Sometimes splurging on products in the beauty section of the drugstore turns into a bad habit. You’ve bought more than you needed because you couldn’t resist the newest items out on the shelf. After some impulse shopping, the products you buy get used only once and are then left in the drawer. To help stop the temptation of impulse buying, makeup subscription boxes help keep the money-burning curiosities at bay.
Makeup boxes are monthly subscription services that are delivered to your home on a monthly basis for a small fee.
BeautyBox Five subscriptions include five deluxe beauty samples or full-sized products for users to try each month at a fraction of the cost to buy each item at full price. The aqua-colored box arrives at subscribers’ door each month for $12. What sets BeautyBox Five apart from other subscription services is that it includes both high-end and drugstore brands for consumers to sample. Each box corresponds with the season to help facilitate a month of beauty and wellness to match the time of year.
Last month’s beauty box included the following products:
Lucky Brand’s Lucky Number 6 perfume sampler, which has notes of tiger lily, lotus, cashmere woods and jasmine to create a floral scent that balances intensity with elegance. Appropriate as an everyday perfume or a signature scent reserved for date night. It retails from $15.99 to $60 depending on size.
Juice Beauty’s Stem Cellular Repair Moisturizer is a restorative cream meant to defy aging and reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles by firming and nourishing the skin. It’s blended from fruit stem cells infused into a vitamin C grape seed formula. The moisturizer is non-greasy and easily blends into the face and neck, but holds a very strong scent of lemon and orange. For those who prefer moisturizers to be scentless, the citrus smell may be a deal-breaker. It does its job well, though, and is also certified organic. The product retails at $65 for 1.7 oz, so it’s nice getting to decide whether the high-end product is worth the price—without having to pay the price.
Nanacoco’s nail polish in a red or a gold glitter color adds sparkle as a nail accent or an all-over manicure appropriate for seasonal get-togethers. The polish is non-clumpy and dries at a decent rate. Retailing at $3.95 for 0.5 fl oz, it’s cheaper than an Essie nail polish but just as fun to wear.
Absolute! nail polish remover pads from Nicka K New York come in several scents including peach and lavender and are ideal for changing your nail polish on the go. The round purple or pink container is perfect for travel and includes 32 removing pads that are lightweight yet tough enough to remove glitter polish without needing to scrub roughly at the nails. The scent accompanying the product is nice because it keeps the harsh smell of remover to a minimum. Because it is acetone-free and enriched with vitamins C and E, the remover pads do not dry out the hands after use. Retailing at $2.99, this is an affordable product you might never have known you’d love until you tried.
Body Drench’s Lip Drench is perfect for lip balm lovers who crave more moisture from their lip products. The pomegranate lip balm is moisturizing and infused with vitamin E, rosemary extract and beeswax. Retailing at $4.99 for the 0.15 oz chapstick, the fun scent will lure you into trying it, but its moisturizing effects will keep you reapplying all winter long.
Beauty subscription services such as BeautyBox Five are great because they introduce new luxury, drugstore and organic brands to consumers. Items featured in each box are available for purchase from the company’s online store at beautybox5.com. By sampling products through a subscription service, you save yourself money and satisfy your want to try the latest thing out on the market. It’s a win-win for both you and your wallet.
