Box description -
'Whether you're single or with someone, Valentine's Day is a good day to be a lady! It's because it's the one and only day where you can get away with some indulgent self-gifts for decadent, self pampering. Because you're so awesome, we gift you something super sweet! A box full of candy-scented, wondeliciously made, and scrumptious-looking Korean beauty skincare and makeup goodies that will sweeten up your year!
Screw Cupid, who say's you need a valentine to get great gifts on Valentine's Day?'
This is my last MEMEBOX due to them no longer shipping to the UK :( Luckily this is a good one and has 5 full size products.
Shara Shara Berry Berry Cleansing Sherbet 70g - $14 (£9.40) exp: 27/01/17
'Sorbet doesn't just melt in the mouth, this Berry Berry Cleaning Sorbet melts on your face! It's the perfect filling to go inside your favourite chocolate, but you'll be able to massage this sinful delight into your skin! Designed to gently remove even the most stubborn makeup, the sweet cleanser dissolves makeup, impurities, and oil without irritating or drying out the skin.'
This really does smell delicious, a lovely berry scent but not synthetic. The card says to use this to remove makeup and follow with a cleanser even though this is a cleanser?? I use a separate makeup remover so I will be using this just as a cleanser.
Elizavecca Aqua Rising Steam Filler Moisture Cream 100g - $46 (£30.00) exp: 06/01/18
'Nope! It's not the filling to your post-dinner dessert! This moisturizer, aka Gelato Cream, is a sweet remedy for soothing and moisturizing the skin! It uses a unique steam technology to provide a surge of hyaluronic acid, minerals, and vitamins to instantly nourish stressed, dry skin. This ultra hydrating facial-in-a-jar has a chewy marshmallow gelato texture that instantly absorbs into the skin to deliver a powerful dose of hydration, and creates a protective shield over the skin to keep moisture and nutrients in and environmental stressors out! The results? You'll see noticeable improvements in the skin's texture and supple, refreshed skin.'
I'm not sure how I feel about a face cream being described as chewy marshmallow...This may be too heavy for my skin as it's not particularly dry but I will give it a go and if all fails I will just use as a body lotion.
Rappol Nutritious Bio Ampoule Mask 27ml x3 - $36 for 6 (£24.17) exp: 21/01/17
'These unique facial sheet masks contains sweet and savory pomegranate, and Cleopatra's secret to her legendary beauty, hibiscus flower extract. The micro-fiber material is saturated with a blend of sweet ingredients to help diminish wrinkles and fine lines and maximize brightness and evenness in the complexion for a youthful look all around. The intense formula delivers radiant results instantly, while reducing existing pigmentation for a breathtakingly beautiful finish. Who knew such candy-sweet ingredients will give you your radiant glow?'
I do enjoy sheet masks so looking forward to using these, they're to be left on for 15-20 minutes and the remaining serum patted in.
Lassie'el Kiwi Brightening Yogurt Massage Mask 12g x4 - $6 (£4.03) exp: 15/05/17
'Brighten and perfect your complexion with this sweet and refreshing kiwi and yogurt twist! Kiwi and yogurt flavors are extremely popular candy flavors in Korea, and can be easily found in candy baskets and gift boxes during Valentine's season in Korea. Now, take this sweet mix, infused with real kiwi extracts, yogurt, hyaluronic acid and Vitamin E to brighten, correct, hydrate, and firm saggy skin for your best skin ever!'
I like that these little pots come with a lid so you can use a pot more than once. I will use these as I'm sure my skin can do with being a bit brighter.
Etude Sweet Recipe Candy Stick 2g - $5 (£3.36) made on: 26/01/15
'Enriched with bilberry, sugar cane, sugar maple, orange and lemon extracts, the Sweet Recipe Candy Stick is a gloss type lip tint that moisturizes and plumps up your dry, chapped lips for a long-lasting radiance.'
There were 3 shades people could have got, Seedless Strawberry Candy, Oh! Orange Candy and Sour Lemon Candy which is the one I received. As you can see from the picture below they give a very sheer tint of colour with the lemon one looking like it's got no colour at all. I will use it as I love lip products but it's just a shame the colour isn't a bit more well there.
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Overall I like this box and will use everything within. I do feel some of the items weren't to the theme although they were 'justified' in their descriptions. This box cost $31.99 (£21.48) including shipping and if you are in one of the countries still able to get MEMEBOX you can check out what boxes they currently have here.
Did anyone else receive this box?
I thought I would share the books that I have got so far this year as I always love reading posts like this.
Adventure Time Annual 2015
I got this from my friend for Christmas as she knows I'm a massive Adventure Time fan. This is definitely aimed at young kids but I will be using it for the pictures to put together my next tattoo.
300 best Homemade Candy recipes (Jane Sharrock)
I got this candy book for my birthday and there is just so much in there to choose from. Because this is an American book there are so many recipes for things I've not heard of but am excited to try. I do love baking but I've not tried making candy before so I will definitely be trying out some of these recipes.
Happyslapped by a jellyfish (Karl Pilkington)
I have read this before but a few years ago and on my Kindle. Because there are pictures in this book I found they didn't really work well on the Kindle so I will definitely be reading this again. I love Karl Pilkington and his bleak outlook on everything. This book contains some diary entries and just ramblings mostly about the places Karl has visited. I can't decided if he is a comedy genius or just a very good actor.
The World of Ice & Fire -The untold history of Westeros and The Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
I am a massive GOT fan, I never thought I would enjoy the books as much as I do and now I'm impatiently waiting for the next one to come out. While I wait for that I thought this book would be an interesting read and the pictures within are really beautifully done. This is possibly a book to dip in and out of rather than a consistent read.
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable 19th.ed (Dr Brewer)
I found out about this book when reading A slip of the keyboard. My love for words and random information made this book sound perfect. It was very hard to find this hardback online but luckily my local bookshop had a copy, my excitement at finding this was thankfully not witnessed by anyone else in the shop.
I can only describe this as being like a reference book. Although it does contain phrases, their meaning and origin it is also full of many other words and their usage. I can see myself getting lost in this book for hours.
Bulfinch's Mythology (Thomas Bulfinch - part of the Barnes & Noble leather bound collection)
I'm a sucker for beautiful books and this one is ah just so lovely. My amazing photography hasn't really picked up the bronze/rose gold detail on the front. The pages are gold edged and smattering of pictures are lovely. This is made up of 3 topics - the age of fable (mostly Greek mythology), the age of chivalry (King Arthur & British myths) and the legends of Charlemagne. I love mythology, fairy tales and the like so I'm really looking forward to starting this book. I also have my eye on other books in this collection as who can resist a lovely leather bound book!?
A slip of the keyboard - collected non-fiction (Terry Pratchett)
I love Terry Pratchett and this book was a really good read. This is a collection of non-fiction including his thoughts on book signing tours, his stance on assisted death, speeches he'd made as well as bits he'd wrote for papers. I really enjoyed reading this but then I'm yet to read anything of his that I don't like.
Nanny Ogg's cookbook (Terry Pratchett)
Anyone who knows Discworld will know Nanny Ogg, one of the Lancre witches. This is a mix of recipes and etiquette and having spotted the recipe for dwarf bread which needs black food colouring, I can't wait to have a read of this book.
Snuff - Terry Pratchett
One of my favourite books from the Discworld series as it stars Commander Vimes. While on holiday he investigates a murder which brings to light other dark deeds. I love the City Watch books and this one is all the more special as it is a signed copy.
Due to a rare form of Alzheimer's Terry Pratchett was no longer able to sign books by pen so a signature plate was made which gets stamped in the book along with his coat of arms embossed on a satin gold wafer.
To have a signed copy is just amazing and this has taken pride of place on my bookcase.
So there we go, all the books I have got so far this year. I now have the fun job of trying to find space for them on my over flowing bookcase....
If you'd like to see what I have been reading this year please follow me on Goodreads and if you have an account feel free to leave it below, I'm always interested to see what other people are reading.
Box description -
'What's in your makeup pouch, or shall we say makeup pouches? Bursting with daily beautiful essentials, tested and approved by us, this box has just the right products to give you perfect touch-ups throughout the day, or help dramatize your look! No more lugging around heavy makeup bags full or unreasonable bulky products, just carry this box with you everywhere for your prettiest look every day because we got these box-ful of handy goodies down to a tee!'
Kwailnara Perfume de Moist Hand Cream Glam Savanna - 50g $4 (£2.64) exp: 06/10/17
'Infused with a musk floral scent and packed with nutrients from almond oil, shea butter, allantoin, and panthenol, this perfumed hand cream is fast-absorbing and replenishing with a silky soft finish. The chic zebra print design is also a fun, stylish addition to your pouch.'
The only thing putting me off using this is the musky floral scent, neither of which I am a fan of. I think I will probably pass this on as I do have a lot of hand creams already to get through but a good item just shame it wasn't in a different scent.
Hanskin Bio Origin Royal Ampoule B.B SPF30 PA++ - 4.5ml - $54 35ml (£35.66) exp: 06/03/17
'Hanskin's famouse Royal Ampoule BB cream is packed with rich nutrients from royal jelly extracts and it lightly glides over your skin when applied, leaving a visibly silkier, brightened complexion.'
There doesn't seem to be much in the bottle so I'm not sure how many applications you would get from this. I doubt I will be trying this out as I'm happy with the BB cream I currently have.
Tonymoly Face Mix Cover Pot Concealer - 4g $5 (£3.30) made on: 08/11/14
'A waterproof and long-lasting cream-type concealer that flawlessly covers up signs of blemished and pimples. The gentle formula enriched with lotus flower water, marine collagen, and ceramide is non-stimulating to even the most sensitive skin and helps maintain clear, supple complexion.'
I think I will try this out, it looks pale enough for me and I always seem to have something that needs covering up!
Tonymoly Crystal Stick Shadow - 1.35g $5 (£3.30)
'Perfect to be used alone or blended with other shadow colors to create varieties of naturally gradated eye makeup. It contains micro flat-type pearls, mica powder, and rosehip oil for a long-lasting adherence and color pigmentation that do not dry out the sensitive eye areas.'
There was also another colour that you could have got in this box and I would have much preferred that one, it was a champagne pink. I don't like gold so I will be passing this on.
Witch's Pouch Radiant Lolli Tint - 2.5g - 4.5g $15 (£9.90) exp: 21/04/17
'This is a 3 in 1 must-have lip item that brings together the glossiness of lip glosses, naturally blending formula of lip tints, and the colourful radiance of lipsticks. It melts onto lips for a lasting pigmentation that instantly lights up your complexion with neon-bright colors - orchid pink, coral jelly pink, and funky hot pink.'
So glad I got this colour, I'm yet to try it but a really pretty one for summer.
Rosemine Vitamin E Lip Balm Rose Fairy - 12g $7 (£4.62) exp:14/11/17
'Sweetly scented with fruity floral fragrance, the Vitamin E Lip Balm is richly formulated from a blend of vitamin E, ceramide, rosehip oil and 7 different moisturizing essential oil. It coats over dry, chapped lips with a moisture layer to lock in the moisture and to protect against the external damage and dehydration.'
As much as I love lip balms I have passed this one on as I hate rose scents.
This has been my least liked box, out of everything I will only be using the lip tint and concealer. I think it's mostly the scents and colours of the other items rather than the items themselves that I don't like. This box cost $29.99 including shipping.
In February MEMEBOX announced they would no longer be shipping internationally due to some ridiculous reason I can't remember, apparently they announced this on their Facebook page, I couldn't see it anywhere on the website. Only countries that already have a MEMEBOX warehouse will now be able to order and the UK isn't one of them. This is very disappointing as I really did enjoy getting these boxes as they were something different to what we get here. I have one more box to show which luckily was a good one and then no more MEMEBOX. If you're lucky enough to be able to order from them you can do so here.
Are you disappointed by their announcement?
