A Year of Subscription Boxes
Last year I went on a journey trying out many subscription services that offered beauty products and samples, hair care, nail products, and food items. So I decided to write a post that briefly describes the boxes I tried, my opinions of them, why I quit them, and my overall conclusions. So many boxes, so little money! I think the first 3 subscription boxes I tried were Ipsy, Birchbox, and Julep. Ipsy : $10.00/month: seemed geered towards younger girls interested in trying out make-up. I quickly did not like the types of make-up I was getting. Birchbox (similar to Ipsy); getting you about 5 sample size products for $10.00/month, but with much better choices; which included skin care items. Julep : $24.99/month gets you 3 full size nail polish or related products. The brand is much about hype; some pretty polishes, not everyone likes them though. I got hooked on this one for a while, stocking up on different colored polishes. Glossybox :$21.00/month: seemed more upscale, offer