I was very excited to see this appear in May's Birchbox because it's not a brand I've heard of but I just liked the packaging and the shades.
So this is the Jelly Pong Pong (what a name) Bronzer Duo, which includes obviously a bronzer and a blusher. These are quite small, so a little fiddly to get my blush brush in the pan without putting too much bronzer on there. I must admit the bronze has a very orange tone to it which is hard to wear for all skin tones, being of the pasty pale variety I struggled a little with this bronzer. You have to be so careful not to go over the top with this shade and to be honest I wasn't great with it. I think this could work a little better for me if I had a tan to start with.
That being said, I really adore the blusher, its a gorgeous shimmery shade and it's a little deeper than what I'm used to, I go for a more natural blush but it's just so lovely! I wouldn't wear it everyday but if I was going out of felt like being a little glamorous then I would definitely reach for this blush. I also discovered that I can wear this blush as an eye shadow too, how handy is that? It's far easier to get my eye brushes in the pan than my blush brush I must admit. I think on the eye it doesn't last as long but let's face it, it's intention isn't to be an eye shadow.
Overall, I really like this Jelly Pong Pong product and would definitely try out some other products from the brand too.
Have you tried anything from Jelly Pong Pong?
Another month, another Birchbox and this month's theme is Free Your Mind (and the rest will follow!). I feel that Birchbox is really trying to engage with consumers, they offer the ability to choose which sample you'd like, next month you're going to be able to choose your own design for the box and this month you can actually colour it in. Its a really nice touch!
This month I'm actually pretty happy with the contents, starting with colouring pencils. I think it's fun that they have actually provided the pencils to fill in your box. Another product I was really happy to see was the Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Tinted Moisturiser. I received a great light shade and will be writing a separate review in a few weeks.
Next we have the WAH London Nail Art Pen, this is another fun addition to the box this month however I imagine it's probably still going to be a little tricky to draw on my nails but I'll try it out and report back to you guys on that one. Also we have some Whish Body Butter, I wasn't too excited when I saw this because I have so many different types of moisturisers that I don't really need another one. BUT the smell of this stuff, oh my god! It smells edible because it has shea butter and raspberry butter!
Moving onto to a couple of products I'm not that thrilled about and one is the Parlor sea salt spray, I just will never use the stuff. I can't rock the messy beach babe look, I just end up looking like a cave woman who has been dragged through a bush backwards! No.4 Reconstructing Masque I'm a little undecided on, basically you use it after you have shampooed your hair leave on for 2-5 minutes and rinse. But It says to use sparingly because it's a highly concentrated formula so I'm unsure of how much of this sample I can use.
Finally we have the Jelly Pong Pong Caribbean Sun Bronzer Duo and what a beauty it is. I'm gonna properly review it in a different post but my immediate thoughts are that this looks like a lovely product. The bronzer is slightly orange toned but the blusher that comes with it is a shimmery deep pink colour, which I think could actually work well as an eye shadow too.
What did you think of this month's Birchbox?
