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. 

Violetbox July 2014 review

Violetbox is an Australian beauty sample subscription box which is priced at $22.95 AUD a month. It is a bit more expensive than some of the other beauty subscription boxes but I have found their standard of boxes to be generally better overall, and every one gets the same items most of the time.

There was a delay with some of the July Violetboxes, so I didn't receive my box until last week. This probably would not have bothered me that much if they had let me know in an email, instead I only found out by reading Violetbox's response to posts on facebook from other people wondering where their box was. I just think it is poor form on the company's behalf, but I guess it has been the only negative experience I have had with them so I will let it pass.

What was in my box:

LAQA & CO Sheer Lip Lube Pencil (RRP $20 AUD) Full size product.
This lip gloss crayon was in the sneak peak and was something I was quite excited about. Mine came in the shade Bees Knees which is a peach colour. Sadly this shade is not very flattering on me, I have olive skin and this lip colour just washes me out. Oh well it is just one of the down falls of getting subscription boxes that you just have to accept, that products you receive will not always suit you or be to your liking.

SO SUSAN Fluttter Mascara (RRP $32 AUD) Full size product.
A black mascara never goes astray for me so this will come in handy. I have a few opened mascaras at the moment so at first I didn't want to open this one, but on facebook a few people said that their mascaras 'exploded' and they were getting replacements. I wanted to make sure that my one wasn't faulty so I opened it, and it hasn't 'exploded'.

DR. HAUSCHAKA Lavender Sandalwood Calming body wash (RRP $26 AUD for 200ml) sample size 10ml.
I love lavender so I really love the scent of this body wash. It was a very small sample, but from what I could tell it wasn't anything special and I personally would not pay the retail price for this.

BIODERMA Sebium Pore Refiner (RRP $30.95 AUD for 30ml) Sample size 15ml
I have actually received two samples of this product from other boxes before and I haven't got around to using them yet. I have heard good things about this pore refiner so hopefully I will give it a try soon.

KMS CALIFORNIA Hair Play Moulding Paste (RRP $40 AUD for 150ml) Sample size 20ml
I don't use moulding products on my hair so I think I will pass this onto my partner. It does smell very nice though.

SUKIN Protein Hair Treatment (RRP $2.95 AUD for 2 x 8ml) Full size
I am a huge fan of Sukin products because they are organic and are still very affordable. I haven't tried this product from them but I am looking forward to it since I tend not to buy hair treatments.

KATY PERRY Killer Queen Perfume Sample
It smelt okay but I don't think I will be purchasing this fragrance, there are other perfumes I prefer.

Verdict:
I am a bit indifferent to the July Violetbox, it was okay but nothing really excited me. It probably had a lot to do with the lateness of the box, and lip product's colour not suiting me since that was the product I was looking forward to. I will be using everything except for the moulding paste so I guess it is still a useful box of samples/products.

Disclaimer: I have brought this box with my own money, and my opinions are my own