April Glossybox 2013 (From the Glossybox Summer Sale)

I have decided to write another Glossybox review as I recently purchased the April and July boxes from the summer sale. 

Above is an image of the items I received in my April box.

Again for any of you who do not know what Glossybox is it's a monthly subscription service. Glossybox charges £10 (excluding £2.95 p+p) for a box containing 5 beauty samples of new and upcoming brands and current brands too. The samples range from skincare, perfume, beauty and haircare. If you're lucky sometimes you will receive a full size product! The most exciting part of Glossybox for me is the excitement of not knowing what you're going to get.

The April Glossybox was a cute floral print designed by Pearl Lowe for Glossybox. The theme was spring fever and inside the Glossymag was an exclusive interview with Pearl Lowe. Anyway time to review these products!

1. Firstly I received Richard Ward 'Optimiser Reviver'. This is a hairspray which gives your hair shine and tackles frizz. I would rate this product 4/10 as it was okay but I wasn't too impressed. The packaging, is not very exciting. I understand that it is an upcoming brand but the packaging is very unimpressive. As you can see a plain bottle with the yellow looking liquid and a cheap grey label. Secondly and most important factor, whether it actually works. I felt as though it gave my hair some sheen and I cannot judge the frizz control as my hair doesn't tend to get very frizzy. The scent was nice but not very strong at all. Overall I would not buy this product as it was not very exciting, I would rather buy a high end brand that I know works.

2. Secondly I received a Sun Sence 'daily face spf'. I was very disappointed to receive a small sample of sun cream. I appreciate that it is expensive but its something I would only buy if I needed it. Sadly I am not able to review this product as the British weather is rubbish and have not yet had the opportunity to use this. However I will write a small review of it when I do use it.

3. Thirdly I received a Yves Rocher 'Nutritive Vegetal - 24h comfort nourishing cream'. This is a 24 hour nourishing cream containing ash tree sap and macadamia oil. I would rate this cream 7/10. It has a nice light scent and is very nourishing and long lasting. I would recommend this cream however I would not buy it as I much prefer the Garnier skin match face creams.

4. Next I received a Etre Belle 'collagen and aloe vera hydro mask which is a material face mask with eye, nose and mouth holes. I was confused as to why Glossybox again messed up and sent me a face mask that makes your skin tighter when I'm only 17 years old; clearly a beauty profile is useless. I was dissapointed in receiving this product however, it made my skin feel very soft. I would rate this product 6/10 and would not buy it but this is mainly because it's not aimed at me.

5. Finally I received a Nip + Fab 'mango smoothie dry skin body butter'. Finally something I was impressed with in my April Glossybox! I am familiar with the Nip + Fab brand and really enjoy their products so was very pleased when seeing that there was a Nip + Fab product in my box. The packaging isn't too interesting but the product is. I really enjoyed this body butter. It made my skin feel nourished and smelt great as the mango scent wasn't too strong! I would definitely buy and recommend this product in the future.

Overall I wasn't too impressed with my April Glossybox. I love the Pearl Lowe packaging and will be keeping this box. However the products inside weren't too impressive only really like 1 out of 5 in the end it wasn't the best. I hoped my product reviews helped you. Thanks for reading!