cool.

These are extra treats from Watsons.

KaoBiore Aqua Jelly make up remover 

Neutrogena deep clean mulberry foaming scrub (15g)

Skin 79 BB Cream 

I have no idea sanitary pad can do so much! Oxypad Oxygen Sanitary napkin. According to the packaging, it will constanty produce fresh oxygen when pad is moist. Another interesting thing is, in the middle of the pad, it has a warning core. If the color indicator turns to brown, you have to see your gynecologist, it could be a health problem.

Origins Plantscription - Anti-aging treatment lotion (7ml) and anti-aging sebum (1.5ml) sachet.

Lastly, Morilins Organic Facial Therapy Mask with Gingko and grape seed. 

My Verdict :

I like most of the products this month, especially the Acaci Vita-C Special Oil-Zero Solution and the Oxypad. These are new and interesting products in the market, which I have not heard of and definitely   excited to try it out. In terms of value wise, it's fair, whether I will use the rest of the products, I don't think so, I will probably give 50% away. I am hoping that Vanity Trove will put in more Make-up items instead of skincare in their trove every month.

Looking forward to next month's trove , September 2012 Fall in Love Edition.

Thank you for reading.

Bellabox July

My July Bellabox - Around the world.

Hoping to find a little blue box in July's edition......no luck ! nevertheless, there is SK II!

I love SK II products. I have been using some of their products, so this comes in very handy.

Let's see what I have....

Facial Treatment Gentle cleanser (6g)

Cellumination Mask-in lotion (10ml)

Facial Treatment essence (10ml)

Cellumination Deep Surge Ex (2.5g) 

Shu Uemura Full Shimmer Shampoo and treatment (15ml each)

 Skinmiso Pore Beauty Nose Pack (Korean Brand). Have not tried this brand, looking at the brochures, seems like its meant for removing of white and black heads.

 So many cards and brochures, including Kim Robinson $80 voucher. 

Jimmy Choo Eau De Parfum (4.5ml)

 Lipstick pen from Bellabox (super cute)

L'egere Double white O2 one stop cleanser (12ml). Another Korean brand.

My Verdict :

A little disappointed , I was secretly hoping for the Tiffany box lol...

In terms of value, considering that Bellabox just raised its subscription from $14 to $19.95 a month. I have expected something similar to June's Bellabox. The only thing that I like in this months box is probably the SKII products, travel size friendly. The rest, I will probably give it away.

Saw some other bloggers July box, would have love a twist band too!

Thanks for reading, hope you find your little blue box in your Bellabox, it's not in mine.

Bellabox June

i heart heart heart my Bellabox this month!

hello everybody,

last month's Bellabox was quite a disappointment, but this months is awesome! i received a total of 8 solid items! i mean they are really brands that I would like to try or consider using.

Kiehl's Calendula Herbal - Extraction Toner

Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate

Lancome Genifique Youth Activator

Lancome Blanc Expert Derm-Crystal

Biotherm White D-Tox BB Cream

Biotherm Lait Corporel Body Moisturizer

Ralph Lauren Romance

Shu Uemura fresh Pore Claritying Gentle cleansing oil

take a look!

i can't review yet because i have just received these yesterday, the only thing i used was the Ralph Lauren romance perfume and i already like it! 

My Verdict:

this box is worth the $15 i paid for subscription. The brands in this months Bellabox suits me, and I am happy that it came in a nice box, unlike last month. I will continue with the subscription but I am hoping that Bellabox will have more make-up products to try, just because I already have a routine skin care range and to change to a new brand is not as convenient.

this is not a sponsored review, i bought this box myself. good things are meant to be shared so if you like to subscribe, go to Bellabox.sg. subscription at $15 a month.

thank you and have a nice day :-)

Bellabox May

This is a late write-up on Bellabox May. This is what I got for Bellabox May:

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails

Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Gold Ultra Restorative Capsules

Essential Damage Care Nuance Airy Shampoo and conditioner

Enavose Cellogist Youth Guard Cream

Macadamia Natural Hair oil

My Verdict :

this months product were alright. A few things I like and dislike. I like the full size Sally Hansen nail hardener. The Enavose Cellogist was interesting to try. the things that i don't like are the two bottles of shampoo and conditioner. i was kind of hoping to receive something not easily available in market for me to try. i can easily purchase this in Watsons for $2-$3 a bottle. besides I received the same shampoo from Vanity Trove May. another thing was the ugly looking bag that contains all theses products. I really adore Vanity Trove little drawer box but of course Vanity Trove is $25 and Bellabox is $15, essentially getting the same things inside but the difference of $10 for the box.   Bellabox please bring back the box.

thank you for looking. this is not a sponsored review. 

Vanity Trove June

Dirty Works Bath and body "You Soft touch"hand cream

Act-Q-Patch 

Essential Damage care Shampoo

Erabelle Woven Face Silk Mask

Skin Ink My Daily Dose "Skin Loves It"jelly

Ettusias BB Cream 

My Verdict:

i like the full size Dirty Works Bath and Body hand cream. its creamy and the smell was ok. tried the Erabelle mask too, super moist but only used once so can't really say about the effectiveness. Act-Q Patch, this item feels so out of place here! Essential shampoos are not my favorite. Received the same shampoos in Bellabox this month too. :-( Would love Vanity Trove to include more make-up items in future boxes. I might not subscribe to Vanity Trove anymore. Last months Mother's Day Trove was quite a disappointment, this month was average. For $25, I have expected more.

The Vanity Trove cost $25 per month at vanity trove

Sg FreeBee

(from top to bottom,Left to right)

Bio Multi Effect BB cream SPF 25

 Mineral Body Lotion Ahava

Block Up! Sport SPF 30 with aloevera

Elseve Smooth-Intense Nutri Smoothing Mask

24k Bio-Gold perfect gold brilliance serum

Ahava Mineral Botanic Body Wash

Premium Blend shampoo and conditioner myBOD.

These samples are from http://www.sgfreebee.com

Vanity Trove May

Payot Soothing Cleanser for eyes an dlips

Payot Revitalizing Toner with wild rose hip

Payot Stimulating Tiner with green coffee extract

Payot Hydrating Activator Serum

Gatineau Radiance Enhancing Gommege

Gatineau Moisture Repair Eye Care

Gatineau Intensive Treatment for Eye 

Gatineau Resculpting lift cream day and night care

40 min Ballerina facial for 2 at Payot

My Verdict:

OMG! what a disappointment! this is a special "mother's day treat". it cost $35 instead of usual $25 but what a let down! the sample bottles were so tiny! these samples are easily available from the counter staff at Payot. how to justify for $35?? maybe the bulk of it goes to the 2 facials, but it has a short validity date. the only single thing that is nice about Vanity Trove this month is probably the box.

The Mother's Day Vanity Trove cost $35 at Vanity Trove