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Unboxing! Allure Beauty Box August 2015: Dreaming In Color!

What it is: The Allure Beauty Box (formerly Sample Society from BeautyBar.com)
Where to get it: Allure.com/thebeautybox
How much is it?: $15.00 monthly + tax
Types of Products: General skin, hair, body, and beauty products and make up.
What are the Perks?!:  NOTHING as of yet???

 

Allure Beauty Box August 2015: 

Dreaming In Color

Unboxing and Review!

 

 

So, I have made the decision that this is going to be my last Allure Beauty Box. I was such a HUGE fan of Sample Society up until the beginning of this year when I felt like they dropped off a cliff on January. I knew something was up and then Allure split from Beautybar.com which kind of proved my theory that something was wrong. 

I was hoping that Allure would spring back with some awesome boxes to lure in new customers as well as revamp their image. Unfortunately they have not. Between sup par boxes, getting double/triple charged at the beginning of every month, a practically unworkable website, and no additional perks- I sadly have to cut the cord. 

That being said, I'll be keeping an eye out to see if they revamp this box and will gladly sign up again if it's worth it!

 

 

Let's Have A Look!

The Haul!

 

1. Malin + Goetz Peppermint Shampoo:

Sample Sized at 1 oz, Approx. $2.50. Full Sized Listed At 8 oz for $20.00

 

Meh, being that I love peppermint scented products- I'm ok with this. But, I'm not thrilled. It's more of an apathy type thing. But, I'll probably use it so it's ok.

 

  

 

2. Nuance Salma Hayek AM/PM Anti-Aging Super Cream:

Sample Sized at 0.265 oz, Approx. $3.80. Full Sized Listed At 1.4 oz for $19.99

 

This is another item I'm kind of meh about. I don't hate it. But it doesn't thrill me. I do like the fact that this is something new from a new company that I haven't tried before. But, being that I'm up to my eyeballs in anti-aging products, I probably won't keep it.

 

 

 

3. Bumble and Bumble Grooming Cream:

Sample Sized at .5 oz, Approx. $3.00. Full Sized Listed At 5 oz for $30.00

 

WHAT is Allure's obsession with Bumble and Bumble?? There have got to be thousands of hair care lines and it's like they are stuck on this one company. This is boring and repetitive. I'm not complaining about the actual item except for the name: Grooming Cream? Am I a horse now? I can always use a styling cream. But this is the prime example of why I'm shipping of from this sub.

 

 

 

4. Benefit They're Real Push-Up Liner:

Sample Sized at .10 g, Approx. $1.70. Full Sized Listed at 1.4 g for $24.00

 

As much as I love Benefit and love this eyeliner- I absolutely abhor this sample! It is so super tiny and worthless. I've had it before and you can barely get one use out of it. God forbid you screw it up on one eye- it's done. UGH.

 

 

 

5. Allure & Butter London Nail Laquer in Violet's Revenge:

Sample Sized at .2 oz, Approx. $7.50. Full Sized Listed at .4 oz for $15.00

This is actually the only item that I really liked from this box. Though I'm really surprised they didn't supply this as a full sized item. The color is really pretty and I'll definitely use it. My one win.

6. Eau Thermal Avene Cleanance Gel Cleanser:

Sample Sized at 1.69 oz, Approx. $5.00. Full Sized Listed At 6.76 oz for $20.00

I'm slightly disappointed with this sample due to the fact that I did just receive the same item in my July Ipsy Glambag. Although this sample is slightly bigger- I haven't even gotten around to trying out the Ipsy sample. Ugh

 The Final Verdict!

Box Value: $23.00

 Box Score: 2/10

Final Thoughts:  WOW! This is by far the lowest value box I have ever received from Allure. I'm really sad that I'm saying good by to this sub. But, I feel like I've been subbed for 8 months too long. For a "new" box this is uninspiring, cheap, and no longer of interest to me. This is kind of a huge let down.

 

 

What did you think of the August Allure Beauty Box?

 

 

 

 

My Allure Beauty Box July 2015: Winning is Everything Youtube Unboxing is Live!

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Unboxing! The First Allure Beauty Box July 2015: Winning Is Everything!

What it is: The Allure Beauty Box (formerly Sample Society from BeautyBar.com)
Where to get it: Allure.com/thebeautybox
How much is it?: $15.00 monthly + tax
Types of Products: General skin, hair, body, and beauty products and make up.
What are the Perks?!:  NOTHING as of yet???

The First Allure Beauty Box July 2015: 

 

Winning Is Everything!

 

Unboxing and Review!

As I mentioned in my previous Sample Society post, Allure finally broke off from Beautybar.com to do their beauty box on their own. Here I have my very first one. Off the bat, the box doesn't seem much different from Sample Society. The packaging and booklet is basically the same and it costs the same as well. The only noticeable differences are we no longer receive the $10 beautybar coupon and there is no referral link.

Let's take a look:

The Haul!

1. Bumble and Bumble Hairdresser's Invisible Oil Heat/UV Protective Primer:

Sample Sized at 1 oz., Approx. $3.20. Full Size Listed at 8.5 oz. for $27.00

Significantly larger than the last Sample Society Bumble and Bumble product, I'm interested in giving this a shot. It smells awesome and seems really useful. Nice start.

2. Supergoop Defense Refresh Setting Mist Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 50:

Sample Sized at .5 oz., Approx. $4.12. Full Sized Listed at 3.4 oz for $28.00

For all the years of beauty boxing, I have some how been able to avoid supergoop up until this month- where I got two items. Like I stated in my July Birchbox unboxing - I'm interested in trying this stuff. But, I'm not really going to go out and spend $30/$40 on sunscreen...

3. Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Serum Synchronized Complex II:

Sample Sized at .14 oz., Approx. $18.00. Full Sized Listed at .5 oz. for $65.00.

WOW! An $18 sample? I can dig that. However, I think I've enough of Estee Lauder eye stuff in any Allure beauty box. I want to try some NEW stuff!

4. Oscar Blandi Pronto Invisible Volumizing Dry Shampoo Spray:

Sample Sized at 1.4 oz., Approx. $7.00. Full Sized Listed at 5 oz. for $25.00

Although this is supposed to be a "new" box- I'm not seeing anything really new. This would technically be the 3rd time I received an Oscar Blandi from Allure and I still haven't gotten rid of or used the first two!! UGH!!

5. Invisibobble Hair Ties:

$8.00 for a set of 3

I think these are really cool! I'm constantly losing hair things and I will take as many as I can get. They look like old school telephone chords. I can dig it!

6. Estee Lauder Sumptuous Infinite Daring Length + Volume Mascara in Black:

Sample Size unknown, Approximating $10.00 value 

I just mentioned above that I'm getting sick of getting the same things from Allure. But two have two items from the same company in one box is pushing it for me. Meh

 

 The Final Verdict!

Box Value: Approx $50.00?

 Box Score: 7/10

Final Thoughts:  Lots of products, crazy high value, stuff I'll actually use. The only problem I see is such repetitive companies and products. I hope for more originality in the future.

What did you think of the first Allure Beauty Box?