Memebox #39 Cafe Box
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 – £72.99
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The Memebox #39 Cafe Box has landed and as promised features everything you would expect to see in a cosy coffee shop from warming caffeine fixes to sweet indulgent treats which look enough to eat!
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 is spot on with the cafe theme from the cute packaging to the delightful treats within and some of which smell identical to the beverages and delights you would find in a coffee shop. The box contains 6 full sized items and features mainly skincare and body products.
1. Vella Fresh Creamy Soap – Full Size 100ml RRP £7.97
This whip cream-textured cleanser is enriched with a hydrating and soothing formula which consists of donkey milk, three kinds of honey complex and four kinds of flower extracts. The high concentrated creamy cleanser cleanses all skin impurities and excess sebum while soothing, protecting and the moisturising the skin.
I’ve never used a product which contains donkey milk however Cleopatra was known to bathe in the milk to preserve her beauty and youth which claimed to be the secret of her flawless complexion.
2. Tonymoly Latte Art Cappuccino Cream Scrub – Full Size 95g RRP £7.97
The cute packaging of this Tonymoly scrub which comes presented in a glass mug really speaks for itself and captures the cafe theme perfectly.
I rely on coffee and caffeine to kick start my day and wake me up in the mornings but it’s also known for it’s beauty benefits which claims to perk up your skin, treats redness and inflammation and reducing the appearance of under-eye circles.
This facial scrub is enriched with milk protein, caffeine, coffee extracts and acetyl hexapeptide-8 and works to effectively remove all skin impurities clogging the pores, delivers moisture and firms up the skin.
As soon as you open the lid there’s a potent burst of aroma which smells pretty much like a freshly brewed coffee. The texture of the scrub is gel-based and feels quite light when applied onto the skin.
3. Holika Holika Desert Time Lip Balm – Full Size 7g RRP £3.68
Oh my this lip balm is ridiculously cute and adorable. I can see this being a crowd pleaser!
There’s three popular cupcakes available from the Holika Holika collection and I received the peach edition which comes presented as a pretty cupcake which visually looks good enough to eat!
The lip balm has a delicate peach scent and has a slight tint to it but nothing too pigmented which is perfect if you’re looking for a natural sheen. It’s creamy texture feels moisturising on the lips without the sticky feel.
4. Cleomee Anti-Wrinkle Donkey Lotion – Full Size 250ml RRP £50.92
Another donkey milk product in the form of a body lotion by Cleomee and it’s worth an incredible £50.00.
This lotion is a gentle and moisturising formula which contains the highly prized ingredient donkey milk along with hyaluronic acid, ceramide, glycerin, vitamin E and EGF complex which delivers rich nutrition and replenishment. The lotion can be used on the face and body.
It is claimed that donkey milk has more goodness than cows milk and goats milk and is similar to a mothers breast milk.
I look forward to seeing how this lotion measures up against my all time favourite body butter by Soap & Glory.
5. Pure Smile Orginal Sheet Mask – Full Size RRP £0.61
We’ve moved on from coffee and cupcakes to a more healthier alternative, a herbal face mask which I’m assuming mimics a cup of herbal tea in the memebox cafe.
There’s two different masks available and I received the original herb sheet mask which is infused with lavender extracts, hyaluronic acid, vitamin E and collagen which works to relieve and moisturise the skin. This is left on for 15-20 minutes and the remaining essence is simply patted into the skin as opposed to washing this off.
6. Binu Cok Ice Cream Scoop Cacoa Body Soap – Full Size 70g RRP £1.84
The last item inside the box is a body soap which looks identical to a scoop of chocolate ice cream which not only looks the part but smells utterly delicious and chocolatey. From far you really can’t tell the difference it looks very real!
This soap is 100% natural and hand-made which cleanses away all excess oil, sebum and dead skin cells leaving the skin feeling nice and supple.
My Verdict
I’m really pleased with this Memebox which has been inspired by the cafe theme. Inside the box showcases a great balance of wonderful new discoveries and a selection of delightful treats, all of which are very useable and pleasing to the eye! Memebox were also spot on with the shortlist for this box and all 6 products come full-sized.
The contents within this box is worth £72.99 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 which have an incredible box value as majority of the products are always full sized.
The box itself came well packaged in a robust padded envelope and I can confirm that no custom charges were incurred.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.
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.
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 .
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