Tag: Subscription Box

Macy’s Beauty Box February 2022 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 (that used to it) with a purchase amount which I hate (SUCH A DOWNGRADE), 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.

I love that they focused on black owned brands this month and products you would normally never see in a box unless you specifically sought them out.

Urban Hydration Lemon & Berries Micellar Cleansing Water

Full Size: 500 ml

Full Size Cost: $14.99

I don’t really use micellar waters but this is a pretty cool thing to get if you are some one who uses them because this is huge and will last a while. The vibes of this look like a juice you would drink and that makes me want to use it.

Lovinah Blue Butterfly Stem Cell Deep Hydration Mask

Full Size: 2 oz

Full Size Cost: $85

Sample Size: 0.5 oz

Value: $21.25

This sounds super interesting it is supposed to be for all skin types with marine extracts and stem cells and such for skin repair. It is also super freaking blue like omg.

Shea Yeleen Rich Shea Body Cream in Coconut Melon

Full Size: 3.4 oz

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 0.5 oz

Value: $2.94

They really could have given us a bigger size of this it is a body lotion but this is barely enough for one leg like what. I love coconut scented things but melon scented this not so much so this is gona be a gamble for me.

Rucker Roots GTC Curl Cream

Full Size: 8 oz

Full Size Cost: $14.99

Sample Size: 0.75 oz

Value: $1.41

First I was like wow this is cool you never get stuff like this that is appropriate for curly hair and then I saw the size and price of the full size and not even giving us an ounce or two of this is kinda ridiculous.

buttah AHA BHA Rosewater Toner

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $19

Sample Size: 15 ml

Value: $2.85

This is an awesome product I would love to be able to try it but with the rose water I can’t but I will pass this on and it will be used up and loved quickly. this is the perfect kinda of exfoliating but gentle toner.

At first I was really excited about this box but after going through the prices this feels like a slap in the face and kind of condescending Macy’s always has such a great value and mostly full sizes but why could they not bring that same energy to this box?

Total Value: $43.44

Skincare: 3

Makeup: 0

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 1

Perfume: 0

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 1

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 4

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Ipsy February 2022 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 choose one item in your bag every month which I really like. I will say the quality of the actual bag every month isn’t as consistent or as good as they have been in years past.

Well this was a much better month then last month.

Refreshments Breezy Deodorant in Pacific Fizz

Full Size: 2 oz

Full Size Cost: $12

Sample Size: 2 oz

Value: $12

This was my pick for the month I like to have a more natural deodorant around so this seemed like a good choice. It is also worth more then I pay for the month though I think that is pretty absurd for a deodorant.

Complex Culture Double Dimension Dual Ended Eyeliner Pencil in Matte Deep Plum/ Metallic Pearl

Full Size: 1.6 g

Full Size Cost: $18

Sample Size: 1.6 g

Value: $18

I love Complex Culture Brushes I don’t really know how I feel about the makeup. The Aesthetic is great here and the metallic nude side is really pretty but the plum is pretty meh more of a brown then a plum.

Hipdot Highlighter in Cosmic

Full Size: 6 shades, 21 g

Full Size Cost: $24

Sample Size: 1.8 g

Value: $2.06

This is not a highlighter color for me. I am not really into these gold/bronzey highlighters I will pass this along.

Naked Cosmetics Lip Scrub in Peppermint

Full Size: 6.5 g

Full Size Cost: $6.99

Sample Size: 6.5 g

Value: $6.99

I feel like I had this in the vanilla flavor before and I think I didn’t like, but also I am not 100% sure of that. I have a hard time with lip scrubs they take me so long to use and I forget alot. But I’ll cut this in the stash.

Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist

Full Size: 40 ml

Full Size Cost: $48

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $6.00

This is so tiny! It’ll be fun to try this I have heard so much about how this is so great and dewy and makes your skin look so pretty. Well see about that.

Well this month was a lot better then last month better products sizes and varieties.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $45.05

Skincare: 0

Makeup: 3

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 2

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 3

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 2

<3 Nightmare Before Makeup

Macy’s Beauty Box January 2022 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 (that used to it) with a purchase amount which I hate (SUCH A DOWNGRADE), 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.

New Year all skincare box that’s pretty standard though. I just love that even though Macy’s does do alot of repeats they also do alot of new different things also.

We also got a bag but its plasticky and a bit tacky.

Youth Haus 24k Gold Glow Eye Patches

Full Size: 1 pair

Full Size Cost: $7

These are very comfortable. They feel really nice I like them I don’t think I would spend $7 on them but I enjoyed using them.

Ahava Mineral Hand Cream

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $24

Sample Size: 40 ml

Value: $9.60

I like this hand cream but I have a super weird relationship with it I swear every tube I get has a different fragrance and some are so floral that I hate them like this one and some are super oceany which I love. The cream itself is super great but the inconsistent scent is weird to me.

Clarins Total Eye Lift

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $89

Sample Size: 3 ml

Value: $17.80

I’ve used this before it is not my favorite eye cream it doesn’t really do much for me. So I will be passing it along. I haven’t ever seen any effects from it so I don’t care to use it when I can try new products.

Estee Lauder Beautiful Magnolia Perfume

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $128

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Value: $1.92

Florals are not my thing so I will pass this along to my mom.

Elemis Pro Collagen Cleansing Balm

Full Size: 20 g

Full Size Cost: $14

I love to try new cleansing balms. This also smells really nice. I like the citrusy herbal scent that it has.

Barbor Hydra Plus Ampoules

Full Size: 7 x 2 ml (14 ml)

Full Size Cost: $29.95

See this is super cool I haven’t ever seen anything like this in a subscription and it isn’t something I feel like alot of people would buy to try. This is just like a hylaronic acid serum in little one time use capsules but its super cool I am excited to try it. I am not loving my current Hylaronic acid serum so I may pause and use this up first for the next week.

Total Value: $80.27

Skincare: 4

Makeup: 0

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 1

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 3

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 2

<3 Nightmare Before Makeup