Memebox #51 My Cute Wishlist 2
Price of the Box is $29.99 including shipping approx £18.29
No of Products in the Box – 6 items
Total value of contents in the box – £51.18
http://us.memebox.com/memebox-global
After the success and the great response from the first edition of My Cute Wishlist, Memebox released another 3 and this is the 2nd in the series. I’m a pushover when it comes to cute beauty products whether it be the packaging or the contents within, my purse is at the ready. When this was launched I wasted no time in purchasing it and was hoping that it would be as good as the first or even better. Unfortunately despite my high expectations this box didn’t even come close in contending with the first. Whilst I’m not disappointed with the products it’s more the lack of cuteness within the box.
Memebox is a rapidly-growing, leading e-commerce beauty retailer born in Seoul, currently headquartered in San Francisco, California and provide Korean Beauty Boxes.
They offer a huge range of different themed beauty boxes which caters for everyone’s needs and likes and the good news is they ship to the UK and other parts of the world for only $6.99. These are not monthly subscription boxes and are available to buy as one offs. They sell out very quickly so you do need to be supersonic. The contents within these boxes are a complete surprise and only one item spoiler gets released prior to shipping which is an aspect I like about Memebox.
This box includes 6 full sized products and mainly focuses on skincare and make up
1. Sally’s Box Friendly Berry Berry Lip Patch – Full Size RRP £1.82
These lip patches are making a regular appearance this month and I’ve received another one this month.
Shaped as a lip this cute patch is an intense moisture treatment and is infused with various berry extracts which are rich in Vitamin C.
I finally managed to try this over the weekend. The texture is very jelly like and slimy to the touch and due to this, the patch did slide off a few times! Once on it does feel refreshing and my lips did feel softer. This would be the perfect companion when applying a face mask.
2. It’s Skin Babyface Petit Blusher – Full Size RRP £4.26
Enclosed within this charming container is a blusher along with a cute powder puff. There were 4 colours available in this blush and luckily I received the baby pink which is the shade I was hoping for.
This matte pink blusher is very subtle and great for achieving a no make up make up look. It did take a couple of sweeps for a visible result and I preferred using a brush as opposed to the powder puff. It’s the perfect size to pop into your make-up bag too.
3. RoseMine Perfumed Hand Cream – Full Size 60ml RRP £7.31
I’m a big fan of hand creams and always welcome them despite having a ridiculous amount already. The floral packaging fits in with the cute theme and looks very familiar to the Cath Kidston design.
The RoseMine Hand Cream has an emollient formula to deeply nourish the hands and nails. It’s enriched with shea butter, rose water, argan oil and mango seed butter making it pleasantly scented.
4. Evas Vitamin Cleansing Dessert – Full Size 130g RRP £10.97
This is the first product out of two which baffled me as I don’t really see any cuteness apart from the box. This would of been more suited to the dessert box which was released earlier this month.
There are 3 different types of cleansers available and I received Berry Mix. The Vitamin Cleansing Dessert removes make up and impurities to give you the ultimate clean feeling. The micro bubbles penetrate deep into the pores to extract blackheads, whiteheads and all acne-causing bacteria to achieve flawless skin. This smells deliciously yummy and it’s suitable for my oily skin type. I look forward to trying.
5. SaintPeau Collagen Pudding Sleeping Pack – Full Size 100g RRP £21.95
Another item which made the shortlist and whilst the packaging has a cute little piggy advertising the product I’m not sure how this made it into the box.
The SaintPeau overnight face mask is infused with 52% natural collagen to give you radiant youth looking skin. The texture of this mask is like a jelly and claims to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and delivers deep nourishment to the skin to slow down the aging process.
Whilst this sounds like a miracle worker I’m not quite there yet when it comes to anti-aging products and will be passing this on to someone who can make use out of it.
6. The Yeon Style Y Fruity Swirl Lip Balm – Full Size RRP £4.87
Last up is the fruity swirl lip balm and out of the three types which were available I received Lime twist.
The green and yellow colours gives the impression that this is going to have a citrus fragrance and surprisingly it doesn’t, it’s more of a watermelon scent which has sweet notes. It’s infused with jojoba oil which moisturises and locks in hydration with no signs of stickiness.
My Verdict
In my opinion this edition was a little bit of a let down, It came in a smaller box meaning fewer products and I’m some what baffled how a couple of the products made the shortlist as I don’t feel that they fitted in with the cute theme or stood out unlike the first box which was spot on. I think we got hugely spoilt with the first edition and it was definitely going to be difficult to compete with it.
Despite being disappointed with the shortlist and the lack of eye catching products I’m quite happy with the products I received, all of which will be used apart from the collagen mask.
The box itself came well packaged in a robust padded envelope and I can confirm that no custom charges were incurred.
What makes Memebox very different is the variety and choice of beauty boxes which they offer their customers as a one off purchase. They release a huge amount of boxes throughout the year and will simply leave you spoilt for choice. They don’t release any spoilers prior to shipping so it’s a complete surprise when you receive it.
The information about the products and how to apply them is in English on a card enclosed inside of the box so you won’t be lost in translation.
Memebox enables me to discover Korean beauty products which are not available here in the UK and their boxes definitely give you an opportunity to try out the latest beauty trends in Korea .
The contents within this box is worth £51.18 and the cost of the box including shipping works out to be around £18.29. It’s a small price to pay to discover these hidden gems. No silly little samples in this box!
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