As someone who has tried a few beauty/makeup subscription services in my day, I thought it would be great if I reviewed and gave my opinion on the ones I have tried out. I have tried Ipsy (3 years), Birchbox (2 months), and Boxycharm (1 month). The images included for each review are from the same month to compare variety and product differences. Enjoy!
IPSY: This subscription is $10 a month or you can get one month free if you pay for the entire year. Every month a pink envelope bag will be delivered to your mailbox containing a unique and cute makeup bag inside. The makeup will have anywhere from 4 to 6 makeup products inside. These products are mostly deluxe, travel, or sample sized items, but there may be a full-sized item included. After being subscribed to Ipsy for 3 years, I can say that it is definitely worth the money. For only $10 a month, I received so many interesting and cool products that I would never usually purchase myself. Although you can take a quiz/survey to determine what kind of products you want, it never really ends up to be everything you would want. I strictly put makeup on my profile and no nail polish, yet I still received numerous nail polishes and other products I would never want/use. Despite that fault, Ipsy has an interesting points system and monthly coupons. The rewards system allows you to review products to earn points in which you can use to redeem more products! The monthly coupons are also great because they reflect brands in the monthly bags and are anywhere from 10-50% off of purchases with free shipping varying from brand to brand. Overall I think Ipsy is a great way to try-out new products each month without paying too much money for what you get, if that makes sense. I highly recommend this to new makeup users more than seasoned users because the products included are very easy to use and mostly drugstore products. Rate: 9/10!
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October 2016 Ipsy Bag
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BIRCHBOX: This subscription is also $10 a month or $110 for the entire year. Each month a box will come to your door with another box inside containing 4 to 6 goodies, just like Ipsy. The products inside are usually all small, but sometimes a full-size item may be included. I only received two boxes in total from Birchbox in 2015 and they were both pretty good. I think that the items you can receive are definitely more high-end than the products you would typically see in Ipsy bags. I think that Birchbox is definitely more for people who like to use a variation of beauty products. Unlike Ipsy, Birchbox only includes about 1 makeup product in each box a month. I did like the products included, but found myself using them less because they weren't the kind of items I need or want. If you are some who loves skincare, hair products, and all things beauty besides makeup, I think this is a great subscription for the price! Overall, Birchbox is great, but it is just not for me. Rate: 6.5/10!
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October 2016 Birchbox
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BOXYCHARM: This subscription box is $21 or you can pay many different amounts for certain intervals of time (in months). When the box arrives to your door your products are right inside, no extra layer to get to the goods! Boxycharm is the most recent subscription I have tried and I have recently signed up for a whole year of boxes! This beauty/makeup box is obviously more expensive than the other two and that is because all of the products are full-sized. Each month you get 5 full-sized items that are mostly makeup with the occasional nail polish or skin-care item. Many of the boxes with their included items retail to over $100-$300. I think this box is a better value than the other two subscriptions. I also believe that this is a better box for real makeup lovers and seasoned makeup users because it includes more makeup than anything else. I really recommend this subscription because not only is it worth it, but if you truly love makeup then you get what you want. Overall, Boxycharm is my pick out of the three for sure, haven't had a problem with it yet (fingers crossed that I won't). Rate: 10/10!
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October 2016 Boxycharm
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I hope this post was helpful and interesting to read! Please let me know if you have ever tried one of these beauty subscriptions or if you have one now, which is your fav? Thanks for reading, BYE!!!
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