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BoxyCharm ($32 per month) is one of the most popular beauty subscription boxes that we review, with lots of loyal customers. They promise 5 full-size beauty products each month from a variety of both indie and... read more.
Liz is the founder of My Subscription Addiction. She's been hooked on subscription boxes since 2011 thanks to Birchbox, and she now subscribes to over 100 boxes. Her favorites include POPSUGAR Must Have, FabFitFun, and any box that features natural beauty products!
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thank you so much for the great work .my first month with boxycharm was july and it arrived in my birthday 🙂 the box was so cute and the card say cutie pie .. I felt its specially for me . I love the shadowwwwwwwwww soooooo much and the discounts on brands made it cheaper to shop from high end brands 🙂 .loved my august box too. boxycharm . please add more liquid lipsticks i love them i want from dose of colors or Gerard cosmetic hydra or meet matt hughes or anything from ur choice i trust ur choices for us : ) . thanks a lot <3
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JuJu
Where do you think you are writing this?
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captain
It’s not unreasonable to think boxycharm peeps might read this…
Is it?
Jay
JuJu: stay awesome!
Maybe this is some version of “The Secret” for a digital forumspace- believe, be grateful, and the “universe” will provide. Positive Vibes Only.
Crystal Ankeny
lol
Jenna
I have been subscribed to Ipsy for almost a year, and more recently subscribed to FFF. I’ve been looking for another monthly subscription and the BoxyCharm September spoilers are what made up my mind to sign up! (Fingers crossed that I do get September). Am I the only one that was surprised by all the negative reactions?
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LBelle
Typically I LOVE my boxycharm but this month isn’t as good as it has been. The spoilers haven’t been great this month either though. We’ve basically only been given two. I definitely won’t unsubscribe but I do wish they wouldn’t send things that don’t work for everyone, like eyebrow pencils.
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zpro
with makeup, there is no such thing as a product that works “for everyone”
it would be awesome if they could survey your beauty profile and send you the right color eyebrow pencil: blonde, brown, black etc. but this is how they keep their costs so low.
Sheila
I don’t use eyebrow pencils either! But I wonder if we could use it as an eyeliner? Then at least I could get some use out of it 🙂 other than that, I really am excited about this box 🙂
V
I am completely surprised by the negative reactions. I am new to Boxycharm. My first box was the July box and I LOVE that I get full sized products for such an amazing price! I also subscribe to ipsy and allure but honestly this is better. I saw some people saying they were tired of eyeshadow palettes and makeup but I would rather have that.
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Linda wilson
I love boxycharm! Do also I have been with them for three months now and got a eyeshadow palette every time. But I also like the other products to. This is my favorite sub I also get ipsy and sometimes other ones. If I get a lot more eyeshadow palettes I figured I can some away for Christmas presents.
LBelle
I hope the 6th item isn’t like a few months ago when they sent the brow gal palette and the brush that goes with it counted as an item. I’m not super impressed with this months box I already see one item I’ll have to give away. At least I’ll get my fff box in September to make in better.
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Becca
What’s fff?
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JuJu
Fab Fit Fun
Zarara
Have you guys seen any work-around for Boxycharm’s terrible email response rate? It’s been two weeks of waiting for an email response. I tried twitter and Facebook, but they didn’t respond there either. I’ve been charged for the August box, but nothing shipped. 🙁
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Patricia Nelson
Hey, most of my boxycharm emails are spammed. Check there I bet you’ll find your emails. And if for some reason you don’t. Email them at the support email address. Usually takes 24- hours but they do reply. Also, I almost every month have to ask for my shipping info Bc that email is always spammed for some reason.
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Amy Barnes
I didn’t know BoxyCharm has a waiting list!!!!!! :'( is there anyway to know if there is one right now without signing up and seeing if it waitlists me? I’ll probably just do that cuz either way I need to get my name on the list!
HAS ANYONE ELSE BEEN WAITLISTED BEFORE (by Boxycharm not college ;)) ? HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO BE ABLE TO JOIN? OVER ALL I JUST REALLY REALLY WANT THE SEPTEMBER BOX, IF I SIGN UP TODAY WHAY DO YOU GUYS THINK THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ILL GET SEPTEMBERS BOX IS???
THANK YOU!!
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Kelli
A few weeks
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Linda wilson
You might wind up with the aug box if you come off before the 1 st.
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bmcd3713
Amy,
And when I signed up, I was waitlisted for 1 1/2 months…so as you see, it just depends on how many people are wanting at any given time. The list spans from getting in right away to waiting months and they are unable to say how long it will take. You really just need patience…
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Em
I signed up at the end of December and got the January box. I think that I was on the waitlist for like 3 or 4 days.
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Lucy
Hey, it took three weeks for me. I signed up two days before I told my friend about it and when she signed up, she was off the waitlist in like 5days. She got the box that month and I didn’t. So, it just depends on who cancels and how much they have. To me it should be first sign, first serve, sadly it’s not. Hope u get it!
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Kylee
I signed up last month and didn’t get put on a waitlist! Hopefully you won’t either, because this box is going to be awesome!
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Jeanette
I understand a popular box will run out. However, I think Boxy Charm needs to just say August is sold out, etc. I don’t like companies that play games and give watered down answers. Even though I have been a big Boxy Charm supporter and I would love the August and September box I don’ think it is too much to ask are you out of August boxes, etc.? There are too many other subscription boxes that my money can be used toward that won’t give me game playing answers. Either you know your inventory or you don’t…..
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Renea
Except there are no other boxes anywhere close to as good as boxycharm and they know it. They could care less about loosing people due to bad customer service as they are gaining new subscribers faster than they can keep up with
bmcd3713
Amy,
When I signed up for Boxycharm, I was on the waitlist for about 1 1/2 months…some people have only been on a short time, so it will depend on their current list restrictions.
They never would tell me ‘how long’ I would have to wait…just that they would bill me once my name came up for subscription. I would sign up now to get in on some of the amazing upcoming deals they are revealing…good luck.
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Kiara
Yea it varies. When I was waitlisted I was only on for about 2 weeks.
Katie
I am super excited for this box! You can not get any better than $21 a month for full sized beauty products that almost always retail for $100 or more worth of products! I am really hoping the colourpop item is one of their blushes or lip products. I would also love to try their new crystal makeup line. I can’t wait for the cover FX setting spray that will be in an upcoming box! Thank you so much boxycharm for giving those of us who live on a smaller income a chance to try out products that I might not have ever been able to try.
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Amber
Please oh please be a highlighter!! 😭😭
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amy
i know 1 thing. i do not.. i repeat.. do not want anymore liquid lipsticks…..
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julie
I agree, especially colourpop. They make my lips so dry. I hate the way they feel.
I hope the brow pencil is in a light color, most of them are too dark for me.
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Joyce
I used to get Boxy Charm a cpl yrs ago and have been still getting their emails. All I had to do was update info etc. when I saw Aug box I redid my stuff in the 7th or 8 th and got the Aug box. I just did the monthly. I was wondering if I had did that monthly would I have to resign up again each month? Or will I continue to get it monthly unless I cancel? Which is what I thought I would to cancellnit it to not get it. Otherwise I will continue to get to each monthly box. Because I don’t want to miss out on any noxes. Lol.
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amy
they continue to charge you every month unless you cancel 🙂
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Joyce
Thanku I want to continue with them.
JuJu
Or unless you prepay for 3/ 6/ 12 months ahead.
Lori
I really hope that we get a highlighter from CP or something like that… I got their ‘hello kitty’ liquid lip in July and it transferred onto everything… For some reason I thought it was supposed to be transfer proof? Am I wrong? Does anyone know?
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Kassandra
The hello kitty liquid lip was the ultra satin lip so it is not transfer proof. The ultra matte ones are.
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Lori
Thanks for the info! It felt like a satin lip and I was loving the color… I’m wondering if there’s anything I can do to make it transfer less? I don’t care for matte lips cuz they’re sooo drying… Any advice?
NatalieAdams
I really hope if the CP item is a lippie that it’s dark. I have so so many wine/nude/pinkish lip products. The eye shadows look amazing from the reviews I’ve seen (I’m not too impressed with my Tarte palette 😭) and as far as the eyebrow pencil, didn’t we just get one from Uni-brow like two or three months ago? I was hoping the MAC product would be something iconic like the fix+ or Ruby Woo….
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Lori
I love Boxycharm! I’m a pallet junkie and disabled so this is how I feed my addiction lol! I have been signed up for a few months now and the only thing that I hate is that I have to wait till the end of the month to get my hands on my box.. Just got my Aug box yesterday (25th) 🙁 but I am happy to be able to get it at all since I’ve only discovered these boxes this summer… Kinda feel like I’ve been living under a rock lmao! 😂
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Jackie
Not wowed and not disappointed either. If I dont like the Colourpop item, I’m sure I know someone who will..
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Annsanders
I like agree not wowed. I am hanging in there with them
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Jillian
I’m a palette junkie, so I never complain when there’s a palette. I love the value of this box. Even when I can’t use something (false eyelashes), I can gift it to someone else. I don’t see any other box giving you as much bang for your buck with makeup products. I’m excited for the spoilers released so far.
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Joyce
I agree with U. I saw a video on several different looked with this palette from Kristen Gehm. It’s a Great palette and I wanted it. Then to find out it’s coming in Boxy Charm is pretty Great. I’m kinda curious of the Max eye brow pencil. I don’t have very much Mac or Colourpop. I just got the two new palettes with pressed shadows and they r Great. Boxy Charm has always been pretty Good. Thinking with all the competition out there they r raising their products. I’m loving it. Lol. Along with Ipsy.
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Candy
I signed up Aug 1 the day Liiz posted that there was no waitlist and received the Aug box, on the 18th. If this helps anyone. I signed up for the month to month option, and Im set to be billed for the Sept box on Sept 3.
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Deanne
Just not another hot pink lippie stix like they tend to send I’ve gotten from other boxes.
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Denise Atkinson
Whenever I use the msa app my comments never post. Even days later I check and it’s not there. Anyone else have this problem ? It wasn’t on the browser site either but I just posted it here and it went right through….
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Ginny
I do sometimes. It posts some and not the others. Not sure why?
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Denise Atkinson
This must be why there is six items. Colorpop isn’t a high priced item so it seems more like a “filler” type of thing. I hope it’s one of the new spray primers they look interesting
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Nicole
They’ve done Colourpop recently (July) and only had 5 items that month, so Colourpop for one item doesn’t mean they’re gonna automatically have more items in the box.
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bmcd3713
Nicole,
BUT Yosef Martin has already stated there will be more items this month (6 to be specific)…so my guess is that one of them most likely is a cheaper, al la Colourpop.
JuJu
Eh, yet another brown palette…
Not sure if I should stay or cancel before Sept 2nd.
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JuJu
Also, when they said that MAC would be one of the brands featured this year, I was hoping for something major, not a pencil. I hope this isn’t the last of it.
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dorothy
me too I was hoping it would be the fix+ or a paint pot
Rhawk
I’m thinking it’s a lippie and liner duo since we are getting an extra product this month.
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Nicole
We just got Colourpop liquid lipsticks in July, though. I’m hoping it’s a highlighter, myself.
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Anna
IMO #2 and #4 are not spoilers!!!!!! A spoiler should tell me what products will be included so I can get all happy ☺️ Boxycharm is killing me with suspense this month, and I am not sure I like it
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tracy
only thing I like so far is the palette. Wish the MAC item was something else, and I hate colorpop items. . Glad there are six items in the box,
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Lesly
Hope it’s one of the new items! I haven’t tried anything CP for a few months and they now have setting sprays, liquid highlighters, lip balms, new brushes and even nail polish I wouldn’t mind trying!
Sept. Boxy looks great so far!
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Linds
Just came back to boxycharm last month and ready to cancel again. The box isn’t looking bad, but so far nothing I need. I’d rather put the $21 towards FFF add-ons this go around.
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Teresa
For the first time ever… I agree with someone who doesn’t like the boxycharm box… Nothing is impressing me, I honestly have so many palettes for eyeshadow I’m starting to give them away. I would love to see a finishing spray or a full size makeup remover
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Kim
I miss how we send to get a variety of items and not just makeup. We used to get like a full size hair care and full size skin care item in every box with a few makeup items. I’m going to hold out until the end of the year as I like the spoilers coming up for Christmas gifts for my teenage nieces.
Raquel Renee Ontiveros
Super excited I do hope I don’t get the light eye brow pencil cuz my brows are almost black!
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Katie
Boxycharm now offers a survey you can fill out based on your personal preferences. I filled mine out a few months back so I can’t be positive but I think ask you what color hair you have so you should get a color more suited for you if you fill out the questionnaire.
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Laura
It wouldn’t work for me. I have naturally strawberry blonde hair and black eyebrows. It’s a family thing, everyone else’s hair turned dark after 15 and mine didn’t. That’s why I like universal things. That last brow pencil was awful though. I like when they send things like the brow gal thing they sent before because it works for everyone.
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