Allure Sample Society October 2014 Spoilers and Discussion!

[lechatonrose]

L'oreal Total Repair shampoo and conditioner $2.58 

Bond no 9 $6.87

emi jay hairties $6

Bobi Brown Smokey Eye Mascara 3ml $16.80

Estee Lauder Enlighten $15.50

$47.75 which is still a really good value for what we pay. I was nice and went with the ulta prices for the shampoo instead of the walmart, and divided the value of the other products to figure the sample value.

That said, it's hard to be excited when we were emailed a spoiler that said the serum alone would have been $62. I'm probably acting spoiled but when they advertised that value and instead give us 1/4th , and still have yet to inform most subscribers, I get disappointed. I hope they make it up to us somehow (larger value october coupon code?) but I doubt it. Maybe EL shipped them the wrong size and they didn't realize until it was too late? I can't believe that they let it get this far.

 

[Bflopolska]

I'm not going to rage-cancel, but man, how utterly underwhelming. This is one of those areas where I wish they still had some variations, or a profile that actually meant something. I just cut eight inches of hair off into a nice neat little bob, and I have enough mascara to float a battleship!

 

[Lynn Haller]

I won't rage cancel either, but yawn! I will use everything so it is worth the $15, just not exciting. I am hopeful that November and December will be awesome!

 

[Bizgirlva]

I know many of you are pissed or disaapointed but I'm thrilled.

However, I'd rather have a box items I'll use, and I'll use every single item in this box. I agree it's not the most exciting box, but I'm most excited about hair ties! I prepared myself for perfume, but I like perfume samples because I don't wear the same thing everyday.

 

[Katie McBee]

I won't lie, I was really relieved this morning to see the rest of the items only reinforced my decision to cancel. Fingers crossed November spoilers entice me to come back, especially after my very disappointing ipsy bag for October!

 

[JolieFleurs]

Well, the perfume sample is a decent one.... Bond is a spendy company. I don't care for many of the scents, but it's a nice company to sample. (I prefer their candles; still very spendy, but cheaper than the perfume and you can use the melted wax to scent yourself.) 

But yea.... boring. And when you factor in SizeGate, it's even worse.

And let me tell you, I agree with @lechatonrose ; if it weren't for ya'll I would have no idea I wasn't getting the $62 Estee Lauder.

Why oh why didn't they send an email??? Not everyone does Facebook! I go on so little that I can never remember my password and  always have to reset it. 

There are going to be a lot of pissed off people. 

 

[smartinoff]

I am happy I canceled. My hair is like 5 inches long. lol I hope everyone likes their boxes though, it does seem like a practical box. I agree that they should have emailed people about the estee lauder. I think that's why I like subs like this one because every once in a while you get a product that is extremely decadent that you might never buy for yourself.

 

[linda37027]

I am disappointed, not sure if I will keep this subscription. I don't use perfume and my hair is too short for hair ties. Will use the shampoo, but not excited got the same samples on clearance at Target (may have been old packaging, but same stuff). Never  tried Bobbi Brown mascara, so excited for that and Estee Lauder. It seems they send perfume every month. 

 

[ivfmommy]

thanks for the update.  I will toss the shampoo/conditioner into my swap stash as I have difficult hair and only use DevaCurl products...but I am looking forward to trying the  rest.  glad nothing is from my mystery box that I bought!!  Hope November and December are great though...I am planning to cancel in January.

 

[britty]

I'm with the majority (I think) and am also glad I cancelled this month.  There's just nothing there to be desired (since they stiffed us on the size of the original EL size) and I really really don't like getting hair ties in subscription boxes, seriously I can get a huge package of them at the dollar store for $1... That's just one of those "filler items" that I think is unacceptable if going toward the value of any box.  Because to me a hair tie is a hair tie is a hair tie, no matter what brand or value they put on them they are all the same. 

 

[anonymous_lee]

I have a one of those very small samples of the Estee Lauder product and that stuff is amazing, was very excited to see the value was $62 and was disappointed that it was an error. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />... I don't care at all for the shampoo & condintioner, at least give us something we can't just get a sample from a magazine. I love hair ties since I am always losing mine all the time everywhere around the house/car (same goes for bobbypins /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> )

Anyway, don't really know if I will want to keep my subscription going.

 

[Bikerchic]

This actually isn't a bad box.  I'm still glad I canceled, but if I hadn't I would have used most of this.  I hope November spoilers are more exciting.

 

[atomic]

I actually don't think the box itself is bad. The hair ties, mascara, and EL are all really useful to me. Yeah, there's not a full size eye cream or expensive nail polish, but I don't expect that every month. I'm annoyed with how they handled messing up the size of the EL. Mistakes happen, but saying it's half the size they originally said is a lie - it's not even close to that.

Overall, I'm glad I'm still getting this box.

 

[JolieFleurs]

Someone might have to explain to Granny what a hair tie is... is it the elastic things you use for braids or pony tails? So we're basically getting glorified rubber bands? That should have been one of several freebies they threw in to make up for the Estee Lauder balls-up, not one of the actual items. Sheesh.

Glad I cancelled my second box, but I"ll probably keep this one til the end of the year. After that, I'm going to wait for spoilers to decide if it's worth it that month. 

 

[EdieEm]

I'm also glad I canceled this month, but my finger is riiiiiiiight on the trigger to jump back in for November.

 

[Bizgirlva]

I usually get my box next day, or one day after it ships. I can post pics tomorrow or Thursday, but it sounds like no one cares anyway.

I still love you SS!

 

[JolieFleurs]

I'd love to see pictures when your box arrives, @@Bizgirlva , thank you!

 

[Bikerchic]

I usually get my box next day, or one day after it ships. I can post pics tomorrow or Thursday, but it sounds like no one cares anyway.

I still love you SS!

I would still love to see pics!  I'm really curious how big the EL sample actually is.

 

[Bikerchic]

Have any of you used the Restorsea from last month and seen any results?  I've been using it daily since I got it, maybe 3 weeks, and haven't seen an ounce of difference in my under eye area <_< I don't have much in the way of dark circles but I'm starting to see some fine lines.  And on that note, any recommendations for a nice eye cream that won't break the bank?

 

[Shauna999]

I love dremu airbrush eye cream-- I've tried soooo many eye products & this is the first product that I see a MAJOR difference-- takes away puffiness, does wonders for dark eyes & helps with fine lines & crows feet. It's $68 for a jar-- they say it's a 45 day supply but I use it twice a day & a jar lasts me almost 3 months. Also, dermstore sells it so I can usually get a 20% off coupon.