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I had been hoping for something spectacular as this was the last ever Joliebox (before becoming Birchbox) so was sadly a little disappointed that this was pretty much the same as the others.
Bellapierre Shimmer Powder
I received the Refined, which is quite a dark shade. Good brand to get in the box, but I don't use pigment often unfortunately as I find it too messy.
Dr Duve Hand & Decollete Cream
There were 2 sachets, so I tried this on my hands first and it was nothing special. The following night I used the 2nd sachet on my chest and neck. The following day I had a breakout of pimples on my neck. Could have been coincidence, but I would be unlikely to use this again.
I Love... Cosmetics Shimmer and Shine Lip Gloss
This version is called "Strawberries and Milkshake". The smell is really nice, but it feels very gloopy and tacky, and you can't see any colour at all, just a shine. Personally I prefer more colour in my glosses.
Agua de Colonia Concentrada Alvarez Gomez
I was a little wary of this fragrance at first, but I actually really liked it! It is quite fresh, but doesn't smell like anything else I own. It claims to be unisex, so I thought I would test it and gave it to my partner to try. Luckily, he enjoyed it too!
Color Club Nail Polish
This range of colours is based on social networking sites. I received "Insta-this" which I thought was based on Instagram, so surprised by the bright blue as I would associate that more with Facebook.
Once I put it on I was very surprised by how, um.... 'blue' it was. It's not really for me, it was completely unnatural, but I imagine it would appeal to some people. I gave mine away!
I am wearing a top coat in the photo, but it actually had quite a nice matt effect before I put that on, so you could easily go without a topcoat if you want that effect.
One major flaw is that it chipped quite badly after just one day of use, so I had to remove it completely by the 2nd day.
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| Color Club Insta-This Nail Polish |
Olay Regenerist Skin Cream
Strangely none of the writing on the packaging was in English, so I had to guess this was a night cream!
I was quite surprised at first because I was expecting a cream, but what came out was actually a gel with sparkles in it. It seems a little scary, but I have not woken up with a shiny face each day, you can't see the sparkles at all when you have it on!
i got quite used to the gel texture and prefer this to a cream as I have oily skin, so I may buy a full size version of this.
Yon-Ka Pamplemousse Moisturiser
I have read about Pamplemousse quite a lot so was very excited to receive this, but unfortunately I received a version for dry skin. It did make me wonder what was the point of filling out the Joliebox beauty profile, as I did say I have oily skin on there!
I really love the smell of this, but as it is the dry skin version i have used it more as a night cream than a daytime moisturiser. My partner keeps using it on his dry skin as he loves the smell too, so I may have to let him keep this one and buy my own!
Lindt Lindor Chocolate Bars
A nice little bonus for Christmas, and the fact there were 2 was wonderful because my partner and I got to have one each! I love the Lindor balls, and the bar was just the same but softer. It was so delicious, but huge... one was far too much for me, I felt overindulged! More of these please!!
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