This new Allure Beauty Box vs Macy's Beauty Box vs Look Fantastic series compares the subscriptions every month to give you a good idea what you can expect from these popular beauty subscription boxes.
Allure Beauty Box and Macy's Beauty Box are $15 a month, Look Fantastic is $16 if you pick an annual subscription (you don't have to pay the full cost up front), so it seems fair to stack them up against each other).
If you are interested in finding other great beauty boxes, check out our Top 31 Beauty Subscription Boxes for 2017, our Birchbox vs Ipsy vs Sephora Play series and our Boxycharm vs Glossybox vs BeautyFix series!
FYI – Each of these boxes sends the same items to all subscribers with occasional variants. (For example, there may be three different shades of a nail polish a subscriber might receive, but all subscribers will receive that nail polish.)
Allure Beauty Box October 2017 (Check out the full Allure Beauty Box review)
- Number of items: 6
- Full-size items: 1
- Deluxe size items: 1
- Brands featured: Pantene, Kat Von D, Avene, Korres, Pureology, Beauty For Real
- Categories featured: Skincare (2) Makeup (1) Haircare (2) Fragrance (1)
- Total Value: $57.40
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Favorite item in the box: It's a tie between Korres Wild Rose + Vitamin C Advanced Brightening Sleeping Facial and the Pureology Hydrate Air Dry Cream
I love how soft and hydrated the sleeping facial makes my skin (and that it's a deluxe sized sample.) And the Pureology is the first hair product I've ever tried that made my hair noticeably shinier.
Check out our Allure Beauty Box Spoilers and our Allure Beauty Box Reviews, too!
Macy's Beauty Box October 2017 (Check out the full Macy's Beauty Box review)
- Number of items: 6 + a bag
- Full-size items: 0
- Deluxe size items: 0
- Brands featured: Elizabeth Arden, Lancome, Origins, Strivectin, Smashbox, Yves Saint Laurent
- Categories featured: Makeup (1) Skincare (4) Fragrance (1)
- Total Value: $55
Favorite item in the box: LANCÔME Énergie de Vie Water-Infused Moisturizing Cream
I really like Lancome's skincare, and this is a generous sized sample. It’s moisturizing without being oily, and it absorbs so quickly.
Check out our Macy's Beauty Box Spoilers and our Macy's Beauty Box Reviews, too!
Look Fantastic October 2017 (Check out the full Look Fantastic Sephora review)
- Number of items: 6 + magazine
- Full-size items: 3
- Deluxe size items: 0
- Brands featured: Bean Body, Lancer, ModelCo, Ciate, Monu Skin, Skimono
- Categories featured: Makeup (2) Skincare (4)
- Total Value: $63.65
Favorite item in the box: Ciate Wonderwand Mascara
It was tough to pick a favorite this month, but this mascara was a great new discovery! It really holds up to my favorite mascara, Tarte Lights Camera Lashes.
Check out our Look Fantastic Spoilers and our Look Fantastic Reviews, too!
Verdict: It's tough to pick a winner this month. All boxes were solid. I'm going to narrow it down to Allure Beauty Box + Look Fantastic, though, since both of those boxes introduced me to new brands or products.
Of course, my favorite box varies every month, so here are my general suggestions for which box to pick:
Allure Beauty Box: Allure is great for a mix of makeup, skincare, and the occasional haircare item. They also are good about sending some full-size or deluxe-size items each month, and they include a variety of brands. (Pretty much anything featured in Allure magazine is game.)
Macy's Beauty Box: This is a brand new subscription, so we'll have to see if things change in future months. For now, this seems to be a good box for a beauty subscription newbie. Everything included in this first box is a great beauty staple.
Look Fantastic: If you're looking to try out brands you might not see at Sephora, this is a great box to sample. (It's from the UK.) And the UK version of Elle magazine is a nice bonus, too!
What was your favorite box for Setember? And what was your favorite product?
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