What companies do you subscribe to?

[Playedinloops]

Originally Posted by Margo Julianna /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Cancelled:

Glymm (samples were sooo small and the quality wasn't as good as previous months)

Glossybox (in Canada all we get are drugstore items.)

Beauty Army

Birchbox (the last two were time-specific subs; sweetiegirlll and I did a U.S./Canada box exchange for the past four months.)

Considering adding:

Knoshbox (thinking of doing a one-time order to check it out)

Candy Japan (twice a month, candy packages from Japan. 'Nuff said /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Mystery Tackle Box (not for me but for my husband. He would love this box - he's an avid fisherman. Just waiting for them to set up shipping to Canada).

How did your swap go?? It sounds so fun but I'm worried about it adding up and being expensive to ship!

 

[Margo Julianna]

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



How did your swap go?? It sounds so fun but I'm worried about it adding up and being expensive to ship!

It's going really well. Sweetiegirlll is awesome and she just shipped my 4 months worth of Beauty Army/Birchbox. She said she wrapped up each month but omitted the actual boxes the samples came in - to save space and save on shipping costs (which makes total sense). It cost her roughly $33 to ship. I am just waiting on one more box of hers to arrive and then I will ship (probably the same way) and it should cost around the same for me. It's a really cool way of experiencing another country's beauty boxes. 

 

[tgooberbutt]

Subbed to:

Sample Society (Will definitely keep)

MyGlam (Pre-paid for 1 yr, will likely renew if the bags stay strong like the past few months)

Birchbox (Pre-paid for 1 yr, will likely not renew unless they really step up the quality and size of samples)

LuxeBox/Loose Button - Signed for one season, should get the first Fall US box. A bit pricey, but we'll see how it goes!

Goodies Co. - Just signed up as a charter member for $7/mo. I have no idea what to expect from it, but it's only $7/mo, we'll see!

Cancelled/On the Fence/No Longer with:

Julep - It just wasn't worth it. I think the OPI mini polishes are a better value for the variety.

Beauty Fix - might skip the next month....the quality and sizes don't seem worth it for the the $39.99 price tag.

LookBag - Had a pre-paid 1 year subscription, but got a refund when they stopped the service. May consider re-signing.

 

[Dalisay]

update on mine:

Currently Subscribed:

Starlooks Starbox

Glossybox

Loose Button

Sample Society

Goodebox

MyGlam

Birchbox

Barkbox

Planning to Cancel:

Petite Amuse-I'm more into beauty subs than food subs

Love with Food(canceling after my three months)-I'm more into beauty subs than food subs

Beauty Box 5- Very inconsistent with their products

Yuzen- too expensive even though the box has great value. it was this or glossybox.... I choose glossybox. 

Cancelled:

Green Grab Bag

Eco-Emi- have 2 months with them left...

Beauty Army

 

[Playedinloops]

Originally Posted by Margo Julianna /img/forum/go_quote.gif


It's going really well. Sweetiegirlll is awesome and she just shipped my 4 months worth of Beauty Army/Birchbox. She said she wrapped up each month but omitted the actual boxes the samples came in - to save space and save on shipping costs (which makes total sense). It cost her roughly $33 to ship. I am just waiting on one more box of hers to arrive and then I will ship (probably the same way) and it should cost around the same for me. It's a really cool way of experiencing another country's beauty boxes. 

Awesome thanks for letting me know! I'll definitely keep something like this on my radar. 

 

[Jadzia1971]

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

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Sorry if the question have been asked before but , I'm looking for a nice , not too expensive box /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I have beauty army and I like it but looking for a second one /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I live in France and our boxes are terrible !! The only one kind of surviving is Glossybox ... the others one are going bankrupt or are buy by glossybox !

So if anyone can help me find a new box /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Thanks in advance /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

(if the message don"t belong here i'm sorry and just delete it )

I live in Southwest France and there are a few others.  (How did you get Beauty Army in France?  I didn't think that was available here.)  There's also Joliebox (which was just bought by BirchBox), My Little Box (adorable and twee), Green Stiletto, and Nailybox that I know of.

 

[tgooberbutt]

Sooo.... I was thinking about signing up for Glossy Box, but am still on the fence about it because: 

1) I remember a hearing/reading a lot of complaints about billing, customer service, etc.... 

2) The higher price. 

I was wondering if the first issue (billing customer service, etc.) has kinda smoothed out, maybe it was just kind of initial growing pains? 

As for the price, I was going through Ebates (Which I use for sooooo much of my online shopping), and saw they were offering a 15% eBates on GlossyBox subscriptions...

So I was thinking $220/yr @ 15% off = $187/yr = ~$15.58/mo..... which actually ends up being cheaper than Sample Society for me (I'm in CA, so I get taxed). I'm never going to get rid of my SampleSociety sub, but was hoping to get a little advice on if GlossyBox kinks have been worked out and service/delivery is good? 

Subbed to:

Sample Society (Will definitely keep)

MyGlam : Pre-paid for 1 yr, sub up in January - might NOT renew...didn't like that I got 3 proprietary polishes, and the GlamGloss. I didn't sub to try their own brands

Birchbox: Pre-paid for 1 yr, sub up nxt summer. Will def cancel. Sizes are small and not applicable to me. 

LuxeBox/Loose Button - Signed for one season. A bit pricey, but we'll see how it goes!

Goodies Co. - Just signed up as a charter member for $7/mo. I have no idea what to expect from it, but it's only $7/mo, we'll see!

????LookBag???

 

[JenniferV]

Currently subscribe:

~Birchbox
~Birchbox Man

~Ipsy
~Goodies Co. 
~Citrus Lane
~BabbaBox
~KiwiCrate
~The Honest Company
~Barkbox
~Mantry

And I sign up for the Cravebox Limited Edition boxes when they sound good.

 

[JenniferV]

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

Sooo.... I was thinking about signing up for Glossy Box, but am still on the fence about it because: 

1) I remember a hearing/reading a lot of complaints about billing, customer service, etc.... 

2) The higher price. 

I was wondering if the first issue (billing customer service, etc.) has kinda smoothed out, maybe it was just kind of initial growing pains? 

As for the price, I was going through Ebates (Which I use for sooooo much of my online shopping), and saw they were offering a 15% eBates on GlossyBox subscriptions...

So I was thinking $220/yr @ 15% off = $187/yr = ~$15.58/mo..... which actually ends up being cheaper than Sample Society for me (I'm in CA, so I get taxed). I'm never going to get rid of my SampleSociety sub, but was hoping to get a little advice on if GlossyBox kinks have been worked out and service/delivery is good? 

Subbed to:

Sample Society (Will definitely keep)

MyGlam : Pre-paid for 1 yr, sub up in January - might NOT renew...didn't like that I got 3 proprietary polishes, and the GlamGloss. I didn't sub to try their own brands

Birchbox: Pre-paid for 1 yr, sub up nxt summer. Will def cancel. Sizes are small and not applicable to me. 

LuxeBox/Loose Button - Signed for one season. A bit pricey, but we'll see how it goes!

Goodies Co. - Just signed up as a charter member for $7/mo. I have no idea what to expect from it, but it's only $7/mo, we'll see!

????LookBag???

I got this box this month.  They can pack ALOT of stuff in a box for $7.  It's a WalMart company, so that might explain it.  I was VERY impressed.

 

[AMA983]

For those that have cancelled Eco Emi, or have them on their chopping block, can I ask what your reasons are? I just signing up and have received my first 2 boxes. The August box was just ok for me. The Septemeber box was better. I am debating about what to do...

 

[Eleda]

Originally Posted by AMA983 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

For those that have cancelled Eco Emi, or have them on their chopping block, can I ask what your reasons are? I just signing up and have received my first 2 boxes. The August box was just ok for me. The Septemeber box was better. I am debating about what to do...

I had September and the extra July box. I was curious about this subscription, but decided to cancel at this time. First, I want to use all what they sent me. Second, I subscribe to Yuzen box, which sends eco friendly products, thought less amount, but full size. The total for their box is at least twice what you paid, and with Eco Emi it is not the case. Third, I contacted several companies directly, and some offered me samples to try. I chose which companies to address and request samples from, from which I was interested to try products, thus not needing to deal with samples I don't like and wasting my time and money. Plus, it is a matter of how you feel. I thought I would love it, I mean the service is great, consistent, but it did not resonate with me at this point. Talk to your "inner self", lol. Oh, and I also judged by how many items from the box I used in a week following my receiving of the box and this was also a decision point.

 

[Jadzia1971]

GlossyBox France -- I am loving this right now

Joliebox France -- Loving slightly less; the Glossybox products blow Joliebox out of the water.  I do have a one-off order out with them for the Jolie Babybox to send on to my sister in Alabama; we'll see how that one goes.

Nailybox: They get one more month with me and may be on the chopping block.  The stuff they sent me today was in a cheapo fabric pouch STAPLED together, with a bunch of products like "perle de caviar" but no instructions as to how to use it, and the whole tenor of the box was such that I think if I use the stuff I am going to look like I am "on the stroll," IYKWIMAITYD.

Ma Boite a Beaute:  This one I think you have to order every month rather than subscribing.  I liked the products; a nice mix of skin care and makeup.

My Little Box:  AM ANXIOUSLY AWAITING!  I ordered 2 -- one for me and one for my sister in the States.  CAN'T WAIT!

Betrousse:  This is another one where you have to put in orders individually. This month was "green" products -- 175 euros or so worth for 39ish.  Skin care heavy, which I surely can use.

Anybody else know of any boxes available in France???  I am VERY interested in hair care, quality nail care (how I wish Julep was available here!), and fun makeup.

 

[DocMcStuffins]

Right now just Birchbox.  I would love to try more. I have tried many in the past, but I have been very disappointed! 

 

[cutpiece]

Currently subscribed:

• Julep
• Curlbox

• Beauty Fix

Canceled

• MyGlam
• Sample Society
• GlossyBox
• CurlKit
• LovewithFood
• BirchBox

Just Subscribed/Trying Out:

• GothamBox- I like how it's not just snacks in their boxes, and it's also actual food.
• PopSugar Must Haves- was blown AWAY by the September box.

 

[RucheChic]

Monthly 

Birchbox

Love with food(might cancel after this month)

ispy(really loving the changes so far)

Barkbox ( great customer service and my pup loves it)

Brit&co (first box goes out this month)

pop sugar bag

Quarterly

Soap box

QVC

Canceled 

I was subscribed to whimsey box but it was awful, no communication and awful products.

eco emi (budget reasons)

glossybox 

 

[Canny Charlene]

I am only subscribed to Birchbox and Citrus Lane (for moms and babies) at the moment.  I canx Bluum (also for mom and babies)  basically due to wanting more out of it.  I plan to do one more beauty subscription (between Ipsy and Sample Society) and do a trial of BB Man.

 

[cdelpercio]

Annual - 

Birchbox - I have a year sub or else I'd cancel this one already. My boxes have been total duds the past couple months.

Monthly - 

Ipsy/MyGlam - This will be my first month, excited to see the bag!

The Goodies Co. - First month for this one as well but the previous boxes look great.

POPSUGAR Must Have Bag - I'm really bitter about the way their CS lied to me about having a box for me, then telling me they had problems processing my billing info, then finally admitting they didn't have any boxes left this month. I've been with them since their inaugural box and this month's was the first month I was actually impressed by the contents. I'm giving it one more month before I decide to cancel or not.

GlossyBox - This will be my second month and I really loved last month's box... definitely sticking with this!

Quarterly - 

Wantable.co - I loved the inaugural box and have been using one of the products I got it in (a lip liner that perfectly complements my skin tone and wears all day) every single day. Was kinda ehh about some of the other products I got in it (I never use lip gloss and most other lip products because I usually wear heavy eye makeup) but would definitely give their Winter box a try.

Cancelled - 

Julep Maven - I HATE HATE HATE Julep nail polishes. They go on way too thick and chip after a couple hours. That said, I do love their other products and would resub if they were to start a product-only sub.

Beauty Box 5 - This box was meh all around. They did send some full sized products though.

Little Black Bag - The trading aspect is fun and all but all those products look so cheap once you actually get them.

Want - 

Lootcrate - This box actually looks really fun and I need to fill the nerd void in my heart for missing out on NYCC tickets this year.

Side note: I wish OPI or Essie would just start a monthly sub program already! :'(

 

[mellee]

I got Julep's penny box and hate their polish, too.  Very gloopy - couldn't get even one nice nail - and the colors were nothing like described.  I was able to mix them into other polishes and invent something I liked, so it wasn't a loss.

I just started getting boxes in August.  I got Julep, Sample Society, Birchbox, and MyGlam. I cancelled Julep and Sample Society right away - Julep for the reasons I stated and SS because the products were just higher-end than I would ever buy no matter how much I liked them, so I didn't want to try more samples.  Signed up for Starbox to replace SS, and ended up it was early enough to get the August box.  LOVE Starbox!  Purchased one of their leftover July boxes. 

In September I signed up for The Natural Beauty Box, which is a not-a-sub-sign-up-each-month, and plan to ask for 6 months for Christmas and another 6 months for my birthday in June.  I cancelled MyGlam after last month (products seemed geared towards a much younger demographic), but when they sent me the email about how great it would be I signed back up for another try.

This month, I also ordered Birchbox Man for hubby for his birthday, and we're waiting on his first one.  So that gives me Birchbox, Birchbox Man, MyGlam (sorry. It will always be MyGlam to me, just as Pluto will always be a planet), The Natural Beauty Box, and Starbox now.  If BB or MG start to disappoint me, I could see myself trying Lookbag.  If both do, The Lip Factory seems promising...  =)

 

[Shannon28]

Currently Subbing

Ipsy ( has 2 more months to impress me)

Birchbox ( has 2 more months to impress me)

Sample society (my first sub, I love this one)
 

Temp subs

Glossybox (purchased 3 months/R29 deal)

Popsugar must have (3 months sub after getting September's bag, missed oct deadline)

Canceled/Canceling

Julep

Love with Food

Little black bag (I have two accounts with exchange credits, done after I use those)

Beautyfix- didn't like the selection this quarter

Natural Beauty Box- no tracking and not so great CS drove me nuts

 

[Dalylah]

I have managed to knock off three of my subs.

Here is what I am subscribed to now.

Sample Society

MyGlam/Ipsy

Luxe Box (may or may not keep this one)

Starbox

Birchbox

Goodies.co

Cancelled:

Julep

BeautyArmy

Glossybox