Love with Food April 2014

FLOWER POWER

Love With Food is a healthy snack box subscription. There are two types of boxes available. There is the tasting box, which will give you 8+ new snack to try. You can choose the monthly plan (which I have) which will charge you $10 plus $2 shipping per month, a 6 month plan which will charge you $66 every 6 months (making each box $11 and shipping is free), and the annual plan of $120 which will make each box only $10 (shipping is free as well). The other box available is the deluxe box. This plan gives you 16-20 new snacks to try each month. The monthly plan is $19.95 plus free shipping. The 6 month plan $108 (free shipping) and the annual plan is $204 making each box only $17. A cool thing about this subscription is that for every box sent out they will donate a meal to various food banks.

 The theme os this months box flower inspired treats. Hence the name "Flower Power".

Orchard Blend Crunch Dried Fruit by Sensible Foods

12 pack for $22.07- value of one pack $1.84

These didn't last long at all. These have to be some of the best dried fruits I have ever tasted. I loved that they were crunchy and not chewy, like most dried fruits tend to be. They are not only gluten free and fat free but they are USA made. Who doesn't love that!?

Heart-tee by Wild Hibiscus Flower Co.

20 pack for $10.99- value of one tea bag $0.55

Creamed Honey with Chocolate Mint By Vintage Bee

8oz jar for $9.50-value ?

This is definitely a new twist to honey. It has that raw honey texture but with the sweet taste of chocolate mint. I was a little unsure at first but once I got passed the idea of how honey is "suppose" to taste like I quite enjoyed it.

Almonds with Cranberries, Honey + Sea Salt by Sahale Snacks

30 pack for $29.08- value of one bag $0.97

I'm usually a lover of salty and sweet but these didn't hit the spot like most snacks of this nature do. Don't get me wrong they weren't bad but I'm not going out of my way to find these.

Popcorn by Crave Canyon

I couldn't find a price but I saw that they are sold at stores like Whole Foods so I'm guessing the value at $1.50.

I REALLY love cheese popcorn and these were great BUT the fine powder from the green chili made it difficult to eat without coughing.

Honey Waffle by Meli

pack of 8 for $6.88- value of one $0.86

I have never had anything like these before so I don't really know what to compare it to. All I can say though is that they are delicious. I split it with my son. Well, more like I had a small piece and he had the rest. I will be ordering me some of these yummy treats. I'll just need to hide them from my son.

Fiorddifrutta Organic Fruit Spread by Rigoni Di Asiago

8.82 oz jar $5.29-value of sample pack ?

Amazing Almond Organic Energy Bar by BumbleBar

1.4 oz bar $1.99 -value of .65 oz bar about $0.99

When you first unwrap the bar is looks like nothing but a bar of sesame seeds. But once I actually braved a bite, I thought it was pretty amazing. This was one of those times I wish I would have upgraded to a deluxe box. And since it is gluten free these would make a perfect snack for my husband, on the nights he has to fly.

I paid $12 for the box and the value was only about $8-$9. So the value wasn't there for me but the quality of the products I received made it worth it. Out of the 8 products I received there are three that are on my "to buy" list. I usually only have one. Getting to discover new, yummy (and healthy) snacks is always a plus. I really enjoy this subscription. And the fact that one meal is donated to help feed a child makes the box (no matter the value) worth it.

*If you are interested in signing up please fill free to click here and use my referral link.

   

GRAZE

Graze is a biweekly or monthly snack subscription service. For more info click here. Every 2 weeks or every month (depending on you) you get 4 single serving snacks delivered right to you. Once you get your snack box you can either trash, like, or love each snack. If you "trash" it, they will never send you that snack again. If you like it they will send it occasionally and if you love it they will send it regularly. I got this sub for my husband who is currently on the Paleo diet. He'll take these to work to snack in between his meals. He's not a huge fan of my subs but he loves this one. Especially since it is Paleo friendly.

The oven roasted salt vinegar nuts (top left) are ones that my husband had "liked". He says that have that perfect balance between salt and vinegar but because of the salt it leaves him really thirsty. So that's why he "likes" them rather then "love".

The apple & cinnamon flapjacks (top right) are one of my husband's faves for sure. He was really happy to see these again. These are a "love".

The My Thai (bottom left) was new for my husband but he said he enjoyed them and prompted me to go and "like" them.

The booster seeds were also new for him. The name alone made him "like" this item before he even tried them. He eventually did try them and said they were good.

We currently receive our box every 2 weeks. We pay $6.00 for each box. SO we end up paying $12 a month.

*If you are interested in signing up head here and enter my friend code C53NRF5NP.

This will get you your first and fifth box for free!

Fancy Women's Mystery Box

Fancy is another subscription box service. They not only have their own Fancy Box but they offer boxes curated by different celebrities. Currently they have the Kelly Rowland Fancy Box, Jennifer Love Hewitt Fancy Box, Coco Rocha Fancy Box, Tyler Florence Fancy Box, and Verbal Fancy Box. Each of these celebrity boxes is $39/month plus $7.95 s&h. Each box will come with $80+ of products. They also offer a Fancy Food Box, which is also $39/month. The newest celebrity curated box is the Snoop Dog Fancy Box. This box is a little more at $42/month. Another difference is that you have to be at least 18 years of age to subscribe to this box. For that reason alone I'm intrigued. My brother in laws is a huge fan so I'm going to have to tell him about this subscription.

This review is going to be for the Women's Mystery Box. When I ordered the box they only had a $10 box for both men and women. They now seem to have a medium box for $20 and a large box for $40. I paid  $10 plus $7.95 s&h.

These are Fancy notebooks and the suggested retail price is $12.00. I'm a huge office supply hoarder, so this was a happy addition to my collection.

This LAEX orange plastic cardholder retails for $27.  A little hard to believe but it is what they sell it for on their (LAEX) website. Considering it comes in a nice little box I'm going to save this as a gift card holder for my sister. 

This wall decal apparently retails for $20. Not going to lie this was the most disappointing thing in the box for me. Since I'm renting I really don't want to stick anything on the walls. This might just end up being sent to Goodwill.

The China Glaze would have been great if i didn't already have a silver polish. But this will make a great addition to my gift pile. Oh and the suggested retail is $7.50.

Overall the only thing that worked for me were the notebooks. But I did get two (MAYBE 3) gift items. From seeing other box reviews it seems that these boxes were filled whatever they had leftover from previous boxes. For $17.95 I'm not sure if this was worth it for me. Even if the suggested retail price for the box is $66.50. If this is still available in a few moths I might order a men's box to see what I can get for my dad and brother in laws.

*If you are interested in signing up to any of these boxes please use my referral link here. 

April Julep Box

Julep is a monthly nail/beauty subscription box. Every month you get a box with either 2 nail polishes and one full-size beauty product, 3 nail polishes, or 2 full-size beauty products. Classic with a Twist, Boho Glam, and Bombshell are boxes that contain 2 nail polishes and a full-size beauty product. It Girl contains 3 nail polishes and Modern Beauty contains 2 full-size beauty products. The cost is $19.99 a month. You may skip each month unless you are a new customer. New customers are allowed a skip every 6 months. If you like everything they have to offer for the month you are allowed to upgrade your box. This month the beauty product was either a blush or bronzer. Since neither peaked my interest I decided to go with the polish lover upgrade. 

This upgrade cost me an additional $25. So I paid $44.99. Considering each nail polish retails for $14, the $45 I spent turned out being a great deal. I really love their polishes as well. They have great coverage and don't chip. So they last a good week (at least). 

Additionally to my upgrade I decided to add these brushes as well. They were meant to go with the blush and bronzer they were offering but I was just looking for a good blush and bronzer brush. This add-on was $29.99 but I used my jules (reward points) to purchase these. So I paid $0 OOP. I have to tell you these are they nicest face brushes I own. They are super soft and pick up just enough color to be able to blend in nicely. Their make up brushes have been quite impressive so far. I might have to order some more down the road as gifts.

*If you are interested in signing up please feel free to click here and use my referral link.

**If you use the code FREEBOX you can get your first box free. 

***If you skipped this month but are interested in placing an order you can use code GLOW25 to get 25% off the brushes (pictured above) or the new blushes and bronzers. This code expires 4/30/2014.

****To receive a FREE Bare Face Cleansing Oil (best thing since sliced bread) with your next $25 purchase use the code OILPERK. This code expires 5/31/2014.