Joliebox - February

Thursday 23 February 2012


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The Boudoir Prive merger with France's Joliebox excited many in the blogosphere, especially when Joliebox UK announced that there wouldn't be a box for January so that they could devote full attention to the contents of future boxes. Finally, after a great deal of waiting and numerous rumours, the new Joliebox has landed! Before I move onto the contents, let me mention the repackaging, or rather the addition of a black drawstring bag in the box. I don't really get the purpose of it. What the hell am I supposed to do with it?! Anyway, was this all worth the wait?

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The contents!

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(1) Taaj Himalaya Micellar Water, 100ml - "An antioxidant and tonic makeup remover that will revitalise and purify skin" - This smells nice and is basically a high end makeup remover that has natural water from the Himalayas as one of its key ingredients. It probably couldn't have come at a worst time for me as I've recently fallen in love with Liz Earle's Cleanse & Polish, and if you've tried that, you'll know that it's not only an incredible cleanser, but also removes every single trace of make-up. However, I'm sure I will try this out at some point and I like how it's paraben free and suitable for sensitive skin.

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(2) Macadamia Deep Repair Masque, 30ml sachet - I've been eyeing this up for some time, so I was happy to receive this and I'm looking forward to using it. I imagine I'll be able to get two uses out of this sample. (3) Lavera Hand Cream, 20ml handbag size - This is the same hand cream that I received in this Latest In Beauty box. I haven't tried it yet as I'm using up my beloved L'Occitane Shea Butter one, but it will be useful for keeping in my handbag. (4) RMK Cleansing Oil, 3ml sachet - Japanese brand which I've heard good stuff about, but I do think sachets for things like cleansers a bit useless as you can't get a good enough feel for them. That said, I will use it up and see what it's like.

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(5) Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip and Cheek Stain in Forever Pink, trial size - "An all natural, multi-purpose stain that adjusts its colour to your mood and temperature" - I love the smell of this, it's like fruity sweets! It is absolutely tiny though, see the size comparison below:-

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Anyway, I've tried it on my lips and it delivers a very pretty and flattering wash of pink. It's weird seeing it change colour and on me, it looks darker the hotter I feel (for example, I was out in the sunshine today and it turned to a deep fuschia pink!). Not sure I would want this effect on my cheeks, but I'll definitely use it on the lips.

Summary: I think the long wait was a MAJOR letdown. Although I will end up using everything in the box, I don't think there are any amazing standout products, and certainly nothing in my opinion makes this box special in any way. It's 'OK' at best, and I can imagine a lot of people being deeply disappointed with it. The value of the contents is pretty poor too, and I'm sure many will agree with me when I say that I'd rather have better value products in the box over an additional wasteful drawstring bag. I have always been excited to receive Boudoir Prive boxes and the very first Joliebox in December was incredible, but this just wasn't all that great.

Did you receive this box? What are your thoughts? Was it worth the wait or not?
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24 comments

  1. I quite liked the box because I'll use everything in it. This hasn't been the case with most of the other boxes I've tried.

    I'm meant to be unsubscribing from all boxes after March, as was just testing them out... We'll see ;)

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    1. Yeah I've had boxes from other companies where I've only used maybe one item and swapped the rest, so this wasn't too bad in that respect :)

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  2. Wow the box looks great, I might try this out. Haven't been loving Glossybox lately so I know what where I'll be heading next :)

    Charlee
    http://charmedcharlee.blogspot.com/
    xx

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    1. Seems quite a few are jumping ship from Glossybox! Don't blame them to be honest :)

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  3. I am still waiting for my box to arrive! After seeing this I am defo not looking forward to the box that much anymore!

    I will post on my blog as soon as mine arrives!
    http://www.allthingsbeautymake-upandshopping.blogspot.com

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    1. interested to see what you think, i was so disappointed with this :(

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  4. I received mine this morning. It was a decision maker for me, if it was worth it then i was going to carry on and be bankrupt, but I'm afraid at this point it isn't worth the £10 for me so I'm gonna cancel my subscription.

    I'm fed up of the waiting mostly, it's always late for no reason!

    http://cosmeticsshoppingandintoxication.blogspot.com/

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    1. I got annoyed with the delivery dates, they kept saying it was going to be sent mid-Feb and then it finally arrives nearly at the end of the month! I'm undecided about unsubbing yet, might see what's in next month's first but I'm very disappointed x

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  5. That looks like such a great box!
    www.whokilledlola.blogspot.com
    x

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  6. Curious about that hair mask and what you think of it!
    I've cancelled all my monthly boxes, they seem to be filling them up with stuff I won't use.

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    1. I'm excited to try it! Will post a review soon :)
      Yeah there doesn't seem to be a great deal of variety going on in them :(

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  7. I haven't tried this box yet, but the products look brilliant! May have to sign up!

    Soph @ http://ocbeauty.blogspot.com

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  8. This month's box hasn't instilled much confidence in me I'm afraid. Boudoir Prive were always about the smaller samples and I don't think this is a problem, but I was hoping that the Joliebox takeover would bring with it some of the brands that we have been coverting from the French Joliebox.

    Fair enough brands working with more than one box, but when the same beauty box is churning out the same brands (THREE repeats in your box - Jane Iredale, Macadamia, and RMK) then I wonder why their sales team seem to be having trouble attracting new clients.

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    1. This is what I was thinking - the French Joliebox looks INCREDIBLE! They have so many brands that they work with that I thought we'd see some new ones in this long awaited box, but no!

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  9. I was quite pleased with my box this month only meh product was the Lavera Hand Cream. Can't wait to try cleanser, hair mask and lip stain but like you I was expecting a better box - the December one was fab! x

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    1. I think that's the problem when there was a previous great box, you get your hopes up that the quality will be just as good :( x

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  10. Aww that's a shame you don't like your box! I've recently signed up to Amarya beauty box because I'm interested in paraben/chemical free beauty products. Your box looks like it would have appealed to me because all those products look like they'd be paraben free.

    Maybe next months will be better for you! x

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    1. Yeah I do love all the natural/paraben free products, I love the Amarya ones! :) x

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  11. I was happy with my box though mine was slightly different as I received the skincare trial pack instead of the sachet of the oil, oil is such a silly thing to put in a sachet!
    I was wondering if the drawstring bag is a one off like the concealer brush? If its a regular monthly thing it does seem pointless x

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    1. It's weird having oil in a sachet isn't it?! Thought it would be best packaged in a vial or something. Not sure, but judging from what people have been saying on Twitter, the bag seems to be a regular gimmick :(

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  12. I love the look of Jolie :D I'll try it after Carmine!

    http://lucyywrites01.blogspot.com/
    Lucy
    x

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