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Vegan & Cruelty Free Box | TheVeganKind Review

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I've been so giddy about this discovery! I've seen subscription boxes floating around youtube and blogs for years but never jumped on the bandwagon, until this beauty came into my life!

This is an all vegan and cruelty-free beauty box! How amazing is this!

It is released every 3 months (Feb, May, Aug, Nov) and costs £15 + £3.15 p&p on the months it is released.

They also do a 'Lifestyle' vegan box too, which includes food, accessories, toiletries, cleaning products, household supplies & recipes, which is £10 + £3.15 p&p a month

Sophyto Protection Serum £28.00

'Highly concentrated antioxidant replenishment that arms skin against environmental stressors'

This beauty is a serum, full of natural ingredients such as olive leaf & organic green & white tea. I had very high hopes for this product and it didn't disappoint! Feels lovely on the skin, and it's great to know it's protecting my skin all day!

Crazy Rumours Tinted Lip Balm £4.75

'100% natural & vegan, made with fine jojoba oil and shea butter'

I love me a lip balm, especially at this time of the year when my skin becomes the sahara desert. This one is a pricey little bugger, but it is a lovely product! I love how natural it is, it doesn't seem to do that thing that most lip products do (make your lips soft for a little bit, then worse afterwards!)

Greenfrog Botanic Geranium and Peppermint Body Wash £7.40

'Premium botanical bodywash from select quality ingredients'

I love how soothing this bodywash is on my super sensitive skin, i'm not a major fan of the smell, but when a product is organic and good for my skin and i really don't mind what it smells like!

Zk'in Skincare Deluxe Sample Pack

'There are no parabens, no sulphates, no petrochemicals and no unnatural ingredients'

This pouch comes with 4 little sachets to try out some Zk'in skincare, i've only tried the line smoothing serum so far. It was lovely and light and soothing on my sensitive skin, but i don't think it was near enough to get a proper go at the product, i would almost prefer a bigger sample of one type, so i could try it out for a few days and see how my skin feels, however can't complain at some free samples!

The Wild Witchery Gold Highlighter £3.50

'shimmery highlighter stick that can be used to add a beautiful golden glow to cheeks, body and eyes'

Probably my favourite item in the box! I am in love with this beauty! Not sure what it's made with, which i usually like to know, but it is vegan and cruelty free so i'm all good! Looks lovely on the tops of my cheeks and as an inner corner eye highlight! IN LOVE!

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Beyond Flawless eyeshadow palette

Cruelty Free Beauty | Makeup Revolution Beyond Flawless Eyeshadow Palette

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botanics Skin calming day cream SPF 15 review

Cruelty Free | Botanics Skincare Review

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So, on my quest for a completely cruelty free life, i needed some new skincare products as a lot of my old favourites were by brands that test on animals! Thats when i came across Botanics! If i'm honest i came across this because i saw a big half price offer sign and was drawn in! and i'm so happy i was! I got all these products for just under £20!

They also do an organic range which i'm going to start slowly trying out some of the products (It's a little bit more expensive, as you would imagine! )

Micellar 3 in 1 Cleansing Solution

One of my favourite skincare products is micellar water, so when i found this brand i was happy to see they did one! Not only one, but they have a couple of options too, a calming one and a brightening one!

As for the micellar water itself, i love it! It removes my make-up perfectly and doesn't leave my skin irritated, big thumbs up!

Cleansing Toner All Bright

As toners go this is a lovely product, but if i'm honest i feel like it's a bit of an unnecessary step in my personal skin care routine. It doesn't take any left over make-up off, the micellar water does a perfect job! So i tried missing this step for a few days, and i didn't notice a difference, but if you love toner it's very gentle and leaves my skin feeling soft!

Purifying Face Scrub All Bright

This is one of my favourite products from the products i tried out, i have extremely easily irritated skin and i do struggle with scrubs, so i tend to just skip this skin care step. Now i have found this one i'm so happy to reintroduce it to my routine! It is very gentle on my skin, while still working wonders! My skin feels so soft after using it and looks bright and fresh!

Skin calming day cream SPF 15

I wasn't blown away by this product really, it did the job but if i'm honest i feel like there will be a better cruelty free moisturiser for me out there (maybe even in their organic range) Moisturiser is a very important step in my personal routine as i get very dry skin, so it may just be my picky skin, on the plus side it didn't irritate or break me out, so not too shabby!

Skin calming Night cream

I felt this did a little bit better than the day cream, but this could be all down the fact is had all night to sink in and work some magic, as with the day cream i apply make-up pretty soon after, i'm not sure! However my face did feel softer and soothed in the morning, but again i do feel their might be better ones out there!

Refreshing Eye Roll-on All Bright

I neeeeeeed this product at the moment as i am not sleeping anywhere near as much as i should be! I love how refreshing it feels, especially at the end of the day when you take out your contacts or just before bed after a long day! It definitely hydrates my under eyes, but the one thing i don't think it really does is help with dark circles, which is a shame but, there is always concealer for that!

Radiance Balm All Bright

This is my favourite out of all of them! I don't really use this as a skincare product, i mix it in with my foundation for a lovely brightening effect. It has a beautiful pearly sheen, don't let the pink in the bottle put you off, it doesn't give off a pink tone on your skin! A must have for dull autumn/winter skin!

Cleansing face wipes

For me, this was the most underwhelming product! It really struggled to remove all my mascara, which was such a shame as i had high hopes and i love the idea of them, but i'm not too worried as there a few cruelty free make-up wipes on the market for me to try!