Today I finally received my July Glossy Box! And I also cancelled my Glossy Box subscription today! I originally signed up for GB because of all the full size products we were getting for only $15 a month. However, this month I received the V3 box which was the lowest value box. I am kinda disappointed with what I received this month and decided to quit because I have too many samples.I want to try and work through all of the beauty stuff I've amassed already and use the $15 a month towards buying the books for the Book Club I joined at my local Indigo Books & Music. Maybe down the road if the boxes get better and I'm in need of some new samples and products I will subscribe again.
Now on to the products...
ZOYA NAIL POLISH
Colour Name - Wednesday
Sample Value - 15mL/$8.00
Full Size - 15mL/ $8.00
- ON THE CARD -
Summer 2012 is going to be a super stylish season for nails with the latest offering, designed by the Zoya experts. It is kissed by sea and sand with the famous, full-coverage Zoya formula. FULL SIZE!
- MY THOUGHTS -
I have never tried a Zoya polish so I am excited to get to try it and a full size to boot. However, I already have 4 different brands in this exact colour. It would have been nice to receive a colour I don't already own but I am glad I at least got a colour I know I will wear. My mom tried this polish with one coat and it looked really nice.
ALESSANDRO INTERNATIONAL
Sample Value - 30mL/$5.99
Full Size - 100mL/$19.95
- ON THE CARD -
Pedix Heel Rescue Balm protects and nourishes your skin with Shea butter, allantoin and tea-tree-oil.
- MY THOUGHTS -
We got a foot cream last month so I wasn't thrilled to see another one but my feet have been super dry lately so this will be of use. I didn't open the seal but from what I can tell it smells really good.
JOHN FRIEDA FRIZZ-EASE XTRA STRENGTH SERUM
Sample Value - 24mL/$7.20
Full Size - 50mL/$14.99
- ON THE CARD -
Instantly and dramatically transforms coarse, wiry, unruly frizz for ultra-sleek, purely polished, super-shiny results. FULL SIZE!
- MY THOUGHTS -
I just received a sample this size of the Frizz Ease Hair Cream for FREE from John Frieda directly so getting this in a box I paid for isn't ideal but I will use it. GB said that this is a Full Size on the card but actually it is only a sample because the full size is actually 50mL and we only received 24mL.
EUCERIN
Sample Value - 5mL/$0.30
Full Size - 200g/$12.00
- ON THE CARD -
Eucerin Calming Creme is a daily soothing moisturizer that prevents the reoccurrence of itchiness and reduces the risk of further irritation due to dryness. Calming Creme contains Natural Colloidal Oatmeal and its fragrance-free glycerin formula provides hydration for 24 hours.
- MY THOUGHTS -
This is the sample that got me and everyone else who got a V3 box so outraged. This tiny sample is something you can get for free at any store or directly from the company. It is not a sample we expect to see when we are paying $15 for the box. Also, people were seeing it as unfair that V1 got a full size John Frieda and Burt's Bees, V2 got a full size Burt's Bees and we got this.
DOVE SOFTENING CREME BODY WASH
Sample Value - 200mL/$5.99
Full Size - 200mL/$5.99
- ON THE CARD -
Get visibly more beautiful skin in just 1 week. Use daily for soft, smooth skin. FULL SIZE!
- MY THOUGHTS -
I have really dry skin on my legs and arms so I am excited to try this product. However because it is a Limited Offer product if I fall in love with it I may not be able to buy it.
BEAUTYSOCLEAN SANITIZER WIPES
Sample Value - 4 wipes/$1.04
Full Size - 48 wipes/$12.50
- ON THE CARD -
These convenient cosmetic sanitizer wipes are effective for sanitizing makeup that accumulates visible debris like dust, lint and food particles.
- MY THOUGHTS -
I am excited to try these. I had to throw away a bunch of makeup because it just wasn't sanitary anymore. I might buy the full size of these.
OVERALL VALUE - $28.52
I LOVE the colour of polish you got- I think I've seen four polish colours from July's box (yours, bubblegum pink, orange and hot pink with gold micro glitter) and yours is my fave.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you- the inconsistencies from box to box were pretty drastic and that was a DUMB move on Glossyboxes part.
I saw some people got a green sparkly colour
DeleteI absolutely love the color you got for your nail polish I got a green glittery one, though I do agree with you on the eucerin cream cuz I as well got the V3 box. I'm not mad that I got the cream but just the fact that its such a small sample while other people got a burts bees lip balm
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. If the cream sample had matched the value of the Burt's bees I think more people would have been happier.
DeleteI got v3 as well however, I did not receive my nail polish (was on the product card) and the eucerin cream had exploded everywhere it was like someone had already opened it and didn't tighten the lid , what a downgrade! I am appalled how some versions got burts bees and others got a 30 ml sample size cream , BIG price difference , Hopefully glossy fixes my issue or I'll probably un subscribe! Your polish however was gorgeous! :) Thanks for the awesome review , I wonder if glossy box actually takes the time to read these?
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Omg I hope they do something for you. Replace the products and send you something else! That's just terrible! I saw some other girl say it looked like someone went through her box before she got it. Love your blog!
DeleteI feel like everyone has already said this lol but the Zoya color you received is gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteWould you be interested in swapping your polish? I got the colour Meg but have 2 colours too similar too it already.
ReplyDeleteI already own a few greens and they never work with my skin tone :( sorry. I'm going to keep this colour. My mom likes it so I'm going to keep it so we can both use it. Thanks for the offer to switch though!
DeleteNice review, I received a pink nail polish (Lara) it's really girly! I'm keeping my subscription for now, but I am a little disappointed in the last couple months ..
ReplyDeleteI'm still getting glymm so I'll have a box to post about for the next couple months but I just want to try and use up some of the stuff I already have! I'm thinking I will do a series of inventory posts to actually show what it is I'm going to be working through.
DeleteThanks for visiting my blog and nice review! I can understand needing to get rid of this subscription when the volume of samples you have to use is just too big. 15$ is not nothing and really adds up. Wouldn't want to use it on things you don't want month after month.
ReplyDeleteThe box version with the Burt's Bees and Frizz-Ease sample actually got a 10ml sample so in the end their box was only worth a dollar or two more than our's which is not a big difference. It's that box with the full sized hair product AND Burt's Bees that really got some huge value. I bet Glossy won't be making this mistake again with big value differences between their boxes (they got a lot of complaints from what I can notice)
Yeah I got the same box and I wasn't thrilled about it! I am giving it one more month I think.
ReplyDeleteI got a sparkly pink polish....I'm not a sparkly pink polish kind of gal hah I wish I got your colour!
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I actually got the V1 box with the full sized Blonde sheer. Im brunette, so it's basically a wasted product(my mom will get use out of it though). The burts bees I got is this cherry red (I dislike reds, woulda been soooo happy with the pink!!!)
ReplyDeleteI received the Zoya in Reagan. I love nail polish, in any colour so im completely thrilled!
But, last months box and the month before that, I really haven't been using the products. All the face cleaner, shampoo and more face cleaner, I just don't see it being worth 15 bucks a month, to me personally. I have a subscription with Julep (to feed my nail polish addiction) but all these Beauty boxes seem to get over whelmed with the amount of subscribers and just go downhill.
Mine's a bit different than yours.
ReplyDeleteJust followed! I got an orange red shade of nail polish and its actually really beautiful. I'm a little jealous that some glossies got a lip balm. The tiny hand creme was kinda disappointing.
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I got the exact same box. I am really happy with the nail polish shade, but everything else is a little blah for me.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't that exciting this month...and I got a pink shade...I WISH I got the blue shade... *pout* Also, I got a frizz ease frizz control..definitely not full size it's just a wee 10mL bottle...but I did get the Burt's Bees lip balm.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful nail polish color! Although ..if i had received it i probably would have had the same reaction since i have many similar shades!
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