Glossybox - November 2012

[Katie-Gaslight]

I don't get why people throw samples away, especially bigger ones like the perfume 

Not everyone likes the same stuff, I'm sure you'd be able to find someone who likes it!

 

[heartsandwhimsy]

Originally Posted by pride /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I have a #23 from last month that I gave my mom but I came back this week and she hadn't even taken it out of the GB. She doesn't seem to want it anymore so I'm up for trading for...something. It's totally new, I've tried Missha before so I didn't even need to open it to know that it wasn't my shade. 

  You just made my day!  I'm going to send you my trade list in a PM

 

[heartsandwhimsy]

Originally Posted by Katie-Gaslight /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I don't get why people throw samples away, especially bigger ones like the perfume 

Not everyone likes the same stuff, I'm sure you'd be able to find someone who likes it!

 I agree!

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Originally Posted by heartsandwhimsy /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by Katie-Gaslight /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I don't get why people throw samples away, especially bigger ones like the perfume 

Not everyone likes the same stuff, I'm sure you'd be able to find someone who likes it!
 I agree!

Yep, I love solid perfumes, I'd happily take them off the hands of anyone who would otherwise throw them away! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[StickyLips]

Originally Posted by StickyLips /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I got the Illamasqua in Devotion which is a light green according to an online chart.  I haven't opened it.  I'll trade for just about any other color and will even throw in the solid perfume 'forever young' or the Truffle Serum.  Send PM if interested.

Throw in means include, not throw away as some are suggesting.  Please read posts more carefully.

 

[Ashitude]

Picture and list of stuff I got.

Nume $100 Gift Certificate

LLamasqua Lip and eye pencil in Finch.  Full size

Lierac, a gel oil texture scrub.  1.1 oz

Nume Style Argan Oil  10ml

Perfumies solid perfume stick  .07 oz

Skin & Co Roma Truffle Serum 15 ml

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Originally Posted by StickyLips /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by StickyLips /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I got the Illamasqua in Devotion which is a light green according to an online chart.  I haven't opened it.  I'll trade for just about any other color and will even throw in the solid perfume 'forever young' or the Truffle Serum.  Send PM if interested.
Throw in means include, not throw away as some are suggesting.  Please read posts more carefully.


They were referring to the other poster that said her perfume already made it to the trashcan. And many other posts of that type that pop up here.

 

[Katie-Gaslight]

Originally Posted by StickyLips /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Throw in means include, not throw away as some are suggesting.  Please read posts more carefully.

Wasn't directed at you, girlie /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Someone a few posts above me said their sample went straight into the trash. I'm also not trying to be rude to that person specifically -- I saw a comment like that (product XYZ goes straight in the trash when I get it/I'm throwing this out right away, I hate that brand/smell/etc., and so on) on several subbie threads from several different people. I just don't understand that mentality 

 

[StickyLips]

Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld /img/forum/go_quote.gif


They were referring to the other poster that said her perfume already made it to the trashcan. And many other posts of that type that pop up here.

Omg...I didn't see the post about the trash can.  Yikes.  I save items that I'm not going to use for gifts and things like that.  If I can't trade the green pencil I'll give it as a Christmas gift to a much younger gal who will probably really enjoy it. 

 

[zadidoll]

Originally Posted by Ashitude /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Picture and list of stuff I got.

Nume $100 Gift Certificate

Nume Style Argan Oil  10ml

Is the Nume $100 gift certificate like the one from MyGlam/Ipsy? The restrictions on the one from MyGlam/Ipsy was that it was only good towards styling tools or hair extensions (excluding hair feathers).

 

[StickyLips]

Originally Posted by Katie-Gaslight /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Wasn't directed at you, girlie /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Someone a few posts above me said their sample went straight into the trash. I'm also not trying to be rude to that person specifically -- I saw a comment like that (product XYZ goes straight in the trash when I get it/I'm throwing this out right away, I hate that brand/smell/etc., and so on) on several subbie threads from several different people. I just don't understand that mentality 

/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  I don't understand that mentality either.  If I can't trade I stock pile them for gifts.  I have four different subscriptions and my one girlfriend is getting a boatload of self tanner stuff I got this year.

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Originally Posted by StickyLips /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld /img/forum/go_quote.gif


They were referring to the other poster that said her perfume already made it to the trashcan. And many other posts of that type that pop up here.
Omg...I didn't see the post about the trash can.  Yikes.  I save items that I'm not going to use for gifts and things like that.  If I can't trade the green pencil I'll give it as a Christmas gift to a much younger gal who will probably really enjoy it. 


Yep, that's what I do, too..or swap it here...or send it to someone who mentions wanting it..unless it's expired or gross, I hate to see anything go to waste!

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Originally Posted by Katie-Gaslight /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by StickyLips /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Throw in means include, not throw away as some are suggesting.  Please read posts more carefully.
Wasn't directed at you, girlie /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Someone a few posts above me said their sample went straight into the trash. I'm also not trying to be rude to that person specifically -- I saw a comment like that (product XYZ goes straight in the trash when I get it/I'm throwing this out right away, I hate that brand/smell/etc., and so on) on several subbie threads from several different people. I just don't understand that mentality 

Yep, it pops up all the time here! It's usually something I would have been happy to at least pay shipping for, and it makes me sad!

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Originally Posted by zadidoll /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by Ashitude /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Picture and list of stuff I got.

Nume $100 Gift Certificate

Nume Style Argan Oil  10ml

Is the Nume $100 gift certificate like the one from MyGlam/Ipsy? The restrictions on the one from MyGlam/Ipsy was that it was only good towards styling tools or hair extensions (excluding hair feathers).


I saw that someone said that this one has the same restrictions....styling tools only.

 

[Ashitude]

Originally Posted by Katie-Gaslight /img/forum/go_quote.gif

all you guys who got their boxes today (whether r29 or regular) -- did you ever receive a shipping notification or did they just show up??

edit: my GB just arrived... LOL!

- Illamasqua pencil in Rump... BABY BLUE... really? If anyone wants this, I'd be happy to swap!

- Kryolan blush in Glossy Rosewood (yay!)
- Skin & Co Truffle Serum (yay!) - NuMe Argan Oil (yay!)
- Incoco nail polish strips... WHY?????? Ugh! Hahaha. They look like a matte red, so at least it's a color I'd actually wear. Maybe I'll give them another shot.
 
 
I anyone wants to trade the Illamasqua pencil for their perfume, hit me up! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I didn't swatch it or anything. 

I did not get a shipping notice. Last month I got a notice 2 days after I got my box.

 

[LisaLeah]

Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Yep, that's what I do, too..or swap it here...or send it to someone who mentions wanting it..unless it's expired or gross, I hate to see anything go to waste!

Originally Posted by Katie-Gaslight /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Wasn't directed at you, girlie /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Someone a few posts above me said their sample went straight into the trash. I'm also not trying to be rude to that person specifically -- I saw a comment like that (product XYZ goes straight in the trash when I get it/I'm throwing this out right away, I hate that brand/smell/etc., and so on) on several subbie threads from several different people. I just don't understand that mentality 

It's just like the proverb says..."One person's trash is another person's treasure" 

 

[zadidoll]

Originally Posted by LisaLeah /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Yep, that's what I do, too..or swap it here...or send it to someone who mentions wanting it..unless it's expired or gross, I hate to see anything go to waste!

Originally Posted by Katie-Gaslight /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Wasn't directed at you, girlie /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Someone a few posts above me said their sample went straight into the trash. I'm also not trying to be rude to that person specifically -- I saw a comment like that (product XYZ goes straight in the trash when I get it/I'm throwing this out right away, I hate that brand/smell/etc., and so on) on several subbie threads from several different people. I just don't understand that mentality 

It's just like the proverb says..."One person's trash is another person's treasure" 


Which is oh so true which is why we have the swap forums! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Granted it will take an extra few bucks to mail things out in a swap but you get what you really want. I use Paypal's merchant postage service to print my labels now for a few bucks (between $1.80 to $3 at more unless priority) and it prints a tracking # with it.

 

[mellee]

I got the Black Friday special for the December box, but just reading about the green pencil makes me think I probably won't continue past that month.  I can understand that not everyone will like everything in every sub box.  And I also understand that part of the fun is going outside your comfort zones with colors or products you may not buy on your own.  Still, I'd have to say that'd be something more than 50% of women wouldn't like/want/wear.  Are the sub companies really keeping up their side of the bargain when they do this, or are they just pushing off duds the companies couldn't sell on us?

Or maybe I'm just crazy and the vast majority of women who get this sub would think the green pencil was a fun and quirky thing to try!  In which case, yeah - it's probably gonna end up being the wrong sub for me.

 

[StellaSunshine]

The boxes are looking pretty good, I think.  Here's to hoping I get the nail strips and the perfume stick!

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Originally Posted by mellee /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I got the Black Friday special for the December box, but just reading about the green pencil makes me think I probably won't continue past that month.  I can understand that not everyone will like everything in every sub box.  And I also understand that part of the fun is going outside your comfort zones with colors or products you may not buy on your own.  Still, I'd have to say that'd be something more than 50% of women wouldn't like/want/wear.  Are the sub companies really keeping up their side of the bargain when they do this, or are they just pushing off duds the companies couldn't sell on us?

Or maybe I'm just crazy and the vast majority of women who get this sub would think the green pencil was a fun and quirky thing to try!  In which case, yeah - it's probably gonna end up being the wrong sub for me.

But isn't the pencil intended to be an eye AND lip pencil? If I am not mistaken, it is. If so, I don't see a green pencil on the eyes to be anything so crazy, I wear one all the time. Same with the blue. I'd much rather get a color that might be a little different than get yet another basic black eyeliner in a sub...

And someone got Flinch, which is a soft charcoal gray, and someone got red...they're sending out different shades...

I can't imagine that more than 50% of women who would sign up for a sub like this would be appalled by trying a little color?

Here's the description of the pencil from Illamasqua:

Medium Pencil is one of our most versatile products. Their smooth cream texture smoothes onto skin to create sensuous lips, or sultry eye designs. They glide over face and body for a lasting, colour-true finish. Write a different story with every look.