Macy’s Beauty Box October 2019 Subscription Box Review

Macy’s Beauty Box

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.

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 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.


Hurray another month of Macy’s I really do love this box I get really excited for it every month. Lately instead of a bag we have been getting like reusable beauty item like we got a brush roll, a brush, and this month a muslin washcloth. I am into it. I have plenty of bags.

Bare Minerals Original Mineral Veil

Full Size: 8.5 g

Full Size Cost: $24

Sample Size: 0.75 g

Value: $2.12

I hate this powder so I am of course not excited to see it. I find it to be weirdly too light and to pink. As well as really kinda gunky/cakey on my skin. This is also so tiny you would go through it really fast. I guess good for travel though since powder containers are so huge.

Muslin Facecloth

Full Size: 4

Full Size Cost: $12.99

Sample Size: 1

Value: $3.25

I have always wanted to try a muslin cloth but never wanted to buy one this is actually a bit rougher and thinner then I thought it would be. I don’t see this holding up long but it is so small and easy to fold I think I might keep this with my travel stuff and use it for a traveling wash cloth.

Fur Wash Cloth Cleansing & Softening

Full Size: 18 ct

Full Size Cost: $22

Sample Size: 1 Cloth

Value: $1.22

I love these single use body cleansing cloths for throwing in my car or in a bag if I am gona be out at like a festival or theme park all day to clean up when I feel gross. I know this brand is supposed to be very good for skin and taking care of your personal bits so that’s cool.

Origins Plantscriptions Ant-Aging Power Serum

Full Size: 48 ml

Full Size Cost: $80

Sample Size: 15 ml

Value: $25

It is nice to see something from Origins that is not the charcoal mask which I have gotten over and over in boxes. This claims to reduce signs of aging but doesn’t have alot of claims so eh I don’t have that much faith that this does anything except feel nice.

Pur No Filter Blurring Photography Primer

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $33

Sample Size: 7 ml

Value: $15.40

Despite how tiny this is it is about half the size of the full one which says how misleading the full size package is. This is blurring but it has shimmer in it that I don’t love so this is kinda a miss for me.

Elemis Superfood Facial Wash

Full Size: 150 ml

Full Size Cost: $25

Sample Size: 30 ml

Value: $5

I have still yet to try this because it takes me so long to get though cleansers. Gel cleansers aren’t usually my favorite but I have the mask from this line and I kinda want to try them together.

Koh Gen Do Pure Cotton

Full Size: 60 pads

Full Size Cost: $19

Sample Size: 10

Value: $3.17

I don’t like unfinished cotton pads I feel like they are messy and fall apart and these kinda do that too. These are very soft I will use them up and probably all this month but I would not buy these for myself ever. These are large enough to cut in half which is always great double the bang for your buck


Most of this months value, almost half, came from just the Origins Serum so this was a bit of a low value month in my opinion. I still am always happy with that they send and how unique some of the things they send out but I feel like the samples were just a bit on the small side this month I would have liked them to send maybe 2 or 3 of the Fur cloths to pump up the value and feel of the box this month.

Total Value: $55.16

Skincare: 1

Makeup: 2

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 3

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 1

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 4

<3 Nightmare Before Makeup

Macy’s Beauty Box September 2019 Subscription Box Review

Macy’s Beauty Box

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.

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 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.


This is the first month in a long time that I am not wowed by my Macy’s box. It is good but feels a bit boring this month.

2 in 1 Blender Brush

This is not for sale on the website. This is one of those weird dual ended brushes that has the brush on one end and sponge on the other that always wears out really fast. This was actually nicer quality then I expected and even came with a brush guard. The brush is pretty soft and the sponge isn’t too hard. I don’t know even how to guess at the value of this.

Azzaro Wanted Girl Perfume

Full Size: 47 ml

Full Size Cost: $85

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Value: $2.71

The bottle this comes in is super cool it looks like a grenade. This perfume is much to heavy and floral and overwhelming for my tastes.

Azzaro Wanted Cologne

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $69

Sample Size: 1.2 ml

Value: $1.66

This men’s cologne has been around forever I personally do like when they send us both the men’s and women’s version of the cologne.

Perricone MD Face Finishing & Firming Moisturizer

Full Size: 59 ml

Full Size Cost: $69

Sample Size: 7.5 ml

Value: $8.77

I am acquiring a lot of Perricone products lately I don’t know they just haven’t really sparked my interest in trying them though.

Clinique Take the Day Off Balm

Full Size: 125 ml

Full Size Cost: $30

Sample Size: 15 ml

Value: $3.60

This is my favorite product to remove eye makeup hands down Have used so many of these up happy to have another little tub. It takes everything off easily it doesn’t sting and you don’t need alot.

Strivectin Anti-Wrinkle Wrinkcle Recode Line Transforming Melting Serum

Full Size: 1 oz

Full Size Cost: $89

Sample Size: 0.25 oz

Value: $22.25

I am really excited to try this really expensive serum that is on the newer side. Anything called melting sounds like something I will like and I don’t know why.

NudeStix Intense Matte Lip and Cheek Pencil in Belle

Full Size: 2.49 g

Full Size Cost: $26

Sample Size: 2.5 g

Value: $26

It looks so mini but it is totally full size. I love NudeStix formula they are so smooth and comfortable. This is a pretty pink mauve color. Swatched Below.

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush in Feisty

Full Size: 1.5 g (Travel size)

Full Size Cost: $15

Sample Size: 1.5 g

Value: $15

I don’t wear blush but this is a real travel size blush that you can buy and I was happy to pass it on it was a great size. It is a bit of a orangey peach tone. Swatched Below.


I was just a bit bored with this month’s box.

Total Value: $79.99

Skincare: 3

Makeup: 2

Tools: 1

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 2

Other:

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 2

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 6

<3 Nightmare Before Makeup

Macy’s Beauty Box August 2019 Subscription Box Review

Macy’s Beauty Box

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.

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 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.


This bag has super 80s vibes this month to me at least with the double vision pink and blue lips on black idk I wasn’t there but I assume that’s what the 80s was like.

Mario Badescu Facial Spray With Aloe Cucumber and Green Tea

Full Size: 2 oz

Full Size Cost: $5

Sample Size: 2 oz

Value: $5

I don’t love the green tea spray my favorite is the orange blossom one but I can use the green tea one and I have become addicted to facial sprays so it is nice to have more and one that I could travel with if I wanted to. The scent of this is pretty inoffensive and it is a fine facial spray not my favorite but it is ok.

SK-II Facial Treatment Mask

Full Size: 1 Mask

Full Size Cost: $17

Sample Size: 1 Mask

Value: $17

Sorry this picture is so shitty it is really hard to take a picture of essentially a crumpled aluminum foil bag. The price on this is ridiculous who the hell would spend $17 dollars on a sheet mask. I don’t find the SK-II products to do anything for my skin but when I want to feel Extra as hell I’ll use this.

Juicy Couture Oui Perfume

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $85

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Value: $2.55

I love this I have it in a full size and always to happy to have a mini to travel with. To me this scent is really light and good for summer but I don’t really know how to describe the scent at all. The scent description is watermelon which I can see and the jasmine and techno woods. What the hell is a techno wood and what does that smell like?

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil in Chaos

Full Size: 1.2 g

Full Size Cost: $22

Sample Size: 1.2 g

Value: $22

This is my favorite eyeliners so thrilled to get a full size one in a color I don’t have. The only way I can describe this shade is University of Delaware blue it is the exact shade of the blue from Udel. Any way these are super smooth amd pigmented and last really well and I hate that they are $22 because that is ridiculous for eyeliner either way in love. And this is the second product we got that is more expensive then the bag and the 3rd full size item craziness. Swatched Below.

Tarte Tarteist Lip Paint in Rose

Full Size: 6 ml

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 1 ml

Value: $3.33

I swear every color I have of this all looks the same. The same neutral dusty rose color and this is the same despite them all having different shade names. I am not super into the shades these come in. The wear fine though they are comfortable. Swatched Below.

Tony Moly Mini Berry Lip Balm in Cherry

Full Size: 7.2 g

Full Size Cost: $5

Sample Size: 7.2 g

Value: $5

How adorable is this thing?! I mean totally impractical to carry around ant the little stem is like stretchy rubber so fun to play with but I foresee that ripping off really easily. This is a peachy pink tinted really nice feeling lip balm I hate tinted balms in pots I think it is messy and gross but this is too cute and tastes too good (cherries) to not use. Swatched Below.

Lovely colors. Eyeliner, lip paint, lip balm.

This was another great month. 4 of the 6 items are full size from a bag that only promises samples like it can’t be better then that. This has really become my most favorite bag in terms of value you for price and use I get out of products and the excitement I have wondering what I’ll get each month. I really love this bag and the coupon makes for a nice ok let’s go to Macy’s and see what free thing I am going to get this month and there are always $5 options that I am happy to grab for free.

Total Value: $54.88

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 2

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 1

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 4

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 2

<3 Nightmare Before Makeup