The other morning, I was greeted with a very nice surprise of the very special Harrods edition glossybox. I have to admit, I've never been overly excited with the whole beauty box concept, but looking at all of the PR news from them, this box seemed very exciting.
I am afraid to say, that in some senses, I was very disappointed with this box. Maybe it was all of the hype around it, or maybe I was just expecting a bit too much, but this fell about as flat as all the other boxes I've seen.....
The box itself was very pretty, as usual it was wonderfully packed, and even had little harrods touches of ribbon. It also come with a Harrods skin care magazine, which some people may find interesting, but I personally thought was just designed to sell very expensive products, just in case you don't remember that a 20% off voucher is included in the box.
Now, on to the products!
All looks promising in the box....
However, once out of the box it does seem a little bit pointless.
Included in my box was....
Valentino - Valentina Eau De Parfum
Molton Brown Vitalising Vitamin AB+C Bath and Shower Gel
SKII Skin Signature
Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara
Clarins Extra Firming Body Cream
Shu Uemura Cleansing Beauty Oil
What I was disappointed with was that most of the samples included in my box, I believe, would be classed under the "free sample" category. The perfume was one of the little samples you can get free at any counter, the beauty oil was such a tiny, tiny sample, i'm not sure anyone could really get an idea of the product. I was happy with the rest, but not as excited as I wanted to be.
I had high hopes for this box, and maybe that is the problem. However, I think my advice would be to keep your pennies in future for something you might actually use, rather than useless samples. Although, we all know as soon as I say this, something very, very exciting will be in the next box! ;)
Did you get the Harrods edition Glossybox? What are your thoughts? And have you found any better beauty boxes out there? I would love to know!
On another point, I was here over the weekend....
This photo was taken around sunset, so it does look a little dark, but it is a very beautiful place that I think would really come alive in the heat of summer! It's in Sharpenhoe, a little village in south bedfordshire and if you like nature, then head along with a picnic basket. Next time, I might even get some pictures in the sun.... ;)
B xx
I still havent tried the glossy box xx
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It's worth a try, but honestly I think there are much better boxes out there that by far beat glossy box :) xx
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