Now, I love dessert -- dark chocolate, a macaron (or three), cheesecake... basically if it is found on the pudding menu, I am all for it.  So when I heard that the March collection from The Natural Beauty Box was themed around being "Good Enough To Eat" I was immediately excited and counting down the days until all the lovely treats arrived.  When my doorbell went this morning I have to admit I ran to the door!  It was so worth that embarrassing sprint.

As always the box was packed perfectly - I love all the personal touches and the care that is shown to have gone into each and every package.  This month's tissue paper is a chocolate brown, which goes perfectly with the tasty treats theme.  I also appreciate the extra discount cards included this time -- although more about that later!

This month's box has six items, five of which are full size, and all themed around delicious scents (and tastes!).  While I do not always think overall box value makes or breaks a subscription service, especially if you cannot use the majority of the 'high value' products, The Natural Beauty Box never fails to impress me with the balance between quality, quantity, and the worth vs price paid.  For March, the total value is over £64 and I will be using every single one of the products included.


I have already played around with all of these goodies (though I am saving the chocolate for this evening - such willpower right?!), and there is not a single one that I dislike - they all smell divine, all feel luscious and luxurious, and I think they all work really well together to treat winter-worn skin.  I was also super happy at all the tin and glass packaging this month -- I am trying to cut down on the amount of waste I generate, so this was a welcome surprise!

One of my favourite things about The Natural Beauty Box is the variety in both types of items as well as brands, and this month is no different.  There is a great mix of luxury and artisan names represented here, with P&G, Skin Alchemists, Heavenly Organics, Kokomelt, and Aura Organics (plus the sweet vegan treat from Raven which I am now going to be looking for everywhere in town!).  While subscription services can be hit or miss for many, I personally love how they give me the opportunity to discover something new -- which after trying SO many things, is not always easy to find something truly unique!  This is why I was so excited to see a few products that were totally unknown to me previously, like the hand scrub cubes.



The first item I decided to try out was the hand scrub from Kokomelt, as I have never before seen an item quite like this.  When you open the tin you see a bunch of little cubes, almost like demerara, and the scent of  sweet lavender hits you.  Rather than a traditional scrub which you scoop out and use, Kokomelt has crafted individual portions so you can simply pick one up and use it without any faffing or mess.  I was expecting the cube to be difficult to use, but it melted really quickly and easily, and worked perfectly as a gentle exfoliation and moisture boost all in one.  There was no product left in my sink basin afterwards, and my hands still feel really nourished and smell amazing even twenty minutes later.  Plus, for £3.50 for the mini pot, this is a super affordable product.  I think Kokomelt cubes will become a repeat buy for myself to be honest!

Ingredients: Sucrose (Dark Muscovado Sugar), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Lavandula Hybrida (Lavandin) Oil

Next up for me was the lip balm by Aura Organics, as I was keen to see how the chocolate and orange smell worked together.  I am not a big fan of fruity chocolates, and I usually dislike anything that smells like a Terry's chocolate orange, but I was pleasantly surprised this time.  The orange is not overpowering, and the cocoa butter really comes through.  You have to scrape the balm out, as it is really compact in the tin, but once it is applied it warms up and goes on really smoothly.  I was surprised to see this lip balm has a bit of a tint to it - not anything too dramatic, but it definitely adds a warm tone to your lips.  It isn't sticky, and it feels really moisturizing without being heavy or oily.  Another thumbs up from me!

Ingredients: Organic Dark Cocoa Butter, Almond Wax, Organic Coconut oil, Organic Almond Oil,
Hemp Wax, Organic Caster Oil, Organic Jojoba oil, Organic Chocolate Extract Flavour, organic Sweet 
Orange oil, Vitamin E natural Stimulated


When I first saw the body souffle from Pink & Green Skincare I was not sure if I would get on with it, as I usually opt for body balms or oils.  I do not like most body lotions as I find they are too 'wet' when applied, and don't often do too much for my skin.  Luckily, this product is not like that at all, but is instead almost a hybrid between a butter and a balm.  The whipped shea butter is very rich, yet it sinks in so quickly and has left my legs feeling incredibly soft.  Plus, it is sourced directly from a women's co-op without using any solvents - I love that I can trust that my skin is not absorbing any nasty additives.  And as an added bonus, the souffle smells absolutely delicious. This might actually be my favourite scent out of all the items!

This product actually has more to the story than just it's delectable scent and silky smoothness -

"The Marzipan Body Souffle, has been designed exclusively for sale to support a long-term trauma based therapy aftercare programme for survivors of sex trafficking .