Love Me Beauty Box - my first box

This is the first time I have tried Love Me Beauty since they changed the way they offer their beauty box subscription.

Originally there were three boxes you could choose from a month. They contained the same types of items but each had a slight variation. The new subscription means you log into their Boutique and spend your points (you get 6 points a month) picking trial or full sized products. 

I do prefer the new way of selecting products so here's what I picked in January!

Percy & Reed - No-fuss Flawlessness Dry Conditioner
I checked out their website HERE and realised I got the full sized product costing £12. They have quite a range of hair products but I'm not too sure I would buy any. The dry conditioner did leave my hair looking glossier but I haven't seen any sign of a reduction in damage caused by brushing. In all honesty I didn't know brushing damaged the hair!

Anatomicals - Cherry Lip Balm
If you love the taste of cherry cough sweets you will love the scent of this product. I love cherry flavoured anything but this lip balm is rather pungent. The applicator tip is a well designed smooth slanted clear plastic. You can see the red tinted jelly moving up to the top.

And it is a jelly, not a creamy balm like Carmex. The jelly is on the runny side and very VERY sticky. Although it lasts quite a while on the lips it doesn't melt in, just sit there attracting your hair.


Murad - Age-Diffusing Serum
Face creams are so hard to review when you only get a trial size. The instructions tell me to massage into face, neck and chest but if I do that I'll get one application out of it. I haven't tried it yet and now think I should have picked something a bit more 'me'. I notice Murad sells on QVC ... say no more! 

Sally Hansen - Insta-Dri nail polish in 'Jet Set Jade'
I really like Sally Hansen products. I'm using the strengthening polish at the moment which works a treat. Just as it says on the pot, this polish drys quickly which is good as you'll probably need three coats. The colour I picked was a glittery sea green and if you like this product you can buy it in most High Street chemists, Boots, Superdrug etc.

Mirabella - lipstick in colour 'Collected'

This is a nice light pink colour, high pigmented with a nice smooth texture. I got the full size and I would like it more if it was sold in the UK but I can only find it in the US at the moment. There are only five shades on this 'Pretty and Proactive' range and it's advertised as 'Lead-free and Paraben free'. Lead free?? Does lipstick have lead in it? I found this article about Lead and metals in lipstick. Apparently we shouldn't worry as we consume more lead from food and water than we do lipstick! Oh that's ok then :-( 

Overall this box was great and the small canvas bag the items in (inside a box, another box and then a bag ... excessive packaging much?) was of much better quality than the Birchbox bags.

BUT after my first box from Love Me Beauty I cancelled my subscription. Why? Because I've had subscription boxes from Love Me Beauty before and unfortunately the products they offer are still not as varied and high quality as other beauty boxes. I'm seeing some products in their new Boutique that I saw the last time I subscribed a year ago. Also out of all the products they have I found it hard to pick my fifth item. It's not for me but I'm sure many people will like it.