Introducing the Natures Healthbox! 3 reviews in 1

Awhile ago I was sent 3 products to try out and review from the lovely Natures Healthbox crew! 

They sell eco-friendly, natural and organic products for reasonable prices! 

Though the international shipping does put me off , but for my UK followers I think the shipping is well worth it.

Orders under £50- Delivery within 24 hours of dispatch, full online tracking. £5.99

Orders over £50- Delivery within 24-48 hours of dispatch, FREE.

What I recieved was the hnz Hand & Nail Cream, Bio-Oil and the Green People Gentle Cleanse & Make-Up Remover.

This will be quite a long blog post since it will contain 3 reviews in 1.

Excuse my messy desk and yes that is a fridge on the left.

 First up on the review is the famous Bio-Oil!

I've heard so much raves and some downfalls on this one, which is why I never ended up purchasing this. 

 Got the 125ml size which will last for a long time!

Ingredients, Directions & Precautions, Application

What you can use it on

Some more pics of the box!

Sadly for me I suffer from scars and uneven skin tones.

When I was little I was always running around and I do have some scars on my knee from falling which have never gone away. As for the uneven skin tone I have a random patch of a slightly darker darker on my arm which has always been from what I remember.

I have heard some people using this on their acne scarring and it did work for them but some people have also said that it had broke out on them. So be aware of using this on your face.

They state that you have to use this twice daily for a minimum of 3 months, and I have only use this for around a month and I haven't seen an improvement on my scars and pigmentation marks yet. So I can't exactly judge whether this has worked or not.

The second product I was sent was the Green People Gentle Cleanse & Make-Up Remover.

Retails at £9.89

Link Here

I was excited when I saw this, I'm always looking out for different make-up removers to try.

I've been using this non-stop lately and I can now say this is part of my HG products!

Contains Aloe Vera, Calendula and Shea Butter which is supposedly rich in 'skin softening'.

Also states that it effectively removes make-up,mascara and lipstick.

Also made with 91.6% Organic ingredients!

I love how they donate 10% of profit to charity, you don't see many people doing that to their products nowadays.

One pump

The product comes out in a pump like this, I use around a pump (sometimes less) and then use it like a regular cleanser.

The product was in a cream form that felt thick once you apply it on your face.

I was quite disappointed with it removing my eye makeup, all it did was smudge my makeup giving me panda eyes which didn't come off unless I used my Garnier make-up remover, also it felt like rubbing thick cream all over your face. It did a fairly good job removing my face makeup though.

What I was impressed with was the fact that it made my skin afterwards feel super smooth as if I've already moisturised my face.

I would definitely repurchase this one!

Lastly I was sent the hnz Hand & Nail Cream.

Retails at £6.49

Link Here

Contains a combination of UMF 16+ Manuka honey, Shea Butter & Olive Oil.

I've never heard of Manuka honey but I have heard that Shea Butter and Olive Oil is helpful for dry skin.

Ingredients

I'm not a big hand cream person, my hands aren't dry nor is it smooth so I feel as though I don't need hand cream. The only time I use hand cream is when I like the scent.

The back

When I first opened it the first thing I noticed was the scent, it was very odd to me, I was expecting to to smell like honey but it smells... [undescribable].

It wasnt pleasant nor was it non-pleasant.

But I can smell a hint of honey in its scent somewhere.

My skin looks rather dull here

When I used this it had a small feeling of oil in it which goes away after a few minutes. 

My hands do feel moisturised so thats a plus! 

To me it just feels like another hand cream, nothing special.

I also forgot to say that I did use this on my nails and tbh my nails are completely dry since I'm always putting nail polish on it. 

When I used the cream it made a big difference to them. They felt smoother than usual which is what I'll be mainly using this cream for!

Now that the reviews are over, Natures Healthbox have given you readers some discount codes

BLOGTASTIC2013 10% off (valid until midnight 31st Jan)

25% off Salcura (amazing treatments for eczema, psoriasis, dry and irritable skin)
15% off A.Vogel (a vast range of remedies and tinctures extracted from plants- I cannot recommend the echinacea products highly enough)
20% off Amy's Kitchen (Seriously delicious soups with no nasties; coming for a meat lover and soup hater- I can honestly say that the Hearty French Country Vegetable Soup is wholesome, flavoursome and quite delicious!)

You can contact them on their website or twitter here:

Website - Natures Healthbox
Twitter - @NaturesHBox 

I was not paid to say or do any of this. 

All the reviews are of my thought and are 100% honest.

A new year, a new planner! ~GIVEAWAY

Seeing as though 2013 has started it would be the perfect time for most people to go out and buy planners during this time, they help us organise special days, outings and things we want to remember (very helpful for people still in school!)

If you are looking for a planner you should definitely check out Personal-Planner!

Their planners come in 4 different sizes, small, medium, large and A5 and it also has free shipping! 

The best thing about them is that you can personalise them into your liking, you can change the colour, the names, cover picture, text colour, you can also choose the date that the planner starts at (very helpful if you end up buying a planner late and you don't want to waste the months you missed) and you can also design the back of it.

When it comes to planners I usually like to pick a decent looking one on the outside then a great layout on the inside. (yes i'm very picky). 

The Personal-Planner allows you to be able to change the inside design so you can pretty much choose whatever you want to put, like whether you want it to be lined or not, adding a timetable, adding a to-do list, and many MANY more. (literally) Just go check it out!

Click here to visit their website and facebook page.

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Giveaway!

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• Must be 18 years of age or have your parents permission since I will be forwarding your postal address to the personal-planner team so they can send the prize to you!
• This is also an international giveaway so anyone in the world can enter! :)
• The giveaway will end 1 week from now

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Disclaimer: I was not paid to say or do any of these things. Personal-Planner kindly let me host this give-away for you guys

Models Prefer 5pc Manicure Set

While having a lovely Priceline spree awhile ago, I walked by a shelf selling Models Prefer 5pc Manicure Set for $5, it came in many colours but I really liked the black one. So I took advantage of the time to buy it since I was looking for new tweezers (lost my old one sadly).

It includes 

• Cuticle Cleaner (Probably won't be using this but might come in handy someday)
• Nail File
• Tweezers
• Cuticle Scissors
• Nail Clippers

The lace design on the front & back

Inside

So far I'm actually really loving this manicure set, although I haven't even used the cuticle cleaner.

The nail file does a pretty decent job, but I don't like how thin it is since it is a bit hard to slide it out from the elastic and it also sometimes gets caught onto the fabric lining.

The tweezers was probably my favourite out of the whole set, it managed to pluck out the very short, hard to pluck eyebrow hair and it also felt and looked very sleek.

I've only used the nail scissors once for my nails, and I actually preferred using it over the nail clipper. I used it to cut my soon-to-be-breaking pinky nail, it was a very clean cut compared to using clippers so I'll definitely be trying it on the rest of my nails when the time comes! 

Lastly the nail clippers was soft of a hit and miss for me, on the first use i was pretty impressed with it, it was bigger than the average nail clipper and made a clean cut, but after a few uses it sometimes didnt fully cut the nail in one go but on some other days it performed perfectly, not really sure what was going on but i'm still happy with it.

For the price of $5 for 5 pc it was well worth the price seeing as though each piece equals to $1. It was a great bargain so I would definitely recommend this!

CoverGirl Aqua Smoothers Tinted Moisturiser

I'm probably late in posting this seeing as though I received this last year from Super Purdy's giveaway but since I have finally started typing this out lets get on with the review! :D

The shade I got was 805 fair to light, I've heard that they have 4 shades on their website.

This is actually the first CoverGirl product I own, I havent heard much about their face products though I hear a lot of raves on their mascaras and eyeliners (still have yet to try).

I'm going to warn you readers that this is the second tinted moisturizer that I own so I can't compare it with anything besides my Nivea Daily Essentials Tinted Moisturiser.

The back

Ingredients

What I like about the packaging is that it is in a squeeze tube so you can easily control how much product you want to use and you can also squeeze out the remaining product once you start running low on it.

I also find that the cap is in a twist form instead of the flip cap. I prefer the flip cap in general when it comes to the 'squeeze tube' packaging since you don't have to take of the cap, use the product and put it back on, I always risk dropping the cap on the floor and having it roll under a table, chair or fridge (yes a fridge).

Back of the tube

"Lightweight moisturizers with a wash of sheer color give skin a healthy glow. Skin feels soft, looks smooth!"

States that it : 

• Moisturizers and Vitamin E
• UVA/UVB sroad spectrum sunscreen
• Oil free, 100% PABA and fragrance free 
• Won't Clog Pores

L- Covergirl   R-Nivea

When I first tried this is felt very lightweight and a more thin consistency. Which I preferred over the Nivea (thicker but more coverage).

Also I apply this with clean fingers.

The coverage is more sheer/light imo, but it did lighten my face and gave it a my-skin-but-better look.

The finish was also dewy, but since I have oily skin I still like to use powder on top.

What really disappointed me was the moisturising part, sadly it didn't moisturise, it did accentuate the dry areas on my face so it's best to moisturise before using this. But other then that I am pretty happy with with product!

I would definitely purchase this once I run out.

But I have a feeling this is discontinued..maybe? I can't seem to find this anywhere :(

Have you tried this out? What's your favourite tinted moisturiser? 

Beauty Style Eyeshadow Quad Compact

I was browsing through Priceline a few days before Christmas looking for a Christmas present for my mum and I came across a stand selling Beauty Style products for $3 and I found an eyeshadow compact which was the last one.

I'm going to be honest and say I thought this was an actual eyeshadow palette which is why I took it instantly when I saw it was the last one.

I was a little bit excited when I opened it up. I was disappointed that it was just an empty eyeshadow compact but happy since I always wanted one aswell (the z-palette is on my wishlist!)

It had a massive mirror with it which is great if you plan on travelling without bringing a separate mirror.

The palette only came with 4 empty spaces, which I think would probably fit a MAC eyeshadow maybe? (Never owned one before) 

It also comes with a sponge tip applicator which I threw out since I only use my brushes but it may come in handy if you are using it to touch up your eyeshadow during the day.

I depotted my Essence eyeshadow duo in Dream Team (I think it's discontinued now) and it actually stuck well in the palette, felt really sturdy so I don't have to worry about it falling out.

Overall I wouldnt exactly repurchase this since the packaging is rather too big for my liking, but it is a cheap alternative to the MAC Palettes and Z-Palettes. I will be saving up for the Z-Palette soon though :)