Vanity Trove: Two Boxes = Double the Fun for March!

Vanity Trove, the Singapore-based beauty box subscription service, has not one but TWO boxes for Spring! One box features skincare, while the other features beauty products in line with this season's Spring trends.

With two boxes, each targeted to a specific need - beauty or skincare - you can pick which box you'd like! Or if you can't decide, or just want to get both boxes, then Vanity Trove will reward you with 10 Trove credits! Usually Vanity Trove's referral system is such that each referral to a new suscriber gets 5 credits, and 25 credits gets you a free box, so the 10 credits you would get just by buying the boxes is pretty decent...it's like 40% of the way to a free box! Even if you only use one box, the other one is easily gift-able, since the boxes are large, pretty, and very presentable as gifts.

Lastly, for those getting both boxes, Vanity Trove will be giving some lucky suscribers tickets to catch "The Vow" (check out the movie trailer), starting Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams in a campaign for Independent Women's Day. Hence the "Get Lucky" tagline for March - not only do you get free credits, you could win movie tickets!

Anyway, since this is a great deal, I thought I'd share it with all of you. if you want to find out more about Vanity Trove's double surprise for March, head to their website now!

Vanity Trove: A Romantic Gift!

Vanity Trove is Asia's answer to the beauty box subscription trend. For $25 a month, you get a beautifully packaged box of samples and miniature beauty products! I was suitably impressed by January's Vanity Trove, so I thought I'd take a look at February's box and see if it was just as good.

Vanity Trove always has excellent packaging for the products inside, but this month's box really blew me away! The pox is packed with gorgeous pink shredded paper and potpourri, and smells absolutely heavenly! This is why this month's Vanity Trove products are all photographed against a pink and potpourri background - it's what was in the box :)

The first item is a small Black Rice Shampoo and Conditioner mini set (30ml x2 bottles), from Mekhala Living. Mekhala boasts products that are 100% natural, with no preservatives, fragrances, artificial colours and so on. The Black Rice Hair Pair is supposed to help regenerate hair growth.



Next in the set is another very nice-smelling item, the Filthy Farmgirl handmade soap! I receive Cheeky Ginger Citrus, and it's a clear orange-coloured bar of soap, with a very sweet, fruity smell that smells of oranges. I'm not much of a bar soap girl, but I have to say, this smells absolutely gorgeous.



We also have a Skin Inc Pure Repair Whitening Eye Mask, which claims to brighten, repair, and replinesh the skin around the eye area. For better effect, you can also stick this in the fridge before use.



Here are my favourite items of the entire box - nail polishes! We have two mini bottles from the OPI Nicki Minaj Collection (5ml x2). The two shades are Pink Friday, the light pink creme, as well as Save Me, a clear base with round silver and holographic bar glitter. I love me some glitter, so this is right up my alley!



Lastly, we have a small bracelet charm, from RinsieRose.com, as well as a sachet of Allerines Premium Tea.



All in all, the standouts of the box for me were the OPI Nicki Minaj nail polishes, as well as the eye mask. I'm not really a bath and body products person, so the soaps and other stuff didn't appeal to me as much. This month's box seems to target girls and guys who like soaps, shampoos, and bath products. However, the contents change every month, so you never know what's next! If you're interested you can sign up for Vanity Trove, or just check out the site. You can buy your boxes one at a time, too, so for those afraid of signing up for a whole year's worth of boxes, you can pick and choose the boxes that appeal to you most.



You know I love nail polish, so I'll be doing a nail tutorial with the OPI Nicki Minaj shades soon, so keep a watch out for that!

Vanity Trove: A Box of Surprises Every Month!

Finally, beauty boxes have arrived in Singapore! Vanity Trove has launched, and I'm so excited! For those who have been following beauty news, one of the latest trends are beauty boxes. Services such as Birchbox and Boudoir Prive are extremely popular in the the UK and US, and I have long awaited the arrival of this in Asia. If you're like me, wait no longer - Vanity Trove is in town!



Following the standard beauty box format, Vanity Trove collects a subscription fee for a selection of beauty samples and products that are selected for you every month. The benefit is that you get to try a variety of products every month without having to shell out for full-sized versions. You also get the element of surprise - for a beauty junkie like me, nothing's more fun than getting a box of beauty minis and products - you don't know what's in it, but you just know you're going to like it!

The boxes are gorgeously packaged, in a sleek white large box with a pull-out front that resembles a drawer. I daresay the packaging looks even better than the US and UK beauty boxes! Inside that pull out box, everything is wrapped beautifully in pink paper. If you have a friend who's a beauty junkie but don't exactly know what product to get her, this would also make an awesome gift, with its beautiful packaging and lovely selection of products.



Once you open up the pink paper, this is what you see. Gorgeous, isn't it? Looking at the things inside just gets me all excited - there's a bunch of awesome beauty products stuffed inside this box!

The contents of the Vanity Trove change from month, to month, so there's always a little element of surprise. January's Vanity Trove contains the following products:

1. Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief moisturizer, 15ml
2. Leader's Clinic Face Mask, 1 sheet
3. Olivella Shampoo, 70ml
4. Olivella Conditioner, 70ml
5. YADAH Beauty Pack
6. YADAH Angel Liptint Lip and Cheek Stain in Juicy Red, 3ml




I'm pretty excited, because the YADAH Liptint is a ful-sized product, and so is the Leader's Clinic Face Mask (although they sell them in a box of 10). Being of an economist background (hey, I did major in Economics for my B.A., after all), I decided to do a little bit of math on how much the samples were worth vis-à-vis its $25 price tag. Altogether, the samples came up to a total value of $58! I have to say, I was impressed by this figure - it means you're definitely getting your money's worth for sure!

I haven't had the time to try out all the products yet (come on, you guys don't expect me to give you full reviews of 6 products in one day, right?), but I've reviewed other Leader's Clinic face masks before, and I've found the Leader's Clinic brand to generally be a good one. And Clinique's Moisture Surge is of course one of those tried-and-true, swear-by-it staples, so those are great additions to the box.

Out of the entire box, my favourite item was the Yadah Angel Liptint, which is actually quite similar to Benetint and its many imitators. The Yadah Liptint is slightly different as it's in a gel form, which makes it easier to apply and less prone to spilling. It does seem to stay on, and if you splash water on your face it doesn't smudge, although if you eat an oily meal it will disappear. And it smells like candy! Yum!

If you're looking for a beauty box to subscribe to, and if you're in Singapore or Malaysia, you can definitely check out Vanity Trove. Or if you're looking for the perfect gift for a beauty junkie or a girly-girl, this would also make a great gift. Here's a sign up link for Vanity Trove so you can place your order, or just learn more about Vanity Trove.

(Product was sent for review. Review is my complete and honest opinion. Post has a referral link. I am not affiliated with/compensated by the company.)