Hello fellow nomads,
I've been having a bumper mail month with a couple of my Memeboxes arriving in quick succession. This particular box is a Luckybox, which contains a selection of items from previous Memeboxes, with a mixture of sample and full sized products. This was Luckybox #1, and I got the version which came back into stock after the first box went out of stock. The first version of this box looked great, so I was really excited to receive my restocked version.
With all the excitement, I've been quite overwhelmed with new products to try but thought I'd post and let you know what I received at the very least, and any first impressions that I have at this stage. I haven't managed to try all of them yet as I only have the one face, but I will get back to you on how I got along with some of those items which require a more lengthy trial.
Dear by Enprani Bounce Cheese Cream (30ml, half size product)
This was raved about (and I mean, raved) from previous Memeboxes and I was very excited to hear it was coming in my Luckybox. I mean come on. It's a cream, made out of cheese! (Ok so it turns out it's just got some whey in it but still. Cheese cream!). So far the product has not disappointed. I've tried it on a couple of days and been very impressed with how well it moisturised my skin. The texture is plain odd (best described as…. stringy) and the smell is slightly baby-powderish, but the results are nothing but impressive so I'm sold. I will be using this regularly and will let you know how I get on after a prolonged period of use.
IOPE Bio Essence Intensive Conditioning (18ml, sample size)
This seems like a super expensive product from the accompanying card. It would have been nice to have a larger sample as I feel with products like this, you need to use them for a long time before you can see the results. However, this is still a fairly generous sample and I like that it even comes with its own cotton pads. The accompanying booklet even tells you how to hold the cotton pads! Well, for such a luxury product I was expecting to be blown away but to be honest it feels like any other gentle toner. Not sold on this and I definitely wouldn't pay full price for it.
Glory Nail Vegan Lacquer in Yanggaeng (15ml, full size)
This is a natural nail polish in some pretty cute packaging. Unfortunately the shade I received isn't particularly my cup of tea, so I might see if I can swap it. I have painted it on one nail to see what the formula is like, and I was very impressed indeed. It applied smoothly in one coat and set quickly. The glitter was smooth and evenly distributed, and it even came off quite easily too using normal nail polish remover (no need for the tinfoil trick here). I am really impressed with the formula but just slightly bummed with the shade I was sent.
NoTS 28 Remedy Acne Pore Deep Cleanser (60ml, half size sample)
This is a heavier duty cleanser for acne prone skin. I don’t have acne prone skin, but think I will rotate this into my skincare routine and perhaps use it once a week or so, just to keep my skin on its toes. It’s a generous sample and looks like a decent product so I'm pleased.
Sep Face lifting mask (30g, full size)
This is a sheet mask apparently formulated with the same material as shaping underwear…!! An interesting claim but when applied, the mask looks like it's made out of lace which is rather special. If you were to ever wear a mask out of the house, it would be this one. It also comes in 2 pieces, which means it's more likely to fit a wider variety of face shapes, and I found the results pleasantly hydrating but not life changing.
Too Cool For School Aqua gel mist (100ml, full size)
This is a great full-size product and you may say it’s just a spray bottle of water, but you’d be sorely mistaken. This is a spray that will moisturise your face whilst cooling you down, which sounds amazing to me. I don’t think I’ll get a lot of use out of it in England, and it’s probably a bit antisocial to use on the tube, but if I go on holiday somewhere hot this year I think I will find myself reaching for this a lot. I only wish it came in a travel size (I know, how silly to wish for something smaller) so I could take this on a plane.
I'm a little swamped with essences at the moment, as I feel it's something you need to keep at for a while, so this is joining the queue behind my current essence du jour. I am looking forward to trying it and as it's a full size product, I should have no trouble in finding out whether it really does control my pores.
Tonymoly Delight Tony Tint Red (1.5ml, sample size)
Ok so... This was a weird one. I have heard a lot about Tonymoly products and was very keen to try something from the brand, but sadly I didn't get along too well with this tint. Firstly it's a very thin, watery tint which just runs everywhere and is difficult to get in the right place. Secondly, it's a strong red, which is fine, except it shows up everywhere that it has run off to. Apparently you're supposed to give yourself a gradient lip known as a "Korean Lip" but I just ended up looking like a loon. It also clung to any slight dry patches on my lips. I'm wondering whether I could use this with a foundation brush as a cheek tint? Like really sheered out? Watch this space...
Overall I love, love, loved this box and this reaffirmed my adoration for Memebox after a slightly blip on the Superbox by thefaceshop. This box was a very reasonable USD $23 plus shipping, but I had some vouchers to use so I ended up paying USD $21.25 including shipping which is about £12.75. I'm pretty pleased with the value for money for such a good range of products, and I'm looking forward to giving them all a good go.
Also, as a side note, I haven't been hit with any customs charges apart from my very first box which shipped back in January and I don't think they'd got the hang of filling out the customs labels properly at that point. So I haven't had to pay any extra charges for these boxes which I'm very glad about.
Did you receive the Memebox Luckybox #1 Restocked? Or even the original? What did you think?
-Rachel
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