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Unboxing: Fem.Box February 2017

6. March 2017

A couple of days ago I received the fem.box for February and I wanted to share its content with you today. The Fem.Box is a monthly subscription boxes comes packed with products revolving around beauty, fashion, lifestyle and health. Let’s see what was inside:

Fem.Box February 2017

The ambassador of the fem.box is Fernanda Brandao is a brasilian singer, actress, moderator and fitness expert that gained popularity in Germany by the pop group “Hot Banditoz”. She also has hadquite some TV appearances here in Germany within the last years. The fem.box advertises not only to be a box for beauty lovers also, but have more versatile components. And I must say the first box I received last year really lived up to this claim. This time the content was less convincing to me:

Fem.Box February 2017

Again the box comes with the beautiful blue/purple cardboard box. It always brightens up my mood to see these colors.

Fem.Box February 2017

Inside you will find cards and descriptions of the products as usual. All in all, the box contains 6 products in total.

Fem.Box February 2017

edding L.A.Q.U.E nail polish

I was happy about this product, although last month’s box also contained nail polish. I heard good things about the nail polishes from edding, and also the dusty rose shade is really pretty. I hope I can show you on my Instagram soon. The nail polish is supposed to be long-lasting and retails for 7.99 € per 8 ml.

BATISTE Dry Shampoo “Blush”

I reviewed the pigmented dry shampoos from Batiste before and I’m happy that the box does contain another version of the dry shampoo here. I use dry shampoo quite often in order to avoid washing my hair every day (mainly on my bangs). “Blush” has a flower scent and seems to be perfect for spring. It retails for 3.99€ per 200 ml.

Amorelie Warming Massage Oil

This warming massage oil contains panthenol and extract of grape leaves. It has a straberry scent and taste and can be used for body care or for massaging your beloved one. It retails for 14.90 € per 100 ml and is the most expensive product out of the box.

Fem.Box February 2017

Mymuesli N’Oats

I bought the full-size of these instant porridge previously in another version and it was tasty. This one has the perfect size to take it to work and I will probably eat it somewhen this week :D The to-go cup retails for 1.29€ and contains 30 g of product.

Myline Raspberry-Yoghurt-Crisp Bar

I ate this bar today at work and it was really delicious. I love combinations of yoghurt and berries and the bar was also coated in chocolate. It retails for 1.79€ per bar.

FRIYA Superfood Drink with Chia

The previous box also contained a superfood drink by FRIYA. I didn’t try this one yet, but I will also take it to work with me. According to the description it has a lime/ginger taste, which sounds quite yummy. 200 ml retails for 1.95€.

Fem.Box February 2017

All in all, the fem.box February 2017 contained again interesting products that were partly new to me! There were 6 products in total and a mixture between food and cosmetics product. What was slightly dissapointing is that there was again a FRIYA Superfood Drink like in last months box, and also a nail polish again. It would be nice to see different types of products in future boxes.  The price of 19.95€ per box/month is okay, considering the retail value of the products, but still considering the similarity of one third of the products to the previous box is a bit of a downer. The subscription of the box can be quit every month and the shipping costs are included in the price. The box only ships to Germany at the moment, but since it has launched newly who knows what the future brings to us!

How do you like this months Fembox?

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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by https://fit.fembox.de which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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Unboxing: Fembox January 2017

28. January 2017

A while ago I talked about a newly launched beauty box on the German market, the so-called fem.box. Their monthly subscription boxes comes packed with products revolving around beauty, fashion, lifestyle and health. I loved the composition of the first fem.box and here I want to share with you what was inside the Fembox January 2017:

Fembox January 2017

The ambassador of the fem.box is Fernanda Brandao is a brasilian singer, actress, moderator and fitness expert that gained popularity in Germany by the pop group “Hot Banditoz”. She also has hadquite some TV appearances here in Germany within the last years. The fem.box advertises not only to be a box for beauty lovers also, but have more versatile components. And I must say the first box really lived up to its claim.

Fembox January 2017

The products of the fem.box are packed in a square cardboard box. I really liked the blue and purple aquarell design of the box. It came with a description card and a post card saying “Good mood can be worn with almost everything”. The description card also contains a short description to each product.

Fembox January 2017

All in all the January box contained 6 different products. It included makeup, skincare, and healthy food/snacks. This time it didn’t have any products related to fitness (read my review for their launching box >>here<<). Non of the products were known to me, which was a great surprise again.

Fembox January 2017

DASKAUGUMMI

DASKAUGUMMI is a German brand for sugar-free chewing gum in unusual flavours. The box contained three different ones: lemon/basil, organge/ginger, and mint/elderflower. I started trying the mind/elderflower gum and it is really delicious from its flavor. A box of 3 containg 15,4 g retails for 4.95€.

Fembox January 2017

FRIYA

The FRIYA Superfood Drink containing Basil Seeds is probably the most beautifully designed smoothy bottle/drink I came across so far. And Basil Seeds?! Never knew you could eat them…or drink them. They are supposed to be high in nutritions and keep you full/satisfy your cravings for food. The basil seeds are mixed with juice of Rock Cherry and Rose Petals. The taste is unusual and the macerated basil seeds remind me of chia seeds in a chia pudding. A new experience...would love to try other products from FRIYA. 200 ml retail for 1.95€.

Fembox January 2017

VEGANZ

VEGANZ is one of the most well known brand for vegan products in Germany. I saw these superfood bars at the super market but never tried them. Here we have the Inka-Goji-Raspberry bar. Never heard of Inka berries before, but tried Goji berries already. And Raspberries are one of my favorites. I’m always open for bars like that because they are great for an inbetween snack during my way to work. I put this in my backpack for next week. 30g retail for 1.29 €.

Fembox January 2017

Now, let’s take a look at the beauty products in this months fem.box:

ADENA

I received the ADENA nail polish in shade 77, a bright flamingo-pink color. And also while applying this nail polish the color keeps the bright shade you see in the bottle. It is almost opaque in one layer , too. It is quickly drying, too. So far I really like it, but I cannot say how long-lasting it is, yet. The bottle of nail polish contains 11 g and retails for 3.99€.

Fembox January 2017

LORD & BERRY

This Pencil eyeliner and shader from LORD & BERRY is designed for creating a sharp eyeliner, but can also be smudged out for smokey eye look. The pencil glides smoothly over the skin and has a nice consitency. It can be blended out well, too. One of these rather short pencil liners retails for 9.90€.

Fembox January 2017

ÊTRE BELLE

The product I’m most excited about is the ÊTRE BELLE Hyaluronic Cleansing Foam. As the name says it contains Hyaluronic Acid for providing the skin with moisture. It comes in a pump bottle, that releases the product as ready-to-use mousse-foam. I didn’t try it yet, but I want to review it after I used it. The bottle contains 100 ml and retails for 17.90€.

Fembox January 2017

The selection of the products was quite versatile as you see.

Fembox January 2017

All in all, the fem.box January 2017 contained some interesting products! There were not as many items as in their release box, but still the combination was versatile.  The price of 19.95€ per box/month is okay, considering the retail value of the products. The subscription of the box can be quit every month and the shipping costs are included in the price. The box only ships to Germany at the moment, but since it has launched newly who knows what the future brings to us!

How do you like this months Fembox?

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Fembox January 2017

Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by https://fit.fembox.de which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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Unboxing: Inspire Me Korea Cleanse Me Beauty Box

12. December 2016

I’m very happy to present to you a new Korean subscription box service called Inspire Me Korea. You might think that there are already so many subscription boxes, so what makes this one special now?! It is a subscription box, yes, but it does not have only snacks or only beauty products as topic, instead the Inspire Me Korea Boxes are bringing to you a piece of Korean culture. I will present to you a limited box is called Inspire Me Cleanse Me Beauty Box, which was offered to me for reviewing purpose. Although this box is revolving around beauty products I want to point out that the general concept of the Inspire Me Korea Boxes goes beyond beauty.

Inspire Me Korea Cleanse Me Beauty Box

Inspire Me Korea is a Korean Culture Subscription Box Service. That means that their regular boxes contain Korean products, popular snacxks, Kpop collectibles, Korean culture merchandise, educational and trends magazines, recipes, and many more. There will also be a Korean beauty products included, but the focus lies on the Korean culture in general. There are three different versions: a box designed for female customers, a box designed for male customers, and an unisex box. Additionally they have so-called Taster Boxes that give you a first glimpse into Korean culture and do not contain  beauty products at all. They also have limited edition beauty boxes from time to time, like the Inspire Me Korea Cleanse Me Beauty Box here. Previously they had a box dedicated to Whamisa products.

Inspire Me Korea Cleanse Me Beauty Box

The Inspire Me Korea Cleanse Me Beauty Box came packed in a nicely illustrated box. I loved the post card with the personal message. So sweet <3 Inside the box was a variety of  best-selling Korean beauty products for skincare.

Inspire Me Korea Cleanse Me Beauty Box

The description of the box states:

“The Inspire Me Korea CLEANSE ME BEAUTY BOX: best-selling Korean beauty products to revolutionise your beauty and skincare routine, delivered straight to your door!

The CLEANSE ME BEAUTY BOX is all you need this winter for the complete cleansing routine: the Pure Water Baobab Cleanser for a thorough, effective cleanse along with the Half Moon Eyes soft facial sponge to wash away the day’s impurities! PLUS a gorgeous selection of 4 It’s Real Squeeze facial sheet masks with something to suit every skin need AND 3 Green Tea Nose Pore Packs to unclog those pores.

Discover Korean skincare at it’s best and get ready for glowing supple skin for winter with the Inspire Me Korea CLEANSE ME BEAUTY Box. Perfect to spoil yourself with OR why not purchase as a gift for a loved one this holiday season?”

Inspire Me Korea Cleanse Me Beauty Box

The box included 9 items in total: 4 Innisfree It’s Real Squeeze Sheet Masks, 3 Etude House Green Tea Nose Packs, 1 Etude House Pure Water Baobab Foam Cleanser, and 1 Half Moon Eyes Soft Facial Sponge.

Inspire Me Korea Cleanse Me Beauty Box

The two brands represented here are probably two of the most famour brands from Korea: Innisfree and Etude House. For Korean experts these brands are not new, but well-known, and for Korean newbies these two brands are a perfect start to dive into the vast and wide world of Korean beauty products.

Inspire Me Korea Cleanse Me Beauty Box

The four Innisfree It’s Real Sqeeze Sheet Masks are in Manuka Honey, Rice, Rose and Tea Tree. I tried the Innisfree It’s Real Squeeze Sheet Masks before and I like them. Especially the huge selection of key ingredients is really nice. I think they have 20 or more different versions of this sheet mask. I remember that I loved using the rice sheet mask a lot.

The two products from Etude House are suprisingly new to me and I didn’t use any of them before. I new they had nose packs, but I didn’t know the green tea version, so I’m excited to use them. I also read about the Baobab line, which is designed to provide moisture to your skin. The Etude House Pure Water Baobab Cleanser contains 8.9% Baobab Water. Unlike western cleansing routine, Korean cleansing routine is more gentle to the skin. Instead of lathering up the foam cleanser on your face directly by rubbing your palms against your face, they will use a sponge or bubble maker to lather the foam up first. Then, only use the foam gently on your skin. Foam cleansers are usually used as second cleaning step, which means they are not designed to remove your makeup in first place, but to give it a second cleanse. The Half Moon Eyes Soft Facial Sponge with its cute packaging design works great for lathering up your cleanser.

Inspire Me Korea Cleanse Me Beauty Box

All in all the Inspire Me Korea Cleanse Me Beauty Box is a super box for people new to Korean skincare. It contains items from the two most popular brands in Korea, Innisfree and Etude House, and it contains some classic skincare products, too. Regularly, the Inspire Me Korea Box can be subscribed for 13.99£ per month (or less if you decide for a 3 month or 6 month plan). The limited Cleanse Me Beauty Box  retails for 24.99£. I think these boxes make a really nice Christmas gift for someone you know that is interested into Korean culture or beauty. Oh, and here is a Christmas video ad including some cute bunnies, if you like hop over and watch it ;)

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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://www.inspiremekorea.com/ which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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Unboxing: YumeTwins Box November 2016 “Breakfast”

2. December 2016

TokyoTreat also offers a subscription box for Japanese cute things called YumeTwins. I received the YumeTwins Box November 2016 a couple of days ago and I’m happy to share its content with you today. The topic of this months YumeTwins Box was “Breakfast”, the most important meal of the day, as it is said!

YumeTwins Box November 2016

YumeTwins Box is a monthly subscription box service located in Japan and delivering cute and kawaii stuff from Japan. They state that it centers around the terms Yume Kawaii, which is a new Kawaii movement that has developed, being a mix of cuteness, fairytale and darkness.

YumeTwins Box November 2016

Each YumeTwins box contains 8-10 items reaching from plushies, squiechies, collectible keychains and figures, stationary and accessories. The box can be either subscribed monthly, or in packages of 3, 6 or 12 months. The YumeTwins Box November 2016 contains exactly 8 items and revolves around the topic “Breakfast”, since breakfast has an important role in Japanese culture. Traditional Japanese breakfast is very hearty, serving fish, rice, eggs, pickles and miso soup. But of course there is also western breakfast available in Japan.

YumeTwins Box November 2016

The box was packed to the top, mainly because it contained a HUGE plushie this time: the Shinada Baby Nature Plushies are suuuper soft and fluffy and there were different types available in the boxes. My box contained a baby alpaca *_* Isn’t it adorable? The plushie is not really related to breakfast, but still it is so adorable..and maybe it can be part of a tea party instead ;)

YumeTwins Box November 2016

Another Hit-item in the YumeTwins Box November 2016 were the Re-ment’s Sailor Moon Sweets Mascot. These are blind boxes containing one out of 6 cute and tasty looking Sailor Moon themed charms. In my box the Tuxedo charm was included. Since the charms are designed as sweets this fits nicely into the breakfast topic.

YumeTwins Box November 2016

Another charm was also part of this month’s box: the Sumikko Gurashi Sushi Rubber Keychain Charm! In Japan you can have Sushi for breakfast at fish markets, although it is not really a typical breakfast food. Still, the key charms are so cute and I love the rubber material they have.

YumeTwins Box November 2016

Japan is known for their adoreable stationary and of course the box needed some notepads, too. My box contained a Obento Mate Mini-Notepad, illustrated with cute pandas/bears and typical food which is part of a japanese bento (onigiri, bunny-apple-slices, octopus sausages…). I love these kind of mini-notepads!

YumeTwins Box November 2016

More stationary of course: the Sanrio Kirimichan Post-Its and Sanrio Gudetama stickers! I know you guys love Gudetama and lately there have been so many fun beauty product collaborations with this egg mascot. Egg is the key breakfast product in most countries all over the world, so it is super fitting into the breakfast theme. Kirimichan is not so well-known as Gudetama, but it is also a food themed character from Sanrio, depicting a salmon piece. Fish is very important in traditional Japanese breakfast, so this one fits in perfect, too!

YumeTwins Box November 2016

I fell in love with the Rilakkuuma Tea Party Darjeeling Tea Bags at first sight. These adorable teabags have a cardboard Rilakkuuma illustration which acts as a holder for the teabag on the same time. So adorable and perfect for a tealover, especially for breakfast!

The last item of the YumeBox November 2016 is the Enogumasan 2-Way Marker. Enogumasan is a bear character from popular japanese stationary maker Kamio. The marker has two sides, a thicker and a thin side. And of course it is super cute. Not necessarily a breakfast themed products but still I love it!

YumeTwins Box November 2016

YumeTwins Box made me totally happy and I love the concept of this subscription box. If you are a Japan stationary and cute stuff lover you will adore this box. I love how they have a theme for it and try to find products that fit to the theme. In the magazine which is included in the box you will find the descriptions from the products but also some more information about the topic, which also gives you more insight about japanese culture. The YumeTwins Box retails for 29.99 US $ including worldwide shipping. The 3,6, and 12 month plans have a discounted price. EDIT: I just read the news that they made a Makeover for YumeTwins Box. The new YumeTwins Box will contain only 5 items, but they will include in EACH Box high Quality plushies, lifestyle goods and premium character goods worth over 50 US$. The new YumeTwins Box changes are based on a survey among their subscribers. For their launch there is a Grand Renewal Sale, where subscribers can get UP TO $60 DISCOUNT on the YumeTwins plans until Dec 8th, 2016 using coupon NEWYUMETWINS! Don’t miss your chance to try it!

If you are interested in TokyoTreat and YumeTwins Box visit their webpage, their instagram, or their facebook page.

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YumeTwins Box November 2016

Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by https://tokyotreat.com which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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Unboxing: Fembox October 2016

29. November 2016

A couple of days ago I received a newly launche beauty box on the German market, the so-called fem.box. This monthly subscription box comes packed with products revolving around beauty, fashion, lifestyle and health. I loved the composition of the first fem.box and here I want to share with you what was inside:

fem.box

The ambassador of the fem.box is Fernanda Brandao is a brasilian singer, actress, moderator and fitness expert that gained popularity in Germany by the pop group “Hot Banditoz”. She also has hadquite some TV appearances here in Germany within the last years. The fem.box advertises not only to be a box for beauty lovers also, but have more versatile components. And I must say the first box really lived up to its claim.

fem.box

The products of the fem.box are packed in a square cardboard box. I really liked the blue and purple aquarell design of the box. It came with a description card and a post card saying “being happy”, which is super sweet.

fem.box

First of all the box was packed with so many products that they did not fit into the box. Secondly, there was really so many different kinds of products that it was really a delight to discover all the single ones. See for yourself how many products were in this box:

fem.box

And here is the card with the product description and some tips for being lucky:

fem.box

Since it is a beauty box there were some beauty products included. The new Herbal Essences Clearly Naked Daily Clean Shampoo was the first thing that caught my attention. I didn’t see that shampoo in the drugstore yet and so I was super curious about it. It is free from silicons and free from artificial coloring and can be used daiuly without damaging the hair. I didn’t try it yet, but I will let you know about it as soon as I tried it. The bottle contains 250 ml and retails for 2.49 €.

fem.box

The fe,box also contained a daily moisturizer, the M.Asam Aqua Intense Supreme Hyaluron Cream. This perfume free moisturizer is directed towards dull and dry skin and makes your skin smooth. As the name says it contains Hyaluronic Acid to giuve moisture to your skin. The jar contains 50 ml which retails for 24.75 €. I’m looking forward to try this one too, as you know I have dry skin and I’m always happy about moisturizing creams.

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The Koziol Cotton Pad Dispenser and the Demak’Up Expert Cotton Pads are a perfect team aswell. I never had a cotton pad dispenser before, but now, since I have one, I do not want to miss it anymore. It is fixed in my bathroom now and makes it so easy to take out the cotton pads. And it looks pretty, too! The Demak’Up Expert Cotton Pads are great too! They are quite dense and have a honeycomb pattern, which helps with cleaning the skin even better. The dispenser retails for 22.45€ and the cotton pads (70 pcs) retails for 1.59€.

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As for health and fitness, the box came with three products: the #DoYourSports “Black Cat Double Fascia Ball, The Women’s Best High-Protein Pralinées and the Kulau Organic Coconut Water Renew. I never tried a fascia ball before but I heard and can do great stuff for shape and soreness. This ball is designed to massage along your spine. It retails for 12.99€. The Women’s Best High Protein Pralineés are a sweet snack with a high protein content. Perfect to satisfy your sweetooth and still take care of your diet. 8 of these pralinées retail for 2.39€. The Kula Organic Coconut Water Renew is a slightly sweetened coconut water. For sweetening agave syrup is used. Additionally it contains vitamins and anti-oxidants from aronia berry and pomgrenades. It retails for 2.49€.

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The highlight of the box is the Welcome Gift they provided with this fem.box: a Paul Hewitt “Phrep” bracelet. This maritim bracelet retails for 29.90€ and looks simply beautiful when combined with the right style and accessories.

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According to the maritim colors and the anchor clasp you can guess already that Paul Hewitt is from northern Germany. I love the vibe it delivers and I can already smell the ocean and hear the seagulls :D

paul hewitt

All in all, the fem.box October 2016 was really a total surprise! It contained so many items and the price of 19.95€ per box/month is a real steal here. The subscription can also be quit every month if you do not want your box anymore and the shipping costs are included in the price. The box only ships to Germany at the moment, but since it has just launched who knows what the future brings to us!

How do you like this new subscription box?

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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by https://fit.fembox.de which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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Unboxing: TokyoTreat Box October 2016 | Autumn Flavors and Halloween

17. November 2016

While I’m writing these lines I’m already nibbling some chocolate from this Japanese candy and snack subscription box. I did an unboxing for TokyoTreat Box in the past and here is another one, this time for the TokyoTreat Box October 2016, which was themed “Autumn Flavors and Halloween”!

TokyoTreat Box October 2016

TokyoTreat is a monthly subscription box service located in Japan and delivering handpicked candies and snacks directly from Japan. The range of their snacks and treats reaches from sweet to savory and the best part is that they have free worldwide shipping for their subscription boxes.

TokyoTreat Box October 2016

They have differently priced and sized boxes for subscribing. The smallest and also cheapest retails for 14.99 US $ and contains 5-7 full-sized Japanese candies and snacks. The medium  (called regular) sized box contains 8-12 full-sized candies and snacks and a DIY Candy Kit for 24.99 US $. Lastly, there is the premium option for 34.99 US $ containing 13-17 candies and snacks , one DIY Candy Kit, 1 drink and one special item, which can be a drink, Gachapon Toy or Premium DIY Kit.

TokyoTreat Box October 2016

The TokyoTreat box I received is the one from October and it is the Premium box containing all the possible products you would have received (including the products from the small and regular box). Since October is mid of autumn and also the Halloween month the items in this box revolve around these two topics! I will divide the products into the box categories, so you will get a better overview of how the box is structured.

TokyoTreat Box October 2016

TokyoTreat Box Small

The SmallTokyoTreat Box for October contains 6 different products: Lotte Koala’s March Halloween Edition, Pipo Chocolate, Uncle Pierre’s Strawberry Cream Roll Cake, Hip Hop Berry Soft Candy Stick, O’Zack Hot Carnival Chili Lime Flavor, and Onion Taro. I love the Koala March Biscuits and every time I’m at the Asian super market I will grab one of these. The Halloween edition is most adorable and so cutely designed. If they had been available during Halloween here I would surely have bought a bunch of them for the Halloween Party! While writing this post I’m eating the Pipo Chocolate. These small balls of covered chocolate remind me of m&ms (without nuts) and are nice to eat in-between. The Uncle Pierre’s Strawberry Cream Roll Cake was a perfect desert to bring to work. Cute design and soft and fluffy cake. Despite being a chocolate and biscuit lover I also really liked the O’Zack Hot Carnival Chili Lime Flavor chips. I love the combination of chili and lime generally! Onion Taro are onion flavored corn puffs. I didn’t try them yet, but corn puffs are always popular with everyone. I also didn’t try the Hip Hop Berry Soft Candy Stick yet, but it is a soft candy stick with two flavors. Soda on the outside and berry flavor on the inside. Sounds nice!

TokyoTreat Box October 2016

TokyoTreat Box Regular

In addition to the products mentioned above the Regular TokyoTreat Box contains four more products: Nyoki Nyoki Corocon, Look Purple sweet Potato and Sweet Chestnut Chocolate, Premium Hi-Chew – Chardonnay White Grape Flavor, and Peppered Soybean Jerky! Nyoki Nyoki Cocoron is a DIY Candy Kit creating three different types of candy with grape, melon or orange taste. You only need to add some water. I didn’t try it yet, but those DIY candies are fun especially with kids. The Look Purple sweet Potato and Sweet Chestnut Chocolate was again my highlight and also a perfect Autumn themed product. these chocolate bites are either filled with a purple sweet potato filling or a chestnut filling and I loved both of them! And most of all I loved the idea of that kind of fillings! I didn’t try the Premium Hi-Chew – Chardonnay White Grape Flavor but they are chewy candies with a center made from Chardonnay Grape Juice. The outside coating is made with the juice of Muscat of Alexandria. I’m looking forward to try these, although grape flavor is usually not my favorite for candies – but Japanese love grape flavored candy! A completely new world for me was the Peppered Soybean Jerky! I tried beef jerky in the past, but I didn’t know that there was actually a vegetarian version for it! These are tasteful, salty and slightly spicy. Thumbs up!

TokyoTreat Box October 2016

TokyoTreat Box Premium

Last but not least, there were 6 more products and one Sticker for the TokyoTreat Premium Box in addition to all the products above: Tropicana Season’s Best – Mix Fruit Juice, Kinoko No Yama – Chestnut Chocolate Autumn Edition, Wasabi Nori Taro, Bubbly Salty Lemonade Puccho Gummy, Meiji Grape Wine Gums, Halloween Themed Chopsticks, and the TokyoTreat Original Halloween Sticker. The Tropicana Season’s Best – Mix Fruit Juice contains highly seasonal persimmons in addition to apple, pear, peach, grape and oranges. Unfortunately, the Persimmon taste was not really recognizable. For me it tasted like a typical multivitamin juice. I didn’t try the Wasabi Nori Taro and I’m a bit hesitating to do. It is a dried fish snack with wasabi flavoring. I also didn’t try the Bubbly Salty Lemonade Puccho Gummy yet. These lemonade flavored gummy have a pinch of salt added. I liked the Meiji Grape Wine Gums, a soft whine gum with grape flavor. As you can see from the sticker it was a bonus item! My favorite from these 6 prosucts were the Kinoko No Yama – Chestnut Chocolate Autumn Edition! I loved them and they were the first product to be opened and consumed from the whole box. Loved the chestnut taste in the chocolate filling and love the shape…tiny mushrooms, so adorable! Additionally to the sweets there were Halloween themed Chopsticks included and a Sticker from TokyoTreat! Really a lovely idea!

TokyoTreat Box October 2016

All in all they made a good themed box which fits perfectly into Autumn and Halloween mood. I loved that the box included chestnut flavors for example. I’m a sucker for chocolate and biscuits, so the Koala March and the Kinoko No Yama were the first to be eaten!

TokyoTreat Box October 2016

I love how the TokyoTreat Box October 2016 fits into its Autumn and Halloween theme. The products were also well balanced between sweet and savory. It is also super nice to have three sizes of the box to select. Of Course, if your taste is not open to everything food subscription boxes are not really the best option, but if you are curious for Japan’s typical snacks I can recommend this box. Ah, you can also check out my giveaway here, by the way.

If you are interested in TokyoTreat visit their webpage, their instagram, or their facebook page.

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What is your impression of the TokyoTreat subscription box and the products for October?

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TokyoTreat Box October 2016

Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by https://tokyotreat.com which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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Unboxing: Japan Candy Box September 2016 and Giveaway

11. November 2016

The last Japan Candy Box unboxing has been months ago. Time for a new one for this Japanese sweets subscription box! This is the Japan Candy Box September 2016! And as usual, there will be a giveaway at the end of this post where you have the chance to win a Japan Candy Box, so it is worth continue reading! ;) Let’s see what delicious sweets I received this time:

Japan Candy Box September 2016

Japan Candy Box is a Japanese sweets subscription box by Blippo. Apart from the Japan Candy Box they also have the Kawaii Box, which contains cute toy items, stationary, tiny plushies and so on. I’m very happy to be able to show you the Japan Candy Box September 2016! I love to try out sweets and food from different countries and one thing I especially love about Japanese products is the cute packaging design and the little details they include to make the product most enjoyable. Some of the product I knew already, but there were some new and also delicious discoveries, too!

Japan Candy Box September 2016

Each Japan Candy Box comes with a cute card listing the items that were included in the box. There are a total of 10 items for this month including all kinds of Japanese sweets and snacks.

Japan Candy Box September 2016

You already see all the colorful packaging of the different sweets and snacks popping up in the picture below. And of course all the products are cute and funny regarding their design.

Japan Candy Box September 2016

Usually, there is one DIY kit per box but for this month there were even two DIY Kits: Popin’ Cookin’ Oekaki Animal Candy Land DIY Kit and Kracie Dodotto Octopus Eggs DIY Kit. With the Popin’ Cookin’ Oekaki Animal Candy Land DIY Kit set you can make your own sweets. There are molds with differently shaped animals which you can use to create muli-colored soda-flavored gummy animals. Kracie Dodotto Octopus Eggs DIY Kit sounds not really like something that I would love to eat, but seems that you can create soda-flavored bits of candy looking like octopus eggs that can be eaten with a fizzy candy powder on top. The DIY Kits are especially fun for children!

The box also contains some savory snacks, Calbee Vegetable Snacks and Tohato Caramel Corn. I love the idea by Calbee of making snacks with other vegetables as potatoes, but bell pepper, carrot and tomato. also, they have no extra oil or fat added. I love how the Tohato Caramel Corn has a face printed on the packaging.

Japan Candy Box September 2016

The majority of the box is candy like the Kanro Pure Mini Gummies, Coris Soft Centered Grape Gum, and Kabaya Mixed Fruit Bottle Candy. Love how all three of them have purple colors :D It seems also that Japanese people love grape and especially candies with grape taste. The Kanro Pure Mini Gummies are made from 100% fruit purée with no artificial colors or flavors. These soft fruit gummies are covered in sour powder. The Coris Soft Centered Grape Gums are the perfect Trick or Treat Candy! These soft grape flavoured gum balls have a soft cola paste center, but one of the three tasty bubble gum treats is actually a super sour flavour sweet in disguise :D Lastly, the Kabaya Mixed Fruit Bottle Candy are tiny, hard candy pieces with different fruity flavours (apple, grape and orange). I love the cute packaging design of this one!

Japan Candy Box September 2016

Japanese sweets are also known for anime themed packaging or other cute illustrations, like the Lotte Pokemon Ramune Candy, the Doraemon Ramune Squash Soda Bubble Gum and the Coris Berry Mix Soft Candy. They all have the most adorable packaging designs.

Japan Candy Box September 2016

I love the Lotte Pokemon Ramune Candy Design. It displays Pikachu and has Ananas flavour. These round candy start frizzing when you eat them. By the way, Ramune is quite popular these days in Japan and it is a citrus flavoured soda drink. The Doraemon Ramune Squash Soda Bubble Gum contains five stripes of bubble gum, each wrapped in a paper with a different Doraemon design.

Japan Candy Box September 2016

The Japan Candy Box for September 2016 was full of versatile candy and snacks from Japan. I knew some of the brands, but I didn’t try any of the products in one of the previous Japan Candy Boxes. I missed the biscuits or chocolate flavoured products in this box though.  I love how they added the messages into the cardboradbox, too! If you are interested in your own Japan Candy Box  you can make a monthly subscription for this box. You can choose between several options: either to order only one box, to order three boxes (3 months subscription), 6 boxes (6 months subscription) or 12 boxes (1 year subscription). Each box retails at 19.90 US$. For the 6 months and the 12 months subscription you pay a bit less per box. Now, if you have reading so far you’ll probably be curious for the giveaway. Here it is: You can win a Japan Candy Box of you own sponsored by Japan Candy Box. For entering the giveaway please take part with help of the Rafflecopter gadget below:

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Japan Candy Box September 2016

Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://www.japancandybox.com which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.

 

 

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Unboxing: TokyoTreat – Japanese Candy Subscription Box

26. July 2016

I’m always curious about snacks and candy from different countries and I love trying them out. Japan is known for candy curiosities and especially fun packaging of their candies and snacks and therefore they are the ones I love most to try. There is a fairly new Japanese Candy Subscription Box around called TokyoTreat and I’m glad I was provided with one of their awesome boxes to share my opinion with you:

Tokyotreat - Japanese Candy Subscription Box

TokyoTreat is a monthly subscription box service located in Japan and delivering handpicked candies and snacks directly from Japan. The range of their snacks and treats reaches from sweet to savory and the best part is that they have free worldwide shipping for their subscription boxes.

Tokyotreat - Japanese Candy Subscription Box

They have differently priced and sized boxes for subscribing. The smallest and also cheapest retails for 14.99 US $ and contains 5-7 full-sized japanese candies and snacks. The medium  (called regular) sized box contains 8-12 full-sized candies and snacks and a DIY Candy Kit for 24.99 US $. Lastly, there is the premium option for 34.99 US $ containing 13-17 candies and snacks , one DIY Candy Kit, 1 drink and one special item, which can be a drink, Gachapon Toy or Premium DIY Kit.

Tokyotreat - Japanese Candy Subscription Box

The TokyoTreat box I received is the one from April and it is the Premium box containing all the possible products you would have received (including the products from the small and regular box). The box is also the first anniversary celebrations box on the same time containing a total amount of 15 products! I will divide the products into the box categories, so you will get a better overview of how the boxes are structured.

Tokyotreat - Japanese Candy Subscription Box

TokyoTreat Small

Let’s start with the 6 products which would have been included in the small-sized subscription box: Meiji’s Plum Pati-Chan, Crunchy Panda Z , Karamucho Hot Chili-Flavored Chips, Calbee BBQ Flavored Sapporo Potato Snacks, Raw Ramune Candies, and Meiji’s Pucca Chocolate. The variety reaches from sweet to sour and savory and shows a good variety in Japanese candy.

Tokyotreat - Japanese Candy Subscription Box

The Pucca Choco Biscuits by Meiji were the first product I tried. I love chocolate and biscuit! These biscuits are shaped like sea creatures. The inside of the biscuit is filled with smooth chocolate cream filling. I really enjoyed these because they were not overly sweetened, but nicely balanced in their taste.

I learned that Calbee are Japan’s leading makers of potato snacks. The BBQ Flavored Sapporo Potato Snacks are one of their newer releases. These fluffy potato chips remind me of potato chips from Germany called Pom-Bär, except for the additional BBQ flavor. The potatoes used here are from the Sapporo region of Japan though.

Have you heard of Ramune?! This drink gas been really popular in Japan these days. On the Japan day in Düsseldorf this year it was available everywhere. The Raw Ramune Candies are candies with the taste of this drink. They are supposed to be sweet, fizzy, refreshing cubes of candy and you can even freeze them in the fridge. I didn’t try the drink because I’m fearing that this will be to sweet and I didn’t try the candy either because of that fear…maybe I’m brave enough today XD…same for the Meiji’s Plum Pati-Chan…I didn’t try this Plum flavored candy yet, but they are supposed to be tiny candy crystals with a frizzy effect.

I did try the Crunchy Panda Z biscuits though! As I said, I love chocolate and biscuits and on top they are shaped like cute panda faces. And they are delicious, too! These biscuits are made by the famous Japanese snack manufacturer Kabaya.

Lastly, there is another bag of potato chips. These are Chili flavored and from the thin and crisp kind of chips: The Karamucho Hot Chilli Chips. These had a nice taste, too, and similar to the chips in the western world.

Tokyotreat - Japanese Candy Subscription Box

TokyoTreat Regular

For the Regular TokyoTreat box there is a DIY Green Tea Mochi Kit included. In addition to the products from above there are these products, too: Baby Star Bonito Kelp Udon, Carrot Chopped Rice Cake, Lotte’s Koala March (Seasonal): Custard Pudding Flavor, and Scissor-Cut Grilled Seaweed.

Tokyotreat - Japanese Candy Subscription Box

I didn’t try the DIY Green Tea Mochi Kit yet, although from all the DIY kits I received in the past I’m really curious about this one because it contains green tea! Maybe worth to spend some minutes on preparing it?!

One if the products is even a tiny meal: the Baby Star Bonito Kelp Udon! It us an instant noodle meal. It comes with a flavour sachet full of classic udon noodle soup seasonings (including bonito fish extract and seaweed extract) and vegetable garnishes that add extra flavour and texture. I planned to bring this to work with me, let’s see if I like Bonito and Kelp taste.

The Carrot Chopped Rice Cake are tiny crunchy rice crisps packed in a carrot shaped packaging. It doesn’t have any carrot taste though, simply sweetened Rice puffs- a nice snack.

If you have followed me for a while you will know that I love Lotte Koala March biscuits. The regular sized TokyoTreat box came with a limited edition of these adorable biscuits: Custard Pudding flavor! A nice and new taste, although the strawberry and chocolate flavours are still my favorite.

The last product for the regular box are the Scissor-Cut Grilled Seaweed Pieces. This is quite a snack with tradition. the bits of salted roasted seaweed have a wasabi flavour and are quite crisp. For seaweed lovers this snack is ideal.

Tokyotreat - Japanese Candy Subscription Box

TokyoTreat Premium

We are almost at the end. Here are the products which were included in the Premium Box in addition to the products above: Baby Star Yakisoba Sauce Flavor,  a Hello Kitty Purse, Chocolate Monaca, and as a special the limited Pepsi Sakura.

Tokyotreat - Japanese Candy Subscription Box

It seems there has been a real hype about the limited edition Pepsi Sakura. This pale pink colored drink has a sweet sakura taste and fits perfectly to spring. It was a bit to sweet for me, but still interesting to try.

I loved the Chocolate Monaca biscuits. The waffle biscuit was filled with a chocolate cream and rice crisps and it was quite filling and satisfying, too. 

The Baby Star Yakisoba Sauce Flavor noodle snack is quite popular in Japan. It is a combination of bit sized ramen noodles and savory Yakisoba flavor and has a nice taste all in all. Perfect for an in-between snack.

The last one is the special item. My box included a Hello Kitty Purse.  A Doraemon purse was also included in some other boxes instead. A nice little extra merchandising add-on to complete this amazing TokyoTreat Box!

Tokyotreat - Japanese Candy Subscription Box

Phew, that was a lot of pictures and writing. I hope some of you made it through to the end XD. All in all, the TokyoTreat Subscription box is a versatile Japanese candy and snack box with a good variety of products. some of the products are even seasonal and limited and rarely available, even if the brand itself is known in western countries, too, like the Lotte Koala Biscuits and the Pepsi. I also do love the three options which are provided for the box. You can decide for yourself how many candy you want to try and whether you like to have a DIY kit and drinks included or not. There is also a members monthly roulette were you can win a lucky box filled with all kinds of japanese merchandising, which is really a nice add-on.

If you are interested in TokyoTreat visit their webpage, their instagram, or their facebook page.

What is your impression of the TokyoTreat subscription box?

Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by https://tokyotreat.com which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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Unboxing: Japan Crate December 2015

12. January 2016

I promised some more upcoming unboxings! I received this literally heavy japanese candy and snack subscription box mid of December, but due to all the holidays and food I almost didn’t have any time to try the products :D I still didn’t try all of the products which were included in the Japan Crate for December 2015, but still, I wanted to share with you this great subscription box. This post will be picture-heavy, so be warned :D

Japan Crate

Japan Crate is a japanese snacks and candy subscription box founded in September 2014. Unlike other subscription boxes Japan Crate tries to design kind of an experience with their boxes. Each box comes with detailed information about the products and with some cultural background in a custom booklet. The booklet also contains the instructions for the DIY candies and a custom in-house manga.

Japan Crate

How does a Japan Crate subscription work? You can choose between different type of crates which vary in their price and amount of content. There is a Mini Japan Crate, which contains 4-6 items and has a weight of half a pound. It costs 12 US$ per month. The Original Japan Crate contains 8-10 items, including 1 guaranteed DIY Kit. It has a weight of 1 pound and retails for 25 US$ per month. Last, the is the Premium Japan Crate which contains 12-14 products. You have 1 guaranteed DIY Kit and also it included drinks and not only snacks and candy. Moreover, the Premium Crate contains a surprise item, which can be either a gashapon figure/keychain or special premium DIY Kit or a bag of japanese chips…The Premium Japan Crate retails for 30 US$.

Japan Crate

When I received my Premium Japan Crate the first thing I noticed was how heavy it is! This brings me to another point, the shipping costs: If you live in US you are lucky! Shipping is free for all domestic orders! For international orders, it is $10 – $15 depending on the size of the crate. That means, the bigger the crate you choose, the more expensive will the shipping costs be. Nevertheless, despite the shipping costs for international customers it is really nice to see that the amount of products reflects the price you pay for the box.

Japan Crate

As I said above, each Japan Crate comes with a custom booklet. You will find an overview for all the products in your crate within this booklet. It is nice to see, that they divided the overview and you can see also what is inside the different sizes of the Japan Crate. Since the subscription plans are either monthly, 3, 6 or 12 months you can decide whether to change to a larger or smaller sized Japan Crate after your subscription plan has ended.

Japan Crate

I will start with the items which are part of the Mini Japan Crate for December: Umaibo Sticks in three different flavours, Bad Kid Beer Powder, Awa Mocco Mocco Powder, and Fujiya Lollipop Bag. 

Japan Crate

The Fujiya Lollipop Bag is a surprisingly large bag of fruity lollipops in different flavours. The flavours included in this bag are: orange, grape, apple, and strawberry. I like lollipops as occasional candy, and this bag would be great for someone with kids. From sweet to savory: The Umaibo Sticks were included in three different flavours, Tonkatsu (pork cutlet), Veggie Salad, and Cheese. The sticks have the consistency of prawn crackers and tastewise something that I would have get used to. I couldn’t eat all of these sticks :D

Japan Crate

The Mini Japan Crate also contains two powder drinks, the Bad Kid Beer and the Awa Moco Moco. The Bad Kid Beer is not actual beer, but a powder which creates a creamy grape soda when mixed with water. It will leave a tingling sensation while drinking it. In a similar way the Awa Moco Moco Powder transforms water into a flavoured, fizzy drink. There were three possible flavours for it: Strawberry, Melon, and Banana. My Crate contained the Melon flavoured powder.

Japan Crate

The Original Japan Crate included on top of the above products the following products: Cute Totorin Parfait DIY, Pocky Demitasse, BlackBean & Soy Sauce Scones, and Naga-I Sawagumi Ornage.

Japan Crate

The Cute Tororin Parfait DIY is the cutest DIY candy I have seen so far! With help of this kit you can create a thick and rich strawberry parfait. The Kit comes with pink candy topping and icing and the cute cup to serve the parfait. The booklet contains the translated ingredients. I didn’t try this Kit yet, because of lack of time, but I will surely post some pictures on instagram if it works :D I was also more than happy about the Pocky Sticks. I love Pocky sticks! Pocky Demitasse is a new Pocky made from high quality seasonal ingredients. These Pockysticks are shorter than the regular ones and coated in dark chocolate. A nice taste and not overly sweet because of the dark chocolate! I already ate all of these! :)

Japan Crate

The Black Bean & Soy Sauce Scones were also to my liking! These savory scones make a nice salty snack. They have a crunchy and yet soft texture. The Naga-I Sawagumi Orange whinegum was also a good tasting candy. A lightly sour candy tape with orange taste. One of the products I ate all by myself :D

Japan Crate

For the Premium Japan Crate four more items in addition to the ones of the Mini and the Original Crate were included: Hia Shuwa Cola, Celio Lifeguard Drink, Pachishuwa Dynamite Melon Soda, and the bonus item, a Legend of Zelda Figure!

Japan Crate

I was surprised to see another large bag full of candy, and these are even in my favorite favorite flavor for candies: cola! I’m a sucker for candy with cola flavors :D and this bag of Hia Shuwa Cola Candies contains three different levels of cola flavoured candy: fizzy, soothing and gummy! One tropical flavored candy is also included in each bag! And there are so many of these candies you can easily share them with others!

Japan Crate

The Premium Japan Crate also contains drinks. The drinks of the December Crate are the Celio Lifeguard Drink and the Pachishuwa Dynamite Melon Soda. The Lifeguard drink contains 7+ vitamins and amino acids and contains also honey and royal jelly. I tried this with my boyfriend, but neither of us liked it. It has a very sweet and artificial taste and the color is neon green! It reminded me of energy drinks widely available, and I hate energy drinks! :’D This is not my cup of tea…or drink! That brings me to the second drink, the Pachishuwa Dynamite Melon Drink! I’m not a friend of melon taste and to be honest, this drink makes me also afraid because of the name XD. This classic melon soda can either be frozen or you can drink it straight from the bottle. I think I’m not ready for either versions yet. Maybe I’ll freeze it :D

Japan Crate

Last item of the Japan Crate Premium Box for December is the Legend of Zelda Figure included! I was super excited for this one and I of course hoped for Link or Zelda as figure, but my box contained Furuta. He’s cute nevertheless and I really enjoyed the fact that the boxes contained a Zelda figure. One of the 11 possible figures were included in the Japan Crates for December, which go along with the Zelda themed Sugoi crate of December! Oh right!, I forgot to tell you about the Sugoi Crate: Each month one lucky subscriber of the Japan Crate Boxes is selected randomly and wins a box packed with giant candies, japanese gadgets, toys and gaming systems! The Sugoi rate for December for example, contained The Legend of Zelda Link Shield Bag, a wearable Majora’s Mask, Nintendo 3DS XL Majora’s Mask Edition, and so on! It is really a nice idea to have such giveaways for your subscribers!

Japan Crate

All in all, I’m really positively surprised by Japan Crate! The boxes have a good value for the price and the products are really versatile. It is a good mixture between savory and sweet snacks and also different kind of products. The only downside is the shipping costs for non-US residents, but other than this I can totally recommend this subscription box if you want a versatile experience for Japanese Candies and Snacks. Japan Crate also launched a new subscription Box, the Dokidoki Crate, which contains a monthly supply of cute items, like toys and plushies and stationary. I will review their first Dokidoki Crate within the next days, too! What is your impression of the Japan Crate Subscription Boxes? Would you like to try these yourself?

Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by https://japancrate.com, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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Unboxing: Mishibox November 2015

2. December 2015

And here is another unboxing, but this time I’m super excited to introduce to you my first ever Mishibox! Yeeeii! I was eagerly waiting for the moment Mishi Box would start shipping to europe and finally I’m able to try them on my own! This monthly Korean beauty subscription box is packed with with a combination of 4 – 6 deluxe-sized samples and full-sized Korean beauty products from a wide range of Korean brands. Today I present you the content of the Mishibox November 2015:

Mishibox November 2015

MISHIBOX is a U.S.-based online retailer providing a wide selection of Korean beauty products. Apart from their online store they also offer a monthly Korean beauty subscription service that delivers a combination of 4-6 deluxe-sized samples and full-sized Korean beauty products. This way they are trying to help you to discover your favorite Korean beauty products. Their aim is to make Korean beauty products easily accessible to everyone regardless of where you live or what language you speak. Mishi (pronounced “me-she”) is their bunny mascot! When I first discovered about Mishibox I directly subscribed for their newsletter, because they planned to deliver worldwide one day. When I received their Email that finally Mishibox was shipping to Germany aswell I was sooo happy! And here it is finally, my first Mishibox:

Mishibox November 2015

The pink box was filled with 6 products in total, 2 of these being sample sized products, one mini-sized product and 3 products in full-size. Each box comes with a product description card, which is very detailed and even reminds us how we can distinguish between expiration and manufactured date and were we can find the list of translated ingredients. I really like the effort they put into the box by translating all the ingredients for example. You can even participate in a Mishibox Selfie Contest in order to win something! So lovely!

Mishibox November 2015

The theme of the Mishibox November 2015 was snail mucin. Two of the full-sized products are using snail mucin in their ingredients list. The variety of different brands in this box is nice, too: we have known brands like Etude House, Tonymoly and Secret Key, but also less known brands like D’Ran and White Cat. The product types are also versatile. Although all the products are skin care items you will find a cleanser, a sheet mask, a cream, a toner and emulsion, and an eye cream. It’s almost a complete skin care routine! Below I will go into the details of each of the products. Nevertheless, I will do a full review once I’ve used the products for some time.


Mishibox November 2015

The main product for me was the D’Ran Wonder Snail Treatment Cream. This nutrience-rich and highly moisturizing cream is perfect for upcoming winter days. Snail mucin is the key ingredient here and it contains 10% of it. Some other nice ingredients of this cream are Glycerin, Silkworm Cocoon Extract, Niacinamide, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Panthenol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (jojoba) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Camellia Sinensis Callus Culture Extract and Human Oligopeptide-1 (also called EGF). The jar comes with 100g of content in a beautiful jar, too. It retails for 43 US$ which is super expensive, but it makes me even more happy to find this in a 20 US$ subscription box! I’m looking forward to use this cream, especially since I already tried a product from D’Ran before and was happy with it. Other than the one product from the past, this brand is hardly known to me.

The second item containing snail mucin is the Secret Key Snail + EGF Repairing Eye Cream. This eye cream is supposed to be very popular and it comes in a typical eye cream type. Snail secretion filtrate and EGF are the key ingredients here aswell, but it also contains some plant and fruit extracts and even some fermented plant extract. The tube contains 30 g and retails for 17 US$.

Mishibox November 2015

I was very happy to spot a sheet mask from the new brand White Cat. I just recently reviewed their eye balm and this is now the second product I can try from this brand. There were three types of this sheet mask which were selected randomly for each Mishibox in November. I received the White Cat Charcoal Pore Tightening Mask, which is directed towards pore care as the name already suggests. The masks from White Cat are free from paraben, mineral oil, benzophenone, petrolatum, imidazolidinyl, urea, talc, silphate and BHT. and I’m still loving their logo with the white cat :D The White Cat sheet masks retail for 3 US$.

Mishibox November 2015

The Tonymoly Fresh Cleansing Tissues in Mishibox November 2015 are provided in a miniature size. These water-type facial cleansing tissues contain baking powder for removing makeup and I’m not sure whether I like that or not, since baking powder is usually drying on my skin. But it also contains 5 natural oil ingredients to moisturize and nourish the skin. I will definitively try these, but I’m not sure whether I will like them or not. :D This small packaging of 15 tissues retails for 5 US$.

The last two items in Mishibox November 2015 were the two sample sized bottles from Etude House Age Defense line: there is a bottle of the Age Defense Essential Softener and a bottle of the Age Defense Essential Emulsion. I love these kinds of miniature bottles, especially for travelling! I didn’t try any products from Etude House’s Age Defense line yet, so I’m curious about these, too!

Mishibox November 2015
My first impression of Mishibox and their subscription box is very positive. Although all the products in their November box were skin care products there for items for almost all skin care routine steps. The themed ingredient snail mucin was included by two full-sized products containing snail mucin. The variety of brands was well balanced with known and unknown Korean cosmetic brands. The total value of 68 US$ for a subscription box sold at 19.95 US$ is awesome! If you are interested in Mishibox you can use my referral ID and get a discount code for $5 USD off your order (min. $30 USD) for your first purchase. At the moment their box subscription is closed due to high demand, but you can put your name on the waiting list. Mishibox also has a product store where you can buy a specific product, too. Until 4ths of December they are having Blackfriday sales with up to 30% off by using the coupon BFSALE2015. Did you try Mishibox already? How do you like their subscription box? Did you know any of the products I received?

Mishibox November 2015

Fell free to join my giveaway with Japan Candy Box, too! Did you see it already?

Japan Candy Box

Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://www.mishibox.com/ which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.