bellabox - March Review

I was lucky enough to be approached by Lauren from bellabox Australia about whether or not I would be interested in receiving and reviewing the March bellabox on Domestic Divinity.

As you can imagine, I jumped at the chance! I’ve heard a lot about these beauty sample subscriptions, but have never signed up for one.

I actually thought that they were literally little sachets of samples, and boy was I wrong.

Lauren emailed me Friday afternoon and the package arrived first thing Tuesday morning and I also received three emails from Australia Post tracking its whereabouts. 

I had done a little bit of research and was expecting to find a box within a box, but I found this calico bag instead which makes me happy as I can shove it in my hand bag on the way home, and it will also make The Husband happy as I tend to keep all boxes that come into the house on the off chance that ‘we may need it one day’ or ‘it is perfect for storing xyz’. 

Lovingly bubble wrapped and a little bellabox sticker. Tick for cute appearance. 

The March theme for bellabox is ‘get naked with bellabox’ and this card has a run down on the products that are enclosed, as well as the price of the full sized product and their rating of either ‘Cult, Classic, Eco-Extraordinary, Cult to Come and Innovative’. 

U Little Beauty Natural Shine Hair Serum ( Eco-Extraordinary)

Tame your hair daily with Macadamia & Argan oil while being rich in Vitamin C, use a little or a lot based on your hair type.

Full size & Price: 100mls $19.95

The fact that this is the full sized product, and is worth more than the $15 a month subscription fee makes it already worth while. Anything with Argan oil involved usually gets a big fat tick from me, so I am looking forward to trying this out tonight. Luckily it is ‘my hair is an oil slick, must wash before someone fries an egg on it’ night.

I could not resist pumping a little on my hand, and oddly enough the scent reminds me of Sorbalene. 


Edit: Well, now I have noticed that this is the Natural Repair Hair Masque, not the Natural Shine Hair Serum as the card said. Shows how observant I am. 


I've just washed my hair and used this product and my hair feels fantastic. I did use conditioner after it though as I am wary of just washing oil based products out with only water. So far so good. 

Yes To Carrots Lip Tint (Cult)

This all natural brand that uses organic fruits & veggies is finally at hand – or at lip! With real carroty goodness, this luscious little number will have you smacking your lips together….

$9.95, 2.6gms  

I was a little bit wary of this as the only way I like my carrots are slathered with Hummus but this does not taste like carrot, fear not.

The tint is dark enough that you need to look in the mirror during/after application, kind of like a lipstick. I made the mistake of not looking, thinking that it was going to be colorless, woops.

Another full sized & full priced product. Excellent! 

Bellamer Eye Balm (Innovative)

Need a soothing experience for the soul – and tired eyes?  This botanical balm is the yoga of products; relaxing the delicate skin around your peepers and giving it a well-earned rest.

$40 15gms

I’m not about to slather this on at work, so will have to get back to you – watch this space.  

Eyelift (Cult to Come)

Pack up your troubles in your Eyelift Kit bag with this amazingly potent product.  Use just a quarter of a pod on your delicate eye area to achieve a smooth and seriously alluring surface.  A particular success at bellabox HQ!

 $29 for 15 pots 

Pods, potency and a mini spatula – looks like fun!

Lord knows that I can carry my excessive shopping hauls home in the bags under my eyes so this is looking useful already and I haven’t even tried it!!  

Pure Fiji Coconut Hydrating Body Lotion  (Classic)

Continuing the yummy theme (from the Carrots Lip Tint) is this refreshing and revitalizing product of purity – the smell will win you over instantly.

$29.95 – 354mls.

I don’t even need to bother trying this one. I already have both the 90ml and 354ml in my drawer here at work. This has been my signature scent since our honeymoon to Fiji in November.  I wear nothing else but this moisturizer and reapply constantly during the day, leading to people walking past me and proclaiming that something smells like a Bounty. Yes people, this is me. I smell delicious at all times!! 

Carmans Rounds – Classic Fruit & Nuts Muesli Biscuit

Low GI & No preservatives

Anyone that sends me free food is a winner in my book. 

So, for $15 a month (or $165 for 12 months) you receive 5 products and you can cancel any time. Sounds better than my gym membership which costs $106 a month and has a cancellation fee. Lord knows I am going to use these cosmetics more than my gym membership, ha.

I spend more than $15 a WEEK on Samosas (I hope The Husband is not reading this, he wants me to kick the habit) and they go straight to my thighs. I am definitely willing to spend $15 and receive a package of beauty goodies!

I’ve had a look online at the bellabox website and they are affiliated with some pretty awesome brands that I use regularly (Bloom, Mor, Milk, Lancome, Napoleon etc) and plenty more that I have never heard of. Sounds like a great way to trial products that I may not have ever heard about otherwise.

For me, this is a win win situation. I feel like I need something bad to say in this review, but I have nothing!!

Do you subscribe to bellabox or any of its competitors? What have your thoughts been so far? 

Thanks again to Lauren and bellabox for giving me the chance to review this awesome product!! You have a new customer signing up, that is for sure.

This product was received gratis. Only my personal opinions are conveyed in this blog post. 

My Hair is Not So Gross now.

The last couple of months have really had me scratching my head (no pun intended) at what I was doing so wrong when washing my hair. I would literally spend 5 minutes making sure that I had scrubbed all of the shampoo and conditioner out of my hair, but no matter what, the roots on the left hand side of my hair were totally oily when I would be blow drying my hair. I tried letting it dry naturally, but you could still fry and egg on that hot mess.

I thought that the Pure Fiji shampoo and conditioner ($9 each) was doing great things for me, but it really wasn't. Perhaps because I had been using it in Fiji where I had also been swimming every day, my hair was rinsed out already. Maybe I was blinded by smelling like a delicious coconut.

Then I tried John Frieda Brilliant Brunette ($17.27 each) and I had the same issues. I decided it was just a problem that I would have to deal with. Ergh.

After going to the salon on Friday to have my hair blow dried, the hairdresser asked what hair products I use and I told her that apart from rarely using hairspray, it was only the shampoo and conditioner.  She told me that I had a terrible build up of product close to my scalp on the sides of my head and that's why it has been feeling so gross. Despite me scrubbing and rinsing, my shampoo and conditioners were just not cleansing enough so she recommended that I give these Kerastase products a try.

I was hesitant due to the price $47 and $38 respectively, but knew that I had to try something so I bought them and gave them a whirl last night.

Okay guys. This is the shit.

It doesn't smell pretty, but I guess it doesn't need to. I used the shampoo twice and conditioner once, and my hair is freaking brilliant today. ZERO product build up and it feels so light and soft. It will actually be a shame to cut it all off this Friday now.

I wish someone had suggested these products to me earlier!!! Has anyone else used them due to having the same issues as myself???

Can't believe I suffered through grossness for so damn long.

I was lucky enough to receive this Circa candle in Lilac & Orchid from my office K.K - love the scent and the matches kill me! There are so massive and awesome. Impressed.

I've also been on a slight Glasshouse candle spree...

Tahaa smells just like caramel and makes me salivate every time it is burning. I think it is aiding to my weight gain from eating all things caramel. Ha.

 This was me before I had my lady mo' waxed on Thursday. It was getting a tad out of control.

Koro Sun Resort, Savusavu, Fiji {Honeymoon Part 3}

After our hellish flight out to Savusavu we were met by rain, and our cheery faced driver who took us to our third and final destination, Koro Sun Resort which is about 15 minutes drive from the small airport. It didn't take long for the rain to stop and the sun to beat down. I have never felt such strong sun in my life.

We were greeted by a fantastic foot scrub and massage, along with a fresh coconut to drink before we were taken to our bure ‘The Honeymoon Bure’ – it was older than I expected but I was not about to complain, after losing a night due to the weather I was just happy to finally be here. The Honeymoon Bure was surrounded by lush greenery and it was a long flight of stairs to get to it so very private.

Meals Area

One of the pools, the other had a water slide!

Before we got around to unpacking, there was a knock on the door and one of the staff said they would like to upgrade us to an Edgewater Villa as we had missed a night and they don’t offer refunds for weather related issues. We went to have a look at the other villa which was located in the new section across the road and were definitely happy for the upgrade!! The Edgewater Villa was also 2 story, but very new and had a kitchen, outdoor pool, 2 bathrooms, sitting room, 2 balconies and stairs leading in to the water below. Beautiful!

I was going to go snorkeling off our deck, until I was climbing down the ladder and a Sting Ray went past me! Then I saw a sea snake and it was all over. Apparently due to the bad weather a lot of sea life that would not normally be this close to shore had washed up.

S decided that since there was a golf course, we were going to play. Well, to be more specific - he was going to play and I was going to be his caddy. Yeah right. Who the heck does he think he is? My Coach?

On a 35c day, I don't think I really want to be following him around on a golf course. I gave it a shot but ended up lying under a palm tree complaining so he sent me on my way. Wasn't it enough that I played tennis with him?! I do not do sports, people.

There were a tonne of fish around the marina which was in front of our villa and the staff gave me some fish and bread to feed them with which was fun but the fish were not as interested as I had hoped. I might as well have just eaten the bread my self.

The view from our deck. At night time little lights could be seen all over the shop as people went crab hunting in little boats during low tide.

There were so many frogs jumping around at night.

Ohh you know what else there were? MONGOOSE! (What is the plural here? mongeese?) anyway, they were awesome. I was running around trying to take a photo of one when the staff asked what I was doing and I replied that I was catching it. The guy shook his head sadly and said "You never catch mongoose. He too fast for you!" I think he thought I was actually going to try and catch it!

We sat on the marina fishing with a reel when S caught the first and only fish. He was so proud and proclaimed his love for fishing when he got the hook stuck in his finger and now hates fishing. I told him he might need to see a doctor after the rusty hook got stuck and I have never seen someone run for antiseptic so darn fast. ha.

I made him throw the fish back :)

Just floating around, loving life.

The mongoose is in this photo - can you see him??

One night we watched the movie 'Chloe' in our living room. Okay this movie freaked me out so much. I couldn't go to the bathroom without S standing by the door in case Chloe appeared at my window or something!! Have you seen the movie? Thoughts??

I decided to put the camera down and enjoy the last 2 days of the honeymoon with my husband, without saying ‘Stop – need to take a photo!!’.

We were taken to a nearby Waterfall which was one of the most amazing sights I have ever seen (actually I was really annoyed that I didn't take my camera), and it was here that we were given the best massage I have ever received in my life. With S on a massage table next to me, looking out on to the lush greenery of the waterfall and hearing the steady water sound, it was the most relaxed I have ever been. An hour of bliss.

When it was done, S could not stop talking about how amazing this massage was. It was definitely worthy of 100/100!!! If you ever go to Savusavu, you MUST go to Koro Sun for a massage. The masseuses’ have unbelievable talent.
On the walk back to the hotel the staff pointed out a giant 'Sour Sop' which is this awesome green spikey fruit they have, and they got it off the tree and cracked it open for us to enjoy. It was really tangy and well, sour.

Our last night we had our dinner in a secluded villa that was on the water with windows all around, candles and rose petals and the sea breeze. Very romantic and special. It was the perfect end to our honeymoon.

On our flight back we were in Aisle 1 so had all the leg room, and then this woman decided to sit next to me since her original seat was next to 2 children. She proceeded to pull out all sorts of veggies (corn, beans, tomatoes etc) and just munch into them. Then she started to read the bible out loud, and hum majority of it after she had read it. I’m sorry but cant she read inside her head?!?!! I was just tired and cranky from sitting at the airport for SIX hours before our flight.

Upon our arrival in Sydney we went to check in with Qantas domestic and they changed our flight so we could leave straight away, rather than waiting another 2 hours for our Melbourne flight. That was nice of them. Damn it was good to be home.

I can't wait to go back to Fiji. Where is your fave place that you have ever visited?