Little Life Box Review August 2014

It's Little Life Box day! One of my favourite delivery days of the month. For those of you who aren't in the know, Little Life Box is a monthly subscription box service that delivers healthy snacks and eco-friendly beauty products to your door for $19.99/mth + shipping.

Here is my box for this month:

I received:

• GoGo Quinoa Crunchies in Original (www.gogoquinoa.com)
• Body Flex Super Greens sample (www.innotechnutrition.com)
• GoGo Quinoa Granissimo Basmati & Wild Quinoa Pilaf (www.gogoquinoa.com)
• DoMatcha Ceremonial Matcha On the Go Travel Pack (www.domatcha.com)
• Truebar by Bakery on Main in Fruit and Nut (www.bakeryonmain.com)
• Manitoba Harvest Hemp Pro 70 in Chocolate (www.manitobaharvest.com)
• Palmetto Derma Collagen Boosting Serum (www.palmettoderma.com)
• Zorah Biocosmetics Kaila Gel Cleanser (www.zorahbiocosmetics.com)
• Artisana Organic Raw Walnut Butter (www.artisanafoods.com)
• Home Free Mini Vanilla Cookies (www.homefreetreats.com)
• Tyrell's Hand Cooked English Crisps in Sea Salt & Cider Vinegar (www.tyrellscrisps.co.uk)

I received a lot of the items I normally like to receive - snacks for the kids, drink powder for on the go, skin care items. I would say the item I was most excited to receive was the DoMatcha Ceremonial Matcha On the Go, just because I'm on a matcha latte kick first thing in the morning. The kids weren't super wowed by the GoGo Quinoa Crunchies. It says you can use it them as a snack or cereal, and I gave them to the kids as cereal. The kids found them too hard though so I think they're better left as a snack.

Overall, another great Little Life Box! There are a lot of brands that I have received items from in previous boxes, but I don't mind because I really like their products. :)

For more information or to subscribe, visit www.littlelifebox.com

Little Life Box May 2014 Review

This is a bit of a late post, but as you can see from the lack of activity lately, life's been busy and I haven't been on much. I did receive a Little Life Box this month (well, actually 2 with the Mother's Day box), so let's check it out:

I received:

• Camino Organic Fine Chocolates Box (www.lasiembra.com/camino)
• Deep River Snacks Gluten-Free Kettle Chips in Original Salted (www.deepriversnacks.com)
• Go-Go Quinoa Puffed Cereal Choco-Puffs (www.gogoquinoa.com)
• EFFFI Gold Exclusive Skin Emulsion (www.efffi-e.ca)
• Ener-C Vitamin Drink Sachets (www.tryenerc.com)
• Mighty Leaf Organic Tea in Spring Jasmine, Breakfast, and African Nectar (www.mightyleaf.ca)
• Natura Cappucino Soy Drink + coupons (www.nutrisoya.com)
• OneCoffee Organic K-Cups in Sumatran (www.myworldinacup.com)
• Sow Good Face And Body Polish (www.sowgoodbeauty.com)
• Maison Orphée Unrefined Toasted Sesame Oil (www.maisonorphee.com)
• Brad King's Ultimate Calorie Burn (www.transforminghealthinc.com)
• Ecoideas Chlorophyll in Mint (www.ecoideas.ca)

One thing I will mention is that I received the same box for Mother's Day as I did for the regular box, differences being a different flavour of the Deep River Chips and a note in the MD box (ranty note: when the MD boxes were ordered [I ordered one for my mom and Mike ordered one for me] you had the option to have a personalized note written on a card inside the box. My mom received the personalized note; I received a generic "Happy Mother's Day". Mike was not impressed). Other than taking the specialness away of having a MD box, it worked out having both boxes the same because they were so good. You have no idea how happy I was to have a second crack at that box of Camino chocolates (which, btw, were beautiful and delicious).

There were a few repeat brands: Camino obviously, but THEY'RE SO GOOD they can be in ANY BOX ANY TIME; OneCoffee k-cups (which I have a sneaking suspicion they're trying to clear out); Mighty Leaf Tea (different flavours this time); Ener-C, which I love for work anyways; Sow-Good, different product though.

One weird item I received both times - Brad King's Ultimate Calorie Burn. Now, I'm wary of all weight loss pills, since, well, c'mon. There's no magic pill. I also find it kind of insulting to include this in a MOTHER"S DAY box! It's like, "I love you Mom...but lose some weight." I dunno, it's supposed to give you energy, so maybe I'll use it when I'm back in class in September?

Otherwise, everything else I received was so good. Standouts (other than the Camino): the Maison Orphée sesame oil (I feel really luxe cooking with it), and the Natura Soy Milk, which tasted awesome, and I've bought a few times since trying it.

To subscribe to Little Life Box, visit www.littlelifebox.com

Little Life Box April 2014 Review

The April Little Life Box has arrived! Let's check it out!

Nice springy tissue paper with a namaste postcard. :)

Lots of goodies! Here's what I received:

• Bare English & Co. Lip Balm in Vanilla Coconut (www.bareenglish.com)
• Camino Organic Milk Chocolate Bunny (www.lasiembra.com/camino)
• Lalma Herbal Teas in Sleepy, Javaslim-T, and Detox (www.viragesante.com/en/herbal-teas.html)
• Enerex Raw Phyto Proteins (www.enerex.ca)
• OneCoffee Organic Coffee K-Cups in Peruvian Dark (www.myworldinacup.com)
• North Coast Organic Squeezable Applesauce (www.manzanaproducts.com)
• Crunchmaster Gluten-Free Multi-Seed Crackers (www.crunchmaster.com)
• Zorah Sitala Organic Face Cream (www.zorah.ca)
• Now Organic Rawsome Whole Food Meal (www.rawsomewholefood.ca)
• Nature's Bakery Fig Bar in Apple Cinnamon (www.naturesbakery.com)
• Tonic by the Sea Purifying Cleanser Scrub (www.tonicbythesea.com)
• Land Art Chlorophyll (www.landart.qc.ca)

I'm first got to mention that most of the food items were devoured by Mike and the kids before I got a chance to try them. The kids were all over that chocolate bunny and the applesauce and Mike homed in on the fig bar. I managed to grab the multi-seed crackers, which were delicious. I need to track those down and find more. Mike and the kids loved their items. The teas were very good, definitely ones I would try again. I'm saving the the phyto-proteins and whole food meal for some smoothies, but I'm very excited to try them. I would also love to try the OneCoffee K-cups, but I have a Tassimo. Little Life Box was kind enough to send out an email to warn of this, they were actually a bonus item in the box. I'm going to pass them on to someone with a Keurig.

I LOVE the Tonic by the Sea  purifying cleanser scrub. It's a heavy-duty scrub, and I like that. The Zorah face cream is lovely, it smells herbally (is that a word?) and my skin felt tighter after use. I had actually been eyeing the Bare English & Co. lip balms at my work (Shoppers Drug Mart), so I was glad to receive one in the box to try. I really like it, the only think is I'm not a fan of the tube Iit's oval instead of round so it's kind of weird to put on (like a tiny deodorant).

Image source: 

http://betti2bootbeauty.blogspot.ca/2013/10/lets-get-naked-bare-english-co-lip-balms.html

Overall, another great box from Little Life Box! I've hinted to Mike that I would like the Mother's Day box, so hopefully I find that in my mailbox next month! :)

Little Life Box March Review

This post is a bit delayed due to me sick the past week and a stressful paper due (which probably helped bring on the sickness). Anywho, the March Little Life Box arrived recently.

So pretty!

Let's check out the goodness:

Here's what I received:

- EcoTools Eco Pouf Mini Bath Sponge (www.ecotools.com)

- Montagne Jeunesse Manuka Honey Peel Off Mask (www.montagnejeunesse.com)

- Orange Naturals D3 Drops (www.orangenaturals.com)

- Q Energy Drink Powder Sachets (www.qenergydrink.com)

- Lotus Aroma Bath & Shower Gel (www.lotusaroma.com)

- Land Art ChlOralfa Breath Freshener Spray (www.landart.qc.ca)

- Sun Warrior Vanilla Raw Vegan Protein (www.sunwarrior.com)

- Bounce Natural Energy Ball in Coconut & Macadamia Protein Bliss (www.bouncefoods.ca)

- 3teas Jasmine with Flowers Green Tea (www.3-teas.com)

- Enerex Greens Gluten-Free Drink Powder Sachet in Mixed Berries (www.enerex.ca)

- Free For All Kitchen Gluten Free Crackers in Olive Oil and Sea Salt (www.partnerscrackers.com/OurBrandsProducts/FreeForAllKitchen)

I was so happy with this box! I think Little Life Box is my favourite subscription box. I've had a lot of these brans before, either through Little Life Box or Snackbox, but that doesn't bother me because I really like them. I was excited to receive a new product from Ecotools after receiving their really awesome blush brush in the January 2014 box. Bath poofs aren't the most exciting thing, but I know I'll use it sooner or later. I'm also a big fan of Montagne Jeunesse's face masks, and I've actually never tried this one so I'm really excited to use it. There were a couple of different drink sachets, including the Q Energy ones I've tried through Snackbox. Those are great for taking to work for a pick me up in the middle of the day.

I was REALLY happy to receive the D3 drops because they're a really inportant item to have in Canada in the winter. Plus they're full-sized and are worth more than half the cost of the box! I was also happy to receive the tea as I am a tea fiend. The snacks enclosed (the Bounce ball and Free For All Kitchen crackers) were tasty - though Mike was the one who tried the ball.

It was a great box, and I highly recommend subscribing to it. It is well worth the price ($19.99/mth + $3 shipping in Canada or less if buying multi-month). Go to www.littlelifebox.com to sign up :)

January Little Life Box Has Arrived!

Today I received my first Little Life Box. This is a subscription box available from http://www.littlelifebox.com that features eco-friendly products. There are different options for subscribing but one month is $19.99 +$3 shipping and it is available in for the Canadian provinces only. There is also the option when you order to receive a Female or Male box.

I just want to share how nicely wrapped it was when I opened the box:

There was a nice little thank you note on the back of the postcard as well. After I destroyed the tissue paper there was:

Goodies! It actually doesn't look like much until you take out the literature and line it up all nice as such:

Look at all that awesomeness! I love the variety of products that came in the box:

- HomeFree All Natural Gluten Free Mini Double Chocolate Cookies

- Ek Chok Organic Chocolate Spread with Vanilla

- EcoTools Tapered Blush Brush

- Amazing Grass Organic Wheatgrass and Green Superfood Drink Powders

- Genuine Health Greens+ Whole Body Nutrition Nourishing Superfood Drink Powders in Natural and Natural Acai Mango

- Mighty Leaf Tea in Green Tea Tropical and Chamomile Citrus

- Aroma Crystal Gardener's Dream Cream

- Ener-C Effervescent Powdered Drink Mix in Raspberry, Lemon Lime, Tangerine Grapefruit, and Orange

- Epsom Gel Massage Lotion

- John Masters Organics Evening Primrose Shampoo for Dry Hair and Lavender & Avocado Intensive Conditioner

- Montagne Jeunesse Dead Sea Mud Spa Face Mask

- Sow Good Men 3-in-1 Natural Shampoo, Shower & Shaving Gel (not sure why I got this in the Female box but Mike can enjoy it!)

Overall quite a bit of loot! I'll update as I try them out, but so far, I'm already a fan of Montagne Jeunesse's masks, I've bought them many times before and they are really nice. I try and do a face mask every 2 weeks or so, so I may have to plan a Spa Night for Aislinn and I sometime soon. 

I'm drinking the Green Tea Tropical Mighty Leaf Tea right now and it has a nice subtle flavour to it. I don't taste the harsh flavour that you cometimes get from green tea and the tropical flavour is not overwhelming, which is good or bad depending on your preference. I also currently have the Aroma Crystal Gardener's Dream Cream on my hands right now. It's a thick, luxe feeling lotion and my hands feel soft right away. The only thing is that my hands reek of eucalyptus right now, but that's actually a good thing as I have a nasty head cold right now and it's clearing me up. 

I love the Ecotools Tapered Blush Brush. I've needed a good blush brush for a long time and this one is fabulous. It is so soft and it's the perfect shape for blush application. Plus it's only $6.99 on the website which is really decent for a brush like that! The John Masters shampoo and conditioner were great, the shampoo had a nice lather and my hair felt really nice after, I just found the samples didn't have enough for my thick hair. Mike didn't like the Sow Good 3-in-1. He said it left a weird coating on his hair and scalp and did not want to use it again.

I loved all of the drink mixes. The best tasting one was Genuine Health Greens+ in Natural Acai Mango. It tasted really tropical and fruity. The ones I will definitely buy again though are the Ener-C mixes. They gave me a nice boost of energy and tasted like flavoured Perrier water. The kids loved the HomeFree chocolate chip cookies and I loved the Ek Chok spread. It made me really really happy that there was no dairy in it, being milk protein intolerant, and it had a nice rich taste to it. My only complaint was that there wasn't enough of it :(.

I'm really, really happy with this box. Everything in it is something that I would use, or someone in the family would. I'm especially pleased there are so many drink mixes as I like taking those to work with me. I will definitely be ordering a box again next month.

HomeFree: http://www.homefreetreats.com/

Ek Chok: http://www.premierorganics.org/ek-chok/

EcoTools: http://www.ecotools.com/

Amazing Grass: http://amazinggrass.com/

Genuine Health: http://www.genuinehealth.com/

Mighty Leaf Tea: http://www.mightyleaf.com/

Aroma Crystal: https://www.aromacrystal.com/

Ener-C: http://tryenerc.com/

Epsom Gel: http://www.epsomgel.ca/

John Masters Organics: http://www.johnmasters.ca/

Montagne Jeunesse: http://www.montagnejeunesse.com/

Sow Good: http://sowgoodbeauty.com/