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Latest in Beauty - August 2017

Super excitement this month when I won a raffle!  I never win these things (well I didn’t!) and to say I was flabbergasted was an understatement!  The prize?  Well a subscription box of course! For the cost of my ticket (£1) I won a £20 box from Latest in Beauty!

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I’d heard of this box a few times through a group I am in on Facebook (BoXession, definitely check it out, it’s fab!) but had always dismissed it.  It’s one of a rare breed of subscription boxes that lets you chose the items you’re being sent.  This has never appealed to me, surely the point of these things is the surprise? My mind has most definitely been changed!

The first thing I needed to do was chose from their subscription plans, 3, 6 or 9 items (at increasing prices) and then browse down the list to choose the products I wanted (this bit is a bit clunky on a mobile, I think I’d head there on my laptop next time). Now to a product novice like me, this started off as quite a daunting task, but by reading the descriptions and reviews and having a vague idea of the things I fancied trying I quickly filled my list.

I was pleasantly pleased by the selection, one of the things I popped in my basket was a mindfulness diary and you know how I’m a sucker for those kind of things!  There was also a nice selection of more natural products. I don't know how often the items are changed so I think I'll probably stalk the site for a bit now and then subscribe if something catches my eye - my prize was ordered for me so I don't yet have an account.

A top tip I’ve gleaned from the group however is to double check the size of the product you’re being sent.  Some are ridiculously small sample sizes but there are a few larger or even full sized products nestled amongst these.  I found the reviews really helped to find these as I’m lousy with weights and volumes!

It was upon receipt of the box that my interest was really piqued though.  Not only were the products I had chosen all really good sizes (yay, I’d negotiated that minefield successfully!) but the company had also bunged in a few extras, one of which was a full sized eyeliner!  Also, as I was a new customer, my box contained a really great sized and well made make-up bag which is definitely going to come in useful on our upcoming family holiday!

I’m not going to go through each product individually right now as you can easily see from the site what’s available and each box is going to be unique to a certain degree but you can see from the image just how great they all are!

I will definitely be revisiting a subscription to this one!

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