TOYL March Edit - The Caring Box

This month, the TOYL Beauty Box is called The Caring Box and it is quite an incredible box this month for a number of reasons.  Not only is it packed with some incredible brands and their products to give you an excuse (not that we need one) to indulge in some amazing self-care but because by purchasing this box, you will also be supporting Safe Lives. Safe Lives is a charity which is dedicated to eradicating domestic abuse for men, women and children and it is well worth having a read into what this charity does, why and how it does.

TOYL is a monthly subscription box and it costs just £35 a month, but, unlike other subscription boxes I’ve tried, you always have the option to pause your subscription and pick it up again when you are ready. So if there is a box you don't feel is right for you, you can hold that subscription and continue when you spot something you love, which in my case has been every month so far!  Once you see the contents of this box, I am pretty sure that you will not be pausing your subscription and if you haven't yet subscribed, then I am sure you will.

The first product out of this box comes from Elemis and is quite possibly a product that needs not introduction, but it will get one.  The Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm (full size) is the brands best-selling product.

As a cleansing balm, it is not only designed to dissolve makeup, dirt and oil from your skin, but, because it is enriched with a nourishing blend of ingredients they work to deeply cleanse the skin leaving it feeling smooth, hydrated and glowing. The key ingredients within this balm are:

• Padina Pavonica promotes skin elasticity and cell vitality.
• Mimosa Flower Wax hydrates and retains moisture in the skin.
• Starflower Oil maintains moisture levels.
• Almond, Coconut, & Shea Oils nourish and condition.
• Elderberry Seed Oil firms and plumps.
• Wheatgerm contains vitamins E and F, enriches and nourishes the skin.
• Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant that protects against free radical damage

Featuring a soothing blend of Lavender and Chamomile, this is a real treat for the skin. As an extra treat, aside from using this product as just a cleansing balm, the advice is to use a teaspoon-sized amount and apply it to the face, neck and décolleté massaging gently with fingertips. Relax for around 10 minutes, then hold a warm, damp cleansing cloth over the skin, practise abdominal breathing and inhale the sensorial aroma, it is absolute bliss.

TOYL is a monthly subscription box and it costs just £35 a month, but, unlike other subscription boxes I’ve tried, you always have the option to pause your subscription and pick it up again when you are ready. So if there is a box you don't feel is right for you, you can hold that subscription and continue when you spot something you love, which in my case has been every month so far! Once you see the contents of this box, I am pretty sure that you will not be pausing your subscription and if you haven't yet subscribed, then I am sure you will.

The second product comes from a brand I know very little about but have seen on my social media feed and it is the Strivectin TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream +. 

Designed to visibly tighten, lift and  firm while smoothing horizontal neck lines, it also works to target what is referred too as a crepey texture and correct the look of uneven skin tone on the décolleté.  Within this cream, which has a fairly thick texture, you will find three main ingredients:

• Gravitite-CF Lifting Complex - Improves elasticity and provides visible lift
• NIA-114 technology - Strengthens the skins barrier and supercharges the performance of other ingredients 
• Botanical Brightening Complex - Helps even skin tones and improves the look of discolouration.

Designed to be used both morning and evening, you need just a thin layer of the cream which you massage into the skin with an upward motion.

The third product in this box really intrigued me. From Skyn Iceland comes the Dissolving Microneedle Eye Patches.

Described as being a wake up call for the eyes, as described the dissolving microneedles are slightly prickly but not ouchy and they dissolve into the skin to help tighten and tone crepey areas while smoothing the appearance of wrinkles. Again, packaged with amazing ingredients, including:

• Hyaluronic Acid - two varsities which work to give the skin optimal skin absorption, this hydrating powerhouse—known for its unmatched moisture-binding capabilities—helps to counteract the drying effects of environmental stressors. 
• Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 This age-fighting peptide has a relaxing effect on the look of fine lines around the eyes that can help delay the onset of deep creases. 
• Undaria Pinnatifida Extract and Corallina Officinalis Extract Revitalizing natural extracts with plumping capabilities to help smooth crow’s feet and restore suppleness, while improving elasticity and tone. 
• Heptapeptide-7 A skin-firming peptide VIP that helps combat the signs of crepey skin. 
• Icelandic Complex a proprietary natural blend that replenishes the nutrients that stress depletes. Sourced from Iceland’s pure and potent environment, it contains pollution-free Icelandic Glacial Water with 6 essential minerals to hydrate and detoxify skin, as well as Pure Molecular Oxygen which delivers energy into the skin’s layers to bring back a youthful glow.

It is advised that there patched should be worn for at least 2 hours, or if you can, overnight for maximum absorption. There might be a Slight redness after using but it does disappear quickly.

Then finally there is not one, but two tubes of the Emma Hardie Moringa Renewal Treatment Mask, of which I have a full review in a previous post.

Having featured this Mask on my blog, it is rich and a deeply hydrating face mask that works to  improve skin's moisture, radiance and firmness.  Formulated with a blend of incredible ingredients such as:

• Red Algae. Reduces the appearance of pigmentation and has a calming effect on the skin.
• Trademarked Plant Stem Cell product Resisteem™ said to visibly improve the evenness of the complexion.
• Hyaluronic Acid which we know firms and moisturises.
• Hyaluronic Filling Spheres to plump the skin and reduce signs of lines and wrinkles.
• Amino Acid derivative to brighten the skin and even out even the most stressed skin.
• Edelweiss Extract to promote a soothing effect including collagen protection and antioxidants.

This mask itself is so luxuriously creamy and without being too thick, it applies like an absolute dream and if you are a fan of Emma Hardie products, then the first thing you notice is the all too familiar citrus scent from the Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, a scent which is just divine.

Now for me, this is one incredible one! A full sized Elemis Cleanser, The Emma Hardie Mask which I adore and two products I have never used but cannot wait to try with regards to the eye patches and then the next cream, something I don't have in my stash, well until now!

Each month the box, which costs £35, will feature both full-sized and luxury travel sized items, if ever there is a sachet, that is not counted towards to total cost of the products inside, it is just an extra treat. This box is worth £117.00 and is on offer for just £35 inc FREE P&P but if you use the code BQUK, you will get £5 off your first box!

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Space NK The Essential Gift For Her Volume II Box

With Mother’s Day rapidly approaching there is a whole host of gifts and ideas out there and the latest to be added to that list comes from Space NK with The Essential Gift For Her Volume II Edit, which has launched.

As the name suggested, this is the second version of this particular beauty box and in recent months with the likes of the Candle Collection Box and the Retinol Box both selling out within hours, I suspect it will be the same for this box too.

The Space NK The Essential Gift For Her Volume II Beauty Box is on sale now and it is priced at just £60 / $78 though the products within the box are said to worth £139, so this is an amazing bargain to be had.

“Designed for those who never stop, this carefully curated collection gives you four excuses to press pause. Find your quiet place with Jo Loves’ feelgood scented candle, By Terry’s nourishing hand cream and very own Space NK restorative body wash.“

So, what’s inside the Space NK The Essential Gift For Her Volume II, see the contents listed below.

Contents

• Jo Loves Pomelo Scented Candle (185g)
• By Terry Baume de Rose Hand Cream (75g)
• Neom Perfect Night’s Sleep Reed Diffuser (100ml)
• Space NK Rewild Body Wash (350ml)

It is fair to say that each and every one of the Space NK beauty boxes have been amazing and incredible value for money, but this box for me offers that something a little bit special, it isn't filled with beauty products someone might not use, but instead has gifts for the home and fragrances included too.  

On sale now, this is a box to get hold of right now.

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Pure Repair Hand and Nail Care with Margaret Dabbs London

As a brand, Margaret Dabbs is one I trust with my hand and nail care. It is a brand I have been lucky enough to get to know over the past 18 months or so and there has been some amazing products that has been released in that time. The latest launches, the Pure Repairing Hand Cream and Cuticle Oil are just divine.

The PURE Repairing Hand Cream is described as being 'a Hand Cream with a clear difference'. If your hands are in need of an intensive treatment then this is the cream that you might just need. 

The intensive repairing formulation with something called Pentavitin™, which is said to be a natural skin bioactive that brings dry and tired skin back to life by providing deep lasting hydration. Then we have Vitamin F Forte which helps to nurture, protect condition and soothe excessively dry, stressed skin and then we have the inclusion of Sweet Almond oil which works to soften and smooth the skin.

On the skin, this hand cream is incredibly luxurious, as I have come to expect from Margaret Dabbs as a brand, but it also absorbs really quickly and it feels so silky smooth without being greasy or slimy and it does leave your hands feeling so hydrated.

Looking after my cuticles is really something that I can never claim to be good at because I am just not. But since the PURE Cuticle Oil arrived, I have actually made the effort to use it.

Packaged inside a frosted roller-ball glass tube, the whole product has been designed to make using it easy and hassle free. The cuticle, which we all know is a really thin layer of skin at the bottom of your nail and its function is to protect new nails from bacteria when they grow out from the nail root. Cuticles and the surrounding area are delicate, and like other areas of the body, they can easily become dry, dehydrated or damaged if you don't look after them.  With its delicate rose and lemon scent, this vegan-friendly dry oil is infused with Jojoba Oil and Borage Seed Oil  which work to smooth, condition and hydrate the cuticles, whilst Bisabolol helps to soothe sensitive or irritated skin as well as split or damaged cuticles. 

As a duo, this hand cream and cuticle oil come together to create a great routine and they can be purchased as a duo or separately. 

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Sleep, Dream, Doze - Luxury Sleep Subscription Box

It is well documented on my blog and across my instagram stories that sleep is more often than not an enemy and it fights me, I try all kinds of lotions, potions and witchcraft measures to try and ensure that once I do get to sleep, I stay asleep and it comes with some success and vice versa. With that in mind, let me introduce to an incredible beauty box called Sleep, Dream Doze, a luxury sleep subscription box which I have been very lucky to have been sent.

I feature a lot of beauty boxes on my blog, I am a huge fan, from them I have been lucky enough to come across some amazing brands that might have never grabbed my attention.  Sleep, Dream Doze, which is co-founded by Aly Johnson and Clare Taylor who, in their own words explain the need for this box:

After 5 years and 5 children between us, we weren’t just sleepy-tired, we were exhausted - emotionally, physically, mentally. The crux of our problem? A lack of self care. Like so many before us, we were guilty of prioritising everyone else's needs ahead of our own - family, friends, work, clients, hell, even the dog!We were so focused on keeping everything (and everyone) together and running smoothly, that we let ourselves fall apart. 

We needed sleep and for someone else to take care of taking care of us. And knowing that we weren't alone in this, we created Sleep Dream Doze - the luxury sleep-focused subscription box.

So, as you can see, this is a box which has really had some thought put in to how it fits into a theme with a lot of personality and I feel so lucky and honoured to be able to share this journey.  Each box, comes really well packaged and everything is just so beautifully presented.  

Inside my box was the following:Up first we have The Magic of Sleep: A Bedside Companion by Michael Acton Smith and it is described as being the "ultimate handbook for healthy sleeping." Michael Acton Smith, OBE, is the co-founder of the hugely successful Calm app, which sounds like the app I need to be downloading. 

The book is absolutely stunning from cover to cover, with fascinating facts, life-changing tips and is said to be your solution to a better sleeping life, improving each of your waking hours.

The second product hiding inside this box comes from Perfect Chaos with their Lavender, Rosewood and Jasmine Himalayan Bath Salts (300g).

Described as being Reminiscent of a walk through the English countryside, these bath salts bring together a blend of Lavender, Rosewood and Jasmine which work together to promote calm, relieve stress, and aid sleep. Made with Himalayan salts and 100% essential oils to help relax muscles and aid restful sleep. 

The third product comes from Booming Bob with the Stress Relief & Balancing Facial Oil (30ml).   

This balancing facial oil is packed with a range of essential fatty acids - Omega 3,6 and 9 alongside vitamins A, B, D and E.  Added to that is the inclusion of carefully chosen natural oils such as olive oil, jojoba oil, argan oil and Shea butter. Then alongside evening primrose oil and rose geranium oil have been added to soothe the skin and reduce redness.  On the skin, this is a non-oily oil and it absorbs so quickly, leaving no trace behind.

The fourth product is from TenT Nutrition with their Natural Sleep Supplement. Described has been specifically designed using ingredients built to ensure you have a restful and regenerative sleep .

A blend of calming amino acids and essential minerals to help you enjoy deeper, more regenerative sleep. This is an all-natural and vegan-friendly.  I am yet to give these a try, but there has been a lot of rave reviews about how good they are.

Then finally, we have the HOLM (House of Lady Muck) Enough Of Your Cheek Candle and it genuinely just incredible.

This amazing hand poured Vegan candle, which as you can see, lives up to its name with its cheeky shape. It is an unscented decor candle which has been made from natural white soy wax with an organic cotton wick and because it is hand poured each one will have its own unique markings.

As mentioned, Sleep, Dream, Doze is a luxury sleep subscription box which has three different offerings of how to subscribe:

• Crescent - A rolling monthly subscription which is priced at £49 per month
• Half Moon - A 3 month subscription which is priced at £45 per month
• Full Moon - A 6 month subscription which is priced at £40 per month

As a first box, this has really impressed me and I absolutely love this box and I adore the contents that feature is inside.  You can find out more about this box right here, get some hints and tips on how to indulge in self care, why journaling is good and why everyone needs to sleep on silk!

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