The box arrived today, December 22nd, well before the end of the month! They’ve consolidated into one location, and shipping seems to be going much smoother. It’s wonderful to have the box so early this month! This month’s box was curated by Vegan Beauty Review. I know the folks at Petit Vour try really hard to create the best boxes along with their curators, but this one missed the mark for me. It’s going to happen from time to time and it’s just a matter of people being different and having different likes and dislikes. The only thing I can see myself using is the Blissoma serum which is kind of a disappointment. Don’t get me wrong, the box still has a great variety and is well thought out, it just happens that I absolutely loathe pink, find natural deoderants don’t work for me, and the blush is way the wrong color for my skin. If the nail polish had been any other color, the blush a different shade, this would’ve been SUCH a better box, personally. I kind of feel bad saying all that, because it’s got to be hard to put together one box and have everyone be happy, but this was just not the box for me. It makes me glad I got the Holiday Limited Edition box because that was amazing. Anyway, on to the contents!
- Blissoma A+ Perfecting Serum – 1 oz / $26 – (Sample size is .5 oz, value of $13) This is pretty much the only product I’m really interested in out of the box, but it turns out to almost be worth the cost of the box, so it makes me feel better about not really liking the rest of the products! I’m an ingredient-reader and the list on this is amazing. Twenty active ingredients including thirteen herbs and it smells SO good. The formula is for oily, acneic, irritated skin, and while my skin has tended to be dry lately, acneic and irritated definitely describe my face. I’m thinking this will be great post-mask.
- Everyday Minerals Matte Blush – 4.8 g / $12 – (Sample size is 1.7 g, value of $4.25) The color, “All Smiles,” is apparently discontinued since it doesn’t show up on Everyday Minerals’ website. For whatever reason, this shows up as brown on my face – I think the color is just too yellow to work with my skin tone, especially over already rosy cheeks. It’s also caked together and doesn’t sift out of the pot very easily. I don’t know, I’m not impressed at all. Also, I just got a big blush duo in the Holiday LE box, so I didn’t need another one so soon.
- Meow Meow Tweet Deoderant Cream – 1 oz / $8 – (Sample Size is 1 oz, value of $8) The sample size is the “mini” size from the company’s website. Full size is 2.4 oz for $13. Yet again, a natural deoderant, and by now, you know how I feel about them – they don’t do the job. I just got the Schmidt’s deoderant in October’s box, and getting another one so soon isn’t great. It smells nice (lavendar scented), but man, as a photographer, sometimes I’m out on a job from 8am to 11pm (weddings!) and my deoderant needs to work THE WHOLE TIME, not run out after the first four hours. None of these have ever managed to work that long and uggh it still grosses me out to apply deoderant with my hands. It’s a personal hangup. While I don’t like using regular deoderants, it’s the only thing that keeps me stink free. You can’t smell like BO as a photographer at a wedding. I’ll still give this a fair shake, but it’s got all the same ingredients as other natural deoderants, so it’s most likely not going to get the job done.
- Trust Fund Beauty Nail Polish – 17 mL / $16 – (Sample size is full size, value of $16) Color is, “Money Buys Happiness,” and is a pale, shimmery pink. I hate pink, hate hate hate pink. I won’t wear pink at all, especially not on my nails, so this is a complete loss for me. They have so many great colors, and we got a light pink for a December box? It just seems like an off choice for color given the season. I saw other folks got, “Just Talk to My Lawyer,” which is a pretty deep burgundy red and beautiful in comparison to the icky pink. Super disappointed in the color selection even if the polish seems great, I won’t use it. One of my friends will though, and I’m happy to pass it off to someone who will enjoy it.
Total value of the box rings up to $41.25 which is one of the higher values for this box! Unfortunately, my personal value for the box is $13 since I really have little interest in the other three items. Someone else will enjoy the polish though, and I’ll give the deoderant a try on a non-work day to see how long it lasts.
I adore PV – I’m probably obsessed to an unhealthy degree. But I completely agree on this box. I was really let down, especially since I found the last several months to be stellar. I have read quite a few reviews agreeing, so fingers crossed for next month. Also, light pink theme for this time of year? I mean I usually am not a fan of light pink, but this seemed particularly off the mark. I would have loved that vampy red polish however.
I adore PV – I’m probably obsessed to an unhealthy degree. But I completely agree on this box. I was really let down, especially since I found the last several months to be stellar. I have read quite a few reviews agreeing, so fingers crossed for next month. Also, light pink theme for this time of year? I mean I usually am not a fan of light pink, but this seemed particularly off the mark. I would have loved that vampy red polish however.
Oh I still love Petit Vour, and the boxes have been really great. I guess it’s just a matter of personal preferences that one is going to contain stuff that doesn’t quite work for everyone – colors are SUCH a personal thing, and blush I think moreso than other products is going to be hard to match to skin color. Still psyched to see what is coming for next month!