Do you love them or loathe them, and why? I’m contemplating signing up for a subscription or two, mostly so I can have an excuse to try some new brands. There’s a few that are new to me in the October Ipsy box (pictured above), like Dermalect and Buttah Skin.
If you have a favorite beauty subscription, please let me know!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Happy Tuesday!
JENNIFER R OSBORN says
Is Itsy box supposed to be Ipsy?
I’ve tried a few–including Allure’s, Sephora’s, Ipsy and Birchbox. I’ve possibly done a few others but they aren’t coming to mind immediately.
As much of a beauty junkie as I am, I found them all on the disappointing side. I didn’t get a ton of stuff that I hadn’t already tried. And the lesser known stuff I did try wasn’t that great.
I’m thinking maybe at my demographic–50+–I need to sign up for a more expensive box with more luxury samples. Most of the subs I had were around $10 a month.
I ended up deciding that it makes more sense to take that $10 or $15 I was spending to order something I’ve wanted to try from Sephora and get free samples.
I would love a nail art subscription and I kind of have that through Scratch-It Nail wraps.
Karen says
Ah, thank you! See, this is what I get for doing 12 things at the same time.
Linda says
I’ve tried Allure, Ipsy, Birchbox and another really high end box (I can’t remember it’s name). I liked the high end one, but it got boring, because every month, it had a lotion, a scrub and a face cream or oil. It was $50 a month and the products were nice but there was literally no difference from month to month. Wish I could remember it.
Stephanie Smith says
I used to get Ipsy and the Sephora Play box that’s now been discontinued. They were fine, but I got so much stuff. It was overwhelming. But I did find my signature fragrance, Nest Citrine, in one, I don’t even like perfume samples but I smelled that one and it was over. My daughters get boxes, Ipsy and Birchbox and they like them.
Vita says
I have subscribed to Fab Fit Fun for the past two years and although it is not exclusively a beauty subscription it does have beauty choice options for each of the 6 categories of items that can be chosen from a month plus there are beauty add-ons and sales throughout the year you can get more great beauty items at great prices from. I like that I could get some beauty, some hair, house and home and even fashion items. It was great for gifting items to other also. $179 Canadian for a year was a good deal I thought and that was 4 boxes with 6 full size items in each. USA cheaper and less or no shipping costs too.
Karen says
I have friends who love that subscription! I’m thinking that I might try it, at least for a little bit. Have you found any holy grails through that subscription?
Vita says
Go for it Karen – you won’t regret it.
Yes, I did find a fee terrific products. My
Holy grail Galilee Antioxidant Dewy Drop Serum has been a great find and is so nourishing while being very light feeling.
The Wander Beauty Baggage Claim Gold Eye Patches are a nice treat – the first eye patches I have tried and really nice and gentle. Such a fun treat!!
Lastly, I was able to try and Amicable texturizing spray and a hairspray that I will repurchase. Both are great for my straight, limp hair. I highly recommend.
And the house and home items are amazing and so fun to look at and decide between.
Miss Kitty says
They’re fun for trying new products, but like Stephanie says, I ended up with so much stuff I never used, it felt like a bit of a waste of money. I got so many products that weren’t really suitable for my skin type, and my skin is also quite fussy about me changing up what I put on it, so I didn’t get them for long.
Chelsea says
I tried a few, even a redhead specific one, but honestly I’m super picky and ended up with too many things I didn’t like.