Allure Beauty Box is a monthly beauty subscription from Allure Magazine. Each month they send out a mix of deluxe and full-size samples from mostly high-end brands. (It was named one of the best beauty subscription boxes by MSA readers in the 2019 Subscription Box Awards.)
EDITED 8/7 to adjust Makeup Eraser value and overall! (Thanks, Paige and Ashley!)
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About this Box
The Subscription Box: Allure Beauty Box
The Cost: $15 a month. Save with a yearly subscription.
The Products: Deluxe and full-size beauty and makeup samples.
Ships to: The US
Allure Beauty Box August 2019 Review
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Each box comes with a booklet detailing the items included and why the Allure Beauty Editors selected them.
Let's see what products are inside!
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Erno Laszlo Multi-Task Eye Serum Masks - Estimated Value $5.00 (Buy 6 pairs for $30.00)
So a few weeks ago I was thrilled over eye mask pads since I wasn't sleeping well due to headlights through the window of our new bedroom. That issue is fixed but we adopted a new dog this past weekend and he hasn't settled into our night routine yet, meaning more random wake-up moments for me and dull circles under my eyes. While I will totally lose some sleep until my super good boy gets into a routine, I am thankful for cooling eye pads to at least make me look well-rested until that actually happens. These are so cooling and hydrating, and I immediately looked (and felt!) brighter and bushy-tailed!
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Primera Alpine Berry Water Cream, 0.16 fl oz - Estimated Value $4.00 (Buy a full-size 1.6 fl oz for $40.00)
This is a new brand for me and right off the bat, I enjoy the aesthetic. I also generally love K-Beauty skincare so I had high hopes for this one. I was not disappointed! For such a lightweight cream, this stuff packs a ton of moisture. I have incredibly dry skin that only gets worse in the winter, so I am always on the hunt for my next favorite cold weather cream. This could certainly be a contender, and if you have dry skin but hate heavyweight formulations, give this a try! Bonus points: this is a clean formula!
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Nuria Defend Triple Action Eye Cream, 15 ml - Full Size! Retail Value $40.00
My skin always reacts really positively to anything with ginseng. I have no idea why, but I will run with it! This eye cream is full of ingredients that delicate skin will love. Cucumber hydrates and reduces redness, ginseng energizes, and mulberry brightens! Total win! I also loved the disc-shaped applicator tip which was perfect for patting this cream into my eyes in a much gentler fashion than my fingertips.
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Cargo Essential Lip Color in 'Paris', 0.1 oz. - Full Size! Retail Value $22.00
FYI: Colors may vary!
Yesssss! I love, love, love this lipstick! It is a sex-kitten red and the finish is perfection. It somehow manages to be over-the-top pigmented but still super lightweight. I really like the finish because it has just enough sheen. I do recommend a lip liner with this particular shade as I had some traveling on my upper lip, but I am the type that obsessively rubs my lips together. I think this lipstick shone brightest for me when used as a stain. I applied a ton of it, rubbed my lips together and waited a minute or so, then blotted most of it off with a napkin. It created a dreamy stain that looked even better with a little balm or gloss on top. This will be one of those tubes I end up getting to the bottom of for sure.
Creamy, dreamy, and delightfully vampy.
Here it is on!
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LARITZY Liquid Beam in Topaz, 3.1 g - Full Size! Retail Value $22.00
This was the only dud in the box for me this month. I was actually looking forward to this shadow because I was hoping it would be similar to Glossier's Lidstar. I was disappointed that this pretty color didn't look like anything on my lids. Once I rubbed it in, you couldn't tell I had applied anything, and not even a hint of shimmer was apparent. It did work a little better on my cheekbones as a highlighter, but I wasn't impressed enough to use it instead of my other highlighter favorites. I think this shade is just exactly the same as my skin tone and I hope it works better for others!
I wish it went on more opaque.
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Mini Makeup Eraser - Retail Value $12.00
Ok, so I have so many of these sample or mini-size erasers I could hypothetically stitch them together and make a towel. They are still so useful that I can't complain TOO much at getting another one. These things really do work well and I have a few stashed in my desk at work just for removing swatches. It just takes a little water and voila! Makeup GONE. I liked that this one was black and not the usual hot pink. It looks more sophisticated and also hides all that mascara I wipe off, between washes!
Verdict: Aside from the Makeup Eraser, this box has a total value of around $111.25, which is awesome for a $15 box. There were some items in here that were old friends (mascara, eye pads, makeup eraser), some new faves (that LIPSTICK and eye cream!) and one dud (the shadow). Overall, I would have been thrilled with this box for the lipstick alone, so the other items are icing on the cake. I always love trying a new brand and I might just be adding that Korean cream to my next haul! Allure continues to deliver solid products and great value, along with the full-size products that really make me happy.
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? Yes! Scroll down this page to see what items you will get when you first sign up.
Value Breakdown: At $15 for this box, here’s what you are paying approximately per item:
- Benefit Mascara $0.84
- Erno Laszlo Eye Pads $0.67
- Primera Cream $0.54
- Nuria Eye Cream $5.39
- Cargo Lipstick $2.97
- LARITZY Liquid Beam $2.97
- Makeup Eraser $1.62
Alternatively, each of the 7 items has an average cost of $2.14.
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