Showing posts with label beauty subscription box. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty subscription box. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Dermstore BeautyFix Subscription Box: February 2016

Dermstore is one of my favorite beauty online shoppes to browse; they have a glorious array of different brands to choose from on their site, and always have great deals and sales going on weekly.  They carry some of my favorite brands like Sunday Riley, Avene, Darphin, La Roche-Posay, & Embryolisse to name a few...

They just launched a new subscription box service **, where they send you no less than 6 items (could be more!) that are a mixture of: full size, travel size, deluxe sample size, and regular sample size. All the brands and products in the box are available on DermStore's website for purchase (I'll make sure to link each product mentioned in this post below)! 

This post is a look inside and reviews of the products from the February BeautyFix Box 

Hair Care: I got 2 travel-size hair products which I didn't end up using because of a few reasons; the conditioner by Revita.Cor is for people who suffer from hair loss, which is something I don't personally deal with, nor does anyone in my family. The second hair product was from Nick Chavez,  Advanced Columnizing Hairspray; I'm currently going through a hair transformation at the moment, so I'm not really putting too much extra product in my hair, though I will save this once I do start styling up my hair again.

They're THREE full size products in this box! In a lot of subscription boxes, you're lucky if you manage to get one full size product in there, but DermStore hooks it up:


 Glominerals Suede Matte Stick in 'Port': Beautiful bold, blue-red with a hint of brown undertones to it, so it doesn't come off as being bright,  but very subtle, very everyday. I absolutely LOVE this shade. I definitely can and do wear this for a casual day look or a night out. Since its a 'suede' matte, its not drying on the lips, and the application goes on smooth and bold without being patchy. I want stock up on a few these!

Purlisse Blue Lotus 4-in-1 Eye Adore Serum: Never heard of this brand until now (kind of point of these subscription boxes, ain't it?) but I do adore this eye serum, which is a cream-gel thats very cooling and hydrating for the under eye area; also will admit that I have noticed a bit of brightening of my dark circles! I'll continue to use until the bottle is done.

 Danielle Creations Gold-Plated Eyelash Curler: I didn't really like this eyelash curler; my eyelashes are not long and fluttery on their own, so I use eyelash curlers to help push them up a little bit, I barely got a curl with this one; I'd go back to my Tarte or Chanel ones, and then try this one again...nada. Pass.

The last 2 items in the box were sample sizes, the size that you'd get from Sephora or Ulta samples.


 Skinceuticals A.G.E. Eye Complex: Looooooovvveedd this! I loved this cream so much that I cut open the damn sample size tube...and you know how small that is?! Worth every dang drop. It feels so comforting, nourishing, and relaxing going on; my eyes feel so good! I enjoyed using this at night, and my eyes looked and felt less puffy and tight come morning. I would like a few jars of this please and thank you!

 Lashfood Eyelash Enhancer: Going back my lack luster lashes, I was intrigued by the concept of this; did I buy into it completely? No... Sort of; I've noticed a possible difference using this every night. Its supposed to help grow and straighten the lashes but, with just a sample size tube, it's kind of hard to give a good review about this product if I can only use it for a few weeks, and not a long period of time. I don't think though I'll end up purchasing the full size of this once it runs out.

All in all, I ended up trying out 5 of the 7 products in this box; used/will continue to use 5 out of the 7 products...I think thats a pretty good first round if I don't say so myself! I definitely want to see more of these boxes from DermStore throughout the months, excited to see what they'll put in the next one!

If you're interested in the Beautyfix February box, its available for purchase here, without subscribing to the service, for $34.95 

If you want to keep up with the subscription box, it's $24.95 every month, and you can subscribe to it here and choose the 'Monthly Subscription' option. 

Yes, it may cost a bit more than some other box services, but you get a variety of top prestige beauty brands and sizes to try, and you never get less than 6 products in a box, which always range for $100 & up. 


** Disclaimer: The product(s) mentioned in this post were sent to me by the mentioned brand(s) &/or DermStore for reviewing purposes.  All opinions & comments about product(s) are from my own personal use of them. I am not being paid by any brand(s) to talk about their product(s) that are mentioned, unless otherwise stated by me.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Brand Review: Confident Skincare Subscription Box

Confident Skincare is a company that provides specific products for your own personal skin concerns; you take their little skin test, and they pick out 3 full size of their products for you based on said test, plus they throw in 2 freebies, then send it out to you every month for $27; so in simple terms, its a skincare subscription box service thats made in the US.

Subscription boxes are a clever and unique idea that has taken the beauty world by storm. Some will just send you sample or deluxe sizes, full sizes, or a mixture of both of new products for you to give a test run with. I like the idea of Confident Skincare, but for me, not every product I was sent *** worked out as well as I liked, and with that being said, I wouldn't want to get all the same products again the next month... I'd much rather buy each product individually that suited my own needs.

Confident Skincare is in the works of updating their website though, so instead of them picking out the products for you, you'll be able to pick them out for yourself. Currently thats TBA, but I'll try to remember to update this post again once I'm aware of that happening. They do have good promise as a skincare company regardless...


Let's start with the products that I did enjoy:



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1. Daily Purifying Cleanser: This is a very typical morning/second cleanse that happens to be organic. It lathered into a nice, almost-foam consistency (kind of reminiscent of a shower gel?) without drying the skin and has a very light, fresh scent to it which goes away. I really enjoyed using this cleanser so much that I ended up finishing the whole tube! It cleansed the skin really well, helped remove impurities and any leftover makeup from the first cleanse. Overall, this was a really nice, yet basic, simple, and gentle cleanser.



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2. Brightening Cleansing Scrub: I say this probably in every post that features a cleansing scrub but, I'll say it again in case anyone missed those past posts: I strongly dislike cleansing scrubs...More times than not, they are always way to abrasive for the skin (except for that orange one from Clarins or the one I talked about here from Context Skin), which in turn can severely damage it over time with continued use; it can also irritate acne and extremely sensitive skin types. This cleansing scrub has granuals that are gentle on the skin, yet this smells of straight up soap...weird. This one didn't irritate or dry out my skin, again though, cleansing scrubs aren't for me no matter where you slice it, and more than likely I'll be passing this on to a friend or family member since I have only used this probably twice.


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3. Perfecting Moisturizer: This one was created for acne-skin types (hey I'm an acne-suffer!), and which I surprisingly saw subtle results with continued use. This is not an overnight miracle, but it is supposed to help fight excess oil and bacteria that causes acne. I noticed with continued use, my acne was less apparent, and any new outbreaks were minimal at best. I'd recommend this more for light/light-moderate acne skin types thats combo-oily. Again, this won't clear your face overnight, but it will help in the long term with minimizing new breakouts. Like the purifying cleanser, I managed to finish this one up as well because I enjoyed it, based off the results I saw.


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4. Blemish Correcting Day Cream: The hydration lacked for me with this one; its supposed to be suited for acne-sensitive skin types and help with redness caused by acne, as well as to help brighten the skin. I didn't use this one long enough to see any kind of results due to the fact that it lacked the hydration my skin needed, so I put that off to the side after about a week's use.

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5. Firming Eye Cream: Again, lacked in the hydration department for me. I have dry, sensitive eye contours and I usually need a very heavy-duty eye treatment (see post here) to help soothe and calm dryness and sensitivity. This one also stung a little bit when I applied it after my nighttime moisturizer; when used during the daytime, it would make any makeup that went on top cake up and emphasize any and all dryness in and around that area. Normal, non-sensitive eyes would 
enjoy this.


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6. Soothing Recovery Mask: This mask claims to help draw out impurities, dirt and clean up the excess sebum...This lasted no longer than maybe 2 minutes on my face instead of the recommended 20 because my face was burning so bad after I finished applying it!  After I furiously washed it off, my skin was beat red and sore...I can't say it does what it says on the tube because I have not returned back for burning face round 2. This and the eye cream were the two free 'bonus' products you get with each subscription...


Overall, this wasn't a huge disappoint. Program and products together, I'd give it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. For $27 though, you get almost a full routine of everyday products, which isn't at all bad price-conscious wise. 

Their online skin survey is great to take though and worth a check out. You can learn more about Confident Skincare & their skincare subscription box program on their website, and for full details and in-depth descriptions of all their products, including the ones I mentioned above, here .


*** Disclaimer: The brand of  product(s) mentioned in this post were sent to me  for review. All reviews, opinions and comments in this post are of my own from my personal use of them. I am not being paid by the brand(s) to talk about their product(s) that are mentioned, unless otherwise stated by me.