June's Summer Simplicity Glossybox

June's Summer Simplicity Glossybox

The goods

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What is this?
Glossybox USA
How much is this?
$21 a month (Taxes where applicable)
Where can I get this?
http://www.glossybox.com/


Finally got my second Glossybox. Kind of underwhelming but not too bad. The wait was really bad this month. The fact that I got my June box in July is not cute and I also got charged for my July box weeks before I even got this box. That really turned me off and question my love for Glossybox. And since its the most expensive beauty box I subscribe to it could go either way. Maybe I'll stay, maybe I won't. I have to honest, I am on the fence.


In my June Glossybox:
*Ahava Mineral Botanic Hibiscus & Fig Velvet Cream Wash
*First Aid Beauty Smooth Shave Cream
*Ofra Cosmetics Eye Shadow ICE in Dumb Plum
*vBEAUTÉ Lite Up, Buying Time & Eye Never
*Wella Professionals Enrich Moisturizing Treatment
*A Perfume Organic in Urban Organic

Each product featured this month is meant to help you get back to basics and let your natural skin glow. With Summer here and the weather heating up, simplicity is best. On to the goods!

Some of my fellow ladies at Makeup Talk had a big mess on their hands this months with the Ahava Cream Wash. Some had the wash spill everywhere and on everything! Fortunately for me, mine was in perfect condition and I am so glad it was. It is seriously one of the best body washes I've ever used. It smells OH SO GOOD! I can't even describe it but it is sweet and yummy. What I love the most about it is the lathering. It lathers up really good and gives a really good wash. I will be buying full sizes of this one.

When I first saw the First Aid Beauty Smooth Shave Cream I groaned. I didn't know what I would do with it. It comes in a tube where as all my other shave creams or gels come in cans or pump bottles. I have been using Eos Shave Cream for a couple of years now and I wasn't looking for a change but I decided to give this a try. Its a little goopy and really weird at first but I got the hang of it quick. I tried it on one leg and it was seriously a really good shave. The razor truly just glides and gives a close shave without any nicks. Not only that but I also noticed the stubble that grows back by the next day wasn't really noticeable. In fact, I could have gone without shaving for at least two days. I might have to pick a full size when I run out of my Eos.

I was stoked to find out we were getting either a mascara or an eyeshadow in the boxes this month. When I got my box, I was seriously disappointed. The Ofra Cosmetics Eye Shadow I got was definitely not for me. Dumb Plum is a really dark purpley color in a tube. Its a very high pigmented cream eyeshadow that doesn't look good in the tube or out. I'm an earthy, jewel or grey toned kind of girl so a really dark color isn't for me. Some of the ladies I know are using this a base so I'll probably try that. Either way, this was a NO for me.

The sizes of the vBEAUTÉ samples I got are super tiny! But after seeing the prices for the full sizes I understand completely. Although my samples were really empty and hardly enough for one use I was pretty excited to try them. I got Lite Up ($150/1.0 fl oz), Buying Time ($135/1.7 oz) and Eye Never ($85/0.5 fl oz) in my box. I tried Eye Never first and there's not much to say. It was like any other eye cream I have tried. Since I only had enough for one application I won't be able to say if I like it or not. I have to say the same for Lite Up and Buying Time. Wish I could have at least enough for a week to see if I like them or not. Either way, this girl cannot afford these.

The Wella Moisturizing Treatment is a meh for me. I mean, I know a lot of girls that love this type of thing but I really am not too fuzzy with my hair. The Wella Moisturizing Treatment is used after shampooing and you have to leave it in for 5 minutes and rinse. I used it and I will be honest, my hair felt softer and had a nice sheen to it. I wouldn't run out and buy this but I like what it did to my hair. So if you are in the market for a mask type treatment for your hair, this is a nice one.

Last but not least, the extra that was thrown into my box. *sigh* This is hands down one of the worst smelling perfumes I have ever came in contact with. I hate to sound rude but EWWW! No offense to anyone that liked it but I could have done without this. A Perfume Organic in Urban Organic is more of an oil than a regular perfume and is supposed to have a 'sweet lemon sorbet with bourbon, tangy lime peel, basil, and ginger' scent. Uh, not really. I can't really explain what it smells like to me but it isn't pleasant. And to top it off, my vial was tiny and half empty.

This month's Glossybox was a letdown. I really fell in love with the Ahava Cream Wash and liked the First Aid Shave Cream but the rest were duds. I will be giving Glossybox at least 2 more months to clean up all the shipping and charging issues and I am done.

All in all this box gets a 2 out of 5 stars. Can't win them all.

xoxoMarshie