hey guys welcome to planning with crystal so today's unboxing is the okay busy box this
is for february 2021 so okay beauty box i've been unboxing it for a while then i took a couple of
months break because the great thing about okay beauty box you can usually see on their channel
what's coming up for the following month when it sort of trips over into the next month period
then if there is like a box that you're like not that excited about you can just choose not to
receive it you can skip it cancel it what have you so i'm back anyway with this box and this one i
think is totally worth it if you are brand new to okay beauty box you can usually get this box for
as low as 4.95 i'll put a link discount code and stuff underneath it's not affiliated or anything
i'm just sharing it in case you do want to pick it up so there's some great items in here there's
like five beauty items is a uk-based beauty subscription as far as i know they do only ship it
within the uk and there are some samples of these gummies from nature's bounty and their d3 gummies
i always thought nature's bouncy was a us brand but maybe they sell it in the uk as
well i don't know so it's a sample pack not for resale two gummies vegan gluten free and these
are daily well-being gummies with vitamin d3 to support immune muscle and bone health
so you get four packets which i think is like a four day supply so obviously not included in the
value of the box it's just a bit of something new for you to try which i'm always quite happy
to find so we've got five items in here i'm sure we usually get a leaflet with this box have they
stopped doing the leaflet i don't know but anyway i'm going to show you everything in here i'm going
to tell you how much each individual item is worth and at the end i'll tell you how much
this particular box is worth so let's get into it so the first thing that really grabs me and the
thing i was most excited to see in here and it's in a little plastic bag which i guess makes sense
if you don't want it to leak on things and what have you but it's by keys soaker which is alicia
keys brand and they sell this like cult beauty and stuff and i think it's about 25 pounds i'll
double check the value anyway and i'll put that info on the screen but it's a serum it's called
the promise serum it's got niacinamide and zinc pca 30 ml or 1.01 fluid ounce now for me
niacinamide and zinc my skin seems to love that combination in particular it loves niacinamide
i found the one from the ordinary that i've used previously makes a massive difference to helping
clear blemishes and stopping breakouts so i'm gonna imagine that this serum will do the same
this is what the bottle looks like i like i like the design of it looks super fancy
so it's quite simple it's just purple like a purple glass with the white writing on
but i really like it and it's got a little dropper in with a black thing but the actual
serum itself is clear and it's got a little bit of stick to it which is what i noticed with
the one from the ordinary which has got similar ingredients so it must be something in those two
ingredients that makes it a little bit sticky so advice wise applying this serum i would just say
don't apply more than a couple of drops somebody else gave me that tip with the ordinary serum
because if you apply too much it will make your skin sticky but i find just two drops is enough
to cover my whole face and it dries down then well enough to apply makeup and everything else so this
is a serum like i said it is a clear serum doesn't smell of anything much to be honest it's obviously
unscented so it's got the natural scent of i guess zinc and nice and it might have not a particularly
nice smell it's not particularly not nice smell it's just is what it is but yeah for me so far
this is the item i'm most interested to find in here so it says developed in partnership with
a board-certified dermatologist this lightweight toning serum formulated niacinamide zinc pca and
antioxidant rich hodgica powder not heard of that one before helps to control oil levels and reduce
the appearance of pores for an enhanced healthy looking complexion make a promise to your skin
that you will keep it balanced and toned with this important step in your daily ritual after
cleansing massage three to four drops onto the dry face with a gentle circular motion applied
morning and night as needed so like i said i would start with one to two by all means try
three to four but it might be a little stickier although it doesn't actually feel sticky now i've
rubbed that dropping we'll see like as i'm judging it from previous experience with a similar product
and the fact that it looks sticky so i always tend to say less is more with these products anyway
um until you know kind of how it's going to work on your skin but yeah ingredients wise you've
got water second ingredient niacinamide then glycerin so the ingredients look really good
i'm really happy with the ingredients there's nothing sort of jumping out that's harmful to
the skin or unpleasant to the skin i guess none of it's going to be harmful to the skin but some
can be a little bit effect ingredients whereas but that looks really good so i'm excited to use that
at some point i am still doing brand reviews for every month of 2022 so i'm not using these other
brands while i'm testing one brand at a time i do look forward to it when i get around because it
looks very very promising the next product is from figs and rouge and this is called the hydra matte
poor correct velvet cream i'm guessing it's a primer it says blush pink limited edition blush
pink so maybe it's like valentine's day it's vegan and cruelty free 30 ml or one fluid ounce made
in the uk it says innovative poor perfecting formulation with a replenishing and hydrating
matte effect brightening complex with vitamins a c and e helps to restore natural radiance purifying
and perfecting salicylic acid helps to unclog and reduce pore size smoothing hyaluronic acid
helps to restore long-lasting vitality blend onto t-zone and over-enlarge poor areas with
fingertips before applying makeup alternatively where over-moisturizer for a nude matte look
so i've never really been a huge primer wearer i have discovered my favorite primer ever and it's
the new hourglass one i will do a review on it at some point but generally i don't go big into
primer because i don't tend to wear foundation i'm not wearing foundation at the minute i've got the
iborian cc cream i did a whole video on that it's like the best product ever for making your skin
just look natural and kind of a little bit glowy i love it anyway i'll put a card here if you've not
seen that video because it's honestly an amazing amazing product so yeah i don't know that this is
a primer i'll necessarily be trying out because i've just got the hourglass one and i've been
loving it but this does sound really good and value-wise it's going to be a pretty high value
because it's not an inexpensive brand fix and rouge do some really nice products actually so
interested if you use it though let me know what you think of that one next up we've got a product
from symbiosis london now i've got a feeling we've had something from this brand before in a
beauty box couldn't tell you which one or what the product was but it seems to be ringing a bit of a
bell this is the white peony and peel moist and lightening and exfoliating cleansing gel i love
a cleanser cleansers are my favorite products to try out i don't know what it is i just really like
cleansers anyway this is from their heroes collection it's 50 ml or 1.69 fluid ounces
it says apply the cleansing gel using your fingertips directly to damp skin massage it
into the skin in a circular motion and rinse well when finished and it tells you to carry
out a patch test 24 hours before which is always a good idea but then when they put that i always
think what have you put in it that's gonna make my skin react you know what i mean anyway i'm
just looking at the ingredients the second ingredient is glycerin after water um yeah
no sodium lauryl sulfate or anything in there so hopefully nothing that's going to irritate there
is sodium benzoate in there yeah it doesn't look too bad actually so yeah this is an interesting
one this is a cruelty-free product as well and yeah it's just a cleansing gel so interesting
so i'll get to that at some point like i said when i finished the brand reviews but it's interesting
let me know have you tried the brand which beauty box am i talking about and which products have we
seen before i'm sure there's been one it just i opened a lot of beauty box i can never remember
which came from which at times my memory is not the best either so that never helps but anyway
next we've got a product from corres so we'll call it chorus course
anyway it's the renewing body cleanser renew and hydrates and it's 40 ml or 1.35 fluid ounce so i'm
not sure if this is like a travel size or just a sample size probably just your sample size
second ingredient sodium lauryl sulfate yeah if you've watched the channel before you probably
know i'm actually allergic to sodium lauryl sulfate but even as an aside even if you're
not allergic to it it's generally not very good for the skin it does tend to strip the skin so
it irritates me when they say hydrating when the second ingredient is actually
a sulfate that is going to irritate the skin so i always find it a bit of a shame that they still
so many brands and not inexpensive brands either do tend to use that ingredient because it's a
cheap foaming ingredient it's in toothpaste it's yeah it's just a cheap ingredient that's
ultimately the reason why so many people use it it works well and it's super cheap
but there are other alternatives are slightly more expensive that are so much better for your skin
it's just a shame that more companies don't use it so if you do find you get irritations
with some products look for that ingredient because that can be the one that's causing you
the problem it took me so long to figure this out and it was one of the best discoveries i made not
great to have that allergy but knowing that that was causing the problem i can just stop using it
and i then don't have the issues associated with it so yeah if you're having issues with your skin
have a look for that ingredient because it could be causing you a problem so anyway
it says scent a tropical vacation combining guava and fresh coconut so the scent it smell
it sounds like it will smell amazing such a shame really yep it smells gorgeous
it smells really gorgeous guava and coconut may just be the best combination scent ever for me oh
my gosh that's really smells so good shame i can't use it smells really really good so i'll pass that
on to somebody who can use it but oh gosh it smells so good last but not least we've got a
product from amelia right now this product i've used before i've actually purchased this myself
would definitely definitely recommend it it's a brilliant product so it's a transforming body
lotion with alpha hydroxy therapy and la h6 skin hydration complex it's a 30 ml or one fluid ounce
size clinically proven to significantly increase moisture levels in the skin for up to 24 hours
the other thing you find because it has the alpha hydroxy acids in there it's actually slothing
off dead skin cells and it's doing a chemical exfoliation to your skin one thing to be aware
of if you use it particularly like summertime when you're going out and bearing your skin
you need to make sure you've got sun cream on you should anyway but your skin is slightly more
exposed to the elements when you're using an alpha hydroxy acid similar to when you use you know a
facial peel or an alpha hydroxy acid on your face so yeah it's a brilliant product the only thing
i find with this so it goes on well sinks in well genuinely does what it says it will do if you get
that kind of like chicken skin or skin bumps or anything like that over a period of time it will
improve them it does say here apply twice daily for four weeks thereafter apply daily to maintain
skin's condition twice daily for four weeks you need a lot of products i don't find you
need to use it as much as that and you still do get results the only thing i don't like about it
is i find it smells a bit soapy because it's a really fine lotion that just massages into the
skin makes your skin soft exfoliates really good i just don't love the smell i can get
past it because it's such a good product but i wish it smelled better i don't think they've
added any fragrance as such i think it is probably just the natural scent of the
ingredients in there so yeah don't love the scent but the products itself is absolutely fabulous
suitable for children over three years i wouldn't have thought to use this on a child actually this
is something i would keep for adult use but anyway safe for use on the face okay i didn't know that
but it is a body product but you can use on your face that's good what do i think of this
box even at the general price point which is like 15 pounds i actually think it's worth 15 pounds if
you get it for a fiver it's an absolute steal free delivery as well but yeah the promised serum from
keys loving the ingredients in that i think that's going to be brilliant for me this course body
cleanser smells amazing like i said such a shame it's got that ingredient in and i can't use it the
poor velvet matte cream looks like an interesting one especially if you do regularly use primers
symbiosis london cleansing gel i'll have to give it a go and see what i think and yeah the amelia
right product brilliant excellent way to try it and see if you enjoy it before shelling out for
a full size but it is a really really good product so let me know what you think of this one's okay
beauty box selection actually i think it's amazing i think they've knocked out the park this month
personally but let me know your thoughts so i hope you've enjoyed watching this video there are
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