January Harvey Prince The Story of Perfume Box and Freebie!

I have been a huge fan of Harvey Prince Organics for a while now and when I heard that they were launching a subscription box I was so excited to try it! Now you can get a delivery of luxury fragrances made with natural ingredients that are vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free, too!

*Disclaimer: This box was sent to See, Shop, Love! in exchange for an honest review.

Harvey Prince Organics was founded by two brothers who wanted to create the perfect perfume as a Mother's Day gift to their mother. The result of this endeavor was their first perfume, Ageless. Ever since they've been creating boutique-quality scents that are free from toxic chemicals.

Their new The Story of Perfume Box comes with two private blend Harvey Prince perfumes available only from the box! The exclusive fragrances are made with the finest essential oils and high quality natural ingredients and come in a 7 mL rollerball. Each box also contains two samples from Harvey Prince's best-selling bath, hair, and body lines, which will range in size from 15 to 30 mL. And again, all of their products are vegan, gluten-, and cruelty-free!

The box launched in January 2016 (with this box that I am reviewing) and is available in one, three, six, and 12 month options. Each box costs $22 per month regardless of the length of your subscription (so, for example, a three month subscription costs $66 every three months). The boxes ship worldwide, and your shipping costs will depend on where you live. I think this is an amazing price, especially considering you're getting exclusive perfumes!

The first thing I noticed about this box is how beautiful the packaging is! The box itself is sturdy and embossed with the Harvey Prince logo on the top, and inside there was the prettiest tissue paper.

The big ticket items here are the mini rollerballs. I absolutely love both scents!

• D'Amore - This perfume is inspired by a woman exploring Venice, Italy and smells like the perfect balance of spicy and sweet to me. The top notes include Italian bergamot, Cypress oil, and sweet pink grapefruit. Next come lily, jasmine, cyclamen, and deep blond woods as well as vanilla, patchouli, vetiver, tonka bean, sandalwood, and clean musk. No wonder I love this so much; it has so many fragrance notes that I love! I wore this today and it smelled so amazing on my skin, and it lasted for at least six hours. This is definitely a new favorite!
• Baciami - This perfume is inspired by Rome, Italy and smells like a spicy floral to me. The name means "kiss me" in Italian, how cute! The notes include lemon, cassis, pineapple, calla lily, jasmine, brown sugar, sandalwood, vanilla, and musk. This didn't last as long on my skin as D'Amore, maybe two or three hours, but I think it smells wonderful and I still love it.

The two body care samples were in a scent I have tried before, Hello. I've actually tried both of these products before, too, thanks to other subscription boxes.

• Hello Liquid Loofah Exfoliating Shower Gel - The Liquid Loofah gel doesn't require a sponge and is meant to be applied directly to the skin. It leaves skin feeling soft, smooth, and hydrated. The Hello scent is a blend of Sicilian lemon, Spanish mandarin, and plumeria.
• Hello Body Cream - This contains shea butter, citrus botanicals, and sweet almond oil to keep skin feeling soft and hydrated.

The box also contained two spray vials that were 1.5 mL in size.

• Bailando - Another new perfume to love! This is another spicy/sweet combo (can you tell that that's my favorite?) with notes of Spanish mandarin, Moroccan rose, Japanese orange flower, Indian jasmine, Australian sandalwood, Madagascar vanilla, clean musk, and dry woods.
• Perfumista - This is the one scent that I didn't fall head over heels in love with, but don't take that as a reflection on its quality. It is just very floral, which is not my personal favorite. It has notes of South African freesia, Japanese orange flower, Moroccan rose, and hints of Indonesian clove bud and Australian sandalwood.

I can't believe this box only costs $22! Considering that a Harvey Prince 8.8 mL rollerball retails for $23, I'd say that's an amazing deal. I know that the mini rollerballs are smaller than that, but the box also contained four other samples. 

Now, remember how I said that the mini rollerballs are exclusive to the box? If you missed out on this box you can still purchase one of the minis individually for $30 on the Harvey Prince website, OR, you can use the promo code that Harvey Prince has so generously provided for my readers to get one for free! You do have to pay shipping (which will vary depending on your location), but that won't cost anywhere near the $30 retail price!

• Use promo code SWEETHP to get either a Baciami or D'Amore mini roller ball free, just pay shipping! Limit one per transaction.
• Visit Harvey Prince Organics to browse their full line of products
• Connect with them on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram

Bottom Line: If you're a perfume lover you must give this box a try! I think it's very fairly priced and, in my experience, Harvey Prince Organics perfumes are high quality. They're also vegan, cruelty-free, gluten-free, and made with natural ingredients! What's not to love?

July Birchbox Review

So even though I cancelled my Birchbox subscription (for the second time) after my June box, I re-joined shortly after because I found out that they were pairing with Glamour for July's box.  Glamour posted a sneak peek of the brands that would be included, and I really liked the way it sounded.  I'm glad that I reactivated my subscription, because I'm pretty happy with my July box!

The theme for the month was the five senses, which is apparent from the box sleeve.  I loved the green and blue hues, it's my favorite color combo.

The tissue paper inside was also blue and green, which was a fun break from the usual pink.  I do like the pink, but these theme boxes are something nice and different.  My box took way too long to get to me again (8 days!), and I still think it's ridiculous how long it takes to ship from NYC to Rochester.  But oh well, if I want to stay a subscriber I'm just going to have to suck it up.

I received four beauty samples and two lifestyle extras, which is a good quantity of items for $10.  My loot included:

• beautyblender - I've heard a lot of buzz about the beautyblender sponge, so I was interested to try it out for myself.  It definitely applied my makeup nice and smoothly, but at the end of the day it's just a sponge, not something I would spend $26 on (for two of them).  I was also turned off by the company owner's aggressive comments on the official YouTube video.
• Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint - I have also heard quite a bit about Jouer products but have never tried them before.  The shade I got was "Bronzed," which was perfect for my skin.  It wasn't the best for coverage of my redness, but the shade blended in really well and was just luminous enough.  It was also really weightless.  I would consider buying a full-sized bottle of this.
• Stila It's Go Time Lip Glaze - The color of this gloss ("Action") is gorgeous!  It's a mauve/pink with flecks of gold in it and I just love it.  It also smells really nice.  I usually hate the twist dispensers because I feel like I twist and twist and nothing comes out, but this one dispensed nicely.
• Harvey Prince Hello - I love Harvey Prince perfumes!  I've tried three (Yogini, Ageless, and Eau Flirt), and Hello is a great addition to my collection.  I usually don't wear citrus-y scents, but this one is fun and perfect for the summer.  And thumbs-up for it being an atomizer!
• Tea Forte minteas - I've had minteas before (through Conscious Box) and they are super yummy.  The flavor I previously had was Ginger Pear, and this time I got Cocoa Mate.  Both are awesome and I was really happy to get another tin of these through Birchbox.
• Birchbox earbuds - Everyone got these in their box this month, and it was supposed to come with a month of premium Spotify.  I haven't checked out the playlist on the info card, so maybe the Spotify link is on that.  But anyway, the color of these is really cute (reminds me of cotton candy), but the sound quality is terrible so I probably won't actually use these.

Bottom Line: My July Birchbox was pretty good!  I cancelled in the past because I felt like I was only getting skincare, but if Birchbox keeps up sending me stuff like this I'll probably hang on to my subscription for a while.  I'm definitely staying on until at least August because I'm only 10 points away from having 300 to spend in the store ($30).

*Disclaimer: I purchased this Birchbox with my own money and was not asked to review it.  I was not compensated for this review in any way and the honest opinions here are entirely my own.

Harvey Prince Parfums Review

I recently reached out to Harvey Prince to see if they would be interested in sponsoring a review and giveaway for one of their perfumes.  They agreed, which made me really happy because I've heard a lot of great things about their perfumes and felt lucky to be able to try two for this review.

Harvey Prince is an emerging fragrance company that was started in 2008 by two brothers in dedication to their mother.  Their perfumes are special because not only are they luxurious, each of them have their own stories and proven science to back up their performance.  I received their Eau Flirt and Ageless perfumes to try.

I'll start with Ageless, which is the pink one on the left.  Inspired by scientific discoveries and clinical trials, it's the world's first anti-age perfume and a Harvey Prince exclusive.  Their research has proven that women who are wearing this scent are perceived to be at least eight years younger than their actual age!  The perfume is infused with pink grapefruit, mango, pomegranate, jasmine, and musk notes.  I really enjoyed wearing this scent: I think it's the perfect blend of youthfulness and sophistication.  I'm generally attracted to sweeter scents, so this was really pleasant.  It smells more fruit-based than musk to me, so those who prefer woodsy scents might not like this one was much.

I was really excited to try Eau Flirt because it has pumpkin notes in it!  Pumpkin is my all-time favorite scent.  This perfume has been clinically proven to attract men with it's "wickedly irresistible" fragrance.  I preferred this one over Ageless, but that's not to say I didn't love Ageless.  Eau Flirt was just a better fit for me because I really, really love pumpkin.  The scent notes I picked up on were a mixture of pumpkin and something slightly floral.  After checking the Harvey Prince website, I found out that the floral notes I was picking up on were lavender.  I love this scent and I definitely plan on buying a full-sized bottle!

• Learn more about Harvey Prince and see their full line of fragrances at their website
• Connect with them on Facebook and Twitter

Bottom Line: I'm so impressed by these Harvey Prince perfumes!  I think that both of them fit my personality well and I couldn't stop smelling my wrists while I was wearing them.  The fact that they are cruelty-free makes them even more appealing to me.

If you'd like to try Ageless for yourself, you can get a free sample of the roll-on bottle with the code "sampleageless," you will only have to pay for shipping.  You can also get a 100 ml bottle of Ageless in the first-generation vintage box for 50% off with the code "agelessvintage"!

Even better, the kind folks at Harvey Prince have offered four perfumes for my readers to win!  Enter the giveaway after the "read more."