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Macy’s Beauty Box July 2019 Subscription Box Review

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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 (beauty ships free at Macy’s) 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 one of the first bags I have liked from from this Macy’s subscription. It is a completely mesh bag so it is great for the beach and outdoors so dirt and sand can kind of just fall right through.

Alot of stuff I am not really excited about so lets get into it.

Clarins Sunscreen Multi-Protection SPF 50

Full Size: 1.7 oz

Full Size Cost: $43

Sample Size: 0.3 oz

Value: $7.59

I have wanted to try sunscreen from Clarins so I am pretty happy about this sample. Wish it was a bit bigger of a sample though.

Moschino Toy 2 Perfume

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $76

Sample Size: 1 ml

Value: $1.52

I love the teddy bear shaped bottle that is so freaking cute. This is kinda a fresh but musky perfume.

Tarte Lights, Camera, Splashes Mascara

Full Size: 7 ml

Full Size Cost: $23

Sample Size: 4 ml

Value: $13.14

This is a terrible picture but this is the the waterproof version of the Tarte Lights Camera Lashes mascara that is ok but I don’t love it is a little too clumpy for me. But it is good to have a waterproof one on hand.

Too Faced Hangover Rx Replenishing Face Primer

Full Size: 40 ml

Full Size Cost: $34

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $4.25

I don’t love this face primer it is too sticky and too heavy feeling on my skin. It just isn’t suited for me personally.

Grande Cosmetics GrandeLips Hydrating Lip Plumper in Clear

Full Size: 2.48 ml

Full Size Cost: $27

Sample Size: 1.1 ml

Value: $10.89

This is a pretty nice gloss it isn’t super sticky and it is plumping. but I keep getting them and I don’t need more. So I am also not opening this one.

Philosophy Renewed Hope in a Jar

Full Size: 74 ml

Full Size Cost: $35

Sample Size: 7 ml

Value: $14.80

Philosophy skincare never works for me but I love peeling mousse type products. They feel nice even though I know they are not really doing anything.

Total Value: $52.90

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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Sephora Play! June 2019 Subscription Box Review

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Sephora Play!

Cost: $10.00 monthly + tax

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: Every month our favorite money sucking store Sephora sends out a curated box of higher end samples to try out. Every month you receive 5 samples and a perfume sample. The boxes are customized with a few different variations being sent out each month.

There is a small survey that Sephora has you take that helps Sephora curate a box to your needs. There is also a card included in the box for a complimentary mini makeover and 50 extra points if you purchase something in store and now online too.

I’m just super ready to be done with month so feel free to hate read this some what what boring post from a very exhausted blogger.

Sephora pulled it out this month with new samples I almost fell on the floor.

Jouer Long-Wear Lip Topper in Rose Gold

Full Size: 5.9 ml

Full Size Cost: $16

Sample Size: 2 ml

Value: $5.42

I did not like this is it way to glittery and the glitter gets everywhere.

Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm

Full Size: 90 ml

Full Size Cost: $34

Sample Size: 12 ml

Value: $4.53

I love this cleansing balm so much. It is so gentle and takes my makeup off so well and doesn’t sting my eyes at all and has a nice herbal scent I love this even more then my beloved Clinique one.

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask

Full Size: 20 g

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 2.5 g

Value: $2.50

I have been using the grapefruit one but this smells even better then that one. I like it alot it is sorta like a heavy coating good for night time when I am not gona be drinking so you get a little dry. It isn’t my favorite lip balm ever though.

Belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $38

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $7.60

I don’t love the belif moisturizers I find them too heavy and not enough moisture for the level of heaviness but I’ll use it up for travel or hand lotion it is a small tub. I don’t love the fragrance on this but it is light that you can kinda ignore it.

Klorane Sun Radiance Shampoo

Full Size: 200 ml

Full Size Cost: $15

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $0.75

Klorane Sun Radiance Conditioner

Full Size: 200 ml

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $1.00

These I am worried would mess with my pink hair dye so I am going to pass these along.

Tarte Foundcealer in 34S Medium Sand

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $39

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $6.50

I got two Tarte foundations in the same shade this month. I rarely wear foundation so I actually prefer tiny little foundations because they prove to be plenty for me.

Very small samples and very low value this month.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $28.30

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 2

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 2

Perfume: 0

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 7

Boxycharm June 2019 Subscription Box Review

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Boxycharm

Cost: $21

Cycle: Every Month

What is it:

Boxycharm sends out 4 to 5 full size items every month which makes it really unique among the  boxes I subscribe to.  It is a nice change to get all full size products especially for the reasonable price of $21 which is usually less then the cost of one item in the box.

If you would like to subscribe you can use my referral link HERE. I don’t get anything other then points but would really appreciate it but do as you feel comfortable you are also welcome to use the link in the header that leads to the regular homepage.

You can also review your products and get “charms” which are their versions of points that you can use as money off in their shop.

I am sorry every thing has been super late on the blog this month. I’ve really just mostly been wallowing in my sadness and haven’t felt like doing anything.

So as you can maybe notice I have a missing product. The Touch in Sol Primer that was supposed to be in this box and the thing I was most excited about didn’t end up making it into my box. Which is annoying. What was more annoying was the customer service experience.

So I emailed said I had a missing product. Got am auto response saying that they had a large volume of emails and someone would respond to me in 2 to 3 days. I also had made an order with my points in the Charm Shop before my box arrived and hadn’t gotten any updates about it after more then a week.

So I waited the 3 days and at like 3 to 4 days I got different auto response email saying that there was a high volume of emails and that I would get a response in 2 to 3 days. That had me a little confused and really unhappy but what ever. The next day still having not spoken to any representatives. I got one of those surveys they send out about how they did, almost as if they had closed my claim. So I rated them a 1 and put in the comments that they had not contacted me to solve my problem and that had not updated me on the status of my other order either. Withing an hour I got a response saying that my primer would be shipped with my next box and a shipping confirmation for my Charm Shop order. So we shall see if my primer arrives next month or not.

Skin & Co Truffle Therapy Whipped Cleansing Cream

Full Size: 150 ml

Full Size Cost: $35

Sample Size: 100 ml

Sample Size Value: $23.33

This is my favorite thing in the box and it isn’t even full size, which they do on occasion. This was a nice creamy cleanser but doesn’t leave that creamy heavy filmy feel that alot of cream cleansers leave on my face. I will definitely use this all up.

Dirty Little Secret Lip Liner in Rosie Posie

Full Size: ?

Full Size Cost: $15

This is very pink swatched but it is very flattering on my lips I don’t have a lip liner this color which is cool but I am not hugely into this formula. When I swatched it it broke because it is soft but not creamy it is actually quite patchy and hard to get an even layer going on it isn’t a great experience to apply I don’t love this. Swatched Below.

Dominique Cosmetics Lemonade Lip Gloss in Peach Tea

Full Size: 5.5 ml

Full Size Cost: $17

This smells like cake and frosting I want to keep it for that reason but this is a gross color and a gross feeling on the lips to me. As a gloss hater this is everything I hate about a gloss in one. It is a milky pinky peach color that makes you look kinda sick it is very very thick and very very sticky. Swatched Below.

Tarte be you. naturally. Eyeshadow Palette

Full Size: 9.6 g

Full Size Cost: $36

Typical Tarte stickers to cover up older packaging. This is boxy exclusive so you can’t buy it BUT I linked to a practically identical one that they have also sent me at some point. I think. All the round Tarte palettes expect the Make Believe in Yourself palette all look so boring and so similar. I plan to give this away. So I am not going to swatch it because there is no way in hell I would use this.

Customer service issues aside I really didn’t like this box at all this month. Two lip products that aren’t my taste a boring eyeshadow palette and then a cleanser and a primer that I didn’t receive.

Total: $91.33 ($114.33 with the primer)

Total Value to Me: $38.33 ($61.33 with the primer)

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