My Little Box: December 2016

My Little Box has been one of my favourite subscription boxes this year and last year; I cancelled my subscription earlier this year as I needed to save up for driving lessons, insurance and the tests (I passed my practical driving test on the 9th December, yay!). I was very kindly sent the November and December boxes from the super lovely people at Yves Rocher as a Christmas treat *merci!* and the December box arrived just before I left for my driving test so it was a nice surprise that distracted me from feeling really nervous!

The November box was the 'Goodnight' box which was incredible with a gorgeously designed box, a cute moon shaped dish, skincare, an eye mask and a large sample size of the beautiful Yves Rocher Accord Chic EDP. The December Christmas box is equally divine and perfectly festive so it would make an amazing gift. The box contains jewellery, makeup, skincare, perfume, tea, food and a heavenly candle. As always everything in each box is perfectly selected, unique and gorgeous.

Lou Yetu X My Little Box Bracelet 

I'm not a massive fan of bracelets and bangles so I won't be wearing this as it's just not something I ever wear but I adore the hessian bag it came in and the design which is subtly festive and minimal but also luxe. It is gold with a forest green line around the middle of the bracelet. It will be great for a formal or casual christmassy outfit this season.

Kusmi Tea 

I adore tea, especially green, herbal and mint tea so I'm always happy to receive tea or coffee in subscription boxes. This one is a christmassy blend composed of black tea, ginger, cardamon, cinnamon, liquorice root, orange peel and aniseed so it smells like the essence of the festive season. It's a loose tea so you need an infuser, it's the 150th anniversary packaging and I can't wait to try it.

My Little Beauty Christmas Melody Smoky Eyes Duo 

There are always a mixture of lifestyle and beauty products in the boxes which is fantastic and this month there is a makeup item from the My Little Box's own makeup brand. The eyeshadow duo comes in a really cutely designed package with a magnetic closure so it would be great to keep in your makeup bag or for travelling. There's a metallic, glittery pink shade and a matte taupe, both of which are great for everyday, smooth and easy to blend.

Wilkin & Sons Ltd Salted Caramel Spread 

I adore anything that contains salted caramel, I've recently bought the Alpro Salted Caramel Ice Cream and it's heavenly (it's also vegan). The spread tastes amazing, it has a toffee/butterscotch flavour that would be great on Belgian waffles or on warm chocolate cake, sticky toffee pudding or warmed on vanilla ice cream.

Delices De Noel Gingerbread Candle 

I adore candles, especially at this time of the year when I'm burning one pretty much everyday. I have tried a few cinnamon and gingerbread scented candles and none of them actually smell like gingerbread but this one does. To me it smells like vanilla, buttery cookies and gingerbread men - it's divine. I love the packaging, everything in the box (and the November box) is very pinterest worthy which is one of the reasons I love these boxes.

You also receive a cute, unique print with each box and the ones for the November and December boxes are lovely. Additionally, there's also a short magazine in the boxes and canvas bags that have a different illustrated design on each monthly box - I use them for emergency items in my bag and for camera accessories. I definitely want to start my subscription again...but I need to pay for car insurance first *being an adult is so fun!*. Overall rating: ★★★★★, 5/5.

What do you think of the gorgeous December box? Are you subscribed to any boxes? 

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My Little Box By Fleur De Force (Dec 2014)

I have tried the Glossybox and Birchbox subscriptions, for a while, but I haven't been subscribed for month and months but I decided to go for the My Little Box to start a new subscription box. I've heard so many positive things about this box! Last months My Little Box was a cosy, night in themed box which I really wanted but I refrained and subscribed to the December box. The subscription is £11 per month (+ P&P) although the box contents is supposed to be worth over £65. 

This months box is designed or based around the blogger and youtuber Fleur from Fleur De Force. I do follow her on youtube and I like her videos although not as much now as I did a year or so ago. I love the whole bloggers collaborating with big brands but I didn't buy this because of the fleur de force connection to the box. I don't know how much of a say she had in the products included or the design of the box but it is a great box nonetheless. 

My Little Box is not just a beauty box, it is also a lifestyle box so you get a mixture of beauty and lifestyle samples and full size products in each box. The lifestyle items in the box include some gorgeous gift tags, washi tape and a bobbin of twine/thread which is just adorable! 

The one accessory product in the box is a cute knitted headband; I received a black/gold headband but I believe there are two other colours. It fits well and it so comfortable and cosy; I don't know whether I would wear it out of the house though! 

The beauty items from the box are from L'Occitane, Cowshed and the My Little Box own beauty line. Firstly, I have the L'Occitane Precious Cream which I think is one of their anti-aging creams - I haven't had a good experience with the few L'Occitane skincare products so I will be giving this to my mum to try. Although it is a very generous sample size and the packaging is luxe and surprisingly heavy. Next up is the Cowshed Wild Cow Invigorating Body Lotion (100ml), I thought the scent would be more festive/christmassy but it has a strong lemongrass scent which I personally don't like so I will give this to my mum or sister. The last beauty item is definitely my favourite, not only is the packaging so freakin' gorgeous (grey with gold stars) but the product is too. The lipstick looks like a bright pinky red in the tube but on my lips it isn't as red and it isn't as bright, it is very wearable - even for a nude/natural lip lover like me! Also the lipstick lasts so well on the lips! 

Overall, I love the cute gift tags and tape as well as the headband and gorgeous lipstick! In the box you also receive a little print, which I personally won't use but there is also a cute re-useable drawstring canvas bag with 'do all things with love' printed on the front which I will definitely get a lot of use out of. In my opinion, I think it is definitely worth the money; I love the presentation, it is very pinterest worthy and on the whole the products were great. Just looking at their 'partners' I know their boxes are going to be great; I am looking forward to next months box! 

Are you subscribed to My Little Box? Would you subscribe in the future?

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