MEMEBOX SECRET KEY HOLIDAY EDITION

I bought this set for two reasons, firstly there were no boxes on the go and well I really like secret key. I also used loads of points so got it for about £9.  I notice there is a different set up now but I have everything from that so won't be ordering. I only got one double in this set and that's the yellow cream.

The yellow cream is sister to the pink version and they have littel capsule like bits in a jelly which sort of pop on the skin, the yellow version is very much an anti-oxident one.

The Blackout pore tightening mask is a really fresh clean smelling substance that when you take it off your skin actually squeaks if you rub it.

The set came with a little bottle of Starting Treatment Essence which I love so will decant this one or use it for travel, this has one fo my top ingredients galactomyces.

The yellow bottle is a beautiful perfume mist and since I am no use at describing scents i won't other than to say it is not heavy, sickly or sweet and could easily be mistaken for soemthing expensive.

This set also came with Berry Milk hand cream but it contains donkey milk which is a total turn off for me, many a holiday in Spain ruined by going up mountains on the back of donkey's with wooden saddles, enough said!

Snail Eye Cream is the last item and I am really  happy as I have a thing for eyecream also and love to do an eye massage when I get the time.

MEMEBOX BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL EDITION 5

These Black Friday boxes were a series of 5 so here is number 5...

BENTON Snail Bee High Content Steam Cream 50ml Full size product: 50ml ($18)

This is the steam cream version of the famous snail bee range. The essence was in box 5 and as I said there I have quite  a few of this range but not tried any yet, purely not had time to introduce them into my routine, however I will be soon.

A.H.C Hologram Moisture Serum 50ml Full size product: 50ml ($89)

The Gen version of this was in the Next Best Thing box and whilst these are a thing of beauty some people don't like the alcohol content in the Gen version so I am a bit dubious until I check this one out as alcohol is known to dry the skin out. AHC seems to be a fairly high end brand and indeed the BF box 4 has a moisture pack from them in it too so maybe these boxes are good value.

SHARA SHARA Top Talented Skin BB SPF34 PA++ 35ml Full size product: 35ml ($20)

I already have one of these so will be swapping this out but have to say it is very moisturising and goes on well for a fairly generic BB.

DEARBERRY Ice Cream Hand Cream 04 Vanilla 30ml Full size product: 30ml ($7)

Again another one of these to pad the box out but hey ho it's hand cream so what's not to like, glad I got 2 different frangrances though and the packaging is cute so will be a nice addition when I make up gift boxes.

DEARBERRY Kiss of Berry Tint Lip Balm 10g Full size product: 10g ($6)

DEARBERRY is making regular appearances now and to compliment the hand cream we have a lip balm. There's 6 in the range, Raspberry, Sugar Berry, Blue Berry, Strawberry, Cranberry and Blackberry, I got Blue Berry which I love. How many lip balms can I use this year, that's going to be my challenege for 2015 as I have a lip balm mountain growing in my beauty room. This one is meant to give a sexy shine and plumper pout! Don't you just love Memebox descriptions...

If anyone would like to do a lip balm swap box let me know!

These BF boxes are shaping up to be ok and I can't wait for my favourite postie to rock up with more soon. What are your postie's like? Mine are fantastic!

MEMEBOX BLACK FRISAY SEPCIAL EDITION 4

These holiday sets came in a series of 5 and I got about 4 of them, 2 arrived at the same time 4 and 5 and immediately I noticed 2 products the same and 2 from the same brand but different products. This is the contents of edition 4.

Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence 60ml Full size product: 60ml ($18)

 I think everyone must be familiar with this by now  and as the description says 'Contains 90% snail extract and bee venom instead of water. Powerful ingredients such as snail mucin and bee venom help to heal acne, fade acne scars, brighten skin tone, and maintain hydration throughout the day'. I have to confess although I own just about every product in the range I have yet to try any of them. Purely due to sorting my skin routine out and not wanting to introduce anythign else at this stage.

 DEARBERRY Ice Cream Hand Cream 01 Green Tea 30ml Full size product: 30ml ($7)

This came is not only this box but number 5 as well. I ended up with a green tea and a vanilla. Never tried them but will, who deosn't like hand cream.

 

SHARA SHARA Mint Tok Tok Lip Essence 8g Full size product: 8g ($8)

A lip repairing and filling treatment that is meant to boost natural collagen, sounds like a lip pplumper of some sort. I already use an ELF one but will give this a go. It has a minty frangrance so probably the stinging sensation of mint will plump up the lips.

 A.H.C Miracle Multi Cream 100ml Full size product: 100ml ($78)

This product has a high value if it's true which would suggest it to be fairly high end, not a regular occurence. It is multi-use as in a cream, overnight mask and lip balm rolled into one. It sees to be full of essential oils and claims 48 hour protection.

CHEEKROOM Lip & Eye Remover 100ml Full size product: 100ml ($12)

A make-up remover that contains cyclomethicone and rose water from the brand that reminds me of the Blam. I have a few of their range now and I liek to wait until I have a few things from the same brand to try at once. I wonder if this is meant to be like a micellar water.

This box was cheap and hardly cost me anything so pretty pleased with all it contains.

MEMEBOX SUPERBOX #70 THUMBS UP BLOGGER PICKS

This box contains 8 full sized products so great value for money. I love this box as it's a good mix of make-up and products.

One or two things in this box really stand out for me and I'm glad I got it on a re-stock. So here is what is within....

N.S.M ReBorn Tint 5g ($18) was featured in Make-up Edition box- These were picked from a random selection of 3, I got Exciting Snow Cooling Tint which is a deep pinky red, there was also Sorbet and Sorbet Melting. If I'm honest I won't use this colour but looking at them all I don't think any of them would suit me. Why are Korean lip products made in such in your face colours? These tints are meant to melt in a cooling way into the lips and put a protective film over them, nice idea. I may try it in the summer. The card suggests applying from the inner corners for a graduated effect, I can't get that ombre lip right.

Ladykin Aqua Exfoliator For Body 150ml ($14) was featured in #16 OMG box - this is a fruit peel and exfoliator and it says to use it after a shower to peel areas you wish to remove dead skin cells from, I can see this being good for summer legs but think I would have to get back in the shower again.

Croquis Dual Concealer 8.1g ($27) was featured in #23 Girls Night Out box - I like how it has 2 ends, a pointy tip for spot coverage and a sponge for larger areas, the colour is pretty generic beige type but I can work with it. It also says it's an anti-wrinkle concealer so I'm thinking it maybe has something in it that reflects light.

HAIR+ Velvet Nutri Injection 12ml ($5) featured in #41 Jackpot Box - I love these, have swapped for a few in the past and I am happy to get hair products in boxes. I use it after towel drying and one tube lasts me a fair bit. I don't know if your meant to use it all at once but I don't.

Evas Cosmetic Vitamin cleansing Dessert 130g ($18) was featured in #51 My Cute Wishlist 2 - These came in 4 variations Berry Mix, Lemon, Red Wine and Coconut & Cacao, I got Red Wine which is fine. It is meant to be used within a year of opening which sounds a lot! I will definately get round to using it as it's meant for getting make-up off so what could be better after a night of drinking red wine to then put it on your face!

23 Years Old Air-laynic Pore Mask ($14) featured in Luckybox #7 - I have heard good things about this so glad it's showed up for me. It has nose mask sheets that your put the liquid onto and it tightens pores and eliminates oils. I have some quite large pores so will be happy to use this and see if it makes any difference. Love the quirkyness of the syringe.

Purebess Galactomyces 100% 50ml ($15) featured in #6 Whole Grain - This is a HG for me, this stuff really does lock in moisture in my dry skin. Use it all the time so this will be a back-up I will get my monies worth out of. I also use secret key starting treatment which contains galactomyces too. I can't rave about it enough for anyone with dry skin.

Secret Key Color Recipe The Pink Cream 55g ($34) was in #54 The Pinkaholic - I have to confess to not trying either this or the yellow cream yet, even though I have multiples of these and love the brand I just haven't had a window in whcih to open them yet. Again it's an anti-ageing cream which is fine with me as I need it now. Apparently there are tiny bits in the cream that pop on your skin so quite looking forward to that.

All in All Blogger Picks is a great box for me and a good range of things to try and a couple fo good back ups too.

MEMEBOX SPECIAL #35 MOISTURE SURGE

Dry Skin Smackdown is how this box is pitched. It has 6 products which is good and they are all full size.

This box perked me up. I have dry skin so it was an obvious choice. In recent months a combination of western peeling techniques and Korean treatments has really helped my skin so I'm always on the lookout for anything that claims to add moisture.

Here's what's in the box...

insobeau Hairomax Vitamin Stick 10g ($29) - This seems to be a spot treatment for dry patches and can be used before or after make-up application. It also claims to cool, sooth and treat enlarged pores. It is a vitamin (doesn't say which) and hyaluronic formula, guessing the hyaluronic is there to plump. It says it can be used around eye, mouth and cheeks so I would assume it could double up as a lip balm.

Wish Formula Premium Ampoule Mask ($14) - This is a sheet mask that aims to improve the skin's ability to recover whilst moisturising and treating wrinkles. There is no information about ingredients but I'm happy to try new masks as I seem to always use the same Etude and Innisfree ones.

original raw Delux Kit ver 3.0 30ml x 3 ($60) - I am really intrigued and excited by this kit, it has 3 tubes, a cleanser, a patting essence and a jam. The cleanser is one of those that bubble up and trap oxyden into the skin, Black Bubble in this case and the jam is meant to lock moisture in for 48 hours. Instructions say a dime sized amount of cleanser so this should last a while. The jam can be used after essence or more thickly for overnight.

ROSEMOON Rich 53% Collagen Smart Balm 50ml ($47) - I love the sleek packaging on this, makes it look expensive. It's a collagen cream that contains 53% which must be quite good or they probably wouldn't mention it. Collagen is one of my faves as it plumps my skin up so I'm happy this was included as I've never tried Rosemoon before.

imface Vio-Xellose Neck Patch 10ml ($5) - A plant and coconut extract sheet mask for the neck. Good one for the turkey neck as we get older. Never used a neck mask before, this one probably requires a lie down so will keep it for a head to toe night.

Dermahouse Aloe Vera Moisture Mist 120ml ($14) - I love this stuff! I have 4 of them now and use it on it's own or with patting waters and ampoules added, I've decanted and mixed up this with so many things and I use aloe products after my glycolics so well happy to get this. I had difficulty finding this online for a while.

This box is a good practical one, not any high end surprised but things that can be used on a daily basis with a couple of good treatment masks trown in.

MEMEBOX SUPERBOX #80 PUMPKIN PIE COSMETICS

I don't really know what I was expecting from this box, the clue is in the name I suppose but I think the word cosmetics threw me and had me thinking it would be a make-up driven box, however there is no make-up her it's all skincare. For being a superbox it only contains 5 items which is a bit on the light side and it doesn't total up to much value, around $82 if that is to be believed.$5 for a hand cream could be right.

The first tub is the only thing that contains pumkin in the box so it took me a bit to work out what is actually going on? Could the box be curated on the ingredients to make a pumkin pie?

Dearberry Coco's Secret Recipe Pumkin 100ml ($16) - this seems to be a wash off pack for dry skin which is full of beat carotene, the texture is weird, described as spongy but I don't like it's stickiness. It smells ok but nothing to rave about. I can't find the shelf life on mine but don't imagine it to be long.

Insobeau Multi Complex V-Line Repair Sleeping Mask 80ml ($42) - So this is an egg based cream that gets it's yellowness from the yolk. It has a best before June 15 on it which doesn't surprise given all the egg in there. It also contains argan oil, peptides, collagen, albutin and ceramide although I imagine some of them will also come from the egg ingredient. I can't open any more sleeping packs just now so may gift this.

Enesti Shea Butter Hand Cream Lemon & Verbena 50g ($5) - I thik this has been around a few boxes and doesn't wow me, a cheap hand cream is easy to throw in as a filler, what verbena and lemon have to do with pumkin pie I'm not really sure, I know lemon stops apples from turning brown, maybe it has the same effect on pumpkin?

Tonymoly Gold Black Sugar Scrub Mask 100ml ($7) - I have this already and have not opened it as I usually make my own sugar scrubs. I have not tried anything with gold in it though so could be persuaded, either way I will need to get rid of a tub soon.

Enesti Day to Day Rice & Milk Foam Cleansing 160g ($14) - Another Enesti item but unlike the hand cream I want to try this, rice is meant to be good in cleansers in general and as it contains milk proteins it should be nice and creamy on the skin.

So Pumkin Pie Cosmetics you are not, all in all this box bored me a bit. I think the star of the show is the pumpkin mask and the box has been thrown together around it.

MEMEBOX SPECIAL #40 HEAD TO TOE

This box boasts products for hair, body, feet and ahem lady bits!

Elizavecca Milky Piggy Collagen Coating Protein Ion Injection 50ml - I have this already but hair products never go wrong, I've not tried it yet but Elizavecca is a good brand so have high hopes for it.

Tosowoong Micro Face Towel - This is a nice addition as you don't see many accessories in boxes and these things come in so handy. I will be using this alongside some cleansing foam.

Tosowoong Time Shift Serum 20ml - this is a fermented serum that contains snail and galactomyces, another favourite ingredient of mine. I use the Purebess galactomyces all the time and finds it gives good lasting moisture when I need it. I am happy to try this to see how it measures up to other serums.

ProYou Body Scrub Peeling Emulsion - I already use the face peeling gel from ProYou so will give this a go. Thinking of using it on dry skin then showering off.

Milky Dress Foot Essence Sweat Free 30ml - Although the desription pitches this as for foot odour I think it's really just a foot cream. Not sure I will ever use this but I know someone who will.

Last but by no means least....

KSin Bulgarian Rose Feminine Secret Cleanser 200ml - Ok this is a weird one, it's a cleanser to 'leave a woman's secret zone with a sophisticated and attractive floral fragrance' according to the card it gets rid of foul smells. I think if it smells that foul it's a doctor you need not a bottle of rose cleanser! Will I use this? No but only because I think it could irritate the nether regions.

I think the contents fit the theme head to toe well.