Eco Emi July Bonus Box

I had been interested in the Eco Emi box for awhile and when I saw they were selling an individual July Bonus box, I went ahead and bought it. For $29 I got a large box stuffed with samples and full sized products sent to my house. This is the first box I have received or purchased from Eco Emi.....and I am not quite sure how I feel about it, to be honest.

I loved how much I got for the price I paid, don't get me wrong. There were beauty and personal care products, tea samples, food and vitamin samples, and a candle. (The sample of all natural fair-trade honey leaked, but it easily wiped off with some water)

Here is a snap shot of the food stuff:

From top left: There is a sweet & smokey rub, bag of chai spices and sample of chocolate, health smoothie, small jar of honey, 3 packets of liquid and powder vitamins, 2 health bars, envelope with agave sweetener and coconut sugar, and a bunch of packets of stivea sweetener.

Tea samples:

I am not much of a tea person, but I will love to try these.

And the healthy, beauty and personal care stuff:











From the top left: Acai vitamins, 2 different toothpastes, hand sanitizers, candle, calming shot, shea butter moisturizer, shampoo & conditioner, body wash, moisturizer, deodorant pot, lip exfoliator, 3 different soap bars, 3 different lip moisturizers, and deodorant towelettes.

Phew! That is a lot. I am not going to review all of this, as it would take me forever. Instead I am going to try a bunch of the products and just review those few.

I received the box August 9th and tried the following products on that day: (and of course this photo won't upload the correct way....go figure! Work with me....)

• Beeluxe Beeswax and Coconut Candle- I received the pineapple and mangosteen scent, which is not really for me, but I love candles so I immediately started burning it. It is pretty strong when you open the tin, but I found you have to be right on top of the candle to smells it.
• The Seaweed Bath Co.- I received 4 samples from this company...here goes
• Shampoo- it has seaweed and argan oil, it is unscented, and is a clear gel. It lathered up well in my hair and didn't leave my hair feeling like straw afterwards.
• Conditioner- it also has seaweed and argan oil, it is citrus scented, and is an orange cream color. I needed more than what the packette had to cover all my hair, but I made do with what I had. I left it in for 3 minutes while I washed my body with the body wash, but my hair didn't feel super hydrated afterwards. When I blow dried my hair, it was not pretty. Not only was my hair more difficult to round brush, but it looked dried out and uncontrollable. It had tons of fly-aways and was not shiny. I was highly disappointed.
• Body wash- it has a eucalyptus and peppermint scent which was a bad idea. At first it was refreshing, but quickly the scent became overwhelming and breath taking. You do not want to use this body wash near your girl parts either, it is like putting Vick's vapor rub on it!
• Body cream- it has a pleasant light Lavender scent, but it was difficult to rub in and that packette only covered up to my knees on both legs.

• Shea Radiance Whipped Shea Body butter- this has some sort of a melon scent, which is not very pleasing and it was difficult to rub in. It left my skin feeling pretty greasy and when my dog licked my arm he did not like the way it tasted LOL.
• Crystal Essence Mineral Deodorant Towelette- this actually smelled pretty good, the towelette easily covered both of my underarms, and had a pleasing scent on the body. About an hour and a half after putting it on, I realized this is a good theory, but I need some real deodorant.
• Tangerine Lip Exfolient- I actually really liked this. It did not take very much product to do the job, it had a very citrus flavor (because you will end up getting this in your mouth) and afterwards my lips were smooth, soft, and plump. I will definately be using this in my daily face routine.
• Dr. Collins All Natural Toothpaste- I got the Vanilla Mint and Goji Berry flavor and it was yummy. I don't really know what to say about it, other than it did a good job getting my teeth cleaned. There are no whitening properties like my Tom's of Maine toothpaste, and also unlike Tom's, this one is not approved by the ADA. I think I will stick with Tom's and just use this one in my travel bag.

On August 10th I tried the:

• Vitacare Toothpaste- it comes in clean mint + acai flavor, is white with little flecks of purple in it, and worked well and tasted great. Like the other toothpaste, it is not approved by the ADA so I will not be using this one on a regular basis either.
• Dr. Cleangreen's Instant Hand Purifier- which has a very "organic" smell, but worked great and is in a small container which fit great in my purse. I will definitely be using this.
• Genesis Today Acai Vitamin Super Chews- I ate one on the 9th and one on the 10th and they are pretty decent tasting, chewy, didn't stick to my teeth, and my dog even ate a little bit. If I can remember, I will eat one a day for the remaining 8 days. I might actually purchase these so I can take a daily vitamin.
• Lauren Brooke Cosmetiques Glow Bronzer- this was an awesome surprise! The texture of the bronzer was great, the color was wonderful and would work well on many skin tones, and it dusted on my cheeks evenly. I am probably going to use this every day.
• Rainwater Botanicals Natural Deodorant in Jasmine Wind- This came in a little pot so it had to be put on by using my finger, it smelled very fresh and a bit flowery, and it went on easily. It does not have anti-perspiring ingredients in it, so I am sure that if I wore this all day I would have had some wet arm pits.
• Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer in Plum-  this lip shimmer has a great texture, but the color is as dark as a lipstick. It is a dark color so I may try it as a lipstick one night in the fall. I would love to try this in a lighter color though.
• Ecotints Naturally Glistening Lip Moisturizer- I received this in "coralyte"and at first I thought this was going to be a gross color that was very pigmented, but it ended up being just like it said "naturally glistening". It was a sheer shimmery color that was not too bad, although I would have never purchased that color for myself. The moisturizer had a nice texture and made my lips feel soft.
• Endangered Wildlife Organic Lip Balm in Vanilla Polar Bear- I have a bit of an obsession with lip balms (meaning I have a shoe box full of lip smackers, eos lip balms, and other lip stuff) so this was awesome to get! The texture was nice and moisturizing and made my lips slick, it tasted just like vanilla should taste, and when I found out that 25% of the profits went to saving the animal it featured, it made me want to find more of them at endangeredwildlifelipbalm.com and buy them all!
• Yogi Tea in Soothing Bedtime Caramel/Catalyst Gourment Chai Finishing Sugar- yummy! I am really not a tea person but I made this for bed. Alone it was ok, but with the finishing sugar and some concentrated milk it was delicious!It almost tasted like bedtime and warm caramel milk. I am definitely going to pick up a box of this at the grocery store. I have a feeling this is better for me than Ambien.

Well that's it for this box! I am afraid if I reviewed any more that this post might go on forever :)

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Jenn