This month, the TOYL Beauty Box is called The Caring Box and it is quite an incredible box this month for a number of reasons. Not only is it packed with some incredible brands and their products to give you an excuse (not that we need one) to indulge in some amazing self-care but because by purchasing this box, you will also be supporting Safe Lives. Safe Lives is a charity which is dedicated to eradicating domestic abuse for men, women and children and it is well worth having a read into what this charity does, why and how it does.
TOYL is a monthly subscription box and it costs just £35 a month, but, unlike other subscription boxes I’ve tried, you always have the option to pause your subscription and pick it up again when you are ready. So if there is a box you don't feel is right for you, you can hold that subscription and continue when you spot something you love, which in my case has been every month so far! Once you see the contents of this box, I am pretty sure that you will not be pausing your subscription and if you haven't yet subscribed, then I am sure you will.
The first product out of this box comes from Elemis and is quite possibly a product that needs not introduction, but it will get one. The Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm (full size) is the brands best-selling product.
As a cleansing balm, it is not only designed to dissolve makeup, dirt and oil from your skin, but, because it is enriched with a nourishing blend of ingredients they work to deeply cleanse the skin leaving it feeling smooth, hydrated and glowing. The key ingredients within this balm are:
- Padina Pavonica promotes skin elasticity and cell vitality.
- Mimosa Flower Wax hydrates and retains moisture in the skin.
- Starflower Oil maintains moisture levels.
- Almond, Coconut, & Shea Oils nourish and condition.
- Elderberry Seed Oil firms and plumps.
- Wheatgerm contains vitamins E and F, enriches and nourishes the skin.
- Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant that protects against free radical damage
Featuring a soothing blend of Lavender and Chamomile, this is a real treat for the skin. As an extra treat, aside from using this product as just a cleansing balm, the advice is to use a teaspoon-sized amount and apply it to the face, neck and décolleté massaging gently with fingertips. Relax for around 10 minutes, then hold a warm, damp cleansing cloth over the skin, practise abdominal breathing and inhale the sensorial aroma, it is absolute bliss.
TOYL is a monthly subscription box and it costs just £35 a month, but, unlike other subscription boxes I’ve tried, you always have the option to pause your subscription and pick it up again when you are ready. So if there is a box you don't feel is right for you, you can hold that subscription and continue when you spot something you love, which in my case has been every month so far! Once you see the contents of this box, I am pretty sure that you will not be pausing your subscription and if you haven't yet subscribed, then I am sure you will.
The second product comes from a brand I know very little about but have seen on my social media feed and it is the Strivectin TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream +.
Designed to visibly tighten, lift and firm while smoothing horizontal neck lines, it also works to target what is referred too as a crepey texture and correct the look of uneven skin tone on the décolleté. Within this cream, which has a fairly thick texture, you will find three main ingredients:
- Gravitite-CF Lifting Complex - Improves elasticity and provides visible lift
- NIA-114 technology - Strengthens the skins barrier and supercharges the performance of other ingredients
- Botanical Brightening Complex - Helps even skin tones and improves the look of discolouration.
Designed to be used both morning and evening, you need just a thin layer of the cream which you massage into the skin with an upward motion.
The third product in this box really intrigued me. From Skyn Iceland comes the Dissolving Microneedle Eye Patches.
Described as being a wake up call for the eyes, as described the dissolving microneedles are slightly prickly but not ouchy and they dissolve into the skin to help tighten and tone crepey areas while smoothing the appearance of wrinkles. Again, packaged with amazing ingredients, including:
- Hyaluronic Acid - two varsities which work to give the skin optimal skin absorption, this hydrating powerhouse—known for its unmatched moisture-binding capabilities—helps to counteract the drying effects of environmental stressors.
- Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 This age-fighting peptide has a relaxing effect on the look of fine lines around the eyes that can help delay the onset of deep creases.
- Undaria Pinnatifida Extract and Corallina Officinalis Extract Revitalizing natural extracts with plumping capabilities to help smooth crow’s feet and restore suppleness, while improving elasticity and tone.
- Heptapeptide-7 A skin-firming peptide VIP that helps combat the signs of crepey skin.
- Icelandic Complex a proprietary natural blend that replenishes the nutrients that stress depletes. Sourced from Iceland’s pure and potent environment, it contains pollution-free Icelandic Glacial Water with 6 essential minerals to hydrate and detoxify skin, as well as Pure Molecular Oxygen which delivers energy into the skin’s layers to bring back a youthful glow.
It is advised that there patched should be worn for at least 2 hours, or if you can, overnight for maximum absorption. There might be a Slight redness after using but it does disappear quickly.
Then finally there is not one, but two tubes of the Emma Hardie Moringa Renewal Treatment Mask, of which I have a full review in a previous post.
Having featured this Mask on my blog, it is rich and a deeply hydrating face mask that works to improve skin's moisture, radiance and firmness. Formulated with a blend of incredible ingredients such as:
- Red Algae. Reduces the appearance of pigmentation and has a calming effect on the skin.
- Trademarked Plant Stem Cell product Resisteem™ said to visibly improve the evenness of the complexion.
- Hyaluronic Acid which we know firms and moisturises.
- Hyaluronic Filling Spheres to plump the skin and reduce signs of lines and wrinkles.
- Amino Acid derivative to brighten the skin and even out even the most stressed skin.
- Edelweiss Extract to promote a soothing effect including collagen protection and antioxidants.
Now for me, this is one incredible one! A full sized Elemis Cleanser, The Emma Hardie Mask which I adore and two products I have never used but cannot wait to try with regards to the eye patches and then the next cream, something I don't have in my stash, well until now!
Each month the box, which costs £35, will feature both full-sized and luxury travel sized items, if ever there is a sachet, that is not counted towards to total cost of the products inside, it is just an extra treat. This box is worth £117.00 and is on offer for just £35 inc FREE P&P but if you use the code BQUK, you will get £5 off your first box!