October Glossy Box

Can I just say that I am shocked that this came in the mail so quickly.  I just got a shipping notice saying that my box would come between Nov.1st and the 15th.  This was an awesome surprise to get it so soon.  I also love that this is sooooo my favorite box I've gotten from Glossy Box thus far.

The first thing I'm going to say is that this month Glossy Box went for broke and four of the five items are full sized.  I am also really happy that they included something by Tarte because I've loved everything I've ever gotten from their brand.  The Proganix volume spray is a good one for me.  I normally hate using these sprays, but this one actually worked well for my hair.  This might become a re-buy for me.  I'm not so sure about the Sesha mask.  I got hooked on Glam Glow courtesy of Glossy Box, so we'll have to see how this one stacks up.

I really like the concept of the Nails inc. polish.  You can use it as a top coat to turn any polish into a matte coat.  It's like all of a sudden a person has doubled their nail polish collection.  I'm also really liking the Tart lip pencil.  It has a sheerness that doesn't make it look like a harsh lipstick.  It also has a balm quality to it that doesn't dry out your lips.  Drastic improvement over last month's lip tar...enough said.

The only item in the box that wasn't full sized was the perfume.  I'm totally fine by that.  Don't get me wrong; I like the scent.  I just get tired of perfumes rather quickly and switch around a lot.  This is the perfect size for my collection because I know it will last me a long time.

So, was it worth it...Glossy Box is about $21 a month.  This box far surpassed the price tag on my end.  All totaled the box ends up having a value of right around $70.  I also feel like this box lives up to the hype of Glossy Box being a higher end beauty box.  This month totally evoked my temporarily misplaced love for Glossy Box.  After my disinterest in last month's products, Glossy Box you've pulled me back in :)

September Glossy Box

Once again my Glossy Box came during the start of the next month.  They must have revamped when shipments go out.  I just got a notice saying that my October box would be coming in November.  No big deal, just as long as it makes it to my house.

This month, Glossy Box teamed up with Harper's Bazaar.  I was curious to see what would come with this pairing. I was a little disheartened by what was selected.  I've gotten some great nail polishes in my Glossy Boxes.  I'm happy with the Essie brand, but the red is just meh in my book.  I also found it a little odd that they shipped out a conditioner without a shampoo.

 The night cream is your standard ho-hum night cream. Nothing that blew my socks off here.  I was excited to see that Glossy Box included and Benefit product.  I'm interested to see how I like this mascara.  I've used it for short term wear and have liked it thus far.  This was the best item in the box for me.

 Then there is the monstrosity that is the OOC lip tar.  It is an odd fuchsia leaning towards plum color.  When I used this the first time it was ridiculously dark and made my lips look dried out.  I think it was supposed to look matte, but I ended up with something I call chapped.  I put some gloss on top and it instantly stripped the color.  So much so that it began to run the color off my lips and my family, who I had gone to a football game with that day, kept telling me to check my lipstick because it was smearing.  I gave up, went to the bathroom, and washed it all off.  Good bye and good luck.  This will not be used again.

So, was it worth it...Glossy Box is right around $21 a month.  Considering what I got this month, it wasn't really worth the $21 for me.  There was really only one product that was exciting this month.  I will say though, that I don't blame Glossy Box.  Instead I feel that they were stuck within the confines of working with Harper's Bazaar this month.  I'm looking forward to a pure, no partnership, box next month.

August Glossy Box

Glossy Box ended up being sent out late this month.  It didn't come until end of the first week in September.  If they sent a note about this through email, I missed it or didn't get it.  It was their three year anniversary.  So, they ended up wrapping everything up in some fancy packaging.

By fancy packaging, I mean a larger explanation of products and a large sticker with the number 3 on it.  I'm blown away by all the festivity...  I'm hoping these weren't any of the reasons for sending the box out late.  I'm guessing it had something to do with the Glossy Box exclusive.

In honor of Glossy Box's birthday, they worked with Kryolan to make a special highlighter.  It goes on well, and I am impressed with the quality of the product.  I hadn't heard of this brand before, but maybe it's one the rest of the world knows and loves.  I did some research and ended up finding out that they also make palates for stage make-up.  I must admit that after doing a Google search for Kryolan, it is a little off-putting when the first thing that comes up is a palate containing primary colors that look rather greasy based on the fact that the flash reflected off the make-up when they took the picture.

 

I'm a little over getting shampoo and conditioners in my subscription boxes.  I am picky with my haircare products, and I seem to keep being bombarded by them.  At least the nail polish makes up for the shampoo and conditioner. They sent out a variety of colors.  Some people would be unhappy with blue, but I really like it.  I have yet to use it, but I think I'm going to really like it!  Ipsy spoiled me a few months ago by introducing me to Urban Decay's eyeliner.  I don't even know if I will try the one included by Eyeko because I have had such success with the one from Ipsy.  I'm also not sure if I will use the firming day cream from Eslor.  I don't really use these kinds of products and will probably end up passing it on to someone else.  I feel like I will need to do a giveaway at the end of the year that has all the items that just weren't for me.

So, was it worth it...Glossy Box ends up being around $21 a month.  The total value for the box when we break down prices by ounces for each of the products ends up being $71.28.  When I look at the value of the items I'm glad I got, the nail polish and highlighter, I ended up with a value of $30.  That still surpasses the price of the box.  So, Yep!  It's worth it.

July GlossyBox Review

Well I declare!  This is a fancy looking box when you open it up.  With all the packaging being Black and White, it just feels like an upscale journey.  I feel like out of all my beauty boxes, GlossyBox seems to be the most sophisticated.  It will be interesting to see how it compares in September to the New Beauty Testube because there is talk on YouTube that they will be partnering with Fred Segal to bring more upscale products to the Testube.

 

I'm really liking all the things in this box.  I have already tried the Body Cream from Mitchell and Peach and it smells wonderful.  When you use it there is a water-like fluidity to it.  The Malin+Goetz Lip Balm is also a huge bonus.  It's texture is like Carmex and you get big results without the funky Carmex smell.  I'm curious about the Philip B Detangling Mist.  I haven't used it yet.  It says that it is supposed to de-frizz.  It hasn't been a very humid summer yet, but when it is the short hairs that frame my face get super curly.  I'm curious if this will stop this from happening.

The Glam Glow and Skin Inc products were teased this past month.  People who had subscribed to the box recieved emails saying they would be included.  This bothered me at first; I felt the surprise was being ruined.  But I made the most of it, I did some research on Glam Glow and this product sounds pretty gosh darn impressive.  It's a mud mask, which I don't normally use, but I'll give it a go and see if the all the hype is true.  I didn't really research the Skin Inc product, so I'm curious what it is really supposed to do.  Hopefully since it was email teaser material, it will be impressive.

So, is it worth it...GlossyBox is about $21 when you factor in the shipping.  There was one full size item and that was the Skin Inc Custom-blended Brightening Serum.  This normally sells for $45!  The thing is, there were a lot of expensive items in this box.  I actually took time and broke down the math to figure out what this box is really worth.  When you break it all down to cost per ounce the box ends up being worth $106.45.  So yeppers, this GlossyBox was for sure worth it.

My first GlossyBox Review ~June

Since Tyler Florence and his Fancy box was a punch to my tummy every month I opened it, I decided to take the Florence money and transfer it into a few new subscriptions.  Now, I've been really happy with everything I've gotten from Ipsy, so I decided I was going to try GlossyBox.  This is like taking Ipsy and giving it a boost with "high-end" products.  They describe it as "five surprise luxury beauty products delivered to your doorstep."  Because of the supposed quality of this box, this one comes in at $21 a month.  Let's open it up and see what's inside!

Strange Beautiful Nail Polish  ~ Sumita Beauty Eye Shadow Pencil

June's theme was STARS AND STRIPES.  All of the items in the box are products that are made in the United States.  The first thing that I decided is that the box that it comes in is super high quality, and they will definitely be used to wrap future gifts.  I love using decorated boxes for gift wrapping, and now I'll get one each month.  It's going to look pretty festive under my tree this coming December.


The nail colors in the Strage Beautiful set were made exclusively for GlossyBox.  They also highlighted in the booklet that came in the box that it was air-line friendly.  Now I just need to fly somewhere.  The lotions both work really, really well.  The only thing I am hesitant with them is that they both smell a little "elderly," if you know what I mean.  The finishing spray by Rusk makes me really happy.  It is talc-free, so none of that white crusty stuff in your hair that makes it look like you didn't get all your shampoo out.  Maybe you blonde haired people don't have to worry about this, but the rest of us do.

Camille Beckman Lotion~ Rusk Dry Finishing Spray ~ Ayres Body Butter

With this subscription, all the boxes mailed out are the same.  There are some survey questions that you are asked when you sign-up though.  It seems that these questions are included for the company to see what the current subscribers are interested in spending money on when shopping for products.  My hunch is that a master profile is created to use as help in currating the next month's box.

One thing that also surprised me was that in this month's box there was also a mystery gift cad to C. Wonder.  Every gift card has a value up to $500.

So, was it worth it...GlossyBox ends up being about $21 each month.  Everything in this box was full size except for the Rusk Dry Finishing Spray and the Ayres Body Butter.  If we add up the price for all these full size items, it totals $46.  There is also the matter of the mystery gift card that I haven't researched yet.  This means that I've at least doubled my investment.