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Look Fantastic Beauty Box Review – September 2020

Megan K.
ByMegan K.Oct 14, 2020 | 3 comments

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Look Fantastic Beauty Box is a beauty subscription box from the U.K. that promises at least six hand-picked items. Each box includes skincare, haircare, cosmetics, and body products curated around a theme. It's available to U.S. customers for $19.00/month with free shipping.

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About Look Fantastic

The Subscription Box: Look Fantastic Beauty Box

The Cost: $19.00 a month + free shipping. Save with longer commitments.

The Products: At least 6 hand-picked skincare, haircare, cosmetic, and body products curated around a different monthly theme, plus an issue of Elle UK magazine.

Ships to: The U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia

Look Fantastic September 2020 Review

 

Included was a nice booklet with loads of info on our products this month.

 

Illamasqua Mini OMG Highlighter, 2 g - Estimated Value $12.86 (Buy 7 g for $45.00)

Subscribers will receive this OR a highlighter from The Balm.

From the name of this highlighter, I was expecting in-your-face sparkle and shine, but this little square is actually quite demure. It is a pale champagne shimmer that is actually pretty darn natural looking when applied with a fluffy brush. It is a warmer shade but not yellow at all, and gives a soft candlelit glow to my face.

This is a heavier sort of swatch, but application with a brush is very soft.

 

Elemis Pro-collagen Marine Cream, 0.5 fl oz - Estimated Value $40.00 (Buy a full-size 1.6 fl oz for $128.00)

I enjoy Elemis products but this one isn't my favorite, mainly because of the fragrance. It reminds me a lot of an AHAVA scent, which loads of people like, but I just can't get into. Putting that aside, this cream boasts loads of antioxidants and botanicals (like rose, mimosa, ginkgo, carrot, and chlorella) as well as hydrators like shea and vitamin E. It feels really soft on my skin and absorbs readily.

 

Mini Diego Dalla Palma Lip Liner, size unknown - Buy a full-size pencil for $14.70

I honestly don't reach for lip liners all that often, unless I am using them all over my entire lip. This dusty rose shade is absolutely perfect as an allover color! The pigment here is great and it is also quite smooth. Using a liner over my entire lip alone or even with a gloss topper means I get hours and hours of color wear.

It is a great shade of dusty pink.

 

ESPA Pink Hair & Scalp Mud, 30 mL - Estimated Value $12.00 (Buy a full-size 180 mL for $72.00)

I already have a drier scalp, so I was a little hesitant to try this, but I can happily report I enjoyed it a lot. It smells great and actually cleansed away some of the product buildup on my scalp. I applied this to damp, towel-dried hair and massaged it in. I have really thick hair so I did end up using all of this tube, sadly. I then waited for about 20 minutes and rinsed. My hair was a little squeaky, but not worryingly so, and my roots felt a lot lighter! I get a little dandruff on the edges of my hairline pretty often and it can be really itchy and annoying. Instead of exacerbating this issue, this treatment actually had a calming effect and reduced a lot of the redness in those areas for me.

 

Luxie 209 Large Shader Brush - Retail Value $15.00 (currently on sale for $10.50)

This cute little pink brush is dense and fluffy, and a great choice for blending into the crease of your next eye look. It is also large enough to use for precision highlighting if you so desire!

 

Brushworks Jade Roller - Retail Value $11.15

Rollers get a lot of press for shaping and depuffing the face (I prefer a gua sha for that personally) but their true magic, IMO, is how they can massage those tiny and often overlooked facial muscles that most of us hold tons of tension in. My tension point is mostly around the procerus, which is between the brows. I can actually feel little knots there sometimes! Taking a cool roller like this and massaging those areas firmly feels so good. I honestly didn't even realize I was holding so much tension in my face until I started playing around with a rose quartz roller, similar to this one. I like to keep mine in the fridge, apply a nice facial oil or serum, and massage in firm but short strokes. The smaller end of this tool is perfect for those tinier areas!

LookFantastic Pop Socket

Our last item is a black LookFantastic branded PopSocket. I don't really use these but I know of a few beauty friends who do, and I will happily pass it along!

The Verdict: This month's Look Fantastic Beauty Box had a value of around $91 for the items I could verify. This estimate does not include the lip liner or Pop Socket. That isn't a bad value for a $19 box, though most of that estimated value is tied up in the Elemis cream. I think most people might really enjoy that though! I thought this selection was well rounded too. You had some makeup, some hair product, skincare, and some tools. While this might not have been the most exciting box, I think this Birthday edition was really well done for this brand.

To Wrap Up:

Can you still get this box if you sign up today? No, your first box will be October. (This page will let you know which box is currently available.)

Value Breakdown: At $19.00 for this box, each of the 6 items has an average cost of $3.17. (I omitted the Pop Socket in this breakdown.)

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Megan K.
Megan K.
I love natural/vegan beauty products, Korean skincare, unique jewelry, and weird candies from far away places. When I am not waiting for my next exciting box you can find me painting or taking photographs of interesting people. I never leave home without pug hair somewhere on my shirt and a bold lipstick on my smile.

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3 comments

Kristin

For those that sub jade rollers are so yesterday however those that don’t love them as a gift.

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Tiffany Nicole

I’m glad I canceled my Look Fantastic subscription. I used to love it so much but the sizes of the products have gotten so tiny that its just not worth the price anymore and I was only paying $17. The last box I actually enjoyed was the July one that came in the awesome blue/clear LF makeup bag. I love the Molton Brown body wash that we got that month. I got one box after that and was very disappointed with it. I didn’t renew my subscription after that. This one looks really disappointing. Seriously another jade roller? Like the other commenter said you can get one that looks just like this at the everything is a dollar store. I actually have that one and it works the same as the more expensive one I also own. I also don’t like getting lip liner but no lipstick to go with it. If some people still enjoy LF thats great but its not for me anymore

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tammy g.

i saw these jade rollers at the dollar tree yesterday…all these boxes getting cheap. and we are paying more…shame.

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