The packaging was inspired by picnics and had pale yellow and blue tissue paper. This box contained:
Carrot, Grapefruit, and Egyptian Geranium Rose Body Lotion by Valenti Organics - This is a small foil packet sample of lotion. The scent sounds intriguing.
Café Machiatto Body Oil by Valenti Organics - Body oil that smells like coffee?!? Yes, please. Kind of excited about this one!
Natural Lemongrass Soap with French Yellow Clay by Craftsmansoap - Such a disappointment. This was a very nice smelling, decent sized soap packaged nicely that also happens to contain tallow. What?!? Yes, tallow. So not only not vegan, but not even vegetarian. And how is this cruelty free? I know I'm not the only one seriously offended by this product choice. I've read some comments on Eco Emi's Facebook page. Not good.
Edible Green Tea by Eat Green Tea - This was a little foil pack of edible green tea. I added it to my smoothie yesterday and it is literally tea. While it mostly broke up in the blender there were still specks in my smoothie that made it a little crunchy but it didn't taste bad. Apparently you get more of the antioxidants by consuming green tea this way.
Raw Organic Walnut Butter by Artisana - I'm looking forward to trying this. I've had other nut butters before but never walnut. It's a good amount too, probably enough for two servings.
Gluten Free Double Chocolate Chip Mini Cookies by Home Free Treat - I've had these before and they are really good! Kind of like mini Chips Ahoy cookies. I promised my husband I'd split the bag with him. Why did I do that??
Wooden Spoons by Bakers Confections - These confused me to no end. It's a cute little wooden spoon and spatula spoon made of lightwood wood. But it's too small to be useful for anything except maybe ice cream. I think I've found a good use for them (they might make a nice tool for my sugar scrubs), but I still think it was a bit of a bizarre choice.
Natural Eye Shadow in Run Metal Gray by Gourmet Body Treat - I really like getting eye shadows in these boxes and gray is a color I don't have. I'm disappointed in the size though. Usually samples still contain a decent amount of shadow but this one is barely enough for one or two uses.
Tiffany Color Nail Polish by Coco LacQuer - I liked this tiffany blue sample because it's a color I don't have and the size is really small. It's enough to color your nails multiple times but smaller than a full size bottle which might go to waste. The polish dries really fast but also tends to chip more quickly too. It's a fun color to have on hand.
So there are definitely a few items I am happy about but as a whole this has been my least favorite Eco Emi box. The soap was a major factor in my disappointment. Coming soon - my Vegan Cuts August review. Let's hope it's better than July's!
I was disappointed with this months emi box as the last few have been so good! Hopefully next months is better!
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