So I finally got the October My Envy Box, this is their 3rd anniversary box and all the teaser emails where making me very curious, they had mentioned they have 8 products in this month’s box.
The box this month is a plain white one with black web design on it and it says ‘turns three’ below the My Envy Box logo.
I got the Zebra print black and white nail wraps in Nertia. I have tried the Gulnare face wash before and it’s quite good. The Ayca Jasmine Body Wash also smells really nice.
I am not much into whitening cleansing facial foam as they make my skin super stretchy and dry. I would have liked the essence though which is another option in the box. I wish My Envy Box gave options to subscribers on what they can choose in terms of shades or products, if they have a few different ones to offer. That would be very convenient.
Love the Forest Essentials Cleansing Paste, I wanted to try this one out, glad I got this. Also this is perfect for travelling. Even the Kerastase Chronologiste vial is perfect for travel.
The Vert Loose Powder is made from all natural, dried rose petals. It has a strong pink undertone and can be used as a blush or eyeshadow. This would make a beautiful blush! But the quantity is good enough to last a few generations 😀 I would suggest splitting it to half or 1/4th and sharing it with your friends/family.
The total value of all the products in this month’s box comes to around Rs.3750/- I am quite happy with the products, 3 are full sized while 3 are super deluxe samples.
I definitely recommend this month’s box! Total value for money.
Did you get the Oct My Envy Box? What did you receive?
June 2016 My Envy Box Unboxing, Review & 15% off Discount Code
Hi guys,
I got the June My Envy Box right now and the box is so pretty! I just can’t take my eyes off the box, they have a designer who designs boxes each month and I have been noticing fabulous boxes since the past 1-2 months.
I have tons of My Envy Boxes and I had to throw some old, plain ones previously as I was short of space, but I am surely keeping these pretty ones!! I love floral print and this is one of my favourite prints.
Herra Protecting Hair Perfume Oudh Inspired- 10ml (Rs.2495/- for 50ml)
Votre Purifying Deep Cleansing & Clearing Masque- 50g (Rs.1090/- for 100g)
Ck2 Perfume sample Vial
L’Occitane Divine Cream- 2 sample sachets
Ok, so it’s kind of a mixed thing this month, there is one full sized product and two deluxe samples and two small sachets.
I quite liked the O3+ Aloe Gel which is full sized. Absolutely loved the Herra Hair Perfume, I sprayed it immediately and it smells divine! Also this 10ml bottle is perfect to carry in your bag.
I love face masks and I don’t think I have come across a good deep cleansing and clearing masque in India yet. The Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay one is on my wish list, but I really liked the sound of this one. Looking forward to trying this one out and it’s 50g i.e. half the size of the product which is pretty decent.
Not really a fan of the perfume sample vial or sachets, so no comments on that. I would appreciate if subscription boxes/bags totally do away with tiny samples and sachets, even considering these two brands among the products in the box is unjustified.
So for me, these three are the main products and the ones I liked and looking forward to try. The value of these products in the box comes to Rs.1175/-
I have a 15% off coupon code for you guys this month too, both on the Beauty & Jewellery Box, it’s ‘NLMBHUMIKA‘. The beauty box post the discount code comes to Rs.722/-.
I would not say this box is a must have, but I liked the three bigger products, if you do not like even one out the three, then skip. If you like these three, then give it a try 🙂
I just got my March 2016 My Envy Box and Oh My God, the design of the box is fabulous, I absolutely loved the box and I think this is by far my most favourite box!
The box was super heavy when I received it and I knew 2-3 brands as I had got a teaser mail, when I tweeted about it, the team said we have more than one full sized products this time and I was quite happy and excited.
The products in this month’s box:
BBlunt Climate Control Anti-Frizz Leave-in Cream- Full size (Rs.450/- for 150ml)
Hedonista Fleur Frozen Ittar- Full size (Rs.1045/- for 20g)
Bioderma Photderm SPF50+ Sunscreen – 5ml (Rs.1485/- for 30ml)
AVA Body Moisturizer with SPF30 – 50ml (Rs.650/- for 200ml)
L’Occitane Volumizing Shampoo & Conditioner – 6ml (Rs.1460/- for 300ml and 250ml respectively)
I am glad we have two full sized products and one deluxe sized sample this time, hate the two sachets and the tiny sample though.
BBlunt Climate Control Anti-Frizz Leave-in Cream/Serum has been quite talked about and is quite good, just use some every time post washing your hair and you would have frizz-free smoother hair.
The AVA Body Moisturizer of 50ml is quite a good size and I love the ingredients, it has shea butter and essential oils of jasmine, mogra and vanilla, smells amazing and I am carrying this for my short trip in 4 days, it’s perfect for that.
Not happy with the Bioderma susncreen sample which is a repeated product and the 6ml shampoo, conditioner sachets are not worth talking about. Sachets should be done away with, high time!
Super happy with the rest three products, the value comes to around Rs.1650/- (not counting the two tiny samples.) If you already have the BBlunt Serum, then you may skip the box, if you were anyways wanting to try it, it’s a nice box with the added frozen ittar.
Oh and by the way, the March Designer Jewellery My Envy Box is curated by Cosmopolitan India Editor Nandini Bhalla and includes pieces from Esha Zaveri, Fooljhadi & Zariin. You can also get 10% off using the code ‘JEWEL10’. See my previous Feb Designer Jewellery My Envy Box HERE
This time, the box was Valentine Special and curated by Miss Malini also called Miss Malini’s Box of Love. It was a black colored box this time with a pink satin pouch inside..loved that pouch.
Also, there were two additional cards inside this time.A Sephora makeover card for oneself and a friend,sadly no Sephora in Mumbai and its a waste for me :/
Second was a Rs.500/- off on H2O+ stores card, will have to try that out, 2 stores in Mumbai thankfully.
What I got in the box:
Calvin Klein Reveal: Rs.4500/- for 50ml It smells amazing, strong and musky. Its my kinda scent.
LYN (Live Your Now) Nail Lacquer: Rs.350/- for 12ml Its a beautiful creamy pastel blue called No Morning Blues, I tried it out immediately. Dries quickly and love the finish. I am glad its a full sized 12ml quantity this time <3
SkinYoga Post Workout Neem Purifier: Rs.1550/- for 200gms Its a barley and neem post workout body scrub, waiting to try this out. I love SkinYoga products, happy with this one.
Vana Vidhi Himalayan Wild Rose Bath Salt: Rs.990/- for 15gms Bath Salts are a pleasure to use, especially when its pure,natural rose. It smells of soft,pure rose with no added scent/fragrance.
L’Occitane Immortelle Precious Youth Serum: Rs.4490/- for 30ml Not really a fan since its an anti aging range, I don’t like the fact that beauty boxes contain anti aging products unless specifically requested for.
Overall I loved this month’s box. A full sized product plus the other deluxe sized samples which are good enough to eat and smell fabulous. Use SkinYoga Neem Purifier post workout on Valentine’s Day, bath with the Vana Vidhi Himalayan Wild Rose Bath Salt, apply the LYN nail lacquer and spritz some CK Reveal 😀 #not #justkidding
We have a new sleeker packaging, I got a coral pink box (no idea why its looking fuchsia here:/with gold symbol embossing on the top. I love it, smaller, sturdier and pretty. And few got a shiny pouch inside. I wanted that shiny one :/
What I got in my box:
Chloe Roses De Chloe Perfume vial 1.5ml- If you love roses, you should absolutely try this!
ZA Perfect Solution Restoring Collagen Cream– Its an anti aging one, which I already have full sized. But I feel not everyone needs an anti aging product, they should not send it in all boxes and start customizing boxes.
Bottega Di Lungavita Vita Age In Face Scrub 5ml- I have tried 1-2 Bottega Di Lungavita products and liked those. Looking forward to try this scrub. The cost of the whole pack is just Rs.790/-. Its not that expensive and I was expecting minimum 3 small 5ml tubes of it
L’Occitane Creme Allegee Almond Shaping Delight– 2 sachets of 8ml each- This is a good quantity of 16ml but when it is expected to firm your body, you can hardly use it once and not expect/see any results.
Thalgo Cryodetox Mask 5ml- Again only one single tube of 5ml. 2 would have been better.
Overall I felt it was pretty ok. The quantity in samples was quite less, we could have had 2-3 mini tubes if there are 5ml tubes only. One needs minimum 10-15ml product to try it properly or judge if it works for them. Also, I have no idea when will they include makeup samples which is being promised since a long long time.
This time we are back to the pink box! Yay 😀 How we love pink :p And also we have 4 new brands in the My Envy Box.
What I got in my box:
2 sachets of L’Occitane En Provence Angelic Hydra Vital gel (Rs.2990/- for 50 ml)- The qty is pretty decent. I like how light weight and ultra moisturizing it is.
7 ml tube of Wild Ferns (New Zealand based brand) Manuka Honey Conditioning Hand Creme (Rs.1500/- for 85ml)
Pefume Vial- Givenchy Play For Her (Rs 5750 for 75ml- Its a litte too strong and fruity with top notes being Orange Blossom and Pink Peppercorn
20ml tube of Natio (popular Australian brand) Ageless Dual action Cleanser and Exfoliator (Rs.1010/- for 75ml)- I think its a pretty good qty and this can be my perfect travel companion. I love cleansers that exfolaite as well and are not drying or stretchy on the skin.
5 ml of Epique Advanced UV Protection System (Rs 2700/- 15ml)- Switzerland based brand. I like the fact that it has SPF50. Super expensive though :/
This time there is also an additional card for a free eye makeup consultation at Givenchy.
I did not get the H2O sample this time too, whereas many others did. I would anyday prefer a bigger 20-30 ml H2O sample than a small 3-5ml sachets/tube from an international brand. I like to use the product well to judge whether it works for me, and I cannot do so, with a small sample. I did not get H2o previous month too, and a small 5ml tube. Same thing again. I would request My Envy Box to have bigger samples.
Overall, a mixed bag again. In terms of pricing it may be good, coz 1-2 products like Epique are super expensive. But I would love to try bigger sizes of not so expensive brands.
This time too, a lavender box like the previous June one.
What I got in my box:
Three 10ml bottles of Kama Ayurveda Bringadi Intensive Hair Treatment– Full size Rs.450/- for 100ml- I am glad that there are 3 bottles this time. One bottle of 10ml is enough for 2 uses, coz its supposed to be used only on the scalp. This is going to last a long time and I like Kama products. Hope this works for my hair. Would update you guys
Eau Thermale Avene Very High protection Sun cream SPF50+ (5ml)– Full Size Rs.1250/- for 50ml- I have used Avene VHP SPF50+ Sunscreen spray before and liked it. This is a little richer though and meant for normal to dry skin.
Two 6ml sachets of L’Occitane Aromachologie Control Styling Prep Cream– Full Size Rs.1990/- for 200ml- Its a leave in conditioner. Have not used it yet. Sounds good though
Kama Ayurveda Mridul Soap Free Face Cleanser- small sample- Full Size Rs.295/- for 40g- Its an ayurvedic, natural soap free cleanser which is to be mixed with water and massaged all over the face. I wanted to try this from a long time and I am glad I got to. Really liking it so far.
Eminence Organics Red Currant Balancing Concentrate- 2ml sachet- Full Size Rs.6413/- for 35ml- I am not a fan of Eminence Organics or small 2ml sachets. Not happy with this.
I would have loved to try the H2O Sea Moss Replenishing Body Lotion instead of the Eminence Organics Concentrate since I am not much into anti-ageing skin care.
Overall its a mixed bag yet again. I liked the Kama products and the fact that there are 2 hair products in the box this time. But definitely expect much more from My Envy Box.
New Launches: The Body Shop, Iraya, L’Occitane At first, I would like to share with you guys that Anamika of WiseShe has featured me on her blog..do read about it HERE. Thank you Anamika 🙂
Now coming to the new launches..
Fall In Love with Lip Smacking Colour
Introducing New Colour Crush Lipstick
Fall in love with lip smacking colour with new Colour Crush™ Lipstick, our new, super nourishing lipstick collection made from the finest quality crushed pigments. From red-carpet reds, to flirty pinks, to au natural nudes, each cutting-edge lip colour is 100% cruelty free, 100% vegetarian and 100% high impact.
Blushing Pink
Crush on Caramel
Lust-Have Lip Colour Our new Colour Crush™ Lipstick collection is an on-trend palette of 24 brilliantly vibrant shades of lipstick, each delivering maximum colour impact. The fashion-forward line-up is available in three colour families; the brightest reds, the sweetest pinks and the finest nudes, in a mix of pure colour and subtle shimmer finishes. Whatever your style, whatever your skins tone, it’s time to reveal your true colours…
Crush On You Our Colour Crush™ Lipstick collection marries our most intense, full-on colours with luscious moisture. Our secret? We’ve travelled the world to source high-quality pigments, which we’ve finely crushed then blended with a drop of nurturing cherry seed oil and coated with our finest, silkiest Community Fair Trade marula oil. The result is vivid, wow-worthy colour that glides onto lips and feels mega-comfortable to wear. What’s more, each lipstick has a sophisticated delicate floral rose fragrance. Divine!
Enraptured Red
Rush of Pink
Three Colour Families With so many hot hues to choose from, you can re-invent your lip-look every day. We love the flame-red drama of Red Siren 101, a bold and beautiful crimson that adds a touch of Hollywood glamour. We think our pink and violet shades are to-die-for; try Red Hot Raspberry 201 for a fierce fuchsia that packs a punch And for easy-to-wear elegance, slick on beautiful beige; one of our favorites is Coral Kiss 315, a shimmering peachy nude.
Priced at a purse-friendly Rs. 895, you’ll want to get your hands on them!
The Heart Inside
Our Colour Crush™ Lipstick collection benefit from Community Fair Trade marula oil made from the ripe fruit of the sacred marula tree. We source it from the Eudafano Women’s Co-Operative, which is helping 1750 women to earn a fair income. The women involved in the project report that the benefits to them go beyond money, it also helps give them a sense of independence, business management and confidence.
L’Occitane shares the secret to eternal youth this November with its New Divine Range
The Immortelle Divine skin care range that is already the best selling in the world has now come to India to mark the onset of the festive season.
Divine Range is a unique range with unique results.
With a new formulation, L’OCCITANE has introduced a new complex of 7 naturally derived active ingredients, which dramatically boosts the already impressive properties of immortelle plant extracts.
The legendary flower of Corsica is the ultimate secret of the Divine range that L’Occitane protects in a 5th patent. This wild plant with the mysterious and poetic name “l’Immortelle” possesses many properties that L’OCCITANCE en Provence has been researching for over ten years in order to perfect its anti-aging skincare products.
It is a flower that never fades, even once picked.
Let’s feel special with L’Occitane’s extra-ordinary range- IMMORTELLE DIVINE
1. DIVINE LOTION 200ML Rs 3300: The lotion is essentially a toner that is crucial to a cleansing, toning & moisturizing routine. It is a rich softening lotion with an enveloping freshness.
THE PERFORMANCE – Maintains skin’s balance and helps accelerate cellular renewal
2. DIVINE EXTRACT 30ML Rs 6300: A serum with a fresh and velvety gel-cream texture that contains an exceptionally high concentration of active ingredients
THE PERFORMANCE – Visibly restores the overall structure of the face by helping restore definition to facial contours and improving firmness. Boosts the effectiveness of the Divine Cream
3. DIVINE CREAM 50ML Rs 6200 – A cream with a rich, smooth texture that gives an immediate feeling of comfort.
THE PERFORMANCE – Acts at the heart of cells to help to visibly correct all the signs of ageing. Bursting with vitality, the skin glows with beauty.
4. DIVINE EYES 15ML Rs 3700: A fresh, silky gel-cream specially formulated for the fragile eye area.
THE PERFORMANCE – It Smoothens, firms and brightens the eye area. For 72% of women, the eyes look visibly younger.
The products will be available at all L’Occitane Stores in November
Essential oils from Iraya
As the chill starts setting in the air, our skin asks for an intense care to keep it moisturized and hydrated. Make essential oils as a part of your daily skincare regime and enjoy it’s multiple benefits on your body.
Natural essential oil therapies are the age old ways of rejuvenation and relaxation. It carries the physical properties of flowers and plants in a highly concentrated. It’s the perfect ingredient for personal care as it is well absorbed by our skin leaving it soft and nourished. Along with the benefits on our skin, its best suited for therapeutic treatments such as stimulation, relaxation, pain relief and healing. Use them for your aroma therapy, or blend it with carrier oil and massage them into your skin, or add them to your bath water for a soothing journey.
Choose from the list of following essential oils available at Iraya.
At Vellvette, we are beauty experts and addicts driven by our passion for high quality beauty products and delightful customer service. We recognize that our customers are beauty enthusiastic women looking for great products that would work for their specific beauty needs and tastes, but do not have enough time, access or resources to try out and experience all that is available. We work hard in association with brands to select 3 amazing products exclusively customized for each customer and send them in a luxury box to her doorstep every month, so that she never has to make the expensive mistake of buying products that do not work for her! We also advise our customers on how to make the best use of these products and keep them abreast of the latest beauty and fashion trends and insider know-how through our magazine.
What to expect inside the Vellvette Box:Three high-end beauty, cosmetics, skincare and fragrance samples from the best brands in the world that have been specially curated to your tastes, plus
Expert tips and tricks on how to make the most of your samples, plus
Juicy discounts on full-sized products of your beauty samples, so that once you discover what works for you, you can buy the full-sized product and make the most of your investment
Sign up for your Vellvette box today and eliminate the guesswork out of your beauty routine. Your beauty – is now, on auto-pilot!
After the Blisscovered and GlossyBox fiasco, it is a little difficult to trust on these boxes again..but then here comes the Velvette Box..and it sure looks promising..so far all good..and I have heard all good stuff about them untill now..
Its a monthly subscription box where you get 3 luxury samples each month delivered to your doorstep..at the cost of Rs.399/- and they do have Cash on Delivery too..plus you get 16% off on yearly subscription..they also send discount vouchers for the samples if in case you want to buy it..
They have a whole shop category..where they sell all brands online including Crabtree & Evelyn, L’occitane, Paul Mitchell, etc..
Currently this month they have Clarins, The Body Shop, L’occitane, Crabtree & Evelyn, Clinique and some different perfume vials..
Let’s move on to the box..
It comes in this black cardboard packaging with a pink ribbon around..cute..
And whats inside the box..
Clinique Different Lipstick in Raspberry Glace and Long Lasting Lip Gloss in Fireberry, Clarins Gentle Exfoliator Brightening Toner, L’occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream and a small 1.5 ml perfume vial of Jesus Del Pozo Ambar..
But nonetheless..all things are good..the toner sounds nice..and I loved the lipstick too..the hand cream is super small and cute and perfect for the handbag 😉 And I do like this concept of getting to try 3 new things every month at the cost of Rs. 399/-
L’OCCITANE introduces a NEW RADIANCE & COLOUR CARE range for colour-treated hair
ESSENTIAL OILS: THE SPECIAL INGREDIENT AT THE HEART OF L’OCCITANE HAIR CARE
For over 30 years, L’OCCITANE has used essential oils in its hair care products. These oils hold the highest concentration of a plant’s active ingredients and are particularly effective in treating hair. They penetrate hair fibres easily and deliver nutrients that are essential for its health and vitality. The various essential oils in L’OCCITANE hair care formulas have complementary properties. Used in carefully calculated proportions they act together in perfect synergy: lavender purifies, rosemary stimulates, angelica softens…With their sensorial textures and natural scents, the Aromachology products both strengthen and beautify the hair.
A NEW COMPLEX OF ESSENTIAL OILS DEDICATED TO COLOUR-TREATED AND HIGHLIGHTED HAIR
Colour-treated hair is more vulnerable than natural, untreated hair, so it requires extra-special care. With every wash, colour can fade and lose its intensity. The new Radiance & Colour Care range from L’OCCITANE introduces an innovative solution: an exclusive complex of five essential oils that helps to strengthen and revitalise colour-treated hair. GERANIUM: regenerates PALMAROSA: boosts the micro-circulation
For this new product range, L’OCCITANE stayed true to its ecological objectives by maximizing the use of recycled and recyclable materials. The large sized plastic jars are made from 100% recycled and recyclable PET plastic whilst the small and medium shampoo and conditioner tubes are made with partly recycled plastic.
This Radiance and Colour innovation has three key product elements
1. A sulphate free-formula to gentle cleanse the hair. 2. UV screen to protect hair colour from the sun. 3. Grape seed extracts naturally rich in antioxidants.
RADIANCE & COLOUR CARE SHAMPOO : 250 ML : Rs. 1,450
The creamy texture of this sulphate-free shampoo transforms into a rich lather that gently cleanses the hair and offers optimal colour protection. Contains no sulphates, parabens or synthetic colorants.
RADIANCE & COLOUR CARE CONDITIONER : 250 ML : Rs. 1,450
This nourishing conditioner protects the intensity of colour-treated or highlighted hair. Its creamy formula smoothes and coats the fibres, leaving hair shiny, silky and incredibly easy to detangle. Contains no sulphates, parabens or synthetic colorants.
RADIANCE & COLOUR CARE MASK : 250 ML : Rs. 2,190
This creamy, intense mask melts into the hair and gives it an instant beauty boost! Without ever weighing it down, it protects colour-treated hair and enhances its shine. Contains no sulphates, parabens or synthetic colorants.
The products are available at:-
L’Occitane Store
New Delhi 69 A, Khan Market New Delhi – 110003 Ph: 011 43084695
DLF Promenade Mall Shop no. 130 A, Ground Floor Vasant Kunj New Delhi – 110070 Ph: 011 41042450
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G 48, Selcect Citywalk Saket New Delhi www.loccitane.in
