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Birchbox Goodies // January 2018

Here we are, the first Birchbox of the year! For this month's box, they've teamed up with British stationary brand Ohh Deer to bring a fabulous flamingo design, along with a brilliant motto of "stand tall and be fabulous", which I think is great for this time of year. In this box, I received a full-size Lord & Berry blusher crayon, a waterproof eyeliner from Marcelle, a Nuxe shower oil, a Parlor sea salt spray and the Amazing Makeup Remover from Afterspa!

Lord & Berry Blusher Crayon in "Peach"

I was a little bit dubious of this product to begin with - I tend to stick to powder blushes as the tints/crayon products I've used before have been really difficult to work with and usually just leave me with patchiness on my cheeks. However, this one was really easy to blend out because it was so creamy. I went for the peach shade as I think that colour really suits my skin-tone. It was also really easy to build up the colour which is really nice!

Marcelle Waterproof Eyeliner in "Charcoal"

I was really unimpressed by this product to be honest - I don't usually wear a pencil liner unless I've put some eyeshadow on and I'll pop it in my waterline. I don't know whether it was because I'd put it in my waterline, but it had hardly any pigmentation so I had to keep putting loads on until I actually got any colour. 

Nuxe Prodigieux Shower Oil

Again, this product didn't exactly wow me. I liked the scent of it and it was really moisturising, however, I didn't see any of the glow it promises. It's got a bit of gold shimmer in it but it rinses away pretty much instantly, so it's not really something I'll be buying in future.

PARLOR by Jeff Chastain Moisturizing Salt Spray

I really liked this little spray - I've found with a couple of salt sprays I've used before that they left my hair feeling quite dry and I had a bit of a problem with them sticking my hair together which just makes it look greasy and unbrushed, but this one made my hair feel really soft and was quite easy to brush out afterwards as well!

Afterspa Amazing Makeup Remover

I'm actually blown away by how good this product is, and I think the concept of it is really interesting. All you need to do is wet it and use it the same way you would a makeup wipe and it removes all of your makeup, even mascara! I think this idea is really fantastic, especially as most cleansing wipes aren't biodegradable and it's becoming a bit of an environmental problem because they just build up in big clumps. By having just one cloth that removes makeup you're eliminating that waste. It lasts up to 1000 washes and it's only £5.50, so it's a very affordable alternative to wipes. I thought it did a really good job of removing my make up as well so I'm definitely going to continue using it and recommend it to people who are conscious about their impact on the environment!
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