Glossybox: beauty products, $21/month
Promo: save 30% your first box by clicking on link above (limited time promo) or get a pre-paid 6 or 12 months subscription at Gilt City for $99 or $150.
I paid: $9
Box retail value: $61, My value: $39
Enjoyment factor: ☺
Glossybox is a monthly subscription which sends you five beauty items every month, generally a mixture full size and travel sizes. They started in Europe so they often send out European brands that are new in America. While this is my first Glossybox, I’ve swapped items from this box before.
Glossybox’s regular price is $21 a month, but it’s a good idea to be in the look for special offers, specially around Black Friday. I subscribed to Glossybox with a Gilt City offer which allowed me to get a year worth of boxes for $105 (normally $222) or about $9 per box. To get the $105 price I used the promo WELCOME30. If that doesn’t work, use this link to go to Gilt City and you’ll get a code for $25 off (and so will I).
Items come in a very pretty, sturdy box that can be easily reused (just put a sticker to cover the brand name). This is my first Glossybox, so I’ve taken several photos of the unboxing.
Glossybox had received criticism for sending different boxes to bloggers than to regular subscribers (and while I’m a blogger, I don’t think I count as nobody actually reads this :-). For my first box, I’m happy to say that I (and many other new subscriber) got the “blogger” box. The box had a total value of around $61, though over a third of that was the cost of a very small eyeshadow. I won’t be using it and the value of the items in the box I’ll use is closer to $39. Of course, chances are I wouldn’t have bought any of these items, but the fun of getting the box and writing about it (plus the actual box) is definitely worth $9.
Each box comes with a card listing the products and describing them.
This box came with three full size products (makeup and a mask), a travel size one and a deluxe sample. I liked that most of the items came in their own boxes. Wasteful, yes, but nice.
Florapy facial sheet mask in Arnica Rose, Strength + Energy Mask, 1 full-size man mask, $8
This is an aromatherapy sheet mask. I’ve never used one before but I think it’s about time. I now need to give myself 20 minutes to relax while wearing this. It’s made in Korea.
Marsk Mineral Eyeshadow in You’re Toast (a light shimmery copper color), full size: 1.2 g, $22.5
This is a beautiful color, but I’m too old for shimmer and my teen doesn’t do loose eyeshadows so it’ll be swapped. Unfortunately it also doesn’t say where it’s made.
Beauty For Real D-Fine Universal Definition Lip Pencil, full size: .35 g , $14
My daughter saw this and claimed it for herself. The lip pencil is extremely thin and my daughter liked the color, which is supposed to go with anything. It’s made in the USA.
Crabtree & Evelyn La Source Ultra-Moisturizing Hand Therapy, travel size: 25 g, $9
I love the scent of this hand cream and it left my hands feeling very silky. It’s a great item to come given how dry my hands got last winter. I appreciate that it’s made in the USA, though I was dismayed to find out through the Crabtree & Evelyn website that they do cannot assure that its suppliers do not use slave labor. I probably wouldn’t buy their products knowing this, but I’ll use the cream.
Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme Global Anti-Aging Creme, sample size: 5 ml, $8
This seems to be yet another night cream. I’m a little concerned that the packaging doesn’t say where it was manufactured, but at least they have third party audits to assure their suppliers don’t use slave labor. I’m planning to keep it and use it in an upcoming trip.