Showing posts with label beauty subscription box. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty subscription box. Show all posts

December 2, 2016

What Box is Best For You ~ Gift Guide ~ My Experiences With Some Popular Boxes

Welcome to my channel, hopefully this review will help you decide which box to get or give to someone else as a gift. There are hundreds of subscription boxes, those featured here in this video are the boxes I have had first-hand experience with.


Here are the boxes discussed:

Birchbox - $10 a month / $110 per year

Ipsy Bag - $10 a month / $110 per year  

Beauty Box 5 - $12.00 a month / quarterly $30 / yearly $99 

Lip Monthly - $12.95 a month / 4 months $38.95 / annual $116.55 

Allure - $15 a month / currently only to US, you can subscribe for one year, but I couldn’t find the information on the website 

Glossybox - $21 a month / monthly 21, 3 mos 58.50, 6 mos $111, year 210 (all auto renew)/ site says 4 travel size and at least 1 full size item every month, lots of drugstore, and they quote $60 

Boxycharm - $21 a month / monthly, 3 mos 59.00, 6 mos 116, year $231 (auto renews)
ALWAYS at least $100 worth of beauty products 

Goodbeing - $21 a month / 3 mos $60, 6 mos $114, year $216
You get to pick at least one of your products (full size) every month 

Vegan Cuts - $22.95 a month / 6 mos $120, year $222, DOES NOT AUTO RENEW
States 4-7 products, my experience was I always got 1 full size 

BeautyFix - $24.95 + tax / or buy one box $34.95 

Kloverbox (under new management) - $25 mo, 3 mos 71.25, 6 mos 135 – 3 auto renews, 6 mos - one time purchase 

Beauty Test Tube - $29.95 + $8.95 shipping (high shipping) - $38.90 per month
They have improved it since my subscription experience 

PopSugar Must Have - $39.95 per month, 3 months $109.85, 6 months $214.70

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Beauty boxes I subscribe to:

Boxycharm - $21/month, all full size products and the best way to build up your makeup collection
Ipsy – $10/month, sometimes full size, mostly travel size, great way to try new stuff
Lip Monthly – only have  a few months left on my year-long subscription, then will cancel
GoodBeing Box – I have this one through February, then will cancel
BeautyFix – $24.95 + tax, this is the box that made the cut and I'll be subscribing to this long-term

Squix cleaning product box - you can get your favorites and/or cruelty free, natural, non-toxic cleaning products (my favorite); I like that you can put this subscription on hold until you need more cleaners

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Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly and would be delighted to try your products. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Cruelty free products are preferred.

July 3, 2016

Unboxing ~ Boxycharm June 2016 @Boxycharm | Reviewer's Diary

Thanks for joining me for another awesome Boxycharm Box!!  I love this box, and for $21 a month, you get over $100 worth of full size products.


Here’s what was in the June box – I checked and double checked and, yes, it’s all cruelty free:

Cougar Beauty Mineral Face and Body Shimmer - $16.00
Farmacy Coconut Gel Mask (3 Pack) - $24.00
Girlactik Precise Eyeliner Marker - $20.00
LVX Nail Lacquer - $18.00
OFRA Oil Control Pressed Powder - $39.95

Total value of this box = $117.95

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Beauty boxes I subscribe to:

Ipsy - the perfect starter bag at $10 a month
Boxycharm - my all time favorite at $21 a month for 4-5 full size items
Lip Monthly - 3 lip products and 1 luxury thing for $12 a month
GoodBeing Box – love this box!  4-5 items, some full size for $21 a month

Squix cleaning product box - you can get your favorites and/or cruelty free, natural, non-toxic cleaning products (my favorite)

Freebie sites I belong to:

Influenster
BzzAgent
PinchMe
Smiley 360

Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly and would be delighted to try your products. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Cruelty free products are preferred.





June 29, 2016

Ipsy June 2016 ~ the Balm, Tini, BioRepublic, Colour Pop, Boo-Boo

Thanks for joining me for my awesome IPSY Bag!!  I love this bag, and at just $10 a month, it’s a great value

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Here’s what is in the June bag – I checked and double checked and, yes, it’s all cruelty free:

BioRepublic Cucumber Breeze sheet mask
BioRepublic Pomegranate Crush sheet mask
ColourPop Crème Gel Liner in “get paid” – a beautiful gold color
The Balm Meet Matte Trimony eye shadow single
Boo-Boo Cover-Up
LipTini Satin Lip Color in Pink Tini

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http://www.reviewersdiary.com/p/cruelty-free-or-not.html#.VoA0yUorLIU

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Beauty boxes I subscribe to - just put Allure on "suspend":

Boxycharm - https://boxycharm.com/refer/Mary-QNCVOFOY
Ipsy - https://www.ipsy.com/new?refer=a6nc
Lip Monthly: https://lipmonthly.com//referral/VLny4GicqJUM
GoodBeing Box – https://joingoodbeing.com/
Allure Beauty Box - https://subscribe.allure.com/subscribe/allure/101343?source=NAVBAR_static

Freebie sites I belong to:

Influenster - http://www.influenster.com/r/648177
BzzAgent - http://www.bzzagent.com
PinchMe - https://www.pinchme.com/signup?referral_code=5ywz9
Smiley 360 - http://h5.sml360.com/-/1yoov

Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly and would be delighted to try your products. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Cruelty free products are preferred.

June 2, 2016

Unboxing ~ Ipsy Bag May 2016 ~ IT, Hikari, ModelCo, Epice, Missglamm, Peek

Welcome back to my channel. Here’s my unboxing of my May 2016 Ipsy bag. I really like everything that was in this month’s bag. I don’t think I’ll ever cancel this subscription.


Here’s what was in the bag:

Hikari Shimmer Bronzer in Radiate (full size)
Missglamm Small Contour Brush W07 (full size)
Epice Hydrating Mask (1 oz travel size)
ModelCo Lip Laquer in Morocco (deluxe sample size)
IT Cosmetics No-Tug Waterproof Gel Eyeliner (travel size)
Peek Lip gloss (baby size)

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Beauty boxes I subscribe to:

Ipsy - the perfect starter bag at $10 a month
Boxycharm - my all time favorite at $21 a month for 4-5 full size items
Lip Monthly - 3 lip products and 1 luxury thing for $12 a month
GoodBeing Box – love this box!  4-5 items, some full size for $21 a month
Allure Beauty Box - figured I would give this one a month or two

Freebie sites I belong to:

Influenster
BzzAgent
PinchMe
Smiley 360

Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly and would be delighted to try your products. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers. Also, I cannot promise you that your item will appear in my videos.

May 30, 2016

Unboxing ~ Sephora Play Box ~ May 2016 ~ my first and (maybe) last box

Welcome back to my channel. Yikes, I was so tired when I made this video a few days ago. Anyway, I was happy with this box, but not enough to keep subscribing. I already had a ton of stuff, so this one will be easy for me to give up. Those of you who have been on the wait list likely won’t wait much longer – it looks like Sephora is opening more subscription openings, so fear not.



Here is a list of the items in this bag – all are sample sizes and I’ve marked non-cruelty free items with *:

Atelier Cologne sample*
Bite Beauty mini lipstick in Amuse Bouche in Kimchi
Tarte Tarteist Lip Crayon mini in Latergram
Origins Maskimizer sample spray and two face masks*
Korres Wild Rose Sleeping facial*
Briogeo Don’t Dispair, Repair Deep Conditioning Mask (hair)

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Beauty boxes I subscribe to – purchased a full year membership to Good Being & Lip Monthly (had deeply discounted prices). I’ll still be getting the other three boxes every month in addition to yearly subscriptions:

Ipsy - the perfect starter bag at $10 a month
Boxycharm - my all time favorite at $21 a month for 4-5 full size items
Lip Monthly - 3 lip products and 1 luxury thing for $12 a month
GoodBeing Box – love this box!  4-5 items, some full size for $21 a month
Sephora Play Beautifully – Just made it off the wait list, not sure how long I’ll get this box

Freebie sites I belong to:

Influenster
BzzAgent
PinchMe
Smiley 360

Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly and would be delighted to try your products. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers. Also, I cannot promise you that your item will appear on my videos, and I don’t follow a time table with reviews.


March 18, 2016

Unboxing ~ Lip Monthly ~ March 2016 | Reviewer's Diary

I got Lip Monthly for two bags last year, then stopped. I recently purchased a full year subscription. The price for each bag with monthly membership is $12, there is a pretty good discount on the 1 year subscription. This bag was a very nice bag with a blush/bronzer, a tinted lip balm, a lipstick, and a lip gloss. I was pretty happy with this month’s bag. Am definitely looking forward to future bags.

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Total value of the March bag = $42.49



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Beauty boxes I subscribe to – purchased a full year membership to Goodbeing & Lip Monthly (had deeply discounted prices). I’ll still be getting the other three boxes every month in addition to yearly subscriptions:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items, great box
Lip Monthly - this is a new one for me - $12 for 4 full size lip and beauty products
GoodBeing Box – just joined, will have link soon

Pending cancellation (still getting March box):
Kloverbox

Freebie sites I belong to:

Influenster – when you first join you are more likely to get a box than later on; I almost never
BzzAgent – they politely ask you if you want to join a campaign, I get more from this site than Influentster

Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly and would be delighted to try your products. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers. Also, I cannot promise you that your item will appear on my videos, and I don’t follow a time table with reviews.

March 17, 2016

Unboxing ~ Boxycharm ~ March 2016 ~ Makeup Geek, Clark's Botanicals, Luxie, Chella / @Boxycharm #Boxycharm

This was a bit of a different Boxycharm than I’m used to seeing. Usually everyone gets the same box and there is a card enclosed – this month people were getting different boxes. I’m not sure I like this new style, so I’m hoping this is just temporary and not the new way of Boxycharm boxes. I love the stuff I got, but am a bit disappointed that I wasn’t selected to get the Previse moisturizer. I’m hoping my daughter gets it in her box because she has tried it and really loves it.

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So here are the products that came in my box – all are cruelty free with the exception of one product that I could not verify CF status on – marked with *

2 Makeup Geek eye shadow pans – full size & cruelty free – sell for $6 each (total $12)
Clark’s Botanicals Anti-Puff Eye Cream – full size & cruelty free – sells for $87 [OMG]
Luxie Beauty 512 Small Contour Brush – cruelty free, vegan – sells for $16
Chella Tantalizing Taupe Eyebrow Pencil – cruelty free – sells for $18
Catherine Malandrino Style De Paris Perfume – could not verify CF status - $20

Total box value = $153


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Beauty boxes I subscribe to – purchased a full year membership to Goodbeing & Lip Monthly (had deeply discounted prices). I’ll still be getting the other three boxes every month in addition to yearly subscriptions:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items, great box
Lip Monthly - this is a new one for me - $12 for 4 full size lip and beauty products
GoodBeing Box – just joined, will have link soon

Pending cancellation (still getting March box):
Kloverbox

Freebie sites I belong to:

Influenster – when you first join you are more likely to get a box than later on; I almost never
BzzAgent – they politely ask you if you want to join a campaign, I get more from this site than Influentster

Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly and would be delighted to try your products. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers. Also, I cannot promise you that your item will appear on my videos, and I don’t follow a time table with reviews.

February 14, 2016

Unboxing ~ January Kloverbox & February Allure Beauty Box ~ 2016 #thebeautybox @Allure_magazine

Thanks for joining me for my unboxing video. I really do love both boxes in this video, but am considering leaving Kloverbox. I have written a couple time to the contact us address without receiving a reply. I really enjoy ever Allure Beauty Box that I get – always full of awesome stuff.

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Here’s what was in the Koverbox:

1. Palmetto Derma Rejuvenating Antioxidant Mask - $64
2. Saylorwolf’s Watercolors – 2016 Seasonal Watercolor Calendar 2016 - $10
3. Snapz – Organic Apple Cheese Crisps - $1

Here’s what was in the Allure Beauty Box:

1. Bulgari Omnia Paraiba perfume sample 0.17 oz – full size is 2.2 oz for $82 – sample worth $6.42
2. Hello Breath Spray in Pink Grapefruit Mint – this is full size - $3.79
3. Pur-lisse Daily Lip Nourisher – this is full size - $16
4. SkinFixk Ultra Rich Hand Cream – travel size 1 oz – full size is 3oz for $9.99 – this is worth $3.33
5. Kevin Muphy Hydrate-Me Wash and Rinse – each is 1.4 oz (40 ml) sample – full size is 250 ml $27.50
6. Lancome Visionnaire Beauty Sleep Perfector Advanced Multi-Correcting Gel-in-Oil – 0.10 oz sample – full size is $88




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Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items
Lip Monthly - this is a new one for me - $12 for 4 full size lip and beauty products

GoodBeing Box – just joined, will have link soon

Freebie sites I belong to:


Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers. I also cannot promise that your item will appear here on the website or on my YouTube channel.

January 27, 2016

Unbagging ~ Ipsy January 2016 ~ the Balm, Pixi, Burts Bees, Skone, Hanalei

Thanks for joining me once again for my January 2016 Ipsy unboxing – yet another lovely bag full of great stuff.

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Here’s what came in the bag – everything is cruelty free except for the item marked with * - it may be cruelty free, but I haven’t been able to verify that:

1. Pixi  Mesmerizing Mineral Duo – yes, it’s full size – $6
2. Skone Cosmetics Smudger Brush – $15
3. Mr Write eye pencil from the Balm - $17
4. Burts Bees Cleansing Oil – deluxe sample
5. Hanalei Sugar Lip Scrub – deluxe sample *

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Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items

Freebie sites I belong to:

BzzAgent


Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers.


January 24, 2016

Double unboxing ~ Cosmetique beauty subscription

Welcome to my channel. Thank you for this video compilation from the Reviewer’s Diary archives. I only subscribed to Cosmetique for two boxes, the intro box, and a second box. Looking back, there really isn’t anything overly impressive about the company, and not only had I never heard of their brands, but I was completely unable to verify if they were cruelty free or not. In essence, this subscription would be completely out of the question since I’ve committed to only buying cruelty free products from now on. Thanks for watching! 

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Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items

Freebie sites I belong to:

BzzAgent


Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers.

December 30, 2015

Unboxing ~ Fabulous Kloverbox December 2015 @kloverbox #kloverbox


Welcome back to my channel. I’m pleased to bring you an unboxing of Kloverbox December 2015. This is an excellent cruelty free, eco-friendly box.  I’m looking forward to subscribing to this box for a long, long time.

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Here’s what was in this box:

1. Balanced Guru – Soothe Me – full size $19.99
2. Dermadeli – Calm Chamomile Exfoliating Scrub – full size $21
3. Harvey Prince Organics – Hello 8.8 Tall Spray - $28
4. Kiss Me Honey – Organic Mint Lip Balm - $4.99


Nice!



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Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items

Here are subscription boxes that I unsubscribed from:

BeautyFix - mostly skin care and hair care
Birchbox - a great starter box with mostly travel size products
PopSugar Must Have - random lifestyle things, very expensive box
Starlooks - cruelty free, great cosmetics
E.L.F. Play Beautifully Box - cruelty free and ships every other month
Walmart Beauty Box - seasonal (4 times a year), mostly samples with an occassional full size item

Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers.

December 28, 2015

LAST Walmart Beauty Box ~ Winter 2015 #WalmarBeautyBox

Welcome back to my channel. This is my very last Walmart Beauty Box unboxing ~ Winter 2015. The box is a combination of travel sizes and sample sizes. I was not unhappy that cancelled my subscription after unboxing this season’s box. Not a bad box but not a good box either.

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Follow me:


Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items

Here are subscription boxes that I unsubscribed from:

BeautyFix - mostly skin care and hair care
Birchbox - a great starter box with mostly travel size products
PopSugar Must Have - random lifestyle things, very expensive box
Starlooks - cruelty free, great cosmetics
E.L.F. Play Beautifully Box - cruelty free and ships every other month
Walmart Beauty Box - seasonal (4 times a year), mostly samples with an occassional full size item

Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review.  I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers.

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