I have a review of the latest offering from My Little Box all the way from Paris, France. From those of you who have not heard of the My Little Brand; it is a monthly beauty/lifestyle/fashion subscription box that is sent with love from France! Now... for me being a great lover of all things Parisian this was the most perfect subscription for me and I am sure those with similar interests will agree. Unlike other beauty boxes; like Birchbox and Glossybox.... My Little Box offers more than make up and beauty products; each month it surprises with lifestyle items such as scarves, little pieces of jewellery, cute stationery and lots more! I have been a subscriber for more than 6 months now and this; in my opinion is the best beauty box I subscribe to.
So lets delve into the September edition...
Each month brings a new theme from My Little Box.. In the past there has been a Frenchie box, a French Riviera box, a Roadtrip box and so on... So it only seemed like the perfect choice that for the month of September it would be a fashion box.
The box comes packaged in a little cardboard box complete with a sticker on the lid (they are so cute I put them in the inner lid of the box lid.)
The boxes are always beautifully illustrated with a cute design from the MLB in house illustrator Kanako. And this month's design displays the front row at a fashion show which is really cute. The box always normally comes with a Little printed card with an illustration from Kanako that are perfect for framing.. This months the card is a quote from Jean Cocteau that says "The prettiest Dresses are worn to be Taken off...."
This month's box didn't fail to impress it is safe to say... I was really happy with the contents of the box; the only one thing I must say I am not best pleased about is that MLB persist to give UK subscribers a fold out poster style paper copy of the My Little World magazine in which I know other UK subscribers express the same dissatisfaction. The French subscribers are still receiving the glossy style mini magazine which we used to receive and for some reason it has changed.. The glossy edition is much easier to pop into your bag and read on the go and I mean who is really going to use the poster they give you?
The contents of this months box are: an American vintage scarf; who collaborated with MLB for this month's box (they often get very good collaborators on board... one of which was Diane Von Furstenberg!) and a set of adhesive nails decals by Alfa-K in a geometric graphic design. For the beauty/make up products MLB like to include these in a little cute cotton draw string bag which can be very useful to keep and use again for travelling etc.. The one in particular is so cute as it says on it "Trust me you are Lovely.." There are normally 3 beauty products included in the little bag 2 of which are from brands normally of a French origin and 1 item from the My Little Beauty range from My Little Box.
The 3 beauty products in this month are a: Kerastase Couture Styling Laque Noire, an Effaclar K (+) treatment by La Roche-Posay and a Red Dingue Lip Colour by My Little Beauty.
American Vintage Scarf retailing at 24 EUR: On seeing the other boxes received by subscribers there were various colours of the scarf on offer. I received the white and blue which I am really pleased with as this was the colour I wanted. The print is gorgeous almost similar to a Mulberry print.. like a little leaf style print. I will definitely be wearing this as autumn sets in; it is very Parisian chic! Delighted with it!
Neo Nail Art by Alfa-K retailing from 5.90 EUR: Now these little geometric nail decals are perfect for something a bit different and a much quicker method than waiting on polish to dry! The graphic design is very modern and something to give your nails a bit of a geometric, edgy design. Loving these and are so easy to take off with your normal nail polish remover.
Kerastase Hair Laque 75ml retailing at £16 for 300 ml: I was over the moon to see that a Kerastase product was included and for the month of fashion its only right it should be <3 This oh so cute little mini hairspray is the perfect handbag size for all those fashion events in September. This fixing spray has an excellent hold and has a 24 hour-hold anti-humidity shield which is perfect especially for hair that is put at risk from rain and moisture. It has a pleasant scent and I didn't need to top up over the course of the night as it held my hair really well in place. 10/10 for Kerastase.
Effaclar K (+) treatment by La Roche-Posay retailing at £14.90 for 30 ml: This treatment is for oily skin which most of us encounter at some point with our skin and can be a bit troublesome to deal with so this treatment is intented to be your shine-saviour. It has a mix of antioxidants and aircilium absorbs grease and oil to get rid of the unpleasant oily sheen our skin can sometimes encounter. La Roche-Posay is a fantastic brand and I am really pleased to see MLB include a product of theirs feature in the box.
Red Dingue de Lui, My Little Beauty retailing at 22 EUR: I am absolutely LOVING this lip colour. It is very and I stress very pigmented and has the most beautiful red colour that lasts all night. I felt ever so Parisian chic with this colour and teaming this with my scarf I will feel ever so the essence of Parisian chic! I think this is my favourite item out of the box and this will be my statement colour adding a dash of warmth for autumn..
So all in all very pleased with this box and I am excited about the next offering from MLB which be a Creative box; so I am excited to see what this will bring. Definitely something a little different but I am sure MLB won't fail to impress.
If you are interested in subscribing to MLB full details are on their website www.mylittlebox.co.uk and with the Code FIRSTBOX you can get your first box for only £11. Normal price is £11 + £3.95 P&P.
I have more exciting upcoming posts where I will be doing a beauty box swap with my friend Rachel who lives in L.A!
Merci Beaucoup for reading and stay chic!
Cheryl xxx
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