January GlossyBox 2014 - Back To Basics

January's GlossyBox is themed 'Back To Basics' with a range of products 'designed to get you back on the road to moisturised, toned, healthy skin, bright eyes and sculpted eyebrows' ..all sounds good doesn't it?

What's Inside The January 2014 GlossyBox 

So what did I get in my GlossyBox this month?

Yu-Be Moisturising Skin Cream 2 x 3g mini samples (full size product £13.50 for 33g)

Described as a skincare essential, I recently reviewed this product and I can confirm I do love it. Enriched with vitamins E and B2, a high glycerine content and camphor this really works. However it would have been fantastic if it had been a full sized product.

Balance Me Super Toning Body Wash 50ml (full size £10.25 for 250ml)

I haven't had a chance to try this body wash yet but it smells good and it comes in a generous sample size. Excellent for a weekend away. It contains a blend of juniper, bergamot, geranium and lavender essential oils and is paraben free.

The Vintage Cosmetic Company Floral Slanted Tweezers £8 

These are pretty tweezers. I must admit I am a Tweezerman girl through and through but I have already used these and so far so good and they look perfect in my Cath Kidston makeup bag!

Anatomicals Puffy The Eye Bag Slayer Wake-Up Under Eye Patches pack of 2 (£6 for pack of 3)

These under eye patches will apparently reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and revitalise the skin around the eyes.. I am looking forward to pepping my peepers so watch this space for a review of these very soon!

Montagne Jeunesse Passion Peel Off Masque & Blemish Mud Masque £1.09 each

Deep cleansing masks. I stopped using masks when I got psoriasis on my face a couple of months ago. Now it has cleared up I will be giving these a go. I do like MJ masks, the Passion Peel sounds very fruity and who doesn't love a mud pack :)

Final thoughts 

Opening up this box I thought it looked pretty empty, the products were tiny and there wasn't any pretty makeup to reel me in. However what GlossyBox has delivered this month is a box full of useful items and products that I will be using so actually it is a pretty good box this month. Yes I would have loved a full size beauty product somewhere in there but value wise it is not a bad box and for the theme .. it is a perfect fit.

Roll on February Box

Yu-Be Moisturizing Skin Cream - Review

Winter is in full flow now and as mentioned many times before on BeautySwot.com I do love a good hand cream and naturally I want to share this with you.

Yu-Be Moisturizing Skin Cream is a multi-purpose cream for dry skin or lips but my favourite application for it is as a hand cream to apply to my hands just before I go to bed.

This product has been on the market for a long time. Developed in 1957 it is said to be one of the best selling products in Japan and it is easy to see why. The cream has a concentrated Glycerin Formula and is enriched with Vitamins B2, C and E. It plumps, hydrates and soothes dry skin beautifully, absorbing fast without leaving an oily or greasy residue. The product is yellow in colour and initially has the medicinal scent of Camphor (smells like Vicks Vapor Rub) which I really love and also has the added bonus of helping to clear my airways to breathe easier (ideal in the Winter) though if you are not a fan, the scent, sadly for me, disappears fast.

Use on rough dry skin,split cuticles, chapped lips, cracked heels, calluses and sunburn anywhere on the body.

Contains no artificial colour or fragrance. Great stuff.

You can buy it in a tub format (70g) from Boots for £19.50 or in this tube format of 33g for around £13 from various online stores.

*PR Sample