Kloverbox, natural beauty products, $25/mo
Promo: BFFM10 for 10% off any length subscription
I paid: $25
In this box:
Old Orchard No.10 Baobab & Rosehip Lotion Bar
real beauty for a cause coffee scrub
Kosmatology Foaming Hand Soap
Bridge Nine Candle Co. Citrus Candle Tin
Rani’s Yummy Shooters in Chocolate Buttered Oats
Urban Oreganics Brush Cleanser
Kloverbox is a monthly subscription box that sends you natural products. Most of them are cosmetics, though they often send at least one other item. The subscription is $25 a month, which is pricy but the items are all very nice. This month they had a combined value of $55, same as last month. I’ll be using most of the products from this box. I have unsubscribed from Kloverbox for the time being, however, because I have too many cosmetics. I’ll re-subscribe when my stock goes down.
Kloverbox comes in a plain white box but the inside is personalized with your name, as you can see above.
This is what I got:
Old Orchard No.10 Baobab & Rosehip Lotion Bar, 2 oz, $28
This solid lotion is absolutely gorgeous and I hear it smells lovely. However, I’m planning to swap it so I’m not opening the tin. While I like solid lotion I don’t use it often and I have enough to last me a while. It’s also really easy to make.
real beauty for a cause coffee scrub, 2 oz, $7.50
I don’t usually exfoliate my body, though it would probably be a good idea to do to my arms and shoulders at the very least. I’ve also never used a coffee scrub and I’m looking forward to doing so. According to the manufacturer it’s rather messy so they recommend using it in the shower. For anyone who wants to make a similar scrub, this one only has coffee, sea salt, avocado oil and cinnamon essential oil – so it should be fairly easy to make at home.
Update: I tried this rub in the shower but I’m very unimpressed. The coffee grains are too big which means they are both rough and difficult to control. I haven’t figured out how to use the scrub to properly exfoliate my body. In addition, this is mostly coffee. That means that it leaves a strong coffee smell on your body. That’s not necessarily my favorite after-shower smell.
Kosmatology Foaming Hand Soap in lavender eucalyptus, 8.5 oz, $9
Hand soap is always useful to have. I’m looking forward to see how this one stacks up. It’s made with a lot of different oils and potassium hydroxide, so it’s a true soap rather than a detergent. I’ve started to use soap to wash myself and I’ve found it to be much more effective than beauty bars and body washes. It smells strongly of lavender, which is not my favorite, but my daughter loves it.
Update: We’re almost done using this hand soap. I can’t say I noticed a difference with regular soaps.
Bridge Nine Candle Co. Citrus Candle Tin, 4 oz, $9
I’m not big on candles as my opportunities to relax, alone, in a clean room or in the bath are pretty much nonexistent. I got a candle on a subscription box back in January and I must have burned half a centimeter of wax so far. But this candle smells wonderfully, even when not lit. I gave it to my daughter but I’ll probably reclaim it when she’s not looking and just keep it on my bedstand or my desk.
Update: I’ve been keeping this candle by my nightstand. Even without being lit, it has a very strong, pleasant smell. I get a whiff of it here and there and it makes me happy.
Rani’s Yummy Shooters in Chocolate Buttered Oats, 1.2 oz, $2
My god, this is delicious! The best 150 calories you’ll ever gain. I’m not sharing.
Urban Oreganics Brush Cleanser
This item was sent to replace the Urban Oreganics toner sent in the March box which developed a bacterial problem. Kloverbox immediately asked subscribers to stop using it and promised to send a replacement product in the next box.
When I first saw this I thought it was a hairbrush cleanser but, of course, it’s a makeup brush cleaner. I don’t wear makeup very often so I don’t have many brushes to wash but I looked at the ingredients and figured that it could be used for other purposes. I wrote to Urban Oreganics about it and they immediately responded letting me know that this is basically a mild soap and you can use it with a pad as a facial cleanser. I’ll definitely give it a try.
Update: I’ve used this product several times as a face wash. It’s really very light, so I prefer it in the mornings when there isn’t much to get off my skin. It rinses out completely. I’m using it with a sponge, though the one I have is too rough. My only concern is that every time I use it, it gets wet and I’m not sure if I should let it dry uncovered or just cover it.
Update 2: My daughter used this to clean her makeup brushes. She was surprised to discover that the tips of her blush brush were actually white, rather than blond. This product seems to work quite well.