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Black Girl Magic “Self-Love” Box Review – February 2021

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Black Girl Magic Box is a Black-owned bi-monthly subscription box that sends items to stimulate the mind, body, and soul. Every other month, you will receive a box that has 7-10 goodies totaling over $100.

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About this Black-Owned Beauty Subscription Box

The Subscription Box: Black Girl Magic Box

The Cost: $54.95 bi-monthly + $8.99 shipping. Save with longer subscriptions.

The Products: Lifestyle products selected by the Black Girl Magic Box team.

Ships to: the U.S. and worldwide (shipping varies)

Black Girl Magic February 2021 "Self Love" Review

 

This month's Black Girl Magic Box came with a February newsletter focused on self-care and self-love, and a Magical Affirmation card.

 

Manifest Love Bundle 

We are starting off our self-love with this sage bundle by Black Girl Magic Box! 'Saging' your home is the perfect self care. Sage is good for purifying the air and space in your home, improving mood and reducing anxiety, and improves the quality of sleep.  This particular smudge bundle includes sage, rose petals, and lavender. Remember to crack open windows as you fill the home with these beautiful scents to rid any negative energy that may have crept in.

 

Self Goddess Self-Love Oil– Estimated Value $11.95

Self Goddess states on its product site, "The aromatic blends were selectively chosen to assist in the energies of loving yourself." My vibration and mood instantly lifted when smelling this roller. I LOVE the smell of rose, and thought the rose petals floating in the oil was really pretty. This roller is infused with crystals and rose quartz and includes ingredients such as frankincense and geranium. Rub a little on your pulse points to keep you loving yourself all day!

 

BYK.MORG Earrings 

These earrings are beautiful! The first thing that caught my eye was how the earrings were presented. I love the image of a black woman wearing the earrings. So cute! Natural and nude colors are my fave, so I was digging the color scheme. Sadly one of my earrings broke after I'd received it, but it looks like a quick fix! I can't wait to wear them.

 

Motherland Essentials Oatmeal Honey Bar Soap, 4 oz. – Retail Value $7.00

Whew!! Y'all, I am loving this soap bar! To begin, it looks just like a little honeycomb and smells like it too! The oatmeal and honey smell is very balanced. I couldn't wait to try it! The bar melted like butter on my skin. With all natural ingredients like coconut oil, raw honey, and shea butter, my skin was left feeling soft and nourished. The yummy smell also lingers on the skin.

 

Black Girl Magic Box Self Love Salt Soak, 8 oz.

If you've read my other reviews, I don't have a tub available ahhh! We are working on it. Once I get this tub though, I am soaking in all this self love! The fragrance is rich and beautiful and rosy. I felt relaxed as I inhaled the smell of organic rose oil. This soak has Himalayan pink salt & epsom salt which is great for drawing out impurities and softening the skin.

 

Culture Socks (All Power), Retail Value: $10.00

It's the All Power to the People for me! This was my first introduction to Culture Socks and I love the designs of their items. I'm someone who goes through so many socks, mostly due to my 7 month old puppy chewing all of them. So I'm looking forward to purchasing more socks in their other designs and colors. The sizing is one size fits most, and they fit me very comfortably. I wear a size 9 for reference.

 

Kanda Dark Chocolate, 3.5 oz – Retail Value $7.00

We are at the end of our box, and I have truly saved the best for last. Listen, this dark chocolate by Kanda is probably the best chocolate I've ever had. And I consider myself a chocolate connoisseur (haha not really. I just eat way too much chocolate, if that's even a thing). This chocolate is grown, processed, packed, and posted in Ghana and it's 56% cocoa. The cocoa beans are 100% fair trade and 100% non- GMO. Reasonably sourced and taste good AND from the Motherland?! I'm obsessed.

Verdict: 

Once again, here is Black Girl Magic Box not missing a beat! This is one of my favorite boxes to review because I always get quality items. Every single item in this month's box was a winner. That chocolate though?! That was THEE winner! I mean seriously, the chocolate melted in my mouth and left me wanting more. I haven't even shared with my husband yet 🙂

To Wrap Up: 

Can you still get this box if you sign up today? Sadly, no. HOWEVER, if you have a favorite item, you may be able to find that item on its specific brand page. From Black Girl Magic Box:

Boxes ship bi-monthly on the 25th. Please order by the 15th of that month to receive the current shipment.

Value Breakdown: This bi-monthly box costs $63.94 ($54.95 + $8.99 shipping). That means each of the 7 items cost approximately $9.13.

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10 comments

Jackie

Over harvested – yes! Thank you! I struggle with English sometimes.

Another easy is google is “appropriation smudging” you can find lots of articles explaining why the practice is frowned upon. I was trying to say that I hoped the company had at least purchased from a native business.

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Amy in KC

Don’t forget you can use bath salts, etc. in a foot bath too, if you don’t want to wait for a tub opportunity. All you need is a basin/large bowl to soak your feet in, and it’s so nice!

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Jackie

Disappointing to see a smudging bundle in here. There are a lot of appropriation issues with smudging, and beyond that sage is being over farmed – so I can only hope this company purchased this from an ethical retailer.

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shakingmyhead

I agree Jackie.

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Mountaineer95

While I feel as though I keep up to date on many things, I’d never heard of “appropriation issues” related to smudging, nor did I find anything at all when I searched “sage overfarming”. So I’ll politely ask for SOURCES to support your claims.

Back to the review…I think it is well done, and I overall like the products in this box. Also another use for bath salts if you don’t have a bathtub (I feel ya, no tub here but a Margot Elena die hard subber) is to put a handful in a sock and tuck it into a drawer. But this could be an issue if your socks are all “eaten”, lol!

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shakingmyhead

White sage seeds can be purchased and cultivated by anyone. I have a large area in my garden just for white sage.

Ragan

It’s really easy to find information on smudging and cultural appropriation. For example, the Wikipedia entry for smudging, which is one of the first results that turns up when you search smudging, discusses appropriation as it relates to the practice of smudging. There is also a whole section on “controversy” in that entry that goes into more detail. But basically the issue is that a bunch of non-indigenous people are taking sacred, historical practices of Native folks and using them without further thought or consideration.

Wild populations of white sage, specifically, are overharvested (not over-farmed), including sometimes from public lands, including reservations, and/or privately held lands where permission has not been granted (so, stolen), and the geographical distribution of this plant is being affected as a result. It is not yet endangered, but may be at some point. I’m guessing the sage usually offered in subscription boxes by non-indigenous folks is just garden sage.

AH

Mountaineer – here’s a source for you

https://www.bustle.com/wellness/is-burning-sage-cultural-appropriation-heres-how-to-smoke-cleanse-in-sensitive-ways-18208360

Took me less than 1 minute to find an article.

shakingmyhead

Mountaineer95, you can honestly find many articles about this on google. https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/procuring-organic-cultivated-white-sage