While I was scouring the internet the one day I found the concept of subscription boxes. Where you pay anywhere from $10+ a month to recieve a box filled with samples. Subscription boxes do vary, some geared towards mothers, some geared to the eco-concious etc. I was right away attracted to the idea of deluxe makeup/cosmetic boxes because I cannot explain how many times I have bought a fulled sized product and not enjoyed it and it sits there un-used.
So last month, I signed up for the glossybox, and glymm boxes and I recieved my glossybox for May!
Glossybox is $15 dollars a month with shipping included and they send you 5 luxury samples a month.
http://www.glossybox.ca/
Glymm box which I have yet to recieve, is $12 dollars a month shipping included and you recieve 4-5 deluxe samples.
For both companies you fill in a short beauty profile so they can get an idea of the sorts of samples you'd be interested in recieving, your skin type (oily etc) and eye and hair colours to match product colours.
I read as many box openings and reviews on these subscription box companies so I could make the best most informed decision on which boxes I'd like to purchase each month.
When I recieved my first Glossybox, I was not dissapointed!
First off, the quality of the packing and the visual is so nice when opening it. It's a sturdy box to minimalize breaking of the contents inside and it just looks so pretty! Plus the minature shoe-box-ish box it comes in is the perfect size for mailing packages and can be reused in so many ways!
I opened it up and I was really pleased with all the products inside of my box.
Inside I got
Curel Foot cream to help with dry cracked feet, says you can notice a difference in only 2 days. I haven't used it yet, but once I do I will let you know if it's as effective as it says to be.
Simple Eye makeup remover which removes even waterproof makeup, which is good for me because I rub my eyes at night and look like a psycho racoon. I have tried it and I have actually been blown away with the results. I was skeptical but its actually 100% scent free and extremely mild so you feel safe using it around your eyes, and you only need the tiniest bit and it's removed my eyeliner and mascara perfectly. It's like a magic eraser for all your eye makeup. I normally don't wear waterproof makeup, but I have tried it on waterproof eyeliner and it worked wonderfully as well, (and it was an eyeliner I tested on my hand in the store that wouldn't come off even after scrubbing my hand!)
Simple Facial Wash Gel which is nice because its hypoallergenic and no ingredients come from animals, and I’m inbetween face washes, want to find one I really like. It's not the best I've ever tried, I don't like gel based facewashes, but I'm sure it would work great for someone with really sensitive skin.
Full sized Pandora’s lipstick. I got a sparkly deeper muted red. First off, it's a FULL SIZED lipstick, I can get a million uses out of this, and I tried it, and I actually really liked it! It was less colour and more of a shimmer, that complimented my natural lip colour and completely fit with my tones and colouring which I find impressive from a company that's just read my questionaire, not actually seen me!! I really like this lipstick.
Then a full sized bottle of
Sebastian salon quality shampoo. I have the shampoo I like and want to keep, so I won’t be trying this one, but it would be nice to include in someone’s gift. Who doesn’t want a full sized salon quality shampoo? (Besides me haha.)
There you have it! All in all I am extremely pleased, I recieved $56 dollars worth of product for $15 dollars and I will/have used all the products besides 1. I have yet to get my glossy box for June, as well as the Glymm box! Woo hoo!! (:
First off, the quality of the packing and the visual is so nice when opening it. It's a sturdy box to minimalize breaking of the contents inside and it just looks so pretty! Plus the minature shoe-box-ish box it comes in is the perfect size for mailing packages and can be reused in so many ways!
I opened it up and I was really pleased with all the products inside of my box.
Inside I got Curel Foot cream to help with dry cracked feet, says you can notice a difference in only 2 days. I haven't used it yet, but once I do I will let you know if it's as effective as it says to be.
Simple Eye makeup remover which removes even waterproof makeup, which is good for me because I rub my eyes at night and look like a psycho racoon. I have tried it and I have actually been blown away with the results. I was skeptical but its actually 100% scent free and extremely mild so you feel safe using it around your eyes, and you only need the tiniest bit and it's removed my eyeliner and mascara perfectly. It's like a magic eraser for all your eye makeup. I normally don't wear waterproof makeup, but I have tried it on waterproof eyeliner and it worked wonderfully as well, (and it was an eyeliner I tested on my hand in the store that wouldn't come off even after scrubbing my hand!)
Simple Facial Wash Gel which is nice because its hypoallergenic and no ingredients come from animals, and I’m inbetween face washes, want to find one I really like. It's not the best I've ever tried, I don't like gel based facewashes, but I'm sure it would work great for someone with really sensitive skin.
Full sized Pandora’s lipstick. I got a sparkly deeper muted red. First off, it's a FULL SIZED lipstick, I can get a million uses out of this, and I tried it, and I actually really liked it! It was less colour and more of a shimmer, that complimented my natural lip colour and completely fit with my tones and colouring which I find impressive from a company that's just read my questionaire, not actually seen me!! I really like this lipstick.
Then a full sized bottle of Sebastian salon quality shampoo. I have the shampoo I like and want to keep, so I won’t be trying this one, but it would be nice to include in someone’s gift. Who doesn’t want a full sized salon quality shampoo? (Besides me haha.)
There you have it! All in all I am extremely pleased, I recieved $56 dollars worth of product for $15 dollars and I will/have used all the products besides 1. I have yet to get my glossy box for June, as well as the Glymm box! Woo hoo!! (:
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