MSM August 2015 Select Box – Let's Celebrate – The Chicster Diaries

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HiyA Lovelies,

Its better to be late then never. This is the motto I have been living by lately. I literally cant even explain how many pending posts I am dealing with at the moment. One such post was of the August 2015 MSM Select box. I had received the box in the first week itself and have been enjoying these treats for the past few weeks now.
The theme for August MSM Select box is Let’s Celebrate. This theme was selected keeping in mind the celebrations of the Independence day, having siblings (Rakshabandhan festival), Friendship’s day. The way the MSM team wanted to celebrate these occasions was very interesting as well, they launched an offer wherein if you purchase products over Rs.2500/- or more from their website you would get Benefit products over Rs. 2500/- complimentary. I was delighted and placed an order immediately. We will talk in detail about the Benefit products I did receive in this offer a bit later. Now lets focus on the amazing goodies I received in the August box.

MSM August 2015 Select Box

Price: For my friends who aren’t aware of MSM Box, its has two types of monthly subscription boxes for women MSM Select box and MSM Express box. There is a charge of Rs. 495/- per month for the MSM Express box and a charge of Rs. 995/- per month for the MSM Select Box. Excluding this they have lately introducted a MSM Diva Box that consists of only makeup products for all the makeup lovers, it retails at Rs. 1995/-. There is a grooming and fashion subscription box even for men called MSM Bulldawg which retails at Rs. 1595/-. Each month they have a unique theme and the boxes are curated as per the theme.
So now that we have got well acquainted with MSM moving on let’s check the contents of this months Select Box.

The contents of the July MSM Select box are: 

1. Bipha Herbal Face Wash (Price: Rs. 450/- for 100ml) 
2. MaskerAide Hydrating Facial Sheet Mask (Price per sheet: Rs. 400/-) 
3. Wet Brush: Roots (Price: Rs. 295/-)
4. Ma Earth Botanicals Kaolin & Ylang Ylang soap (Price: Rs.100/-)
5. Natio Tinted Lip Balm with SPF 30 (Price: Rs. 295/- for 4g)

Bipha Herbal Face Wash (Full Size)

Bipha Herbal Face wash

Honestly, I had never heard of this brand before this but as I had guessed being a herbal facewash it turned out to be very gentle. It lathers well and even has a mild pleasant fragrance of Patchouli and Vetiver. Though this product cleans my face thoroughly but it doesn’t strip of my natural oils. Honestly, its no Bioderma and I wouldn’t expect it to be but for the price I am receiving it I feel it would be a justified purchase.

MaskerAide Hydrating Facial Sheet Mask (Full Size)

MaskerAide Hydrating Facial Sheet Mask

I love facial sheet masks immensely so when I did receive this product in this months box I was super excited to try it. I patiently waited till the weekend when I could actually relax and use this mask. I have tried a couple of Korean facials sheet masks in the past and this gave a tough competition to them. As per instructions you are supposed to remove the mask after 15-20 minutes but I like to keep them on for 30 minutes and even after doing so I dint feel uneasy. My face dint feel sticky at all but rather very hydrated. I feel the name Weather Warrior of this mask is really apt as the Argan oil infused in it even got rid of some dry patches which I had developed cause of the uncertain weather lately.

Wet Brush: Roots (Full Size) 

The Wet Brush -Roots

All I got to say about this brush is that it is just too darn good. I absolutely love how gentle it is with my hair.  All the claims made by this brush are true. You may think I am exaggerating but I have really replaced it with my tangle teezer (only for after shower usuage). The intelliflex bristles and SofTip polytips ensure detangling without tugging my hair and avoid any harsh unwanted breakage.

Ma Earth Botanicals Kaolin & Ylang Ylang soap (Travel Size)

Ma Earth Botanicals Kaolin & Ylang Ylang Clay soap

This is one product in this entire box that I am yet to try. As you must have seen lately I have been just hooked on my Kama Ayurveda Tulsi soap so was really not up for testing any new soaps. However, by the looks of it this product seems very promising to me. It is an all natural handmade soap bar which is made up of Kaolin clay and Ylang Ylang essential oils. Now, doesn’t that sound exotic to you? I will certainly give it a try after I am done with the Kama one.

Natio Tinted Lip Balm with SPF 30 (Full Size)

Natio Tinted Lip balm with SPF 30

I haven’t tried many products from the brand Natio but the few that I have tried turned out to be really good. This balm is very hydrating and has SPF 30. Though this balm is not very pigmented but it covers up this fact by the amazing light weight formula it has. All in all, this product can be counted as a good buy, except for its pigmentation I really like all its features.

Overall Verdict: I really enjoyed the diverse range of products that they have to offer in each box. It is also quite impressive that nearly all the products in this box where full sized making it worth every penny. My most cherished products from this box would definitely be the Wet brush and the MaskerAide hydrating facial sheet mask.

Hope you enjoyed reading this post. Drop in a line in the comments section and let me know what do you think of the MSM box? Also have you tried the MSM box yet?
As well as you can even check out my previous post on the July 2015 MSM Box Monsoon Magic HERE.

Keep Loving and Living Life.

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