Category: Subscription Boxes

Walmart Spring 2021 Beauty Box Subscription Review

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Walmart Beauty Box

Cost: $6.98

Cycle: Every Quarter/Season

What is it: Every season Walmart sends a little sample products of all sorts of health and beauty type items. It used to be a free sample box with $5 shipping. But they have now changed it to a $6.98 box with free shipping with the promise of better and more full size items.

Hello Charcoal Infused Bristles Soft Toothbrush

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $3.96

I love this toothbrush it has such a nice soft feel, soft bristles. I love how sleek and black it is it is very my aesthetic. I also love and only use charcoal tooth brushes when I am using a manual tooth brush so this is totally perfect for me. We may have received this before I can’t remember

Hello Activated Charcoal Epic Whitening Toothpaste (travel size)

Full Size: 1 oz

Full Size Cost: $1.25

Charcoal tooth paste great nice full travel size. We have gotten alot of travel Hello toothpaste in Walmart but it is something you always need so it doesn’t bother me that much. I wonder if Hello sends them stuff to put in these boxes though.

7th Heaven Charcoal Peel-Off Mask

Full Size: 10 ml

Full Size Cost: $1.37

Very charcoal themed box lol. I don’t love peel off masks so I will pass this along. All the 7th Heaven mask I have tried have been fine and they are cheap so its great.

Scunci Wild Primrose Hosiery Elastics

Full Size: 4

Full Size Cost: $5.97

Probably my favorite thing in the box torn between this and the toothbrush. I love hosiery elastics they are softer and then grip my hair really nicely with out pulling it I love them for home or lazy days and these are cute and soft.

Dashing Diva Gloss Ultra Shine Gel Manicure in Desert Quartz

Full Size: 20 strips, 2 manicures

Full Size Cost: $6.97

This is literally one cent off the price of the box such good value. These are great for quick manicures really easy to put on. They don’t always last as long as they say they will but still good for a fun look or night out or what ever. They only take like ten minutes to put on less time then nail polish.

Tanologist Face + Body Drops in Medium

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $38

Sample Size: 0.7 ml

Total Value: $0.89

Products like this always scare me because I am afraid to look orange or streaky. But this is the year I am committing myself to like trying some of these finally.

I am just so impressed with the value and sizes of the stuff we got in a less then $7 dollar box. And all really great products too not like crap.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $20.41

Skincare: 1

Makeup: 0

Tools: 2

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 3

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 5

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 1

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Ipsy March 2021 Subscription Box Review

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Ipsy Bag

Cost: $12 monthly, $132 annual

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: Every month Ipsy sends out a cute makeup bag of samples and full size items. You can review your bag for points that you can trade in for reward items. The rewards change often and the range between 300 points and 1000 points. You can get around 95 points every month.

If you want to subscribe you can subscribe HERE and skip the waitlist. That is my referral link so I do get points to spend but I’m not an affiliate I don’t make any money or anything it’s just the same link any subscriber would get.

You can now customize your bag and pick out one sample per month that will get to be in your bag which is a pretty nice change even though it came with a price increase.

I really like the zipper pull on this bag even though the bag is not really my style.

Shaina B Contour Brush

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $23

This is not a $23 dollar brush it is very like it is not super soft the bristles are not cut perfectly like they should be on a brush this expensive. This was my choice for the month but is like a $5 dollar brush.

Eleman Beauty Eyeshadow Duo in Aerial & Luna

Full Size: 9 shades

Full Size Cost: $42

Sample Size: 2 shades, 2.1g

Value: $9.33

This is just not something I like. these are ultra glittery and frosty and I just don’t vibe with that I can see myself decluttering this after I play with it a bit. Swatched Below.

Milk Makeup Lip + Cheek in Werk

Full Size: 6g

Full Size Cost: $18

Sample Size: 6g

Value: $18

I tend to really like stick products and Milk Makeup products. This is a pretty dusty rose color that I think is going to make a really pretty blush. Swatched Below.

Mented Balms Away Coconut Lip Treatment

Full Size: 10 ml

Full Size Cost: $9.60

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $9.60

I was really excited for this I love a fancy lip balm. But this was slightly disappointing. This was a bit gritty probably to the instability of coconut oil, that melts and re solidifies pretty readily. I will still happily use it but the little bit of grittiness does not appeal to me.

Sleek’e Silk’e Deep Conditioning Hair Mask

Full Size: 210 ml

Full Size Cost: $16

Sample Size: 45 ml

Value: $3.43

I love hair masks I use them alot. And of course I will use a mask that promises silky hair but this smells awful so bad I don’t like it.

Not my favorite month to be sure. In regards to the low value last month I contacted Ipsy with mediocre results. I emailed them and the first response I got was like “Oh well we make sure all the values are good in each bag with great products sorry you were upset.” basically getting blown off and that was really annoying. Attached to that email was a survey where you could rate your response so I did said I was very unhappy that I was being blown off and no solutions were offered. Then I was immediately emailed back that they were sorry and they added a bunch of points to my Ipsy account. So that was how that all went.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $63.36

Skincare: 0

Makeup: 2

Tools: 1

Hair Care: 1

Perfume: 0

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 3

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 2

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Macy’s Beauty Box March 2021 Subscription Box Review

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Cost: $15

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: 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. Lately we have been getting between 6 and 8 items per month you never really know how many things you are going to get.

All the brands will be brands you can find in Macy’s which is cool since they sell Mac and a lot of other brands that are never to rarely seen in subscription boxes.

The cool thing about the coupon is that it is good in stores and online also Macy’s does have sales and $5 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 it is still basically free.

So not really happy this month at all. The coupon seems to have changed and it is not $10 off a purchase of $40 something I wont use because that’s alot of money to spend I hope the coupon changes back to normal because that is really disappointing after being able to use the coupon to get a free item for so long.

Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment

Full Size: 50 g

Full Size Cost: $60

Sample Size: 7 g

Value: $8.40

I don’t really like the Glamglow masks. I find them to be really over rated and not the greatest quality for the pricepoint.

Peter Thomas Roth Cucumber Gel Mask

Full Size: 150 ml

Full Size Cost: $55

Sample Size: 14 ml

Value: $5.13

Ugh this mask it haunts me. Every time I finish one another one comes into my life. It isn’t that its bad by any means it totally does what it says with calming irritated skin but with out clogging pores its a good mask I just don’t like cucumbers.

Harper + Ari Uplift Mini Bar Bath Bomb

Full Size: 105 g

Full Size Cost: $7

Sample Size: 105 g

Value: $7

Never got this in a Macy’s box before. I love blackberry scents so this is great for me. I like the green color too but I bet its gona turn the water a really weird color.

Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Chamomile and Lavender

Full Size: 118 ml

Full Size Cost: $7

Sample Size: 29 ml

Value: $1.72

My favorite one of these is the orange one but this one I’d say is second. I love little sprays because I can go through them really fast and I can easily bring them places.

Scentered De-Stress Therapy Balm

Full Size: 5 g

Full Size Cost: $24

Sample Size: 1.5 g

Value: $7.20

I love stuff like this for putting on my wrists/ palms before bed to relax me. I extra love that this doesn’t have Eucalyptus in it because all destressing things have it and I don’t like the scent at all it give me a headache. But this is just like a little chapstick you rub on your skin.

Rituals The Ritual of Sakura Zensational Foaming Shower Gel

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $6

Sample Size: 50 ml

Value: $6

I don’t like the scent of cherry blossoms so I will pass this on. Also I don’t really love this formula I have tried it in another scent and it just is weird its a bit like shaving cream and doesn’t quite feel super cleansing to me.

Just Chilling Cold Gel Eye Mask

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $9

When Macy’s does these eyes they are made for the box so there is nothing to link to I linked to something similar. This is really nice it has like a soft minky fabric on the back. These are so nice when I have a headache or my sinuses hurt or need a quick ice back these are just super useful.

I like that the theme of this box was all very relaxing spa night in type of vibes and we got a 2 face masks that cater to either end of the skin type spectrum all very good things I hate the coupon change that feels really shadey and money grabby to me.

Total Value: $44.45

Skincare: 3

Makeup: 0

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 4

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 3

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 4

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