Allure Beauty Box December 2020 Available Now + FULL SPOILERS!

FYI. I get my box thru amazon so I can cancel or skip after seeing the spoilers. I actually just cancelled because Jan/Feb are both terrible.

I can see that others have received their box. I haven’t even gotten a shipping notification. Anyone else?

This was theeeeee worst box I’ve received all year. It was a box full of samples. Nothing was full sized. And why did I received TWO serums. What the heck is a winter mask?

This is worse than a friggin IPSY bag.

*Sigh* I’m closer to cancelling than ever before.

So, just got this email from Allure re: December box.

“ When winter arrives, dryness comes with it—so we packed this month’s Beauty Box with our editors’ top picks for hydrating thirsty skin. Get ready to layer on the moisture with everything from a leave-on mask to a brightening retinol serum that’s gentle enough for sensitive skin. We also included a special gift for you this month—because it’s never too early to celebrate the holidays, and you’re at the top of our list.”

Hoping it’s something good!

I wish this box was more exciting :/ I always heard December would be a special one so I was kind of hoping for a palette of some kind but more from a brand that people get excited about. Ciate London has really mixed reviews on their palettes usually, but I was hoping the other items would make up for it.

SO GLAD I DID NOT BUY THE YEAR. Cancelling now!

First off I’d like to mention that I have been a huge fan of ALLURE for years now, but I need to address the contents of this box and the month it is being sent. December is usually always the best and the most generous offerings, however this selection is not only weak for a normal month, but it is almost insulting for it to be given in December.

We are now paying more for the box which is OK if you are giving something worthy of the increase, but this is positively awful.

I will continue with ALLURE for now, but I am now on alert and UNhappy with what I have been seeing…
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I would be mad if I paid $23 for this, but for a locked in $15 for annual, I am ok with it. I currently subscirbe to Birchbox, Ipsy regular bag, Allure and just signed up for New Beauty TestTube for annual. I am more into skincare than makeup. I don’t know much about Ciate pallette… are they eye shadows? But for me the colorways on my complextion, I can use it for my eyes, cheeks and highlighters, so it will be a nice travel pallete when things get back to normal for travel. But I agree with all of you that Allure needs to step up their games now they increased their price!

Allure sent me a survey about my opinion of the ‘improved’ box and I stated that the last two boxes were not living up to what was promised and calling a teeny tiny nail polish a full size was a joke, and not a very funny one. I told them I hope the New Year will see them step it up. I’m sure they’re all running around the office this morning saying “Did you SEE what Sharon said on the survey? We better get our act together pronto!” (yes, I’m being sarcastic). NOTE: I know that the nail polish sent is what Static Nails calls a full size but it’s still a rip-off IMHO.

I’m mad. It’s an okay box, not up to the usual standards of Allure, but someone stole my box!

They opened it up, took the items and left the box- stupid thief! I get it through Amazon and I contacted them but I don’t know if they will send a replacement.

I mean I’m not a snob, I expect great brands from allure but I would be ok with the cetafil if it was a good size since it’s a cheaper brand. But I won’t be happy with a tiny tube with mostly air. That is my main gripe about this whole thing. I loved the full sized elf products I got. I think the primer was great. But it was a full size. A sample I would not have been thrilled with.

I’m another who got roped in for the year (well, I got my husband to do it for a birthday gift since I’ve been laid off six months). This is my first (and likely last) year long subscription unless Allure seriously steps up their game. This ‘raise the price, lower the value’ strategy is not working for me. I’m glad I was quick enough to skip this month as I don’t use black eyeliner. The skincare items would have gotten used, but I have tons of skincare already. I’m hoping the September 2021 box is great enough that I’ll be glad I skipped this one. I wish there was an option with boxes where you could choose not to get black eyeliner or mascara ever.I wasn’t planning on getting anything on Black Friday- but of course I looked at all the offers- and didn’t feel a single bit of FOMO.

Right? A cetaphil sample? Come on. They said the increase was so they could give us 2 to 3 full size. But if they are counting eye liner as a full size.. and one of the samples is a cetaphil sample I can get for a buck or two at Walmart.. no thank you.

And no sheet mask?! I loved getting their masks.

That Wander Beauty mascara is my holy grail I use it alongside the Essence lash princess with the green writing and they’re an excellent combo!’ I’m not happy that the mascara and the Pixi rose oil are only for new subscribers!! That’s a bunch of crap since the other items are all repeats at least for me they are. I’m tempted to cancel my account and sign up under a new email lol!

It looks like Allure isn’t giving us the items promised and on top of that the quality is crap. The last “full sized eyeliner” they gave us wasn’t even full sized. They claimed it was but it was actually smaller than the one sold on the official website. I love black eyeliners since I don’t have a ton unlike a lot of other subbers but it’s ridiculous that it’s being used as a full sized item. Talk about being cheap. Allure was suppose to be upping their game and instead it’s like they doubled the price but halved the value. I’m already debating cancelling my Ipsy gbp if it doesn’t get better and I tried BoxyCharm and my first box was very disappointing. I’m more than willing to cancel the rest of my annual subscription to Allure for a prorated refund if they don’t start doing better. (Also that Wander Beauty mascara was in their October box and that Pixi Rose Oil was also in a recent box. Those are just leftovers being repackaged as sign up gifts.)

Wow I have been a long-term subscriber and this is the first box I am totally disappointed in. I did the year sub as I have always loved this box, anyone have the phone number for me to skip?

I need to figure out how to cancel my Allure subscription and skip my December box on my second subscription.
I don’t need this palette as I have a similar one that is actually incredible (Alter Ego).
I don’t use black eye liner.
The rest are boring and I have enough masks to put one on my face every day for months without skipping.

Called to skip for December. Such a bad decision to subscribe for a year to beat the price increase – such a bait and switch! Not the new box that was promised, even by a long shot.

Heads up, there’s a teaser at the end of the unboxing video on the Allure Beauty Box site. The reviewer says one of the items in January is a full-size Saturday Skin Rub-a-Dub Gel Peel. I can’t tell if it’s a January spoiler or if it’s meant to be a special item like the Marc Jacobs lip glosses we got one year, but it would be awesome if it’s a special gift to make up for December’s lack of a 6th item.

Just an FYI, google the eyeliner brand and click the Harper’s Bazaar article. It’s being market as like “Avon for Gen Zers” where they sell the product via a customizable website to their friends & followers.

What the eff? Is this a pyramid scheme/MLM?

I kind of want the new subscriber gifts. I love the Wander mascara in the gold tube.

I’m beginning to think that Allure actually meant for the price increase to start with January’s box, but since the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing any more, the price increase got rolled out early and the boxes would have been $15 boxes under normal circumstances.

So only 5 items plus bonus item when they said there would be at least six plus bonus in their new $23 box. Hmmmm, false advertising.

Skipped this one without hesitation; I sub through Amazon. Instead I got the Glossybox Black Friday box for $2 more, which has twice as many items, including a full-size serum. At $23, this box is ridiculous.

So where is the alleged 6th guaranteed item?? They already said bonus items don’t count toward that number…