The Look Bag - April

I was surprised today to go to my mailbox and find April's Look Bag!  This is only my second month of Look Bag, but I have been happy with both bags!  The Look Bag is a monthly subscription service similar to Birchbox - you get around 5 deluxe beauty samples per month.  One big difference to me is that Birchbox tends to focus on more well known luxury brands, while The Look Bag seems to be a mix of known brands and smaller, more independent ones.  I love both, and actually tend to find things I get in the Look Bag to be more useful and practical for me.

April's bag came in a little pink organza bag, as did last month's, along with the usual introductory cards.

The back of this card (which I forgot to photograph) lists the items in the bag.  You can find information on most of them on their website.  Their site has a store and they offer a 20% discount on products for members. I haven't bought anything there, yet.

The first thing I pulled out was this perfume sample from virga botanicals.  This is a new brand to me and I could not find information about them on The Look Bag's site, so I found virga's site for information.  They say they "use the ancient science of Chinese acupuncture herbal practice, combined with the botanical secrets of Western herbalism to bring you a unique skincare line of astounding effectiveness and perfect natural balance."  Now, that's a lot of words, but they sound good! :)

Their botanical fragrances are made with natural organic essential oils and are designed to enhance positive states of mind and well being.

I received Water Garden.  I haven't tried it yet, as I already have another perfume on today.  I'm not huge on florals, but I'm willing to give this one a chance.  These perfumes retail at $24 for a .75 oz spray. I estimate the value of this sample to be about $1 since the size of the sample isn't listed/marked.

This is Laura Mercier perfecting water in the rich formula.  It is a hydrating formula that claims to temporarily over-hydrate skin in order to allow the skin to allow deeper penetration of treatments and moisturizers.  It contains deep sea water. I've never tried a product like this before, and I look forward to trying it out.  It also comes in a light formula, which would probably be better for me as I sometimes have slightly oily skin, but I'll try this one out!  This sample has a value of about $1.92.

I have been dying to try Orofluido beauty elixir for months!  It is a hair treatment designed to leave your hair soft and silky.  It's a mixture of three natural oils with a vanilla amber fragrance. I can't wait to try this out, and the bottle will last me a while, as a little goes a long way.  It smells fantastic. The sample has a value of about $1.49.

This is Jovie Jubilee luxury body lotion.  I hadn't heard of this brand either, and they seem to be a small company.  This lotion is rich, with shea butter and moroccan oil, as well as tea tree oil.  It smells very shea-ish, which I personally enjoy, but also has a sandalwood, black cherry, and vanilla scent. It is pretty strong smelling.  The texture is nice and thick and will be perfect for my dry elbows and feet.  It's a good size for my work bag! This sample has a value of about .93.

Finally, I got the pur-protect daily moisturizer from purlisse.  I was happy to receive this, as I am already using a purlisse cleanser several times a week and I enjoy seeing how multiple products from the same brand work together.  I love that this one is SPF 30.  It's good for sensitive skin and claims to be anti-aging.  It does  not have a heavy texture or a bad scent as many products complaining SPF do.  I look forward to trying this the next few days and seeing how it works for me. This sample has a value of about $16.17!

In all, I am happy with this bag!  I got a fragrance, something for my body, something for my hair, and two products for my face, which is a decent variety. I will use everything in this bag and I feel it was a good value, as the monetary value for this bag is about $21.51.

Disclaimer - I subscribed to The Look Bag independently. I was not paid for or asked to do this review, and all opinions are my own.