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Although I have actually cancelled this box this one looks like it is a good box and contains four full-size products and a sample size. I am also glad that this box has products that have a less Cetearyl alcohol in them and that there is nice variety of products. This box costs £12.50 a month and contains organic and natural products.

I really used to look forward to my birchbox box arriving but following last months poor box I was not sure whether to look forward to it or not. But sadly it's not a box I have enjoyed again this month. But I think that the biggest error that I made was switching to the slimbox so I will switch back for next month and see whether or not I get better box. But enough of that and I will show you what I have received in box. The balm stainiac The first item in my box is probably my favourite item and is the Stainiac by The Balm. This is a cheek and lip stain and I have just used one up so I am extremely happy to have another as it gives a great red stain to the lips which lasts well and doesn't look patchy. Liz Earle Botanical Shine Shampoo 50ml The next item is the Shampoo by Liz Earle and although this isn't a huge sample it will be enough for two applications and is great to try out a brand where I have enjoyed one of their skincare items, the hot c...

So I seem to be having quite a disappointing month this month with beauty boxes.  Thankfully though this one isn't a disappointing box and at £5.95 it is actually the best box that I have had for a while. Tbh though even at full rrp it is great value. Pink parcel is a period box and it includes either tampons or sanitary towels and as well as these you also get snacks and beauty items. Here is what I got in my first ever pink parcel though so you can judge for yourself how good the value of this box is.

To say this is one of my favourite boxes for a while will be a bit of an understatement.  At $19 plus p and p this box was a bargain and having three Holygrail products in it that means for me i t is even more of a bargain. Originally this was a box that cost over $30 but they are trying to clear their warehouse in Korea because they are closing their global operation so they decided to sell off the remaining products at a cheaper price. Which was great for me. But here I will show you what was in this box and detail why the products are Holygrail for me. I h ave to admit that when I can mainly freestyle a review I must really like the products and the box.

The irony is that I have written a Memebox review post only a week after their announcement isn't lost on me. But here is the soothingsista Memebox that I received from the box party event.

I have to admit that sometimes my beauty routine feels a little bit odd.  I have a real mix of both western and Korean beauty products in this house and I like having a mix of different nationalities of products for different reasons. But, slowly my products are getting rather more mixed though because  a lot of the korean beauty trends seem to be appearing on the market in the UK and in the US and Canada at the moment. But to me this also shows that the three big beauty trends this year may well originate from Korea and give me an easier to access to the types of products that I have recieved in my korean boxes and from korean online orders this last year. To me the three beauty trends that may break through this year will be sheet masks, cheese and milk based creams (both body and face), and snail mucus products.

Okay, so memebox is finishing shipping to all but America, Japan and China 10th February.  So what do we do next if we are not Americans, and even if we are and find the US shop and boxes unappealing? First of all I'd say don't panic.  This did happen last year as well so I'm not sure whether or not permanent will mean permanent as M emebox seem to change their minds as much as my toddler changes his . Personally, though, I actually think that this time it will be permanent move after they moved their operations to the United States and have products warehoused there.  Adding to that the fact that they have changed the name on Instagram I think it could be permanent. But even if it is permanent there are other options to get Korean products whether th at means Korean online s t o re s or beauty boxes that are already established or indeed boxes that are looking to expand into the worldwide market or European markets in the future.    ...