Glossybox

Who doesn't love the exciting anticipation of receiving something fabulous in the post?
I absolutely love the concept behind Glossybox. For a fee of £10.00 plus P+P (postage and packaging not Pride and Prejudice which I must admit is what comes into my mind when someone says P+P) a month you receive a gorgeously presented box with 5 'high-end' products. From what I have seen the samples are sometimes full sized and sometimes not. I love trying out new beauty products and I also love little surprises! At the Motel Rocks blogger event Glossybox were there armed with yummy cupcakes and kindly offered the chance to receive the November box.
Even the outer packaging of my box was lovely and the inside box was beautifully sleek and an absolute delight to open. The products vary a lot each month and not everyone receives exactly the same, but on the website it looks like you can fill in a 'Beautyprofile' when you register which I assume must sway what you get as an individual.
The Arbonne FC5 Ultra Hydrating Hand Creme smells lovely and fresh and has a really pleasant texture to it. My hands are quite dry at the moment so I will see how it does but they're already feeling softer which is a very good sign! I'm looking forward to trying the Dead Sea Spa Magik Dead Sea Bath Salts also from the point of view of trying to improve my skin. The Illumasque Freak Due De Parfum smells wonderful, but is a rather small sample. A positive of the Glossybox is that you can try products on your skin without any pressure. There may be ones you've been curious about and there may be complete surprise unknowns.
Then I have the full size Monu Revitalising Moisturiser which is probably the least interesting product to me personally as I already have a moisturiser I am very happy with. Nail Rock provided a sheet of Designer Nail Wraps. I am not sure what I think of the whole concept of nail wraps but I do hate how easily nail polish applied Florrie style comes off easily. One needs to apply Acetone- a nail polish remover ingredient- to apply the wraps so I'm going to have an experiment. I can't say the bold black and white stripy design is what I would have chosen for myself- the polka dot ones in the range look far cuter and more up my street!
What I like best about Glossybox is the experience. Receiving things in the post is always fun and it would be like unwrapping a surprise Christmas present every month. The box also comes with discount codes for four of the brands to use up to the end of December which is very useful if you find yourself adoring a product. However, for myself I think it would be far funner to have a box with more make up in because I like to experiment with that more than I do skin care. Overall the Glossybox was a really fun treat to receive.