LITTLE LIFE BOX DECEMBER 2014

Little Life Box is a monthly health based subscription box containing 12 products including a wide range of organic and natural products from food to health to beauty. Subscriptions are available in a variety of lengths including a 1 Month trial, monthly subscription or you can buy a 3, 6 or 12 month subscription. Cost is $19.99 per month for a monthly subscription + $3.95 for shipping. There are also Holiday Boxes that were available for Christmas. It is only available in Canada at the moment.

December's box was the first one I received and it took about a week to get to me as all boxes ship on the 1st day of each month. This box was very prettily packed and I love the owl tissue paper. There seems to be a variety of boxes people got as other reviews I've seen have included quite different products.

They even sent a xmas postcard.

A very full looking box.

Camino Chilli & Spice Hot Chocolate  275g tin (Retails $8.49 but on special for $6.99 on Camino website)

I haven't tried this yet but it seems like an interesting take on Hot Chocolate and its also Fair Trade and Organic which is great. It also contains no milk products so its suitable for vegans too.

The Bee's Knees Peanut Butter blended with Honey 32g sachet (Value approx $0.35, $4.99 16oz jar)

I'm sure I'll enjoy this but it seems like it will be difficult to get out of the sachet.

Homeocoksinum Flu Buster 3 doses X 1g (Retail approx $5.66- 9 dose $16.99)

This is basically a Homeopathic Medicine for relief of Cold and Flu-like symptoms. I used one of the tubes and its like little balls that you dissolve under your tongue. Not sure if it really did much as I used it a week into my symptoms and the box suggest doing it at the onset.

Camino Chocolate-covered Cacao Beans 100g ($5.99)

These are Cacao Beans covered in dark chocolate than Cocoa. Neither me or my boyfriend like these and they just leave this bitter taste stuck in your teeth. They are fair trade and organic though. Was searching for a price and found they are basically discontinued and the box I have has an expiry date of 19th Dec 2014. FAIL.

Natera Hemp Seeds in Himilayan Pink Salt, Maple and Natural 25g each (Retail $4.50- $17.99 for 12pack)

You can eat them by the spoonful or use them in a range of recipes and apparently they are a superfood. I think I will use mine in some energy bars or some Oatmeal. Expiry date is also in Jan 2015.

MadeGood Chocolate Banana Granola Minis (Retail $0.81- $4.89 for 6 pack)

I hate banana so gave them to my boyfriend who gobbled them up straight away. He seemed to enjoy them.

Montagne Jeunesse Cucumber Peel Off Mask (Retail $1.99)

This is a single use mask I'll use for a pampering session one day. It is for normal, oily and t-zone skin so I'll choose the right time to use it with my dry skin. Its also the only brand I have heard of before in this box.

Camino 65% Dark Chocolate with Coconut 100g (Retail $4.29)

More Dark Chocolate, yuck. I hate the stuff and all the big things in this box contain it. This is okay, it reminds me of a Coconut Rough. If it was Milk Chocolate I would've loved it.

A.Vogel Echinacea Lozenges 30g/13 pastilles (Retail $3.29)

These are just like other throat lozenges except more flowery tasting and don't have the same soothing effect. Mine also had a best before of Jan 2015. FAIL.

GoGo Quinoa Royal White 125g (Retail $2.50- $9.99 for 500g pack)

I'll use this in some fancy recipe soon. Quinoa is such a great grain, I just wish it was cheaper.

 This brand is also Organic.

Aronia Lip Butter Approx 1-2g (Retail approx $1-2, $14.99 for 14g full size)

This smells really good and is made with Organic Aronia Berry extract marketed as a Super Berry which I've never heard of. It's kind of moisturising but it disappears from lips kind of quickly and isn't that smooth on the lips. It wouldn't be a product I would purchase just cause it doesn't do much for my winter lips and the taste is not good.

Overall this is an interesting box and I get a value of approx $37.37 with values found online. It is a good box to get exposed to new organic and health minded brands But for me 5 of the things in my box have best before dates within the next month which shows me that they are getting old product dumped on them. I subscribed for another box with 25% off for the first month that was included with this trial but I think I will stop after that as the value for what I like in it is not there.

WANTABLE INTIMATES DECEMBER 2014 REVIEW

Wantable is a subscription service that has 3 different boxes-Intimates, Accessories and Make Up and they now offer a Fitness box which a bit different to the standard box. All the boxes are handpicked for you according to the quiz you fill out with all your preferences.

This is my second Intimates box from Wantable-basically I only got it because I had a 50% offer which made it around US $26 (CA$30) including extra shipping and taxes.
I had a few issues with this box before I even got it because they sent an arrived email automatically to all the International subscribers when there boxes arrived in there distribution place so I couldn't track it anymore and they kept sending me December review emails. This was annoying for me because I snooped at what I was getting and I really thought it was going to be at home after that email.
So once again I was really hoping for Fleece Pajamas and they failed again. And I apologise about the poor photos.

This is what my box looked like on opening.You can only see the Romper and that's it.

Muk Luks Fleece Lined Footless Tights (Retail $12.50)

Ultra soft and cozy Muk-Luks fleece lined leggings will keep you warm this Fall and Winter

Yes, apparently Wantable are confused about what are leggings and what are tights as they list these as leggings and in the leggings section but they should be in the tights/hosiery section. If I had tight/hosiery in the dislike section and got these under the leggings category I would be annoyed. These are in a Dark brown colour, not a colour that matches any of my wardrobe that needs tights so I was pretty disappointed to find they weren't leggings which I would've got plenty of wear out of.

DREAMWAVE PAJAMA ROMPER (Retail $28)

A fun and cozy romper, perfect for lounging.

This Romper is perfect for lounging near a cozy fire with friends and family.

The pattern is cute and I was kind of happy to see this in my box but since wearing it I have become a lot less happy with it. Not sure if its the sizing or what, but it spends half of the time riding up my bum crack and definitely not something I would hang out with friends wearing.

AFFINITAS INTIMATES CUPCAKE HIPSTER (Retail $12)

The Cupcake Hipster is designed with sweet, fun prints and colours. Get comfortable in the stretch cotton hipster in assorted colours. Cupcake Panties are fit for every occasion and a perfect on the go item.

These are cute panties that are probably more suited for a gift with its cupcake box.

K.BELL THIGH HIGH SOCKS BLUE STRIPE (Retail $14)

Love high socks? Love patterned socks? Then these are perfect for you?

I forgot to take a picture but these are over the knee socks with like a flowery patterned knee section. I've worn them once and they were a bit tight so I'm hoping they'll stretch but they'll be great for winter.

Overall with this box I had a value of $64.50 which was consistent with other boxes but frustrates me when people have boxes with values of $80-$100. On giving feedback to Wantable on this they sent me a non helpful or caring answer so this is one reason why I'm not bothering to continue with them. For me even at 50% off its hard to find the value in the box as I would never pay the prices they go on for any of that stuff.

If you want to subscribe click here and sign up for an account but I would also suggest subscribing to the email and waiting for a discount as I got 25% and 50% off my previous boxes.

What did you think of the box?