Feel Unique February Beauty Box

Yesterday I was devasted to discover an email for the FeelUnique team announcing that they are discontinuing their Beauty Boxes...

'As a valued customer, I wanted to be the first to let you know that we’ve taken the decision to close our Beauty Box service.

At feelunique.com we pride ourselves on delivering exceptionally high standards of value, service and quality and we're constantly reviewing the way we do things.

Each month we've been listening and taking onboard all of your comments and ideas. We understand that like us, you love beauty and trying new things and it's with this in mind that we believe there's a better way of delivering a bespoke, high quality sampling service based on your individual needs. For this reason, we will be closing Beauty Box indefinitely as of this month.'

I am gutted! Even though I've only received two boxes, I loved them both and would have carried on subscribing for at least another few months. I will definitely be looking for a replacement box so a little research into the next best thing will definitely be happening in the next few weeks.

Anyway yet again I was not disappointed with this month's box; all the  products contained inside were good and from a nice wide range, which I think is vital with beauty boxes. Here are this month's contents:

1)    Elemis Lime And Ginger Hand & Body Wash. 200ml (Full Size 300ml £18.40) 

I'm really happy with this product. Two thirds of the full size and I absolutely love elemis products - they are always so fresh, kind to the skin and natural. Lime and Ginger is a very interesting, zingy combination and I can't wait to try it out.

2)  Decleor Phytopeel Face Peel Cream 15ml (Full Size 100ml £23.50)

FeelUnique seem to really love french products. This at home face peel is a soft cream formula which exfoliates and smoothes the epidermis. I'm a sucker for a good face cream so more than happy with this item!

3. Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Usage Dry Oil 10ml (Full Size 100ml £38)

I've wanted to try an oil out for ages and so I'm super excited about this one from Nuxe . It's suitable for face, hair and body and is  unique super activated formula to nourish, repair and soften in a single gesture.

4)  Philip Kingsley Elasticizer 60ml (Full Size 250ml £18.70)

I'm the first to admit the condition of my hair isn't great so I'm looking forward to seeing what this Elasticizer can do. Supposedly good for extremely broken or damaged hair to restore suppleness, elasticity, shine and bounce; this will suit me down to the ground.


5) Leighton Denny High Performance Nail Colour - Diamond Rose  4.6ml (Full Size 12ml £13.25)

An adorable pearly pink shade from Leighton Denny's collection. One part of his 'Diamond French Manicure' but I don't think that matters. This expert & high performance nail colour is 'easy to apply, long lasting and chip resistant' which sounds spot on to me.

6) Jean Paul Gaulter Kokorico Perfume Sample 1ml

The added extra of a cute men's fragrance.

So all in all I love this month's box and I'm gutted its being discontinued.

If anyone has any other Beauty Box recommendations I'd love to hear them!

Feel Unique January Beauty Box: 1 Week On

So this time last week I received my first Feel Unique Beauty Box much to my personal excitement, my bank balances detriment and my skin's delight.

You can read about my initial reaction here.

The box promised to refresh and revive with the note inside reading:

‘New Year New You. Now the festive frivolities are over its time to get back to basics with our specially selected products, designed to put you back on the straight and narrow.'

I thought this was a great concept for January and for that reason I fully forgive them for not including any make-up. Although I'd love some next month please!

Here are my thoughts on the products after a weeks use:

1) Lierac creme Mesolift anti-aging radiance cream 15ml 

This was my favourite product of the box; it smells lovely, almost like orange Starburst sweets! It's fairly thick but applied last thing at night after cleansing for the past week had really enhanced my natural complexion and daily glow. Out of everything I would probably be most likely to buy this product. I would rate it 8/10

2. Dead Sea Spa Majik Salt Brushing - 2 Sachets

The predominant downside for me with the sachets was that I have heard they have appeared in a number of similar beauty boxes in recent months, which is fine, but sort of takes the excitement out of getting something new on the scene and perhaps unknown.

The scrub was brilliant at exfoliating and left my skin feeling clean, smooth and silky. Unfortunately however the salt pieces were quite large and I usually like a much finer scrub. Also any future users should be careful when scrubbing over any cuts or flesh wounds as the salt can really sting. I learnt this the hard way after scrubbing over a cut I had gained after trying to open my Beauty Box with a knife much too enthusiastically and cutting my hand - oh the irony! I liked this product but wouldn't buy it; there are many other  skin scrubs out there I much prefer. 5/10

 3) Caudalie Vinotherapie Nourishing Body Lotion 30ml

I really liked this lotion. It was light, seemingly long-lasting and left my skin feeling fairly soft. One downside to the product was it's smell which was quite strong, floral and a little bit old fashioned if I'm being completely honest. Despite this, it was a nice product and one that I'm sure I'll get future use out of. 6/10

4) Phyto PhytoBaume Color Protect Express Conditioner 20ml

This wasn't bad by any stretch of the imagination but it was probably my least favourite product. I wasn't 'wowed' by it in any sense; I  tend to spend quite a lot of money on good hair conditioners and this one didn't really compare to some of my favourites like Catwalk, Aussie and Tigi. I didn't find it boosted the colour of my highlighted hair particularly. Maybe I will give this another try and see if a second verdict improves my thoughts. 5.5/10

5) This works Clean Skin for the Face 30ml

Last but by no means least, the thisworks facial wash which again I really liked. If you hadn't guessed already I'm a big fan good-smelling products and this smelt sufficiently fresh albeit quite strong. I found it took off every once of my make up and provided a completely clean base for moisturising. I would probably buy this product if the price was right. 7/10

I hope I haven't been too harsh, all just my honest opinion for those who are interested. I liked every item in the box, just some a little more than others.

I can't wait for Febuary's box and look forward to sharing my views on it.

Feel Unique January Beauty Box

                             

Just to make my day all the better the postman just dropped the Feel Unique January Beauty Box at my door. I've been so excited about this since I signed up and literally tore the packaging open to discover what was inside. I had no idea it had been dispatched so it felt like Christmas all over agin!

The Beauty Box concept costs £9.95 with free postage and although you don't know what goodies will be contained inside, you're promised 5-6 samples of high-end beauty products. 

There are a few different boxes out there but after doing a little research, I decided the Feel Unique Box was the best suited to me.

So this months contents:

1) Lierac creme mesolift anti-aging radiance cream 15ml

This product is sample size (15ml) and the full size version (50ml) retails for around £28. It contains apricot butter and lime wax and gives the skin 'an immediate radiance boost' post application. Although at 20 I may not need an anti-ageing cream just yet, I'm very excited about this product; the reviews are very good and I love face creams whether anti-ageing or not!

2) Dead Sea Spa Majik Salt Brushing - 2 Sachets

Next were two sachets of Dead Sea Spa Majik Salt Brushing - a highly nourishing, exfoliating body treatment that naturally exfoliates without irritating and eliminates dead skin cells. Again this product has fantastic reviews and I think it'll be good for a pre Fake Bake exfoliation.

3) Caudalie Vinotherapie Nourishing Body Lotion 30ml

Another sample size French product. This body lotion is a rich, hydrating treatment that promotes microcirculation and again helps prevent premature skin ageing. I'll be looking about 12 years old after trying all these products out!

4) Phyto PhytoBaume Color Protect Express Conditioner 20ml

My hair's in pretty poor condition after all the dyeing and exposure to heat I put it through; I'm looking forward to seeing what this product can do and whether it's any better than my favourite Clairol conditioner. It claims to be a creamy daily conditioner that instantly detangles and protects colour treated and highlighted hair...we shall see!

5) this works Clean Skin for the Face 30ml

This 'award winning cleanser' is another product with good reviews. It has a fresh, botanical aroma and contains palmarosa essential oil that hydrates and fights wrinkles. Again quite small in size but it smell divine.



The card inside notes: ‘New Year New You. Now the festive frivolities are over its time to get back to basics with our specially selected products, designed to put you back on the straight and narrow’. I really like this concept as it’s so true that we all need a little refresh and revival this time of year. The idea of ‘starting over’ is very apt for January.

So all in all I’m happy. The products are all something I would use and potentially buy and it will be nice to try smaller samples out before latently buying. Truth be told, however, I would probably have been more than happy to find a bag of frozen peas inside as I adore the concept so much!

The only downside for me is that I would have loved to receive a make-up product; this was one of the predominant reasons I signed up. I suppose the idea of a ‘revitalized new look’ kind of contradicts this and so it’s understandable that they’ve left make-up out this month.

There is also no full-size product contained but that is perfectly acceptable when the box only costs £9.95 and understandably it would be hard to include something full-size every month (I believe that there was some full Bed Head product in December’s box).

Beauty Boxes are available here: here

I look forward to trying the products out and blogging about their results!

Amy x