Green Beauty: LoveLula Beauty Box - April 2019 review

I hope everyone had a good Easter! I've been catching up with a couple of my monthly beauty subscription boxes and wanted to share the contents of one of my faves from LoveLula.

If you haven't heard of LoveLula before, they're a natural and organic online retailer who specialises in all aspects of green beauty shopping. They offer a monthly beauty box subscription where all of the products fit in with their ethics, so everything is cruelty-free with no parabens and no SLS.

Curious to find out more? Here's what's inside this month's box!

Dr Botanicals Lemon Superfood All-in-One Rescue Butter (RRP £19)

With the Summer holidays coming up, multi-purpose products are brilliant for popping into your travel bag and this bright yellow tube of moisturising goodness from Dr Botanicals is a must-have! The Lemon Superfood All-in-One Rescue Butter is a super-thick balm that can be applied to lips, elbows, heels, face, body - anywhere that is feeling very dry and in need of some hydrating TLC. A little goes a long way so this tube will last a good while.

Alteya Organic Bulgarian Chamomile Water (RRP £7.95)

Packaged in an amber glass bottle, Alteya Organic's Bulgarian Chamomile Water is a beautiful product for the warmer months ahead and the perfect way to refresh and hydrate the skin. It helps to soothe, tone, revitalise and brighten your complexion with just a quick spritz and works well with Alteya's other skincare products, some of which I've reviewed in the past here.

Gallinée Body Milk (RRP £28)

Worth £28 on its own, LoveLula have included another full-size product in this month's box with Gallinée's Body Milk - a 94% natural body moisturiser that's infused with probiotics to keep skin smooth, soft and supple for longer. I've used this in the past and loved it so I'm very happy to have another bottle in my skincare collection.

Glossworks Nail Polish in Raspberry Parade (RRP £12)

The last main product is by Glossworks and this shade Raspberry Parade is from their brand new Spring collection. It boasts a 9-free formula which delivers a high shine glossy finish, and this juicy pink colour looks amazing on toes!

To round off the box, there are also two samples from Kimberly Sayer to try; the Gentle Face Cleanser and the Restore Anti-Ageing Cream.

LoveLula Beauty Box* is a monthly subscription box priced at £13.95 with free postage in the UK. Visit lovelula.com to find out more.

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Green Beauty: LoveLula Beauty Box - September 2017 review

LoveLula's monthly beauty boxes are something that I always look forward to receiving and their September edition is an amazing selection of natural perfume, skincare and pampering treats! Let's take a closer look, shall we?

Walden Eau de Parfum Gift Set (RRP £30)

The star of this month's box is a beautiful gift set from Walden, featuring their complete range of Eau de Parfums in 5ml trial-size bottles. I was lucky enough to try out the range before it launched earlier this year and I raved about the release back in May (read my review here) where I featured my two favourites, Castles In The Air and A Little Star Dust. All of these perfumes have been created with the finest natural absolutes, resins and essential oils, making them a must-try for anyone who wants to explore a new line of luxury natural fragrances. Needless to say, they all smell gorgeous and completely different to anything that you can find on the high street.

ESSE Gel Cleanser (10ml travel size - full size is 100ml for £25) 

I was pleased to see an ESSE product included as I'm currently testing out some of their probiotic skincare (review coming soon, keep your eyes peeled!) and this Gel Cleanser sounds perfect for my skin. It contains Peppermint and Spearmint Oils to improve micro-circulation and help to get rid of toxins, so it sounds like a really refreshing cleanser to reach for at the end of a long day.

Kimberly Sayer Skincare (Sample Set)

This set contains 1.5ml sachets of four best-selling skincare products from Kimberly Sayer; Light Cleansing Lotion, Gentle Face Cleanser, Restore Anti-Aging Cream and Healing Light Night Cream. I've used a few Kimberly Sayer products in the past but I haven't tried any of these before, so I might save them for a weekend away. 

JOIK White Chocolate Bath Truffle (1 truffle)

I do love how the label warns you not to eat this product because it smells delicious! I've used these before (featured them back in my Valentine's Day Gift Guide here earlier this year) and absolutely love them. They're packed full of rich nourishing ingredients such as Cocoa Butter and they are a wonderfully indulgent pampering treat for dry skin. Did I mention that they also smell like creamy, sweet white chocolate?! 

Balm Balm Beauty Balm (full size, RRP £16.50)

The last product from this month's LoveLula beauty box is a jar of Balm Balm's fantastic Beauty Balm. This multi-purposing skincare gem can be used as a balm cleanser to remove daily grime and makeup, as an exfoliator and as an ultra-hydrating /intensive moisturiser. Suitable for all skin types, a little goes a long way with this product whichever way you use it, so this jar will last you a good few months.

LoveLula Beauty Box* is a monthly subscription box priced at £13.95 with free postage in the UK. Visit lovelula.com to find out more.

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Beauty Box: LoveLula Beauty Box - March 2017 review

My LoveLula Beauty Box arrived last week and I've been enjoying having a little play with all of the products inside. 

For fans of green and natural beauty products, LoveLula is one of the best subscription boxes to sign up to. They stock a huge selection of eco-friendly brands on their website, which should give you a strong idea as to the quality of the products that you'll receive every month from them. I always look forward to seeing what they've included - it's a fun surprise and a great way to be introduced to brands that you might have been wanting to try, or haven't heard of before. 

March's LoveLula Beauty Box contains five products, four of which are full-size:-

• Seascape Island Apothecary Unwind Body Wash (full size, RRP £16) - I love seahorses so it was lovely to find one adorning this bottle of Body Wash from Seascape Island Apothecary. This Unwind Body Wash contains 100% natural essential oils such as Jersey Lavender and Ylang Ylang - two of my favourite scents. It smells wonderfully calming and relaxing, and doesn't contain any silicones, parabens, SLS, petroleum, artificial colours or artificial fragrances. A lovely, luxury body wash to use when you're feeling stressed or juggling too many things at once! 

• PHB Ethical Beauty Brightening Hand Cream (full size, RRP £10.95) - I've been really impressed by everything that I've tried from PHB Ethical Beauty so far, and this hand cream is another great product from them. It's got a really rich and hydrating formula which has been going a great job of moisturising my dry hands and leaving them silky soft. The fragrance is quite strong, but I like it as it's Ylang-Ylang and Neroli. I can't comment on the brightening claims just yet, though I love the idea of using an anti-aging hand cream as it can be easy to forget that your hands are out and on show all the time, so they're one of the first places to show the signs of early aging. 

• Hurraw! Papaya & Pineapple Lip Balm (full size, RRP £4.99) - Last month, I featured Hurraw! in my 5 Organic & Natural Lips Balm To Try post (you can read it here), so I was really happy to find one in this month's box! I haven't tried this flavour before, but it tastes like a tropical cocktail, really fruity and summery. The formula of these balms are amazing - I seriously can't recommend them enough!

• Laidbare For Richer For Porer Pore Minimiser Facial Masque (full size, RRP £7.99) - I've gone through a couple of tubes of this face mask over the years and I'm very happy to have it back in my skincare stash because it's a fantastic mask. It contains a whole host of natural ingredients such as Kaolin Clay, Shea Butter, Japanese Seaweed, Liquorice and Rose Water. A good one to try if you're looking for a face mask that'll draw out impurities, but also hydrate and soothe it at the same time. What I like to call a great all-rounder :)

• Kimberly Sayer Ultra Light Facial Moisturiser (5ml sample) - The last product is a sachet sample of one of Kimberly Sayer's bestselling products and this moisturiser is for Combination, Oily and Blemish-Prone skin types so it's perfect for me, plus it contains SPF 30 which I always like to see included in more natural based skincare. I haven't tried it yet so keep your eye on my future Empties posts for when I do, though I'll probably save it until summer's here to properly test out the sunscreen benefits.

This is another great box from LoveLula who are always consistent month-to-month - I've never had a 'bad' box from them! The contents of March's box are worth £40 altogether, so it's a fantastic value for money beauty box to try out.

LoveLula Beauty Box* is a monthly subscription box priced at £12.50 with free postage in the UK. Visit lovelula.com to find out more.

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October Favourites

Skincare and makeup have been two passions of mine for such a long time now, but I still get excited like a little kid on Christmas day, when I discover new products to fall in love with. This small, tried and tested handful are my October Beauty Favourites.

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