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Conscious Box

Conscious Box had a couple silly New Age-y items in it like the Golden Earth Chakra Wellness Therapy Miracle Energy Chakra Oil (to inspire sensuality and grace! Maybe it smells good at least?) , but overall was really good. The other products were:

Green Tara Spirulina Energy Bites

World Centric Compostable Utensils

Guayaki Chai Spice Mate

Wellness Living Ancient Treasures Tea

Kelapo Virgin Coconut Oil

Eco Dent Toothpowder and Between! Dental Gum

Clean Well Orange Vanilla Instant Hand Sanitizer

Ancient Minerals Magnesium Oil and Magnesium Gel

Raw Revolution Raw Rev 100 Chocolate & Coconut Organic Live Food Bar

ThinkThin Crunch Blueberry & Mixed Nuts Fruit & Nut Bar

Jo-Sha Peppermint Wipe

Parma! "Garlicky Green" Vegan Parmesan

Sacred Mylk Chocolate 

the weekly mail post

 

In this month's Fair Ivy/Fun Ivy:

Inseine Creations Candy Cane Soap

KB Shimmer Licorice-Scented Coal Soap

Bodycare Luxuries Handmade Lavender Bath Melt

Oblinaknit Zipper Pouch

Monchichi Suite Gummy Bear Necklace

Gem Sprouts Plant Necklace that I am bound to kill :(

A very pretty pea pod-y necklace - don't know who made it

From New Beauty Test Tube:

Chella Anti-Fatigue Eye Mask Kit

Miracle Skin Transformer

Dr. Brandt Microdermabrasion Exfoliating Face Cream

Lumene Sensitive Touch SOS Cream

Mirai Cooling Body Spritzer

Immunocologie Treatment Cream Venomax

Macadamia Healing Oil Treatment and Deep Repair Masque

Glymed Plus Intense Peptide Skin Recovery Complex

From Candy Japan:

Zeroshi grape gummy rings

Meiji grape gummy rope

Hi-Soft chewy candies

Kabaya gummies

Glico Thunder Punch - some weird sour candies that made my mouth hurt

Pokepacki Lollipop

From Julep Maven: a nail polish remover pad, Nail Therapy, and nail polishes in Megan, Hayden, and Leah.

From GoGoGirlfriend:

Blossoms Lip Gloss Shimmer in Sunset 

Spa Terry Cloth Adjustable Velcro Headband

Comodynes Self-Tanning Towelette

Blum Naturals Exfoliating Daily Cleansing Towelette with Organic Orange Peel Extract

Blum Naturals Pro Age Daily Cleansing Towelette with Organic Grape Seed Extract

GoGoGirlfriend White Bamboo Tea All Natural Shea & Olive Oil Soap 

Renu Derma Cream-Based Cleanser

Blossoms Lip Liner in Current

MultiVite Adult Gummy Vitamin

GoGoGirlfriend Unscented Floating Candle

From Birchbox:

Mini Blueberry Muffin Larabar

Clark's Botanicals Smoothing Marine Cream

FIX Malibu Immaculate Complexion Antioxidant Smoothing Serum

Miracle Skin Transformer Treat & Conceal Eye & Face

Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner in Peacock

From Blissmobox, a Winter Skin Defense box:

 Pangea Organics Italian Red Mandarin with Rose Facial Cream

Aura Cacia Moisturizing Baobab Oil

(local!) Biggs & Featherbelle Handle Bar Clear-Up Soap with Lavender, Tea Tree, and Rosemary Essential Oils

Jacara Lip Balm in Peppermint and Clove Bud

Socks from Sock of the Month Club

From Lost Crates:

Whitelines Notebook

Seltzer Goods Seven Year Ciao Pen

Moleskine Lemon Green Luggage Tag

Two notecards from Dude and Chick

today's mail

New coffee from my Craft Coffee subscription: Ixil A'achimbal from Plowshares Coffee Roasters in Hillburn, New York, Kenya Tambaya Rumukia from New Harvest Coffee Roasters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and Ethiopia Yirgacheffe from Ecco Caffe in Santa Rosa, California.

Snacks from Healthy Surprise:  

Mrs. May's Pear Freeze-Dried Fruit Chips

Mrs. May's Pomegranate Raspberry Crunch

Kopali Organics Dark Chocolate Covered Goji Berries

Bobo's Lemon Poppyseed Oat Bar

Two Moms in the Raw Gluten-Free Almond Butter Cacao Truffles

Go Raw Live Pumpkin Bar

Go Raw Spicy Flax Snax

Go Raw Carrot Cake Super Cookies

I've decided to cancel this one. There's just not much variety: always the same companies and often the same products over and over again.  It could be because they are still really new, so maybe I'll try again when they've been around for a while.

My Lollihop package, on the other hand, was great:

479 Black Truffle + White Cheddar Popcorn

Good Health Natural Foods Crispy Original Apple Chips

RW Garcia MixtBag Yellow & Blue Corn Tortilla Chips

Twin Cakes Bakery Cardamom Almond Biscotti

Thoughtful Food Giddy Up & Go Seriously Seedy Granola

18 Rabbits Belle Bananas Foster Granola Bar

NuGo Dark Chocolate Pretzel with Sea Salt Bar

Oskri Dark Chocolate Coconut Bar

Zing Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar

Artisana Cacao Bliss Raw Chocolate Coconut Butter

Teecino Hazelnut Herbal Coffee

Two packs of BellaViva Orchards Raw Almonds

Yummy Earth Very Very Cherry Lollipop

A canvas Lollihop bag

My last Smallflower Bath of the Month Club package (will definitely renew this one once I get through all the soaps I have now) had some nice champagne-y stuff for a New Year's Eve bath:

Spuma di Sciampagna Champagne Bath Foam

Spuma di Sciampagna Champagne Bath Bar

Kneipp Warm Embrace Bath Oil

From Eco-Emi, which is definitely becoming one of my favorites:

TruSweets Organic Mini Candy Cane 

Genesis Today Vitamin C with Zinc Chew

GreenShield Free & Clear Laundry Detergent

John Masters Organics Jojoba & Ginseng Exfoliating Face Cleanser

John Masters Organics Blood Orange & Vanilla Body Wash

Another Artisana Cacao Bliss Raw Chocolate Coconut Butter

Maggie's Functional Organics Socks

Lauren Brooke Cosmetiques Winterberry Botanical Lip Gloss

Zambeezi Tangerine Organic Beeswax Lip Balm

Wyk Whispering Pine Candle

blissmobox and foodzie tasting box

From Blissmobox:

Clean Well Warm Vanilla Antibacterial Hand + Face Wipes

Maty's All Natural Vapor Rub

Numi Holiday Herbal Chai Organic Tea

Smarty Pants Gummy Vitamins

Not actually the box I chose (I think this is the "Winter Wellness" one), but whatever, it has gummy vitamins!

From Foodzie:

p.o.p. candy butter crunch treats - classics trio (almond, pecan, and p.o.p. mix)

479 Popcorn- Ginger Sesame Caramel

Clarine's Florentines (sliced almond brittle on bittersweet chocolate)

Bissinger's Naturals Blueberry Acai Gummy Pandas

Droga Confections Put Your Money on Honey Caramels

Zeke's Butterscotch

Sun Cups- Sunflower Butter in Milk Chocolate, Sunflower Butter in Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate Caramel Cup, and Dark Chocolate Mint Cup

...and more mail

My last issue of Not Another Bill was a purple tassel necklace inside a test tube from Lennebelle. I'd like to renew this one, but I should probably cut back on presents for myself for awhile...

From Healthy Surprise:

That's It Fruit Apples + Pears Bar

Mrs. May's Strawberry Fruit Chips

Mrs. May's Pomegranate Blueberry White Sesame Strips

Kind Almond & Coconut Fruit & Nut

Bobo's Lemon Poppyseed Oat Bar

Original Caveman Cookie

Kopali Organics Dark Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs

Kopali Organics Pineapple Supergood Superfood

Kopali Organics Mulberry Supergood Superfood

Raw Revolution Spirulina & Cashew Organic Live Food Bar

Stretch Island Fruit Strips - two Abundant Apricot and two Summer Strawberry

From Birchbox:

EBOOST Orange Natural Energy Booster 

Showstoppers Designer Fashion Tape

Jouer Moisturizing Lip Gloss in "Birchbox Pink"

Harvey Prince "Ageless"

Benefit Pore Professional

Orofluido Beauty Elixir (for hair)

this week, in the mail...

From Candy Japan: some soda-flavored candy sticks, chewy soda-flavored candy, and some kind of pokemon-like gummy guys.

From Black Box Dessert Club:

Herbin' Spoonful Chai Caramel Sauce 

Salted Caramel Smoked Pecan Bourbon Caramel Corn

Cookie Guild Honey Graham Cookies

B.T. Bake Shop Pumpkin Brownie (so yummy!)

Dulce Caramel Tradicional Alfajor and Roasted Walnut Dulcelett

Puregoodies Rum Spice Pumpkin, White Ginger Lime, and Black & White Peppermint Toffee (think these are new flavors that aren't out yet) - So far, I've tried the pumpkin toffee, and it's delicious.

Cute socks from Sock of the Month Club

From Julep Maven: Rivets Nail Appliques, Fast Dry Topcoat, nail polish in "Helena," and a yellow Glitter Pot.

From GoGoGirlfriend:

Crystal Essence Pomegranate Mineral Deodorant Towelette

Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue

Blossoms Natural Mineral Eye Shadow in "Dreamy Girl"

e.l.f. Eye Crease Brush

OluvFresh Olive Leaf Body Scrub

Camille Beckman French Vanilla Gift Set (with Coronet Cream, Glycerine Hand Therapy, Silky Body Cream, Bubble Bath, and Hand & Shower Cleansing Gel)

From Lost Crates:

Moleskine 2012 Weekly Notebook Diary/Planner

Nourishing Notes Funny Foodie Thank You Cards

Blackbird Letterpress Bison Mini Calendar

Marks "Days" pen (in my favorite color, mint green)

 

In the mail...

From Craft Coffee:

Coffee (can't figure out what kind, unfortunately) from Water Avenue Coffee Company in Portland, Oregon

"Honduras Linda Vista" from Gimme! Coffee in Ithaca, New York.

Coffee (couldn't figure out which this was either!) from MadCap Coffee Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan

From Eco-Emi:

Earth's Beauty Mineral Colours Eye Shadow in "Sunlight"

Planet Botanicals Ugandian Shea Butter Hand Cream - Moringa with Lavender

Blissoma Refine Clay Renewal Treatment Intensive Clarifying Mask

Organic Excellence Wild Mint Shampoo

Organic Excellence Wild Mint Conditioner

Deep Steep Candy-Mint Foot Cream

Keeki Ooh La La Lip Shimmer

Hugo Naturals Essential Mist in Vanilla & Sweet Orange

Sweet Riot Dark Chocolate yumBar

From Fair Ivy:

Fabric pouch from The Loft Full of Goodies

Handmade cake tester from Gone Home

p.o.p. candy Pistachio Butter Crunch Treats

Sweet Petula Sweet P. Sparkling Bath Tablet

From Fun Ivy:

Graphic Spaces Fox Family Vinyl Decals (love!)

Another p.o.p. candy Pistachio Butter Crunch Treats

Fair Ivy Button Earrings

Fascinations Crystal Wish Garden in Earth Element (I am so so so excited about this! This is the type of dorky thing I always want to buy but can never justify actually doing it.  There will be pictures posted.)

From Smallflower's Bath of the Month Club: Two nice foresty, Christmasy-scented products, Badedas Classic Bubble Bath and Kala's Big Pine Mountain Spruce Soap.

Mail!

This week, in Surprise Packages:

From Candy Japan, some kind of alien robot gummies from UHA and Moringa's Azuki (sweet red bean) Caramels.

From Julep Maven, a little makeup bag with a lip gloss in "Intimacy," a dark green nail polish called "Diane," and three samples (Glycolic Hand Scrub, Age Defying Hand Brightener, and SPF 30 Hand Cream)

From Fair Ivy: A Fun Ivy package with "Brain Wash" Glycerin Soap from Le Pampered Pig, a cute Sweetheart-like necklace (not sure who made it, unfortunately), and a cloud and balloon pouch from Loft Full of Goodies...and a Fair Ivy package with "Infinite Earrings" by Mu-Yin Jewelry, a flower bookmark from Joyous Treasures, and Red Leaf Bubble Bath Dough in "Beach."

Healthy Surprise redeemed itself this month (though I don't know why I got another package again so soon) with a lot of different snacks than the last two packages:

That's It Fruit Apples and Cherries Bar

Go Raw Live Granola Bar

Go Raw Chocolate Super Cookies

Amazon Chocolate Bliss Bar

Fiona's Almond Blueberry Peach Quinoa Crunch

Mango Ginger Chi Bar

Mrs. May's Goji Cranberry White Sesame Strips

Mrs. May's Pineapple Freeze-Dried Fruit Chips

Mrs. May's Cashew Crunch

Clif Kid Mixed Berry Fruit Rope

Two Caveman Cookies: Original and Alpine

Bobo's Maple Pecan Oat Bar

Olomomo Nut Co. Cherry Vanilla Dream Almonds

From The Sock of the Month Club - some blue, pink, and purple checked socks!

From Birchbox: Supersmile Cinnamon Burst Professional WhiteningToothpaste, Zoya Nail Polish in Noel, Jouer Lip Enhancer Conditioning Lip Treatment, Alex and Isabelle Classic Hair Tie, and Kate Spade Twirl.

From Not Another Bill: Izola year's supply of bamboo toothbrushes (I was just thinking that I need a new toothbrush!)

And a new one, this month - a stationery of the month club called Lost Crates...finding Lost Crates was actually what got me started on this subscription package kick.  This month, I got an orange Ecosystem journal, a Made By Humans Eco pencil case, a set of two French Paper Co. Pop Ink memo books, a Field Notes "County Fair" Regional Edition memo book (how thoughtful - they gave me the Maryland edition! It has state facts on the back. I think I may have to get some different states to use for travel journals.), and a Miquelrius pen with art by Joshua Davis.

In surprise package news...

Got a disappointing box from Healthy Surprise- it was the exact same stuff I got last month with the exception of two samples from Go Raw- Pizza Flax Snax and a Banana Bread Flax Bar (instead of the Chi Bars), so here they are:

Hope it's better next month or I won't continue that subscription.

But, great stuff From Candy Japan:

Dars Chocolates

Kracie Super Soda Gum

Meiji Pittan Animaru Gummy Match-Up (cute, cute packaging!) - you have to match up the back of each animal with the front of him and then stick them together before eating it. :)  (Couldn't find a link for these)

Smallflower's Bath of the Month Club

Smallflower is an international apothecary with lots of great products from all over the world - it's where I got the lovely Sandal Saffron Soap I posted about a few weeks ago. They have a bath-of-the-month club that I joined - I got my first package this week.

It included:

Forever Natural Bamboo and Jute Bath Mitt

Dresdner Essenz Lavender Herbal Bath

Dresdner Essenz Rosemint Herbal Bath

Nesti Dante Horto Botanico Pumpkin Soap (very excited about this one!)