Thursday, April 25, 2013

APRIL VEGANCUTS

Another month has past and I am back with an unboxing post of my April Vegancuts box. If you are interested in any of the products included in this month's box the company's website are linked for each one. If you wanted more information on Vegancuts you can click here.


My opened vegancuts box

Chocolate Protein Powder by 22 days Nutritional

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Nirvana by 22 Days Nutritional

Roasted Peppers & Artichoke Bruschetta by Milas

Grapefruit Lip Balm by Meow Meow Tweet

Green Olives in Lemon juice &Garlic by Oloves

Cheddar Vegan Cheese by Chicago Vegan Foods

Hazelnut Herbal Tea by Teeccino

Parmesan Style Cheese by Parmela

Popcorn by Skinny Pop

Sweet Potato flavored Tortilla Chips by Food Should Taste Good

A coupon for Beyond Meat


Products I like/Looking forward to try
  • The Popcorn  was one of the items that I tried at The Green Festival this past weekend and liked so finding it in this month's box was a pleasant surprise.
  • The coupon for Beyond Meat was another nice surprise because I purchased their southwestern style Chik'n recently and was looking forward to repurchasing it
  • Finding Teese Vegan cheese was very exciting, I have been wanting to try their cheese for sometime. It melts very well and would work great for a grilled cheese!
  • Although my brother ate most of it I did try the Sweet Potato flavored tortilla chips and liked them well enough. It has a hint of sweet potato, not to overpowering.
Products I am undecided on/Don't really care for
  • I wasn't exactly thrilled by both Protein items from 22 nutritional only because I don't usually use protein powders or eat protein bars. I already have a few protein bars stocked up from previous boxes and have yet to try any of them. 
  • The products I was the most disappointed in was Oloves only because I do not like olives. I gave them to my sister who likes olives and lemon, thinking she would like them but she did not. She described them as being greasy.
  • I'm curious to see what the Red pepper and artichoke spread tastes but I am hesitant at the same time. 
  • I normally don't like tea but seeing the Teecino Herbal coffee piqued my interest. I have yet to find a tea that I like but since this has hints of carob and hazelnuts I am looking towards to trying it.


All in all I am really glad with the products that I received in this month's box. In comparison to the boxes I have received in previous month's I am most likely to use the majority of the items included. I really think vegancuts is a great subscription service that always try's to include a variety of different products each month. 

Friday, April 19, 2013

BULU BOX: APRIL

I'm back with an unboxing post of a subscription box called BULU box. It is a monthly subscription service that provides you with samples of vitamins, supplements and health products. Like the other subscription box services you can sign up for a month to month basis or 3,6, or 12 months (from $10-$110). I found out about this box service through an instagram  user who told me to check out her blog for more information and a coupon code! Her blog can be found here , check her out for reviews on different subscription services!
 Using her coupon code I was able to get my first box free! Since I wasn't sure if there would be products that I could use I opted for trying the first box and then making a decision on whether I want to continue using the service. Here are the products included in the box

This is how the box looks

It comes with a card inside giving you information on all the products that are included for that month


Now onto what's inside
A packet of an Energy shot by Natural Energy

Pack of Energy Pills by Shroom Tech

A chocolate cherry real food bar by Barre

A packet of Self tanning lotion with glove by Denese

A 30 minute workout DVD


Items I am looking forward to trying/or have tried
  • The workout dvd  is probably the one item in the box I'm most excited about trying
  • The real food bar is another one I'd like to try even though I have been sent one before in a different box (conscious box
  • Although I will not be using the self tanner since I gave it away to a friend I am interested in seeing the results once it is used
Items I am least likely to try
  • Both the energy pills and shot, since I am wary of taking energy pills


All in all I think it was a decent box, I didn't really know what to expect when it was sent to me and it was a pleasant surprise to see the different products included. I will try them out for another month to see what other products they will send.




CONSCIOUS BOX: APRIL

Since Earth Day falls within the month of April this month's box was filled with products to encourage more eco-friendly behavior. I have not tried everything in the box so far but I can give my opinion on a few items. I also have a coupon code for 10% off  new subscriptions before April 22nd: "SHARETHEWORLD".



Pumpkin Cookie by Alternative Baking Company

Nacho Bean and Rice Chips by BeanFields

Body Lotion by Totlogic and Floor soap by Enzyme Natural Home

An energy packet by Speednutritionals

A natural Veggie wash by Veggiewash

A Pomegranate Drink mix by Everly
Dark Flavored Chocolate by Wei of chocolate

Packet of baby food by Nurtureme

Scented Facial Cloth by Seventh Generation


Items I've tried

  • The Nacho chips were a nice surprise, if you are looking for a dorito alternative then this is a good option
  • The Pumpkin cookie reminded me of these pumpkin spice cookies my sisters love (which I don't like), the cookie is soft and tastes strongly of nutmeg in my opinion
  • The dark chocolate is very dark with hints of the flavors they included like chai and almond. If you don't like dark chocolate this wouldn't be your thing since it is quite bitter

Items I'm least likely to use

  • The Baby food was the item I was least interested in since I have no children and don't know of anyone who does so that seemed like a waste of a product
  • The energy packet doesn't pique my interest because I am hesitant about taking energy boosting pills so I will most likely give it away
  • The Flavored drink mix is another item I will most likely give away because I have never liked flavored water

What I'm looking forward to using

  • The facial cloth seems interesting and I look forward to using it at some point (for now it will sit in my makeup bag until I need it)
  • I'm keen on using the Veggie wash spray but until I next do my grocery shopping for fruits and veggies it shall stay unopened
  • I will be using the floor soap soon to clean up my wood floors
  • I like trying out different lotions so I will definitely use the totlogic one 


Hope you enjoyed this post and until next month's box!

                                                                                   -Melissa