bonJOY Subscription Box Review – Fall 2015

BonJOY’s little box of good is a quarterly subscription box that’s more than just fair trade. BonJOY boxes feature brands that offer employment and other support for women recovering from trafficking and other exploitation or who are at risk for it. Items include fashion, home, beauty, and other lifestyle goods.

I was greeted with fantastic fall scents when opening this box!

The information card was nice and glossy – and points you to the bonJOY blog for more information on each piece and the stories behind them.

Everything in the Fall 2015 Box!

Bright Endeavors Spa Tin Candle in Vanilla Honey ($7) This adorable travel candle smells delicious and is made with soy wax and lead-free wicks. Bright Endeavors provides training, counseling, and employment to adolescent mothers in the Chicago area. I wish I could eat this one!

Choice Organic Beauty Detox Tea ($1) This tea uses burdock root, chamomile, and jasmine green tea to promote detoxification, wellness, and a boost of antioxidants.

Raven + Lily Chai Spice Soap ($7) This soap just smells like fall – cinnamon, nutmeg, and yumminess! Raven + Lily is an ethical fashion and lifestyle brand dedicated to empowering women through design. I was impressed with this company and their story and was surprised I hadn’t heard of them before. Subscription boxes are great for discovering work like this.

Elegantees Braided Infinity Scarf ($24) I love this scarf! Gorgeous color and the fabric is tee-shirt material. Like Purpose, the makers are survivors of sex-trafficking.  I’m not sure if this is the Grape or the Bold Turq – it doesn’t really look like either to me – more like cobalt. You can see the construction of this unique scarf in the photo. I have never seen one like this.

So pretty and fun! Love it.

Purpose Jewelry Gold Kana Necklace ($24) Purpose jewelry is handcrafted by survivors of modern-day slavery and all of the proceeds go to benefit a nonprofit that cares for women rescued from sex trafficking. Kana is short for Muskāna, the Hindi word for smile, which the curved bar is reminiscent of. Such a pretty piece.

Because of the mission of this box there was significant collateral in the box advertising a variety of organizations and shops you can explore.

This was an excellent box and truly highlighted the great work around the globe to help empower marginalized women around the world. The items were absolutely lovely, well-made, and the tota value of his box was about $63. This was an extremely well-researched box and I think the care that went into selecting the items and the companies was self-evident.

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