Her Fashion Box: January

I loveee receiving a new parcel in the  mail, and I have really begun to look forward to HFB each month. I just love the photo on the front page of the mini magazine included. 

Inside the box! This month was a bit better than last month's, but there were still a few items I was a bit unhappy with. I guess you can't win them all, hey?

The first item I noticed in the box was this gorgeous scarf. It's incredibly soft, so feels very lush. HFB described the scarves as vibrant, but I really disagree with that. To me, vibrant means colourful and this one is a bit monochromatic... I still love the print, but I feel you can be 'classic' and still have colour in your life! I loved the look of the scarves the other boxes received and feel the 'classic' scarf is a bit winter-y.

This was the necklace included in the classic box. I think the detailing and the colours of this is really pretty, but again I'm not a fan of the perspex. I guess that's the thing with fashion though...sometimes what's on trend isn't always what's to your taste. I might still wear this. I don't hate it, I just don't love it. 

There was a notebook in the box, a collaboration with Cantik Swimwear. I love a good notebook and this one is really pretty; with gilded edges and plain paper inside. 

A couple of beauty goodies: A pink salt scrub from Babe. This is supposed to stimulate circulation, relax the body, lower blood pressure, soothe sore muscles, and is a generous 30g sample size. I love body scrubs, and I'm sure I'll enjoy using this one! 

I also received an Urban Rituelle Lip Balm in Passionfruit. The packaging on this is really cute, but unfortunately isn't made very well and the lid slides right off. This will undoubtedly be one for the desk, as there is no way it would survive a handbag. Apart from that, I really like it. It's made from all natural ingredients (always a win!) with sunscreen protection and is really hydrating.

I also got an Ulta 3 lipstick in Cherry Wine. I'm guessing this was my bonus gift for filling out the survey. Kind of annoying though, because I received this exact product a few months ago which makes me think the 'bonus gift' is just an excuse to get rid of left-over products. I'm all for recycling and using up stuff, but it sucks receiving the exact same product you've already gotten.

I think this is an awesome inclusion; a pocket manicure kit. Not really much to say on it. It's valued at $7.95 but the quality of the tools is pretty good. I think the little box it comes in is really cute too. 

This little coin purse is quite cute. I have so much shrapnel in my wallet distorting it's shape that I will probably get a lot of use out of this. 

A couple more sachets of 'boosters' to add to your smoothies. I still haven't used mine from last month, but I like the idea of them and I am keen to try them out. 

Some sachets of Jbronze, Jen Hawkins' tanning range. The HFB booklet said we will receive two 5ml samples of the face flawless tan, and one 5ml sample of the shimmer instant illuminiser, but as you can see, for me it was the other way around! I'm not really into tanning so will pass that sachet onto someone else who will use it but I'm interested to try the shimmer. 

There was also a 45g sample of a muesliforme mix...this company sounds awesome; they let you design your own muesli mix and then they send it to your door each month. I love muesli, but the ones at the supermarket that are packed with sultanas disgust me, so I think I might try out this mix (a HFB custom mix) and then give the brand a go! 

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Her Fashion Box: November

Yesterday was pretty awful. I won't go into the details, but I was feeling sad, could not wait to leave work and was fighting tears the whole walk home. So, getting home to find my November Her Fashion Box had finally arrived was a small, but significant improvement to my evening.

The box was running a bit late this month (which it has every month since I've signed up), but I did not even mind because I received a few emails from Her Fashion Box letting me know why it was late. Customer service is something I really, really value as a consumer and HFB are fantastic at it.

Okay, so onto what was inside...

November's box was full of goodies, and I felt absolutely spoilt going through it all! 

My favourite thing in the box was this necklace. I absolutely adore lace, and the classic black will be a great way to prety up a crisp white shirt for Summer. This is the "Nightfall" necklace, RRP at $14.95

I also love the Aztec-print head scarf (RRP $9.95) and can not wait to give it a go. I think this will be good for adding a bit of colour to my work outfits (which are completely black). After my bad day yesterday I chose to play a little "show-and-tell" with J, and showed him everything I received in the box. So I'll be including some of his comments in here because they're hilarious in a boys-know-nothing-about-fashion kind of way. J thinks the Aztec print looks more like a print from some old, over-washed 60s leggings. 

There was also a little ring that had a pair of sunglasses on them - little bit cute for Summer. 

On the left we have a studded faux-leather bracelet wrap (RRP $19.95). I really like this, and it fits perfectly, but tbh I'm not that keen on the white colour. Maybe it will grow on me. J thought this was a cat collar. Honestly. He wasn't even joking. 

On the right is the 'Sam Sparro bangle pack (RRP $14.95). I like that there's a nice mix of black and gold bangles. J's thoughts? "They're like giant rings for your wrists!" 

I love gel eyeliner and am looking forward to trying out the ModelCo gel eyeliner (RRP $26). I have never tried ModelCo, and haven't really heard too many great things about the brand but I think the gel eyeliner seems pretty good on first testing. The inbuilt brush is too long and not dense enough for my liking, but with a steady hand it would work fine if you were in a pinch. I'm looking forward to testing it out more thoroughly.

I also received a 45mL of Urban Rituelle's Soothing Body Balm (J says "As opposed to all those irritating body balms...") in Coconut and honey (RRP $6.50 for 45mL). This smells so coconut-y which I love using in Summer! Urban Rituelle are an Australian company which is awesome, and they have a couple of different "Summer blends" which all sound so delicious. The Mango Milk one sounds so delicious.

The two Orly polishes I got are in 'Boho Bonnet' and 'Je'tamie'. (RRP $18.95 each). I always love receiving nail polish and these colours compliment each other nicely. I can't wait to play with these. Orly also very kindly threw in a bonus pedicure separator!

Also in the box was a donut bun maker and a really cute gift card from Hallmark with a chalkboard attached.

I absolutely loved last month's box and can't wait to start using all the items!



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