Jeju is a volcanic island in South Korea. The island looks stunning and I wish I could visit it! Take a look at this pictures from Jeju special Self Governing Province:
I was intrigued by the Jeju box, the description on memebox's site was:
"Famously known as the Hawaii of Korea, Jeju Island bursts with natural beautifying ingredients such as citrus, green tea, volcanic ash, and other famous Jeju Island natives that are sure to soothe and pamper to give you the beauty vacation that you need!
Open this box, and you’ll be instantly transported to this gem of an island, and experience all the beauty benefits that Jeju-derived ingredients offer!"
This is a very promising description! And there are a few specific clues on what will be in the box, citrus, green tea and volcanic ash! Sounds great!
This is what I received in my box:
"Famously known as the Hawaii of Korea, Jeju Island bursts with natural beautifying ingredients such as citrus, green tea, volcanic ash, and other famous Jeju Island natives that are sure to soothe and pamper to give you the beauty vacation that you need!
Open this box, and you’ll be instantly transported to this gem of an island, and experience all the beauty benefits that Jeju-derived ingredients offer!"
This is a very promising description! And there are a few specific clues on what will be in the box, citrus, green tea and volcanic ash! Sounds great!
This is what I received in my box:
And of course one info card to help you use correctly the products:
This is what I received in order of the excitement I felt when I saw them in the box!
Etude House: Clear & Moist Green Tea Blending Sleeping Cream - full size - $2
This is such a cute product! Before I even knew what it was I wanted to try it! This Spoon Blending Sleeping Cream by Etude House is a sleeping mask. You break the spoon in half, remove the film from the spoon, mix the cream with the handle and apply it on your face as the last stage of your skincare routine. You wash your face the next morning. I was very excited to try it! Unfortunately, I made a huge silly mistake... When I removed the film, I saw that the cream looked like it had separated, half of it was jelly like and the other half it looked like a normal cream. I didn't take the risk to use it, it looked like it had gone bad and I threw it away... I was so wrong... It was even written on the package IN ENGLISH that this is how the cream should look like... I can't believe that I missed this information... I hope I will come across this product again and manage to try it!
price: $2 (~£1.20) full size product. 6g, price according to memebox
value to me: £1.2 Even if the cream is not great, it's definitely worth £1.20 only for the novelty factor!
price: $2 (~£1.20) full size product. 6g, price according to memebox
value to me: £1.2 Even if the cream is not great, it's definitely worth £1.20 only for the novelty factor!
Etude House: Soothing & Clean Green tea Mask Pack - full size product - $1
Another Etude House product! I have heard a lot about this brand and it's the first time I try one of their products, so I am very pleased! This is a Green Tea sheet mask! I really liked it. Compared to some other sheet masks I have used, this one had a more jelly like consistency, rather than paper like. There was definitely a lot of essence there! I don't think my face could absorb all the essence of this mask!
price: $1 (~£0.60) full size product. 20ml, price according to memebox
value to me: 60p You can't go wrong with a 60p mask!
price: $1 (~£0.60) full size product. 20ml, price according to memebox
value to me: 60p You can't go wrong with a 60p mask!
Skindeco: Volcanic Pore Clay Sparkling Heating Mask - full size - $33
Here is some volcanic action from Jeju! The Volcanic Pore Clay Sparkling Heating Mask by Skindeco promises to "melt away all oil, dirt, and sebum and tighten up enlarged pores". It contains volcanic clay, sparkling mineral water and plankton from Jeju island! WOW! I have never put plankton on my face! lol You use it like any other mask, you spread it over clean face and you rinse it off after 15 minutes. The label doesn't look of high quality but the mask is really well sealed. |
price: $33 (~£20) full size product. 100ml, price according to memebox
value to me: £10 £20 it's a bit steep but I have to try it before I decide how much it's worth. £10 is what I would pay without a lot of hesitation for a clay mask.
value to me: £10 £20 it's a bit steep but I have to try it before I decide how much it's worth. £10 is what I would pay without a lot of hesitation for a clay mask.
Secret Nature: From Jeju Serum - full size product - £12
This bottle looks so elegant and classy! From Jeju Serum by Secret Nature contains organic broccoli, carrot, aloe (65%) and asparagus! It sounds like a vegeterian dish! It's also free of paraben, artificial coloring, benzophenon, talc, TEA (that's not the tea we drink!) and artificial gragrance! It sounds very friendly to the skin! This serum helps to improve skin tone & skin elasticity. I look forward to trying it! price: £12.11 full size product. 50ml, I found this price on ebay.co.uk. Memebox priced it for $33. value to me: £12 Reasonable price for a serum |
The Yeon: Jeju Hallabong Ade Energy Peeling Toner - full size - $19
Such vibrant colours! I like the fresh and colourful Korean packaging! The Jeju Hallabong Ade Energy Peeling Toner by Yeon contains Hallabong (a sweet orange cultivated in Jeju island), kiwi, broccoli, papaya extracts and black willow extracts. It helps relieve skin of excess dead skin cells! It sounds and looks like it could also be a drink!
price: $19 (~ £11) full size product. 200ml, price according to memebox
value to me: £6 From all the skincare products, toner is the one that hasn't convinced me yet of its purpose! I love my current toner, but I think that I had too many bad experiences with toners that were just like water.
price: $19 (~ £11) full size product. 200ml, price according to memebox
value to me: £6 From all the skincare products, toner is the one that hasn't convinced me yet of its purpose! I love my current toner, but I think that I had too many bad experiences with toners that were just like water.
The Yeon: Jeju Canola Honey Silky Hand Cream - full size product - $5
Another Yeon product in this box, another product from Jeju. This is a Jeju Canola Honew Silky Hand Cream! That's a long name! Cold days are coming, this product will be handy and the size is very good to carry in your bag!
price: $5 (~ £3) full size product. 50ml, price according to memebox
value to me: £3 That's a good price for a hand cream
price: $5 (~ £3) full size product. 50ml, price according to memebox
value to me: £3 That's a good price for a hand cream
Skincure: SanDaWha Natural Mild Cleansing Oil - full size - $10
The last product in the box is the SanDaWha Natural Mild Cleansing Oil by Skincure. Did you see the detail on the top of the cap? There is a red flower there! And the flower must be a Jeju camellia as this oil is 100% Jeju camellia oil! On the right you can see a picture of the Jeju camelia taken from discoverkorea.co.kr. I have to admit that most probably I am going to use this oil to remove wax after waxing my legs... Did you know that oil is very good in dissolving wax? I have so many cleansing products so I have to find another use for this oil!
price: $10 (~ £6) full size product. 50ml, price according to memebox
value to me: £6 That's a good price to buy 100% camelia oil!
price: $10 (~ £6) full size product. 50ml, price according to memebox
value to me: £6 That's a good price to buy 100% camelia oil!
My impressions
I paid £14.75 using a code and vip discount for this box and the normal price including shipping was $29.99 (~£18).
Total value of the box: £54
Value to me: £39
Is this box a "From Jeju" box?
Certainly yes! This time memebox's description was quite accurate, the box contained products with volcanic ash, green tea, hallabong (citrus) and jeju camellia. 3 of the products have the word jeju on it! So they are definitely relative to the island! I am going to use all of the products and I am very happy with the box. Compared to other memeboxes, the value of this box is not that high as it included a lot of low value products.
Total value of the box: £54
Value to me: £39
Is this box a "From Jeju" box?
Certainly yes! This time memebox's description was quite accurate, the box contained products with volcanic ash, green tea, hallabong (citrus) and jeju camellia. 3 of the products have the word jeju on it! So they are definitely relative to the island! I am going to use all of the products and I am very happy with the box. Compared to other memeboxes, the value of this box is not that high as it included a lot of low value products.
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