Late to the Party

Ichiko Bento is a brand new beauty subscription box, based in England but filled with beauty, skincare and lifestyle products from Korea, Japan and Taiwan.   You can opt to subscribe to a classic box, which costs £14.00 (plus £2.99 p+p) or the Deluxe box which costs £26.00 (plus £2.99 p+p).   Being an absolutely brand new box, I decided to be a bit cautious and opt for the classic box. There were several start-up problems for the company - the launch date was in May with boxes expected to arrive in June - but problems with shipping meant that the boxes only arrived mid-July.   I'll admit to becoming slightly more nervous about what to expect - an early sneak peak showed a tantalising glimpse of a SU:M32 product, which was an incredible enticement. However, a later 'sneak peak' showed a Konjac sponge, and while I have no issues with Konjac Sponges, I really didn't want to have yet another box filled with cheap filler products!   And then, just befor...

From L-R: DHC samples, Rejuvenates Rosehip Seed Oil, Elizavecca sheet mask, TonyMoly lip scrub, Nature Love Vitamin C sheet masks, free samples, The Body Shop all-in-one BB Cream. Friday is pretty much my favourite day of the week because it's the day that my husband and I get to spend the day together not working. Youngest son has lessons in the city all day and as it's too far to drive him in and go back home we just spend the day together shopping, hanging out and finding somewhere nice to eat - kind of like a date day. But then P2 (husband) likes to go for a beer and I like to go off and look at the shops on my own! First stop is always T.K Maxx as you will pretty much always find some discounted K-beauty there. But, I must remember, NEVER think "I'll go back and see that thing I saw last week" as it's never still on the shelves when you go back! I never learn! The particular item that caught my eye last week was a charcoal-infused foundation brush ...