Beautylish Lucky Bags Coming Soon!

I’ve never purchased a Lucky Bag. I’m torn between the Original Lucky Bag and the Jeffree Star. Hmmm….

I’m pretty sure that last year’s ‘get one, give one’ deal was that you purchased your bag for $150 and they would send another to that children’s hospital, and then beautylish would send another (to match your donation) to the children’s hospital too. Seems like this year beautylish is getting out of the donations game and leaving it up to the customers. I love beautylish and shop with them regularly, but this is a very different way of going about it this year.

I love Beautylish Lucky Bags. As amarante wrote, a big part of the value in this is the surprise factor. They wrap everything beautifully, so you have a bunch of little parcels which you open individually and it’s really exciting. I looked forward to this for months the past few years. Last year it was the only beauty splurge I made.

That being said, I bought two very expensive advent calendars this year so I promised myself I would skip this.

That being said…I am saving all my swap bait and am planning to stalk all of you once your stuff hits the swap site 🙂 I am after a Natasha Denona palette (with more neutral colors) and some nice brushes.

I think i Will try the JS mystery lucky bag this year because i already have a lot of viseart, jouer and anatasia palette…. I don’t want To pay 75+ 15$ for a repeat product and I never tried any Jeffrey Star product.

I’ve gotten it the past two years – one regular and one XL.

The best way to keep one’s sanity is NOT to read what others have received in their boxes because this truly is a mystery box with lots of variations and some people are VERY lucky and others not so much.

As others have posted, high end brands are included but the issue is whether you can use the product because the value of an expensive product you don’t use is zero. For example, I got some theoretically fantastic products – Kevin Aucoin, Jouer, Natasha Denona but even though the quality was fantastic, I wound up not using them.

Also some people really get screwed. For example, generally a Wayne Goss brush is included in the regular boxes and his brushes are fantastic. I was lucky as I got a great blending brush which I used all the time. However some people wound up with a spoolie and who needs a high end spoolie? As posted above, a lot of people who got the XL box had a disproportionate amount of their “value” in the form of very expensive hair products which was disappointing to them.

I will get one again this year and try for the XL because I am crazy LOL. But really, it’s because essentially the whole experience is fun – the box is beautifully packaged and I got pretty much the value of what I paid – I got a Chikuhodo eye brush which is fantastic and I use every day and a large Natasha Denona eye palette which is pretty but I don’t use consistently. I got a Surratt blusher which was beautiful but a terrible color for me but my friend loved it. I got an Aucoin powder which I haven’t used yet and some unmemorable stuff.

If you think of it as a fun experience and have the $90 or $165 disposable money to spend on a fun experience, then consider it. If you have a circle of friends and family who you enjoy sharing your unloved items, then it’s a great value because *generally* each item is great – except for those who got the really “unlucky” ones. But in my experience, a lot of the items weren’t usable for me and I think many people would want a greater return on their gamble at those price points.

Hello, does anyone know if these are deliverable to po boxes?

I bought regular bag last year and even the product was good, it was not for me. I received ABH Subculture which I already had and TJ was filled with it for $20. Also I got full size Oribe dry shampoo. I don’t use dry shampoo so it was worthless for me. I received bioderma micellar water which I already had bunch from other subs. The only item I was happy about was viseart eyeshadow but for $90 (75+10 shipping + tax) I could bought full size palette.
I am going to skip this year.

Browsing past bags on Instagram and it looks like they contain good stuff. I’m just not into mystery stuff though. I would be so disappointed if I received shades that I don’t like. I don’t even subscribe to subs unless I know there are at least a couple of items that I want that justifies the price of the bag/box lol.

Last year I wanted an XL bag and couldn’t get one — well, I was able to put one in my cart but it sold out in the 30 seconds or so as I was checking out so I went back and got the regular bag. This year $150 is feeling like a lot more money to me than it did last year so if I even do go for it again, I’ll only be going for the reg bag.

And just an Fyi for anyone who is new to it this year, last year they restocked a few times during the day. So if what you want sells out, you might be able to get it later if you keep checking.

I’ve purchased these last 3 years and was able to purchase the XL last year. Honestly for me the retail value isn’t worth it because there’s a lot I don’t use but donate. The plus side is that I love the idea of it and I guess there’s always the chance for a very lucky bag (it just hasn’t been me). I’ll probably get one if able to but I wouldn’t go with the XL even if it’s available.

I’m happy for all who are excited for a mystery! I love those, too. Alas, I’m not going to part with any more of my cash on frivolity until WAY into next year! I’m relatively new to subs based on the comments I see from ‘long timers’, and I already have more than I need, lol. Just organized all of what I kept after Christmas gifts to a niece and her daughter, and donations to my local blessing box, and I still have a lot of product. I support a lot of rescue animals at my sanctuary, so I’m using my money for them instead of another $75 splurge on stuff I don’t need. There is always tons of food to purchase, and always another veterinary bill. Merry Christmas, all!

when companies donate items, they actually get tax write offs. often times they will donate the amount regardless of if you “donate” or not. I’m not sure if beautylish will, but it’s a cheap gimmick for them to make you pay for the supposed value of the items and then get a tax write-off anyway, especially since makeup has such a high mark up on value. of course they take advantage of people’s generosity this way.

I’ve purchased these the past couple years but I’m going to skip it this year. I’m overloaded with products, and found that the products I received were very hit or miss for me. Don’t get me wrong…they were nice products…things I’ve gotten include Natasha Denona palettes, an expensive makeup brush, Jouer lip gloss, Jefree Star items, It Cosmetics Confidence in a Jar Cream…but seemed that the colors weren’t right for me, etc. I ended up swapping just about everything I received. So for me personally, at this point I think $75 for $150 or product is more than I’m willing to spend for things that may or may not work for me. I can do a regular sub box, and frequently get $150 worth of items (ie Allure, Clean Beauty Box, etc) for much less than $75.

Can’t wait

These seem expensive…… any past reviews?

Are there any past reviews for a Lucky Bag?

When are these usually released?

I hope I can score an XL this year! I’ve never gotten an over-the-top Original, but I’ve I’ve never gotten a bad one, either. I’ve always been pretty happy with what I’ve received. Even though my goal is to cut way back on subscriptions this year, due to my massive hoard, I just can’t pass this up each year. It’s so fun!

I anticipate a ton of ABH this year – it was already heavily featured last year but they’ve had so many releases I think we’ll see a lot of that for sure. And I think we’ll see a lot of good molecule lower value filler like last year (although I actually liked what I got and bought more so no complaints).

I just want that crane design!