Love Lula: Beauty Box: November 2018

It's always an exciting day when my Love Lula Beauty Box* arrives! This month there are 3 full size products and 2 generous trial sizes. The box is worth a huge £66 this month. So what's inside..

From Alteya Organics is their Organic Rosehip Seed Oil 20ml (£8.75) which is lovely. The 100% certified organic cold pressed Rosehip Seed Oil is rich in essential fatty acids. I'm looking forward to testing this out properly but loved it on first try. 

A little bit controversial is The Perfect V Gentle Exfoliator 50ml (£31) which is a range created for the bikini area - use it before or after shaving to help prevent in-grown hairs and redness. The packaging is beautiful and very luxurious but it's not a product I'd use (I've passed it onto someone I know will use and appreciate it!)

From Urban Veda we have their Purifying Exfoliating Facial Polish 125ml (£12.99) which has been recently reformulated. The creamy polish seems to have the perfect amount of scrubbiness (natural pumice) and has a zingy spearmint scent. It helps to remove impurities and blackheads. Looking forward to trying this brand out again.

The two trial sizes are: REN's Glycol Lactic Radiance Renewal Mask 15ml which helps leave the skin looking radiant while reducing fine lines and improving skin tone and Natura Siberica's Oblepikha Hand Cream 30ml which I've used before and loved.

What do you think of this month's box?

*sent to me as part of the Love Lula Accredited Blogger Program

September: Lately I've been Loving

So many September loves...

Nothing I like more than homemades. This jam is one of many things I've made with the glut of plums from my plum tree at the allotment. Delicious!

This Oblepikha hair mask* by Natura Siberica is just amazing. See my review HERE - it's one of my favourite hair care products this year.

My fav breakfast ever - avo on toast with poached eggs (with feta & chilli too). Delicious.

I've just started testing out the beautiful range of products** by new Glasgow based brand Casa Mencarelli, who are also Formula Botanica graduates. Expect reviews soon! Thanks to Paula for including a trial size from the brand in August's Skin Organics Clean Beauty Box. It really is a gorgeous and very luxurious range.

I picked up this delicious duo by aye pickled at our local monthly market. The strawberries are seriously yummy! 

This gorgeous calming NYC CALM candle from Wildheart Organics which I picked up in the summer in North Berwick is glorious. I've been having some stressful days at work so I've been lighting this in the evenings to de-stress and relax. It has notes of Lavender, Mandarin and Sandalwood. The candle is handcrafted using soy wax and pure essential oils and is one of the nicest candles I've used for a while.

Being invited again this year to be a Beauty Shortlist Judge for the 2019 Awards is an absolute honour and I'm absolutely thrilled. I'm currently putting some amazing products through their paces. Brands can sign up until Friday 2nd November - see more information HERE.

What have you been loving this month?

*sent to me as part of the Love Lula Accredited Blogger Program

**complimentary - sent for review

Love Lula: Natura Siberica

Natura Siberica is a fairly new brand at Love Lula. I've had the pleasure of trying their Northern Soap for Deep Facial Cleansing* before. See my review HERE.

The products are made with adaptogenic herbs and plants and the range is made with wild harvested ingredients sourced from unspoiled landscapes. The brand work with local tribes bringing changes and hope to their lives.

I've been testing three more products from the brand which are absolutely fantastic and all under a tenner!

Oblepikha Mask for Severely Damaged Hair (300ml - £8.95)** comes in a huge pot making it excellent value for money.

The mask is suitable for dry, damaged and coloured hair - my hair is coloured and is loving this deeply nourishing mask which has a fruity/floral scent (nice).

It'll repair severely damaged hair, protect the hair from exposure from styling/straighteners and smooth the hair shaft adding nutrients and vitamins. 

To use: apply to clean, towel dried hair concentrating on mid lengths and ends. Leave on up to 10 minutes before rinsing.

This really is a pot of magic and first-aid for the hair! My hair is soft, shiny, luminous and frizz free. Would SO recommend!

Revitalising Bath Salts (600g - £4.25)** which again is in a huge pot - making this the perfect pick-me-up low cost treat.

The salts are enriched with essences and oils of wild harvested Siberian herbs and have an exquisite floral aroma. 

To use: dilute 4 tbs salts in warm water then lie back and relax.

Again, a really great product which I'm enjoying using. I love my baths!

Alladale Soothing Natural Foot Cream (75ml - £5.99)** comes boxed and in a squeezy tube.

This COSMOS Soil Association approved foot cream is made in partnership with Alladale Wilderness Reserve in the Scottish Highlands. Formulated with wild thistle (a nod to Scotland) and Siberian Snow Cladonia, the rich cream has a slightly herbal floral scent. It deeply nourishes rough patches smoothing out dry patches and calloused skin.

To use: massage onto the feet paying attention to dry and rough areas.

My feet love this cream! Deeply nourishing and lovely to use. Would recommend.

What's your favourite Natura Siberica products?

*complimentary

**sent to me as part of the Love Lula Accredited Blogger Program. My post contains a few affilate links