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BeautyFix, $25+tax/month, assorted beauty products
Promo: You can save 15% when you sign up for a new account at DermStore or $10 if someone refers you (ask me)
I paid ~$28 with tax
Subscriptionista’s Review (humorous)
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BeautyFix is a monthly beauty subscription box from DermStore, an online beauty store and offshoot of Target, which specializes in upscale brands. Their monthly boxes include an assortment of beauty products, though there is an emphasis on skin care. Boxes have up to 10 products, a mixture of full size, deluxe samples and foils/tiny samples. I’ve been subscribed for 3 months and have loved the variety of products, how useful they are and how great the value is. Subscriptions open up the first week of the month and they sell out quickly.
Products come in standard box with no extra padding – still, none of them have arrived broken. That may be because most of the products come in their original box (when they have one). BeautyFix includes a card detailing the products in the box. This is what I got this May:
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This box included a total of eight products, there were 5 full size and 3 samples, and there was a bonus foil. The box included a comb, 2 makeup products, one hair product and four skin care products. The total value of this box is about $155. This is what I got:
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Harry Josh Pro Tools Carbon Tail Comb, $12
It has been ages since I last used a fine tooth comb and I wasn’t particularly excited to get one in this box. The picture made it look like just another cheap, flimsy comb. It’s pretty solid, however. It was able to comb my straight, fine hair without a problem, but not without tearing some hair. My daughters who have thicker hair and more knots weren’t so enthused. It did work fairly well on my husband’s thick straight hair, though he doesn’t usually have knots. In any case, I’m keeping it as brushes tend to disappear from our bathroom. Made in China.
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SmartBrow Eyebrow Filler & Cleanser Duo in BlondeImage may be NSFW.
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, 15 ml each, $30 each
DermStore sent two full size eyebrow fillers in two different colors. That was a nice touch as color specific products don’t work for everyone. These two colors still work for people with lighter color eyebrows. I have pretty skimpy eyebrows, so I’ve been wanting to try an eyebrow filler for a while. Alas, this seems to be a more complicated process than I thought. I don’t want to have eyebrows that are noticeably drawn, but in my two attempts at using this product I couldn’t find the middle ground between no effect and the cartoon effect. I will ask my daughters to apply it to me and see if that makes a difference. Made in USA.
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Blowout Beauty Anti-Frizz Volume Boost Treatment Oil, full size 2 oz, $45
Non of us has hair that gets frizzy, so at first I thought I would swap this product. But really, when will I have the chance of trying a $45 hair oil again? So I think I’ll keep it. It gets fairly good reviews and it’s supposed to give you shine and volume as well. What I’m hoping is that this may help my daughter’s died hair to be less dry. Made in USA.
Update: My daughter has been using the oil and she says it helps make her hair soft and she really likes the smell.
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Peter Thomas Roth Anti-Aging Defense Sunscreen Stick SPF 50, 15 ml full size, $26
Living in California, I love getting sunscreens in my subscription boxes. I only wish I got more. This sunscreen is very nice. It comes in a tube that you need to twist to get a small amount of sunscreen which you should then apply to your face with your fingers. It goes on very smoothly and left my face feeling extremely soft and hydrated. It does smell like sunscreen, though it doesn’t have that coconut smell that I so hate. It protects against both UVA and UVB. All in all, I’m thrilled to get this. I anticipate using it daily. Made in USA
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Citrix Vitamin C Pro-collagen Brightening SerumImage may be NSFW.
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, 1.75 ml, sample value $4
This is another vitamin C serum. I have a few of these but I never remember to put them on in the morning, I’m using a different serum at night. Still, happy to get it. Made in USA.
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Dr. Brandt Needles No More, 2.5 g, sample value $5
Dr. Brandt Needles No More is an anti-wrinkle creme. It’s supposed to both fight wrinkles and help minimize existing wrinkles – though according to Paula’s Choice it does not have ingredients to do the former. While it does have the necessary stuff to fill in wrinkles, I didn’t find any noticeable differences myself. Indeed, if anything, it made me look more closely at my wrinkles just to realize how wrinkled I am! It didn’t make me feel good. It’s just as well, the sample tube seems almost empty (which is why I’m lowering its value from $15 for 2.5 g, to $5) Made in USA
NeoStrata – Skin Active Perfecting Peel1 peel & 1 neutralizing pack, $3 value
I love trying peels, and the NeoStrata one gets fairly good reviews. Made in USA.
BONUS: Yon-Ka Excellence Code Creme single use sample and Yon-Ka Age Exception Cellular Code single use sample.
The Yon-Ka Excellence Code Creme is an anti-aging cream which promises the fountain of youth at a price: a jar retails for $185. The Cellular Code, meanwhile, promises to regenerate your cells and balance your aging skin for $135. Call me skeptical. They both have a lot of good anti-aging ingredients, though I’m sure I won’t see any results after a single application. Made in France
Update: While I’m utterly unable to judge whether these product did anything for me, I did love the sample packaging. Not only is it cool looking, but it allows you to close the sample after you use it so as to not waste any remaining product. In all, both samples gave me 3 applications. The code creme had a light and pleasant smell, that reminded me of coriander. The cellular code, meanwhile, smells mostly of cumin. At least on my facial skin – though that may be because I’ve been cooking with a lot of cumin lately so perhaps it just enhances the natural cumin fragrance on my skin.