Toppbox provide an Essentials for the Modern Man subscription box service.
Lucky little blogger that I am, Toppbox have sent me a sample box to determine if it would make a good Father’s Day gift.
A little confession. Up until I got this box, I didn’t pursue any particular skin care or special cleansing rituals. I was a shower gel and deodorant guy, and that was all I really did skin-wise.
I did look for something for my ever deepening eyebags a couple of weeks ago, but after getting confused by what was on offer in Boots, I just let the whole idea slide.
So, what’s in the box….
Friendly Soaps Vegan Charcoal Detox Bar
Woah. I like this.
Vegan is good, obviously, and the rosemary and lime oils give this soap an air of being a bit of a treat. It lathers up really well and promises the advantages of toxin absorbing activated charcoal. This is a good start.
Christopher Courtney London Gentle De Puff Eye Serum
So, this is apparently what I should have been picking up for those old eye bags. It contains ginseng, arnica extract and some other scientific stuff, and says it will ‘help reduce the appearance of dark circles and puffiness around the eyes’. Having used it a few times now, morning & night, it certainly looks like it’s doing some good. My skin feels and looks like it’s in better condition, which I guess is the whole point. Job done!
Eden Perfumes No. 168 Invictus Man, Woody Aquatic
Again, a vegan product. Citrus, woody and jasmine aromas combine rather nicely. This is refreshing but has a masculine depth. Admirable.
White Rabbit Skin Care Vegan Blossom and Aloe Vera Toner
This is a face toner for rejuvenating skin. Out of all the products, this is the one that I didn’t really get. I think you need to have a proper skin cleansing process up and running to get the most out of this. It alternatively worked as a refreshing “facial spritz” for quick pick-me-up, which I did enjoy. Like splashing flower water in your face.
Balla for Men Body Powder, Tingle Formula
I’m loving this. I haven’t used talc since I was a kid in the 70s. This Italian blend not only smelled great, but made me feel awesome. This is my favourite thing in the box. It left me refreshed and feeling good. More please!
We are Tea, Sencha Green Tea
Full of anti-oxidants, green tea has ingredients which are linked to cutting the risk of cancer. I could get used to this. The taste is one which may require a couple of cups to adapt to, but the benefits are obvious. Very nice!
Going through the box was an interesting experience. I found some products which I genuinely fell for, which I would never have otherwise encountered if it wasn’t for Toppbox. It felt like a good thing, treating myself in a way that a lot of old-school blokes probably wouldn’t even think of doing.
Toppbox has a number of different box choices.
If you are looking to pamper a bloke / dad in your life this Father’s Day, Toppbox is a very good option!
holiday tickets
I once won a competition for £1000 of House of Frasier vouchers which turned up unexpectedly in the post. That was a rather nice surprise!
A cheque from one of the weekly mags.
Pictures of my nephews and neices
My First picture of our grand daughter when she was born it was just such a lovely post!.
Some beautiful presents for my daughter when she was born after many years from people I had lost touch with over the years, they were thrilled when they heard our news so was such a lovely surprise gesture.
A letter telling me I had won a holiday to Chicago
£1000 prize from a magazine competition!
A letter from my husband, whilst he was working away.
Many years ago I won £1,000 cheque from a magazine competition, that was a lovely surprise.
letters from my pen pal 🙂
I think it has to be £100 ASDA vouchers – about five years ago!
Airline tickets to Australia, a wonderful surprise!
An £800 cheque plus £500 accommodation voucher that I won in an advent competition in December last year :o)
My exam certificates. They are my pride and joy
A box of wine
A hamper I won in a competition.
A phone bill (I don’t get very good stuff!)
Birthday card with tickets to out local theatre from my Grandson who is away at Uni
a treasured birthday card
A suprise luxury food hamper !!
my driving licence
My passport, it gave me freedom and opened up new horizons!
Tickets to Wimbledon!!
Probably a cheque from my dad for my birthday x
Tickets to Glasto!
A letter telling me that I had won £3000 in a competition
A letter, telling me that we would be rehoused, this was in 2002, myself and my daughter were living in a Womens refuge, and we have never looked back
Penpal letters.
Tax Return 😀
Tickets to the Hockey at the London 2012 Olympic games. It was such a fabulous experience x
my wedding day photos, you should have seen me every day waiting for the postman, so funny
A Xmas hamper
Martini – a comp win and lovely to sit and relax in the garden with as it’s not something I’d normally buy
a check from the inland revenue—when id overpayed my tax
A postcard from my children when they went abroad with their grandparents last year – so cute!
A £50 cheque that I won and shared out.
A letter from an old friend I had lost touch with many years ago. It had to be forwarded to the address I had since moved to – but it was a lovely surprise and we are still in contact.
£200 cheque
Letters from my friends when I was very ill. They were so important to me that I still have them in a box back home.
A letter saying I’d won a trip to New York.
A 6 ft tall fibre glass Stormtrooper I won in a competition!
Steps tickets 💞
I won a £300 voucher
I loved getting a letter through the post from my best friend asking me to be her bridesmaid!
A £10 poundland voucher😂
A grant cheque for a local event. Very exciting.
a letter from a long lost relative who had been looking for us for over 20 years x
The comments here are like people are responding to a question? I can’t see a question, so I’m just thanking you for the giveaway. The products look amazing tbf.
Not had any big surprise wins, I won some greeting cards in a competitio . Always nice to win something!
Everything that isn’t a bill is a bonus!
Surprise tickets to Paris
a box of books 🙂
Some Neom goodies I won in a comp
my kids passports so we could start to take them on adventures abroad!!!
A letterbox cake – so so cute
surprise flowers – lovely
A letter from the Queen to my daughter when she was young. she wrote to the queen asking about her animals and she replied !
A Chinese New Year hamper – a total surprise
A lovely bracelet I received today.
Confirmation that i had won free entry into the London Marathon.
a £1000 cheque that I had won in a competition
A year’s subscription to Kopi coffee
A signed Stephen King book my mum bought me for my birthday.
A letter telling me I had won a TV and soundbar and that they were on the way..
A letter containing 600 ponds worth of Selfriges vouchers
A cheque for £36,670 from a competition that I won in the sun newspaper x
Bit of a silly one, but when I was 7 I won a doll of my favourite pop star. I was elated. Haven’t won anything since
A surprise gift of a white gold and ruby ring
A competition prize consisting of several items of jewellery – lovely.
A letter from my son when he had just started university and I was missing him. It was such a surprise and a treat to get it!
A letter informing me I’d won a years subscription to Sky TV
My hubby’s favourite watch,it was a great surprise for him as he didn’t know about it x
A letter from my dad when he was in hospital to me when I’d just started at uni. I treasure that letter to this day.
Wow Sylvia who won over 36 grand! I would have passed out! My favourite thing was a Google Pixel phone that I had won
Some books i ordered from amazon for my daughter, the look on her face when they arrived this morning
A Product of the Year bag full of lots of lovely stuff, total surprise
A tax refund! I’d been waiting for it for so long!
A cheque for £5,000
Would have to be my degree
When a box was delivered containing 77 bars of chocolate that i had won in a competition. All my family and friends were very pleased to sample them.
It was a tax refund cheque that I received a few years back. It really helped out. Other than that it’s always chocolates or flowers that are most appreciated 🙂
Tickets to see my fave band of all time which I had won 8n a competition. Thanks for the chance to be your lucky winner
£350 of love to shop vouchers, it was great fun spending them with my family.
The best thing I ever received through the post was a letter from Granny.
Tiffany necklace – was a lovely and pretty surprise!
A £500 thomas cook voucher I won
a £100 love to shop voucher x
I won £100 worth of palmers products ♡♡
A vase we made on the final day of our holiday. It needed to be kiln fired so they had to post it to us; can’t believe it turned up in one piece!
Ryder Cup tickets (Golf Event held in Scotland) and tickets for a night of entertainment at SSE Hydro :- Wonderful prizes, and Wonderful time had at the Events.
Gift card 🙂
cheque for 500 pound
Cheque for £1,000
the best thing i ever received in the post was a lovely big bunch of flowers. always makes my day!!
A bluetooth speaker
A huge prize I won just befoe Christmas one year. Included a turkey hamper, 5 pairs of slippers, a handbag, a wool throw, a pair of gold earrings, a chocolate pizza and a large reindeer head made of felt which we hang on our door each Christmas.