Now we’re now fast approaching the bank holiday, there are two things on our mind at The Amazing Blog: packing and gift-giving for our host. Finding an all-natural travel-sized skincare, and/or the perfect gift for a host can be a difficult one at the best of times. That's why want to introduce Casa Mencarelli's Limited Edition Miniature Gift Box which has five 15ml-sized products, making it ideal as a gift or an all-in-one travel skincare set for a weekend break.
Casa Mencarelli is an Italian skincare brand that focuses on making natural and organic products without any essential oils or synthetics. The brand's founder, Lucia Mencarelli, started her passion for making natural skincare products after being diagnosed with ‘multiple chemical sensitivity’, from using too many synthetics ingredients in her skincare. This struggle to find the right fragrance-free and natural skincare, prompted Lucia to enrol with Formula Botanica, where she graduated and went on to create her own range. Casa Mencarelli launched in 2018, using traditionally Italian and Mediterranean ingredients. This is where Lucia looked to her home country, Italy, to find powerful and healing botanicals to be the basis of her products. Lucia’s natural and ‘less is more’ approach to her ingredients has earned Casa Mencarelli over 11 national and international skincare awards, including being featured in The Beauty Shortlist and The Green Parent. All Casa Mencarelli skincare products are suitable for different skin types, and stay true to their ethos of creating of an all-natural skincare. Something that sets this cruelty-free brand apart, is that there are between three to eight COSMOS certified ingredients in each product, together with no have added fragrance or essential oils.
We had heard so many great things about this brand, and couldn’t wait to try it, and to get a feel of Casa Mencarelli’s many products, we requested their Limited Edition Gift Box. The Gift Box has five 15ml-sized products together with an organic face cotton cloth and a little wooden measuring spoon. The skincare here includes: Green Clay Mask, Sea Buckthorn Serum, the Sea Buckthorn Balm, Honey & Orange Toner and the Nourishing Tomato Night Cream and Cleanser. The Sea Buckthorn Serum is a moisturising and rejuvenating serum due to its antioxidant ingredients that help to increase the production of collagen, resulting in smoother skin and reduced appearance of fine lines. Sea Buckthorn Balm, similar to the serum, is excellent for moisturising and nourishing the skin, making it perfect for dry or sensitive skin types (like ours). The Green Clay and Lemon Mask and Scrub contains marine minerals and antioxidants that allow for a spa-like treatment that leaves the skin feeling soft and restored. The Orange and Honey Toner helps keep skin in check by tightening the pores and leaves a natural aroma of honey and orange blossom. The Nourishing Tomato Night Cream and Cleanser is rich in vitamin E, antioxidants, and omega 3-6-9, making it an effective cleanser to remove makeup or other impurities, while also hydrating the skin. . All of these products help to cleanse, hydrate and protect the skin.
We loved the simplicity of the ingredients here, as well as how gentle these were to use. If we had to choose a favourite from this Gift Box it would be the multitasking Tomato Cream & Cleanser - which performed brilliantly as both a cleanser and a night cream/balm. Apart from being conveniently travel-sized, we also liked how all the products are packaged in recyclable glass jars and bottles. If you are looking to sample some of Casa Mencarelli's natural skincare products, or to introduce a friend as a gift, we think that this is a must-have. To purchase this Limited Edition Miniature Gift Box see here, for 5 x 15ml products, it’s priced at £65. We also noticed that the brand offers a Discovery Set here for £12, which includes 2ml and 5ml samples of these products, in three skin specific ranges.