Macy’s Beauty Box November 2017 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.


Well Macy’s is getting better this is more what I would have expected from their first box so it is feeling a little to late for me I will probably cancel after I see what they pull out for Christmas. This month they gave us $10 dollars off which was awesome because I was able to score and Origins gift set for free during the Black Friday sale and some Shiseido Facial Cottons with last months $5 off that I have been dying to try. So I was pretty thrilled with that.

Lancôme Cils Booster XL Super Enhancing Mascara Base

Full Size: 5.6 ml

Full Size Cost: $25.50

Sample Size: 2.07 ml

Value: $9.43

Oh gee another mascara primer these are just sitting in my collection getting no use. I should really try these one day but I just don’t see the point. I already like my lashes plenty and often forget to even put mascara on so I just don’t see myself using this extra step ever.

Beauty Blender Blotterazzi Pro

Full Size: 1 blotter and Case

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 1 blotter

Value: $10

I am approximating this at $10 because half the function of this is having the case. Now the point of this is to be a reusable blotting paper that you take on the go to blot oil. I have the non pro version that I got in Sephora Play! from before I even started this blog. I use this in a different way and actually love it so am very happy to have another. I soak it in setting spray and tap it all over my face anywhere I feel like I have makeup that looks cakey or powdery or isn’t blending well together and feel like it helps everything sink in and blend better. I  know I could do that with a regular beauty blender but I feel like this blotter does it quicker and gives a smoother look because it is over a wider area. So Yay for something I will truly get alot of use out of.

Tarte Tartist Lip Paint in Bestie

Full Size: 6 ml

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 1 ml

Value: $3.33

Holy shit how many of these are we going to get. This is a very brown color that I am eh about there was a swatch no idea where it went but there was one.

Mac Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Base in Radiant Yellow

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $42

Sample Size: 6 ml

Value: $5.04

This is VERY yellow I don’t know how this is going to work on me, but Always nice to get a Mac product.

Benefit They’re Real Mascara in Black

Full Size: 8.5 g

Full Size Cost: $24

Sample Size: 3 g

Value: $16.94

I am so super allergic to this mascara is makes my eyes so itchy and red and irritated and just I can’t. But I will find it a good home.

Chanel Gabrielle Perfume

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $105

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Value: $3.15

This is ultra feminine smelling not really my style.


This subscription is getting better but it is all stuff I have or isn’t my style I don’t know if the value is there for me personally the best part is the coupon and that isn’t worth $15 a month to me.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $47.89

Skincare: 0

Makeup: 4

Tools: 1

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 1

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 2

Sample: 4

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Macy’s Beauty Box October 2017 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.


Another disappointing month from Macy’s. :/ and a missing product.

The bag is cute and will be great to throw in my gift stash pile.

One again there is nothing to swatch in this month’s bag.

Lancôme Énergie De Vie The Water-Infused Cream

Full Size: 1.7 oz

Full Size Cost: $55

Sample Size: 0.5 oz

Value: $16.18

Thank goodness this one thing is worth the price of the box and it is something I know I like because we have learned this box is pretty terrible on average. This is a super pricey moisturizer I have used it before and I do like it it has a nice fresh scent and works well to moisturize my skin with out being overly moisturizing or clogging my pores. I think the anti aging properties are lost on me though.

Strivectin Multi-Action Stress Defense Hydrating Water Gel

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $59

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $11.80

Oh look another moisturizer we always need two in a bag right? That’s what every one wants. This is supposed to help repair the damage from stress and not getting enough sleep since I am always stressed and never sleep I’ll Let you know soon how well that really works. But to start it is a nice light fast absorbing moisturizer.

Elizabeth Arden Superstart Skin Renewal Booster

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $67

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $11.17

To round things out a motherfucking THIRD moisturizer. Really Macy’s wtf?! Any way this is a moisturizer booster that you put on before skincare to help it absorb better I have really no use for this so this will get passed along. Also super tiny sample.

Origins Clear Improvement Mask

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $27

Sample Size: 15 ml

Value: $4.05

More skincare! Macy’s you really couldn’t be more boring right now. This is a great mask and I like that it is a bigger size then those annoying little pods that you can’t reseal and this is in a tube so props on the packaging. This is a good mask but I do find it a little harsh this is a once in a while mask it is also very messy.

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Finish

Full Size: 0.5 oz

Full Size Cost: $16

Sample Size: 0.25 oz

Value: $8

It’s a good primer I’ve already reviewed this multiple times since starting this blog if it keeps getting sent to me I will never need to buy a full size what more is there to say it is the OG primer.


Total: $51.20

The value is money wise but it really isn’t in terms of products. Three moisturizers and one of the first primers and first charcoal masks like yes its all great brands but its all old school products and boring as hell. I was also missing the perfume sample that we were supposed to receive but I don’t even care. This really just doesn’t do it for me. I really can’t think who this subscription is meant for.

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Macy’s Beauty Box September 2017 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.


Kind of boring this month…… I am really waiting for Macy’s to step up their game coming into the Holidays or I will be canceling.

Literally everything in this bag was transparent there was nothing to swatch.

The bag is super cute this month but not as quality feeling as last months.

Burt’s Bees Hand Salve

Full Size: 3 oz

Full Size Cost: $7.10

Sample Size: 0.3 oz

Value: $0.71

This is a nice little tin of hand salve. It isn’t as great as my Fortune Cookie Soap company salves but it is still nice it is very thick but absorbs quickly.

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer in Radiance

Full Size: 1 oz

Full Size Cost: $22

Sample Size: 0.5 oz

Value: $11

This is a glowy primer but it doesn’t extend the wear of my makeup at all. I am really bored of primers in makeup bags like every one has a million this is boring.

Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $19

Sample Size: 7 ml

Value: $4.43

This is a gel moisturizer I actually like this for my hands it is way to moisturizing for my face. But again another boring standard product we have all seen and tried. I am pretty sure I have this sample sitting in my cabinet some where.

Dermablend Loose Setting Powder

Full Size: 28 g

Full Size Cost: $27

Sample Size: 5 g

Value: $4.82

Hey loose powder no one has ever tried that before *heavy sarcasm* I am kind ok with this because I have heard good things and am interested in this brand but I have so much loose powder I need to work through.

Ahava Purifying Mud Mask

Full Size: 0.9 oz

Full Size Cost: $10

Sample Size: 0.68 oz

Value: $7.56

The thing I am most excited about I love Ahava products and I love purifying masks. They are usually to expensive for me to want to purchase on my own so this is the one thing in the box I am happy about.

Vince Camuto Ciao Perfume

Full Size: 1 oz

Full Size Cost: $51

Sample Size: 0.09 oz

Value: $4.59

This smells really nice but for the life of me I can not figure out what it smells like. At least it is a sample I know I will use up. I love this designer’s shoes. Not that I own any they are like $400 a pair but a girl can dream.


Shame on you Macy’s the value is less this month and less deluxe size samples. I am not happy with this box at all I am giving them to December to impress me. The only saving grace is the $5 coupon but I can not get it to work on line I have to use it in store which limits my choices.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $33.11

Skincare: 3

Makeup: 2

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 1

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 2

Sample: 4

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