january box from memebox ,(global19)

the first global box of the year has landed ,
global 19 or January box as its been renamed is a general box of hair care, beauty,skincare,body care,makeup, it contains flushes and deluxe travel sizes for the grand price of $23.00
you can find boxes here NEW BOXES or click on my new banner, 

January code is $3 off code over $30   7QRCDL

so lets see what the box is treating us to this month,

MY BOX,

unboxed,

MENU CARD.

THE CHOUTE AURORA PEARL BASE.30ML
this is a full sized product $18. approx.,
a multi tasking primer,with added micro light deflectors that bounce the light off the skin.
a pearl style cream is is rather too shiny for my deathly anaemic looking skin,
it has a pale pink base and highlights and gives the skin a glow,
it smells good and has extracts of lemon,peppermint and a few other natural ingredients for added measure,
it says to use 3 to 4 pumps and use over the face after finishing your skincare routine, now i used one pump only and looked like a disco glitter ball,so i dread to think if i did swatch the requested number of pumps,it is suppose to give a dewy appearance can be worn as it is or under make up.

sadly this is way to sparkly on my skin, and this was with one pump.

SECRET NATURE  MORINGA SEED TONER,130ML.
this is a full sized product,$31 approx.,
a lovely gentle cleansing toner ,its not harsh on my skin it cleans any left over gunk off my skin and leaves no redness or soreness.
it hydrates and clarify and has mooring seed extract.hibiscus flower extract,lotus fermented flowers and purified water ,these all help soothe the skin,
i like this just before using a sheet mask so my face is totally clean ready for the mask to pack in the moisture, i have this toner so glad for another back up, the lid also holds a mirror on top,

PUREPLUS+ ACAI BERRY MAGIC BUBBLING CLEANSING FOAM.80ml.
this is a full sized product $12 approx.,
this foam cleanser smells good,it is packed with ace berry, super berries,they work to keep the skin supple and refreshed,removes make up and dirt and grime ,it helps to open up pores.speeds up collagen production and elasticity.
once water is added it bubbles and foams up well,and washes off really well to leave soft skin,no dryness or sore skin either.

MIMI LAURYNE'S BEAUTY LESSON HAND CREAM,50ML.
this is a full sized product $17 approx.,
varieties are rose Fleur, aromatic citrus,exotique,
i got the rose Fleur, this is number 1 for nourishment.
this is a floral cream that smooths over the skin.with enriched macadamia seed oil,it laves the skin non greasy and sinks in well, and has a light delicate scent.it has Shea butter ,olive oil,ylangylang,french rose extracts.omega 6 and 3,

AESTHETIC HOUSE VITAMIN 3000 VITAMIN C VITA - CAPSULE  CREAM.30ML.
this is full sized product $24 approx.
a brightening cream that aids reduce visible pores and dark spots and raging spots.you can use this direct to the skin as i have been on my forehead and chin or mix it with your standard face cream.
it feels so light more balm type consistency and seems to not make the problems area too dry, i like this at present ,seems great for the colder weather,

SYNDROME COSMETIC CB REVITALIZING FERMENTATION ESSENCE 
we got 2 sachets, 
anti ageing  bifida and galactocymes,these help to give ultimate skin nourishment and make the skin bouncy and bright.use after cleansing,

SYNDROME COSMETIC CB CREAM GOLD,
we got 2 sachets,
face cream with whitening properties ,it brightens and corrects and tightens up the skin so its nice and firm,
no need to wash off ,a multi use product to be worn all day  ,sinks into the skin well, it did leave my skin feeling rather dry.

so my last global box ,i love these boxes as they have been consistent since last January and i do look forward to these boxes a lot,the range of products is always exciting to play with as well, 
one pet hate is small foil sachets, but all the other products I'm really loving this month ,so its a good box for me to use.

now for the bad news ,
as of  FEBRUARY 10TH 2015, memebox will longer ship international ,sad times after nearly 280 boxes ,
they will only ship to USA,china and Korea from there on, you can still buy boxes up to this date and they will ship to you but the option to buy outside these countries after will be no more, sad times.

january BB bag from beauteque,

welcome to my new 2015 new subscription box /bag for the year. 
beauteque won my annul subscription choice this year because this is a new monthly venture for them.
Beauteque started off last year and we saw an increase in well curated bags each month as the year went by, in December beauteque announced they were to introduce a monthly subscription bag , so i promptly signed up,
find the bags here - http://beautequemonthly.com.
you can buy monthly or 3 monthly, 6 monthly or 12 months.
beauteque ship to the UK,USA,CANADA,EUROPE,
each month we will get 7 products in the bag,with a value of $65-$85 .
the  products will be a mix of skincare, beauty,make up ,lifestyle,jewelry.
on the 1st of each month we get emailed a survey sheet to pick our choices of certain items , it may be based on colour,scent,flavour,etc, the bags then get shipped between the 5th and the 15th of the month.

my bag,

UN bagged,

MIZON OLIVE COCOA BUTTER FOOT CREAM,
this is a thick rich cream that spreads over the skin and softens the feet so well, it removes dry skin and callouses and give a rich moisturised foot,with cocoa butter ,olive oiled aloe Vera helps soothe dry cracked sore skin,

MIZON HYALURONIC ULTRA SUBOON CREAM,

a great highly moisturising cream thanks to the hyaluronic acid  as the main ingredient, smiths the skin and aids elasticity back into the skin, 

TONY MOLY DELIGHT TONY TINT, IN NO 01.cherry red 

this is the full size and its a different shade to the one i already have , you can add and build up layers how you like, the stain lasts very well,you can add gentle colour or full on deep pigment or go for the Korean lips look ,i really like this cherry red ,better than the red i have, this seems to suit me better.

THE FACE SHOP MIST ,IN PEACH FLORAL,

i chose the peach over the Lily due to me liking the peach, 
on spraying onto my hair it smell strongly of peach then later on the floral comes through,the mist helps keep the hair in check and softens and shines ,i really like these mist sprays for the hair ,

SUNSET DUO BLUSH AND BRONZER .IN 05 SUNSET BREEZE,
not for me ,but for a friend and i was able to choose her correct skintone  so she will love this back up ,its quite dark, i wouldn't say much pigment , but she likes the brand so she will be happy,

CHEETAH SLEEPING MASK,
I CHOSE THE BLUE , 
whats there to know you put it on over your eyes and fall asleep,

ITS SKIN NECK MASK,the first signs of ageing appear on the hands and neck. 
so start keeping it in check and slow down the process with a weekly neck patch, 
this mask is easy to use ,simply remove from the packet and remove the plastic sheet off the white mask, then it simply sticks to the neck, after 20 minutes remove the mask and massage the essence into the skin, 
in the morning my skin felt soft but taught, and the mask felt quite well stuck on my neck while wearing in that i could easily walk around,
a good mask and will buy again.

DAYLIGHT AND HUE ESSENCE SHEET MASK IN AVOCADO,
 a cotton sheet mask with added vitamin.E.from the avocado,the mask has loads of essence to the point you can wipe the excess all over your body, the mask is rather too big for the face ,i find this with he cheaper masks, this is a Korean product and brand,the smell was OK ,herbal,floral ,not too over powering , my skin did feel soft and refreshed afterwards ,a little sticky  as well, my skin felt brighter the next day.

AND AS I SIGNED UP BEFORE A CERTAIN DATE , i receive a free product each month in my bag ,
this month i received the Re'Vive  cleanser body scrub, 30ml.
this is really nice and gentle , it also smells really fresh, who can't say no to another body scrub, I'm already using it.

so now i have it in my hands and been able to play with it all I'm pleased with my first subscription bag,and look forward to the February bag now, all these products are being used and i feel it can only get better ,
i quite like the curation on the first bag.

february box from ABCDEat,

MY FEBRUARY ABCDEat box arrived 

this box was packed in the box so well ,you can find out about the boxes here on my blog and also on the webpage.

the company is ABCDEat, found on Facebook, instagram, 
it stands for Asian box can do eat (it).
ABCDEat is based in Hong Kong,they are an online store  that gathers all the snacks from all over Asia. they source the items  which are readily available  in the international city ,
packed into a box  and sent to your door.
this is a monthly box subscription box,but they will be doing premier boxes and one off ones too.
ordering is safe and easy.and ships worldwide.
all payment is done via paypal, shipping is done by airmail,
the box is $15.00 +6.99 for airmail 
or
                 $15.00 +9.50 for registered mail and tracking,
they ship worldwide .
to order simply go onto the website or Facebook page and email them at abcdeat2u@gmail.com with the box you want to order,and postage option, and paypal Addy,you then get sent a paypal invoice ,simply pay and send all your postage and address details to them,
they will email once parcel is shipped.

MY BOX,

CUTE YA WHITE CHOCOLATE ALMOND COOKIE ROLLS,
i luuurve these, a crispy crunchy nutty  roll covered in white chocolate and almonds, so tasty,

CORIS FUE RAMUNE CANDY.
i received grape in a previous box and love grape this time round i have received the strawberry flavour,these are cool Japanese sweets a little like UK polo sweets but they are not hard these are softer, and while in the mouth you can blow through the hole it whistles ,how cool is that,they are made with traditional ramune fizzy soda flavours,each pack has 8 sweets and a toy. 

JAPANESE BUBBLE GUM,
from a selection  ,i got pepsi and grape flavours,
with real fruit juices and such a great packaging,

CALEBREE CORN CRACKERS,LOBSTER IN SUPREME SOU FLAVOUR,
these tasted like  a prawn cocktail crisp flavour, very moorish and didn't last long, these a crispy and had a great crunch to them,a great size bag,

MEIJI DIY MUSHROOM CHOCO BISCUITS.

a diy kit for chocolate mushrooms.

make the mushrooms how you like,these are fun to make,

ARI- GATO SQUID SESAME CRACKER.
squid cracker balls ,these smelt so strong of squid ,this is the first thing in all the boxes we didn't like, i think the smell was too strong for us.i was hoping they would be like a prawn cracker ,the taste was OK but the smell was overly strong for us,

EDO  UMAIBO CORN SNACK -CHEESE.

THINK OF Cheetos, or wotsits crisps.these are long bars of crispy crunchy cheesiness,

these were really tasty one for me and one for the son, he sole half of mine.

worth buying again especially for the sons lunch at school.

a great February box,plenty of variety in it consists of sweet and savoury. only one product we didn't like in all the boxes we have ordered so value for money and something different in each box. look on the new website for other offers ,

check out a new enterprise from the company ,they now do a monthly beauty face sheet mask subscription , 2 types 5 pouch or 10 pouch take a look here,check out facebook for mask genie,here MASK GENIE,

chinese new year box from ABCDEat .snack candy box,

my latest ABCDEat box has arrived .and this is the special edition of Chinese new year box.

the company is ABCDEat, found on Facebook, instagram, 
it stands for Asian box can do eat (it).
ABCDEat is based in Hong Kong,they are an online store  that gathers all the snacks from all over Asia. they source the items  which are readily available  in the international city ,
packed into a box  and sent to your door.
this is a monthly box subscription box,but they will be doing premier boxes and one off ones too.
ordering is safe and easy.and ships worldwide.
all payment is done via paypal, shipping is done by airmail,
the box is $15.00 +6.99 for airmail 
or
                 $15.00 +9.50 for registered mail and tracking,
they ship worldwide .
to order simply go onto the website or Facebook page and email them at abcdeat2u@gmail.com with the box you want to order,and postage option, and paypal Addy,you then get sent a paypal invoice ,simply pay and send all your postage and address details to them,
they will email once parcel is shipped.

the Chinese new year box.

this is a huge celebration.a time to catch up with friends and family.spend time eating special food and the traditional red packets are given out for good luck , a.ka. laisee.

MY BOX.

TOHATO CARAMEL CORN,CNY EDITON,
oh these are Divine ,they are crispy crunchy corn snacks covered in caramel.
these are cute in a star shape.

CHOC COINS,
these were in the red envelope ,abcdeat are giving us these wishing us a prosperous and healthy new year,

JAN HON HONEY SWEET FLOUR CAKE,
now these are really sweet and i think i need to find a source in the UK to buy them,these are sweet and crunchy and very chewy,it is deep fried sweet dough then covered in a honey syrup.and covered with sesame seeds.

JAN HON BROWN SUGAR SWEET FLOUR CAKE.
a Chinese sweet dessert that is a crunchy and chewy  sweet..
deep fried dough covered in a sticky black sugar syrup.black sugar is darker and stronger and more dense than regular sugar so gives this pastry a deeper stronger  flavour,

YAN'S COCONUT CREAMY CANDY RED AND GREEN STYLE.
these can be found on many osechi boxes ,these are special food boxes found in the home that anyone can pick into as they please over the festive area.
the red sweets are a hard coconut candy, and the green ones are a chewy coconut candy, 

DRIED SALTED EGUSI SEEDS,
fat free,protein free,these are ,melon, squash,gourd,seeds.
the way to eat these is to you use your teeth to break the edge then pop the inner seed out to eat.
the black bag are salty and the red bag are are normal. great for munching on ,

so this is a great box and we can now make our own  osechi box for having when we are snacking around ,during the TV or watching films or playing cards./
this is also a great guide as o regular foods to be found in every house during the chinese new year.

okashi connection january box.

my January box arrived earlier in the week and we been trying it all out, this box is the best 
                OKASHI CONNECTION.
this is a Japanese candy and snack subscription box that comes out every month and is shipped world wide for $22.00 .postage is included in the price,
shipped direct from Tokyo,it takes about 2 weeks to get to the UK.
once opened you go onto the members blog and there you will find out about all the products in the box.
the box contains about a pound or 450g weight of candy and snacks which focus on seasonal items rather than weird filler items.
OK so on opening the box i knew this subscription was going to be a keeper.

also this month i was invited to buy the add on ,these you go to a link and then you can purchase as many of the items  as you want, i wasn't greedy and ordered one of each more to follow about this later.
you can find okashi connection here okashi connection website 
please add my referal code ljblog to the box when signing up thank you.

so my January box.is not heavy on the candy like the December box so its a nice change to the system all round.

YOKAI COFFEE COLLON,
yoke watch is the newer version of Pokemon. so expect to see the characters popping up on packaging and billboards over japan.
this box of crunchy biscuit wafers is filled with a cream filling and has a coffee flavour ,these are very Moorish and the box doesn't last very long when 2 people are eating them.

PETISSERIE .

chocolate wafers not overly sweet, these crack on eating and are very tasty 

HEART  CHIPLE YAKINIKU,

Yakiniku means BBQ, and these are popular as centre pieces in tables so everyone joins in and cooks the meat fish and veggies themselves,these crisps are really tasty and crunchy.

STRAWBERRY CHOCOBALL.

in the previous boxes we received different flavours.this is a soft shell.of chocolate with strawberry flavour,with a crispy rice filling,in a easy travel pocket dispenser  they have the KYORA -CHAN bird on the front.

TABEKKO ANIMAL CRACKERS,

these are aimed at teaching the kids English names of animals,or even the Japanese names.these are wafer biscuit crackers with a vanilla  flavour.quite a rich buttery texture and taste,and they fill you up in between meals.

SAPPORO BBQ WAFFLE CHIPS.

savoury waffle fries ,quite a salty BBQ flavours.these feel light and fluffy,they are crispy and tasty.

SAPPORO VEGETABLE CHIPSTICKS.

these are like vegetable soup in flavour,with flecks of vegetables running through, they are crunchy and crispy and very Moorish,they have 9 vegetables in them,

CREAMY BAKE CHEESE.

This is a rich creamy dessert type sweet candy, it has a cheese cake consistency and it lovely ,not knowing what to expect the only way was to jump right in,

SODA GUMMIES,

i love these dummies, i received cider,cola,grape,lemon soda, you get two bottle dummies in a pack and i enjoyed them all, they are not like the fizzy bottles we get in the UK,the flavour was very delicate.

GREEN APPLE CANDY ROLL,

this is a candy roll which is strong apple flavoured, i really liked this ,we get things like this in the uk,

a good solid box this month some great savour choices and some rich creamy goodies.have you signed up are you looking forward to getting your box. fancy signing up for next month feel free to use my referral name above,