Last month I took advantage of some student discounts and treated myself to four new subscriptions boxes, most of which will be cancelled by this time next month. So far and only three have arrived as I think one was actually a December box so I will review that when I receive it.
Birchbox – £12.95 + free gift
I am a fan of Birchbox I got a couple last year and some of the products are keepers. This box is no exception I paid full price but I got a free gift for rejoining the subscription service, so Birchbox comes with two full-size products and three trial-size.
What’s Inside?
- Lise Watier Rouge Gourmond in Gingerbread, rrp £23
- Bodyography Lip Pencil in Heatherberry, full size, rrp £11
- INC.redible Sparkle Like a Unicorn Illuminating Sheet Mask, full size, rrp £5
- Sebamed Moisturising Body Lotion, rrp £14.60
- Sunny Isle Jamacian Black Castor Oil Knot Free Forever Leave-In Detangler & Conditioner, rrp £6
My freebie was the Pixi Skintreats Glow Mist with Propolis and Argan Oil, rrp £16
I am looking forward to a pampering day when I can settle down with the Unicorn Mask, I highly recommend you look to see what free gifts they are offering before you sign up.
GLOSSYBOX £10 + p&p £3.25 – I got 40% off via Student Beans so it cost me £9.25. Worth over £70
This is the first time I ordered this subscription and I have to say I am impressed. It is beautifully presented, to be honest, this may well be my favourite and it appears to be worth every penny.
What’s Inside?
- Mudmasky Winter Mask – Full Size – Worth £43.50
- The Ritual of Ayurveda Soothing Hand Balm – Full Size – Worth £9.90
- Kandi Cosmetics Pre Glow Up Mist – Full Size – Worth £15.00
- Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser – Deluxe Mini – Worth £1.10
- HASK Shine Oil – Full Size – Worth £2.49
- The Mane Club Hair Mask – Full Size – worth £2.49
lookfantastic Beauty Box – £15 incl p&p
It is the most expensive one, I also got this one last year. It is swanky and it comes with a copy of Elle magazine, it is worth over £45.
What’s Inside?
- ESPA Smooth & Firm Body Butter – worth £8.33
- This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Mist – worth £8 – love this stuff
- Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Riche – worth £4.50
- So Eco Konjac Sponge – worth £7
- Dr Botanicals Hemp Infused Natural Nutrition Moisturiser – worth £12
- Skimono Beauty Hand Mask for Intense Nourishment – worth £9.99
I am so intrigued by the hand mask and the konjac sponge.
Time to fess up I bought the Black Friday Edit as well and it arrived this morning! 
It was £25 with products worth over £120. I actually got it last year too because I like Black, yep I did that!
What’s Inside?
- Luxie 504 Large Angled Brush – worth £10.99
- Dr Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta Exfoliating Moisturiser – worth £20.50
- Eve Lom Cleanser (8ml) and Cloth – worth £10
- Ciate Highlighter (Celestial or Solstice) – worth £26
- We Are Paradoxx Hangover Hair Elixir – worth £10
- Pixi Shea Butter Lip Balm (Scarlet Sorbet) – worth £8
- Eyeko Eye Do Mini Liner – worth £9
- Seoulista Beauty Charcoal Mask – worth £7.99
- Naobay Radiance Body Lotion – worth £9
- Crystal Clear 10 Minute Glow – worth £10
Discounts
I found discounts on the following sites:
- UNiDAYS (Students Only)
- Student Beans (Students Only)
- TopCashback
You need to shop around for the best deductions sometimes the sites own offer may be better than the one you find using these apps/websites play with them at the checkout, remember TopCashback will not payout if you use other codes.
Overall
November’s overall theme was pinks a little disappointed that the Frozen themed box didn’t have a themed sample of sorts but that doesn’t take away from the fact that I enjoyed getting them and love getting the products.
These subscription boxes are an ideal gift and if you are going to go all-in go for the best you can afford. If you do monthly, three, six, twelve-month subscriptions you can cancel anytime and the subscription will end before it is time to auto-renew.
I would have loved to have gotten some more boxes but let’s be honest that is super expensive. I will test out these products a bit more and adjust my subscriptions accordingly. I am inclined towards keeping GLOSSYBOX but I am not sure. But the Birchbox gave me makeup and prefer to get a few bits of makeup in my boxes.
Catch you later
cmx
nb. I have deliberately not put any links in this post because you know what you’re doing and I am not being sponsored by any of these companies.
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