Memebox: Korean Beauty Box Service

[Alidolly]

If they do, it'll be a "limited edition" run of about 50 boxes.

Still not sure if the person on Facebook was taking the Mickey or being genuine!

 

[Alex Z.]

Since next week is the customers appreciation week according to memebox, what would you like to see to feel appreciated? Be realistic! No, memebox can't send you free boxes to show its appreciation! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I would like to see :

- bundles offered for the new boxes and a discount as $40 is too much in my opinion

- a box with deluxe samples

- an announcement that they will improve their VIP system and that we will get emails at the beginning of the month, not in the middle... 

- a few extra points for the vip members also wouldn't hurt!

- releases at different times during the day so everyone will have a chance to get a restock

- new boxes costing $23+6.99 not $40!

- my review points in my account... I sent my request one month ago...

If I see any of these I will feel appreciated!

 

[Alidolly]

CS answering emails within 24hours (48 max)

Another samples box (say one a month) that includes one full size product plus some samples and free shipping for $15

Return to $23 boxes or $5 vouchers for $29.99 boxes

Bundles with express shipping

VIP status that actually is worth having so a decent voucher - free shipping on say 2 boxes or 2 shop orders perhaps?

 

[Jane George]

I want my brush saga over tbh

 

[Jane George]

I want them to NOT release a product called body cream myself

 

[Lorna ljblog]

I want them to NOT release a product called body cream myself

Be thankful it didn't have the word whipped cream in the description young lady

 

[Jane George]

Hand cream myself next I am guessing. Oh dear

 

[Fae]

I wish they would at least credit review points within 24 hours! And e-mails within 2 days or so! I've been waiting for mine for over a month already! ^^

 

[Zaralis]

I'd like to see global bundles and bundles in general return!

Perhaps they could offer a code that allows you to bundle any two or more boxes with a reduction in shipping.

I'm just of the feeling that I have SO MANY Memeboxes, so if I don't feel it's an amazingly good deal I don't feel compelled to order more, it's way too easy for me to make an order of a few items that I really want on other sites that have sales or discounts so often than to risk $40AUD on a box with only 5 items in it (and I'm still a little burned from the not so great boxes I received throughout November).

I want to love Memebox and I want to continue supporting them but right now I just don't feel like their new business model matches my consumer desires.

 

[TheSilverNail]

Back to having, or have for the first time:

-- some $23 boxes

-- more than five items per box

-- bundles for reduced shipping costs

-- VIP benefits that are worthwhile

-- restocks at various times of day, not always at 3 a.m. my time, or so it has seemed lately

-- when you put a box in your cart and are still shopping, a reasonable window of time to check out without having it removed from your cart

-- MOAR chocolate/cocoa items

 

[TonyaBeans]

I miss the nice coupons they used to send out with purchase 'receipts'. That $10 off $50 really sucked me in, although, we'll be lucky if we see a $5 off $30 code again. Bundles boxes would be nice, and Global 19 for $23. And if it's not too much to ask,LJH products to be available internationally.

 

[Saffyra]

I actually am really hoping they will release Global #19 a few days before it ships (on the 24th) and I don't even care if it has the "you can't cancel" disclaimer.  Maybe I'm stubborn but I've always really liked the Global boxes for variety and interest.  

So.

Who else will be up at midnight PST to see what happens?

 

[bookgirl320]

I actually am really hoping they will release Global #19 a few days before it ships (on the 24th) and I don't even care if it has the "you can't cancel" disclaimer.  Maybe I'm stubborn but I've always really liked the Global boxes for variety and interest.  

So.

Who else will be up at midnight PST to see what happens?

I'll be up with homework, distracting myself with TesterKorea, and bemoaning my sad state of finances...lol. Actually, I have my Golden Ticket winnings coming to me I(Gwen helped fix the invalid code debacle) so I may do a little more than windowshop. Come on, Lucky number 5!

 

[Jane George]

I'll be up since it is 8am here

 

[starry101]

Has anyone been getting any responses from CS lately?

 

[Jane George]

Not this month.

 

[Bunbunny]

Has anyone had a bad reaction to the Holika Holika balm from MCW4? I used it on NYE, and noticed that I had broken out the next day in the areas I used it. The area has been getting worse and worse since then, it looks more like a burn in some areas now. Here is how it looked tonight right after my shower:

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I've tried a few different products to calm down the blemishes and redness, but I'm not sure that anything has really helped. If you have any suggestions, please let me know!

Thank you!

ETA a second photo.

Looking at the ingredients list biancardi posted, most likely it's your skin reacting to one of the components in the fragrance, the lava clay, the kaolin, or the lemon extract. The rest of the ingredients are more or less generic stuff you'd find in most skincare products, unless you know specific ingredients (fatty alcohols, etc) you react to.

Were you outside for NYE or the day after? Given that you said it looks like a "burn" I'm wondering if you had a phototoxic reaction due to the lemon extract.

 

[detroitjewel]

Drat. I got my shipping updated. I think it was just wishful thinking! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> thanks everyone.

@@theori3 I see that there is castor oil in the balm. I've done castor oil packs to detox before and afterwards my skin can look a bit like that for an hour or so. But I never do it on my face so it could react worse since its more fragile and exposed.

Using a castor pack involves leaving it on your skin covered by a cloth with a heat pack on top to draw toxins out of your skin... It could be related?

 

[biancardi]

what I would like to see - bundles of global 20 - 21 with one shipping cost like they used to do.

venom box - I've been wanting this since last summer - lol

 

[theori3]

Looking at the ingredients list biancardi posted, most likely it's your skin reacting to one of the components in the fragrance, the lava clay, the kaolin, or the lemon extract. The rest of the ingredients are more or less generic stuff you'd find in most skincare products, unless you know specific ingredients (fatty alcohols, etc) you react to.

Were you outside for NYE or the day after? Given that you said it looks like a "burn" I'm wondering if you had a phototoxic reaction due to the lemon extract.

It was dark when I went out on NYE and I spent the next day being lazy on my couch /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I haven't had a reaction like this before (I don't have particularly sensitive skin) so I'm not really sure which of the ingredients might have caused it. I think I'll just avoid using that balm again in the future and be a bit more careful with new products (and maybe even start patch testing!).

Thank you to everyone for your advice. I think I'm going to try just using a gentle cleanser and moisturizing cream on the affected area for the next few weeks and hope for the best. The blemishes have mostly cleared up (I did use the Benton snail bee essence for a bit when the blemishes first showed up), so now I'm just trying to get rid of the redness. I might also try making an oatmeal mask!