Tag: Macy’s

Macy’s Beauty Box May 2018 Subscription Box Review

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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.

Wow this is the first Macy’s ever that has been all makeup up. As usual the bag quality is nice but not something I like but they make great gifts, I like to make my own little gift set time things and these bags are perfect for it.

Tarte Park Ave Princess Bronzer

Full Size: 9 g

Full Size Cost: $30

Sample Size: 3 g

Value: $10

I have one of these already so the swatch is from mine and this will move on to a new home I don’t need two of this bronzer I don’t particularly care for it. I would believe the claims that this is waterproof because once it is on your face it doesn’t move I find it really hard to blend out and it is shimmery which I don’t like in my bronzer.  This also has a strange under tone it is like a warm yellow it just doesn’t look quite right on me. Swatched Below.

Nudestix Nudies in Illumi-Naughty

Full Size: 8 g

Full Size Cost: $30

Sample Size: 1.7 g

Value: $6.38

I swear I have had this before but can’t find it anywhere. That aside this is one of those kinda dewy kinda shimmery highlight sticks it is a little more glowy sheen which is not the kind of highlight I usually go for but I’m sure I’ll use it. Swatched Below.

DermaBlend Glow Creator in Gold

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $33

Sample Size: 4 ml

Value: $8.80

This is a gold shimmery mix in highlighter it says it can be worn alone but it doesn’t work that way you need to mix this into another liquid product and it will add a gold radiance to what ever you mix it into. Swatched Below.

It Cosmetics Brow Power in Universal Taupe

Full Size: 0.0056 g

Full Size Cost: $24

Sample Size: 0.0018 oz

Value: $7.71

This has a pretty soft spoolie and a pretty stiff pencil I received this same on in a Boxycharm at one point.

Benefit Bad Gal Bang Mascara

Full Size: 8.5 g

Full Size Cost: $24

Sample Size: 3 g

Value: $8.47

Sorry this picture came out so dark.  I have been dying to try this mascara but refused to buy it.  The brush has really short rubber spike snot my favorite type but we shall see.

Dolce & Gabbana Garden Perfume

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $94

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Value: $2.82

This perfume is just trying to hard it is a floral oriental gourmand scent like really trying way to hard to many scents thrown together.

This was the most makeup heavy bag Macy’s has ever set out which is a nice change of pace I like that they scent out a mix of classics like the bronzer and the brow pencil and some more interesting products like the two highlighters.

Total Value: $44.18

Skincare: 0

Makeup: 5

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 1

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 6

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Macy’s Beauty Box April 2018 Subscription Box Review

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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.

This was actually a good month too bad I’m allergic to alot of what was included this month and I can’t use alot of it.

Schmidt’s Rose + Vanilla Natural Deodorant

Full Size: 75 g

Full Size Cost: $4.99

Sample Size: 19.8 g

Value: $1.32

So I can’t use this because of the roses but I have used Schmidt’s before and they are a decent natural deodorant brand. You can also always pick them up pretty cheap at like Marshalls and TJ Maxx type places. You can also get these little travel size ones to test them out there for a dollar or two.

Origins Ginzing Refreshing Eye Cream

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $31

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $10.33

I like the packaging on the sample better then the full size. I rather have a squeezey tube then a jar.  I like Orgins products so pretty happy about this one.

Coola Mineral BB Cream

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $36

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $3.60

So this isn’t really a BB Cream this is just a tinted sunscreen. I have heard a mixed reviews on Coola products so I don’t know when or if I will get around to this. I don’t do well with sunscreen so I don’t know.

Korres Wild Rose Advanced Brightening Sleeping Facial

Full Size: 40 ml

Full Size Cost: $48

Sample Size: 20 ml

Value: $24

Another product I can’t use due to roses. I will have to pass this on, but I like the idea of a brightening sleeping mask.

Tony Moly Skin Purifying I’m Real Sheet Mask

Full Size: 1 mask

Full Size Cost: $3.00

Sample Size: 1 mask

Value: $3.00

I love Tony Moly Masks They always feel like they are actually working something alot of sheet masks lack.  You can find these cheaper and on sale sometimes.

Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue

Full Size: 1.18 oz

Full Size Cost: $30

Sample Size: 4 shades

Value: $?

Instead of a perfume this month we have gotten a little foundation sampler. I actually appreciate these because I like to know if I like the formula of a foundation before I buy it because I am really picky with foundation. I don’t really know how to value this one since most of it won’t work for any one person.

This might be my favorite Macy’s month so far despite the fact that I can’t use 2 of the products in the bag.

Total Value: $42.25

Skincare: 4

Makeup: 1

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 1

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 4

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Macy’s Beauty Box March 2018 Subscription Box Review

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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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