October Empties

DR HAUSCHKA Rose Nurturing Body Wash
Smelt lovely but it is a very expensive body wash.
Repurchase? Due to the price no, unless it was on sale at a very discounted price.

ARBONNE FC5 Nourishing Daily Shampoo and Conditioner
I love these hair products and plan on buying them again soon. I have eczema that spreads onto my scalp so I have issues with shampoo and conditioners burning my scalp, having a itchy an flaky scalp.  These literally fixed my scalp issues and I will be writing a full review soon.
Repurchase? YES, this is the best shampoo and conditioner that I have ever used on my scalp. I will be buying this again in the future.

SERAPHINA Happy Go Lovely Body Custard
I loved the smell and it was a nice rich cream.
Repurchase? I like it but no, at $50 it is way too expensive for a body cream

PAULA'S CHOICE Skin Perfecting 8% AHA Gel Glycolic Acid Exfoliant (sample)
Before I used this I had a break out of pimples and after a couple of days my skin cleared up. I think this works well since I hardly had any pimples during the time I was using this once a day. However the AHA in this exfoliant makes you more sensitive to the sun and I did manage to get sun burnt once where I missed putting sunscreen on. I will be writing a full review of this product soon.
Repurchase? Maybe, but I would only use it during winter.

GAIA Rose Otto & Lavender Refreshing Toner
To be honest I am a bit indifferent to toners, I mainly just use them because I know that I am suppose to. This one seem okay, it is nice and refreshing. 
Repurchase? Maybe.

SECRET KEY Petit No. 4 Hand Cream
This was okay but I was a bit disappointed because I was expecting it to be a heavily scented hand cream (since I received this in a scent themed beauty box).
Repurchase? No.

PELACTIV Gentle Foaming Cleanser (sample)
I thought this was okay but nothing special.
Repurchase? No.

GAIA Pink Grapefruit and Jasmine Foaming Cleanser
I have used several of these bottles and am quite happy with this cleanser, it feels very refreshing.
Repurchase? Yes.

OLAY Regenerist Hydrating Moisturiser SPF 15 (sample)
It felt very rich which was expected since it is an anti ageing cream. I liked that this came in small sample pot, it meant that I had jar of SPF 15 sunscreen that was easy to carry around in my hand bag
Repurchase? I don't really need anti ageing creams yet, but it the future I might buy this. 

SO SUSAN Flutter Mascara
I did not like this mascara it took a long time to dry. I only used this a couple of times before throwing it out, since there are just so many decent mascara out there that I don't want to waste my time with this one.
Repurchase? No.

BEAUTY CARE Makeup remover pads
These were very cheap and came from Kmart. I am using a brand from Big W at the moment and in comparison I prefer the Kmart one.
Repurchase? Yes, and I have already a couple of back ups. 

Native Box - Beauty Winter 2014 review

Native Box is an Australian subscription box which offers a variety of boxes that show case Australian and eco friendly products. The theme boxes they offer are; classic, vegan, super sized, beauty, men's and mum and bub.

I have ordered their beauty box because I prefer to use environmentally friendly and Australian products when I can. The Native Box beauty box is a quarterly subscription box that costs $24.95. It is possible to just order a gift box to yourself so that you don't have to actually subscribe to their service.

WHAT WAS IS MY WINTER BEAUTY BOX

SERAPHINA Happy Go Lovely- Body Custard (RRP $50 AUD for 250ml) Full sized product.

This was the first thing that caught my eye when I opened my box, mainly because it was that a large size. When I went on line and discovered that this was worth $50 I was thrilled, my investment in this month's box has already paid off.

Seraphina is an Australian certified organic and cruelty free brand. This smells amazing like roses with a bit of candy, and is a very rich cream. The only problem with this body cream is that it is a bit hard to squeeze the cream out, which is not much of an issue now since it is full but when there is not much left it could get a bit difficult.

ESSENTIALLY NATURAL Therapeutic Rose Bath Salts (RRP $10 AUD for 100g) Full sized product.

Another full sized product yay, and it smells lovely. To be honest I don't really have the opportunity to take a bath these days so I am doubtful that I will be using this product. I might just put it away to add to a present for someone else.

MY ECO SPONGE Bamboo Charcoal Sponge (RRP $9.95 AUD) Full sized product

This Eco sponge is the most interesting item in the box for me, I have been wanting to try out one of these sponges for a little while. The bamboo and charcoal sponge is suppose to be great for acne prone skin which is what I have. The directions stay that I am simply suppose to wet it with water, wipe my skin with it and then let it dry out until my next use. I will probably do a review of this after I have tried it out.

REFRESH Lemon Myrtle Exfoliating Soap  (RRP $3.85 AUD for 100g) Sample size 40g
This smells really nice and I do like exfoliating soaps so I will probably use this.

RAINFOREST REMEDIES Lemon Myrtle Lip balm (RRP $6.50 AUD for 5g) Full size product

I love lip balms and can never have enough of them so I happy to get this. I have used this today and I thought that it kept my lips nice and moisturised. There only has a slight scent of lemon to it.

LA MUV Organic Skin Science Antioxidant Rich Nightly Repair Nectar (RRP $49.95 AUD for 30ml) Sample size x 2

This nectar is designed to prevent the sign of anti ageing and to even out skin tone. They are very small samples but hopeful with these there will enough to give this a decent try. I have never heard of La Muv before so I am interesting in seeing what this serum is like. It is one of the reasons why I love subscription boxes, so I can be introduced to new brands and products.

CARE YOU LOVE Face Moisturiser (RRP $21.95 AUD for 80g) Sample size

I like trying out different face moisturiser creams but for the price of $21.95 even if I liked this sample I would probably just stick to one of the cheaper organic moisturisers (like Sukin).



SANCTUM Hydrating Gel Mask (RRP $22.95 AUD for 75g) Sample size 2 x 5g

I enjoy getting mask samples because I try to give myself a facial treatment at least once a week. This is suppose to be hydrating, deep cleansing and toning.

BYRON BAY TEA Skin and detox tea samples

I do like tea so I welcome the addition of these tea samples here. One of them is a tea that is suppose to help your skin so I guess they do fit in the beauty box.

OVERALL

I am very pleased with my first purchase with Native Box. I think I got great value for money and the full sized alone added up to $76.50. Well worth the $24.95 in my opinion. I like that the boxes are only quarterly as well. This is the first beauty box and normally the first boxes tend to be really good, however I am hoping that this standard will continue in next season's box.

Disclaimer: I purchased this box with my own money. My opinions are my own.