From my blog.
Another new subscription company out there that just launched this month is
Beauty Box 5. Like all the other beauty box subscription services you get up to five deluxe-size samples to try each month. Beauty Box 5 costs $12 a month or you can choose a quarterly subscription for $30 ($6 savings) or a yearly one for $100 ($44 savings).
I have to admit I think the shipping box is cute, it's TINY compared to my Birchbox, Beauty Army box or even my Look Bag box. When I mean tiny I mean if you take two credit cards and laid the credit cards side-by-side it's that small (length wise) and it's just slightly wide than one credit card.
The one thing I did NOT like about this company is that they did not send out a shipping notice or a tracking number like
Birchbox,
Beauty Army,
Julep or even
MyGlam and that makes me nervous. The box was shipped via UPS Mail Innovations which Birchbox, The Look Bag and MyGlam also used this month.
Full size
Smith's Rosebud Salve by The Rosebud Perfume Company $6, 0.8 oz
Rosebud Salve is sold on
Sephora for $6 and I see it all the time when I'm in line at my local Sephora. Every time I'm there I always end up using the tester because I love the subtle rose smell. I don't know why I never bothered to buy it before but now I don't need to.
Sephora describes the product as "This cult-favorite, multi-purpose lip balm soothes dry lips, calms and heals irritation, and soothes the sting of minor burns. Try dabbing on dry elbows or knees to condition, and relieve dryness. Also an excellent remedy for the treatment of diaper rash." On the back of the tin it says that it can "help to relieve chapped lips and skin, diaper rash, blemishes, detergent burns, and rough cuticles and may soften rough hands."
In December I bought from Birchbox the Jurlique Rose Love Balm ($6.50) which I've
blogged about already. The Jurlique rose balm reminds me of the Smith's Rosebud Salve. I can't wait to try both of these together and see which works better. Frankly both smell pretty fantastic to me but it is an old fashion smell which reminds me of my childhood as my mother use to garden has the most amazing rose garden I can remember. I loved to pick the roses when they were in full bloom and both the Jurlique Rose Love Balm and this one remind of me of her rose garden.
Sample size
Weleda IRIS Hydrating Day and Night Creams, 0.17 fl oz each
Full size 1.0 FL OZ (30ml)
Since these are samples and are about 1/5 the size of a full size I'm not entire sure how much these are worth or sold for. I know these samples are indeed available for sale since there are bar codes on the side but how much each are sold for that I don't know. The full size
day cream sells for $20 while the
night cream sells for $21.
The tubes are safety sealed so I had to poke a hole in the day cream to try it and the smell was a bit off putting to me. It has a very strong witch hazel odor which is one of the ingredients. The night cream does not smell at all like witch hazel and instead has sweet almond oil in it as well as shea butter. It looks like the main differences between the two is that the day cream has jojoba seed oil while the night has the sweet almond oil and of course the day cream has the witch hazel while the night cream has the shea butter in it, both contain the cocoa seed butter.
To be honest not sure if I like either one but I'll have to test it out rather than just smell it.
Sample packet
Self-tanning natural and uniform color by Comodynes, 0.8 fl. oz / 7 mL - 1 towelette (valued at $1.87)
I won't be using the self-tanning towelette since (1) I don't like to tan and (2) thanks to GoGo Girlfriend I'm wary of Comodynes products. I know it's also sold on
Drugstore.com for $14.99 for eight towelettes.
Sample packet
Soy Nail Polish Remover Priti NYC, 12.7 cm x 10.16 cm - 1 wipe (valued at $0.99)
Full size:
$9.99 for 10 wipes
I like the idea of a 100% biodegradable wipe but until I give myself a manicure and need to remove my polish I won't be trying this out any time soon.
Over all I think that the company has some pretty big companies to follow. I can't help but think that Beauty Box 5 is more similar to Gogo Girlfriend and Eco-Emi than Birchbox or Beauty Army. Since I only paid $12 and get my next month's box for free thanks to a promo code they had I'll definitely stick with them one more month but I'm not sure if this will be a keeper for me since I'm very happy with Birchbox, Beauty Army and some what happy with MyGlam (I maybe a MyGlam Ambassador but MyGlam still needs some work to really rock me but more on that later). We'll see what next month brings and go from there.
FTC Disclaimer: Not affiliated with nor compensated by Beauty Box 5. Box purchased by me for my own personal use.
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