Macy’s Beauty Box March 2018 Subscription Box Review

Macy’s Beauty Box

Cost: $15

Cycle: Every Month

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, 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.


So this bag was all skincare so this post is really hard to write. I mean there is nothing to swatch and alot of it is anti-aging products that I can’t really see results from so this bag is kinda just a waste to me.

I like the bag this month though so that is a plus I guess.

Carolina Herrera Good Girl Perfume

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $90

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Value: $2.70

This is a very strong perfume.  This is the perfume that comes in the bottle shaped like the a high heel. I wasn’t a huge fan but my mom loves it so I passed it on to her she actually has the full size.

SK-II Facial Treatment Essence

Full Size: 160 ml

Full Size Cost: $179

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $11.19

Holy crap this is expensive I think this might be the most expensive item I have ever gotten like even more then perfumes. Like that is nuts. This is supposed to be a hydrating toner that increases radiance but on me it seems pretty matiffying and smoothing. Which I don’t mind just totally the opposite of what it is supposed to do.

Clarins Extra Firming Jour

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $86

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $8.60

This is a say cream with spf eh not to exciting and not a whole lot to say about it. I mean what is to write.

Estēe Lauder Resilience Lift Night Cream

Full Size: 29.5 ml

Full Size Cost: $55

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $9.32

This is a cream looks solid in the jar but is surprisingly light on the skin which is night I don’t like really heavy thick face creams.

Mac Strobe Cream in Pinklite

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $33

Sample Size: 6 ml

Value: $3.96

I tried swatching this but it was kinda impossible to get to show up. This is just like a lit from within type of glowy product to put on alone or under makeup. These are my favorite kind of things because I don’t wear foundation all the time. Pinklite has pink undertones.

Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate

Full Size: 8 ml

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 8 ml

Value: $20

Obviously this isn’t a full size but you can buy this sample size and with how expensive it is this seemed fair to use that price. It feels nice on the skin but I don’t like it as much as the Korres Golden crocus one I got from a sephora play at one point.


Total: $55.77

So I like that they kinda gave you a whole skincare routine of really expensive products to try. You have your day cream, some no-makeup makeup, a toner, a night cream, and a serum. I would have maybe preferred like a toner or a mask or an eye cream to the strobe cream just to make it more of a full routine that I could take traveling  but all in all it it was a good setup and a well thought out curation just a bit boring. Like getting really nice socks for Christmas you’ll like them while you use them but they aren’t exciting when you open them.

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Macy’s Beauty Box February 2018 Subscription Box Review

Macy’s Beauty Box

Cost: $15

Cycle: Every Month

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, 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.


So we have a valentinesish themed bag this month. It is cute but thin feeling and makes then noise crunchy noise when you touch it.

Even all the products are kinda pink.

Tarte Fake Awake Eye Highlight

Full Size: 0.007 oz

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 0.0035 oz

Value: $10

This is one of those brightening nude eyeliner type things. It seems to have a little glitter in it. It is just a standard automatic liner not my favorite style and it is a little stiff of a formula but seems like it will stay put in the waterline well.

It Cosmetics Confidence in a Cleanser

Full Size: 148 ml

Full Size Cost: $25.46

Sample Size: 20 ml

Value: $3.44

Feel like groundhogs day here didn’t they send us something It Cosmetics last month? Any way I linked to the cleanser on QVC because it is cheaper and comes with their micellar water as well in a set so I mean way better deal.

Philosophy Ultimate Miracle Worker Fix

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $68

Sample Size: 3 ml

Value: $13.60

Oh more philosophy another thing they keep fucking sending. A travel size eye cream is always nice to have though.

Tony Moly I’m Real Rose Mask

Full Size: 1 mask

Full Size Cost: $3

Sample Size: 1 mask

Value: $3

This I can’t use because I am allergic. So this will be passed along. It is a great addition to the box.

Dior Dior Addict Lip Glow in 001 Pink, 102 Matte Raspberry, 010 Holo Pink

Full Size: 3.52 g

Full Size Cost: $34

Sample Size: 3 x 0.3 g

Value: $8.69

Why is this lip balm so goddamn expensive I mean I knew it was expensive just wtf. I like that they gave use three different colors in three different finishes to try out. Look at the itty bitty adorable brush it comes with Squee.

Coach Floral Perfume

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $58

Sample Size: 2 ml

Value: $3.87

Very feminine smelling perfume. Coach is a nice perfume brand because they are not overly pricey.


Total: $42.60

I feel like I should be really excited about this month’s bag but I’m just not. I don’t even know why. This was a shitty post I’m sorry.

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Macy’s Beauty Box January 2018 Subscription Box Review

Macy’s Beauty Box

Cost: $15

Cycle: Every Month

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, 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.


 

Cute little Valentine’s Day themed bag but feels pretty cheapie compared to the other bags they have sent out, but the products are much better this month so that’s what really matters.

Philosophy Pure Grace Nude Rose Body Lotion

Full Size: 480 ml

Full Size Cost: $39

Sample Size: 30 ml

Value: $2.44

Oh good a rose scented lotion. I can’t do roses due to being allergic and pure grace smells so old and gives me a headache I am not even opening this. HARD PASS.

Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

Full Size: 150 ml

Full Size Cost: $23

Sample Size: 30 ml

Value: $4.60

This was so creamy like I was shocked by how creamy it was. I wouldn’t use this to remove makeup or if my skin was really greasy but I used this to help wash of a clay mask you know how hard those can be some times and this was so creamy and helped take the mask of gently with out all the pulling and rubbing. So I am on board for this I like this.

Ahava Dead Sea Water Mineral Hand Cream

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $24

Sample Size: 40 ml

Value: $9.60

Great travel hand cream. Great size too. This has a light some what light salty smell but in a beach way not a salt shaker way. This isn’t greasy either.

Micheal Kors Sexy Ruby Perfume

Full Size: 60 ml

Full Size Cost: $92

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Value: $2.30

This smells so sexy and bright I know that is a weird way to describe a perfume. I am rarely a fan of the perfume samples that are sent to me so it is nice to get one I can use.

Clinique + Johnathon Adler: Pop Lip Colour + Primer in Nude Pop

Full Size: 3.8 g

Full Size Cost: $15.40

Sample Size: 3.8 g

Value: $15.40

So this is weird I’m pretty sure this is full size but I cant find this anywhere for purchase the Johnathan Adler packaging looks different and doesn’t have this shade. I swear before Christmas I recall seeing this in a gift with purchase set you know the kinds that Clinique and Macy’s do all the time I have a feeling that is where this came from. I am still happy about a full size special collection lipstick it is just weird I can’t find it online. Swatched Below.

Smashbox Always On liquid Lipstick in Bawse

Full Size: 4 ml

Full Size Cost: $24

Sample Size: ?

Value: $8

No size listed I don’t get why smash box does that. This is a real red red I don’t wear alot of red but I always want to. Maybe I’ll work up the courage to try this out. rather then just have it look pretty in my vanity. Swatched Below.

Bawse on top, Nude Pop Below


Total: $42.34

The full size lipstick is a real score this month and makes the bag but this is the first month so far that I am genuinely happy and like my bag other then the one lotion I will use and enjoy everything in my bag. The only weird this I noticed is that it is super odd two lotions and two lip products so that half the bag is duplicate product types which is super damn odd.

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