Sometimes as blogger, I share a lot online, so if I ever stop sharing something, people often think I stopped liking it or found something better. Sometimes that is the case, but with subscription boxes, I have to strategically decide if I am getting my moneys worth and whether it fits my budget.
I figured I would round up my review of ALL of the boxes I've ever tried. So just because I've cancelled a box doesn't mean that I wouldn't recommend it, so here I will list my overall recommendations of the overall value that a company offers. I am going to write them separately, at least for the big brand subscription boxes. Some of the smaller ones that I only tried for a few months I might combine in one post.
Birchbox
PRICE: $10
HOW OFTEN: Monthly
WHAT YOU GET: 4-5 beauty items. Sample size through full size.
WEBSITE: https://www.birchbox.com
I'll first say that I was subscribed to Birchbox for over two years, and I recently cancelled just for budgeting reasons. I think my review on the company is well-rounded and has been constructed over multiple years of being a paying customer.
Birchbox is the OG of subscription boxes. They really have the details narrowed down and if you are just starting off in the subscription box world, it is honestly a great place to start. They were one of the first subscription beauty boxes, so they have a lot of respect from bigger luxury brands, and a larger range of brands. I think Birchbox is really good for the girl who wants to try a lot of new things, but doesn't care too much about the size of the product. Every single box often has a product (usually a small size) from a luxury brand or a more expensive brand than other subscription boxes.
For me, I ended up canceling Birchbox because the sizes of the products received were usually not very large. The actual products were great, I'd get face masks, body lotions, and mascaras. The downside of this was that I have MULTIPLE of those products in full size (because I'm a blogger who loves testing products) so I was just never reaching for those smaller samples over my large products. I simply was receiving Birchbox, maybe using 1 item out of the box, writing a blog post, and just putting the samples in a drawer. It honestly became a waste of money for me personally, just because I have a lot of makeup items so I don't feel the need to sample tiny products.
One last thing about Birchbox, their reward system is AMAZING. The best one out there actually. The Birchbox shop carries every product in full size that they've ever had in the box, a lot of high-end products and almost anything you'd see in Ulta or Sephora. When you receive a box, you get 4-5 products. If you go onto their website and fill out a short survey on each product, you receive 10 points per product (up to 50 points a month). For every 100 points you rack up, it converts into $10 in their Birchbox shop! I usually save up my points for around 6 months and then use 300-400 points on a luxury item that I normally wouldn't want to spend $30 or $40 on!
If you are just getting started in the subscription box world, Birchbox is a good place to start. It is the most affordable box on the market (tied with Ipsy). The reward system does make it a lot more appealing to me, but the size of the samples are very consistent and very small usually. Often I even received foil packets that you can honestly get for free in Sephora or Ulta if you ask for them. I put up with it for a long time since it was only $10, but it got to the point where I wasn't using any of the samples. I decided to cancel just to save money, or to be able to put that money toward another service to review for my blog.
For now, I'm happy with my decision to cancel, but it doesn't take away anything I think about this brand! It is a solid company, with great customer service and an amazing reward program!
Up next will be Ipsy, look out for that soon :)
xo, Jaimie
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