What is it: So Macy’s has hopped on the subscription box bandwagon and this is their first box. Every month you will get a bag, a $5 off coupon (sometimes $10), 5 deluxe samples and 1 bonus sample. Why not just say 6? I don’t get it.
All the brands will be brands you can find in Macy’s which is cool
they sell Mac and a lot of other brands that are never to rarely in
subscription boxes.
The cool thing about the coupon is that it is good in stores and
online (beauty ships free at Macy’s) also Macy’s does have sales and $5
dollar products so if you are strategic you can score a free product
every month. Depending on your state you may still have to pay tax but
that is still basically free.
This was a really interesting product selection this month. I am so pleased with this month even though I don’t like or want alot of these products I really liked the interesting and thoughtful curation this month everything felt really themed to the work out theme but all interesting items that you don’t always get.
The bag this month is a large like shoe bag if anyone knows what those are they are a one pull drawstring bag usually for packing shoes but you could put a whole gym outfit in here it is definitely big enough. In high school my best friend and I always used to say this that we don’t sweat we sparkle so I am going to give this to her I think it will be cute for her gym bag or something.
Even a bonus “bonus” sample this month Macy’s is killing it.
I really like single use shower/refreshing clothes I love them for travel and for keeping in my car stuff like that. I got from one place to another all the time and don’t always have time to go home and freshen up and these are perfect for that. $1.25 a sheet isn’t to bad either if these end up being good. The are also supposed to be pretty large like 10 in by 12 in. So this is a win for me.
Who is buying a $27 dollar deodorant? I would love to know what your life is like. I was initially excited because I mean for real who is ever using or trying these fancy deodorants. But this smells so awful. It is that really strong like really strong I can smell it with the cap closed baby powder old floral perfume smell I just can’t. Love the concept just not the scent.
This is supposed to be a do it all soap. Wash brushes, skin, hair, your floor, your clothes anything. I will probably only use it to wash my brushes I am not that brave. I do like other Castile soap i have tried so this should be great and it smells really good and pepperminty. I don’t love the crazy over the top religious messaging on the label. I find that really weird that it got included in the box seeing as how polarizing that could be I mean the font is damn tiny and no one probably bothers to read it but it rubbed me the wrong way. I personally feel that serious or controversial topics should be separate from the fun fluffy world of makeup and beauty but thats just me. Boxes and all this are my safe happy reprieve from that stuff so I don’t like it being thrust on me.
This is like a cult holy grail favorite product of so many people so I am excited to try it. My skin can be a little iffy with lactic acid and its not been behaving the best right now so I am waiting until my skin is a little less irritated to try this so I can see if it works rather than just irritate my skin more.
So good choice for an easy lip product to throw on after the gym. I am not swatching this because I owned and decluttered this so I rather pass this on as well. This is a very strawberry pink tinted balm basically they feel really nice on I just rarely use products like this so I let it go and won’t keep this either. I almost took it as a sign that I should keep it since it came back to me but I came to my senses.
This smells very different but good. It is super strong though like this little vial is probably going to be good for like 5+ uses rather then the 2 I normally get out of these things. It is scented like heavy fruit like lychee and plum so it is a more fall winter type scent which is good for the seasons we are now unfortunately moving into.
As a bonus this month we got a mens cologne. It is a very strong heavy manly scent. My gf loves it though and I always get really excited when I get something I can share with her so this was a nice happy little bonus.
I was really please and happy with the curation and products this month I thought this was a super awesome box. I am sorry for the lateness of this review but it couldn’t be helped. This is a very hit or miss subscription the boxes are either really really good or really shit this was a good month.
Still trying to catch up on everything in life over here. I am so behind. More then usual after coming back from a trip. I used up alot of stuff while I was on vacation in Disney so there are some separate pictures of that because I am not insane enough to bring trash home with me. I try to pack toiletries I know will get used up so I usually do a pretty good job of using stuff up. I think I used up around 30 or so items.
Skincare(23)
Fresh Vitamin Nectar Vibrancy Boosting Face Mask. Did not
like. This had a weird consistency I felt like I was rubbing marmalade on my
face. I also feel like it made my skin look really congested.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Sea Mineral All Over Mist this
smelled nice and like oceany I like
ocean scents so this was nice and refreshing. I don’t think it had any real
benefits other than feeling and smelling nice.
Repurchase: Maybe
Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Deep Dive Makeup Removing Gel
Cleanser the packaging on this was so awful it is a gel cleanser so it doesn’t just
pour out but the bottle is a hard plastic that you can’t squeeze so that was
super frustrating. This was an ok cleanser it had the same lovely smell as the
spray but between the two I would choose the spray.
Repurchase: No
Belif True Cream Moisturizing Bomb I didn’t like this it
felt like it just took way to long to sink into my skin.
Repurchase: No
Clinique Fresh Pressed Renewing Powder Cleanser this was
really nice especially for travel I really liked the easy of a single use
packet. I liked this so much more than the Tatcha one I also tried on my trip.
Repurchase: Maybe
Ole Hendriksen Truth Serum this was fine I guess I couldn’t
tell with just one use. I like the Truth line a lot though so I would be open
to trying again.
Repurchase: No
The Body Shop Japanese Matcha Tea Mask I really liked this
mask it was a great travel mask that made my skin feel cleaner and less just
yuck from traveling but also just made my skin feel nice. Kinda a do it all
mask.
Repurchase: Yes
Pond’s Wipes I don’t really love these the cold cream in
them makes them very sticky and leave residue on my skin that I need to wash
off and the sting my eyes a bit not a huge fan.
Repurchase: No
Cocobetty Coconut Oil Wipe I didn’t like this it was really
just a coconut oil wipe. So greasy.
Repurchase: No
Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleansing Cloths I liked these they
were gentle didn’t sting and removed light makeup well enough.
Repurchase: Maybe
Tatcha Polished Classic Rice Enzyme Powder Cleanser I really
liked having a powder cleanser for traveling but this one not so much it was
kinda awkwardly gritty. It wasn’t gritty enough to be an exfoliator but too
gritty to feel great on the skin. It did a fine job of cleaning my skin but I
didn’t love it.
Repurchase: No
Clinique Take The Day Off Balm I love this. It is my
favorite way to take off eye makeup.
This is as close to a Mulan makeup removing moment it is physically
possible to have. It is quick easy takes everything off and doesn’t
Repurchase: Yes
The Body Shop Ethiopian Honey Mask this was ok I have had
cheaper honey masks that I liked a lot better this didn’t do anything really
other than feel nice.
Repurchase: No
Clinique Rinse-off Eye Makeup Solvent (yes I do really like
Clinique skincare how could you tell). This does almost as good of a job as the
balm for eye makeup removal and does not sting my eyes. I like this a lot for
cleaning up wings taking off makeup just what ever.
Repurchase: Maybe, I like the Sephora one more that I would
be more inclined to buy that
Urban Decay Meltdown Makeup Remover this is a decent first
oil cleanse for makeup removal I liked
it I didn’t love it. It worked but felt like I needed a lot of product.
Repurchase: Maybe, if I could get this size because good for
travel
Clarins Extra Firming-Jour I kinda used this as my face
sunscreen and a primer when I ran out of mine. It didn’t break me out but it is
heavy for a day cream at least for me and a touch sticky which is why it worked
ok as a primer.
Repurchase: No
First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser very basic type
cleanser feels and smells like soap.
Repurchase: No
Clinique Fresh Pressed Daily Booster (2) this is kinda like
a single use vitamin c serum I guess it would be good for traveling but I found
it kinda messy and wasteful and not that great.
Repurchase: No
Glamglow Supercleanse Clearing Cream-to-foam Cleanser this
was a really good cleanser I really liked it. It goes own like mud but does
really clean my face without stripping it.
This had a really herbally earthy scent which I liked but it was very
strong fyi.
Repurchase: Maybe
Air Repair Complexion Quenching Facial Mist this had a
strong smell and felt nice but also a little sticky.
Repurchase: No
Ofra Volcanic Clarifying Mask so this is one of those really
hard to squeeze packages and I bet if I cut it open I could probably get one
more use out of it but I am not going to bother. This does make my skin feel
nice but this is one of those masks that dries does really hard and tight on
your face and is so hard to get off.
Which is not something I am into at all.
Repurchase: No
Random (8)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company
OCD Hand Sanitizer in The Captain I love these hand sanitizers they don’t dry
my hands out and they smell so good and not too much of that alcohol smell I
have so many of them though and don’t use hand sanitizer a whole ton.
Repurchase: Maybe
Secret Outlast Deodorant this
I really liked I felt like it worked really well I don’t think I have ever
tried this before because it is more expensive than most other deodorants but I
really liked it especially in the Florida heat.
Aquaphor Healing Ointment
this is just a good multipurpose balm for like skin irritations, cracked skin
or lips just any everything sorta staple I like to have around. A little goes
along way.
Repurchase: Yes
Supergoop Everyday Sunscreen
I hated this so thick and white and sticky and hard to rub in and doesn’t even
smell like sunscreen this was just the worst.
Repurchase: No
Tommy Bahamas Shampoo this I
got in the hotel and I used I to shave with it was fine that is usually what I
do with hotel shampoos so that I don’t have to bring shaving cream.
Repurchase: No
Degree Deodorant this was
fine I get what ever the cheapest mini deodorants are available for trips and
just stock up and rotate.
Repurchase: Yes
Esfolio Foot & Heel
Peeling Mask this took awhile to start peeling and then wasn’t the really good
kinda peel everything came off in little chunks and it needed a little help
from a pumice stone so not the greatest not terrible but not the greatest.
Repurchase: Maybe
Cowshed Sleepy Cow Relaxing
Pillow Mist I really really really liked the way this smelled I wish it had
been a bigger bottle. It had lemon and valerian in it and was super relaxing. I
loved that it didn’t have lavender in it because sometimes that gives me a
headache and you don’t often get sleep type things that don’t have lavender in
them.
Repurchase: Maybe, it is pricey
Home Scents (4)
Bath and Body Works
Wallflower in At the Beach love this scent and this wallflower so much makes my
room smell so nice and beachy and I just love it.
Repurchase: Yes
Bath and Body Works Cotton
Candy Marshmallow Candle this smelled so sweet and yummy. It also burned
forever which is why there is an Easter candle being finally finished up in
September.
Repurchase: Maybe
Bath and Body Works Relax
Candle I didn’t like this at first this was a pick from my girlfriend but it
grew on me and I did find it pretty relaxing. I find that the Aromatherapy line
of candles always have a really good scent throw.
Repurchase: Yes
Bath and Body Works Italy (Cannoli & Chocolate) Candle I loved this so so much I hope they bring it back. I love sweet candles and I love chocolate scents so I loved this.
Repurchase: Yes, if I can
Declutter (6)
Glamglow Gravitymud Firming
Treatment Mask Sonic Edition this was absolutely awful I can’t even use it
again. It burned my face and the pina colada smell is so sickeningly strong
that I wanted to throw up. Made my face red and it made me feel sick it was
awful.
Covergirl Melting Pout in 145
Gel-Bird I hate the sticky texture of this.
Cowshed Lippy Cow Lip Balm
this was so waxy I felt like it was drying my lips out more.
3 in 1 Revolution Light
Moisturizer this has roses in it which thankfully I noticed but I can’t use
that since I am allergic.
Tarte Park Ave Princess
Bronzer I am giving up on this bronzer it just does not work for me it is too
shimmery and takes too long to build it up on my skin that by the time you can
see it I am like a shimmery mess.
Fenty Pro Filt’r Primer this sample looks like
maybe its separated and gone bad so it’s got to go.
Makeup (13)
Makeup Revolution Pro Fix
Illuminating Fix Spray I loved the packaging and the spray was pretty decent
but overall this was just ok. It was more dewy looking then say the Urban Decay
All Nighter but it didn’t really make my makeup last longer. It also got its
dewiness from a gold glitter which is certainly a cheap way to do it that I am
not a fan of. It didn’t leave glitter on my face or anything like that not like
the Cover FX one but this just was ok.
Repurchase: No
Urban Decay All Nighter
Setting Spray one of the best setting sprays does help lock in my makeup and it
isn’t sticky and it sprays nice.
Repurchase: Yes
Nyx #LOTD Lip of the Day this
is a liquid lip liner I don’t know all about that but I used it as a gold
eyeliner is was ok but it wasn’t that smooth or that gold.
Repurchase: No
N.Y.C. Color Wheel Mosaic
Face Powder in 722C Translucent Highlighter Glow well this was not a
highlighter this is so so old like I had it since high school before
highlighter was a thing. This was mostly just a setting powder I used it a lot
but mostly because it was convenient and I liked that it had a tint and wasn’t
totally translucent. I don’t think this is even made anymore I don’t know.
Repurchase: No
Wander Beauty Glowtion this
is one of those tinted illuminating wear under foundation or alone type of
lotions. I don’t like this nearly as much as the Glamglow one this kinda made
me look glittery and blotchy.
Repurchase: No
Supergoop Defense Refresh
Setting Mist this was ok I liked that I can apply it over makeup and get sun
protection since I hate sunscreen. I don’t think it helped my makeup hang on
though even with reapplying it.
Repurchase: Maybe
Murad Invisiblur Perfecting
Shield I have a weird relationship with this product. It blurs and makes my skin
really smooth it is a sunscreen that doesn’t make me break out so all yays. The
cons though are that it is so hard to apply it pills really easily so you have
to be really careful to use just a tiny bit and really press it in and let it
set so it doesn’t pill.
Repurchase: Probably not
Lancome Monsieur Big Mascara
this is a special occasion mascara it makes my lashes very big and dramatic but
it is heavy it does flake a little and is super hard to remove.
Repurchase: No
Clinique High Impact Mascara and
Primer this was a do nothing mascara it had no impact lol this is natural
mascara defined here.
Repurchase: No
It Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Pressed
I don’t like this is very chalky and I don’t feel like it sets my face well or
fills in my pores.
Repurchase: No
Nars Radiance Primer this was
a pass for me it was very glimmer and pink and just not for me.
Repurchase: No
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Original this is a tried and true I like it works like a charm.
Repurchase: Yes, but a
different shade.
Coola Mineral BB Cream this
had barely any color.
Repurchase: No
Lotion (3)
Bath and Body Works It’s the
Balm Body Butter (Marshmallow Magic) I loved this and the scent so so so much
it was the perfect light and sweet but not too sweet or overpowering
marshmallow scent it lasted me forever as well.
Repurchase: Yes
Fortune Cookie Soap Company
Star Command Whipped Cream this one was super fun it was a spilt between purple
and green (you know Buzz Lightyear) and had a nice fruity scent. I use up at
least one of these a month.
Repurchase: Yes
Hempz Sugarcane & Papaya
Herbal Body Moisturizer I really loved this it smelled great it felt great I
will totally be trying more from Hempz now.
Repurchase: Yes
Bodycare (7)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company
Crackling Bath Crystals in Fire Soul smelled nice and was super pretty. Didn’t
fizz and crackle as much as I would have wanted but they were fun. Helped with achy muscles a little but not as
much as I want from a bath soak. It was good but not remarkable.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Get Happy
Shower Gel (White Peach Sangria) this smelled nice and worked fine but wasn’t
so impressive that I need it again.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company
Glass Slipped Exfoliating Foot Stick the first time I used it, this was pretty
good but over time the scrubbies got less scrubby and it didn’t work as well I
still got use out of it but it isn’t as good or as convenient as a foot file or
pumice stone.
Repurchase: No
Random bath bomb I think it
is another FCS one maybe from the mean girls collection but totally not sure.
This is one of those tiny bath bombs that not quite enough for the tub so I
mixed it with some bath salts and that worked out good. The only problem was
this was decorated with like sprinkles that did not dissolve in the bath and
left my tub really gross. I hate that.
Repurchase: No
Basin Bath Salts in assorted
scents this is one of those things I bought even though I knew I probably
wouldn’t like it sometimes Disney just clouds your judgement and you buy stupid
things like this because pretty packaging. Basin is a Lush type of company you
can find online and at two locations in Disney World. These barely did anything
and didn’t leave my skin particularly soft or ease my muscles so totally
pointless.
Repurchase: No
Tree Hut Moisturizing Shave
Oil in I think its citrus they don’t really name the scents it is weird. This
was ok it didn’t work as good as the other scent oddly enough. This is fine but
I think I might go back to baby oil for shaving.
Repurchase: Maybe
Eos Shave Cream in Tropical
Fruit the only one I liked was the vanilla I feel like I got a shitty shave
with the other two scents I have tried. I don’t know that might just be in my
head.
Repurchase: No
Spongelle Coconut Verbena Body Wash Infused Buffer this was awesome. These are pretty pricey but for travel it was so nice. I loved having the sponge and body wash all together and I could just use it and throw it out when I was done. This did a really good job of lathering and felt great and smelled good.
Repurchase: Yes
Perfume (3)
Aerin Mediterranean
Honeysuckle this was too old lady smelling for my tastes.
Repurchase: No
Giorgio Armani Si Passione
this was ok nothing really of note I barely remember it.
Repurchase: No
Juicy Couture Oui this I
LOVED. I love this one they came out with for this year.
Repurchase: Yes
Haircare (3)
Marc Anthony Hydrating
Coconut Oil this was not your normal light oil that like makes my hair al
smooth and shiny and healthy looking this was very heavy and did not absorb
well. I hate the feel of this. The mask of this is my favorite but this no.
Repurchase: No
Eva NYC Forget Me Knot Dry Conditioner
this smelled weird and didn’t really revive my hair the way I wanted. It was
just ok.
Repurchase: No
Wen Pomegranate Cleansing
Conditioner I have been using Wen forever. I have been testing out others and
still having found anything that beats it for the same price or less but I am
working on it.
Repurchase: Maybe
