Kloverbox May 2016

May’s Kloverbox just came in today, Tuesday May 31st, the very last day of the month.  I’m SUPER underwhelmed.  Out of four products, I’ll keep and use one, and the box had no product card, so I guess there are no discount codes this month.  Kloverbox seems to run hot or cold with little inbetween and this  is definitely a “cold” box for me, which given the cycle and since last month’s box was pretty awesome, I guess this is to be expected?  I’m just not pleased this month, at all.

• eSCENTials Aroma Don’t Bug Me Insect Repellent – 4 oz / $15 – (Full size product)  I gave my clothes a quick spritz to see what it smells like.  It mostly smells like citronella which is one of 6 oils in the spray along with lemongrass, lavender, lemon eucalyptus, clove, and peppermint.  I’m a HUGE mosquito magnet – when I’m around, no one else gets bitten since I’m the one attracting all the bugs.  I don’t have super high hopes of this working that effectively given how strong my natural mosquito attractant is, but if it fends off even a few potential biters, I’m okay with that.  Plus, it’s all natural, so it’s not like it can do any harm!
• Zoe Organics Breathe Balm – .6 oz / $14 – (Full size product)  I have absolutely no use for this.  I’d rather not be able to breathe than smell like eucalyptus – I can’t even stomach those eucalyptus cough drops, my hatred of eucalyptus runs that deep.  When I’m sick, there’s no way I want to be around a smell that makes me feel worse, so this is going to the trade/share pile.
• Harvey Prince Hello Shampoo – 15 mL / $3 – (Sample size, sample price)  Sixth ingredient in is Acrylates, so this is a nope for me.  Oh, sure, it doesn’t contain sulfates or parabens, but acrylates are arguably worse since they’re a plasticizing polymer that will build up in your hair and get sticky.  There’s no way at all I’m putting that into my hair.  This is going straight to the trade/share pile.
• Harvey Prince Hello Conditioner – 15 mL / $3 – (Sample size, sample price)  This is not as bad as the shampoo, but at this point, I’m not trusting Harvey Prince to use good ingredients.  Plus, I already have a conditioner I use and love and have no reason to change.  Also, the scent is really overpoweringly perfumed, and it’s just too much for me.

So, that’s that!  The value of the products comes out to $35 which is SUPER low for a  box that  costs between $25 and $22.50 depending on subscription length.  It just BARELY covered the cost of the box, and for me personally with the one item I’ll keep and use, didn’t even do that.  SUPER disappointed this month.  I think my current round of my 3 month subscription is  due to rebill at the beginning of June for July’s box, and I have to say that I’m seriously considering cancelling after this delivery.  When the boxes are hits, they’re big hits and are amazing boxes, but the misses are also really big misses like this and January’s box.

UPDATE, 1 June 2016: I just got an email with a digital version of what should’ve been the product card in the box.  The theme was, “Let’s go on an Adventure,” and it lists the Harvey Prince shampoo and conditioner as a “set” which then would make this a three item box?  I’ll admit that I like getting this in email instead of wasting paper, but maybe for the first time out, we could’ve had some notice that there would be something new with this box.