Mintd box – Refresh & Revive – August 2020

Where I got it

My 5th box from Mintd and I am still as excited and impressed as any previous boxes. By the end of last month, I have been eagerly waiting and diligently checking my emails and IG for as sneak peak to the August box. For subscribers, each month I am charged on the 1st of the month £95, which comes to NZD$153.47 with the current currency exchange. This months box is worth £310. So to put that into perspective, the Oskia brightening serum in this box is RRP£90.00 which is approximately NZD$175 and you need to order it overseas like CultBeauty.com, it’s not available in Sephora.nz or Mecca Maxima. Therefore, this box only cost me $153 is amazing value right??

So this box is usually send out in early August and I usually expect some delays because it is shipped out from the UK to New Zealand, it will usually take at least a few days. I used to have it shipped to my workplace, but after I got the shipping notification from Mintd, New Zealand went into another lockdown and we all worked from home because our office is closed (until level 1). Anyway, I finally got my hands on this box on 17/9/20 which is quite delayed, but at least it’s not lost! I already know what the next box is and it is already on its way to me as well.

What I got

This month’s theme is Refresh & Revive, and I am immediately drawn to all the orange, yellow and green colours. So fresh, citrusy and fruity! I can already smell the fresh fragrance! It comes with 4 full-sized products: full-size Oskia Skincare Renaissance Brightlight Intensive Pigmentation & Dark Spot Serum, full-size Albiva ECM Advanced Repair Eye Lift, full-size Kalmar Calm Soothing Body Cream and a full-size Jorgobe Refreshing Scrub Mask.

“It might not be the summer we dreamt of back in January, but we have made it to the halfway point of 2020! What better time to pause, refresh and revive physically, emotionally, and mentally. Give your energy levels a much-deserved boost with a combination of products selected to revive your body and mind and refresh your outlook.” – Mintd.

Oskia Skincare Renaissance Brightlight Intensive Pigmentation & Dark Spot Serum (£90 for 30ml). An intensive daily correcting serum clinically proven to combat hyper-pigmentation, fade dark spots and repair sun damage, formulated with a unique encapsulated blend of bio-available actives & nutrients encased in a Sodium Hyaluronate base (low molecular weight Hyaluronic Acid) that act deep down to even out skin tone and ensure a visibly brighter, illuminated complexion. 

Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vitamin C), Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Dimethyl Sulfone (MSM), Zinc Glycinate, Arbutin, Glutathione, Lepidium Sativum (Cress) Sprout Extract, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate, Ascorbyl (Vitamin C) Palmitate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl (Vitamin E) Acetate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Maltodextrin, Lecithin, Passiflora Edulis (Passion) Fruit Extract, Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Rhodinols (Natural Rhodinol), Inulin, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Cymbopogon Martini (Organic Palmarosa) Oil, Anthemis Nobilis (Organic Roman Chamomile) Flower Oil, Rosa Damascena (Organic Rose) Flower Oil, Linolenic/Linoleic Acid, Cinnamomum Camphora Linalooliferum (Ho) Wood Oil, Saccharomyces/Magnesium Ferment, Pelargonium Graveolens (Organic Bourbon Geranium) Oil, Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment, Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment, Saccharomyces/Zinc Ferment, Saccharomyces/Iron Ferment, Jojoba Esters, Juniperus Mexicana (Cedar) Wood Oil, Eugenia, Caryophyllus (Organic Clove) Bud Oil, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Pullulan, Silica, Cocoyl Proline, Phenethyl Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Bisulfite, Disodium EDTA, Alcohol, Alcohol denat., Phenoxyethanol, Citronellol**, Geraniol**, Linalool**, Eugenol, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides).

Albiva ECM Advanced Repair Eye Lift (£145 for 15ml). This highly concentrated yet lightweight eye treatment is enriched with peptides, multiple antioxidants and natural skin moisturisers that help minimise the appearance of expression lines and wrinkles, while providing intense hydration and protection against oxidative stress. It is infused with caffeine to help combat puffiness, dark shadows and fatigue. Eyebright and Spilanthes Acmella (a natural alternative to Botox) flower extract brighten and firm the eye area giving a more youthful look. Specifically designed for the needs of delicate eye area.

Ingredients: Rubus Idaeus Fruit Water, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed OilCP, Argania Spinosa Kernel OilCP, Cetearyl Alcohol, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Aqua, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Panthenol (Vit. B5), Borago Officinalis Seed OilCP, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed OilCP, Squalane, Sucrose Stearate, Sucrose Tristearate, Glycerin, Vitis Vinifera Seed OilCP, Euphrasia (Eyebright) Officinalis Extract, Caffeine, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract, Niacinamide (Vit. B3), Sodium Hyaluronate, Carthamus Tinctorius Extract, Alaria Esculenta Extract, Tocopherol (Vit. E), Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Sucrose, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Phytate, Alcohol, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin

Kalmar Calm Soothing Body Cream (£50 for 200ml). Lavish time on your skin and achieve infinite balance with the moisturising Calm Soothing Body Cream.

Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Pentaerythrityl Distearate, Myristyl Myristate, Coco-Caprylate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum (Frangrance), Hydroxethyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Chlorphenesin, Polysorbate 60, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Sorbitan Isotearate, Gardenia Jasminoides Meristem Cell Culture, Tilia Cordata Extract, Xanthan Gum, Amythst Powder, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool, Limonene, Evernia Furfuracea (Treemoss) Extract, Alpha-isomethyl Ionone.

Jorgobe Refreshing Scrub Mask (€26.90 for 100ml). Jorgobé Refreshing Scrub Mask is both an exfoliating scrub cream and a deep cleansing face mask in one product. Its multifunctional usage makes it easier to get rid of oily and blemished skin, by simplifying your skincare routine to one cleansing process only. The unique formula is based on the very best of nature; black jojoba scrub beads that remove dead skin cells, oils and impurities, and apricot kernel oil and shea butter, which help protect your skin during peeling; leaving your skin clean, soft and refreshed with a cooling sensation.

Ingredients: Aqua, Kaolin, Zinc Oxide, Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract, Alcohol denat., Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Niacinamide, Perlite, Silica, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Lauryl Glucoside, Menthyl Lactate, Bisabolol, Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Glycolic Acid, Menthol, Jojoba Esters, Xanthan Gum, Maltodextrin, Denatonium Benzoate, Sodium Gluconate, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, CI 77499.

How I find it

Oskia Skincare Renaissance Brightlight Intensive Pigmentation & Dark Spot Serum. The ingredients list of this product is pretty long and there are so many oils! This serum has broken all of my expectations – I was expecting this serum to be oily and heavy, but to my surprise this orange-coloured serum feels ultra lightweight – almost like a watery gel! I also expected this serum to have a citrus scent, but it smells strongly of rose. If you are sensitive to scent, you probably want to steer away from this. The lightweight serum goes on the skin nicely and spreads easily. It is absorbed rather fast and leaves no residue, but also does not provide any hydration or moisture.

Albiva ECM Advanced Repair Eye Lift. Not everybody uses an eye cream because eye creams are pretty much glorified moisturisers, I usually just apply moisturiser to my eye area if I forget to apply eye cream. This one has a moisturising, creamy formula which feels nourishing. Peptides is something I am trying out at the moment, for my skin, not just for my eye area because I have heard some good things about it for anti-ageing. So for this eye cream or serum, I am quite excited about the peptides in here. If I were to go travelling, I could easily take this bottle of eye cream and use it as face cream because it is so lightweigth and hydrating.

Kalmar Calm Soothing Body Cream. Soothing isn’t usually what I look for in a body moisturiser, but this body cream is quite light and hydrating. It certainly has a soothing scent to calm your sense. The texture of this body cream looks almost like a sorbet, so it doesn’t looks thick and opaque if you know what I mean. When I apply it on my skin, it feels cooling and it massages easily into the skin leaving a fresh scent which my hubby mentioned to me that it smells kind of like men’s skincare or body care? The scent is quite strong and nothing that I have used.

Jorgobe Refreshing Scrub Mask. I wasn’t actually expecting much of this scrub mask before I actually tried it. It has a thick clay-based formula with quite large particles for the scrubbing action. Ingredients indicate black jojoba beads and it does feel quite abrasive so I like to use a thicker layer and just really gently glide the product over my face instead of scrubbing. First time I tried it, I used it as a quick scrub and decided to leave it on my skin for a mintue or so. Goodness me, it gave my skin tingles and it felt really minty fresh. I washed it off after about a minute because the tingle was getting a bit much. After washing off, my skin felt really minty cool for at least 5 minutes and I immediately knew that my husband would give this a try and it is definitely something I would use once a week at the most. It is quite an abrasive scrub which is probably great for the body (chest and back).

Overall

This box definitely gives me refreshing vibes, mainly from the scrub mask and the Oskia serum. We are heading into Spring here down in the Southern Hemisphere and this box is great for getting out of that Winter dullness. I am most excited about the Oskia serum because I really want to do something about my PIH and I want to brighten my overall skintone. I was pleasantly surprised by the Jorgobe scrub mask because it is so minty fresh and cooling, but I need to be really careful with this one because it feels quite abrasive. The Kalmar body cream looks and feels really nice on the skin and this would be great as a light-weight body moisturiser for the hotter weather ahead. Last but not least, the eye lift serum, I definitely need to try it out a bit more because I either don’t really care about eye creams or I have really high expectations for what they do for my skin.

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