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My Little Box May 2015: The Provence Box

I saw adverts for My Little Box on Facebook, checked out its website, and gave it a go! For £11 a month and £3.95 P + P (although I used the SPRINGTIME code to gain free postage for the first box), you receive a box containing beauty samples and products, a magazine, a print and lifestyle items too.

I received my first box a few days ago, and was it worth the wait? I am not too sure. First of all, here is the box...





Included is a drawstring canvas bag containing the beauty products, a box entitled "Sunny things inside" and the print, dress-up doll magnets and the magazine tied up with a ribbon.



One of the beauty products, the shower gel, was already open and had leaked inside the bag, which was annoying.


The beauty products are actually small samples, showcasing the best of L'Occitane, a well known and good quality brand. However, most of these products have been given away as a free gift from L'Occitane themselves. You can already get it free, which makes me question the value of the box. Also included is My Little Beauty's eyeshadow crayon.



The dress-up dolls magnets are a nice idea; they remind me of the paper dress-up dolls I used to have as a child, but at this age? It is not something I really need...The print is quite nice - the illustrations are beautiful. The magazine is not really much of a magazine - it folds out into a poster as shown below. It contains information about the products in this month's box, interview and tutorials.



The next box is quite curious. Inside is a customisable gold cuff, which you can decorate with coloured thread. Again this is a nice idea, although I wonder if this makes the box good value. On the website (www.mylittlebox.co.uk), it claims that the content of the box is worth £65, but I don't think the cuff is that expensive looking.




I am a little disappointed with the box - I feel you don't get a lot for what you pay for. The shower gel incident, and the products included left me feeling sad. Having looked at photos of past boxes , which included DvF scarves, smartphone cases, t-shirts and bags, this month's box kind of pales in comparison. I do like the idea of My Little Box, but not the box itself. I would like to give next month's box another go but if it is as poor as this month's, I will be unsubscribing.

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